Once upon a time, computers were gigantic installations that filled up several rooms, and scientists thought computers would only get larger from there. Instead, computers shrank. Yes, gigantic ...

If your laptop’s battery doesn't last nearly as long as it first did out of the box, then it might be time to replace it. The lithium-ion batteries used to power most laptops degrade over time with an ...

at the end of which I did not have a Dell battery. The purpose of this saga is not to take on Dell Technologies, which refunded my money, but to say something about logistics. I see in this fiasco a ...

If there's one clear edge laptops have over desktop computers, it's their built-in power source. With the rechargeable battery, you no longer have to stay glued near an outlet all the time, or worry ...

Adding more memory or storage, or swapping in a new battery or wireless card, can help squeeze a few more years out of that aging laptop. Here's how to figure out what you can upgrade, and how to do ...

If your Windows laptop doesn’t start when using the battery but starts when plugged in, read this post to learn how to fix the issue. A few Windows users have reported that their laptop doesn’t boot ...

When you disconnect your computer’s power supply from the wall, it jumps in to save your BIOS or UEFI settings in your motherboard’s CMOS-RAM (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). But even the ...

I love laptops with OLED displays, but they can hurt battery life. Setting changes can help, though, and I also have two tips to prevent OLED burn-in. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a ...