November 09, 2015

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More laptop makers are making it difficult or impossible for users to replace the battery themselves, the Dutch consumers’ association Consumentenbond said on Friday. Five years ago, customers were able to change batteries in 77% of laptops but this has now shrunk to 42%, the association says in a new report. In total, researchers checked out 600 different laptops to find out how easy it is to swap batteries. Apple came bottom of the bunch, scoring just three out of 10. Top was Lenovo with a score of 9.6, followed by Toshiba on 8.6. The association says a new battery costs between €40 and €80 but replacement by the manufacturer or a repair company costs up to €200.

Today the Chinese computer maker announced the new Yoga 900, the latest in its line of "bendy" convertible laptops that can be used as a traditional laptop, a tablet or a propped up display in tent mode.

Its gold body might be what catches your eye initially (or make you think of the gold MacBook); but as the saying goes, it's what's on the inside that counts. The Yoga 900 runs on the new sixth-generation Intel Core i5 or i7 Skylake processor, a new chip from Intel that's supposed to offer greater performance and reduced power consumption. It comes with up to 16 gigabytes of memory, can be configured with a 512GB SSD and has JBL stereo speakers with Dolby Audio.

SLIGHTLY THICKER THAN LAST YEAR'S YOGA PRO 3, BUT WITH BETTER BATTERY LIFE

The Yoga 900 has a quad-HD, 13-inch display, a roomier keyboard and a larger trackpad than previous Yogas. At 2.8 pounds and 14.9mm thick, the Yoga 900 is just a tad heavier and bulkier than last year's Yoga 3 Pro, but that's to accommodate a bigger battery: Lenovo is estimating up to eight hours of battery life with this model, compared with the 7.4 hours of battery life with the Yoga 3 Pro. And Lenovo is still claiming it's the world's thinnest Core I convertible laptop.

And, of course, it's running on Windows 10, taking advantage of the Continuum feature that lets users switch between keyboard and tablet mode more easily.

Lenovo has certainly gotten favorable reviews over the past few years for its Yoga line, blending high-performance with sleek design and an innovative hinge that lets users bend the laptop in all sorts of ways. Still, its biggest line of business is still its ThinkPad line of laptops. And while the Yoga sells well in the U.S. and Europe, it's less popular in China, a market where other Lenovo products dwarf competitors.

Nexus 5X Review: Design & Display
Back when the original Nexus 5 launched, the idea of an all-plastic smartphone wasn't unusual - in fact, in the Android arena, it was practically the norm. What a difference a couple of years makes. Metal-clad Google phones are now more common, with the likes of Samsung, LG, HTC and Sony all incorporating the premium material into their phone designs. Consumers seem to view metal-cased phones as a more premium proposition, and even last year's Motorola-made Nexus 6 mixed metal and plastic to pleasing effect.

And largely speaking this year’s phone market has been pretty dull, save for a few strong releases from Samsung and Motorola. Everything else -- including the iPhone 6s -- never really set our pulses racing. The HTC One M9 was a damp squib. Ditto ALL of Sony’s releases. And 2015 is an incremental year for iPhone updates. All in pretty dull stuff compared to the innovation we saw in 2013/14. Nevertheless, you can usually rely on Google to shake things up a little. And this year’s handsets were no exception.

The new Yoga 900 convertible laptop starts shipping today for $1,199.99 for the base model, and comes in three colors: silver, orange, and gold. That's not your $500 holiday laptop bargain, but then again, the top-of-the-line Lenovo Yogas never are.

With some lengthy upcoming trips for personal work, I have been doing some research into ways to keep my photographs and video footage backed up in the field. One of these trips involves a three-week stint in remote villages. A particular concern on this trip is data loss; so, I have been working to create a backup system that is durable and can run without access to mains power. Today, I will share my solution with you.
The Problem
For three weeks, I will be out of touch with the modern world. This means no mains power for charging electronics, no internet or phone reception, and a difficult time backing up data. Having lost data to corrupt memory cards a few times before, this is one of my basic requirements now. I considered my usual backup system when I am close to home. Could I take my laptop? Charging a laptop out in the wilderness would be possible using a solar panel, battery, or inverter system. However, this would be bulky and we are planning to be constantly on the move. My backup system would need to be smaller and less energy-hungry than a laptop-based system. Preferably, it would fit in a small waterproof case, as we would be traveling by river most of the time. So, I began looking for products that would allow me to back up without a laptop present.

The Search
The new WD My Passport Wireless was my first port of call when starting my research, as it seemed like the perfect unit with its built-in SD card reader (I will only be shooting to SD cards). However, it failed my durability criterion. As a spinning hard drive, I was worried about damaging it if something took a fall during the trip. Knowing that I probably won't shoot more than about 500 GB of data during my three-week trip, I started looking at SSDs. To date, nothing like the My Passport Wireless exists with solid state storage. So, I would need to find a way to power and transfer to an SSD without a computer.

Initially, I started looking at transferring images from memory cards to my LG G Pad 8" and then transferring back to an SSD connected to the tablet. However, this seemed like a convoluted solution to a simple problem. I continued my search and eventually stumbled on the RAVPower FileHub RP-WD03. It had everything I was looking for: an internal power source, SD card reader, and USB output. It seemed like this would be the missing link in my backup system. So, I ordered one and waited patiently for it to arrive.

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The Test
All my specs were met with this unit. The internal 6,000 mAh battery can output 5 volts at 1 amp (USB 2.0 spec); so, it is able to power an SSD. The unit can act as a NAS and is accessible from a wireless device like a smartphone. This means that transfers can be done without a bulky, mains-dependent laptop. However, I knew that I would have to stress-test this unit to make sure it would hold up in the field. Could it power an SSD for long periods? Could it reliably transfer the large amounts of data we would be shooting?

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While the Nexus 6P - made by Huawei and the sister phone to the 5X - boasts a lush metal frame, LG's 2015 Nexus is an all-plastic affair. The front of the phone is black and largely featureless save for the front-facing camera, two grilles (one for the earpiece, one for the speaker) and an LED notification light (hidden in the bottom grille and curiously turned-off by default), while the back, non-removeable panel comes in either "Carbon" (black), "Quartz" (white) or "Ice" (light green). On the rear you'll find the camera, LED flash, fingerprint scanner and that oh-so-familiar Nexus logo. The power and volume buttons are on the right-hand side of the device, while on the bottom there's a USB Type C port and the 3.5mm headphone socket. The left-hand side houses the Nano SIM tray. The fact that the Nexus 5X is fashioned from plastic isn't an issue in itself, it's just that more Android users than ever before have become accustomed to metal phones, and this makes LG's handset feel a little cheap in comparison. Of course, plastic does have its benefits - the Nexus 5X can take a bump or two and it's very lightweight for its size. In terms of pure design it's understated but appealing; while it won't turn heads like the flagship handsets of rival firms, you'd have to be incredibly mean-spirited to call it ugly - functional is a more accurate description.

The USB Type C port is going to be quite a talking point - you'll be seeing more phones with
this connector in the future as the industry is adopting it as standard, putting the Micro USB port put to pasture. The benefits are worth the painful upgrade process; not only does the connector work both ways round (like Apple's Lightning connector), but it also delivers faster data transfer and quicker charging. The bad news is that you'll need to invest in additional cables in the short-term, as none of your existing leads will work. Also, unless your laptop already has a USB Type C port on it, you won't be able to link up your phone unless you buy an adapter, which in turn means you won't benefit from the increased transfer speed. Give it a few years and USB Type C will be as ubiquitous as Micro USB is now, but for the time being, you'll have to remember to carry the charger and cable around with you when you're travelling - you can't rely on using someone else's cable any more.

The IPS LCD screen is slightly larger than the one on the original Nexus 5, measuring 5.2 inches from corner to corner over the 4.95 inch panel on the earlier model. In terms of quality, it's very similar to the previous model - it even boasts the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, which is, in our opinion, the most pixels you really need on a device of this size. Anything above that is practically unnoticeable and simply gives the processor more work to do. Clarity and sharpness are excellent, but colours do look a little washed out compared to the punchiness of the AMOLED screens seen on other Android smartphones. It's covered by Corning's Gorilla Glass 3 with a special Oleophobic coating to reduce the impact of fingermarks.

A FEW DAYS after I started wearing the Time Round, Pebble’s ultra-thin new smartwatch, I shut off notifications. This was partly practical—I get too many notifications, and the iPhone offers no filtering control over them—but also a thought experiment. Right now most people see a smartwatch as nothing more than a notification machine, a slightly faster way to see what that buzz in my pocket was all about. What if we took that away? What else could it be?

Under that lens, the $249 Time Round comes into clearer focus. So does Pebble in general. It’s not trying to make a shrunken computer for browsing Instagram or editing documents. It is, simply, trying to design a high-tech answer to the question we implicitly ask every time we look at our watch: What’s going on? Minus the constant dinging and buzzing, I started to figure out what a smartwatch might actually add to my life. (Then I turned notifications back on, because I’m evidently a masochist.)

Really, the new watch has but one unique characteristic: It actually looks like a watch. I know!

Pebble clearly designed the Time Round (ugh, that name) in opposition to the blocky rectangles that sit on the wrists of hyper-connected nerds everywhere. It’s round, in case you didn’t figure that out yet, which is up to you to care about or not but either way it feels far better on my wrist. It weighs less than an ounce, and is only 7.5mm thick—the Apple Watch is about 50 percent larger in both dimensions, and feels like a lot more when you have it on your wrist all day. I hardly notice the Round on my wrist at all; it’s one of the first smartwatches I’ve comfortably worn 24 hours a day.

These are the same problems the other Pebble Time models have. And we’re still waiting on the developer community to build the feature-adding "Smart Straps,” smart-home control, and a million cool apps Pebble keeps promising. Pebble still sucks with an iPhone, because you can’t control which notifications you see and you can’t do anything with them. Pebble’s working on that, but for now, if you use an iPhone, there’s no smartwatch worth buying other than the Apple Watch. (That sucks.) If you’re on Android, you get much finer control and many more useful features.

The Nexus 5X uses the same "Ambient Display" feature which made its debut on the Nexus 6, which, when enabled, allows notifications to flash up on the screen in black and white even when the device is idle. It's a neat touch but the fact that the phone doesn't have an AMOLED screen means that the entire display lights up (black pixels on AMOLEDs are effectively turned off and do not emit any light). As a result, it's a little more distracting than it was on the Nexus 6 (especially when you're in a dark room), and you might want to turn it off if you're keen to preserve your battery.

Nexus 5X Review: Hardware Specifications
Next year will see the introduction of the Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipset and the processing power standard will once again increase. However, Google and LG clearly aren't playing that game with the mid-range Nexus 5X - it comes equipped with the less potent but still dependable Qualcomm Snapdragon 808, a revision of the 810 chipset which fell foul of much-publicised overheating issues a short time ago.

It contains a 64-bit hexa-core processor with each core clocked at 1.8 MHz, while an Adreno 418 handles the graphics processing. There's 2GB of RAM on-board, which will come as something of a disappointment to those of you who keenly follow technical developments in the Android arena. Most leading handsets in 2015 came with 3GB, and some even packed 4GB - a ludicrous amount for a phone to ship with. Still, more RAM means smoother performance and we noticed more times than we'd like that the Nexus 5X seemed to hang or
struggle with certain tasks. That's hardly a shock when you consider that it has the same amount of RAM that the original Nexus 5 had two years ago; an additional 1GB would have surely resulted in better performance overall. That's not to say that the 5X is sluggish - in fact, when navigating around the UI it feels smoother than the more powerful Galaxy S6 - but there's clearly a bottleneck when lots of processes are occurring at once.

Benchmark tests confirm that while the Nexus 5X is no slouch in processing terms, it not quite at the cutting edge of the Android sector. Antutu benchmark returns a score of 52475, which places the phone behind the likes of the HTC One M9, Galaxy S6 and Xperia Z4, but ahead of the LG G4, Nexus 6, Moto X Style and Note 4. Geekbench is slightly less kind, and the phone's score of 3538 puts it head of aging handsets like the Galaxy S5 and (unsurprisingly) the original Nexus 5, but behind pretty much every leading handset from 2015. Again, it's worth stressing that this isn't a top-tier flagship and costs around half as much as some of the leading Android handsets out there.

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November 08, 2015

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It's much less of a threat, however, when you learn that not only would the smartphone have to have Google Now or Siri commands enabled at the lockscreen (and not set to recognise the users voice) but would also require the device to have a set of headphones with a microphone plugged in. Erm, OK, maybe plenty of people meet these requirements, but what are the chances of someone with all the rather cumbersome hardware required to perform the attack, and the knowledge of how to do it, being able to find a victim which meets these requirements and is actually worth hacking? Sit back down folks, nothing to see here either.

And finally, what about those USB killer sticks that we reported on here at IT Pro when the news broke? Again, this is another 'developed by a researcher' attack mode that could easily cause havoc if allowed to escape into the real world. Actually, of the three attacks mentioned it is the least classically 'side-channel' in approach and the one most likely to succeed.

It's a simple enough concept, a USB stick that looks like any other but has been rigged to deliver a 220v charge when plugged into a laptop, a charge that is repeated until the laptop battery runs flat. In reality the motherboard would likely be fried long before the battery died. Then again, in reality, the data on that laptop should be OK as the hard drive would not be impacted by the attack. Which makes you wonder what the point of it would be, other than just causing random damage.

This is where 'reality' starts to fade away for me, because if the point was to destroy a specific device then the only way to ensure that would be to have access to the device and insert the stick yourself. If you have this access anyway then all bets are off, with or without a killer stick. If you are relying upon leaving loads of such sticks laying around an office, cafe or whatever in the hope that the right target will pick one up and insert into the right machine, then good luck with that. It seems an expensive and very haphazard way to destroy a specific device if you ask me.

This is the problem with all of these kind of 'wow factor' attacks we see reported and which seem to scare the bejesus out of folk: they are expensive, and they are too haphazard. They just don't work in the real world, and if they did then a small dose of common sense would prevent all of them. Don't use randomly found USB sticks, don't enable voice commands at the lockscreen, don't use proper English passwords. Simples...
The Surface Book started shipping last week, so the first customers who pre-ordered the device via Microsoft’s online store have already received it.

But it took less than a full week to discover the very first problems impacting the Surface Book, and in addition to the screen flickering issue that we already told you about a couple of days ago, it turns out that there’s another bug that’s impacting battery life.Complaints posted on Microsoft’s Community forums indicate that both the Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 are suffering from what seems to be an issue dramatically reducing battery life and causing overheating in sleep mode.

There are some reports that this might be caused by Windows Hello, the new biometric authentication feature that’s exclusively available in Windows 10, so if your device is losing battery at a very fast pace, try to disable this feature to see if there’s a difference.

To disable Windows Hello, simply launch Settings, click on Accounts, and go to the Sign-in options menu, where you should be able to configure not only Windows Hello but also the other authentication methods that might be supported by your PC.

"It's not abnormal for them to drain fast in the first few days due to indexing and a variety of other initial maintenance tasks. But Windows Hello creates is very own problem, and that one will not go away. Not until Microsoft fixes it,” one of the users whose device has been impacted by the issue explains.Your watchface is the center of the experience—it’s right now. Scroll up with the top button on the right side of the watch, and you move back in time. You’ll see sports scores, appointments, incoming texts and calls, and whatever else you want in there. Scroll down, and you see what’s coming next. After spending so much time with the Apple Watch or Android Wear, where everything’s different and in different places, I love that I can describe a smartwatch’s interface in six words: All your information in a timeline. The timeline can clutter easily if you’re not choosy with what you allow in, and it does limit the things you can actually do with the watch itself, but I don’t think Pebble cares about what you can do. I like that.

The point of the Time Round lies in the name, stupid as it is. It’s round. And it’s about time. When you look at your watch, you’re really looking to see if you need to be somewhere, or if you have something you’re supposed to be doing. The Time Round can provide all that in five seconds, and then throw in the Warriors score just for good measure. Then, like with any watch, you stop looking at the stupid thing and go on about your business.

Microsoft hasn’t yet publicly acknowledged the bug, but the Surface team is most likely already looking into the issue, so expect a patch or a firmware update anytime soon. Most likely, the next firmware release should fix all problems and its release will probably take place on next month’s Patch Tuesday.

While Windows 10 had an explosive adoption rate for upgraders, hardware manufacturers have been slower to bring Window 10 devices to market. While many expected Europe’s IFA tech conference to be the launch pad for a host of new hardware, it was mostly a letdown. Microsoft kickstarted the hardware game last week with the introduction of its high-end Surface Book laptop—the first true laptop in the company’s history—and the fourth edition of its Surface Pro tablet.
Windows 10 has been out for 2 and a half months now, but the hardware race around Microsoft’s operating system is just heating up. Less than a week after Microsoft announced its first laptop, Acer today debuted its a new batch of Windows 10 devices.

The new lineup includes the convertible Aspire R 14 notebook and the Aspire Z3-700, an all-in-one PC with a built-in battery for portable use. Both machines were optimized for Windows 10, and have improved Cortana support in particular with dual microphones for better listening in noisy environments.

"We worked closely with Acer to help ensure their devices would make the most of Windows 10,” Microsoft hardware boss Terry Myerson in a press release.

The Aspire R 14 is a four-mode touchscreen laptop featuring tablet, tent, display and laptop functions enabled by its 360 hinge. The 18.5 mm laptop weighs 4.19 pounds and comes with up to 8GB RAM and MU-MIMO support for faster WiFi speeds. It will come to the U.S. in late October starting at $699.

The Aspire Z3-700 is perhaps the more interesting device. The all-in-one PC can ditch the power outlet for up to five hours, allowing users to take the machine anywhere they want to work. The built-in kickstand allows it to be used like a traditional desktop or a large tablet with a 10-point touchscreen built in. However, the Z3-700 doesn’t have a U.S. release date yet. It’ll be available in EMEA countries by the end of the year for around €599.

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The Laptop Charger Plus continues the concept Twelve South pioneered with the $35 PlugBug, leveraging a MacBook wall adapter to charge both your laptop and a USB-based device, such as an iPhone or iPad. But Zolt’s execution goes several steps further, as it fully replaces any 11″ or 13″ MacBook’s wall adapter with something smaller while adding two extra USB ports. Even if the price is a bit steep, the all-in-one functionality may justify the expenditure for travelers with limited bag space…

Indeed, getting into the base unit itself involved some "intense heating and very arduous prying”, iFixit said, in order to get the bottom panel off. The battery in the base is also "very heavily glued”, more so than the battery in the display, making it a more difficult proposition if it ever needs replacing.

The design of the innards is also awkward due to the positioning of some components, which require the motherboard to be removed in order to replace them, as they are on the underside. And that motherboard removal is no easy task, you’ll not be surprised to hear…Also worth noting is the fact that the processor and RAM are soldered onto the motherboard.

iFixit discovered that the battery in the base is way more powerful than the one in the display – almost 3 times more powerful, in fact.This is all food for thought for those considering purchasing a Surface Book, as even if you wouldn’t consider attempting a repair yourself, someone will have to if the thing goes awry, and that someone won’t have an easy time of things.

Even so, there’s no disputing the fact that Microsoft’s Surface Book is a tasty piece of hardware, and the models with the discrete Nvidia custom GPU even offer some impressive gaming performance, showing a clean set of heels to Apple’s MacBook Pro 13-inch 2015 in terms of game benchmarks and frame rates.

So much can be said with a GIF. It can be an exaggerated reaction, a visual analogy to something said in a conversation, or simply a non sequitur to punctuate online communication. But usually it’s just a funny animation.Giphy made life easier for everyone on the internet in 2013 when they launched a a search engine just for GIFs. Need a GIF of a cat driving a car? Or a dog on a skateboard? Giphy has you covered.

As chief operating officer at Giphy, Adam Leibsohn’s aspirations for the company lay beyond a simple search engine. He’s passionate about the future of communication and he and his team are making animated GIFs available wherever you might need them, from Slack to Gmail to Facebook Messenger. I’m not sure if an abundance of GIFs helps or hurts my productivity, but I certainly use Giphy every day because it’s fun. We caught up with Adam to learn a little about why GIFs remain relevant and how he works.

Giphy’s a pretty unique place: we’re creating new methods of communication, redefining content consumption and distribution, and inventing and advancing tech... all while working with some of the biggest media and technology partners in the world. At the same time, we have an uncanny ability to see into the future and then make that future a reality. So, it’s really important to be able to keep track of what we’re doing in the context of what we want to achieve today and tomorrow. As a result, what we do and why we do it is always purposeful and deliberate. It also happens to be a hell of a lot of fun.

Current mobile device: iPhone 6, but looking to get on a 6s for the 3D touch features. Current computer: MacBook 13”, maxed out. Ultimately, I’m a MacBook Air devotee (home computer), but needed more processor + memory + Retina.Pebble also sacrificed a lot of battery life to get the Time Round as small and thin as it is. It’s not complicated math: smaller thing means less room for battery means less battery life. I’ve still been getting at least a day and a half out of the watch, and usually more like two and a half. I don’t mind that number, and I’ll gladly trade a little longevity for looks in this case. If you want more, go buy the other Pebbles.

The Time Round does the same things as the other Pebbles, except for the things it can’t do because a few developers haven’t updated their apps to work with the Time interface. (Get it together, Jawbone.) You can track your steps with a few apps, set alarms with a few others, and use the built-in microphone to set reminders or take notes. There’s nothing remarkable or even surprising here, just simple things. I use the Music app all the time, the Swarm app occasionally for checking in to new restaurants, and a step-tracker in the background. That’s about it.

Most of the specs and software are the same across all the watches, which means the interface is still slow, and it’s still unnecessarily animated and cartoony. (The unfolding letter is cute, Pebble, but I’d rather just see the email. My arm’s hurting from holding my wrist up.) The whole look and feel needs some love, but I’m really growing fond of the timeline metaphor Pebble uses for organizing all your information.

What apps, software, or tools can’t you live without?I’m on the phone a lot in my day-to-day. It might seem funny, but I really love the comfort of being able to wedge my phone between my shoulder and my ear. But that’s not so easy to do with an iPhone. It used to be a more common behavior when landlines were more prevalent. So, I’ve got this great attachment for my iPhone that mimics a classic landline handset. It keeps my phone in my pocket (away from my brain) and lets me do the shoulder-ear-wedge-thing all day. It’s also bedazzled in pink diamante; facts only.

Giphy has a great office with some of the most creative and smartest people on the planet. We’re building the future of GIF tech and search; so there’s plenty of energy and activity to keep me going and engaged. Our office space is open and everyone has the same basic setup with a clean aesthetic. We’ve all got the same white desks, black Aeron chairs, and some version of an Apple workstation.Having used the new Microsoft Band 2 for a week now, I am as impressed with it as I am underwhelmed by it. Thus far, nowhere is this dichotomy more evident than its battery life.

In my weekend review earlier, I had nothing but stellar things to say about the battery life, as it had lasted the entire weekend on a single charge with plenty to spare. To follow up from that, during the weekend (and really all the time) my daily regimen involved either jogging or walking for up to 1 hour per day (and thus the only times where the GPS is active), 10 minute bodyweight exercises every other day, phone notifications enabled, daily heartrate monitor enabled, brightness on auto and haptic vibrate on high, and using the sleep alarm function twice a day.

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November 07, 2015

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I’ve been warming up to the Microsoft Surface line of tablets lately. The latest version, the Surface Pro 4, is a step in the right direction and has a few bells and whistles that might make you think twice before pre-ordering that fancy new Apple iPad Pro that comes out this month.

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The Pro 4 is a tablet that acts like a laptop. It runs standard Windows apps, has a fast Intel Core processor (sixth generation) all the way up to the i7, and has a cover keyboard you can add for $130 that converts the tablet into a laptop you can use on the plane.

On paper, the Pro 4 is an incremental upgrade from the Surface Pro 3. It’s a hair thinner, a hair faster, and lasts a hair longer. In my tests, the screen on the Surface Pro 4 looks sharper and a bit more colorful, which makes sense since Microsoft says they’ve improved the display and made it a bit bigger and with a smaller bezel. (Dell is the leader in making devices with a screen that stretches all the way to the edges; the XPS 13 is still one of my favorite laptops.)

Before you split with your $899, though, there are a few things to keep in mind.One is that the Microsoft ecosystem is a bit disjointed. With a tablet, you really want to just dive in and get content quickly, then flop down on a hotel bed and read an e-book. A tablet is all about instant intake. Windows 10 is a vast improvement in terms of touch access to apps, but you can’t quickly buy a book in the Microsoft Store (you have to use the Nook app). You can easily rent movies and watch TV shows, but the only "all you can eat” music app is not integrated into the Store, it’s a separate app called Groove. And, I’m still not seeing a wealth of touch apps in general. There’s one for Skype, Evernote, a few newspaper apps, plenty of games, and of course all of the Microsoft apps including a few that sync up with your Xbox One, but I can’t think of a single touch app that’s groundbreaking or brand new for Windows 10 and runs in tablet mode.

Another really important spec to think about is battery life. Microsoft says the new Surface Pro 4 will last about nine hours. That’s not bad for a tablet, since the iPad Air gets about ten hours per charge. But for serious business work with the cover keyboard and using the Pro 4 as a laptop, it’s not nearly as good as, say, an HP EliteBook 840. In fact, with the long-life battery option, you can squeak out about 33 hours of battery on the 840. Laptops just last longer, unless you get the super-thin "air” models. I’ve used an EliteBook on trips before and just left the charger in my office, knowing that it will last the entire time. It’s not possible on the Surface Pro 4.

This is not intended to discourage you too much. The Surface Pro 4 is a powerful tablet that acts like a laptop, and I’m becoming a fan of the idea (power and portability). I know I can load Adobe Photoshop on one and do some editing, or even play a game like Fallout 4 and expect the processing power to keep pace. There’s no way either of those scenarios will pan out on the upcoming iPad Pro. The Surface has finally edged into the realm of possibility for me since they are now thin enough for true portability and powerful enough for real work.

It’s a good reminder: The Surface Pro 4 is not as handy to use as a normal tablet, due to the lack of innovative apps and the splintered ecosystem. It’s not as long-lasting as a laptop. Whether you spring for one has more to do with whether those two factors are easy to overlook.

As you may have guessed, we're rather big fans of Apple computers here at Macworld. From the pristine beautify of the new iMac with Retina display, to the svelte pleasures of the new 12in MacBook, we enjoy them all. But why do these devices cause such loyalty and affections from users, when they could buy a perfectly good PC for a lot less money? Here are 10 reasons why we think Macs are better than their Windows based brethren. Watch our headed Mac vs PC debate above.

Any comparison of Macs and PCs needs to note that Macs are PCs. In fact, as Apple used to say in every boilerplate of every press release: "Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.”

Nor is it, strictly speaking, a comparison between the Mac operating system and Windows, because a Mac can actually run Windows.

However, for the sake of argument, we'll group those various personal computers manufactured by the various PC manufacturers on one side, and those built by Apple on the other, as we answer the question: Why are Macs better than PCs?

Windows 10 has been out for 2 and a half months now, but the hardware race around Microsoft’s operating system is just heating up. Less than a week after Microsoft announced its first laptop, Acer today debuted its a new batch of Windows 10 devices.Zolt’s box is primarily focused on common laptop power tips from major PC manufacturers, ranging from Asus to Dell, HP to Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba. The Laptop Charger Plus comes in graphite (shown), orange, or violet, and sits in the middle of the box, while a black cable connects to all of the PC tips. As previously noted, Zolt sells the MagSafe cables as a $20 add-on to the system; they were bundled along with our review unit. Finally, though the manual mentions an included carrying case, it was nowhere to be found in the box.Each of Zolt’s computer charging cables has a specially molded USB plug that’s deliberately designed not to fit into a conventional USB port — this is to avoid a situation where you try to connect the MagSafe adapters or PC charging cable to a regular USB port. Similarly, while the Laptop Charger Plus has three ports, the PC and Mac charging cables will only fit into the top one of those ports, one at a time. You’re not supposed to connect your iPhone, iPad, or other mobile device to the computer charging port. The two regular USB ports each have enough power to charge any iPad or iPhone at full speed, subject to one limitation: the power draw of your computer.

The new lineup includes the convertible Aspire R 14 notebook and the Aspire Z3-700, an all-in-one PC with a built-in battery for portable use. Both machines were optimized for Windows 10, and have improved Cortana support in particular with dual microphones for better listening in noisy environments.

"We worked closely with Acer to help ensure their devices would make the most of Windows 10,” Microsoft hardware boss Terry Myerson in a press release. The Aspire R 14 is a four-mode touchscreen laptop featuring tablet, tent, display and laptop functions enabled by its 360 hinge. The 18.5 mm laptop weighs 4.19 pounds and comes with up to 8GB RAM and MU-MIMO support for faster WiFi speeds. It will come to the U.S. in late October starting at $699.

The Aspire Z3-700 is perhaps the more interesting device. The all-in-one PC can ditch the power outlet for up to five hours, allowing users to take the machine anywhere they want to work. The built-in kickstand allows it to be used like a traditional desktop or a large tablet with a 10-point touchscreen built in. However, the Z3-700 doesn’t have a U.S. release date yet. It’ll be available in EMEA countries by the end of the year for around €599.

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I’ve been warming up to the Microsoft Surface line of tablets lately. The latest version, the Surface Pro 4, is a step in the right direction and has a few bells and whistles that might make you think twice before pre-ordering that fancy new Apple iPad Pro that comes out this month.

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The Pro 4 is a tablet that acts like a laptop. It runs standard Windows apps, has a fast Intel Core processor (sixth generation) all the way up to the i7, and has a cover keyboard you can add for $130 that converts the tablet into a laptop you can use on the plane.

On paper, the Pro 4 is an incremental upgrade from the Surface Pro 3. It’s a hair thinner, a hair faster, and lasts a hair longer. In my tests, the screen on the Surface Pro 4 looks sharper and a bit more colorful, which makes sense since Microsoft says they’ve improved the display and made it a bit bigger and with a smaller bezel. (Dell is the leader in making devices with a screen that stretches all the way to the edges; the XPS 13 is still one of my favorite laptops.)

Before you split with your $899, though, there are a few things to keep in mind.One is that the Microsoft ecosystem is a bit disjointed. With a tablet, you really want to just dive in and get content quickly, then flop down on a hotel bed and read an e-book. A tablet is all about instant intake. Windows 10 is a vast improvement in terms of touch access to apps, but you can’t quickly buy a book in the Microsoft Store (you have to use the Nook app). You can easily rent movies and watch TV shows, but the only "all you can eat” music app is not integrated into the Store, it’s a separate app called Groove. And, I’m still not seeing a wealth of touch apps in general. There’s one for Skype, Evernote, a few newspaper apps, plenty of games, and of course all of the Microsoft apps including a few that sync up with your Xbox One, but I can’t think of a single touch app that’s groundbreaking or brand new for Windows 10 and runs in tablet mode.

Another really important spec to think about is battery life. Microsoft says the new Surface Pro 4 will last about nine hours. That’s not bad for a tablet, since the iPad Air gets about ten hours per charge. But for serious business work with the cover keyboard and using the Pro 4 as a laptop, it’s not nearly as good as, say, an HP EliteBook 840. In fact, with the long-life battery option, you can squeak out about 33 hours of battery on the 840. Laptops just last longer, unless you get the super-thin "air” models. I’ve used an EliteBook on trips before and just left the charger in my office, knowing that it will last the entire time. It’s not possible on the Surface Pro 4.

This is not intended to discourage you too much. The Surface Pro 4 is a powerful tablet that acts like a laptop, and I’m becoming a fan of the idea (power and portability). I know I can load Adobe Photoshop on one and do some editing, or even play a game like Fallout 4 and expect the processing power to keep pace. There’s no way either of those scenarios will pan out on the upcoming iPad Pro. The Surface has finally edged into the realm of possibility for me since they are now thin enough for true portability and powerful enough for real work.

It’s a good reminder: The Surface Pro 4 is not as handy to use as a normal tablet, due to the lack of innovative apps and the splintered ecosystem. It’s not as long-lasting as a laptop. Whether you spring for one has more to do with whether those two factors are easy to overlook.

As you may have guessed, we're rather big fans of Apple computers here at Macworld. From the pristine beautify of the new iMac with Retina display, to the svelte pleasures of the new 12in MacBook, we enjoy them all. But why do these devices cause such loyalty and affections from users, when they could buy a perfectly good PC for a lot less money? Here are 10 reasons why we think Macs are better than their Windows based brethren. Watch our headed Mac vs PC debate above.

Any comparison of Macs and PCs needs to note that Macs are PCs. In fact, as Apple used to say in every boilerplate of every press release: "Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.”

Nor is it, strictly speaking, a comparison between the Mac operating system and Windows, because a Mac can actually run Windows.

However, for the sake of argument, we'll group those various personal computers manufactured by the various PC manufacturers on one side, and those built by Apple on the other, as we answer the question: Why are Macs better than PCs?

Windows 10 has been out for 2 and a half months now, but the hardware race around Microsoft’s operating system is just heating up. Less than a week after Microsoft announced its first laptop, Acer today debuted its a new batch of Windows 10 devices.Zolt’s box is primarily focused on common laptop power tips from major PC manufacturers, ranging from Asus to Dell, HP to Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba. The Laptop Charger Plus comes in graphite (shown), orange, or violet, and sits in the middle of the box, while a black cable connects to all of the PC tips. As previously noted, Zolt sells the MagSafe cables as a $20 add-on to the system; they were bundled along with our review unit. Finally, though the manual mentions an included carrying case, it was nowhere to be found in the box.Each of Zolt’s computer charging cables has a specially molded USB plug that’s deliberately designed not to fit into a conventional USB port — this is to avoid a situation where you try to connect the MagSafe adapters or PC charging cable to a regular USB port. Similarly, while the Laptop Charger Plus has three ports, the PC and Mac charging cables will only fit into the top one of those ports, one at a time. You’re not supposed to connect your iPhone, iPad, or other mobile device to the computer charging port. The two regular USB ports each have enough power to charge any iPad or iPhone at full speed, subject to one limitation: the power draw of your computer.

The new lineup includes the convertible Aspire R 14 notebook and the Aspire Z3-700, an all-in-one PC with a built-in battery for portable use. Both machines were optimized for Windows 10, and have improved Cortana support in particular with dual microphones for better listening in noisy environments.

"We worked closely with Acer to help ensure their devices would make the most of Windows 10,” Microsoft hardware boss Terry Myerson in a press release. The Aspire R 14 is a four-mode touchscreen laptop featuring tablet, tent, display and laptop functions enabled by its 360 hinge. The 18.5 mm laptop weighs 4.19 pounds and comes with up to 8GB RAM and MU-MIMO support for faster WiFi speeds. It will come to the U.S. in late October starting at $699.

The Aspire Z3-700 is perhaps the more interesting device. The all-in-one PC can ditch the power outlet for up to five hours, allowing users to take the machine anywhere they want to work. The built-in kickstand allows it to be used like a traditional desktop or a large tablet with a 10-point touchscreen built in. However, the Z3-700 doesn’t have a U.S. release date yet. It’ll be available in EMEA countries by the end of the year for around €599.

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Meanwhile, portable electronics get lighter, cheaper, and double in power every few years. The iPhone 6s has a 3D touch screen and ultrabooks are thin and powerful. A new smartwatch has more computing power than the Apollo moon landing spacecraft. The lithium-ion batteries they run on, however, haven’t changed that much since Sony started selling them in 1991. You still can’t drive an electric car from London to Edinburgh on a single charge (unless you have £55,000 to spare for a Tesla S).As a group, Chromebooks are among the least expensive laptops you can buy, but even in this budget-minded segment, Lenovo's 100S Chromebook stands out by offering a lot of laptop for very little money. For a starting price of $179.99, you get a lightweight 11.6-inch laptop with solid performance and more than 11 hours of battery life. As you might expect, Lenovo cuts a few corners to get there, but if you can live with shortcomings like a mediocre display and weak audio, the 100S Chromebook is a really compelling buy.
From an aesthetic perspective, the Lenovo 100S Chromebook is about as simple as it gets. The laptop's outer casing is made entirely of black plastic with a subtle textured pattern. Inside, the Chiclet-style keyboard and bezels are made of a black matte plastic.

The palm rest is (you guessed it) black, and picks up fingerprints very easily. It's simple, but it would fit in anywhere from a boardroom to a dorm room. A metallic frame around the touchpad adds just a touch of class.

While the mostly plastic build makes this Chromebook very light and portable, it doesn't feel durable. It's so light that it feels like you could break it with your hands, and the hinge is a little floppy. If you travel with it, you might want to invest in a laptop bag or sleeve to protect it.

You can take the 100S with you just about anywhere. It measures 11.81 x 8.23 x 0.78 inches -- small enough to fit in almost any bag -- and weighs a mere 2.52 pounds. These measurements fall in line with those of other recent ultraportables. The Asus EeeBook X205TA (11.2 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches and 2.16 pounds) is slightly lighter and smaller. The Dell Chromebook 11 is noticeably thicker and heavier, at 11.6 x 7.9 x 0.91 and 2.8 pounds, while the HP Stream 11 (12 x 8.1 x 0.78 inches and 2.74 pounds) is only slightly larger and heavier.

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The Lenovo 100S Chromebook's keyboard is a bit stiff but better than you might expect for a notebook this cheap. The keys have a full 2 mm of travel -- more than most mainstream laptops -- and require 65 grams of force to actuate, which, in theory, would lead to great tactile feedback but, in practice, makes them feel somewhat mushy.

On the bright side, there's almost no flex -- something we often experience on cheaper notebook keyboards. Everything is just the tiniest bit cramped in the 11-inch body, but it's still serviceable. Using 10fastfingers.com, I was able to keep up the same typing speed I do on a Dell office keyboard: roughly 100 words per minute. On the 100S, however, my error rate hit 4 percent, compared to my usual 1 or 2 percent.

The buttonless touchpad is accurate but requires a fair amount of force to click. Clicks registered better on the bottom half of the touchpad than on the top half, leading to an annoying number of unresponsive clicks until I finally adjusted to only pressing the very bottom.The webcam's photos are noisy (especially in low light) and muddy. In a photo taken in our well-lit Manhattan office, my face was very blurry, and the details in my hair and beard were lost.

The 100S is powered by a 2.16-GHz Intel Celeron N2840 processor with 2GB of RAM. It's fairly snappy for light loads, but it maxed out once I really got to work on it. With a Google Doc and 10 Chrome tabs open and Spotify streaming in the background, tabs lagged when I switched between them. When I added a game of Cut the Rope in the background, this lag was even more noticeable.

On synthetic tests, the 100S Chromebook also fell far short of other recent (albeit larger and more expensive) Chromebooks. It completed the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark in 589.9 milliseconds, which is much slower than the 1.5-GHz Celeron 3205U-powered Dell Chromebook's time of 367 ms and the 1.7-GHz Intel Celeron 3215U-powered Toshiba Chromebook 2 (1.70 GHz Intel Celeron 3215U, 4GB of RAM), which took 324.9 ms.

On the Oort Online WebGL benchmark, which tests how well a computer can render graphics in a browser, the 100S had a score of 1,430. In a test where higher scores are better, it was obliterated by the Dell Chromebook 13 and Toshiba Chromebook 2, which scored 5,050 and 5,070, respectively.

As someone who has been researching, and writing about, side-channel attacks for the best part of a decade now, none of this came as any real surprise. While these attack vectors remain in the theoretical domain of the uber nerd, they are not of any great threat to the rest of us.

Sure, there have been plenty of practical demonstrations of how sounds waves or processor timing information can be used to attack crypto systems, but they all rely upon a raft of 'as long as' and 'assuming that' conditions which tend not to exist in actual use-case scenarios.

Nothing to see here then, you may think, and nothing to write about either for that matter. However, what if I were to tell you that side-channel attacks (in the broadest possible sense) were evolving into the real world realm? What if I were to suggest that maybe we do need to worry about them after all when the bad guys can destroy your device when you plug in a USB killer stick, can get at your smartphone data through the remote voice hacking of Siri/Google Now or access your network password using your smartwatch?

Don't panic, I'm not suggesting anything of the sort. In actual fact, I think the whole side-channel threat remains as overblown as always. Let me explain why, using those three examples. The smartwatch route to stealing your password is a classic example of why these side-channel type attacks are, for the most part, a complete crock.

MoLe can't even get the acronym thing right as it apparently stands for 'Motion Leaks through Smartwatch Sensors' and was a labs-based attack demonstrating how motion sensors in your smartwatch could be used to determine the keystrokes entered while typing.

In theory, it works just fine. In reality it's a total non-starter as the attack worked with a single and specific watch (Samsung Gear Live) which the target needed to be wearing on their left hand, and which the attacker had already managed to get malware installed upon. The attacker had to be wearing the exact same model watch.

Then, the victim also needed to be typing one word at a time, in valid English only, and not using a hunt and peck style of two finger typing but 'proper' typing using appropriate fingers. All of which makes it hugely unlikely that anyone would ever actually get their password hacked by this so-called smartwatch threat.

So what about the much-reported Siri or Google Now remote voice hack then? According to Wired, researchers at ANSSI, which is a French government IT security agency, have demonstrated that they can trigger voice commands on smartphones without the user knowing, and from a whole five metres away.

These commands could be used to initiate calls, send texts, turn the smartphone into an eavesdropping device by calling the number of the attacker, or perhaps install drive by malware by visiting the right URL. Sounds alarming, doesn't it? More so when the technicalities of converting electromagnetic waves into electrical signals that mimic the audio from the smartphone microphone and fool the device into thinking voice commands are being sent are revealed.

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The Band interface's broad strokes are surprisingly elegant, although it's not always very straightforward. It's the little things, really. Let's say you want to fiddle with the screen's brightness -- just pop into the Settings tile, right? Almost! Brightness controls (along with vibration level, reading speed and more) live in a Settings window inside of that first Settings window, presumably because Microsoft didn't want us scrolling through a too-long list of options. I also spent a good 15 minutes wondering why I couldn't change my color preferences from the Band before realizing -- oops -- you can only do it from the app. I appreciate the sentiment at play here, but some of the layout logic seems a little suspect. At least you can rearrange most of those action tiles and axe the ones you don't use (farewell, Bike and Golf).

The market for fitness-friendly gadgets has blown up, and there's really something for everyone now. Even once rare features like heart rate monitoring have become awfully accessible -- just about every health wearable maker offers at least one product that keeps tabs on your ticker. That the Band 2 aspires to so much puts it in a class of its own, but you might consider something like the Fitbit Surge ($250) if you're on the lookout for a wearable workout partner. It's a GPS watch/activity tracker with a more traditional design and a heart rate monitor, but it costs just as much as the Band 2 and does quite a bit less. Garmin's $250 Vivoactive is the most normal-looking wearable in the high-end fitness bunch and it's waterproof too, unlike the merely water-resistant Band 2. It's definitely one of the more versatile options out there, although it doesn't allow you to dump that exercise data into other health services. Then there's the Basis Peak ($200), which does play nice with services like Apple Health and Google Fit as of May, and comes with a battery that should last for about four days. The Peak is less ambitious than the Band 2, but hey -- it's comfortable and good at counting your heartbeats.

A truly good fitness gadget is one that makes you realize your shortcomings and gives you the insight to fix them. While the original Microsoft Band was an ambitious but flawed product, this sequel comes closer to fulfilling that vision. The issues in execution are seemingly fixable ones -- the Band still isn't the most comfortable thing I've ever put on my wrist; the GPS can take ages to work properly; and the interface can be obtuse. Still, the Band 2 aspires to so much (and does well enough at most of it) that people serious about health and tech should take a look before immediately writing it off.

After the flurry of new component releases in August and September set the stage—new graphics cards and processors and storage, oh my!—October was the month where the big year-end PC push finally started coming together. There was a flood of fresh PCs announced in the past 30 days in preparation for the crucial holiday season, from a slew of PC makers across virtually all price points.

October heralded the beginning of some new eras for computing as well: Microsoft’s Surface line finally waded into proper laptop territory, and after a lengthy delay, Valve’s Steam Machines—gaming PCs built for the living—made their soft launch.

The Asus Zenbook UX305 is a small, light, and low-power laptop with an affordable price tag. Earlier this year Asus launched a model with a Core M Broadwell processor, and I was pretty impressed with the $699 compact, fanless laptop.

These days you can pick one up for around $100 off the list price… but there are also other options if you’d prefer a more powerful model. You can get a version with a Core i5 Broadwell processor (and an active cooling system) for $750. Or now you can get an even newer model with a Core M3 Skylake processor.

Like the original Zenbook UX305, this new model has a 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of solid state storage. It has a fanless design, 802.11ac WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.0.
This model has an Intel Core M3-6Y30 dual-core processor, a matte IPS display with wide viewing angles, and Windows 10 64-bit software. The laptop has stereo speakers, a micro HDMI port, three USB 3.0 ports, an SD card reader, and a headset jack.

There’s a 1.2MP camera and the system has a 45 Wh battery that Asus says should provide up to 10 hours of battery life.The notebook measures 12.8″ x 8.9″ x 0.5″ and weighs about 2.6 pounds.

Overall, the new Zenbook UX305CA seems to be a pretty remarkable value, at least on paper. Just keep in mind that the Core M3 chip is a low-power processor that won’t be as fast as a Core i3 or more powerful chip, and this system lacks a few premium features that you’d find on more expensive Zenbook models such as a backlit keyboard or touchscreen display.

Recently, lithium batteries have made local and national headlines for their volatility. Nationally, the U.S. Department of Transportation just announced it is banning battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices in checked bags. DOT also said passengers and crews are not allowed to charge those devices on a plane. The Federal Aviation Administration has already banned spare, or uninstalled, lithium batteries from flyers’ checked bags due to the number of cases where the batteries have been linked to fires.

Earlier this week, Evan Spahlinger, a Collier County man, was hospitalized after his sister said his e-cigarette blew up in his face. North Collier Fire said the explosion was likely caused by the lithium battery inside the e-cigarette.

"I was laying in bed with my two-year old and I heard an explosion,” said Ema Richardson, the man’s sister. "I found my brother not breathing with his whole face burned and his neck burned and trying to throw up a little or maybe he was gasping for air…They said he has internal and external burns and damage to his lungs from the explosion itself. And possibly the mouth piece went, when the cigarette exploded, it went down his throat and exploded again.”

On Oct. 18, a North Naples home in the Quail West community went up in flames. The homeowner reported to a 911 dispatcher the flames were coming from his study. A family of five, including three children were able to escape safely, but the entire home was destroyed. Fire fighters believe the cause was a lithium battery.

Back in 2010, a Cape Coral man died in a house fire, which state fire investigators said was likely caused by a laptop on a bed. The man’s family is now suing because they believe the cause was a lithium battery inside that laptop.

O’Neal said the best way to protect yourself is to avoid charging these batteries when you are not at home because that is when they are the most volatile.

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CSST is often recognizable by the yellow jacket covering on the tube. O’Neal said these tubes, made in Japan, carry natural gas through homes and are more flexible than other products like black iron pipe, which is what was used in the past. While many homes in Florida may not have natural gas, if you have a gas stove, water heater or built-in grill you may have this tubing in your walls.

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For the travelling business professional, having at least one backup power accessory is a must. Imagine being on a journey with important work to complete, and suddenly discovering your laptop’s battery has died with essential files and folders saved on there - disaster. Therefore a universal battery pack is invaluable, as such batteries are designed to charge a wide range of devices so it’s not necessary to bring several cables with you. Having said that, it’s always wise to bring backups, so you might want to bring your laptop charger too, just in case – you can always charge your phone from there.

And that brings this article to a close. Remember, not all businesses need to be ran from an office complex in the middle of a busy city, and in fact, more people are running their businesses from home, or from different locations across the country, than ever before. The three examples listed above are absolutely essential, so look into all of the above, and anything else you may deem useful.

You really can't accuse Microsoft of phoning it in when it built the original Band. Between jamming 10 different sensors into a glorified wristband and creating a new health platform to interpret your data, the company shot for the stars... and wound up with one cumbersome wearable. Thankfully, the $250 sequel fixes nearly every gripe we had with the original design, and adds a new sensor too. The Band 2 might not be the perfect fitness partner, but it comes much, much closer to realizing Microsoft's goal than the original did.

Microsoft's first fitness tracker was a clunker, but the Band 2 is more refined, with a comfortable design and a thoughtful software platform that has gotten better over time. Even so, there are still some kinks Microsoft needs to work out, and the short battery life in particular might be a dealbreaker for some.
I'm probably in the minority for not hating the original Microsoft Band, but my fondness never extended to its design. Aesthetically and ergonomically, the thing was a mess. Microsoft, realizing that a wearable should be, well, wearable, went back to the drawing board and finally came up with a design that's not nearly as cumbersome. The new Band owes its relative comfort in large part to its curved AMOLED screen -- the screen follows the natural curve of your wrist more elegantly than the original's flat display ever could. The downside? It makes the Band look a bit like an ill-fated Samsung wearable. Whatever -- it was the right decision to make. That screen is covered with a tiny sheet of Gorilla Glass 3, too, a flourish I wish they remembered last year. When I tried that first Band, Microsoft included a screen protector I quickly lost and it was maybe four hours before the first nicks started marring the screen. It didn't help that Microsoft suggested you wear the Band with the screen on the inside of your wrist, which gave me pangs of concern every time I plopped my hands on my laptop and started typing.

More importantly, the hefty battery bulges that punctuated the first Band are mostly gone. See, Microsoft used to brag about all the sensors it managed to cram into such a small package, and the designers mounted two separate power cells on opposite ends of the wristband. Neat technical achievement? Perhaps, but it also made for a clunky cuff that tended to squeeze people's wrists. Microsoft's solution is more thoughtful this time -- the battery lives in a single bulge at the end of the strap so it pushes into the top (or bottom, depending on your preference) of your wrist instead of all around it. There hasn't been an appreciable dip in battery life, either, so you'll generally squeeze a good two days out of the thing before connecting it to its charging clasp (the older one won't work, alas). If you're itching to use the Band as a smartwatch, expect to get closer to a day and a half of continued use with Watch mode enabled -- at least you'll be able to glance at the date and time whenever you need to.

The rest of the band is made of a comfortable dark gray elastomer -- your wrists might get a little sweaty, but at least they won't feel the pinch of bad design. Make no mistake: This year's Microsoft Band is a huge improvement over the original, even if it's still tricky to put on with one hand. Now, about those sensors. All 10 of those original data collectors -- the heart rate sensor, accelerometer, gyrometer, GPS, ambient light detector, skin temperature monitor, UV and capacitive sensors, microphone and one that measures galvanic skin response -- are back and they're joined by a barometer for measuring elevation changes. It was and remains one of the most comprehensive approaches I've seen to mobile health tracking, and it represents a very valuable sort of thinking. Just counting steps is fine and all, but traipsing around gets so many bodily systems working in unison that it would be a shame not to gather all that extra context.

One might imagine Microsoft's step forward with hardware would be accompanied by some sweet new software functionality. Well, yes and no. The company has been dutifully updating the original Band with new features since launch, so there's a surprisingly small gap between what these two wearables are actually capable of. Quick Read, for instance, helpfully flashes incoming messages on the screen one word at a time (like Spritz) -- that arrived on the original Band back in February. And that impressive, shot-tracking golfing feature? Part of the first Band's repertoire as of June 2015. I have to give Microsoft props for making sure last-generation Band owners aren't getting the shaft, but it does make the Band 2 just a little less exciting... for now, anyway.

The coming of Windows 10 also signaled a new era of third-party app support for the Band, with partners like Uber and Subway working on more software for our wrists. Alas, they're not quite done, so it'll be a while yet before you can order a Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki sandwich from your watch. (Pro health tip: Do not order a Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki sandwich.) Beyond those new apps, the Band hooks into a host of popular fitness services, including go-to options like MyFitnessPal, Runkeeper, Strava for bike rides and more. By offering your health data up to the services you already use, Microsoft is worming its way into your existing fitness routine (and doing a pretty good job of it). Of course, Microsoft has a health platform of its own -- imaginatively called Microsoft Health -- which keeps tabs on your daily steps taken, calories burned, hours slept and more. Chances are you'll mostly interact with this data on your phone, but I'd recommend poking around in Microsoft Health's web dashboard -- the lack of size limitations means you'll find more observations, comparisons and pretty graphs.

But what is all of this like to use? It sort of depends -- you could just use the Band 2 as a smartwatch and be happy with the way texts, emails, calls, tweets and Facebook messages roll in. I've spent the majority of my time testing the Band with an iPhone, and it mostly does a fine job of syncing my (lousy) health data over to Microsoft's Health app. There are a few extra benefits to be had if your Band is lashed to a Windows Phone -- issuing voice commands to Cortana still works very well, and you can respond to incoming messages by pecking words out on a tiny on-screen keyboard instead of just firing off a canned response. I'd have loved to see how the Band plays with Microsoft's new Windows 10 phones, but they've sort of dropped off the radar since the company first unveiled them earlier this month. Soon, maybe!

Here's the thing, though: Don't buy a Band 2 just for this. The Band 2 is a fitness gadget first and foremost, and trying to convince yourself otherwise is really silly. Unfortunately for me, this review happened to coincide with an in-office fitness challenge and keeping the Band on 24/7 has left me with a very clear understanding of how out of shape I am. I take about 20 percent fewer steps than other men of my age, height and weight. I work out less than them, too. I hardly sleep (often because I'm a weirdo workaholic). The life of a tech blogger, it seems, is one filled with sedentary peril.

In an effort to prolong my own life, I've started to go for late-night runs like I did in college. While the Band 2 seems to keep pretty accurate counts of my steps and heart rate, I've been running into some frequent GPS issues. When you click into the Run mode -- a dead-simple process -- the Band looks for a GPS lock and asks if you'd like to get started while it keeps searching. Sounds like a good idea in theory, but it occasionally took up to five minutes for the built-in GPS to find me, leading to a handful of runs with screwy split times and total distances. The barometer is a neat addition to the sensor mix, and it does seem to notice when I'm clambering up soft hills, but I haven't yet taken it for a spin on New Jersey's many hiking trails. Guided workouts have been the biggest boon to my exercise routine so far, especially since my gym is tiny and rarely has helpful people around. At present you can load up routines (my current choice: "Get Ripped Abs") and go for it while the Band 2 measures reps and heart rate. Even better, you can pull up instructional videos within the Microsoft Health app just to make sure your form is on point. I now hurt everywhere, but in a good way.

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November 04, 2015

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We have analysed many times why Microsoft should not make smartphones and tablets, mainly because of conflicts of interest with the OEM partners which have always been the basis of its model. However, there is the defensive reason that without the former Nokia products, there would be very few Windows handsets at all. The software giant is ill-equipped, in terms of its business model and its capabilities, to be a vendor of mass market hardware.

Yet it does need Windows 10 to live up to its promises of spanning every kind of device and screen, which means continuing to provide users, especially in the business sector, with the option of a Windows smartphone.

Surface grows up
And the Surface range is starting to justify the approach that software platform giants need to create and drive new form factors themselves by showcasing the capabilities of their operating systems on their own hardware. Microsoft has taken that tack in the past, though usually retreating quickly once a particular product gained traction among "real" hardware vendors (as seen with its Wi-Fi access point, for instance).

Google has done the same with Nexus. Neither of these represents the integrated hardware/platform business model of Apple – briefly chased by Nadella’s predecessor Steve Ballmer, with the resulting failure of the Nokia devices acquisition. Instead they show the need for a new OS to have worthy devices.

With the first Surface tablets, it was clear that Microsoft should have left this task to its partners. Google may have complained, when it launched the first release of Android for larger screens, that very few device makers could produce a quality experience to live up to the OS’s potential. But that is not true of Microsoft, which has established and capable customers such as Acer and Asustek.

They were vocal in their misgivings about the Windows giant competing with them with Surface.

However, between the unloved Surface RT and this week’s launch of the Surface Book, there has been a significant change, partly driven by the emergence of Windows 10 and partly by the decline of the conventional PC. It is imperative that W10 – Microsoft’s last chance to remain a company with its own OS rather than just a multi-platform service provider – succeeds in that post-PC space which is currently being defined, and will include some combination of tablet touchscreens and notebook keyboards, at the base level. There have been all kinds of experiment with these hybrids, but unexpectedly, Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet-with-keyboard has proved definitive, especially since W10 came along.

To prove that point, we only had to see Apple head-to-head with its old enemy with its launch of the iPad Pro, a clear response to the Surface Pro. Now Microsoft has returned the compliment with the launch of its first notebook, the Surface Book. The dividing line between a professional tablet and a laptop is blurring, but increasingly it seems that, after many experiment with post-PC form factors, this is where the successor to the PC will be found.

The fight for the post-PC space
Both Microsoft and Apple are looking to colonize the space via a pincer movement. Both are now offering a beefed-up tablet with optional keyboard, and an ultraslim laptop, though the MacBook Air does not yet have a touchscreen, and Apple CEO Tim Cook last week insisted that, unlike Microsoft, his firm had no plans to converge its mobile/touch and notebook/desktop operating systems.

Just like the Toshiba Chromebook 2, the Dell comes with a full-HD (1920 x 1080) display. While watching the 1080p trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I noticed a great deal of detail, from the dents on a Sith Lord's helmet to the stubble on Harrison Ford's face.

My one bone to pick with the display was that during moments when the whole screen was black, I noticed that the Dell picked up a lot of reflective glare.

With an average brightness of 270 nits, the Chromebook 13's display trails the average ultraportable laptop (294.6 nits) and the Toshiba (377.7 nits). The Acer (222 nits) and the HP (260 nits) are dimmer.The Chromebook 13's screen rendered a wide range of colors, displaying 96 percent of the sRBG gamut. That's a greater range than the average ultraportable laptop (79.4 percent), the Acer (58 percent) and the HP (64 percent). The Toshiba Chromebook 2 (109. is even better.

The Dell's display is mostly accurate at rendering color, scoring 1.4 on the Delta-E test (where lower scores are better). That's far better than the average display on an ultraportable notebook (5.86). The Toshiba Chromebook 2 (0.87) and the HP x360 (0. are more accurate, though.

Audio
The Dell's speakers, located near the front of the notebook on its left and right sides, can produce enough volume to fill a room. The notebook did a great job with the strong, low bass on Jay Z and Kanye West's "No Church in The Wild," and the highs on Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" came through clearly as well.

Unfortunately, the speakers didn't produce the clearest mids, leaving some instruments on Simon & Garfunkel's "Cecilia" mushed together and hard to distinguish.

Ports and Webcam
On the left side of the Dell, you'll find the port for the proprietary power connector, an HDMI port, a USB 3.0 port, the headphone/mic jack and a microSD card slot. On the right side, Dell placed a USB 2.0 port and a Noble lock slot.

We also tested the Dell Chromebook 13 using the Oort Online test, which measures the browser's ability to display seasonal visuals. The Dell scored 5,050, just below the Toshiba Chromebook 2 (5,060).All in all, the only major downgrade going from the Yoga 900 to the 700 series, is this mid-range 2-in-1 laptop comes wrapped in plastic rather than magnesium. The Yoga 700 also dumps the expensive watch mechanism for a more traditional hinge, but it still offers a full 360-degrees of articulation.

Then there's also the smaller 11-inch Yoga 700, which comes priced at €799 (about $876 USD, £572, AU$1,237). Though it comes outfitted with a less capable Intel Core m5-6Y54 processor, users will still get a 1080p screen on this small hybrid.

What's more, the 11-inch Yoga 700 can be outfitted with a 256GB Samsung SSD and 8GB of DDR3L RAM. Users should be able to get about 8 hours of battery life even though this miniature system weighs only 1.1 kg and measures 15.8 mm thin.

Both the 11- and 14-inch variants of the Lenovo Yoga 700 will be released later this November.By this time, we all know that the Surface Pro 4 is a sterling effort from Microsoft in many respects, but how does it fare if things should go wrong with the device?

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We have analysed many times why Microsoft should not make smartphones and tablets, mainly because of conflicts of interest with the OEM partners which have always been the basis of its model. However, there is the defensive reason that without the former Nokia products, there would be very few Windows handsets at all. The software giant is ill-equipped, in terms of its business model and its capabilities, to be a vendor of mass market hardware.

Yet it does need Windows 10 to live up to its promises of spanning every kind of device and screen, which means continuing to provide users, especially in the business sector, with the option of a Windows smartphone.

Surface grows up
And the Surface range is starting to justify the approach that software platform giants need to create and drive new form factors themselves by showcasing the capabilities of their operating systems on their own hardware. Microsoft has taken that tack in the past, though usually retreating quickly once a particular product gained traction among "real" hardware vendors (as seen with its Wi-Fi access point, for instance).

Google has done the same with Nexus. Neither of these represents the integrated hardware/platform business model of Apple – briefly chased by Nadella’s predecessor Steve Ballmer, with the resulting failure of the Nokia devices acquisition. Instead they show the need for a new OS to have worthy devices.

With the first Surface tablets, it was clear that Microsoft should have left this task to its partners. Google may have complained, when it launched the first release of Android for larger screens, that very few device makers could produce a quality experience to live up to the OS’s potential. But that is not true of Microsoft, which has established and capable customers such as Acer and Asustek.

They were vocal in their misgivings about the Windows giant competing with them with Surface.

However, between the unloved Surface RT and this week’s launch of the Surface Book, there has been a significant change, partly driven by the emergence of Windows 10 and partly by the decline of the conventional PC. It is imperative that W10 – Microsoft’s last chance to remain a company with its own OS rather than just a multi-platform service provider – succeeds in that post-PC space which is currently being defined, and will include some combination of tablet touchscreens and notebook keyboards, at the base level. There have been all kinds of experiment with these hybrids, but unexpectedly, Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet-with-keyboard has proved definitive, especially since W10 came along.

To prove that point, we only had to see Apple head-to-head with its old enemy with its launch of the iPad Pro, a clear response to the Surface Pro. Now Microsoft has returned the compliment with the launch of its first notebook, the Surface Book. The dividing line between a professional tablet and a laptop is blurring, but increasingly it seems that, after many experiment with post-PC form factors, this is where the successor to the PC will be found.

The fight for the post-PC space
Both Microsoft and Apple are looking to colonize the space via a pincer movement. Both are now offering a beefed-up tablet with optional keyboard, and an ultraslim laptop, though the MacBook Air does not yet have a touchscreen, and Apple CEO Tim Cook last week insisted that, unlike Microsoft, his firm had no plans to converge its mobile/touch and notebook/desktop operating systems.

Just like the Toshiba Chromebook 2, the Dell comes with a full-HD (1920 x 1080) display. While watching the 1080p trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I noticed a great deal of detail, from the dents on a Sith Lord's helmet to the stubble on Harrison Ford's face.

My one bone to pick with the display was that during moments when the whole screen was black, I noticed that the Dell picked up a lot of reflective glare.

With an average brightness of 270 nits, the Chromebook 13's display trails the average ultraportable laptop (294.6 nits) and the Toshiba (377.7 nits). The Acer (222 nits) and the HP (260 nits) are dimmer.The Chromebook 13's screen rendered a wide range of colors, displaying 96 percent of the sRBG gamut. That's a greater range than the average ultraportable laptop (79.4 percent), the Acer (58 percent) and the HP (64 percent). The Toshiba Chromebook 2 (109. is even better.

The Dell's display is mostly accurate at rendering color, scoring 1.4 on the Delta-E test (where lower scores are better). That's far better than the average display on an ultraportable notebook (5.86). The Toshiba Chromebook 2 (0.87) and the HP x360 (0. are more accurate, though.

Audio
The Dell's speakers, located near the front of the notebook on its left and right sides, can produce enough volume to fill a room. The notebook did a great job with the strong, low bass on Jay Z and Kanye West's "No Church in The Wild," and the highs on Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" came through clearly as well.

Unfortunately, the speakers didn't produce the clearest mids, leaving some instruments on Simon & Garfunkel's "Cecilia" mushed together and hard to distinguish.

Ports and Webcam
On the left side of the Dell, you'll find the port for the proprietary power connector, an HDMI port, a USB 3.0 port, the headphone/mic jack and a microSD card slot. On the right side, Dell placed a USB 2.0 port and a Noble lock slot.

We also tested the Dell Chromebook 13 using the Oort Online test, which measures the browser's ability to display seasonal visuals. The Dell scored 5,050, just below the Toshiba Chromebook 2 (5,060).All in all, the only major downgrade going from the Yoga 900 to the 700 series, is this mid-range 2-in-1 laptop comes wrapped in plastic rather than magnesium. The Yoga 700 also dumps the expensive watch mechanism for a more traditional hinge, but it still offers a full 360-degrees of articulation.

Then there's also the smaller 11-inch Yoga 700, which comes priced at €799 (about $876 USD, £572, AU$1,237). Though it comes outfitted with a less capable Intel Core m5-6Y54 processor, users will still get a 1080p screen on this small hybrid.

What's more, the 11-inch Yoga 700 can be outfitted with a 256GB Samsung SSD and 8GB of DDR3L RAM. Users should be able to get about 8 hours of battery life even though this miniature system weighs only 1.1 kg and measures 15.8 mm thin.

Both the 11- and 14-inch variants of the Lenovo Yoga 700 will be released later this November.By this time, we all know that the Surface Pro 4 is a sterling effort from Microsoft in many respects, but how does it fare if things should go wrong with the device?

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Compromises are almost always required when it comes to low-cost systems. The Lenovo IdeaPad 100-14IBY ($449.99 as tested) is no exception; it's a good overall budget laptop with a few concessions that come with the price. While it's well designed and has good battery life, it doesn't offer much horsepower, and the 14-inch display only features a low 1,366-by-768 resolution. The Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Non-Touch$449.99 at Dell is bigger and faster with a better display for the same price, and it remains our Editors' Choice for budget desktop-replacement laptops.

Lenovo keeps it simple with the IdeaPad 100, with an all-black plastic exterior that sports a slightly angular design. The lid is covered in a bumpy, textured pattern, while the interior and keyboard deck have a smoother (though still textured) finish. The system is light at just 3.74 pounds, and it measures a compact 0.8 by 9.36 by 13.39 inches (HWD). The Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Non-Touch is a bit larger due to its 17-inch screen, but the IdeaPad 100 is much lighter than the 5.1 pound, 15-inch Dell Inspiron 15 (I15RV-6190 BLK).

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The glossy 14-inch display is not full HD, instead offering a 1,366-by-768 resolution. This is somewhat disappointing given the screen's size, but 1080p resolution would be rare in this price range—the Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Non-Touch features a 1,600-by-900 resolution display, though it's also larger, at 17.3 inches. The glossiness of the IdeaPad 100's screen makes it fairly reflective, which can be irritating in direct light, but the picture is sharp, and the colors are vibrant.cc

Lenovo IdeaPad 100-14IBY
The keyboard and the trackpad feel roomy, despite the system's small frame. The keys are a little springy as opposed to a tighter, more mechanical feel, but typing is comfortable, and the spacing is good. The trackpad is consistent and smooth to use. A small nit is that the left- and right-click controls share one long bar under the touchpad instead of being split into two buttons. There's a good inch of dead zone between the two that isn't visibly distinguishable, but does nothing when pressed.

There is a good selection of ports. The left side has a USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port, an Ethernet port, and an HDMI port, as well as the headphone and Power jacks. The front of the system includes a 4-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC), and the right side holds a Kensington lock port. There's also a webcam and an integrated microphone. Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi provide wireless connectivity. Not surprisingly, the speakers won't blow you away, but they're adequate for watching a movie from a few feet away. Lenovo provides a one-year warranty for the laptop.

The IdeaPad 100-14IBY features a 1.83GHz Intel Celeron N2940 processor, 4GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive, and integrated Intel HD graphics. Given its low-cost components, the system was not exactly a powerhouse in the productivity tests. Its PCMark 8 Work Conventional test score of 1,614 points falls behind the Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Non-Touch's 2,097, but it compares well to the Dell Inspiron 15 Non-Touch$279.99 at Dell (1,554) and the Acer Aspire E3-111-C1BW$249.99 at Walmart (1,605).

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The system was quite slow on Photoshop, finishing in 14 minutes, compared with the Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Non-Touch's 8:35. It did better in the Handbrake video encoding at 5:30, beating the Dell Inspiron 17 (5:4 and the Acer E3-111-C1BW (6:03). Its Cinebench score of 136 is also respectable, trouncing the Dell Inspiron 15 Non-Touch (71).

Given its low-speed processor and integrated GPU, you can't do much gaming on the IdeaPad 100, and as expected, it didn't get anywhere near playable frame rates on our graphics tests.Results on our battery rundown tests were quite good. The laptop lasted 6 hours 32 minutes, which is longer than the Dell Inspiron 17 (5:20), as well as the Acer Aspire E3-111-C1BW (5:06).

Conclusion
The Lenovo IdeaPad 100-14IBY doesn't stand out in any one area, but it doesn't have glaring weaknesses for the price either. A better display would be a nice upgrade—the Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Non-Touch offers a larger screen with a higher resolution. The physical design is solid and lightweight, with no obvious flaws, but performance is only decent at best. The smaller size may be appealing if you're going to frequently take this system with you, but you might be better off investing in an ultraportable laptop designed for the road. The Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Non-Touch remains our Editors' Choice for budget desktop-replacement laptops, due to its powerful hardware, bigger and better display, and aluminum finish for the same price.

Working on a 12-inch laptop doesn't feel so cramped when you have a supersharp 4K display. That's what you get in Toshiba's Satellite Radius 12: a compact, powerful work machine with high-enough resolution for serious productivity. A versatile folding hinge that lets you use the device like a tablet is just a bonus.

Unfortunately, a few glaring weaknesses limit the Radius 12's business potential. Its battery life is too short, and its keyboard and touchpad were victims of some odd design choices. But can strong performance and a brilliant display make this $1,299 notebook worth the money?

Design
At 2.93 lbs., the Radius 12 is noticeably more portable than rival 12-inch hybrids like the ThinkPad Yoga 12 (3.52 lbs.). That makes Toshiba's laptop the more attractive pick for commuters and frequent travelers who don't want to lug a heavy machine around. On the other hand, the Radius 12 is heftier than many standard 12-inch laptops, including the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 (2.68 lbs.) and the MacBook (2.03 lbs.).
Size aside, the Radius 12 looks every bit as sleek and professional as its premium price tag would suggest. I love the glossy look of the lid, which sports a nice brushed-metal effect, even if it is a bit of a fingerprint magnet.

Plus, the overall build quality is excellent. The Radius 12 feels really sturdy, without any noticeable flex in the lid or keyboard deck.
The Radius 12 has a special hinge that lets you flip the display back a full 360 degrees so you can use it like a large tablet. But remember that the Radius 12 weighs 3 lbs., making it about three times as heavy as an iPad. In other words, it's too heavy to hold up in the air for a long time.

Business users will probably get more mileage out of the tent and stand modes, which let you prop up the device screen-first, which is handy for presentations. I also like using stand mode to get better access to the touch screen in cramped quarters, such as on an airplane tray table.

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