If you take a look at your laptop's keyboard, you'll notice that the top row keys have icons printed above, with "F" and a number, like F1, F2, and so on, below each one. These are known as function ...

Apple’s MacBook Air is one of a collection of the company’s computers to receive the newly announced M1 chip today. The beloved laptop appears almost identical from the outside, but if you open it up ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Dell's latest XPS 13 laptop adopts a new name as the XPS 13 Plus and a brand-new design. The XPS 13 Plus eschews a traditional top-row of function keys for a MacBook Pro-like touch surface. It also ...

When it comes time to purchase laptops for employees, many businesses turn to Dell, both because of their aggressive business pricing platform and the durability of their computers. If you're ...

I have developed a keyboard obsession the last week or so. I've been reading up on all kinds of keyboard stuff and watching Youtube channels where people build their own custom keyboards. (Although it ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

My (slightly old) Toshiba Satellite has the Fn key placed between left Ctrl & Alt, where a Windows key would normally be. The Fn key is used in key combinations to control video out, lock the laptop, ...