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Windows 11 Woman on Laptop Lifestyle

Windows 11 adoption is booming after months of stagnation

It has been nearly 9 months since Windows 11 officially launched and adoption is slow but a new report might signal a turning point.
Watching Apple TV+ Foundation series on a 2020 MacBook Air at a standing desk.

How to use HDR on a MacBook

Many Apple MacBooks can play HDR video content, rendering brighter whites and darker blacks with more subtle variations in between. Here's how to use it.
A woman using a laptop with the Google Hangouts and Google Chat icons.

Google is officially killing yet another chat app

Google Hangouts is finally, really going away for everyone in November of 2022, and Google Chat is ready to step in as a full-featured replacement.
A vision of Meta's metaverse in the work setting.

Meta expects a billion people in the metaverse by 2030

Meta believes that a billion people will be participating in the metaverse by 2030, despite the concept feeling very nebulous at the moment.
A woman wearing a Valve VR headset.

This could be our first look at Valve’s wireless VR headset, Deckard

Valve's wireless VR headset, Deckard, could have been revealed in a recent patent document, showing a new headstrap that allows quick, easy adjustments.
Apple MacBook touchscreen keyboard patent

Future MacBooks could explore morphing, touchscreen keyboards

An Apple document describes a wild-sounding MacBook touchscreen keyboard that can raise portions of the screen to morph into new keyboards.
MacBook Pro on a table.

How to restore files using Time Machine on a Mac

Time Machine can restore Mac files individually and from a particular date and time while presenting the information in a fun, user-friendly way.
A close up of the 2021 MacBook Pro showing its display notch.

This simple app makes brilliant use of the MacBook notch

AirDrop is already one of the coolest features of a MacBook but a new app makes it even easier, with a simple drag and drop to the MacBook notch.
Someone wearing a futuristic VR headset.

Meta just revealed how VR headsets could look in the future

Meta posted some enticing concept videos revealing practical uses for the metaverse, in the near term, and in the future.
An Apple M2 chip on a stylized gradient background.

The M2 Pro chip might be coming soon in a new 15-inch MacBook

Rumors suggest a new 15-inch MacBook is coming and it might offer a choice of M2 processors, including a new M2 Pro.