It may not be as glamorous as the Elite Dragonfly, but the EliteBook 1040 G7 is every bit as capable. It flaunts an attractive metal chassis, boasts lightning-quick performance, and lasts for more than 15 hours on a charge. The 1080p display is a good one for work and play, plenty of ports mean you don’t need a dongle, and a spattering of default and optional features make your work experience more secure and efficient....

Lenovo is celebrating the new year by slashing up to 70% off its excellent ThinkPad (opens in new tab) machines. Now is a great time to upgrade and net huge savings on your next business laptop. As part of the sale, you can get the Editor’s Choice Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 (opens in new tab)for $1,276 via coupon, “THINKJAN”. Normally, this laptop would retails for $2,279, so that’s a whopping $1,003 off its regular price....

I bought both a PS5 and Xbox Series X on day one, and it frustrates me to say that one of these consoles will be collecting dust for months. It’s not even about the games (well a little bit), but rather the overall experience, and more specifically, the controller. Xbox made a good console, for sure, but PlayStation defined what next-gen gaming actually feels like. If you’re thinking about getting an Xbox Series X right now, you should wait....

Face ID was supposed to be the future of authentication — a “fluid experience,” Apple promised in 2017. A decade later, it feels like nothing but a step back. When I switched to an iPhone, I knew that it would offer me a better, more reliable experience in many ways, but its facial-only biometric authentication and proprietary charging port would forever be the bane of my existence. I learned to live with the latter, partly thanks to wireless charging, but the former?...

From much better options for home-screen notifications to Siri gaining superpowers in Shortcuts, iOS 12 can breathe new life into your iPad, and it even speeds up older models. Here’s everything we love about Apple’s new operating system on the iPad: If your iPad is anything like mine, you’ve probably been annoyed with how it constantly chirps for notifications. One of iOS 12’s best new features is its improved lock-screen notifications....

As part of the sale, you can get the excellent Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 for $1,258 (opens in new tab) via coupon"CLEARANCE8". That’s a whopping $1,021 off and the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this premium laptop. These are some of the best laptops deals we’ve seen all year. Shop Lenovo’s entire clearance sale (opens in new tab)See more of the best laptop deals in JulyBest laptops of 2020...

Users criticized Adobe on social media while pointing out the limitations of Photoshop for iPad, which includes missing key features found on the core program. Photo editors and illustrators specifically bemoaned limited brush features, lacking layering options and incompatibility issues with Lightroom. “This app in its current state can’t add any filters, rotate canvas, missing tools, etc … Releasing these apps, asking consumers to pay for said release, then asking us to provide valuable feedback is nonsense," one user wrote....