Hardware

Microsoft has officially announced its new Surface Laptop Go 2 following a series of leaks. The new 12.4-inch laptop is an iterative update over the previous Surface Laptop Go model that launched back in 2020, and it features a more powerful Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor for customers who need a performance boost. The Surface Laptop…

Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) has released a new “Hardware Trends in 2022 and Beyond” report. The company’s latest research findings indicate that around 30 percent of the IT budget was spent on hardware in 2021, even with the general shift to the cloud adoption in organizations. The research study was conducted by Spiceworks Ziff Davis…

Here’s a look at what you need to know QNAP has issued an advisory about a new Dirty Pipe Linux vulnerability that affects a wide range of Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. It allows attackers to overwrite data in arbitrary read-only files. The Dirty Pipe security flaw affects all NAS devices running kernel version 5.10.60….

QNAP, a Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) manufacturer, has issued an advisory about ransomware and brute-force attacks that affect all network-attached storage devices. The ransomware attacks began targeting the NAS device suite on January 6, and the company urges customers to secure their compromised devices as soon as possible. “Open the Security Counselor on your QNAP…

Intel has announced its 12th Gen Intel Core lineup of mobile processors at the CES 2022 event. The latest chips are built on Intel’s existing 12th Gen Alder Lake architecture, which has been available for desktop PCs since last year. The 12th-generation processors come with a new Intel Thread Director technology for better efficiency and…

The Surface brand is full of products that tried something different. The classic Pro put a different spin on a tablet, the Studio with a twist on the desktop, and then there is the Duo, the two-screen foldable that is Surface in name but it does not run Windows. When I took a look last…

Several years ago, Microsoft took to the stage in New York City and unveiled the Surface Book, a device that was the pinnacle of Surface. It was a laptop, a tablet, a do-all, be-all device that the company hoped would set the brand apart as being ambitious but also establish that it was able to…

If there is one device that defines the Surface brand, it’s the Pro. The hardware is the backbone of the lineup and it is the best-selling Surface to date but the last couple of revisions have been modest, to put it lightly. But the Pro 8 is finally answering the calls that have been growing…

Today, Microsoft is unveiling its refreshed lineup that includes updating most of the products in its lineup. But the company is not only refreshing hardware, they are announcing an entirely new product – the Surface Laptop Studio. The Surface Laptop Studio is the child of mixing the Surface Laptop, Surface Pro, and Surface Studio into…

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a handful of new Teams accessories including a USB-C speaker, two headsets, and a webcam. The company has sent over a few of these products to review and here is a first look at the speaker and the webcam. Both of these devices are Teams certified which means that they…