My ThinkPad R50 just hit its fifth birthday, and the years haven’t been kind to it. When it was new, the notebook was reliable and fast, and it traveled with me to many places throughout the world.

So you’ve upgraded to a brand-new laptop at last—or perhaps you’re finally clearing out clutter—and now you’ve got an old laptop to deal with. What to do with it? That depends on your circumstances, ...

Technology isn’t cheap, both in terms of the impact on our wallets and the lasting effect generating so much electronic waste can have on the planet. So the longer we can eke out of our devices, the ...

If privacy and security matter as much to you, having a dedicated computer that doubles as a VPN and network-wide ad blocker ...

Regular software clean-ups and a bit of physical maintenance keep even year-old laptops running quickly, quietly, and reliably.(AI-generated) Is your laptop getting slower and constantly hesitating to ...

Once that old laptop or printer stops working, you need to get rid of it. However, that can be easier said than done. Throwing it in the trash will only lead to more items that could be recycled ...

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

One of the most subtle improvements was disk activity. Under Windows, the drive was constantly busy indexing, scanning, ...

How about a little project to repurpose your end-of-life Win 10 PC to power a cheap Kubernetes cluster to save money, learn about Windows-to-Linux conversions, and how to break and fix cloud ...

This is a great time of year to buy a new computer, especially if it's been several years since your last upgrade. If you do buy a new laptop, you'll probably want to transfer all of your data from ...