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Microsoft continues to confound our expectations and, frankly, common sense. Case in point, today’s Windows Insider release.

Microsoft this week published documentation for developers who wish to optimize their Android apps to run well in Windows 11.

Last year, Apple wowed me with iOS 14, a major visual and functional refresh of its increasingly creaky mobile OS. This year, it's Android 12.

As promised, I preordered a Google Pixel 6 Pro, and I added a Google case and 30-watt power adapter to the order as well.

At a virtual event today, Google formally launched the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones, a new Pixel Pass subscription option, and much more.

Following up an earlier report about Google expecting record sales of the Pixel 6 family, Nikkei Asia now adds some more data to the prediction.

When I’m at home, I use a professional podcasting rig that consists of a broadcast-quality microphone, a boom arm, and a USB audio interface.

At a virtual event today, Apple announced new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets.

The 9th-generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is exactly what fans of this venerable line of premium Ultrabooks want and expect.

Parallels has announced the release of Parallels Desktop 17.1 for Mac, which adds full support for macOS Monterey and Windows 11.

Well, you gotta give Lenovo an “A” for effort: I’m not aware of any PC maker that experiments so often with new form factors.

The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 is one of the sleekest, thinnest, and lightest 15.6-inch portable PCs I’ve ever used.

Google announced today that it is bringing continuous scrolling to search results on mobile, with no need for separate pages.

Luna Display 5.0 comes to Windows for the first time, letting you use your iPad as a second display. And guess what? It works great.

At its annual [email protected] global press event, the hardware maker announced a broad lineup of new PCs, Chromebooks, and other devices.

Intent on always copying Apple, Samsung revealed last night that it, too, will hold an event in late October.

Apple’s long-anticipated M1X-based Macs should debut at a special event next week which the firm dubs “Unleashed.”

Gartner and IDC confirmed that the PC market barely grew in Q3 2021, with PC makers selling 85.4 million units in the quarter.

The market researchers at Canalys claim that global PC sales rose just 5 percent in Q3 2021. Does this indicate that the pandemic boom is over?

I’ve been using a Thunderbolt dock as part of my mobility experiments, but I suspect that a USB-C hub will make more sense in the long run.

Activist shareholders have convinced Microsoft to dramatically expand its “Right to Repair” efforts by the end of 2022.

For the first time, I’ve weathered the transition from a desktop PC-based setup to a laptop. And I have a few observations.

The Netherlands antitrust authority has ruled that Apple’s in-app payment system requirements must be changed.

Japan's Fair Trade Commission announced that it is investigating Apple and Google for abusing their dominance in the smartphone market.

AMD revealed that customers are now experiencing a 3-15 percent performance hit when they upgrade to Windows 11. A fix is on the way.

In many ways, the new Signature Keyboard for Surface Pro 8 isn’t a major update when compared to Type Covers past.

Microsoft’s Surface Slim Pen 2 resembles a carpenter’s pencil and it works even better when paired to Surface Pro 8.