How-To Geek

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs How-To Geek

How-To Geek howtogeek.com

We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.

Wikidata: technology news publication

Company

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Online since

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Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What How-To Geek tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

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   XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   XDA

   The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

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   MakeUseOf makeuseof.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   MUO - Technology, Simplified.

   MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

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   Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

   Lifehacker | Do everything better

   Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.

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   PCWorld pcworld.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

   PCWorld

   PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.

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   Tom's Guide tomsguide.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

   Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To

   Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you....

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   CNET cnet.com Top 1K English 4 trackers

   CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET

   Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.

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   Android Police androidpolice.com English 2 trackers

   Android Police: Android news, reviews, guides, editorials, and more

   All the latest mobile tech news, deals, reviews, guides, editorials, and more. Embracing the green bubble since 2009.

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   The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

   The Verge

   The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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   ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

   News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET

   see all latest

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    InfoWorld infoworld.com English 4 trackers

    InfoWorld

    Business technology, IT news, product reviews and enterprise IT strategies.

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    PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

    English-language computer magazine

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    Tom's Hardware tomshardware.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast

    Tom's Hardware helps you buy the best hardware and build the best PC to play, create and work..

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    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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    Computerworld computerworld.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Computerworld

    Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: generative AI, Windows, mobile, Apple/enterprise, office suites, productivity software, and collaboration software, as well as relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, OpenAI and Google.

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    anandtech.com English No trackers

    Checking your browser

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    MovieWeb movieweb.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    MovieWeb - Movie News, Trailers, Reviews, and Exclusives.

    The latest movie news, trailers, reviews, and more.

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    Collider collider.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    New Movie News, Movie Trailers & Upcoming Movie Reviews | Collider

    Stay up to date with new movie news, watch the latest movie trailers & get trusted reviews of upcoming movies & more from the team at Collider.

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    Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

    Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

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    TechCrunch techcrunch.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News

    TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley

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    TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

    TechPowerUp

    Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.

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05 · Details

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