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Toshiba Portege Z30 C131

Toshiba Portege Z30-C1310 review

The Portege Z30-C1310 crams a fast processor and long-lasting battery life in an attractive and lightweight chassis, but it’s hobbled by a weak display.
Computing Reviews
Samsung Notebook 9 900X5L

Samsung Notebook 9 15-inch review

Samsung, long dominant in mobile, often struggles in the laptop market. Can the lightweight, sturdy, and powerful 15-inch Samsung Notebook 9 help change that?
Computing Reviews
Lenovo ThinkPad 13

Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Ultrabook review

Lenovo's ThinkPad 13 looks and feels better than most $650 laptops, and sports a wonderful keyboard. But is this inexpensive system worthy of the ThinkPad brand?
Computing Reviews
LaCie Porsche Design 2TB HD box

LaCie Porsche Design hard drive review

LaCie's Porsche Design drive sports a sleek aluminum case and USB-C support, but all that comes at a high price point. Is this Porsche drive worth taking for a test drive?
Computing Reviews
Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB HD box

Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB review

Want to store thousands of videos in your pocket? Seagate’s Ultra Slim external drive will do the job, and it’s less expensive than you might think.
Computing Reviews
Chuwi Hi12

Chuwi Hi12 Windows 10 2-in-1 review

Windows 2-in-1s are expensive. Not the Chuwi Hi12. The tablet portion is just $250, and the keyboard dock adds only $50 more. That’s an incredible price, but can a device this inexpensive deliver an acceptable Windows experience?
Computing Mobile
A person using an Acer Chromebook 14.

Acer Chromebook 14 review

Acer's Chromebook 14 looks great, thanks to an aluminum alloy housing, and is also quite thin. But does its $300 price tag mean problems lurk beneath the shiny exterior?
Computing Reviews
Huawei Matebook

Huawei Matebook review

A mashup of the iPad Pro and the Surface Pro 4, Huawei's Matebook is a beautiful Windows 10 tablet. Can it compete in an increasingly crowded market?
Computing Reviews
Lenovo Ideapad 710S

Lenovo Ideapad 710S review

Lenovo's Ideapad 710S crams an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of memory into a half inch case for only $750, which is great value. What’s the catch?
Computing Reviews
Acer Switch Alpha 12

Acer Switch Alpha 12 review

Acer made a $700 Windows 10 tablet happen by cramming a Core i5 processor into a mobile form factor. Can it compete with the Surface on more than price?
Computing Reviews
Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2016

Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 (2016) review

Dell's Inspiron 17 7000 is among the biggest laptop-tablet hybrids around, and its size makes room for a Core i7 and Nvidia graphics. But is that enough for $1,150?
Computing Reviews
Samsung Spin 7 2016

Samsung Notebook 7 Spin review

With a Core i7, 16GB of memory, and a solid reversible hinge, Samsung's $1,200 Notebook 7 Spin is fast, but it starts to tire after a short sprint.
Computing Reviews
Dell Precision 3510

Dell Precision 15 3510 review

If you're sick of lightweight, underpowered laptops, Dell thinks it has the antidote for you. The Precision 3510 isn't a lightweight in any sense.
Computing Reviews
Microsoft Wireless PC Adapter

Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter review

There are tons of streaming devices on the market today, but our Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter review could hold the answer for Windows loyalists. 
Computing Audio / Video
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Say what? A guide to Microsoft’s mind-melting jargon

Try as it might, Microsoft struggles to communicate clearly. Some Microsoft announcements feel like another language entirely, which can cause problems.
Computing News
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Teenagers react to Windows 95, cannot imagine what their elders endured

None of today's teens were alive for the launch of Windows 95. Watch a few react to that operating system, and mid-90s technology, in this video.
Computing News
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Paint, largely unchanged since Windows 3.1, might see major changes soon

A Universal build of Microsoft Paint suggests big changes are coming to one of Microsoft's oldest applications. Here's what that might look like.
Computing News
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Intel shows off video capability of 7th-gen Core, plays ‘Overwatch’ on stage

The next generation of Intel Core processors can handle 4K video without difficulty, Intel claimed at their Developer Forum in San Francisco today.
Computing News
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First truly successful Facebook Messenger malware bot has been identified

A new virus mimics Facebook notifications in Messenger. It spread to 10,000 people before a combined Facebook and Google effort slowed it down.
Computing News
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“Have I Been Pwned?” owner uncovers 13 million plaintext passwords leaked from free webhost

000webhost provides free hosting, but apparently not much in the way of security: They were storing passwords in plaintext.
Computing News
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Don’t want anything to do with Windows 10? Here’s how to banish it for good

If you haven't installed Windows 10 already, there's a good chance you don't want it. Here's how to stop it from installing, along with the notifications.
Computing Guides
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Here’s every new computer announced by Acer at IFA today

Not content to settle for a few new machines, Acer has brought a massive expansion of its system line to IFA 2016 in Berlin,.
Computing News
How to allow pop-ups on a Mac

Why every browser sucks eventually (It’s all your fault)

The more you use a browser, the more you bog it down. Which is why you should never trust that new browser smell: every browser sucks eventually.
Computing News
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Your next contractor may walk in wearing a Microsoft HoloLens

Imagine construction workers using an augmented reality headset to collaborate with engineers and architects, or just to check their measurements.
Computing Features
future of vr is unprecitable palm pilot oculus rift v2

It’s impossible to predict the future of VR, and the Palm Pilot proves it

What will virtual reality be used for twenty years from now? Frankly, we have no idea. Technology evolves in ways that are hard to predict, as the Palm Pilot proves.
Computing
Acer Spin 7 Hands On

Spec showdown: Acer's Spin 7 is the thinnest 2-in-1, but Lenovo's Yoga 910 is a powerhouse

Two 2-in-1 laptops were announced this week -- Lenovo's Yoga 910 and Acer's Spin 7. The latter is lighter and thinner, but is it actually better overall?
Computing Best Ofs
Samsung TabPro S

Samsung's Galaxy TabPro S2 will be the second Windows 10 Samsung tablet

Samsung is working on a sequel to its TabPro S tablet: the Samsung TabPro S2. There aren't a lot of details right now, sadly, but the device is coming.
Computing News
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Rare Apple-1 computer built by Jobs and Wozniak in 1976 sells for $815,000

Someone owns a piece of Apple history, a rare "Celebration" Apple-1 computer built in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It appears to be a test board.
Computing News
new macbook offers usb speeds 10 gbps possibly thunderbolt 3 pro

Macs this fall will offer USB speeds up to 10gbps, and possibly Thunderbolt 3

Code strings in MacOS Sierra imply that USB 3.1 Gen 2 is on the way in new Macs, offering speeds of up to 10Gbps. This might also imply Thunderbolt 3.
Computing News
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Feel the shape and firmness of virtual objects with this exoskeleton for VR

When you pick up an object in virtual reality, you can't feel its shape. That could change with Dexmo. Force-feedback makes objects feel real.
Computing News
paragon

Several Epic Games forums were hacked; change your passwords now

A few forums run by Epic Games were hacked this week, meaning it's a good idea to change your password. If you share passwords between sites, change those.
Computing News
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The Wolfe could turn your MacBook into a gaming powerhouse, if it’s funded

MacBooks don't offer the best graphics performance, but what if you could plug in an external card? The Wolfe aims to be just that, and is on Kickstarter.
Computing News
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Mac Evernote users can now quickly switch to OneNote

Switching from Evernote to OneNote just got easier. Microsoft brought their importer tool to the Mac. It grabs Evernote content and adds it to OneNote.
Computing News
Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Anniversary Update feature makes high-density displays a little bit less glitchy

Move a window from a high pixel density display to a low one and things can get weird. Microsoft knows about this, and fix it in the Anniversary Update.
Computing News
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