Asus Zenbook 13
This classy laptop in under $1,000 — but don’t approach it with low expectations. It’s stylish and portable, perfect for working on the go.
It lasts for about 12 hours on a single charge. It has an attractive, lightweight body, along with a few other great features to help you through the day. Check out its specs below.
| Screen size | 13 inches |
| Battery life | 14 hours |
| Weight | 2.6 pounds |
| Touchscreen or 2-in-1 | No |
| 10-key | Yes |
| Supported external monitors | 2+ |
| Processor | i7 |
| RAM (memory) | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
The Asus ZenBook 13 performs well and comes with a bunch of helpful extras. You’re getting an IR camera and a NumberPad 2.0 feature in the touchpad. That means if you press an icon in the top right of the pad, it displays a full number pad. (It has a ton of nifty features like this.)
“Being such a small laptop, it is super easy to carry around and transport,” one Amazon reviewer said. “The battery run time has worked just fine for me. Working on it heavily, it lasts about 4-5 hours with schooling. For gaming, the battery run time is about 2-3 hours … I highly recommend this laptop if you’re looking for a laptop for schooling/business.”
Acer Aspire 3
If you want a larger screen, the Acer Aspire 3 is the perfect fit. With 15 inches of vivid, colorful digital real estate, it’s affordable and easy to use.
The Aspire 3 uses the latest Intel or AMD Processors for solid performance, offers up to 16GB of memory, and is a solid work, home, gaming or just all-around machine. Check out its specs below.
Lenovo Chromebook Duet
At around $200, the Lenovo Chromebook Duet is an absolute steal.
With 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, it’s got a fair amount of space if you’re planning on downloading apps, pictures and documents. Plus, it’s easy to carry to school or the office — and it lasts 10 hours. With this laptop, you’re getting a lot of power and decent storage space even when you’re on the go.
ASUS Chromebook Flip
If you like Chromebooks, how about an evolved version? It’s an upgraded version of a beloved computer — and you can bet it has the chops to match.
With a bright screen and a flexible design, the ASUS Chromebook Flip is nifty, portable and powerful. It lasts for 12 hours on a charge and has 16 GB of memory. It also has a hefty storage space — 512 GB. Check out more of its specs below.
Free Photoshop clone that runs in your browser
Photoshop is the gold standard for image editing and the choice of serious professionals and dedicated amateurs alike. There are other image editors out there, but they have limited functionality or are just about impossible for non-pros to learn. Maybe you want to clean up the family photos and let your artistic side flow, but the high-end image editors are too intimidating, and the free ones are too limited.
15 top mobile games for Android and iPhone
With millions of apps available for download, it can be tough to know where to begin. But considering the world out there today it’s important to find time to relax, even if it’s just for a few minutes. To help cut through the noise, we’ve assembled a list of the very best mobile games out there for iPhone and Android.
Listen to more than 500 old-time radio Christmas shows
When you think about Christmas classics, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “The Grinch” or “A Christmas Story” most likely come to mind.
But before TVs were commonplace, families of all sorts would gather around the radio and listen to stories read by the stars of the era.
This location-sharing app could save your life
Navigation apps come with every smartphone, but using them can be a pain if you don’t have an exact address or know exactly where you’re going. It’s even worse if you’re in a new place and want someone to meet you.
How can you point them in your direction if you don’t know where you are? It’s not as if you could say some magic words and make them appear in front of you. Well, maybe you can.
9 best free sites and apps to stream music
During these stressful times, music has become a bastion of relaxation for many people. One of the best ways to listen to whatever you want is through free music streaming services.
Over the last decade, the prominence of these services has skyrocketed. Going from simple music players to complex algorithmic playlist creators. Want to find the best video streaming service for you? Tap or click here to see our comparison of services like Netflix, Hulu and Disney+.
5 best budget smartphones under $400
In the tech world, what once cost hundreds of dollars can now run you well over a thousand of your hard-earned bucks. But the technology within most of today’s smartphones has not changed radically over the past few years, and powerful budget smartphones are capable of doing just about everything an expensive flagship device can do.
20 things I bought on Amazon you might want too
This crazy new world we live in has changed many things, including the way we shop. If you weren’t a big online shopper before, you most likely are now. I don’t go to the store anymore at all.
Here are some items that I recently purchased on Amazon. I thought maybe you could use a few of the things that I purchased, too.
How to find earbuds that fit your ears
Streaming music players, Bluetooth-connected TVs and your smartphone. Those are just a few of the devices you can go hands-free with if you have wireless earbuds. Hands-free technology is more than just a convenience. With the right pair, you can also drive more safely with hands-free calls.
Donate to a good cause with this fun online game
There are no two ways about it — online and mobile games are addicting.
If you play games that include those sly microtransactions, you can spend a boatload before you realize what happened. It’s easy to tell yourself it’s just a few bucks here and there, but that adds up big time.
Get an astronaut's-eye view of space without the rocket
Did you get a chance to watch the launch last weekend? On Saturday, May 30, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon craft launched from the Kennedy Space Center carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
The successful launch and landing means yes, we’re finally sending people back into space again.
See what NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope photographed on your birthday
I have to admit it: I’m not just a tech geek. I’m a space geek, too. I can’t tell you how excited I was to go to NASA’s Glenn Research Center to teach a lot of very smart people about cybersecurity.
Now, this isn’t that exciting, but it’s pretty impressive in its own right. A new site I found lets you see exactly what NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured on your birthday.
10 best apps to install on your new Android
So, you got a new Android phone? Be prepared: You’re entering a whole new digital world. Android is the world’s most popular mobile operating system. It offers an impressive range of cool features and unique apps that make life more fun and productive.
How to choose the Android tablet that's right for you
Apple and Android have both come a long way since their initial tablet models. Today, there’s a wide selection of Android tablets, some of which offer features that surpass those of Apple’s iPad.
As with Android smartphones, many manufacturers like Samsung, Google and Lenovo lend their names to suped-up tablets. With such a large number of producers, you’ll notice variations in style, function and price when shopping for the right device, but it’s all in the name of amazing features and capabilities.
Start 2020 right with the Komando Community
The internet is a dangerous place. Hackers and scammers are everywhere, and big tech companies thrive on collecting and selling your data.
That’s why Kim and the team created the ad-free Komando Community. If you’re looking for a safe place to get answers to your digital questions, meet others who share your interests and get exclusive access to Kim’s trusted advice, look no further. The best part? We’ll never sell your data to advertisers.
10 essential apps for your new iPhone or iPad
Did you get a new iPhone or iPad this Christmas? If so, welcome to the Apple ecosystem! The iOS family of products are some of the most robust smart gadgets on the market, and are admired by millions of fans worldwide.
Binge-watchers: Find out how long your show will take to finish
For many of us, choosing what movie or show to watch revolves around how much time we have to spare. After all, the last thing we want to do is fire up a show and have to turn it off before it ends.
The suspense of how it finishes would be terrible, but so too would being late to wherever it is we have to be. The run times are listed on the back of Blu-ray cases and are available online, but sometimes a decision needs to be made quickly.