Computers, Laptops & Tablets

The latest Kobo Aura One is big and waterproof, and its beautiful screen makes it one of the more compelling eReaders available.

With features that lets you do many things in one, the Kobo Elipsa will change your reading experience like never before. Know more about the Elipsa and enter for a chance to win one of three Kobo eReaders.

I’ve rarely had a virus scanner come to me on a USB stick before and certainly not one that functioned on its own through it anyway. The FixMeStick looks to break the software wall by taking its virus scanning to hardware form. With a system that work independently from your operating system, you’re promised a unique and cleaner scanning experience. You should be able to catch things your OS-based scanner couldn’t and help flag down the problems plaguing your user experience. But does it work like it should? Read on to find out more about FixMeStick and some of the benefits (and problems) I experienced.

Wireless networking can be confusing. There are many numbers and letters being thrown around and with Gigabit Wi-Fi just starting to appear in mainstream devices, there’s more arcane info than ever to keep track of. Dual-band, 802.11, a,b,g,n,ac, 1300/1900, 600/900, 2.4GHz, 5GHz, beamforming … What does it all mean? In particular, what is the difference between the previous top performing Wi-Fi standard (802.11n wireless) and the new champ (802.11ac)? In this post, I’ll break it down to the basics.  

Laptop and desktop users will learn how to choose between a super fast SSD and a high capacity hard drive HDD.

Amer's HYDRA1HDB and HYDRA2HANDLEBAR arm mounts make working on large monitors a breeze. They are easy to adjust and sturdy to boot!

One of the worst things that can ever happen in one’s digital life is losing years’ worth of photos, so is the cloud your best bet to save them?

What makes a business laptop? What a business (or a professional user) needs in a laptop is going to vary depending on who you ask and the nature of the industry they’re in, but there are some characteristics most business laptops have in common. Generally speaking, a business laptop is powerful enough to take the place of a desktop PC with a display that’s good enough to take the place of an external monitor for hours at a time. It’s able to run software such as Microsoft Office, has the storage capacity for plenty of documents, it’s durable and it has a high quality keyboard. Other factors such as a full complement of ports and connectivity options, battery life and pre-installed software like Microsoft Windows 8 Pro may also come into play. Here’s what else you need to know before deciding on a business laptop.

The HP Spectre x360 is a powerful laptop that comes with an i7 processor, 16gb of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a RTX 3050 GPU.

Whether you learn and work from home on a permanent basis or you switch from school or the office and your home, you'll need a few basics to be productive.