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Windows 11 2022 Update review: Subtle upgrades in weird places
Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) bold strides in accessibility, but the latest feature release of Windows 11 really doesn't address the Start menu, Taskbar, or other areas where consumers have been asking for improvement.
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After 6 months, Windows 11 is still playing catch up to Windows 10
What's changed about Windows 11, six months in? Microsoft continues to make changes, some for the better. But there's still not enough reason to upgrade from Windows 10, and here's why.
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Ivacy VPN review: How much do you value transparency?
Ivacy offers average speeds, a cleanly designed app, and a few helpful features like split tunneling, but it's also frustratingly tight-lipped about who runs the company.
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Hands-on: Stardock's Fences 4 keeps your desktop tidy so you don't have to
Stardock's utility, Fences 4, adds a "peek" feature that quickly brings up your Fences, which are regions of your Windows desktop that can organize your file icons.
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Microsoft Surface Duo 2 review: Better, but still buggy
Microsoft's Surface Duo 2 certainly feels like a productivity phone that no other smartphone manufacturer can really compete with. But it's still buggy, and still can't quite measure up to the basic requirements of a premium smartphone.
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Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable review: An excellent business tablet PC
The Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Windows tablet PC offers long battery life, a bright display, Thunderbolt connectivity, a terrific keyboard, and more.
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Windows 11 review: An unnecessary replacement for Windows 10
Windows 11 reorganizes Windows, but not to great effect. Several new features improve upon Windows 10, but technical limitations, feature delays, and some functional downgrades leave us thinking that it needs more development time to be be truly useful.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 review: A value tablet for business
The Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 offers a decent value alternative to Microsoft's Surface Pro 7+ in the latest generation of Windows tablets.
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HP Elite Folio review: Extreme mobility for a price
The HP Elite Folio is lovingly engineered for all-day, on-the-go work. But this Arm-powered laptop still lacks performance.
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review: All of Android for somewhat less
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is less expensive than the S20 Ultra, and it's still Samsung's best and most full-featured phone to date. It is very big, though.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ review: A giant leap in graphics performance
With the Microsoft's Surface Pro 7+, the best Windows tablet just got much, much better, thanks to its powerful CPU and graphics upgrades. It also offers an LTE option, better battery life and more.
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Samsung Galaxy S21 review: A premium phone that's a great value
The Samsung Galaxy S21 isn't a huge upgrade over the S20, but it makes smart sacrifices to reach its best price in years
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Google Pixel 4a 5G review: Stuck in the middle
The Google Pixel 4a 5G is a fine phone placed in an awkward position—sandwiched between the budget Pixel 4a and the premium Pixel 5.
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Reviewed: Windows 10 October 2020 Update inches in the right direction
Microsoft's fall update to Windows 10, the Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2), improves the Alt+Tab functionality, makes the Start menu less attractive, and makes the new Edge browser official.
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Gatekeeper Two-Factor Authentication review: Needs a consumer-grade overhaul
The Gatekeeper login and 2FA system from Untethered Labs is an interesting device, but this product needs consumer-grade modifications.
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OnePlus 8T review in progress: Return to a winning formula
The 8T is just what Android and OnePlus fans need to close out 2020.
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Surface Laptop Go review: Microsoft delivers a decent budget PC
The Surface Laptop Go is Microsoft's most accessible Surface yet, a very good budget laptop that can compete against other midrange models. Even compromises like its fingerprint reader and a sub-1080p screen surprisingly work.
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Office 2019 vs. Office 365: Microsoft Office plans compared
Microsoft offers two Office flavors: Office 2019 standalone software, or Microsoft 365 subscirption. They differ in apps and support. Here's how to decide between the two.
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Google Pixel 4a review: Android’s affordable answer to the iPhone SE
The Google Pixel 4a isn't just cheaper than the iPhone SE, it's a step up in nearly every way.
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