On Tuesday, the company started rolling out the new Edge browser to Windows Insiders enrolled in the Release Preview ring. The new Edge will become the default browser for Insiders over the coming weeks and months, as reported by Windows Central. Microsoft Edge hands-on review: The Chrome killerGoogle Chrome’s fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its bad sideGoogle is using scare tactics to get people to use Chrome instead of Edge...

Now, the 13-inch Surface Laptop 3 is out in the wild, but how does it hold up against Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro? Both laptops are going to cost you quite a few dollars, and while these machines are definitely overpriced, they do offer premium features, from great performance to colorful, sharp displays. Here’s how the two premium laptops stack up. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (13-inch) vs. Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch): Specs compared Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (13-inch) vs....

My not-quite-a-haiku says it all. MSI’s Prestige 14 is a lovely eyeful that is as powerful as it is pretty. The $1,399 laptop serves up a head-turning design and throws in a colorful display and solid performance by way of an Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia discrete graphics. And despite the GPU, you get over 9 hours of battery life. The comfortable keyboard is only the icing on the power-pink cake....

Newegg is running deals on just about everything that could be on your holiday shopping list, but it is really blowing it out with headphones including the Bose QuietComfort 35 II for $199 (opens in new tab), which is a $100 savings. Audiophiles aren’t being ignored at Newegg with the Beyerdynamic Amiron Home on sale for $319 (opens in new tab), which is an unbelievable $380 off the retail price....

Update: We added a “Durability and drop test” section to this review with results from our Chromebook drop test report. The Samsung Chromebook Plus and Pro ($449.99 and $549.99, respectively) are systems built on firsts. Nearly identical but for their processors – the Plus has an ARM processor and the Pro has an Intel Core m3 – they’re the first Chromebooks that have embedded styli and can run Android apps out of the box, and both features add a ton of functionality to Google’s lightweight operating system....

Changes like an update to the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, a bigger battery, and tweaks to the camera system make this a more versatile slab for the focussed target audience of this phone: cinephiles, audiophiles and creative pros. But some of these differences, as I’ll go into, are unwelcome. Has Sony struck the right balance and produced a fine smartphone, or are its problems just too much? Let’s find out....

State of PlayStation’s exclusives State of PlayStation’s exclusives 2022 hasn’t been a jam-packed year for major publishers, but PlayStation has had some of the biggest hits. The company started the year off with Horizon: Forbidden West back in February, which we absolutely loved, and ended the year with God of War Ragnarok, which we loved even more. We also had The Last of Us Part I, and although it is a great remaster, it’s not a particularly substantial inclusion into Sony’s lineup for the year....