Brad ChacosSenior Editor, PCWorld
Brad Chacos spends his days digging through desktop PCs and tweeting too much. He covers gaming and graphics for PCWorld, and spends his mornings running the news desk for PCWorld, Macworld, Greenbot, and TechHive.
Google Chrome will start blocking noisy autoplay videos in January
Google Chrome is taking aim at those annoying autoplay videos spreading across the web.
Equifax hack: How to know if you're affected
After a data breach at Equifax, highly sensitive personal data for 143 million Americans are in the hands of hackers. Here's how to know if you're affected.
Apple's iTunes is coming to the Windows Store
Apple's iTunes is joining Spotify in Microsoft's Windows Store.
Thursday night NFL games now stream on Amazon Prime, and that sucks for cord-cutters
Thursday Night Football games are dumping Twitter for Amazon Prime, and that sucks for cord-cutters.
Facebook live videos take aim at Twitch with streaming software, hardware support
Facebook's new streaming software and hardware support for personal live videos is a shot across Twitch's bow, but Twitch shouldn't sweat it.
12 powerful websites that can replace your PC's desktop software
These days, even brawny tasks like video editing can take place solely in your browser. Check out these great sites for productivity, creativity, security and more.
Ossic's amazingly immersive 3D headphones give you an earful of VR audio's glorious future
The Ossic X 3D headphones raised more money on Kickstarter than any other VR campaign, and their sound is utterly transformative.
Blasphemy! I played Witcher 3 on a MacBook Air thanks to Nvidia's GeForce Now
Nvidia's new GeForce Now streaming for PCs and Macs lets you play any PC game on computers that aren't meant for playing games, and it holds up pretty well.
7 technologies killed in Apple's new MacBook Pro
The new MacBook Pro continues Apple's tradition of eradicating unwanted technologies. RIP HDMI, SD cards, and more.
After Twitter failed to find a buyer, it's killing Vine and laying off 9 percent of its workforce.
Major DDoS attack on Dyn DNS knocks Spotify, Twitter, Github, PayPal, and more offline
A massive DDoS attack against DNS host Dyn has knocked several prominent websites offline, including Spotify, Twitter, Github, Etsy, and more.
The runner-focused Apple Watch Nike+ launches on October 28
The Apple Watch Nike+ makes the Apple Watch Series 2 even more fitness-focused.
Amazon Music Unlimited challenges Spotify with steep discounts for Echo, Prime users
Amazon Music Unlimited offers steep discounts and special features to Amazon Echo owners and Amazon Prime subscribers.
Twitter's new Apple TV, Fire TV, and Xbox One apps are all about video, not tweets
Twitter's new Apple TV, Fire TV, and Xbox One apps focus on live video—including free NFL games—in a bid to lure new users to the social network.
Microsoft delays Sunrise calendar's death to bring more features to Outlook
The beloved Sunrise calendar app received a last-minute stay of execution from Microsoft on August 31.