The latest update adds the ability to transfer photos and videos as well as mirror and control your iPhone from a Dell laptop. It also removes the need to keep the Dell Mobile Connect iPhone app open in the foreground when sending SMS messages from your laptop. This is beyond what Microsoft’s Your Phone app supports for iOS users at the moment, so if you own a Dell laptop, Mobile Connect just became the best iPhone companion app....

For $499, the DXRacer Air Mesh Gaming Chair (D7200) offers great lumbar support and a comfortable memory foam headrest wrapped up in a cute cyan-and-white design. The big issue is that by default, the mesh isn’t nearly as comfortable as leather or fabric. But it’s not uncomfortable, and the DXRacer Air is a solid gaming chair overall and worth considering if you like the idea of an office chair with gaming chair features....

Just remember: on its own, a desk bike is no substitute for proper fitness and nutrition. Spinning your wheels with this caliber of equipment isn’t going to reverse the effects of an inactive lifestyle overnight. For certain demographics, however — such as middle-aged folks with mild leg complaints — standing desks (and under-desk bikes) can be an excellent tool to improve one’s quality of life. Everyone has a fitness journey, and when it comes to professional productivity, an ergonomically sound workstation is a proverbial step in the right direction....

And since I’ll be working from home for the foreseeable future, it’s the perfect time to get my office set up. The first major piece is the Fully Jarvis Bamboo Standing desk (opens in new tab)(reviewed at $1,029, starting at $549). A combination of circuitry and wood, the Jarvis is a great example of form meeting function. With a quick touch of a button, the desk quickly rises, taking you from a potentially unhealthy sedentary lifestyle to an energized standing position....

Part of the reason the browser demands so much RAM is because of all those pesky ads running in the background of the websites you visit. Yes, ads fund the internet, but they can also ruin a browsing experience if they’re not well optimized. Now Google is taking a stand against those offenders and blocking any ads that require too many system resources. First reported by 9to5Google (opens in new tab), Chrome developers have released a Chromium commit that “unloads ad iframe” if they are deemed to be using an “egregious amount of system resources....

Monica doesn’t necessarily have a budget to stick to, but she did mention that her gaming genre of choice is strategy, so she plays titles like Civilization, Age of Empires and The Sims. That means she doesn’t need a super-tricked-out notebook, so she doesn’t have to spend upward of $2,000 to satisfy her needs. Here are our top picks for road-ready laptops that can handle less-demanding games with ease. Lenovo Legion Y530 In terms of looks and pricing, I do like the Lenovo Legion Y530, which we reviewed at $899 and which features a 2....

This is how to extend your MacBook’s battery life: Turn Down the Screen Brightness The lights behind that Retina display are the biggest strain on your MacBook’s battery, bar none. If you keep your display at 100 percent, you may be shaving hours off of your laptop’s endurance. When we tested the Dell XPS 13, the screen brightness could add or subtract up to 3 hours of battery life, and that’s the case for most laptops....