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The 5 big Snapdragon 8cx details to get you up to speed
Qualcomm may be ramping up for its Snapdragon 855 to show up pretty much across the board in Android flagship phones next year, but the →
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx for Laptops: Everything You Need to Know
The day after releasing a 7-nanometer processing platform for mobile smartphones with the Snapdragon 855, Qualcomm is doing the same for always-connected PCs. Unveiled today (Dec. →
Snapdragon 8cx gives Windows its most extreme Arm chip yet
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform, a new flagship “Extreme” chipset for Windows on Arm notebooks, tablets, and 2-in-1s that promises more connectivity, →
Snapdragon 8cx hands-on: Windows on Arm gets serious
What can you expect from “the most extreme Snapdragon” ever to be found in a notebook? Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx reference designs may not stand out →
Do we need another stripped-down version of Windows? Microsoft apparently thinks so
From the same developers that gave you Windows RT and Windows 10 in S Mode, comes Lite. Both the people who make PCs and the →
Acer Switch 7 review in progress
The Acer Switch 7 comes with everything in the box the Surface Pro 6 doesn’t, but how does it compare? What is the Acer Switch →
Microsoft needs to clean up its Windows update act ASAP
Almost everyone has a smartphone these days，perhaps more than a PC. That means almost everyone uses Android or iOS. Linux runs the tech world behind →
Coway Airmega 400S Air Purifier Review
You end up thinking a lot about air quality when a thick pall of smoke has been hanging outside your windows for two weeks solid →
Jumper X1 Convertible 2-in-1 laptop review
Convertible laptops are now mainstream and touch screen functionality is not only a welcomed but also a desirable feature on the specification checklist. Windows 8 →
Amazon Fire TV Recast review: This over-the-air DVR is frustratingly close to great
While it nailing the little details, this box whiffs on some important things. The mere existence of Amazon’s Fire TV Recast is a testament to how popular cord-cutting has →
Lost Your Windows 10 Pro License? A Fix Is Coming
Some days you wake up and find your whole world is changed. Such is the case with certain Windows 10 Pro users, who’ve found that →
Logitech K810 Multi-Device keyboard review: A mobile convenience missing just one thing
We like its brushed aluminum finish, intelligent backlighting, and compact size, but what happened to the handy slot for docking your phone? Logitech’s K810 is →
Best Tablet 2018: Which iOS, Android, Windows or Chrome OS tablet should you buy?
Best Tablet 2018: Top iOS iPads, Android, Windows and Chrome OS slates It’s been a great year for tablet buyers, with companies across the board →
New iPad Pro Benchmarked: This Blows Away Windows PCs
When Apple introduced the new iPad Pro, the company boasted that its slim slate is more powerful than 92 percent of PCs out there. Now →
How to open Windows Store apps on startup in Windows 10
Typically, people are looking for ways to remove apps from their startup sequence to speed reboots and the time needed to boot up for the →
HP Envy x2 review: Always-on LTE and an atrocious keyboard
I’ll admit it. I’m besotted with the idea of Connected PCs. They’re Windows laptops or 2-in-1s that have built-in LTE radios so you can stay online →
Apple Mac Mini vs Intel NUC: The littlest Mac challenges Windows mini PCs to up their game
Turns out that Apple didn’t forget about the Mac Mini after all. Change has finally arrived for Apple’s long-neglected Mac Mini. At its Tuesday event →
Best Laptops Under $500 – Latest News and Updates (October 2018)
You don’t have to feel like you’re settling when shopping for a laptop under $500. There are value-priced notebooks that include full-HD displays, solid performance →
Dell Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 (7375) Review
There are few compelling 13-inch 2-in-1 laptops that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Unfortunately, as much as the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 →
Beelink Z85 Review
The new generation of technology-based world of people now tend to the devices performing greater things in a smaller space. It was not long ago →
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 review
Last year’s Surface Laptop from Microsoft broke the mold for Surface devices. Microsoft had spent a good part of the past half-decade pushing the idea of Windows-powered →
The One Feature All Mac Users Need to Know
A few years ago, I ditched my aging 2010 MacBook Pro for a 2016 Dell XPS 13. I knew it’d be somewhat of a gamble, →
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 review: Microsoft adds quad-core power to its tried-and-true tablet
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6 is the latest iteration of its iconic Windows tablet, complete with an 8th-generation, quad-core chip inside of it. It’s otherwise identical →
Microsoft cracks the top 5 U.S. PC vendors, but Intel CPU shortages could bring more change
Change is afoot in the PC industry Microsoft’s Surface has moved from breaking trail to setting the pace in the U.S. PC market, as the →
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Google Pixel Slate hands-on: 2-in-1 confusion [Updated]
The Google Pixel Slate is confusing. On the one hand, it’s an iPad Pro competitor, and priced to suit. From that perspective, the slender metal →
Windows 10 October 2018 Update review: Many small improvements make a better experience
Microsoft’s’ Windows 10 October 2018 Update contains numerous improvements, like the “cloud” Clipboard and Your Phone. Neither any individual feature nor the whole appears to →
After the October Update fiasco, Microsoft needs to warn users about the risks of Windows 10 upgrades
Performing a major operating system upgrade can result in disaster, as the Windows 10 October 2018 Update proves. But you wouldn’t know it from reading →
Spyrus Windows To Go live drive hands-on review
Here’s the scenario. You have your own laptop; it’s your favorite and very productive with it, and you want to use it for work. However, →
Everything Microsoft announced this week
Today we’re having a look back at everything Microsoft introduced us to yesterday. That’s several new Surface devices, a few new Windows 10 update features, →
Microsoft Surface Event October 2nd: Everything we expect
Today we’re going to run down the various different devices and software we’re expecting Microsoft to show at their big Surface event on Tuesday. This →