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Thanks to the in-house developed Copilot, Canary Mail now provides AI-powered email writing capabilities to its users across the supported platforms, which include Windows, Android, macOS, and iOS. Those who need pinned emails, a built-in calendar, end-to-end encryption, and other premium features can get them starting at US$20 per year.

AYANEO may be preparing to release the AIR 1S, but it continues to tease a larger and more powerful alternative on its social media channels. The AYANEO KUN has an 8.4-inch display, a 75 Wh battery and will weigh more than 900 g. AYANEO has now shared hands-on images of the KUN too, highlighting the sheer scale of what it promises to be the most powerful gaming handheld to date.

Infinix' latest additions to its ZERO BOOK series of laptops takes its name from the fact that it upgrades to 13th-gen Intel processors. It also ships with up to 32GB of RAM, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs and a 100% sRGB display. The ZERO BOOK 13 is currently being previewed ahead of its release to the Indian market via Flipkart.

AYA NEO has revealed the launch date for the AIR 1S, a compact gaming handheld that combines a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU. With a 38 Wh battery also on board, the AIR 1S is said to weigh 450 g and has hall-effect joysticks, among other features.

AYA NEO has finally revealed the KUN, a Windows gaming handheld with an 8.4-inch display. The AYA NEO KUN is also said to feature nearly full-size game controls, as well as a pair of built-in touchpads.

Sometimes, it can be worth it to buy last year's hardware. There is no reason to call something bad, just because it is a few months old. The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 AMD is such a case.

Asus has upgraded its Studiobook 16 for 2023. The DialPad for creative users remains, but the processor is now much faster. However, the cooling has more work to do, which is noticeable through the loud fans.

The wallet-friendly base model of the Surface Pro 9 is only equipped with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, which should be suitable specs for buyers who plan to use their new 13-inch Windows tablet as a secondary device in addition to a full-fledged desktop or notebook.

While there is nothing worth mentioning in addition to the fact that Nvidia's latest and most affordable member of the RTX 40 family, namely the US$299 GeForce RTX 4060, gets full support thanks to the driver package labeled 536.40, a fresh piece of code from the green team is always good news.

With the Steam Summer Sale in full swing, it's time to have a look at what platformers Valve's game store has to offer. Whether you have a taste for the nostalgic or simply want to see what all the fuss is about, there's oodles of fun to be had in Steam's discounted platformer games.

MSI asserts that its entry-level lifestyle/business laptops are as 'Modern' in terms of finish options as they are in terms of either Intel or AMD processors in 2023. The series' single Ryzen 7 7730U-powered variant can be had in Classic Black, whereas some of its Core i5-1335U-based siblings move on to Star Blue or Beige Rose. They have been released to markets such as Germany, starting for less than US$1,000.

In a slide from June 2022 made public via the current FTC investigation regarding the Activision-Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft is presenting a few long term needle-moving opportunities to increase its customer base beyond 1.5 billion. Moving Windows to the cloud possibly with a subscription model similar to Office 365 is seen as a primary opportunity.

BodyCheck Microsoft just keeps adding new features to Edge, the default browser of Windows. Most of these are not only useless, they also hamper productive workflow by throwing the user into a bottomless pit filled with unwanted pop-ups, requests and subtle but not-at-all-welcome design changes. Additionally, they are peppered with what one can call outright privacy violations.

Asus' new handheld gaming device, the ROG Ally, has now paid a visit to a well-known electronics disassembly and repair YouTube channel. The portable console came in for glowing praise as a result of its new iFixit assessment, as well as and favorable comparisons between it and its Steam Deck rival - with some caveats.

In addition to the Intel Alder-Lake U15, Lenovo also offers the Alder-Lake P28 in most 2022 ThinkPads. Not so in the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 3, where only less powerful chips are used. Nevertheless, the fan is louder and the battery life is shorter than in the predecessor.

In the Zenbook Pro 14, Asus presents a powerful multimedia laptop that combines Intel's latest Raptor-Lake CPUs with fast RTX GPUs from Nvidia. It also boasts the first 120 Hz OLED display, which does not completely live up to expectations.

Opera has unveiled its all-new browser, Opera One, which the company says has been rebuilt from the ground up for the new age of generative AI.

The Surface Pro 8 hit the market back in 2021 and was the very first Microsoft tablet with Thunderbolt 4 support and a fast 120Hz display. Thanks to a considerable discount, the versatile 13-inch convertible is arguably still worth consideration for users who are looking for a sleek secondary computing device in 2023.

The latest driver package from Nvidia arrives with DLSS 2 and Reflex support for F1 23 and Aliens: Dark Descent. It also adds 8 new G-SYNC compatible gaming monitors to the list of supported hardware while GeForce Experience receives optimal settings for 7 titles, including The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum and Diablo IV.

Although the first dropped by 0.19% and the latter faced a 0.7% descent compared to April, the 1080p primary display resolution and Windows 10 64-bit reign supreme in last month's Steam hardware and software survey. No less than 60.51% of Steam users use Microsoft's previous operating system, while 64.33% play their games in FHD.

The second major update to War Thunder, dubbed "La Royale" and released yesterday, comes with more than 50 new/updated vehicles, including 14 new ships for the French naval tree (in Closed Beta stage for now). There is also a first Indian tank (Vijayanta), two new locations, and much more.

Fujitsu has announced that it has upgraded its Lifebook-series laptop and convertible tablet to 13th-gen Intel processors. The OEM also asserts that they are ideal for remote or hybrid work, especially with the option of a "palm vein sensor" as a biometric authentication feature. They are also equipped with 16:10 FHD displays that can be touch-responsive in either model.

This 17.3-inch Schenker laptop is one of the most powerful of its kind on the market right now: featuring a Core i9-13900HX and GeForce RTX 4090, the device is kitted out for 4K gaming, video editing and rendering. It can accommodate up to three SSDs (incl. 1x PCIe 5.0) and offers very decent battery life.

AYA NEO has teased a AYA NEO 2S refresh, only a few days after it started selling the gaming handheld. So far, the company has confirmed two major improvements for the AYA NEO 2S, which should improve visual fidelity and gaming performance.

CheckUp Mozilla puts the user into the driver's seat by letting them download literally any Firefox release that was ever made. The organization keeps a freely accessible archive of its products at ftp.mozilla.org to be unlike most other browser-making companies that only offer the latest builds.