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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Review
Microsoft’s been producing its own brand Surface devices for more than a decade now, largely targeting productivity professionals with its flagship Surface Pro line of...

Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse Review: Is a green mouse any good?
When it comes time to replace your computer mouse, outside gaming circles most of us look for value for money. Not to say that gamers...

Windows 11 launches with surprisingly few gremlins
It used to be the case that when a new version of Windows launched, it came with a whole host of bugs, incompatibilities, and problems....

Microsoft expands its Surface range of devices and jumps back into the phone game
For nearly a decade now, Microsoft has produced its own line of (mostly) laptops under the Surface branding. Recently, Microsoft announced new Surface devices, which...

Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 pricing
There was a time when Microsoft sold software. Indeed, the company made itself into the mega-entity it is by grabbing the licensing agreement for MS-DOS...

Windows 11 Early Impressions: Cleaner visuals with a learning curve
Microsoft recently released its first public-facing beta version of the Windows 11 operating system that it will ship later this year. You’ve got to be...

Windows 11 is coming, but is your PC ready?
Microsoft recently announced its next generation of the Windows operating system, Windows 11. If you’re thinking that seems odd given it did announce some years...

Is Microsoft about to launch Windows 11?
Back when Microsoft made the jump from Windows 8 to Windows 10 – skipping out on Windows 9 entirely – the software giant announced that...

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Review: Portable and affordable
Microsoft’s been selling Surface branded laptops for years now, most prominently to folks who want high end Windows laptops and tablets and are prepared to...

Microsoft Xbox Series X Review: Nice improvements, but no need to rush
Microsoft recently launched its fourth console generation with the arrival of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. They follow the original 2001 Xbox,...

25 Years Since Windows 95 Changed Computing For The Better (Mostly)
We live in an age where it’s absolutely assumed that the vast majority of your interactions with computers will be with visual interfaces – strictly...

Surface Book 3 Review: Unique but not compelling
Microsoft diversified its Surface portfolio of tablet devices a number of years back to include more laptop-style designs, including the Surface Laptop – no prizes...

Microsoft surrenders in the browser wars as it switches to Chromium
I’ve been writing about the Internet for long enough now that I’ve seen every iteration to date of the competition in the web browser space;...

Microsoft goes small with its new Surface Go 2
Microsoft’s Surface brand of tablets and laptops has long been the software maker’s “premium” tablet and laptop brand, designed to show off the best of...

What is Data Backup and Why is it Important?
Of all the computer maintenance activities out there, having a backup of your important data is the one you really, really should take seriously. Anthony...

Microsoft reverses its position on Windows 7 updates in the weirdest possible way
Typically, when a company announces that a tech product is no longer supported, it’s because it doesn’t intend to provide any support for that product....

If you’re running Windows 10, you need to update it right now
Statistically speaking, you’re probably running a Windows PC – it’s still the world’s most-used operating system, and not by a small margin, and it’s fairly...

Windows 7 support is about to end: Here’s what you should do
Windows 7 was first introduced by Microsoft back in 2009, which means that’s just a shade over a decade old as I write this. While...

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Review: Third time’s the charm
Microsoft used to be a software-only company, leaving the practical work of actually building PCs to partner companies such as Dell, HP, Lenovo and others....

Microsoft’s new Surface range could show the future of Windows
When Microsoft announced its very first range of Surface laptop computers, it very prominently stated that it wasn’t going into direct competition with hardware partners...

Laptop buying guide: PC or Mac?
A question as old as computing itself is should I get a Mac or a PC? Apple even turned that question into a successful series...

Microsoft’s latest Surface update causes its laptops to sink
Generally speaking, when there’s an important update for your notebook, it’s a decent idea to install it. It may not be an update that makes...