Windows
Latest
Steam's Remote Play Together feature now works without an account
Share an invite link with a friend and they can join your game on Windows, iOS, Android or Raspberry Pi.
ThinkPad X1 Nano review: Light and mighty but doesn’t last
For $1,399, the Nano offers a 16:10 display, a physical webcam shutter and a new 11th-gen Intel processor. But the most outstanding feature is its weight. The question then is: What did Lenovo have to sacrifice to make the Nano so light?
Microsoft Office 2021 is coming to Windows PCs and Macs later this year
Microsoft will release two new versions of Office later this year.
Adobe adds collaboration features to its creative suite
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Fresco now have an 'Invite to Edit' feature that lets others work on your projects.
Apple's M1 isn't witchcraft, it's good chip design
Apple used a super-wide processor design paired with fast memory and cache to create a speedy, efficient processor for its new Macbook Pro.
How is the M1 so much faster than other chips?
Apple's M1 is seriously fast, but how did they do it? Processor performance isn't witchcraft, it's physics and design. We compare the M1 to Microsoft's similar SQ2 and dig into just how Apple managed this feat.
Apple releases an iCloud password extension for Chrome
Following a leak last week, Apple has released a Chrome extension for Windows that lets you use passwords stored using iCloud.
Microsoft's profits jump by 33 percent thanks to the cloud, PCs and Xbox
That’s $2.9 billion more than what analysts were expecting. While Microsoft’s cloud business shows no signs of slowing down, with a revenue increase of 23 percent compared to last year, it’s also seeing strong growth when it comes to the PC market in general.
HP and Lenovo discuss the wild side of laptops in 2021
Every CES, we can expect laptop makers like Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer and ASUS to announce their latest products with the newest chipsets that Intel and AMD tend to announce at the show. HP and Lenovo are typically the two companies that bring us some of these more fascinating products. At Engadget’s virtual stage here at CES 2021, HP’s chief technologist Mike Nash and Lenovo’s chief customer experience officer Dilip Bhatia joined us to discuss how they come up with these ideas.
Microsoft's Surface Pro 7+ has LTE, new CPUs and a bigger battery
Microsoft doesn’t typically have a lot to show off at CES, but the company dropped a surprise announcement this morning. The Surface Pro 7 is getting a few key updates, including removable SSD storage, a bigger battery and LTE connectivity. At least for now, the new Surface Pro 7+ will only be available to education and business customers.
HP's leather-covered business laptop uses a Snapdragon CPU
A few things set the Elite Folio apart from other Snapdragon laptops. Then there’s the Folio’s leather finish, of course, but HP also offers a few of its privacy-centric features here. When you’re typing, you’ll be using the company’s “premium” backlit keyboard that’s spill resistant.
HP launches two new Dragonfly laptops with 5G and Tile tracking built in
HP made bold claims when it launched the Elite Dragonfly laptop last year, calling it “lighter than air.” You can get the G2 with new 11th-generation Intel chips with up to 32GB of RAM instead of the original’s limit of 16GB. When you put the Dragonfly back on a stable surface like a desk, it’ll allow the temperature to go up.
Lenovo's Yoga 7 AiO can flip between landscape and portrait modes
It’s time again for Lenovo to update its products, and brace yourselves, because there’s a ton of them. Of note are the new IdeaPad 5G 14-inch, the Yoga AiO 7 and new IdeaPad 5 Pros with AMD chips. It features Lenovo’s patent-pending rotating hinge that can help the screen flip between landscape and portrait orientations.
Windows gaming pioneer Eric Engstrom dies at 55
Eric Engstrom, who played a key role in propelling Windows gaming and the Xbox through DirectX, has died at 55.
Windows on ARM can finally emulate x64 apps in latest preview
Microsoft has enabled x64 emulation on ARM in a new Windows 10 Insider preview, significantly expanding the rane of apps you can run.
ThinkPad X1 Fold review: Lenovo's foldable PC is nowhere near ready
Lenovo is no stranger to making weird things. In 2016, the company gave us the first dual-screen hybrid with the Yoga Book that was part color tablet, part e-ink touchscreen keyboard / drawing pad. Not to mention that Lenovo pioneered the 360-degree hinge system and was the first to announce a 5G laptop with Qualcomm in 2019.
Adobe releases Lightroom for Apple M1 and Windows ARM devices
Following the beta release of Photoshop for Apple's M1 Macs, Adobe's version of Lightroom for ARM-based machines is now available.
HP's latest privacy tool for laptops is meant to thwart prying eyes
Keyboard and trackpad I’ve loved HP’s EliteBook keyboards for some time now, and the 1040 doesn’t disappoint. It’s a simple but surprisingly useful feature that I wish more companies would adopt.
Serif cuts 30 percent off Affinity creative apps for Black Friday
Serif has cut the prices of Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher by 30 percent for a big Black Friday sale.
Microsoft's Windows turns 35 today
It’s not a stretch to say that Microsoft’s Windows is one of the most ubiquitous and well-known pieces of software the world has ever seen. Windows 1.0 was released on November 20th, 1985, though, chances are most of you don’t have fond memories of it.