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Short Battery Life Sinks the Otherwise Great Surface Pro 8
This 2-in-1 from Microsoft is a powerful workhorse for all your office tasks—if you sit near an outlet.
Need Some Storage? 8 Deals on SD Cards, USB Sticks, and SSDs
If you’re running low, Amazon has some deals to stock up on storage before it’s time to capture all those holiday memories.
How to quickly add drawings and real connectors using the drawing canvas in Word
Microsoft Word’s drawing layer helps you keep pieces of a complex drawing together on a single canvas.
Microsoft reveals pricing and other details for Office 2021
Set to debut Oct. 5, the one-time purchase version of Office will cost $150 for students and $250 for business users.
How Google Geofence Warrants Helped Catch Capitol Rioters
A WIRED investigation has found 45 federal criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data to place suspects inside the US Capitol during the January 6 riot.
Why James Bond Doesn’t Use an iPhone
The fictional superspy wields Nokia devices in ‘No Time To Die.’ It’s an odd choice, but Apple’s smartphones aren’t ideal, either.
The haptic Surface pen can help you get a more accurate grip
Haptics used to mean vibrating your phone instead of having it ring when a call came in. But smaller, more controllable tech put sophisticated kinesthetic feedback in something as small as a pen.
This Tablet Makes It Easy to Zoom With Older Loved Ones
It requires an expensive subscription, but this device is specially designed for the elderly.
Vizio’s M-Series TV Is Affordable and Mantle-Worthy
This flatscreen delivers reliable picture quality, satisfactory blacks, and a pleasant interface—all at a respectable price.