Google made its debut in our Tech Support Showdown investigation in 2020, but didn’t match the high standards we were expecting. The Twitter support, in particular, needed improvement, but the phone support made up for this shortfall with patient and helpful assistance. Plus, the Pixelbook help forum is crammed with plenty of useful information and easy-to-follow, step-by-step guides. But how much of this has continued throughout the last 12 months?...

Credit: Thaneree Deepul/Shutterstock The April 2018 build of Windows 10 introduced the Timeline, a feature that lets you pick up where you left off when switching from one Windows device to another. You can browse websites and work on documents on one machine, then move to another machine and have the same stuff cued up for you when you log in. (MacOS has has a similar feature for a few years....

While it may not be the most timely release, Apple does finally have a solution for iPhone 12 owners that could use a little extra battery life with the MagSafe Battery Pack (via 9to5Mac). iPhone 13: Price, release date, specs and moreApple AirPods Pro 2: Price, release date, features, and moreThe best phone deals in July 2021 The $99 MagSafe Battery Pack attaches to the back of your iPhone 12 magnetically and gives you an extra 1460mAh....

You can access this deal through Lenovo’s website, but make sure to use the “BLACKFRIDAY10” code and you’ll see the base configuration drop from $1,519 to $1,066.34, translating to $453 in savings. If you max out the config, the price will drop from $2,610 to $1,696, which is $913 in savings. You can even put multiple ThinkPads in your cart and the savings will stack. Buy on Lenovo The base configuration comes with Intel Core i5-8250U CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and a 1920 x 1080, 300-nit panel....

For a limited time, you can get the Alienware 15 4K w/ GTX 1080 (opens in new tab) for $1,709.99 via coupon code “SAVE10AFF”. Normally priced at $2,900, that’s a whopping $1,190 off its regular price and one of the best laptop deals we’ve seen this month. Buy the Alienware 15 4K w/ GTX 1080 (opens in new tab) for $1,709.99 via code “SAVE10AFF” The Alienware 15 R4 is packed with premium hardware....

The retailer is quietly discounting various Western Digital external hard drives with prices starting at $89. Deals include: WD 2TB Elements External Hard Drive (opens in new tab) for $79.99 ($20 off)WD My Passport 512GB Portable SSD (opens in new tab) for $99.99 ($60 off)WD 6TB Elements External Hard Drive (opens in new tab) for $109.99 ($80 off) WD 8TB Elements External Hard Drive (opens in new tab) for $139....

Sure, it’s no longer Apple’s flagship, but the Editor’s Choice machine receives frequent price cuts and can still run circles around much of the competition. iPad Pro 10.5-inch (64GB) (opens in new tab) for $499.99 ($150 off)iPad Pro 10.5-inch (256GB) (opens in new tab) for $649.99 ($150 off)iPad Pro 10.5-inch (512GB) (opens in new tab) for $849.99 ($150 off) The 10.5-inch iPad Pro packs Apple’s A10X Fusion chip. In conjunction with its 12-core GPU, the 10....

We tested the drive’s file transfer rates using a Microsoft Surface Book and found that it delivered read and write speeds of 87.25 MBps and 96.63 MBps, respectively. The drive’s 0.3-pound weight also made it easy to take on the road. The USB 3.0-equipped drive is Windows PC plug-and-play ready. If you’re a MacBook user, the drive can easily be reformatted to support MacOS. As an added bonus, the Seagate Expansion can even be used as an external drive for your PS4 or Xbox....

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7 is one of today’s best 2-in-1 laptops. The base model on sale packs a 12.3-inch (2736 x 1824) PixelSense display, 10th-gen Intel Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD. (We recommend upgrading to the model on sale at Best Buy). In our Surface Pro 7 review, we were impressed by its premium design and vivid display. Though we thought its battery life could be better, we gave the Surface Pro 7 a 4 out of 5 star rating for its overall performance....

The Aorus 15 is outfitted with an Intel Core i7-8750H processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 graphics card, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. While we didn’t review the Aorus 15, we did get some hands-on with it. Like the Gigabyte Aero 15, the Aorus 15 will ship out with Microsoft Azure AI, which (if enabled) accesses the Azure cloud database in order to best optimize the game or app you’re running....

Intel 8th Gen Core Comes to Business Intel made a huge splash this past fall when it released its 8th Generation “Kaby Lake Refresh” chips, which allow mainstream, thin-and-light laptops to get the power of four CPU cores. Now, even $500 laptops get a huge boost in performance, with gains of up to 91 percent over 2016’s Kaby Lake chips. Unfortunately, as it did with 7th Gen Core, Intel only released the consumer versions of its chips in September, with business versions due later....

Although this order is expected to arrive by Christmas, you may also pick up your order at a Walmart near you today. Sony’s PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller is one of the best gifts for gamers. It features dual analog sticks, a d-pad, and game buttons. There’s also a built-in mono speaker, mic array and six-axis motion sensor system incorporated into its design. Haptic feedback gives you a more precise physical response for an immersive gaming experience....

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14946 provides settings that let you decide what three and four finger gestures can do. Simply go to Settings > Devices > Touchpad > Other Gestures for access. Three or four-finger taps can be conscripted for Cortana, play/pause, Action Center or the middle mouse button, while swipes let you switch between apps and virtual desktops. A screen for advanced gestures lets you get even more granular, including creating and deleting virtual desktops and snapping Windows....

According to the report, the detachable 720 will get the upgrade to Intel’s 7th-generation “Kaby Lake” Y-series CPUs, a 2880 x 1920 display, up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. The device will allegedly charge via a newly added USB Type-C port but maintain two USB Type-A ports for existing peripherals. MORE: Best Lenovo Laptops The Surface competitor will, unsurprisingly, keep Lenovo’s trademark watchband hinge and will come in both gold and black....

The Chromebook features a gorgeous 13.3-inch OLED display and should go days on a charge for most users with over 13 hours in our Laptop Mag battery test. If you are in the market for a portable laptop for web browsing, content consumption and light productivity work this deal is not to be missed. In fact, it’s one of the best Black Friday Chromebook deals we’ve seen so far. Lenovo’s IdeaPad Duet 5 is one of the best Chromebooks for the money....

Lenovo is working on a new tablet that would utilize foldable screen technology sourced from LG Display, Korean news outlet ETNews is reporting, citing sources who claim to have knowledge of the plans. The tablet, which was earlier reported on by GSM Arena, would come with a 13-inch display when it’s fully opened. When the screen is folded, however, its screen would measure between 8 and 9 inches. There’s a lot that the report doesn’t shed light on, including how the foldable screen would work and what the tablet’s design might be....

Design The ThinkPad 13 Chromebook unsurprisingly borrows almost its entire design from Lenovo’s regular ThinkPad 13, which runs Windows 10. You’ll find the ThinkPad and Lenovo’s logos in the same locations on the lid, along with a Chrome logo. Opening the laptop reveals a 13.3-inch, a 1080p display, an island-style keyboard, a touchpad and the ThinkPad logo printed on the deck. But where the Windows version has both a silver and black option, the Chromebook is only available in the latter hue....

Design: Fun-size Lenovo’s Yoga 720 12 is a sleek and compact 2-in-1 laptop you’ll be proud to carry around. Sporting a matte iron-gray chassis made out of aluminum, the Yoga 720 is a well-built convertible with solid fit and finish. An engraved Yoga logo is located on the lid’s upper-left corner. When you lift the lid, you’ll find the Yoga 720’s island-style keyboard, which has charcoal keys and white lettering....

Apple has done a lot of things right with the iPad Pro 2022, including packing it with the beastly M2, but there is one hindrance that holds the tablet back from delivering a true desktop experience: iPadOS (h/t Digital Trends). A “smaller” macOS version for M2 iPad Pro may be on the horizon Apple is reportedly testing a “simplified” version of macOS, codenamed “Mendocino,” for the M2-based iPad Pro, according to Majin Bu....

Production looks set to start in the fourth quarter of 2022, which indicates an early 2023 launch window. We’ve seen plenty of rumors and leaks about the MacBook Pro M2 14-inch and 16-inch models, but this is one of the more concrete predictions from a reliable source. But there is some bad news. What’s the catch? Kuo’s insight about the MacBook Pros hitting mass production comes with one glaring omission....