Alex Cranz

Senior Consumer Tech Editor. Trained her dog to do fist bumps. Once wrote for Lifetime. Tips encouraged via Secure Drop, Proton Mail, or DM for Signal.

  • Razer’s Giant Laptop Gets Way Cheaper Version

    Razer’s Giant Laptop Gets Way Cheaper Version

    All images: Razer Affordability and Razer are not, typically, words that go together. The PC peripheral company has developed a reputation in the last few years for making sharp looking laptops that are ultra thin and ultra pricey for the guts inside of them. But the new 1080p Razer Blade Pro, at $US2300 ($2,893), is…


  • Alexa And Cortana Are On Speaking Terms

    Alexa And Cortana Are On Speaking Terms

    As Google and Apple (and Samsung) scramble to build the smartest, do-anything personal assistant for your phone, Amazon and Microsoft have elected to take a different route: They’re working together rather than competing. The news arrived in the form of a joint announcement from both companies, and the New York Times is reporting that Amazon…


  • Intel’s New Coffee Lake Processors: What You Need To Know

    Intel’s New Coffee Lake Processors: What You Need To Know

    It’s that time of year when Intel, the largest maker of laptop and desktop processors in the world, announces the guts of your future PC. These CPUs are always a little faster and a little more battery efficient. This year Intel is launching it’s latest processor on the same day as the first major solar…