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Cheap laptops in 2026 (and why business prices are rising)
Right, let’s talk about the laptop-shaped elephant in the room. If you’ve tried to buy a new machine for your business lately and nearly choked on the price tag, you’re not going mad. And you’re not being ripped off by your supplier (well, not by us, anyway)! Something genuinely odd is happening in the world...
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When will the AI bubble burst?
There was a time… Not that long ago… Not in a galaxy far, far away… When dropping “we’re exploring AI” into a meeting made you sound cutting-edge and very cool indeed. Investors nodded approvingly, marketing teams got giddy and someone inevitably tried to bolt a chatbot onto something that absolutely did not need one. But...
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What are passkeys? Why the NCSC is phasing out passwords
Passkeys are having a moment (and your passwords are… not). If you’ve spent the last decade collecting passwords like Pokémon (Gmail… LinkedIn… that one for the printer portal… oh look, another ‘Spring2024!’), you’re not alone. But the wider tech world has been quietly (and now loudly) marching towards a future where passwords get shoved into...
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Microsoft’s March 2026 updates: Patch Tuesday and more
March has been busy in Microsoft‑land. If you’ve seen headlines flying past about security fixes, Teams tweaks or AI changes and thought “that sounds important but I’ll come back to it later”, this is the calm, human‑readable version! The latest Microsoft updates cover a bit of everything. From a chunky patch Tuesday security release to...
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February phones releases: iPhone 17e, Pixel 10a and Galaxy S26
January barely had time to clear its throat before February arrived waving a stack of shiny new smartphones at us! If you have even a passing interest in tech, chances are your feeds are already full of leaks, rumours and people confidently announcing that this year’s phones will either change everything or be basically the...
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Panther Lake: Why Intel’s new CPU is a game changer
So you’re in the market for a new laptop or PC and all you hear about is “Intel Panther Lake” everywhere in the tech news. But what is it, how do you spot it when buying a new machine, and why should you (not a nerd) care about it? Pull up a chair. Panther Lake...