HP Zbook Ultra G1a review: The mobile workstation that can game, too

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Powerful performance Large and tall display Great I/O selection Cons Keys are a bit soft The display’s color could be richer It could be slightly lighter weight Our Verdict The HP Zbook Ultra G1a is a classy mobile workstation, featuring a large display, a robust design, and plenty of […]

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This 4K security cam is solar-powered, wireless, and 27% off today

If you’ve been waiting for a good deal before jumping aboard the home security camera bandwagon, or if you already have one but want to step it up to the next level, then here’s an awesome opportunity. Right now, Amazon is selling the solar-powered Reolink 4K wireless security camera for just $109.99, down from its

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Best online backup: iDrive, Backblaze, Livedrive, and more

Online backup is your protection against any disaster that might befall your computer or local storage devices. Mechanical failure, acts of malice, or natural disasters are serious threats to the data you have stored on your PC. While I always recommend keeping a local backup for quick restores (see our roundup of the best Windows backup

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Interview: Talking laptops and GPUs with Framework’s CEO

Framework is, if you ask me, making the coolest laptops (and now desktops) on the market. The company is now several generations into its completely modular, upgradeable PC designs, available in 12-, 13-, and 16-inch (with discrete graphics) flavors. Adam got to sit down (stand up?) with Framework CEO Nirav Patel to chat about the

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Dell 16 Premium review: A beautiful mistake of a laptop

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Design looks and feels premium Great performance Beautiful OLED screen Speakers are excellent Cons Keyboard and touchpad abandon tactile feedback Limited ports (no USB Type-A or HDMI) Middle-of-the-road battery life Expensive Our Verdict The Dell 16 Premium is a premium take on a bad idea. The hardware is powerful,

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I swapped my $1,000 desktop for a $300 mini PC and regret nothing

Earlier this year, I impulse-bought a tiny, inexpensive desktop PC for research purposes. I didn’t expect it to change my entire computing setup. But here I am now, using the $319 Beelink SER5 Mini PC as my daily workhorse, powering an ultrawide 1440p 100Hz monitor and smoothly handling any productivity task I’ve thrown at it. This little

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It’s the last day to get a Microsoft Office Pro 2021 lifetime license for just $40

TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $39.97 (MSRP $219.99) — but hurry, this deal ends today at 11:59 p.m. PT. For today only, you can score a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $39.97 — down from its regular $219.99. That’s a one-time payment for lifetime

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NASA supercomputers calculated when life will end on Earth. Here’s our deadline

In collaboration with researchers from Toho University in Japan, NASA researchers have used supercomputers to model and determine how long life will remain possible on Earth. The calculated end date for all life on Earth is still a long ways off, but the researchers warn that the potential end date for humans is sooner than

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