Dell XPS 15 review: too hot to handle
The XPS 15 is still loud, still hot, and still good. It is not as powerful, and it is not as efficient as the 16-inch MacBook Pro. But when it comes to the combination of power, build quality, and portability, the Dell XPS 15 is the closest…
Troubleshooting PC issues is sometimes more about luck than skill
I had a visit recently with a friend who told me he was having an issue with his laptop camera not working in Zoom. He could join his book club meetings, but he couldn’t show his face (which he joked might not be such a bad thing). To troubleshoot, we…
Father jailed for downloading child sexual abuse material
The State Courts building seen on 21 April 2020. (PHOTO: Dhany Osman / Yahoo News Singapore) SINGAPORE — A father of two young children had amassed more than tens of thousands of videos and images showing children being sexually abused when he was…
Help! I Only Feel Productive In The Afternoon
If I had my way on weekdays, I’d wake up at 10 a.m. and spend my morning hours reading whatever fiction book I fell asleep to the night before and catching up on the news. Then I’d eat something before idly making my way over to my laptop to get my…
Russia Blocks Its Last Independent Television Channel
Whenever TV Rain, Russia’s last independent television channel, was broadcasting live, the lights in its vast loft were dimmed and conversations were hushed, because its studio was cordoned off from the rest of the space only by partial-height glass…
Those fun Q&As on Facebook could actually be traps set by scammers
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Maybe you already know it’s not a good idea to over-share on social media. Then you find yourself answering one of those lists of questions posted by one of your friends. I ran across one the other day saying it was…
MWC 2022: All The Biggest Announcements
MWC or Mobile World Congress 2022 is in full swapping and it’s brought a flurry of new mobile-focused products. Though the show is more commonly known for introducing more smartphones, this year the focus seems to have shifted towards laptops. With…
Buying an RTX 3070 Ti laptop? Check this key spec first
You’d think that buying a laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card guarantees a certain level of performance, but it turns out that may not always be the case. According to benchmarks done on two laptops with the RTX 3070 Ti, there may be…
Apple Is Banning iPhone Users From Doing This, Effective Immediately
It’s not too much to say that you can use an iPhone to do just about anything these days. From snapping top-quality photos and paying at the grocery checkout to booking flights and ordering dinner to your door, the pocket-sized devices have an…
Apple MacBook Air 2022 Rumors: Everything We Expect
The most recent MacBook Air, from late 2020. Dan Ackerman/CNET 2020 brought two new MacBook Air models, but 2021 was a dry spell for Apple’s most universally useful laptops. However, that may change in 2022. Apple is set to host an event on March…