Joshua Goldman

Best Windows 10 laptops to update your retired Windows 7 dinosaur

Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 is officially over, so if you’re still running a PC on it, you’re doing it at your own risk. You can upgrade to Windows 10 and, if you’re currently running a licensed and activated copy of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Home or Pro, here’s how to do it for free.  …

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Fujifilm’s Instax Mini 11 instant camera is smarter and made for selfies

Fujifilm’s newest analog instant camera now gives you a pure point-and-shoot experience. The Instax Mini 11, which will be available in mid-March for just under $70 (approximately £55 or AUD$105 converted), will automatically adjust shutter speed and flash output according to ambient light conditions.  Past models, including its predecessor, the Mini 9, required you to manually change an exposure dial. …

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What’s Modern Standby and why you want it on your next laptop

When you wake up your phone, it’s instantly ready to work and your email, texts and notifications are all up to date because, even with your phone asleep, it’s still connected and updating itself — and it’s doing it without a big hit to your battery life. Modern Standby is Microsoft’s effort to bring that instant-on, ready-to-go feel to PCs …

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How to painlessly replace your old Windows 7 laptop now that Microsoft is killing Win 7 support

Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 is officially over, so if you’re still running a PC on it, you’re doing it at your own risk. You can upgrade to Windows 10 and, if you’re currently running a licensed and activated copy of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Home or Pro, here’s how to do it for free.  But, in my own experience …

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Logitech Ergo K860 changed how I feel about ergonomic keyboards

Ergonomic keyboards and mice are the lightly dressed raw kale salad of computer accessories. They’re good for you, you know you should be using them, but they can be unpalatable and soon you’re right back to the meat and potatoes of your traditional keyboard and mouse. Logitech’s Ergo K860, on the other hand, is a tasty meal of a keyboard …

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These are the Project Athena laptops Intel hopes will change how you work

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Intel’s Project Athena is the chipmaker’s attempt to make sure you’re never skeptical of or disappointed by a PC maker’s battery life or performance claims for a new laptop. Announced at Computex 2019, the program takes the focus off the industry-standard benchmarks …

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HP Elite Dragonfly G2 2

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. HP only announced its ultralight Elite Dragonfly business two-in-one back in September, but it’s already moving on to its second-gen version, the Elite Dragonfly G2. Announced at CES 2020, the G2 will have three key new options when it’s expected to …

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HP Spectre x360 15 beefs up performance, shrinks in size

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. We were impressed with HP’s Spectre x360 13 released toward the end of 2019. So much so that we gave it an Editors’ Choice award. Part of the reason for that is that HP managed to significantly reduce the footprint of …

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Acer’s TravelMate P6 is a pro rugged laptop that weighs next to nothing

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. 2020 is likely to see more laptops designed to give you the instant-on performance and long battery life you get from your phone. And one of the first is the upcoming Acer TravelMate P6, announced at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.  Weighing …

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The ultralight Asus ExpertBook B9450 has a magic touchpad and a light for Alexa

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The Asus ExpertBook B9450 is the “world’s lightest 14-inch business notebook,” Asus says, with a starting weight of 1.9 pounds (0.9 kg), but it’s far from the only thing that makes it interesting. Co-engineered with Intel for its Project Athena program, …

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