While it’s true that no matter what spec you pick, you’re going to be happy with your purchase (spoiler alert: we love this laptop), there were some unexpected results that you should know about. Let’s see how they compare to one another, and we’ll chuck in the standard M2 MacBook Air and M2 MacBook Pro for good measure. Unexpected results Shock results come in two of our big benchmarks: Geekbench 5....

Unfortunately, that isn’t the case with a new flaw uncovered by the Qualys Research Team last week. The flaw affects all Unix-based operating systems, which includes macOS and Linux. The flaw permits any regular user to have superuser privileges, giving them essentially complete control of the laptop (via Tom’s Guide). Best MacBook in 2021: Which Apple laptop is best?macOS Big Sur reviewBest cheap MacBook deals of February 2021 The implementation identified by the researchers was focused on an in-person attack....

Big Sur is also working in synergy with Apple’s latest M1 chip to provide improved performance, battery life and convenience for developers. MacBook Pro 2020 (13-inch) reviewBest MacBook in 2020: Apple laptops to buy this holiday seasonMacBook with Apple Silicon: Release date, rumors and specs The dock has been streamlined, giving every app on it a uniform curved square aesthetic that makes for a far more satisfying experience. Big Sur also features a new control center, which allows you to access settings for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirDrop, Keyboard Brightness, Display Brightness and Volume Control....

I’ll admit, I haven’t played a soccer game in quite a while, and the FIFA titles simply bore me. However, the arcade experience of Mario Strikers: Battle League has been a blast, as it doesn’t take itself seriously and has that Nintendo charm that we’ve all come to love. But is that enough to make its way onto our best Nintendo Switch games page? Let’s find out. Everyone needs to know the fundamentals You’ll be asked if you want to jump into the game or check out the training as soon as you start the game....

What is Clubhouse and why is Facebook cloning the voice chat app?Check out the best messaging apps of 2021Find out the best mobile phone deals in April 2021 What is Facebook’s Hotline? As reported by TechCrunch, Hotline is a web-based app that gives creators a platform to speak to their audience and answer any questions via text or audio. However, instead of being audio-only like Clubhouse, hosts have the ability to turn on their cameras during their Q&A....

The Pavilion Gaming 15 will be available in September with a starting price of $799. HP Pavilion Gaming 15 Specs HP’s new gaming laptop is all about giving mainstream gamers enough power to play the latest games at a low price. That said, the Pavilion Gaming 15 isn’t the slimmest or lightest laptop, and even the topped-out configuration has what we consider a mid-range GPU. What the Pavilion Gaming 15 does offer is an interesting aesthetic, strong components and a display made for gaming....

Credit: Denys Prykhdov/Shutterstock Apple is allegedly going to push developers into merging Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps into one single executable sometime in 2021. Don’t worry, though: They are not killing the Mac (yet). And this is actually great news for everyone. According to a Bloomberg report this week, the Cupertino company wants to make it easier to develop once and deploy everywhere through a new “multi step initiative” called Marzipan....

Currently in its experimental (opens in new tab) phase and soon to be updated, the profile switcher will be used for sites or Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), which are installed as apps on users’ desktops. This means we won’t have to stick to just one profile and install another app to use another account. “If you install the same site or PWA on more than one Edge profile, we’ve introduced a profile switcher on the application title bar to switch between profiles from within your app,” Josh Bodner, a Microsoft community manager, wrote (opens in new tab)....

What prevented me from ever buying a Surface Book – its extremely high price – remains a problem. The 15-inch Surface Book 3 starts at $2,229 and goes well beyond $3,000 once you’ve configured it to your liking. On top of that, the unique form factor has its limitations; The Surface Book 3 is thick and heavy and its performance is outclassed by other systems. But if budget isn’t an issue and you want a laptop and tablet in one, then the Surface Book 3 is unrivaled....

Without departing drastically from its iconic look, the Pro 8 makes subtle improvements to the Surface Pro as a tablet and a laptop. Upgrades include a larger display and more comfortable to use design, along with a much-needed internal upgrade. That includes an 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor and up to 32GB of RAM, components that bring some of the new features of Windows 11 to bear. These upgrades come at a tangible cost, with a starting price of $1,099 without the Type Cover or new Slim Pen 2....

Two established titans – the elder HipChat (which launched in 2010), and Slack (which was released in 2013) – currently dominate this market. Although many people likely use only one team-chat app, I use both. I use HipChat at Laptop Mag to discuss the news, share documents and assign stories, and I use Slack in my personal life, to create and manage a community space for a podcast I work on....

In the upcoming months, Microsoft Teams will be rolling out a new layout in Teams Rooms, called “Front Row,” that will place remote participants at the bottom of your screen, so they appear to be facing those in the room. Microsoft laid out its planned improvements in a blog post (opens in new tab)titled " The future of hybrid work (opens in new tab)," which explained how the front row layout would also include meeting information such as agenda, tasks, notes, and chat....

The best Microsoft Surface deals in March 2021Microsoft: 2020 Brand Report CardMicrosoft to add this time-saving feature to Word “Today, we shared that an end-to-end encryption option for Teams 1:1 ad hoc VoIP calls will be available in preview to commercial customers planned for the first half of this year,” Microsoft explained (opens in new tab). “We will then work to bring E2EE capabilities to online meetings later.” The data encryption will only be available to paying customers, and can only be used if both the caller and receiver are enabled by their company’s IT team and have both opted in....

MORE: How to Use Windows 10 It must be inside of an actual Microsoft Store. There are roughly 100 such locations in the U.S. You must check in the eligible device at the Answer Desk before noon. And the offer is only as good as supplies last, or until July 29. Not all laptops are eligible, either. Yours must power on, hold a charge and be “in fully functional, working condition without broken/missing components, cracked display/housing, liquid damage, modification(s) or have device warranty seal broken....

Don’t worry, if you’re still on Windows 7, you can score a free upgrade all the way up to Windows 10. However, that’s contingent upon having a legit Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 license. Read our guide for detailed instructions on how to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The short of it is that you can download the Media Creation Tool, enter your original product key for your license and it’ll upgrade your digital license to Windows 10....

In an interview with GQ, Jim Ryan has confirmed that Days Gone is heading to PC in Spring, with “a whole slate of” more PlayStation exclusives making the transition in the future. More: PS5 reviewSony confirms PSVR 2 for PS5Best PlayStation 5 launch titles The timing of this announcement is almost as if someone at Sony read our console games we want on PC feature! Their decision to bring more blockbuster exclusives come after the successful computer release of Horizon Zero Dawn....

Design For a laptop this massive, the Titan is rather understated. It makes me long for the bright-red, dragon-clad “I am laptop, hear me roar” motif of the GT72 Dominator Pro Dragon Edition. Instead, you have a rather stately black brushed-aluminum lid with a pair of glossy, blood-red accents. Toward the center, you’ll find the backlit red and white dragon sigil and a chrome MSI logo. A plastic strip toward the front acts as the lip, begging you to explore the laptop further....

This thin laptop will sport configuration options that offer up to a Core i9 CPU and Nvidia Quadro P4200 laptop GPU. There’s no word yet on the system’s base specs. MSI aims to woo creatives and businesspeople with the WS65, thanks to its sleek, skinny build, minimalist design and strong CPU. The WS65 will feature a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display that covers 72% of the NTSC color gamut. The workstation will have plenty of ports, including three USB 3....

Citing its 0.69-inch (17.7mm) thickness, MSI claims that the 15-inch GS63VR is the slimmest laptop on the market with this GPU and display type. It also weighs a mere 4.2 pounds, which would be reasonable for a non-gaming 15-inch laptop and is impressive for something with this much horsepower. While we can’t say for sure whether there’s another laptop somewhere in the world that’s this powerful and slim, the new MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro is certainly the sveltest we’ve seen....

Circulating through torrent sites and first found on a Russian forum, the malware installer camouflages itself as an installer for the legitimate Little Snitch app. Popular among torrenters, Little Snitch lets users monitor and filter network traffic so they can prevent or allow others to connect to networks using advanced rules. MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro: Which MacBook Should You Buy?Best MacBook in 2020: Apple laptop reviews and ratingsMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020) Review...