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Microsoft’s New Surface Pro Is Better Than You Think

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Daryl

“The new Microsoft Surface Pro is barely different from the Surface Pro 4″ — that’s what blogs, including this one, have been saying ever since the new Surface Pro was announced last month. The truth is that one needs to … Continue reading →

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The Samsung Galaxy Book Is Perfect Note-Taking Device

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Daryl

I have been playing with the Samsung Galaxy Book (Kaby Lake, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256SSD) and like the device a lot more than some critics do. The Verge thinks Samsung made “one step forward and one step back,” … Continue reading →

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Can The Samsung Galaxy Book Challenge The Surface Pro 4?

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Daryl

The Surface Pro 4, despite its initial shortcomings (battery life, faulty trackpad driver, etc.) has become the ultimate hybrid laptop. It’s so successful that Microsoft doesn’t have to worry about delaying the Surface Pro 5; the Surface Pro 4 is … Continue reading →

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Hands (And Fingers) On With The Microsoft Surface Studio

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Daryl

I wasn’t really excited about writing about the Surface Studio, which is why this is my first article on it, although the device came out a few weeks ago. But today, I walked by the Microsoft Kiosk at the Glendale … Continue reading →

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2016 MacBook Pro With Touch Bar: Hands On

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Daryl

I’ve been working with the MacBook Pro (13-inch 2016 Version) for the past three days, and I’m more impressed with it than I thought I would be. This version has 2.9 GHz dual-core processor, but feels like it runs even … Continue reading →

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Apple Pencil Beats Microsoft N-Trig Pen In Battle Of The Styluses

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Daryl

The iPad  has always been a great tablet, even if tablets are becoming less relevant. The one thing the iPad has always lacked has been a digital stylus. Thanks to the iPad Pro (both the 12.9-inch and new 9.7-inch one), … Continue reading →

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Extending Battery Life For Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Daryl

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 has sold well and has earned a lot of critical acclaim, but the battery life, considering it runs a 6th generation Intel Core processor, is truly disappointing. A poster from the forums at Windows Central summarized … Continue reading →

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Laptop Displays Are Becoming More Square And Crisp

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Daryl

Laptops in the 1990s and all the way through the mid 2ooos had screens with a 4:3 aspect ratio. However, as laptops turned into multimedia machines, the aspect ratios changed to match HD television screens. Most had (and still have) … Continue reading →

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Deciding Between The Surface Pro 4 And The Surface Book

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Daryl

When Microsoft announced both the Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Book, I immediately thought I was going to get the Surface Book; it fixes all the annoying things that I don’t like about the Surface Pro 3 (a device … Continue reading →

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The Dell Effect: Microsoft Introducing New Almost Bezel-Less Surface Pro 4

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Daryl

When Dell released the XPS 13 earlier this year, there was plenty of praise about the new groundbreaking laptop. The XPS 13 is basically a 13-inch laptop in the body of an 11-inch one. Even BGR, known to be an … Continue reading →

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