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The cheeky branding isn’t the only thing reminiscent of Apple’s laptops; the MagicBook Pro, sold under Huawei’s Honor brand, looks nearly identical to a MacBook Pro, sporting a sleek silver aluminum chassis with an edge-to-edge display. But despite the larger screen, the MagicBook Pro weighs only 3.7 pounds, which is even lighter than the current 15-inch MacBook Pro, which checks in at 4 pounds. But don’t get too excited about the MagicBook Pro being the Windows 10 alternative to the MacBook Pro that the MateBook X Pro is to the MacBook Air....

Yes, that’s a little controversial to say — especially in the midst of Chip Showdown. But it’s time to take a hard look at the latest trend in gaming laptops and see what it actually does to the sheer horsepower under the hood and get to the bottom of whether MUX Switches are worth the hype. Over the past few months, I’ve done some testing across laptops of all budgets to answer this question, while also looking at what a post-switch future might look like....

Currently, HP has the HP Spectre x360 13 on sale for $1,049 (opens in new tab). Normally, this convertible laptop retails for $1,199, so this deal knocks $150 off its regular price. It’s one of the best laptop deals we’ve seen so far for this month. More: Best cheap laptop dealsBest HP laptops in 2020Best laptops in 2020 HP’s Spectre X360 13 is one of the best 13-inch laptops around....

Best VR-ready laptops in 2022How to buy real estate in the metaverse — get your own digital digsDon’t miss today’s best daily deals! According to the Oculus press release (opens in new tab), the standalone sequel will introduce new characters, freaky threats, more dangerous weapons and fresh “gut-wrenching decisions that will determine their fate.” Since Chapter 2: Retribution is a standalone title, players can either jump back in from where the story ended from the previous game or catch up with the events before getting started....

Right now, you can get the Dell XPS 15 laptop for $1203.49 (opens in new tab) directly from Dell. Traditionally priced at $1,549.99, that’s $347 in savings and the second lowest price we’ve ever seen for this laptop. Use Dell coupon code, “EXTRA17” at checkout to get this deal. As an alternative, you can also get the Dell XPS 13 Touch for $783 (opens in new tab) via coupon code, “LTXPS132AFF”....

The excellent ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 is the best business laptop around. Early back-to-school deals are off to a great start this week with Lenovo taking hundreds of dollars off its best PCs. For a limited time, you can get the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 for $879 (opens in new tab) directly from Lenovo via eBay. That’s $1,749 off Lenovo’s list price and the lowest price we’ve seen for this configuration....

Lenovo’s Labor Day ThinkPad sale (opens in new tab) offers the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 for $1,401 (opens in new tab) via coupon, “THINKSEP”. Typically, this laptop retails for $2,336, so that’s a whopping $934 in savings. It’s the biggest discount ever for this configuration and one of the best Labor Day deals of the week. Shop: Lenovo’s Labor Day sale (opens in new tab)More: Best Labor Day salesBest Lenovo laptops...

The Getac B360 is one of those laptops with IP66 and MIL-STD-810H certification paired with solid internals like a 10th Gen Intel processor, support for Wi-Fi 6 and optional 5G, along with an eye-searingly bright display rated at 1400 nits (via Techradar). Best business laptops in 2020Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme ReviewDads and grads sale: Best deals on laptops, tablets and monitors While the Getac B360 isn’t fully waterproof (sorry, no scuba missions with this laptop), the IP66 rating means it is dust-tight and protected against even a heavy jet of water....

Just like Humpty Dumpty, it’s next to impossible to put a smashed tablet back together again. That’s where rugged tablets come in. Designed from the start to withstand elements and clumsy users, these devices are meant to last. Think of rugged vs. normal tablets as being akin to the difference between driving a pickup truck and an Army tank and you’ll get an idea of the potential for rugged tablets to last and last....

While the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is a beautiful looking product, our reviewer wasn’t thrilled with it overall and found the pricing completely out of line. Well, the Brydge Pro+ addresses some of our reviewer’s concerns including the price by coming in at less than half the cost of the Magic Keyboard during this Prime Day deal. The Brydge Pro+ really takes your iPad Pro and turns it into a MacBook lookalike....

Onn tablet cost and availability The $79 10-inch Onn has the same internals (and the same 1280 x 800-pixel screen resolution), while you can get that same 10-inch tablet with a detachable keyboard for $99. These tablets all include a $20 Walmart eBooks gift card. Actually Android (with some Walmart) Of course, though, there’s a Walmart-centric twist to the Onn’s version of Android 9. In the navigation icon row at the bottom of the screen, you’ve got a Walmart button sitting to the left of the back, home and app-switcher buttons....

Xbox Series X: specs, price and how it compares to gaming laptopsPS5: Specs, price, release date and how it compares to gaming laptops As a longtime Xbox fan, nothing made me happier than seeing the head of Xbox Phil Spencer taking to Twitter to boast about what Xbox has planned for E3 2020. PlayStation has been killing this generation, so they need some healthy competition from Xbox. Xbox is planning to reveal a “deep portfolio” of Xbox Game Studios games at E3 2020....

Update on August 14: Google has now also removed Fortnite from Google Play and Epic has, in turn, filed a lawsuit against Google. Notably, the game is still available to Android users via download either directly from Epic or the Samsung Galaxy Store (opens in new tab). If you are seeing #FreeFortnite popping up on social media and wondering what on earth is going on, we can help get you caught up on the drama between the world’s most popular game and the richest tech company....

“What is SafeMoon?” is one of the most searched questions on Google as the new lunar-inspired cryptocurrency craze takes over social media. SafeMoon is a DeFi token. DeFi is a portmonteau of the words “decentralized finance,” a cryptocurrency movement that seeks to cut out authoritative institutions (e.g. banks and government bodies) via blockchain technology. SafeMoon is the baby of the cryptocurrency world compared to more established digital assets like Bitcoin and Dogecoin; the DeFi token was launched into the market just a few weeks ago....

With Calls, you can leave your phone in your pocket and answer incoming phone calls right from your PC. You can even initiate calls from your PC using either the in-app dialer (number pad) or your exported contacts list. You don’t necessarily need to add someone to your contacts list or remember their number to call them — You Phone will give you access to your call history where you can quickly dial a number back....

In a Windows Insider podcast, Microsoft designers flaunted a new Windows Start menu — a work in progress — that de-emphasizes the colorful, familiar Live Tiles for a simpler-looking interface with icons. Windows 10 update is wrecking PCs: Here is what to doRIP: Windows 10 live tiles reportedly getting killed by MicrosoftHow to Upgrade to Windows 10 From Windows 7 or 8 “The idea is to visually unify the Start menu, [from] a somewhat chaotic color, to something a bit more uniform,” Mike LaJoie, an icon designer on the Windows team, said....

Alex Ionescu of Crowdstrike wrote on wrote on Twitter that “#Meltdown patches for Windows 10 had a fatal flaw: calling NtCallEnclave returned back to user space with the full kernel page table directory, completely undermining the mitigation.” The layman’s explanation there is that the patch still allowed access to the kernel, therefore undermining the use of having a patch at all. In other words, you’re still vulnerable to Meltdown. This requires local code execution privileges and occurs only on Windows 10 Build 1709, the Fall Creators Update....

Earlier this month, we reported widespread problems with the Windows 10 Search bar. The Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide crews were among a large group of Windows users who couldn’t access the search feature and were instead presented with a blank white or black box. Windows 10 search is broken: What you need to know Windows 10 ReviewHow to Use Windows 10 Microsoft acknowledged the bug at the time and said it would investigate “access and latency issues” with various Microsoft 365 services....

As reported by Windows Latest, an upcoming Windows 10 update will resolve a bug that caused some devices to get stuck in an installation loop. The problem affects users who try to apply updates from Windows Update, but instead, the OS attempts to install an older version of Intel graphics drivers. Major Windows 10 update adds killer features — Here are the 5 bestHow to Update Windows 10Best 2-in-1 laptops in 2020...

The existing snap functionality in Windows 10 handles this pretty well, just dragging a window to the side or corner of your screen lets you easily snap it into place and helps you fill in the rest. Windows 11 has brought this functionality to the forefront and I suspect many users will be encountering it for the first time. Windows 11 Event live blog: latest OS features, major updates and moreBest laptops 2021The best Microsoft Surface deals in June 2021...