Anker’s 8-port USB-C hub for laptops: Now 28% off on Amazon
NOW 28% OFF Anker 8-in-1 USB-C Hub View Deal We love how thin and light laptops are these days, but they have a huge downside: in order to get so thin and light, we’ve had…
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Intel quietly pushes ‘Arrow Lake Refresh’ CPUs into gaming laptops
Intel quietly revealed the mobile version of its “Arrow Lake Refresh” processors on Tuesday, adding both the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and Ultra 7 270HX Plus in a bid to capture the gaming laptop…
Mislabeled Ryzen CPUs spotted in Chuwi and Ninkear laptops
Hardware specifications are generally trusted, if only because they’re hard to fake. But a recent batch of budget laptops from brands originating in China may have done just that, swapping in older, less-powerful AMD Ryzen…
Lenovo’s new ThinkPad laptops get a perfect iFixit repair score
I love ThinkPads. I love the understated, no-nonsense style of the laptops, I love the keyboards (obviously), I love how durable they are. I don’t love the TrackPoint nubs, and that’s why I don’t get…
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: reports
Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows computers rely on…
HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs
The OEMs disabling codec hardware also comes as associated costs for the international video compression standard are set to increase in January, as licensing administrator Access Advance announced in July. Per a breakdown from patent…
Why are ‘premium’ laptops so afraid of ports?
I’ve reviewed a lot of laptops for PCWorld and I’ve been noticing something I don’t like: the more expensive the laptop, the fewer ports it tends to have. It’s been trending this way for a…
You can finally play Fortnite on Snapdragon laptops
Epic Games recently added support for Arm64 to its Epic Online Services (EOS) developer kit, which means that more games can now be played on computers with Arm-based chips. For example, Fortnite can finally be…
When laptops stop feeling like machines
Have you noticed how modern laptops seem more approachable than ever? Gone are the sharp, angular edges and industrial plastic of the past. Today’s machines feel sleek, tactile, and… almost inviting! As a very tactile…
We tested the battery life on hundreds of laptops. These 5 refused to die
There’s nothing more frustrating than hearing the familiar ding of a dying battery. This scenario always seems to happen when there’s zero outlets in sight. Bummer, man. Nowadays, laptops are lasting longer than ever thanks…