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Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable review: The Surface Pro killer

Rich Woods August 3, 2021

One of the things I find interesting about Intel's Tiger Lake UP4 processors is that not only are they very good, but they also allow the form factor to shrink down to a certain point that was previously only enabled by an ARM chipset. The Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable is the fourth PC I've come...

Samsung Galaxy Book Go Review: Crazy value at a crazy price

Rich Woods July 31, 2021

I can't tell you how excited I was to write this review. When Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 7c chipset back in December 2019, it really piqued my interest. It promised the traditional value propositions like integrated cellular connectivity, thinner and fanless designs, and better battery life, but at a price point that most certainly wasn't...

The POCO X3 GT has a huge battery and flagship-level haptics for $299

Ben Sin July 28, 2021

POCO has a new phone for the Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, and Southeast Asian market, and surprise, surprise -- it's a rebranded version of an existing device Xiaomi had already released elsewhere. In this case, the confusion factor is even higher, because the "new" POCO X3 GT is a rebranded version of the Redmi...

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 Review: The workhorse of the ThinkPad family

Rich Woods July 27, 2021

Known as the workhorse of the lineup, Lenovo's ThinkPad T14 is the best-selling product in the ThinkPad range. It's meant to check the right boxes, and not let you down when you need it. It's dependable, it has MIL-STD-810G durability, and more. Indeed, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 is the ultimate mainstream business laptop,...

HP Elite Folio vs Elite Dragonfly: Comparing HP’s premium business laptops

Kunal Khullar July 26, 2021

HP's Elite series offers premium notebooks catering primarily to the enterprise audience, featuring a good balance of style, performance, and security. The company added a new product to the lineup, the Elite Folio, earlier this year which is one of the best Windows on ARM laptops you can get today, ousting the likes of the...

Acer Chromebook Spin 514 Review: Rugged, reliable, and fast

Jeff Springer July 24, 2021

Acer announced the Spin 514 Chromebook just ahead of CES this year. This Ryzen-powered Chromebook with AMD graphics aims to put an end to the popular belief that Chromebooks aren't performance machines. There's no doubt Acer is a key OEM in the Chromebook market, so I was excited when they announced this device. Before picking up...

OnePlus Nord 2 First Impressions: Does the Dimensity gamble pay off?

Aamir Siddiqui July 24, 2021

OnePlus and Qualcomm have had a long and fruitful relationship. Barring the hot Snapdragon 810 on the OnePlus 2, all OnePlus smartphones have paired fantastically with a Snapdragon SoC. The company had also largely stuck to flagship SoCs, but that changed with the launch of the OnePlus Nord last year. The Nord was the first...

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 Review: For those that need a bit more

Rich Woods July 21, 2021

HP's ZBook Firefly 14 starts at under three pounds, but don't let that fool you. As far as ultrabooks go, this is meant to be powerful. In fact, it's meant for 2D design, power users, and more. HP says it's for those who want to push a business laptop past its breaking point. If the...

TCL 20 SE Review: Decent entry level phone, but better options exist even in the US

Jeff Springer July 19, 2021

TCL brought their 20 series to the US a few weeks back. Originally announced earlier this year, the series includes the TCL 20 SE, TCL 20S, and TCL 20 Pro 5G. The TCL 20 SE is the budget offering of the group, with a MSRP of $189.99 at launch. Last year, the TCL 10 series...

Samsung Galaxy A12 Review: Slow and steady does not win this race

Corbin Davenport July 18, 2021

Samsung first showed off the Galaxy A12 and Galaxy A02s in November last year, and in the following months, it was gradually released in India and other regions. The phone has been available in the United States for a while now, and since we've had a look at most of Samsung's other US budget phones,...

iOS 15: Everything you need to know about Apple’s latest update for the iPhone

Sumukh Rao July 18, 2021

WWDC is Apple's annual event with a major emphasis on showcasing its software advancements. What this means is every year at WWDC, we get our first glimpse of the new versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and all of Apple's apps and services. This year, Apple announced iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 along with macOS Monterey...

HP Elite Dragonfly Max Review: A phenomenal business convertible

Rich Woods July 17, 2021

One of my favorite convertible laptops is the HP Elite Dragonfly. Naturally, when the company offered to send out the Dragonfly Max for review, I jumped at it. In fact, all of HP's EliteBooks are really good; even the mainstream EliteBook 800 series stands out above the rest. The Elite Dragonfly series (I guess it's called...