Computers, Laptops & Tablets

With increasingly powerful laptops and ever-shrinking desktop PCs, the age-old question of laptop or desktop can be as confusing as ever. Should your next family computer be a laptop or desktop? I’ll try to help you decide which is the best choice for your situation.

They're curious and eager to jump into the wild world of the internet, but you want to keep your kids from getting in over their heads. The Circle with Disney is a potential solution for striking the right balance between internet freedom and safety. I took it for a spin and wrote up my thoughts on it.

Are you wild about football? Then this contest is for you. Microsoft is celebrating the release of their new NFL covers for its Surface computers by giving away some amazing NFL and Best Buy prizes. Almost $3000 in prizes in fact. Win an official NFL Jersey of your favourite team and hundreds of dollars in gift cards to Best Buy.

Immerse yourself in the world of reading anywhere you want with the Kobo Aura ONE. It is waterproof and filled with the best features of any eReader to date. Kobo and Best Buy want everyone to learn about this amazing device. Tell us what you love about it and you might win one!

Asus has a new group of products coming to market this fall, and they were on display for a hands-on showcase in Toronto. Among them are new smartphones, a new smartwatch, new tablets and new laptops.

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

ASUS Eeebook E402S Initial Impressions Frankly, I wasn’t expecting a whole lot when I unboxed the ASUS Eeebook E402S. After all, this is a laptop (a netbook, really) that costs about as much as my last iPad did. Manufacturers have to do a lot of trimming to get the selling price of a laptop down that low, and the wrong choices can result in a computer that’s a series of compromises. Not to put too a fine a point on it,...

There's a lot that's new on Best Buy this October, so grab your favourite fall beverage and check out all of the great stuff hitting the shelves this month.

I recently received a trio of new ASUS laptops to test out. The first one I’m reviewing is the ASUS 555D. This a full-sized laptop at an affordable price point that’s aimed squarely at students and causal users.

When it comes to being hacked, most of us instinctively think of our computer and the internet. But did you know your PC’s wireless keyboard could be vulnerable to attack? It’s happened, and the results can be bad. That’s why you should ditch any older wireless keyboards you might have and upgrade to the security of one featuring Microsoft AES technology.