Shopping around for a new Lenovo laptop? There are plenty of great options if you're on a smaller budget and don't want to spend well over $1,200. As an example, Lenovo offers the 16-inch IdeaPad Slim 5 (2023), which is a clamshell laptop. If you need something more versatile, though, there's the IdeadPad Slim 5 (2023), which is a 2-in-1 with a touchscreen. Both of these can be great laptops, but if you're wondering about the differences between them, we got you covered with a thorough look at both devices right here.

Since XDA launched over 20 years ago, computing has been at the heart of everything that we do. We started out as a Windows development community, after all, and are named after the O2 Xda. That evolved into Android, and more recently, we’ve expanded into being an all-encompassing tech site. If it’s got a processor in it and you compute with it, we probably cover it.

Similar to the best Windows laptops, there are a lot of great accessibility features in ChromeOS to help make best Chromebooks easier to use for everyone. One of those, in particular, is the auto clicker. This feature lets your mouse cursor automatically click once it has stopped moving on the screen after a preset period of time. You have complete control of this through the ChromeOS settings page. Here's a look at how you can enable it.

It has been well-known for the last couple of months that Microsoft has decided to stop supporting Windows 11 21H2 Home and Pro editions after October 10, 2023. And now that we are a month away from the announced date, Microsoft is again notifying users about the Windows 11 21H2's end-of-support date.

The concept phone is designed to have a range of purse straps attached to it. | Image: Honor The V Purse is a new concept phone from Honor that asks “what if foldables were more like fashion accessories?” The company showed off the device during a presentation at IFA 2023 alongside the Honor Magic V2, its latest foldable phone announced in China earlier this year. The V Purse is a demonstration of what’s possible for folding devices, and Honor hasn’t said if it’ll ever be released it as a product. Conversely, the company says it plans to release the Magic V2 globally no later than Q1 next year, CNBC reports, but has yet to officially announce pricing outside China.There are two key elements to the V Purse’s design. First is a series of interchangeable straps and chains that clip on to the foldable and allow it to be carried... Continue reading…

The Verge Disney has blocked its channels from being accessed by the nearly 15 million subscribers to Charter’s Spectrum service, the second-largest cable TV provider in the US. The blackout means that viewers in major markets like New York and Los Angeles can’t access ABC, ESPN, FX, Freeform, National Geographic and a dozen other Disney-owned channels.Carriage disputes happen with some frequency when network owners, like Disney, renegotiate contracts with service providers, like Charter. Disney is seeking higher fees, Charter doesn’t want to pay them, and so Disney has yanked its programming as a negotiation tactic.Charter says that Disney is “demanding an excessive increase” in fees and wants to force customers to “pay for channels you may not... Continue reading…

Chiaki Kuriyama plays one of the students forced to fight to the death in Battle Royale. | Image: The Criterion Channel Twenty years later, you can still see the bloody fingerprints of one violent Japanese film on pop culture today. Continue reading…

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ is now out, and along with the other two Tab S9 slates, is one of the most premium Android tablets to date. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro M2 is the gold standard that tablets are compared against, with Apple once again showing why it’s the class leader. Both of these slates are among the best tablets around, with quality cameras, large, crisp, and bright displays, and stylus support. While the hardware is similar in design and power, the Samsung runs Android while the iPad runs iPadOS. Which of these premium tablets is right for you?

Although PCIe 5.0 SSDs are just now coming onto the scene, PCIe 4.0 drives are still very much relevant and will continue to be some of the best SSDs for at least a year. Among PCIe 4.0 SSDs, Samsung's 990 Pro has reigned as the fastest SSD (or at least tied as the top with WD's SN850X), and I was pretty confident that it would remain that way forever when I reviewed it back in April.

It's time to head back to school and all the fun and new experiences. As always, your bright minds would be brimming with big ideas to create a new tune, an innovative app, or a new theory that starts a revolution. Yes, you have all the potential to make bigger impacts that matter. To power your ideas, Dell is back with its cool back to school deals on the latest and best computing gear, with whopping discounts of up to $500 off!

The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro will soon no longer be the latest iPhones, as Apple is preparing to launch a fresh batch of flagship phones. For years now, the Cupertino firm has been refreshing its premium line of smartphones every fall, and this year will likely be no different. So what will the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus introduce, and what do we want Apple to include in them? Let's unpack!

Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is among the prominent voices in Congress advocating for a smooth transition to electric vehicles. Dingell, who was first elected in 2015, represents suburban Detroit, home to a large swath of the American car industry and the labor force that builds those vehicles. I spoke with Dingell, a former GM executive who serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, about the pressing issues facing legislators as the country races to make EVs dominant. The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.You’ve been supportive of laws that have boosted EV investment in this country. Do you think that our government should have moved faster with these kinds of laws?It’s a complicated subject.... Continue reading…