2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 (left) and 16-inch MacBook Pro. Credit: Brooke Crothers The new Dell XPS 15 9500 and the 16-inch MacBook Pro are probably the two best laptops on the big screen by 2020. Is there a winner? Read on. Review Background: This is intended as a brief, …
Read More »After more than three decades in the laptop business, Toshiba says goodbye.Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno (AFP (Getty Images) Toshiba will not officially make PCs. To be honest, it had taken a step back from making laptops in recent years, but this goes beyond that. It’s a complete turnaround. Reported in a …
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BootHole Secure Boot Threat Confirmed for Linux and Windows Devices getty A highly rated security vulnerability has been confirmed in the Secure Boot feature of most laptops, desktops, workstations, and servers. Here is what you need to know about BootHole. Eclypsium security researchers discovered a vulnerability that affects the bootloader …
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Silicon Valley dreamers I have long imagined a world where each child holds a laptop. It sounds good on paper, but has proven stubbornly difficult to manifest in reality. Not only do you need a computer cheap enough to sell it to schools for little money, but you also need …
Read More »Image: Google Google Chrome is often slandered as a kind of resource pig, which means that tends to absorb more energy in mobile devices like laptops. But A new experimental brand in the next version of Chrome could help reduce browser battery consumption and extend the life of your laptop …
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