Every manufacturer but Apple lies about laptop battery life
We’ve always advised people to take laptop battery life claims with a fistful of salt. So much depends on how you use your laptop that …
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Go get these crazy MacBook deals while you can
Apple’s computers don’t come on sale very often, so if you can’t weasel a student discount, you’re probably going to be stuck paying full retail …
How to download the Windows 10 Creators Update right now
Microsoft is expected to roll out its Creators Update for Windows 10 some time next month, but if you don’t want to wait that long, …
Intel’s new tech makes hard drives feel as fast as an SSD
Intel last week released an SSD that’s faster and more durable than its rivals. The best thing about the Optane DC P4800X drive is that it …
This is how Apple may finally turn your iPhone into a Mac
Apple’s long-standing official policy on its seemingly converging operating systems is that both iOS and macOS have their own purpose. Apple still sees the iPhone …
Intel’s incredible new hyper-fast 3D drive is 10 years in the making
Intel on Sunday took the wraps off its first Optane SSD, a device that’s been in the making for at least 10 years. The new …
Elon Musk’s lab forced bots to create their own language
Have you ever experienced the dread of overhearing two people, speaking a language you don’t understand, begin laughing wildly? You just have to wonder what …
Ray Kurzweil predicts computers will be as smart as humans in 12 years
12 years. That’s how long Google’s Director of Engineering Ray Kurzweil thinks it will take for computers to reach human levels of intelligence. Singularity Is …
Redesigned Surface Book 2 tipped to launch soon, but without a signature feature
Microsoft released a mild Surface Book update a few months ago, during a press event whose star was the Surface Studio all-in-one desktop. But that …
Pick up the latest Raspberry Pi Zero and build the future
The original Raspberry Pi quite literally changed the world, giving people access to a bare-bones PC at an incredibly low price. Using the Pi, engineers …
Report claims Apple’s new iPads will be unveiled next week
Apple has long been expected to hold some kind of early spring event to showcase new products, most likely a trio of fancy new iPad …
Oh my lord, Google finally fixed CAPTCHAs
The CAPTCHA system ranks somewhere between autoplaying video and mandatory email signups as one of the worst things on the internet. They’ve long been a …
Apple still destroys all other PC makers in one important way
It’s been a lackluster few years for Apple’s Mac lineup. The iconic MacBook Air has been put out to pasture, the new MacBook Pro distinctly …
Amazon is offering 20% off a ton of PC gear to celebrate GDC 2017
The annual Game Developers Conference has come to an end, but Amazon’s huge sale celebrating GDC 2017 is still going strong. The nation’s top online …
Why your next laptop should be a Chromebook
You’re probably distantly familiar with Chromebooks, the Google-powered laptops that run a souped-up version of the Chrome browser and cost the same amount as artisanal …
Brave dude tries to use Windows 98 for his daily life, gets a big surprise
Anyone old enough to remember using Windows 98 when it was still current can attest to the fact that it was a really fantastic operating …
Lenovo’s Windows 10 and Android computers keep getting better
Contrary to what some people might think, Mobile World Congress isn’t a show dedicated solely to smartphones. We’ve got all sorts of other products coming …
AMD is back, and it just made desktop gaming a whole lot cheaper
For years, the only option for serious gamers has been Intel. AMD’s chips lagged far behind, to the point where the only question to be …
Razer Blade Stealth review: The MacBook Pro that Apple should have made
Up until last fall, the formula for Apple’s MacBook Pro was well known and well loved: a 13-inch, aluminum unibody laptop with oodles of power, …
Apple is still the only phone company making big bucks
In a report that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, Canaccord Genuity earlier today revealed that Apple’s iPhone accounted for the lion’s share of …
Intel patents dumbest laptop ever
Look, I know that the majority of patents that companies file for are just busy work for the legal department and a way of making …
Apple leaks details about the upcoming MacBook updates
It’s more than reasonable to assume that Apple is already working on its next generation of macOS laptops. After all, that’s what Apple does every …
LG’s $1,000 5K display breaks if there’s too much Wi-Fi around
Earlier this week, reports emerged that LG’s new UltraFine 5K Display, the spiritual successor to Apple’s Thunderbolt Display, stops working if it’s located too close …
Words cannot do this 37.5-inch gaming monitor justice
When I was but a wee child, I remember my parents having an argument over a new living-room TV. My mom thought the 32-inch Samsung …
This is Microsoft’s master plan to make PCs beat Macs
Microsoft’s vision for the computer market has always been a bit hazy, and Windows computers have traditionally come in so many shapes and sizes that …
Windows 10 Cloud could be Microsoft’s answer to Chromebooks
While Chromebooks have managed to capture a respectable segment of the market in recent years, Microsoft’s attempts at releasing stripped-down versions of its own operating …
Does Google have a voice problem?
Google’s parent company Alphabet on Thursday reported its financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2016, and the news wasn’t good. Alphabet missed Wall Street’s …
Brand new Best Buy MacBook deal saves you $300 when you buy AppleCare
Best Buy has a great deal for anyone shopping for new MacBooks from Apple, as long as you don’t want to purchase any of Apple’s …
HP recalls 101,000 more laptop batteries due to fire hazards
The Galaxy Note 7 recall is probably the most prominent case where a device manufacturer had to recall and cancel a product on account of …
This 27-inch edgeless PC monitor is the stuff dreams are made of
Whether you buy a PC for work or play, it’s easy to concentrate on the specs of the machine itself and forget about how important …
