Dec 20, 2015 | Adobe, Amazon, Android, Apple, Box, bruceb, Google, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Surface, tablet, Windows10
Happy holidays! Welcome to the end of 2015! I knew we’d make it. Take a deep breath. There’s no reason to feel the urge to throw a computer out the window for at least a couple of weeks. It’s been an interesting year in technology, mostly good news but with occasional...
Oct 22, 2015 | Android, Apple, Google, LastPass, phone, security, Surface, Windows10
Hey, this is fun! I think I’ll start writing all my headlines like Buzzfeed. “You won’t believe what happened when I got an iPhone.” “Five things that will shock you about Office 365.” Nah, it won’t work. I’ll still want to write articles that are full of complicated...
Oct 11, 2015 | Dell, HP, laptops, shopping, Surface, Windows10
Dell is selling a refreshed model of last year’s XPS 13, the laptop that won the hearts of everyone who saw it. The XPS 13 introduced Dell’s “InfinityEdge” screen, with a disappearing bezel that allows a 13” screen to be packed into an 11” case. The upgraded XPS 13...
Oct 6, 2015 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, HoloLens, iPad, Microsoft, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows10
Executives at Dell and HP and Lenovo put their head in their hands and moaned as they watched Microsoft’s presentation of new hardware on Tuesday. It was Microsoft’s best presentation in years, showing off new phones that can turn into computers; a Hololens augmented...
Sep 10, 2015 | Apple, iPad, Microsoft, Surface, tablet
On Wednesday Apple displayed the daring originality and innovation that has carried it so far and announced the SurfacePad Pro, a 12.9” tablet with a keyboard that attaches with firm magnets and a stylus for taking notes or drawing. The vision! It just takes the...
Sep 7, 2015 | computers, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows10
In October the market will be flooded with new laptops and hybrids, powered by a new generation of Intel processor. If it’s convenient, wait a month or two to buy new computers. The manufacturers will almost completely turn over their lineups of computers and laptops...