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Windows 10 April 2018 Update review: Small fixes now hint at better things for later
The Microsoft Windows 10 April 2018 Update offers innovations such as Timeline and Nearby Sharing, but most of the improvements are more modest.
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Buffered VPN review: It gets the job done
Respectable speeds and helpful tools make Buffered a solid choice for VPN users.
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update review: This could be Microsoft’s biggest Windows yet
Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is its most ambitious ever, betting big on mixed reality while using pen, dictation, and a trio of excellent 3D apps to satisfy existing Microsoft Windows users.Updated
HP Elite x3 review: Yep, this was the last great Windows phone
HP's Elite x3 combines amazing hardware, tremendous battery life, a stellar Continuum experience, and support for older Win32 apps. Whether that's enough to buoy Microsoft's vision remains to be seen.
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Windows 10 S review: Microsoft’s OS for students is hard to love
Microsoft may have designed Windows 10 S for students, but a shortage of available hardware and restrictive apps policies earns it a barely-passing grade.
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Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update review: The future is increasingly uncertain
Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update follows on its desktop cousin with so few features, for so few phones, that one wonders what the point is.
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Windows 10 Creators Update review: Microsoft adds fun to its flagship OS
With the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft has rediscovered its sense of fun, building in everything from 3D content to 4K Netflix capabilties as it launches tools for creators and consumers alike.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update review: Cortana, Edge overshadow Windows Ink
Windows 10's Anniversary Update polishes mature features like Cortana, Edge, and Skype while pointing the way toward a pen-enabled future. Windows 10 users should be pleased, but Windows 10 holdouts may remain unmoved.Reviews
Chuwi HiBook CWI514 Windows/Android tablet review: Awful performance, but we still kind of like it
Chuwi's dual-boot Android/Windows convertible tablet sounds fantastic, especially for under $300. Just don't go in expecting it to do more than basic video playback, Web browsing, and document creation—all of which it does quite well.
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Tested: The $1500 Dell XPS 15 vs. the $1500 MacBook Pro 13
The fans asked, and we have answered. We compare laptops on price, not form factor, to see if the fight is fairer. See what happens.
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Samsung Notebook 9 Pro review: This feature-packed 15-inch laptop makes a few compromises
Even with its design quirks, this big work notebook is impressive: It packs in a 4K touchscreen display, quad-core CPU, and discrete GPU for just $1,500.
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Origin PC Chronos review: Fast things come in small, loud packages
Origin PC's custom micro-tower crams high-performance hardware into an impressively small amount of space.
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USB Type C speed test: Here’s how slow your laptop’s port could be
The USB Type C port is new, intriguing, and incredibly confusing, because vendors vary in how they implement the standard. It all comes down to the controller, so we take the fastest USB-C device out there to show you the sometimes vast differences.Reviews
10 essential pen-friendly Windows apps
Put that slick Surface Pen to work with these ink-happy tools for your laptop-tablet hybrid.Reviews
Avid Pro Tools review: This studio-style software will appeal to home creators too
For professional recording engineers, Pro Tools is this industry standard, but creative types will find it surprisingly suitable—there's even a free version to get you started.Reviews
Presonus Studio One review: Take your music production to the limit
This is one of the premiere programs for music creation, recording, and production.
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Ableton Live review: A digital audio workstation for performers and artists
Ableton Live, now at version 12 is the premiere DAW for live performance and idea sketching. It's also matured into a studio worthy application. A bit pricey, but worth it.
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Windows 10 review: It’s familiar, it’s powerful, but the Edge browser falls short
Microsoft's Windows 10 melds the best of Windows 7 and Windows 8 into a unified experience, building its new OS upon a redefined Start menu, its Cortana digital assistant, and the powerful Task View function. (Now tested against Windows 10.0 code.)Reviews
Review: Dell Venue 11 Pro Tablet is a laptop in disguise
It's a bit clunky as a tablet but comes into its own when you add a keyboard and watch it rip through a few tests.Reviews
Review: eTauro’s Surface Pro 3 dock is cheap, fast, fat but flexible
A significantly cheaper alternative to Microsoft's official dock, eTauro's dock lets you keep the kickstand–though you do lose some connectivity.Reviews
One-trick laptop: Lenovo’s Flex 2 is a bargain that bends backward
The Lenovo Flex 2’s touchscreen with a 300-degree hinge is a nice feature for the price. While it delivers decent benchmark results, however, its keyboard, display, and battery life disappoint.Reviews
Snagit 12 review: The premier screen capture tool for Windows
Snagit remains essential for graphic designers, developers, and anyone else who works with image and video captures.Reviews
Toshiba Satellite Click 2 review: Bulky as a laptop; bulkier as a tablet
This detachable doesn’t deliver an ideal experience in either role.Reviews
TechGenie PC Optimizer review: Maximum advertising, minimal value
Though the free utilities work to a degree, the primary purpose of this suite is to up-sell you and advertise the company's telephone support.Reviews
Kaspersky Internet Security 2015—Multi-Device review: new interface, same excellent protection
Secure your PCs, Macs, and Android phones and tablets with Kaspersky's stellar security suite.Reviews
MiniTool Partition Wizard 8 review: A potent free partitioning toolkit
Free and capable, Partition Wizard is also one of the easiest to use partitioning toolkits.Reviews
Bvckup 2 review: No-nonsense app makes backups a breeze
A backup tool that knows safeguarding your files is serious business, Bvckup 2's lean, mean aesthetic and impressive performance make for a trustworthy tool.Reviews
Iobit Advanced System Care 7 review: Comprehensive utility set, high-profile interface
Iobit's Advanced System Care is packed with useful utilities, as well as an anti-malware component to replace Security Essentials on XP, but it's also visually intrusive.Reviews
Windows maintenance, done dirt-cheap
You don't need to buy a utility suite. You just need what Microsoft brought to the party, plus a couple of freebies, to keep Windows humming along.Reviews
Toshiba Satellite P50t-BST2N01 review: The first laptop to boast a 4K display
Discrete graphics? Check. Accurate color? Check. 4K content? Someday.Reviews
Tabbles review: tagging tool improves speed, adds corporate focus
Tabbles offers a useful and effective way of dealing with complex projects scattered over many files, but it requires developing new habits to get the most out of it.Reviews
Aomei Partition Assistant review: Windows to Go no longer just for Enterprise users
Partitioning software doesn't get any better, but this program's best trick is creating Windows to Go (portable Windows) installations from any version of Windows 8.Reviews
Toshiba Portege Z10t review: The best detachable so far (if you’re into that sort of thing)
It's the right size and weight and it's built for business.Reviews
MOBILedit review: put your PC and phone in sync
MOBILedit offers complete mobile phone management from your PC. It’s more expensive than alternative programs, but you definitely get what you pay for.Reviews
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security review: antivirus that lives up to its name
Extreme Security offers top-tier protection but lacks the cross-platform and mobile support that are becoming common in similar suites.Reviews
Winoptimizer 11 Review: Everything you need to tune up your PC under one roof
Though much of what it does can be done manually and with free utilities, Winoptimizer 11 does it easier and better, brings it under one roof, and has some value-added tricks.Reviews
HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 review: Thin, light laptop makes business a pleasure
Though it lacks a touchscreen, HP's premier business notebook is otherwise a strong contender.Reviews
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon review: Slightly overdone, but plenty tasty
Whether you're a business user or a consumer, this is the best Ultrabook so far.Reviews
HP Spectre 13 x2 review: This hybrid falls short of the hype
This detachable 2-in-1 isn’t the value proposition it could be.Reviews
Toshiba Kirabook review: Rich and thin, but still short of awesome
Most of the original Kirabook's shortcomings have been addressed, but Toshiba's competitors haven't stood still.Reviews
Acer Travelmate Pro (TMP645-MG-9419) review: This mild-mannered case conceals a powerful laptop
This business-oriented portable delivers on speed and battery life, but its support options are staid by corporate standards.Reviews
Dell Venue 11 Pro review: Tablet plus accessories makes three good devices
Add the dock or the keyboard with battery to stretch this Windows tablet's capabilities as you wish.Reviews
Smart Defrag 3 sports a newfound speed and a Metro-style interface
The third major incarnation of Iobit's free defragger offers a new, more modern interface, better workflow, and it faster. It's a winner, if you need anything more than Window's own utility.Reviews
Nokia Lumia 2520 review: Meet Microsoft’s new candy-coated, anti-Surface tablet
Don't let the keyboard cover fool you. This Windows RT upstart is nothing like its direct in-house competition.Reviews
10-inch hybrid head-to-head: Asus Transformer T100 vs. Lenovo Miix 10
Add a keyboard, and these tablets come pretty close to delivering all the functionality of a notebook.Reviews
Lenovo Miix 10 review: A good tablet with an (optional) killer keyboard
The Miix 10 is a good tablet, and the optional keyboard is awesome. But its outdated and high price tag sour the experience.Reviews
Transformer Book T100 review: This hybrid fills both its tablet and notebook roles well
You know a hybrid machine is living up to its promise when using Windows 8 is enjoyable and makes sense.Reviews
Surface 2 review: Cautious upgrades don’t help a tablet in desperate need of relevance
Microsoft needed to bring the razzle-dazzle. Instead we got a 40-degree angle and higher resolution screen.Reviews