We review dozens of business laptops each year and the models that make our best business laptops offer a combination of comfort, performance and battery life. Don’t forget about security and durability — business laptops typically come with fingerprint sensors, IR cameras, and security chips, and many have military-grade durability. Some even feature webcam sliders and displays with built-in privacy filters for the extremely security conscious. If you need something with more oomph than your traditional business laptop, then check out our best workstations page....

But that didn’t mean the show was without its fair share of compelling new products. Laptops continue to make an impact thanks to Intel, AMD and Nvidia announcing new chips, heralding a new round of systems for gamers, students, mobile professionals, students and creatives. And while there were a lot of exciting devices to sift through on the virtual show floor, only a few could make our Best of CES list for 2022....

Design The Precision doesn’t make much of a design statement; it’s all business. The lid is made of black plastic, except for Dell’s logo in the center, which is silver. Lifting the lid reveals the touch-screen display, chiclet keyboard with number pad and a plastic deck (also black, but with a subtle, glittery finish). The only color in the computer is on the pointing stick in the center of the keyboard, which has a light blue circle surrounding (you guessed it) more black....

On the heels of Apple’s late-April iOS 14.5 update, Google announced that it will require Play Store developers to be more transparent about how they collect user data. iOS 14 tips and tricks to customize your phoneAirDrop has a ‘severe’ privacy leak that exposes iPhone dataPhones with the longest battery life of 2021 Google announces new requirement for Play Store developers Google announces new requirement for Play Store developers Google announced that developers will be required to reveal how their Play Store apps collect user data, which, as mentioned, is awfully similar to Apple’s “nutrition labels” privacy feature that urged developers to self-report their data-collection practices....

However, this popular slate is far from perfect and it doesn’t come cheap. Here are five reasons to consider the Surface Pro and three reasons to go with something else. The Surface Pro’s 12.3-inch multitouch display offers great screen real estate with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a 2736 x 1824 resolution, while also supporting all 4,096 of the new Surface Pen’s pressure sensitivity points. It reached an impressive brightness of 396 nits and reproduced a vibrant 140 percent of the sRGB color gamut in our tests, which makes it a great option for everything from photo editing to watching the latest movies....

Design The Pavilion x360 is a convertible hybrid, with a 360-degree hinge so you can use the machine as either a laptop or tablet. Whereas the Spectre x360 uses an intricate geared hinge design for smooth, synchronized opening, the Pavilion x360 has a more basic hinge design, but the functionality ends up the same. The Pavilion has an all-plastic chassis, with a silver lid and underside and a black plastic deck that has a wavy, marbled finish....

This past Tuesday, the Intel CEO gave an update on Intel’s CPU roadmap update for 2023, announcing two 7nm chips. The first goes by the name Meteor Lake, which is targeted towards PCs, while the second is named Granite Rapid and will be designed with data centers in mind. Gelsinger, who has made eye-raising statements recently, said, “Both Meteor Lake and Granite Rapids will have compute tiles built on Intel 7nm....