You know it’s a tough quarter for the PC market when Microsoft Surface revenue drops by 30 percent…and that’s good.
Microsoft reported better-than-expected revenues for the first calendar quarter of 2023, but Microsoft’s More Personal Computing remained a black mark: It was the only division to experience a revenue drop, do
Slack’s evolution as a messaging and collaboration app moves further ahead with the introduction of the “Slack Canvas,” which provides a more unified focal point for small teams. It’s officially rolling out to users, beginning today.
One key weakness within Slack is the lack of persistent references: you can “pin” a parti
Opera, which has established itself as a boutique browser vendor, has announced Opera One, a complete redesign and eventual replacement of its existing browser. Opera One features optimizations for modular elements and new AI-powered tab grouping features, called “Tab Islands.”
All told, Opera One has a slick new look, but with technical underpi
When you go for the thinnest, lightest laptop you can, you make certain sacrifices. Take the darling of the category, the Dell XPS 13, for example. If you buy one, you might as well buy a USB-C dock as well, because
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It seems like the Steam Deck has dominated the PC gaming space for the last year, despite running on relatively old Zen 2 hardware. The fact that this brick-sized gadget can run the latest 3D PC games at all is pretty remarkable and a testament to the surprising versatility of AMD’s APU designs. But what if the company built a new series of chips designed from
Boy, it’s hard to find a good SSD in the teeny-tiny M.2 2230 form factor. A favorite for ultraportable laptops and gadgets like the Steam Deck, these drives are still pretty thin on the ground for reg
You can run Windows on the Steam Deck. And you really, really shouldn’t. Valve’s portable machine has singularly carved out a new hardware niche for PC gamers, but it did so with a system built around the Linux-based SteamOS from
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In theory, charging your phone, tablet, or laptop should be pretty simple: Plug a cable into the device, plug the cable into a charger, wait for the device to charge, and be on your way.
But never underestimate the tech industry’s ability to complicate. What should be a mindless interaction instead involves a plethora of competing plugs, formats, and