Joshua Goldman

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 review: Pure premium 2

As a Windows PC and Galaxy phone user, I was pretty excited to test one of Samsung’s premium Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360 laptops. Available as a regular clamshell laptop or convertible two-in-one in 13- and 15-inch sizes, the Galaxy Book Pros are the first results of a co-engineering relationship between Samsung and Intel …

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Lenovo Legion 7i, Legion 5i Pro, Legion 5i gaming laptops pack in latest from Intel, Nvidia

Lenovo announced new gaming laptops in its Legion line on Tuesday. The new models have new processors from Intel as well as some with the latest mobile graphics chips from Nvidia, which were also announced Tuesday. The Lenovo Legion 7i features the world’s first 16-inch WQXGA-resolution display (2560×1600 pixels) on a gaming laptop. It has a 16:10 aspect ratio, a …

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Asus tunes up TUF series gaming laptops with new Nvidia, Intel processors

Asus’ extra-durable gaming laptop line is getting a performance boost from the latest 11th-gen Intel  CPUs and Nvidia GPUs. The updated TUF F15 and F17 gaming laptops will also feature faster memory and display options than their predecessors while still being built to withstand drops and shakes, as well as extreme heat, cold and humidity.  Asus will offer the updated …

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SteelSeries Rival 5 gaming mouse is made for your favorite games

Gaming accessory-maker SteelSeries on Tuesday announced the Rival 5 mouse, a nine-button wired mouse that’s designed for gamers who don’t stick to just one genre. Its size, shape and 85-gram (3-ounce) weight are made to accommodate any hand size or grip type while its mesh-covered cable helps give it the feel of a wireless mouse.  The $60 (£60, AU$70) mouse …

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Whirlwind FX Atom keyboard review: 60% gaming keyboard that plays well with others

Whirlwind FX’s Atom 60%-size mechanical gaming keyboard isn’t too different from other similarly sized options. The compact build is a space saver, great if you need extra mousing room while you game. It’ll also slide easily into a backpack for travel (it has a removable braided USB-C cable to help with that, too). The company offers a choice of three …

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Intel, Samsung and the move to purposeful computing

The pandemic created a huge shift in how — and where — a lot of people work and learn. It also accelerated demand for new technology to get things done. The PC market boomed last year in response, with worldwide PC shipments totaling 91.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020 alone, according to research firm IDC. “The PC …

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Samsung Galaxy Book Pro, Pro 360 laptops promise the best Galaxy experience starting at $999

At Samsung’s third Unpacked event of 2021 on Wednesday, the company officially unveiled the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360, a premium laptop and two-in-one convertible. With hardware co-engineered with Intel and software improvements developed in partnership with Microsoft, the premium PCs are built to be the center of a Galaxy ecosystem for “mobile-first consumers.”  “These are consumers …

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Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable built for work with a premium design starting at $1,549

Dell on Tuesday announced the Latitude 7320 Detachable, a 13-inch Windows 10 tablet aimed at a growing number of mobile professionals who want and need to do things from wherever they are. The two-in-one is the first Intel Evo-verified detachable and offers some competition for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X12 Detachable and Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7 Plus while bringing unique features to …

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Polaroid Go is an adorably small instant camera ready for summer

Phone cameras get better and better every year, but analog instant-film cameras still have an unbeatable shoot-and-share experience. Polaroid is now helping you take that experience on the road with its new ultracompact camera, the Polaroid Go.  The $100 Go (£110, which is about AU$200) is only 4.1 inches long by 3.3 inches wide by 2.4 inches tall (104 by 84 …

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Apple redesigns Magic Keyboard, Mouse and Trackpad for its new iMacs

At Apple’s Spring Loaded virtual event Tuesday, the company announced an updated iPad Pro with the company’s powerful M1 chip that debuted last year. Also getting the M1 is an entirely new iMac that will be available in seven colors — green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue and silver. Apple didn’t leave its accessories out of the updates, either.  Apple’s wireless Magic …

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