PCs & laptops
Digital legacy: How to make sure your family is not locked out
Security keeps people out of our documents, photos, financials, and secrets. How do you make sure family can access them if you die?
- Tim Biggs
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Google takes fight to Apple, Microsoft with new high-end laptops
The web giant’s new line of Googlebook laptops will bring Gemini AI to the laptop in an attempt to compete with Apple’s MacBook and Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs.
- Tim Biggs
Apple’s 50-year history has redefined technology, culture and comebacks
An improbable odyssey began on April Fools’ Day five decades ago, when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak signed a two-page document that created Apple Computer Co.
- Michael Liedtke
I have become my mother’s IT help desk, like millions of other adult children around the country
Turn on MFA. Sign this PDF. CRN number? Password? Swipe up. Scroll down. For many older Australians, dealing with today’s digital world has become a nightmare.
- Stephanie Wood
Why the prices of laptops, phones and game consoles keep rising
The AI tax is making memory more expensive, and it doesn’t show any signs of letting up.
- Tim Biggs
- Review
- Technology
Apple begins a new era of laptops with cheerful MacBook Neo
Compared to other laptops available at the same price, Apple’s cheapest-ever MacBook is incredible.
- Tim Biggs
Apple unveils its cheapest-ever laptop
Apple has made its biggest push yet into low-end laptops, aiming to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks for budget-minded shoppers.
- Tim Biggs
- Analysis
- Technology
After years of Apple’s dominance, Intel wants its mojo back
New Intel-powered laptops will have power, longevity and graphics to rival Apple’s laptops, without the compatibility worries of some recent Windows machines.
- Tim Biggs
Most schools require a computer. What happens for those who can’t afford one?
For Belinda Finlay, not having a computer was threatening to pull down her daughter’s grades.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Apple prepares to sell low-cost laptops for the first time
The tech giant is developing a budget Mac aimed at luring away customers from Chromebooks and entry-level Windows PCs. The move would represent a strategic shift for Apple.
- Mark Gurman