The laptop business has been pretty stagnant over the last few years. The core market has settled on screens sized between 13 and 15 inches as the sweet spot with tablets and convertibles fulfilling the need for smaller displays and niche players delivering 17-inch or larger drives.

But HP's new dual-screen Omen X offers something different; the ability to use two apps at the same time on their own displays. While chiefly aimed at gamers, I reckon it'll make a fantastic productivity workhouse too.

On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of millions of motorsport fans from around the world will be tuning in to watch the Australian Grand Prix. And while the cars offer a fascinating insight into the future of motoring - many innovations start in F1 and eventually find their way to consumers - the technology behind the cars is incredible.

After a day touring garages and chatting with people behind the scenes, I discovered there's a lot we can learn about managing enterprise and business systems from this massive rolling roadshow.

CES 2019 is in full swing across Las Vegas with vendors large and small competing for attention. There are literally hundreds of announcements made during the show with dozens of press conferences and companies issuing press releases at an inbox-burning rate. We've sifted through the news and reckon these are the biggest things coming up that are likely to make a difference over the next few months.

There was a time when laptops were filled with compromises. They were slower and had crappier screens than their desktop counterparts. But times have changed with mobile tech now pervasive and laptops sporting powerful performance, high-end specs and some of the best screens you've ever seen. Each year, the bar is raised a little higher. So, what's the best laptop of 2018?

Printers are not simply "dumb" devices designed to squirt ink or deposit toner — most run rudimentary operating systems and some are capable of printing and scanning without a PC attached. While this is great for productivity, it also offers hackers with a new attack vector — one HP had to recently deal with.

The typical tablet or convertible computer tops out at around 13-inches. But HP's gargantuan ZBook X2, that I've been testing for a couple of weeks, comes with a 14-inch display. Here's what I've learned.

HP has recalled the batteries in over 50,000 notebook computers over concerns batteries in selected models can overheat and potentially catch fire. The recall affects computers in several different portable PC ranges. HP has provided a tool for assessing whether your computer is affected asn has instituted a replacement program that comes both user replaceable and internal batteries.

HP Inc has announced new HP Spectre 13 and HP Spectre x360 13 laptops. The new products feature updated processors, up to 16.5 hours of battery life and new displays capable of 4K in some models.

Get those face-palms ready folks. About the same time last year, HP pushed out a firmware update for its inkjet printers that blocked the use of third-party cartridges. This did not go down well with anyone and within a month, the company removed the block and we all moved on. Except HP of course, which appears to have done it again.

Privacy and security should be at the top of mind for anyone using a computer. Generally, this means having a strong password or passphrase when you log on, possibly biometric security and 2FA as well, and encrypting data. But the hardware we use everyday can go a little further. HP's Elitebook x360 is an example of what can be done on the hardware side to protect your data.

HP's new ElitePOS has a modular design made to support use-cases in retail and hospitality. It supports interactive signage, self-service applications like customer check-in and employee attendance.

Over the years I've spent a lot of money on various bits of tech. But as the reliability of hardware has improved and performance of hardware has moved along, I find that I no longer need to buy the latest and greatest gear in order to get hardware that does what I need. That's led me to looking more closely at used and refurbished equipment.

The HP Spectre x360 13 is the fourth computer I'm looking at in my quest to find a new portable computer. This road test involved a few days at home and a road trip to New Orleans.

We were meant to be paperless by now. Seriously, between smartphones and tablets, there's no reason to carry paper is there? The reality is, paper still makes the world go round. And that means a decent printer for the office is a must. The HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 looks like a big office multi-function printer but comes at a small office price.

We're not making light of printer security. We just never imagined Christian Slater would be preaching about it. The veteran actor is the star in HP's new web series, The Wolf, where he goes around hacking printers and other devices in a company, all while talking menacingly about why organisations need secure printers.

HP is recalling batteries used in a variety of the company's laptops because of fire concerns. The affected models include the HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario and HP Pavillion laptops sold between March 2013 and October 2016.

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) website went down for two days due to a storage hardware failure. The hardware was provided by HP Enterprise (HPE) and the fault affected backup systems as well. The ATO is now trying to recover one petabyte of data.

After being poked by CHOICE and eventually apologising for locking out third-party ink cartridges for use with its printers, HP has -- as promised -- released updated firmware for affected devices which should disable the block.

HP has launched the DeskJet 3700 Inkjet printer. The vendor claims the 3700 is the world's smallest inkjet all-in-one printer and it will set you back $79. Here's what you need to know.