October 12, 2015 First-look review: Microsoft Surface Book is both a giant tablet and a lap-friendly laptop Microsoft’s Surface Book is a good first step to combine a tablet with a lap-friendly keyboard.
February 5, 2015 Battery life champs: Longest-lasting gear of 2013 You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much battery life. Your phone, tablet or laptop can have a gorgeous screen, stunning design and powerful performance, but when it runs out of juice at 2 p.m., it will be the ugliest gadget you’ve ever seen. LAPTOP tested a number of gadgets with strong endurance during the past 12 months. From a tablet that lasts more than 12 hours to a laptop that can keep going through a trans-Pacific flight, these are the 13 longest-lasting mobile tech products of 2013. - Avram Piltch
January 13, 2015 Ultrabooks? Not this year. Analysts cut sales estimates in half With 2012 entering its closing quarter, the ultrabook phenomenon hasn't performed quite as phenomenally as expected -- and analysts are downgrading forecasts.
January 13, 2015 Drool-worthy new tech gear from IFA 2013 One of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances is running this week in Berlin, Germany. From the crazy to brilliant, here's the most interesting new gadgets from the show, which takes place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds through Sept. 11.
January 13, 2015 Latest Intel processors prolong laptop battery life The latest generation of Intel's lineup of Core processors, known as fourth-generation (or Haswell), is performing as expected, with our first batch of tests turning up laptops with notably long battery life and generally excellent performance.
November 20, 2014 The best tablets of 2012 It's the year of the tablet but which one do you get? We boil down the options to help you make a decision.
November 20, 2014 In pictures: Windows 8, Microsoft's most radical OS yet Microsoft will release Windows 8 on Oct. 26, the final version of the touch-powered operating system -- a collision of worlds that the company hopes will bring the desktop PC into the era of tablets.
