I’ll be the first one to admit to not practicing the best battery habits, especially where my laptop is concerned. Most days I leave my laptop plugged in for far too long, which can deteriorate the ...

Microsoft is trying out a new feature for Windows 11 that is designed to adaptively enable energy saver mode based on your current usage of your PC. The feature is dubbed "adaptive energy saver," and ...

Sick of your laptop battery running out in no time? It’s frustrating—especially when you can’t stay near a power outlet. I used to struggle with this too, but a few tweaks helped my laptop last longer ...

MacBooks have always had an advantage over Windows laptops in terms of battery life. For instance, the recently released Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max runs for approximately 24 hours on a single charge, ...

On some systems (e.g., Dell XPS or Vostro with USB-C chargers), the “slow charger” notification may come from Battery Saver rather than USB settings. That said, Windows 11 has multiple ways to disable ...

Microsoft is finally testing a way for you to quickly see how much battery your laptop has left — and with color-coded visual indicators, to boot. It’s an extremely welcome addition, which had been ...

Bitdefender antivirus has different profiles for different needs. These profiles include Work Profile, Movie Profile, Game Profile, Battery Mode Profile, and Public WiFi Profile. The Battery Mode ...

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 ...

If you use an OLED laptop and often worry about battery drain, a few simple setting changes can help extend daily usage time.

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 ...