However, we praised Tell Me Why for its nuanced, realistic portrayal of what it’s like to grapple with one’s gender identity while living in a small, insular-minded town. Playable transgender characters are a rarity in the video game world, and DontNod Entertainment (DNE) nailed it with its introduction of Tyler Ronan, a transgender man. That’s why we’re excited to tell you about DNE’s new announcement. Tell Me Why review: The most boring game on Xbox Game PassBest cheap gaming laptops 2021...

Black Friday 2022 is on Nov. 25 and we’re tracking the best end-of-year discounts on must-have tech. Be sure to bookmark our Black Friday deals roundup for the best holiday discounts. The renewed $799 iPhone 13 Pro in this Black Friday iPhone deal comes with a 6.1-inch, Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion. ProMotion means that the iPhone 13 Pro can climb up to a 120Hz refresh rate, depending on your activity....

One way these services reassure customers their data is safe is by emphasizing their no-logs policy. This means your VPN provider’s centralized servers don’t collect or keep a digit of data. Or, so these services claim. More often than not, general VPN users trust their chosen provider because they simply state they have “no logs.” Unless you go out of your way to see these servers yourself, let alone understand what in the world to search for, it’s hard to prove that claim....

Design The Z50 isn’t ugly, but it’s not attractive, either. The lid features a brushed-aluminum finish that’s more gunmetal than the silver Toshiba says it is, while the boring and boxy plastic case looks like someone wearing a gray suit that’s a couple of sizes too big. On the left side, there’s a plastic insert covering a slot where an optical drive might have once gone, and on the hinge, there’s a second shade of gray that isn’t found anywhere else on the laptop....

Pricing wasn’t announced, but Acer touts the notebook’s solid durability as a plus for laptop users looking for value. The notebook’s middle is wrapped in a shock-absorbent rubber frame to protect it against drops, and its pressure-resistant screen can survive frontal impact of up to 60 units of Kilogram-force (kgf). MORE: Best Acer Laptops Its spill-resistant keyboard withstands spills of up to 11 ounces of water and features a “gutter system” that drains water away from components and through the bottom of the device....

One standout back-to-school deal offers the excellent HP Envy 13 for $649 (opens in new tab). Usually, you would expect to pay $799 for this HP laptop, so you’re saving $150. In terms of back-to-school deals on laptops, this is one of the best there is. Shop: Walmart’s entire back-to-school sale (opens in new tab)More: Best back to school salesBest laptops in 2021 Walmart back-to-school sale The Intel Evo platform HP Envy 13 laptop offers an incredible value for the price....

This unassuming-looking device is the first Windows laptop to combine augmented and virtual reality, making an experience that seems to burst from the screen. When it launches (date TBD), zSpace is hoping to target the education and enterprise space with a surprisingly affordable price of $1,500. I had the opportunity to get an exclusive hands-on with the zSpace Laptop PC and was pleasantly surprised at how smooth and intuitive the experience is....

Test Conditions All of the storage drives were tested in a Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-17ISK with a Core i7-6700HQ CPU and 16GB of RAM. This slightly-older laptop has room for both a standard, SATA drive and a slim, PCIe-NVMe SSD, so it was able to accommodate all 108 drives they tested. It’s not a particularly long-lasting laptop as its battery life ranged from 392 minutes (6:32 hours) on the most power efficient drive to 258 minutes (4:18 hours) on the worst....

The 13-inch laptop was the sweet spot. Any larger and you sacrifice a sleek design worthy of capturing the attention of in-store customers, any smaller and you creep into tablet territory. But what if you could get the same portability but with a larger display? That’s where 14-inch laptops come in. Best 2-in-1 laptops in 2021Best college laptops for studentsBest laptop deals in 2021 In the past few months, we’ve seen 14-inch versions of flagship laptops that were previously available in only 13-inch and 15-inch flavors....

The vulnerability stems from the Adobe Type Manager Library, a Windows 10 DLL file used to manage fonts across various apps. When a hacker exploits the flaw, they can trick a user into opening or viewing a document then use one of two known remote code executions to plant harmful code in the victim’s system. Windows 10 update breaks your PC’s antivirus: What to doWindows 10 getting major UI overhaul — here’s our first look...

Ink is going to get a bunch of small improvements, including the addition of a protractor tool that makes it easier to change colors and pen widths. The Photos app is also adopting ink, so users can now draw on top of their pictures. It’s the same Ink experience, and we’re surprised that it wasn’t implemented sooner. The camera app is getting a number of features on the mobile app, but the PC upgrade is more iterative....

The May update adds a long-awaited light theme to Windows 10, along with changes to the UI, Windows Sandbox and a separated Cortana search blank, among other improvements. Note, you won’t be able to upgrade Windows until you’ve removed all USB devices or SD cards from your laptop. Once you’ve done so, you can install the latest version of Windows and enjoy the following features. How to install the May 2019 Update Microsoft will push the May 2019 update out to users over time....

“Beginning with Windows 10, version 2004, all new Windows 10 systems will be required to use 64-bit builds and Microsoft will no longer release 32-bit builds for OEM distribution.” Best college laptops in 2020: Best laptops for studentsBest 2-in-1 laptops in 2020 What does this mean for you? If you’re unsure of the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit systems, don’t worry, you probably won’t be affected by the change to Microsoft’s minimum hardware requirements (opens in new tab)....

But after some pondering, I thought, “Why would they?” Unless you’re a tech enthusiast or a PC journalist, you wouldn’t have tuned in to Microsoft’s Windows 11 livestream unveiling on June 24. You’d also be out of the loop if you’re not active on Twitter. How to download Windows 11The best laptops of 2021 (tested by us) Savings.com’s new, fascinating Windows 11 survey sheds light on how Microsoft may need to kick its marketing up a notch beyond livestreams and press releases....

However, Cortana isn’t the only Windows 10 element that’s getting discarded. Windows 11 is also shunning Timeline, Tablet Mode and a host of other features. Check out all the Windows 10 aspects you won’t find on the new OS. Windows 11 guide: Release date, beta download, features and moreWindows 11 new startup sound got leaked — and it sounds like Minecraft musicThe best laptops of the year All the Windows 10 features you won’t find in Windows 11 As mentioned, Cortana got the boot as Windows 11’s setup guide....

On the Windows blog, Microsoft announced that with the November 2021 Update to Windows 10 the release pace for Windows 10 and Windows 11 feature updates will be moving to once per year, rather than the previous pattern of twice-annual updates (via Windows Central). Best laptop 2021: 20 laptops for every use case and budgetWindows 11 SE and new low-cost Surface Laptop could be Chromebook killersBookmark our Black Friday laptop deals hub for the best discounts Microsoft only specified that the update will come in the second half of the year, so you can’t set your calendar for October or November for that major update....

And finally, Shadowlands is out now. Blizzard’s upcoming effort to shift the state of the game with a handful of bold mechanics has seemingly been successful for fans. Be sure to also check out our World of Warcraft: Shadowlands beta impressions. And if you’ve never played WoW before, be sure to check out our guide on how to start playing. For all you fellow WoW nerds out there, here’s everything you need to know about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, including details on its gameplay, zones, customization, and level squish....

Reading our Backbone One review, you can see we’re big fans of the controller, which essentially turns your iPhone into a Nintendo Switch look-alike. With this official partnership with Xbox, the functionality has been greatly expanded upon. More: Best Xbox Game Pass PC gamesBest Apple Arcade gamesBest gaming deals in 2021 Backbone + Xbox: What’s new? The benefits will be immediate for both seasoned Backbone veterans and newcomers alike. Xbox integration is tightly wound into the Backbone experience, from the inclusion of a Game Pass feed in the UI to support for capturing and tagging Xbox Cloud Gaming footage, and sharing it as a link for people to watch....

Over the last couple of months, Microsoft’s game streaming service has been undergoing closed beta testing. We even went hands-on with Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS and (spoiler alert) it’s fair to say we got excited. Best games on Xbox Game Pass for PCBest Apple Arcade gamesBest gaming deals in 2021 But now, thanks to some new additions to the Designed for Xbox hardware family like the Backbone One controller, the open beta is here and ready to give you console-quality titles wherever you are....

UPspec Gaming, an Australia-based gaming accessories startup, launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise capital for xScreen. News of the crowdfunding project spread like wildfire, captivating the gaming world as Xbox fans salivated over the thought of bringing their Series S on the road. Xbox Series S reviewPS5 vs. PS5 Digital Edition: Which one should you buy?The best cheap gaming laptops of 2021 xScreen transforms the Xbox Series S into portable gaming machine UPspec Gaming seeks to resolve several nuisances of traditional gaming consoles that must be hooked to a TV, including a kid being blocked from playing his favorite game because his mom wants to watch The Bachelorette and a traveling gamer who suffers from separation anxiety....