Recently, I stumbled upon a cool write-up by [DHowett], about reprogramming a Framework laptop’s Embedded Controller (EC). He shows us how to reuse the Caps Lock LED, instead making it indicate the F1 ...

The original Surface Laptop Studio and its successor received a new firmware update, which improves the Battery Protection Mode and fixes some issues. The September 2024 firmware update is now ...

Since Framework showed off its first prototypes in February 2021, we’ve generally been fans of the company’s modular, repairable, upgradeable laptops. But even as it builds new upgrades for its ...

Software updates are essential, and a critical step in ensuring your laptop continues to run smoothly. You shouldn't and ...

I didn’t realize it’d failed to deliver so many updates ‘til I read this Ars Technica story. The good news: hardware partner Compal now has a whole firmware team ready to go: The goal, Patel says, is ...

The most overlooked tasks in PC maintenance can be the most beneficial ones ...

It’s not often that laptops get a free performance boost after launch, but that’s what’s happening with Acer’s latest gaming notebooks. The company has released firmware updates for several machines ...

Today marks the end of support for the Surface Laptop 2, introduced in late 2018. The device has reached the end of its four years support period, which means it will not receive new firmware updates.

I have an Acer Aspire R7 that I bought in 2014. It gets used only for show control and is a mission critical machine. It runs stage lighting control software via a USB connected control surface.

Microsoft just announced the new Surface Laptop Studio at its fall Surface event. Sandwiched between updates to the Surface Pro and the Surface Duo, the Laptop Studio is an entirely new product that ...