Tech Takes

Imagine this: You give your laptop to your seven-year-old for a maths game, but when you return, there’s a new game installed, your desktop is disorganised and a sticky fingerprint smudges the webcam. Or perhaps your toddler uses your tablet as a temporary dinner tray. If these scenarios sound familiar, you’re not alone. The critical question is: How can you make a laptop or tablet both safe for children and durable enough for daily use?

When your laptop or smartphone battery runs low and you’re in a pinch, fast charging can make or break your workflow. Whether you’re working from a café, studying, or managing business tasks remotely, new standards have led to dramatically faster charging speeds that keep you connected.

Waiting for your Windows PC to boot can feel frustrating, especially when you’re pressed for time in fast-paced business environment. Whether you’re managing operations in commercial districts or coordinating remote teams, every second counts. Fortunately, there’s a feature called Fast Startup (also known as Hybrid Boot) that can significantly reduce those startup times. In this guide, we’ll explain exactly how Microsoft’s Windows Fast Startup works, walk you through the setup process, and show you when (and why) you might want to disable it.

As remote work becomes standard practice across Australia, having a reliable home printer has evolved from luxury to necessity. However, this widespread adoption has made choosing the right printer more challenging for Aussie households. With numerous options flooding the market and factors like budget, printing needs, and evolving technologies to consider, the selection process can feel overwhelming.

When your laptop or smartphone battery runs low and you’re in a pinch, fast charging can make or break your workflow. Whether you’re working from a café in Melbourne or studying between lectures at university, new charging standards have led to dramatically faster charging speeds that keep you productive on the go.

The AI era has arrived—and this transformative technology is now standard in laptops across the market. As AI becomes embedded in everyday computing, understanding the difference between NPUs and GPUs is increasingly important. This distinction matters especially for consumers shopping for new laptops where AI performance is a deciding factor.

In competitive gaming, milliseconds determine victory. Whether you’re battling in esports tournaments across Sydney, grinding ranked matches in Melbourne, or streaming from Brisbane, one element stands out as immediately noticeable and measurably impactful: display refresh rate. The difference between a standard 60Hz monitor and a high refresh rate display isn’t just technical—it’s the difference between seeing your opponent first or reacting too late.

HP OMEN PCs are engineered to harness the power of some of the most powerful GPUs available today. Cards like the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 and RTX 5080 deliver ultra-high frame generation for 4K gaming and high-end creative workloads. However, despite being engineering marvels, their sheer size and weight create a physics-based challenge that many experience: GPU sag.

Finding the best budget laptop in 2026 shouldn’t mean choosing between performance and affordability. For Australian students, remote workers, and families, this dilemma has been all too familiar—until now.

AI laptops are fundamentally changing how Australians work and create. These devices feature built-in Neural Processing Units (NPUs) that handle artificial intelligence tasks directly on the device, making them faster, more efficient, and less dependent on cloud connectivity—particularly valuable for Australian professionals working across vast distances or in areas with limited internet infrastructure.