Computers

Microsoft has rolled out its latest Windows 10 preview build for Insiders in the Fast Ring, and it comes with an enhanced Swift Pair feature for Bluetooth accessories. The tech giant first introduced Swift Pair back in early 2018 as a quick way to connect Bluetooth devices to your PC. When the feature is active and an accessory is within the PC’s range, a prompt will pop up asking if you…

Very little sums up Devindra Hardawar’s feelings about the Dell XPS 13 better than the first sentence of his review: It’s “pretty much the best Windows ultraportable around, and you should buy it.” That’s a bold statement. However, the combination of thin bezels, a compact design and speedy performance helped to earn the laptop a phenomenal score of 93. The only…

Last fall, Apple finally updated the MacBook Air. In doing so, it made choosing the best entry-level Mac laptop far more complicated than necessary. The Air was directly pitted against the 12-inch MacBook and the cheapest 13-inch MacBook Pro (sans Touch Bar). There was no clear-cut best option: There was too much feature overlap, and no one machine was a winner in all regards. Fortunately, Apple…

If you’ve been a PC user since the days of Windows 95 and Windows XP, then you may recognize the name Power Toys from a set of Microsoft-developed system utilities. After a few generations on the shelf, the concept has returned and now the first preview release of Power Toys for Windows 10 is available. Going along with Microsoft’s open source shift, the set of utilities and their…