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HP’s new laptops with Windows 10 will help you work better on-the-go HP EliteBook 700 Series Powered by Windows 10 and AMD Ryzen PRO mobile processors, the new HP EliteBook 700 series notebooks offer powerful security, manageability, and collaboration features. You can stay productive all-day with long battery life and HP Fast Charge to charge 50 percent of your battery in just 30 minutes; work in almost any light condition with the extra-bright screen, narrow bezel displays, and integrated ambient light sensor; and make calls from your PC more productive with the world-facing, noise cancellation microphone and collaboration keyboard. HP EliteBook 735 G5 Notebook The EliteBook 700 series notebooks have an HD camera and an HD infrared webcam so you can login safely and easily with Windows Hello. With Microsoft Edge, you can pin your favorite websites to the taskbar, [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17666 Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17666 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17666 The next wave of Sets improvements is here! We’ve been steadily going through your feedback, and this build contains a number of improvements based on what you’ve been telling us: Bring on the acrylic! We love Fluent Design as much as you do – in today’s build you’ll find that Sets now have an acrylic title bar. We’re also adjusting the window border so that it’s now grey. Recent Microsoft Edge tabs now show in Alt + Tab: Do you use Alt + Tab to quickly switch back and forth between apps? All of your recent Microsoft [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: How to enable Focus Assist in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update Most of us spend between 3-6 hours – each day – on screens. Much of this time is spent on social media, where the constant stream of distractions across our myriad of devices makes it hard to focus. With the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, we’re introducing Focus Assist to help you stay in the zone. Focus Assist helps you get more done by easily blocking notifications, sounds, and alerts to create distraction-free work times. This is helpful if you’re giving a presentation or trying to focus on a paper, you can use Focus Assist to block interruptions or distractions. How it works: Work the way you want. Focus assist gives you the flexibility to choose when to block interruptions. Turn on Focus assist whenever [ more… ]

10 cool tech deals for moms and grads this month May is a month of celebration. Whether it’s for students approaching graduation or the mothers who give us endless love, support and guidance in life, we honor loved ones with gifts that will bring a smile to their face. Whether you are shopping for the perfect gift for Mom or a new laptop for your college-bound freshman, be sure to check out the great deals at Microsoft Store and other partner retailers this month! Save $300 on Surface Laptop devices starting on 5/12-5/14 in the US and PR. Surface Laptop Save up to $225 on select Windows Mixed Reality Headsets today through 5/16 in the US and PR. HP Windows Mixed Reality headset Save up to $50 on select Fitbit Wearables, like the Fitbit Ionic, today through 5/12 in the [ more… ]