The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 will be available soon, on August 25. The new model is reminiscent of Microsoft’s Surface Pro series with its folio design and touch stylus (sold separately).
However, don’t dismiss the laptop as a rip-off. In classic XPS fashion, it’s an incredibly refined, sleek, and powerful device that looks to appeal to those in the premium laptop market.
The XPS 13 2-in-1 sports a 13-inch display that is very reminiscent of the Surface Pro, although its uniform bezels and squared-off chassis are more reminiscent of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. It also has a 108op webcam along one of the long edges, making it ideal for use in landscape mode. The stylus is also magnetic and snaps to the top of the device and charges just like the Apple Pencil.
The display itself is a 3K (2880 x 1920) with a 100% sRGB color gamut that gets up to 500 nits peak brightness. There are also two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the left side of the device. The XPS 13 2-in-1 is the first XPS device to support 5G as an optional upgrade, making this a great option for anyone who plans to travel a lot with their device. All of this makes for an experience that seems like a solid blend between the Surface Pro and iPad Pro product lines.
Under the hood, Dell is offering the latest 12th Gen Intel processors, either a 10-core i5-1230U or a 10-core i7-1250U, paired with 8/16GB LPDDR4x and up to a 1TB PCIe 4 x4 SSD. It should be noted that the system is completely fanless, meaning it should stay quiet, even if performance may be a bit more limited than the standard XPS 13.
We will let you know how the XPS 13 2-in-1 performs in our review, but these specs should make it a respectably snappy and powerful device, which falls in It starts at $1,099, which is only a touch more than the standard XPS 13, but with improved processors and a higher-resolution display.
The Dell XPS line is consistently among the top recommended premium laptops, and we love the bold design of the new Dell XPS 13 Plus. Dell is making similarly bold design choices with the XPS 13 2-in-1, and with a competitive starting price, it could prove to be a good option for anyone looking for a new premium device.
Affinity’s new all-in-one creative app is finally coming to the iPad, nearly a year after Canva launched the redesigned desktop version for Mac and Windows. Creatives have been asking for the iPad release ever since, especially because files created in the new Affinity app cannot be opened in the older V2 iPad apps.
Affinity already has Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps on iPad, but the new release combines those tools into the same unified app that Canva launched on desktop last year.
Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).
Apple has just launched its latest iPad mini with a notable set of upgrades, including an OLED screen, improved speakers, and a more resilient build. It also gets a new chip, and the whole package costs $200 more than its predecessor. But if you look closely at Apple’s online store, you’ll realize that $699 isn’t enough to get you the most powerful version of the A20 Pro chip inside this tablet. In fact, even if you pay $800 for the 256GB model, you still won’t get the beefiest variant. Only when you jump to the 512GB trim, which costs an absurd $999, do you get the most powerful flavor of the A20 Pro.
The $999 model gets more than extra storage