Published May 11, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Gavin is the Segment Lead for the Technology Explained, Security, Internet, Streaming, and Entertainment verticals, former co-host on the Really Useful Podcast, and a frequent product reviewer. He has a degree in Contemporary Writing pillaged from the hills of Devon, more than a decade of professional writing experience, and his work has appeared on How-To Geek , Expert Reviews , Trusted Reviews , Online Tech Tips , and Help Desk Geek , among others. Gavin has attended CES, IFA, MWC, and other tech-trade shows to report directly from the floor, racking up hundreds of thousands of steps in the process. He's reviewed more headphones, earbuds, and mechanical keyboards than he cares to remember, and enjoys copious amounts of tea, board games, and football. Few apps have a worse reputation for memory usage than Google Chrome. Open enough tabs and it’ll happily consume gigabytes of RAM without hesitation, and its reputation for bloat is almost unmatched.…