INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Low-Power, AI Functionality Could Soon Be Brought to our Mobile Devices

Neural networks, the invention of chips that can learn and think on their own, began back in the early days of AI research. Now referred to as “deep learning systems”, these neural networks are how Facebook is able to recognize … Continue reading

 

DELL
Dell Brings out the Best in Its Bigger XPS 15 9550 Series

Sure, laptop sizes seem to be getting thinner and sleeker, we even saw a phase of very small-screened devices for a while. Turns out, not everyone liked typing on an itty bitty 10.5-inch device, and trying to have multiple windows … Continue reading

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Samsung Refreshes Its Notebook 9 Series With Two New Laptops

CES delighted us with so many different laptops this year, showering us with Windows 10 devices in particular. We saw a lot from Samsung during the big event last month, but one laptop series had a nice refreshing take to … Continue reading

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Acer’s Latest Chromebook 11 is Plenty of PC for $179

The good and bad thing about Chromebooks, with the high-end Chromebook Pixel from Google being the exception, is their practicality. They are simple, yes, running on a web-only OS, and leaving out the fancy bells and whistles. But some people … Continue reading

 

APPLE
Vaio Gains Attention With Its Latest – the $1,800 Z Flip Convertible Laptop

Vaio. Who are they? Weren’t they a part of Sony (they were, but Sony sold them), and am I right by saying we haven’t heard much from Vaio since the two split? Whether you remember it or not, Sony made … Continue reading

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Toshiba’s Satellite Radius 12, a 12.5-Inch Laptop Sporting a 4K Ultra HD Display

Screen resolution is a technology that keeps getting better and more competitive, and at the end of last year, the Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 made a splash as being the first 12.5-inch convertible laptop with a 4K Ultra HD display … Continue reading

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Lenovo Tweaks Just Enough With the New T-Series T450s Business Laptop

There’s nothing new about Lenovo’s ThinkPad lineup. We know the business and enterprise-oriented laptop line has been around for almost forever (at least 15 years), but Lenovo recently decided to bring on some changes. The new T-Series, the T450 and … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Unlock Better Performance With the Asus External Graphics XG Station 2

Soon, external graphics may be the new hip way to go (the idea is currently being played around with, again). Need to level up that notebook you love so dearly so it can be gaming-ready? Now is the time to … Continue reading

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Razer Announces the Blade Stealth Gaming Ultrabook, and It’s Nearly Perfect

One company I might have forgotten about during this year’s CES was Razer. Something about the influx of ultra-thins, convertible 2-in-1s, and revamped PC dongles made me brush the idea of gaming notebooks to the side. But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading

 

DELL
The Dell Latitude 7370: Based on the XPS 13, Tweaked for Business Users

Dell wants to prove that business notebooks can be sleek and sexy, a department that Microsoft and Apple know a lot about (the Surface Pro and MacBook lines are some of the nicest looking laptops around, and are being found … Continue reading

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
HP Pavilion x2- This Budget Hybrid Laptop Now Sports a Bigger and Better Screen

Since we’ve been on the subject of 2-in-1s and hybrid laptops lately, let’s just stick to it. How about HP’s new Pavilion x2 series? After seeing the original x2 hybrid, a very small and portable option for highly casual laptop … Continue reading

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
The HP EliteBook Folio Takes on Apple’s Minimalism and Sleek Design

Doesn’t it feel like everything is starting to look more beautiful? From cars, to smartphones, to speakers, and laptops, everything is getting sleeker and slimmer. It could just be a trend of the times, right? I mean, you can’t deny … Continue reading

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
CES: Lenovo Expands the X1 Carbon Family With Tablet and ThinkPad Laptop

Lenovo is going big this year, so let’s just keep soaking in the CES news in all directions. The company is continuing to work on the X1 laptop brand, releasing what seems to be one X1 Carbon model after another. … Continue reading

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Lenovo at CES: The Yoga 900S, World’s Thinnest Convertible

Hooray! It is finally that time again! The 2016 Consumer Electronics Show is well underway, and that means endless computer and gadget-making companies are going to grace us with their latest. What better company to start off with than Lenovo, … Continue reading

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Is the Latest Lenovo Thinkpad 10 Good Enough for Business?

What in the world has Lenovo been up to lately? Oh you know, adding new members to the Yoga notebook family, (apparently) announcing some crazy new near field communication (NFC) features to its upcoming K4 Note phablet, as well as … Continue reading