If you’ve been following the saga of Apple’s troubled butterfly keyboards, you know that the failure-prone typing surface has been the weakest link across all of the company’s laptops since 2016 — including its most popular 13-inch models. Today, Apple is finally addressing that issue by updating the 13-inch MacBook Pro with its “Magic Keyboard” design, a change that will hopefully…
Razer Blade Stealth 13 gets latest Intel Core i7 and Nvidia GeForce graphics with 120Hz display
April 21, 2020
Razer is upgrading its Razer Blade Stealth 13 ultrabook gaming laptop today with new Nvidia graphics and Intel processors. With this machine, you could play games as well as do office work while you’re hunkered down in quarantine or sheltering-in-place.
The new version of…
After facing questions over the long-term performance of its devices’ rechargeable batteries, Apple tweaked its iOS operating system to give users more control over the way iPhones performed as their batteries aged. Now the company is turning its attention to MacBook…
HP Envy 17: A laptop you can use in quarantine
April 16, 2020
It’s a hell of a time to be launching a new product, but HP is doing just that with today’s launch of its new HP Envy 17 laptop.
HP is launching a new version of its veteran laptop model just in time for people to work from home. HP is targeting creators, or people who may create digital things from streams to funny videos, as those people need more powerful machines if they’re stuck working…
Razer is upgrading its Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop with Intel’s latest Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX Super graphics processing units (GPUs). It is also adding an ultra-fast 300-hertz display.
Intel is launching its eight-core 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processors…
(Reuters) — U.S. printer maker Xerox walked away from its $35 billion hostile cash-and-stock bid for HP on Tuesday, after the coronavirus outbreak weighed on its campaign to take over the PC and printing equipment manufacturer.
Xerox’s decision came after it said earlier…
Valve, Microsoft, and HP are collaborating to build a ‘”next generation” SteamVR headset, called HP Reverb G2.
The current HP Reverb is the company’s second PC VR headset, with high resolution LCD panels and a focus on comfort. It’s $599. Its first was a cheaper model back in 2017, not significantly modified from Microsoft’s reference design. HP hasn’t released any details or…
HP unveils advanced security for remote workers — and shows how to disinfect your laptop
March 25, 2020
HP has unveiled advanced security for businesses and their remote workforces and disclosed an extensive guide to disinfecting your laptop and other computer equipment.
The new offerings include HP Pro Security Edition, HP Proactive Security, and HP Sure Click Enterprise.
Apple has announced an updated version of the entry-level MacBook Air laptop, a thin and light notebook computer that previously started at $1,099. The new version starts at only $999 and has been internally updated with new components, but it looks substantially like its…
Windows 10 now runs on 1 billion devices
March 16, 2020
Windows 10 is now running on over 1 billion monthly active devices, just six months after passing the 900 million device milestone. Microsoft has been consistently adding 100 million active Windows 10 devices every six months over the past two years. Windows 10 also passed 50% desktop market share in August.
The milestone is notable because Microsoft originally aimed to hit 1 billion devices…
