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If you are looking for a decent business laptop, check out this new deal from Lenovo. The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s is thin and light, the durable all-aluminum chassis of this laptop comes with a stuing ...

Dell yesterday aounced the completely redesigned Latitude series laptops. In fact, this is the 10th generation of Latitude laptops. Depending on the price range, there will be three categories: Lati...

For the first time in a while, Microsoft has overtaken Google’s market capitalization. As of today, Microsoft’s market capitalization stood at $732 billion beating Google who stood at $731 billion.This is the first time in around 3 years that Microsoft has overtaken Google in terms of market capitalization. Although, this shouldn’t come as a surprise since M...

?Adobe today aounced the release of February 2018 Update of Adobe XD on Windows 10. With this update, Adobe is bringing pen and touch support for the first time for XD on Windows 10. Users can use pen and touch to interact with XD controls and create artwork on canvas, navigate through layers, interact with symbols, wire prototypes, edit properties, scroll through the preview window and much more.You can use the pen to input values in the property inspector or even better, tap and hold down on a numeric field to scrub through values.With touch-enabled, you can draw on the canvas, resize objects and repeat grids, drag and drop images and even pick color values using the eyedropper.In addition...

Earlier this month, Dell aounced the updated XPS 13 Ultrabook with improved specs and brand new white color. This new laptop is now available for order from Microsoft Store US.Apart from the new white color, Dell has further reduced the already narrow bezels. The new XPS 13 is 30 percent (3.4mm) thier as well as lighter, starting at just 2.7 pounds. Dell has packedthe latest Intel 8th Generation Quad Core processor and SSDs up to 1TB for great performance. You can expect battery life of up to 11 hours on this laptop.Dell has also paid attention to the heat management in the new XPS 13. This updated XPS 13 is the world’s first laptop built with GORE Thermal Insulation, the same silica aerogel...

Microsoft Edge has often held a *ahem* edge, over Google’s Chrome due to support for smoother scrolling via Windows’ Precision Touchpad support and better battery life.Google has swiftly closed the gap in the latter with improvements to Chrome’s battery management made late last year, and may be on the cusp of eliminating the former advantage as well.XDA Developers has found code from Google in recent Chromium commits indicating impending support for Precision touchpads with patchesfor direct manipulation and pinch to zoom support being worked on this month.It’s not exactly clear when Google will roll out this changes to consumer builds of Chrome, but the advantage to users of premium laptop...

Yesterday, Dell aounced the updated XPS 13 Ultrabook with improved specs and brand new white color. This new device is now available for pre-order from Microsoft Store US. Apart from the new white color, Dell has further reduced the already narrow bezels. The new XPS 13 is 30 percent (3.4mm) thier as well as lighter, starting at just 2.7 pounds. Dell has packedthe latest Intel 8th Generation Quad Core processor and SSDs up to 1TB for great performance. You can expect battery life of up to 11 hours on this laptop. Dell has also paid attention to the heat management in the new XPS 13. This updated XPS 13 is the world’s first laptop built with GORE Thermal Insulation, the same silica aerogels ...

If you are plaing to buy a new PC that supports Windows Mixed Reality experience, check out this incredible deal from BestBuy US. You can now get save up to $400 when you buy a Windows Mixed Reality headset kit along with select laptops and desktops. For example, when you buy Dell Inspiron gaming laptop that is powered by NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 for $699, you can get a Windows Mixed Reality headset which is worth up to $449 for free.This deal is applicable for many popular Windows laptops including Microsoft’s new Surface Book 2.Find the deal here from BestBuy.Some links in the article may not be viewable as you are using an AdBlocker. Please add us to your whitelist to enable the website to...

In the summer Oculus aounced a price drop for their Oculus Rift headset taking it to an astonishing $399 for the headset and controllers, around half the launch price of the bundle before the discount.Now that great price has come to UK, with Amazon offering the headset and controlled bundle for only £349, down from around £600 a year ago.The Oculus Rift headset offers advanced display technology combined with its precise, low-latency constellation tracking system which enables the sensation of presence.Oculus Touch controllers with support for natural gestures and finger movement create a sense of true hand presence for more realistic, memorable, and tactile VR.Remember however that you sti...

As part of Microsoft Store’s 12 Days of Deals campaign, you can now save up to $350 on select Dell PCs. The best deal available on this sale is for Dell XPS 13, you can get a massive $300 discount on the Intel Core i5-8250, 8GB memory/128GB SSD model. Microsoft Store is also offering some discounts on select Dell accessories. Find some of the deals available as part of the sale below.Dell XPS 13 9360 Laptop – SAVE $300.00Dell XPS 27 All-in-One – SAVE $350.00Dell Inspiron 15 7577 Laptop + Dell Windows Mixed Reality Headset with Motion Controllers – SAVE $400.00Dell XPS 13 9365 2-in-1 PC – SAVE $350.00Alienware 17 R4 Gaming Laptop – SAVE $200.00Dell 28 Ultra HD 4K Monitor S2817Q – SAVE $230.00...

Microsoft is releasing the December preview builds of OneNote for Windows 10 to Insiders to test.This update improves search and speeds it up by displaying results instantaneously. Microsoft is also adding a virtual ruler to OneNote, so users who use touchscreen devices like the Surface can draw straight lines in tablet mode.Here’s the full changelog:Set things straight: On touch screens, use the virtual ruler on the Draw tab to draw straight lines and measure distance. Rotate to a specific angle with the help of the angle indicator.Speedy search: Search just got faster! Your search results now appear instantaneously, making it easier to get back to your notes.The version number for this upd...

It’s not often that you have to pay not to get something, but for many people, it’s worth some dollars not to be exposed to the Intel’s fatally flawed Management Engine.For Dell, it seems that is an opportunity, as the company is the latest addition to the list of Manufacturers providing an option to disable Intel Management Engine. Last week System76 rolled out an update to disable Intel ME followed byPurism who disabled ME on new computers. These companies might not be popular but they sure are taking security seriously. Now Dell has followed the same and is giving customers an option to have Intel ME disabled for just $20.At least three Dell computers can be configured with an “Intel vP...

Microsoft is rolling out a new update for Skype for Windows 10 users to insiders on the fast ring. For the first time, the communications app is getting a minor fac lift with elements of fluent and acrylic being added to bring it in line with Redmond’s latest design principles.As you can see in the image above (via Windows Central), the changes are quite minor, only adding a few elements of acrylic and reveal to the end of the conversation list view.Microsoft aounced a new Skype design which they have not yet quite brought to the Windows 10 app, and at this stage, I’m wondering if it’ll ever get there due to the rejection of the app’s redesign by iPhone users (prompting another redesign).T...

While the Xbox One X tends to be marketed towards more serious gamers and not the entire Xbox player base, this doesn’t mean its sales are hurting. During an aual shareholder meeting today,Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella mentioned how the console saw an incredible response over the holiday and how the company plans to pursue the expanding video game industry.“We’re mobilizing to pursue an expansive opportunity in the 100+ billion gaming market,” he said. “This means broadening our approach to how we think about gaming end-to-end. About starting with games and how they’re created and distributed, and how they’re played and viewed.”Specifically referring to the Xbox One X, he said that it’s the...

If you are looking for an affordable 15-inch laptop, check out this new Pre-Black Friday deal from HP. HP ENVY x360 Convertible Laptop that comes with AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Quad-Core processor, AMD Radeon Vega Graphics, 8GB RAM and 1TB HDD is now availab...

In preparation for Black Friday HP has discounted theirHP Envy 17t Touch laptop with the newest 8th Generation Intel Core™ i7-8550U by $550, with the laptop now on sale for only$1,299.99.That will buy you the sleep HP Envy design, Windows 10 Home ...

Medical startup Touch Surgery has raised $20 million from backers to develop a new medical training tool using the Microsoft HoloLens.The tool, called Go Surgery, would give trainees a live video feed of a professional surgeon, overlaid with virtual ...

HP is ruing a promotion for a limited time on two of their most popular laptops.HP is offering the HP ENVY Laptop x360 – 15t for only $729.99, $200 off its normal list price of$929.99.TheHP ENVY Laptop x360 features:Windows 10 Home 648th Generat...

In the summer Oculus aounced a price drop for their Oculus Rift headset taking it to an astonishing $399 for the headset and controllers, around half the launch price of the bundle before the discount.Now at the Oculus Coect conference, the company has aounced that the discount is now permanent.This makes the headset competitive with the cheapest Windows Mixed Reality headset and controlled ...

Speaking to Bloomberg in a somewhat wide-ranging interview, Satya Nadella made an interesting statement on the size of the Windows ecosystem.Besides restating his common refrain regarding Microsoft and phones, Nadella also stated that there was now 1 billion Windows users. The number is interesting from the mouth of the CEO of Microsoft, who would of course have a pulse on this important stat. It ...