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At #Microsoft Ignite, the company introduced a bunch of new Copilot features and focused on tools for building, managing, and securing agents. Interesting and important introductions, but they seem way ahead of where most customers are today. www.pcmag.com/articles/mic...
Microsoft Wants Us Creating Our Own AI Agents. Is Anyone Actually Interested?
At Ignite, Microsoft said software is 'evolving from being made for people to being made by people.' Attendees I spoke with were intrigued, but a little confused about how to make that work.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
At #Microsoft Ignite, the company introduced a bunch of new Copilot features and focused on tools for building, managing, and securing agents. Interesting and important introductions, but they seem way ahead of where most customers are today. www.pcmag.com/articles/mic...
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AI Isn't Paying Off for Many Businesses. Here's How to Change That
At Gartner's annual conference, multiple sessions discussed the challenges of getting a return on investment from AI. Here are some suggestions from its analysts and what I heard from attendees.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Some good ideas on how to actually generate ROI from AI www.pcmag.com/articles/ai-...
Every year Gartner makes a lot of predictions at its #GartnerSYM - this year's include lots of ones on AI and agents. Some I agree with, but I'm skeptical about others. www.pcmag.com/articles/gar...
Gartner: 10 Ways AI Will Change Your Business (and Hiring) in 2026 and Beyond
In a 'world of shattered norms...we can't expect anything to be the same as it was last year or the year before,' Gartner Fellow Daryl Plummer says at the company's IT Symposium/Xpo.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Every year Gartner makes a lot of predictions at its #GartnerSYM - this year's include lots of ones on AI and agents. Some I agree with, but I'm skeptical about others. www.pcmag.com/articles/gar...
Each year Gartner lists what it think are the biggest trends in the industry for IT leaders at #GartnerSYM. It's good for CIOs and others to review and take stock of whether they are ready. www.pcmag.com/articles/ai-...
AI Supercomputing Platforms and 7 Other Strategic Tech Trends Businesses Can't Ignore in 2026
At the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, analysts Gene Alvarez and Tori Paulman outline what will be top of mind for enterprises in the next few years.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Each year Gartner lists what it think are the biggest trends in the industry for IT leaders at #GartnerSYM. It's good for CIOs and others to review and take stock of whether they are ready. www.pcmag.com/articles/ai-...
Some interesting thoughts about getting ready for AI from #GartnerSYM www.pcmag.com/articles/fru...
Frustrated by AI? How to Turn the Hype Into Real Results for Your Business
At Gartner's annual IT Symposium/Xpo, analysts explain how to get value out of AI when most projects currently don't show any return on investment.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Some interesting thoughts about getting ready for AI from #GartnerSYM www.pcmag.com/articles/fru...
Really impressed by the #Galaxy #ZFold7 - I've probably gotten more positive comments from friends I've shown it to than any phone I've carried since the original iPhone. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
Living With a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: The Most Useful Foldable I've Ever Tried
If you can overlook the crease and aren't too concerned about the zoom capabilities, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 lives up to the expectations I had for it at launch.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Really impressed by the #Galaxy #ZFold7 - I've probably gotten more positive comments from friends I've shown it to than any phone I've carried since the original iPhone. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
I've been very impressed by the #HP EliteBook X Flip. Worth a close look if you want a laptop that flips to become a tablet. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv....
Living With an HP EliteBook X Flip G1i: A Top-of-the-Line But Affordable 2-in-1
The HP EliteBook X Flip G1i is an excellent convertible laptop, with a strong build, stellar performance, and a number of extra features at a good price.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I've been very impressed by the #HP EliteBook X Flip. Worth a close look if you want a laptop that flips to become a tablet. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv....
#Dynabook 's Tecra A60 isn't the fanciest laptop, but I was really impressed with the battery life. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
Living With a Dynabook Tecra A60-M: A No-Frills Laptop That Gets the Job Done
While performance isn't quite up to snuff compared with the best laptops, and I wish it had stronger AV capabilities, the Tecra A60-M's battery life is notable for a midrange PC.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#Dynabook 's Tecra A60 isn't the fanciest laptop, but I was really impressed with the battery life. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
#Acer doesn't get as much attention as it should among business laptop buyers. The TravelMate P6 is a pretty impressive lightweight laptop www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
Living With Acer's TravelMate P6 14 AI: A Lightweight Battery-Life Champ for Work
The biggest downsides of this otherwise solid laptop are the video and audio features.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#Acer doesn't get as much attention as it should among business laptop buyers. The TravelMate P6 is a pretty impressive lightweight laptop www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
The #HPZbook Ultra G1a outperforms more conventional laptops on most applications, and is compact and easy to travel with. But it doesn't compare to mobile workstations with #Nvidia graphics for more demanding workstation apps. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
Living With HP's ZBook Ultra G1a: A Powerful Work PC With One Big Drawback
This machine runs AMD's Ryzen AI Max Pro processor, but a lot of workstation apps are only certified on Nvidia, so it's hard to recommend a laptop that's not certified for professional work.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The #HPZbook Ultra G1a outperforms more conventional laptops on most applications, and is compact and easy to travel with. But it doesn't compare to mobile workstations with #Nvidia graphics for more demanding workstation apps. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
#Dell's Pro 14 Premium with a Tandem OLED is a great laptop, though the screen takes some battery life away compared with the LCD version. I like the package of executive peripherals, particularly the pricey 32-in 4K display with a built-in hub. www.pcmag.com/articles/i-l...
I Love the Tandem OLED Display on This Dell Laptop, But It Comes With Some Trade-Offs
The OLED display on the enterprise-focused Dell Pro 14 Premium certainly looks great, but it's pricey and skimps on battery life. Will a package of peripherals help soften the blow?
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August 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#Dell's Pro 14 Premium with a Tandem OLED is a great laptop, though the screen takes some battery life away compared with the LCD version. I like the package of executive peripherals, particularly the pricey 32-in 4K display with a built-in hub. www.pcmag.com/articles/i-l...
I've always been intrigued by foldable phones, but they've involved too many compromises. The #Samsung Galaxy #ZFold7 addresses pretty much all the issues - except for price. And the #ZFlip7 is quite nice as well. www.pcmag.com/opinions/sam...
Samsung Has Me Almost Convinced That Foldables Are Ready for Primetime
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 fits nicely in my pocket and has robust features, but that $1,999 price tag is awfully steep.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I've always been intrigued by foldable phones, but they've involved too many compromises. The #Samsung Galaxy #ZFold7 addresses pretty much all the issues - except for price. And the #ZFlip7 is quite nice as well. www.pcmag.com/opinions/sam...
I'm always intrigued by how companies evolve, and it was fun to look back at #Qualcomm, and how a company that I remember as pushing a communications standard became a chip powerhouse in phones and is now targeting PCs. www.pcmag.com/articles/qua...
Qualcomm at 40: From Disrupting Mobile to Playing the Long Game With PCs
Alex Katouzian, a 23-year-veteran of the chip maker who currently heads Qualcomm's mobile, compute, and XR business, explains how it's transitioning to a compute company.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I'm always intrigued by how companies evolve, and it was fun to look back at #Qualcomm, and how a company that I remember as pushing a communications standard became a chip powerhouse in phones and is now targeting PCs. www.pcmag.com/articles/qua...
Some thoughts on the Microsoft #Build2025 conference this week - lots of new ways to build agents, but still a lot to be done. www.pcmag.com/opinions/mic...
Microsoft Wants to Solve Everyone's Problems With AI, But Can Copilot Get the Job Done?
CEO Satya Nadella and team show tools for building and scaling agents and AI apps and a new version of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Very cool demos, though there’s still a lot of work to do.
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May 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Some thoughts on the Microsoft #Build2025 conference this week - lots of new ways to build agents, but still a lot to be done. www.pcmag.com/opinions/mic...
Really liking the #ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 which has great performance and battery life and just about anything else I want in a high-end convertible laptop. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
Living With the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10: I'm Not Sure About the AI, But Battery Life Is Stellar
Having used this long-lasting 2-in-1 for some time now, I can say Lenovo's AI tools aren't really useful yet, but performance is impressive thanks to its Intel Core Ultra 200V.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Really liking the #ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 which has great performance and battery life and just about anything else I want in a high-end convertible laptop. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
Really impressed with #HP's #EliteBook Ultra - a high-end notebook with very strong performance and battery life, at a reasonable price for this kind of machine. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
Living With an HP EliteBook Ultra G1i: An Impressive Copilot+ PC With a Little Heft
It's not the lightest laptop, or the one with the best battery life, but it does a good job of balancing features and performance.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Really impressed with #HP's #EliteBook Ultra - a high-end notebook with very strong performance and battery life, at a reasonable price for this kind of machine. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
#Lenovo's #ThinkPadX9 offers a more modern look than most ThinkPads, offering a lot of power in a small package and some AI extras.
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Living With the ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition: A Spiffy Ultraportable With AI Smarts
With the X9, Lenovo gives the ThinkPad a contemporary makeover with plenty of AI-powered optimization features.
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May 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#Lenovo's #ThinkPadX9 offers a more modern look than most ThinkPads, offering a lot of power in a small package and some AI extras.
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#HP's #EliteBook X with a #Ryzen processor is a great looking laptop with particularly strong local AI features. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
Living With an HP EliteBook X G1a: A Solid Enterprise PC With Handy AI Features
This sleek 'Strix Point' laptop looks great, but is the performance worth the top-dollar price tag?
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April 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#HP's #EliteBook X with a #Ryzen processor is a great looking laptop with particularly strong local AI features. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
The #Samsung #GalaxyS25Ultra has pretty much everything you could ask for in a large Android phone -- great camera (love the zoom), fast processor, great display, and far more AI features than the current iPhone. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
Living With the Galaxy S25 Ultra: Samsung's AI Shines in This Year's Model
The S25 keeps what's good about Galaxy and bolts on some impressive AI. For top-end buyers, it's an easy choice.
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April 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The #Samsung #GalaxyS25Ultra has pretty much everything you could ask for in a large Android phone -- great camera (love the zoom), fast processor, great display, and far more AI features than the current iPhone. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv...
At #GoogleCloudNext I wasn't surprised to hear a focus on AI Agents - it's what everyone is talking about. But I was impressed by the huge gains in efficiency Google claims. www.pcmag.com/opinions/at-...
At Google Cloud Next, We're Off to See the AI Agents (And Huge Performance Gains)
Google's AI has led to fun projects like reworking The Wizard of Oz for The Sphere in Vegas, but the real moneymakers are billion-dollar investments like its upcoming Ironwood TPU.
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April 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
At #GoogleCloudNext I wasn't surprised to hear a focus on AI Agents - it's what everyone is talking about. But I was impressed by the huge gains in efficiency Google claims. www.pcmag.com/opinions/at-...
At Microsoft's recent 50th anniversary event, the company introduced a lot of new Copilot features for consumers, including Deep Research and Vision capabilities. I'm curious as to how these compare with the others already on the market. #Microsoft50 www.pcmag.com/opinions/can...
Can Microsoft Win the AI Race? I Want to Try These Copilot Features First
At its 50th anniversary event, Microsoft welcomed us 'to the era of AI companions' and showed off intriguing Copilot features it says are the 'very first glimmers' of what its AI can do.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
At Microsoft's recent 50th anniversary event, the company introduced a lot of new Copilot features for consumers, including Deep Research and Vision capabilities. I'm curious as to how these compare with the others already on the market. #Microsoft50 www.pcmag.com/opinions/can...
I've tested a lot of laptops, but never have I seen one that 30 hours of battery life. And the #DellPro14Premium is a great performance and pretty light - a real winner. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv... #Dell
Living With a Dell Pro 14 Premium: A Solid Copilot+ PC With Phenomenal Battery Life
It's pricey, but Dell's Pro 14 Premium offers by far the best battery life I've ever seen.
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April 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I've tested a lot of laptops, but never have I seen one that 30 hours of battery life. And the #DellPro14Premium is a great performance and pretty light - a real winner. www.pcmag.com/opinions/liv... #Dell
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Fun to hear from Bill, Steve, and Satya at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary Event. Here are there thoughts on where it's been and going along with my reflections on covering them for most of those 50 years.
Fun to hear from Bill, Steve, and Satya at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary Event. Here are there thoughts on where it's been and going along with my reflections on covering them for most of those 50 years.
Reflections on Microsoft's 50th: What Will It Take to Make It to 2075?
After 50 years, Microsoft is still talking about the same things it did in 1975, but with different technologies. Can Copilot help Redmond stick around for another five decades?
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April 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Fun to hear from Bill, Steve, and Satya at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary Event. Here are there thoughts on where it's been and going along with my reflections on covering them for most of those 50 years.
Fun to hear from Bill, Steve, and Satya at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary Event. Here are there thoughts on where it's been and going along with my reflections on covering them for most of those 50 years.
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Looking over Microsoft's roadmaps, what struck me is how much AI and copilots have so completely taken over. Otherwise, Windows and the Office apps aren't evolving much.
Looking over Microsoft's roadmaps, what struck me is how much AI and copilots have so completely taken over. Otherwise, Windows and the Office apps aren't evolving much.
At 50, Microsoft Makes a Midlife Pivot
Redmond's 2025 roadmap shows a shift toward AI and away from major changes to core products.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Looking over Microsoft's roadmaps, what struck me is how much AI and copilots have so completely taken over. Otherwise, Windows and the Office apps aren't evolving much.
Looking over Microsoft's roadmaps, what struck me is how much AI and copilots have so completely taken over. Otherwise, Windows and the Office apps aren't evolving much.
On my toughest tests, the Lunar Lake version of the #Lenovo #thinkpadx1carbon surprised me with by far the best test results I've seen on a lightweight laptop. And the battery life was quite good too. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...
Living With a ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition: A Performance Champ
The Intel Lunar Lake version of Lenovo's high-end business laptop offers improved battery life and surprisingly better performance than its predecessor, particularly on my toughest tests.
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February 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
On my toughest tests, the Lunar Lake version of the #Lenovo #thinkpadx1carbon surprised me with by far the best test results I've seen on a lightweight laptop. And the battery life was quite good too. www.pcmag.com/articles/liv...