Testing software is — sometimes — easier than testing hardware. After all, you can always create test files and even fake user input before monitoring outputs using common tools. Hardware though, is a ...

Discover the built-in hardware tests that can extend the life of your laptop and save you from expensive repairs.

For years, security researchers and penetration testers have used the open source Metasploit Framework to probe for vulnerabilities, run exploits, and simulate real-world attacks against software and ...

Laptops quietly monitor their own health, but most people never tap into the tools that can warn of trouble long before a ...

The growing threat of cyberinfrastructure intrusions from hostile actors is leading to the creation of new security testing mechanisms for the Internet of Things (IoT) software and hardware. That will ...

If you have built a new computer and wanted to test it, or if you need to identify hardware faults on your existing system, you will want to consider subjecting your computer to a PC Stress Test. A PC ...

Are you considering some hardware upgrades for your computer? Or do you simply want to know where your PC stands compared to other computers? Benchmarking your computer can help you out. In computing, ...

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing is a technique used to develop and test complex real-time embedded systems. HIL simulation provides an effective testing platform by adding the complexity of the ...

Is your PC healthy? Don’t be too sure. Think back to when you heard a kerklunk sound coming from the hard drive. Or maybe you remember the last time your Internet connection was down (and I don’t mean ...

The R&S VSESIM-VSS signal creation and analysis tool for Cadence simulation software adds realistic signals to the RF design workflow. Jointly developed with Cadence for its Visual System Simulator ...

Modern-day PCs are more reliable than ever before, but that doesn’t mean they’re infallible. Equipment failures still happen, however rarely, and even the beefiest of computer components aren’t worth ...

Many Wi-Fi test tools are software-based, such as Wi-Fi stumblers and analyzer programs that use a laptop’s internal Wi-Fi or maybe a USB wireless adapter. Here, we review four hardware-based products ...