Dan Ackerman

Wasteland 3 is the game to play while you’re waiting for other games

Halo Infinite , delayed. Cyberpunk 2077, delayed. Baldur’s Gate 3 early access, delayed. Some of the most anticipated upcoming new video game releases have been pushed back. While you’re waiting for one or more of those, consider a retro-feeling trip back to the glory days of the classic computer RPG in Wasteland 3.  The Wasteland …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 coming Sept. 18, starting at $649

We already know a lot about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7 Plus, having previously tried a prerelease version of the higher-end Plus hardware and its excellent clip-on keyboard. Now we also know the S7 and S7 Plus are both coming Sept. 18, starting at $649 (£619) for the Galaxy Tab S7 and $849 (£799) for Galaxy …

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Choosing the right back

There’s an inescapable truth to the new school year: Just about every student, from grade school through college, needs their own computer thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Through a mix of remote learning and in-person classes, sometimes with multiple children in the same family beaming into different virtual classrooms at the same time, it’s a one-device-per-person world, now, which means …

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Microsoft Flight Simulator: 5 things I learned playing the new ultrarealistic flight sim

There’s a new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator driving a lot of PC gaming attention right now, in part because it’s the first ground-up new entry in the long-running series since 2006. The new version, besides stunning graphics and realistic physics, benefits from being able to stream in real-world cloud-based mapping data in real time, drawing from what Microsoft says …

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Apple iMac review: A 27

Apple’s big summer surprise was not the first ARM-based Mac. It wasn’t a new Mac Mini, nor the return of the 12-inch MacBook. The biggest hardware news from the company right now is a new 27-inch iMac. Yes, it looks the same as the last 27-inch iMac, and the one before that, and so on. It even keeps the same starting prices …

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Make the new 27

I’m currently reviewing the new 27-inch iMac from Apple. While it’s very impressive right out of the box, I can’t help tinkering with new devices, which usually means firing up a 3D printer and printing some accessories.  With its design stuck in time for the past several years, the iMac can certainly benefit from a few of these extras. Here are the …

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Now What: How work

Summer is drawing to a close and students are preparing school semesters that will likely play out as remote learning. Workers, at least those fortunate enough to be able to carry on from home, are entering their third quarter of remote work. The former may need a more permanent study solution for classes designed from scratch to be taught online. …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus wants to work hard and play games

It’s still amazing to me how adding just the right keyboard, touchpad and kickstand can transform a tablet into a laptop. We’ve seen it before in the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface, as everyone competes to become the next great evolution of the personal computer. Now Samsung is leaning heavily in the same direction with the new Galaxy Tab S7 …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7: Even tablets are getting 5G now

With more people looking for more ways to work from home, there’s new interest in finally bridging the gap between laptop and tablet. Samsung’s latest attempt is the new Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7 Plus, both announced Wednesday at its online Samsung Unpacked event.  Adding just the right keyboard, touchpad and kickstand can help transform a tablet into …

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Apple’s 27

Apple on Tuesday launched a major revision to its 27-inch iMac, leaving the outer shell the same, but changing out just about every component or option inside. The new systems are available to order starting today, and should be in Apple stores later this week.  Now playing: Watch this: New 27-inch iMac is Apple’s summer surprise 5:56 There’s news to …

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