If you’re looking for a balance between capability and bulkiness, a 13-inch laptop is an ideal option. That said, not all 13-inch laptops are created equal. In our opinion, the Dell XPS 13 is the best 13-inch laptop available today, but there are plenty of other options depending on the features you want and the price you're willing to pay. Most of the top 13-inch laptops are focused on balancing power and portability, but you can find everything from budget notebooks to high-end gaming rigs w ...read more

The 2022 NBA Free Agency Period has already begun and blockbuster acquisitions are starting to take hold. Teams such as the New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been making waves of their own, while young players like Ja Morant, Darius Garland, and Zion Williamson have all signed max contracts for the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, and New Orleans Pelicans respectively. While some players are being signed or re-signed to other teams, there are also bi ...read more

Will Power's determined drive from last to third at Mid-Ohio could prove pivotal in the Team Penske pilot's IndyCar Series title aspirations. It was a surprise podium appearance for the Toowoomba-born driver, who spun on the opening lap after contact with two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato. Having been buried in the pack after a lacklustre qualifying, the spin added salt to the wounds of an already tough start to the weekend. Stan Sport is the only place to watch the 2022 INDYCAR S ...read more

We’ve seen a lot of ups and downs in the 5th Test between England and India, so far still on Day 3 of the game. India began with losing 5 wickets before they reached the score of even 100 and then they went on to make a great recovery to score 416 in the 1st innings. Similarly, England found themselves 84/5 at Stumps on Day 2 and started building an outstanding recovery themselves early on Day 3. The man leading the recovery (not for the first time) for the hosts was none other than wicket-ke ...read more

The auto industry is facing troubling signs across the horizon, including rising interest rates and fears of a recession.But the biggest problem still seems to be making enough cars.General Motors said Friday its second-quarter U.S. new-vehicle shipments were down 15% from a year earlier, while Toyota Motor reported a 23% drop in U.S. sales. The obstacle continues to be the inability to obtain enough computer chips to complete the vehicles.For now, at least, consumers are still eager to buy. M ...read more

William Dufour is at home now. Resting, relaxing, waiting. It’s a rare moment between whirlwinds. On Wednesday night, Dufour watched a puck slide into an empty net and danced around the ice in Saint John, New Brunswick with the Memorial Cup — the trophy awarded to Canada’s junior hockey champion — and the tournament MVP. Soon enough, he’ll fly from Quebec to New York to join the Islanders for a development camp at which he will be an unlikely center of attention. “We had a big year, ...read more

Mike Ensing. (RealNetworks Photo) — Mike Ensing, president and COO of RealNetworks, resigned this week. Ensing joined the publicly traded Seattle software company in 2020 as interim CFO, and was named president and COO later that year. He’ll remain a strategic advisor through Aug. 19. “I’m deeply grateful and appreciative for everything Mike has done during these turbulent 2 ½ years to help set Real up for the future,” RealNetworks chairman and CEO Rob Glaser said in a sta ...read more

A team of NASA scientists has suggested that Mars rovers may have to dig deeper than first thought to give them the best chance of finding evidence of ancient microbial life on the distant planet. Recent research carried out by the team found that cosmic rays from the sun degrade small molecules such as amino acids — the fundamental building blocks of life — at a much faster rate than expected. The existence of certain amino acids are key in scientists’ quest to prove that microbial life o ...read more

Cameron Norrie and Heather Watson made their last-16 Grand Slam debuts at Wimbledon’s first scheduled day of play on middle Sunday on Day Seven of the championships. Six-time champion Novak Djokovic, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and third seed Ons Jabeur made up a star-studded line-up as the All England Club also celebrated 100 years of Centre Court. Sunday was the focal point for marking the centenary of Centre Court with a 30-minute celebration before play began, there was a parade of former ...read more

Image: Getty Images Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Android app developers, the company said Friday. As part of the agreement, Google is setting up a $90 million fund to compensate developers who earned $2 million or less in annual revenue through Google Play each year from 2016-2021. The settlement still has to be approved by the US District Court for the Northern District of California, where the case was filed. In a blog post, Google said th ...read more