AMD on Thursday announced a new version of its Radeon RX graphics card. The company says the Radeon RX 590 delivers a higher core clock speed than the RX 580 — and up to 20 percent more “performance-per-dollar” than other cards.  Like the older RX 580, the new GPU is based on AMD’s fourth-generation Graphics …

ZeroZero, aka Zero Zero Robotics, is back with the next version of its intelligent flying camera. The Hover 2 drone, which uses advanced AI to fly autonomously, features an upgraded Snapdragon processor and a new pop-up radar system to help it track subjects and avoid obstacles. And it still folds up into a compact package.  The Kickstarter campaign for the Hover 2, …

This year, Black Friday will get started early. Like, on Thursday. You may want to experiment with a Thanksgiving lunch instead of Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 22. Best Buy and Walmart have both announced that their in-store Black Friday sales will kick off on the evening of Thanksgiving Day.  Best Buy will open its stores from 5 p.m. local time on …

Apple has given the iPad Pro its biggest makeover since first introducing the premium tablet back in 2015.  After souping up the entry-level iPad in March, adding Pencil support and a faster processor but keeping the price at $329, Apple desperately needed to put the “Pro” back into the iPad Pro. Today’s update achieves that — though it also pushes the devices’ prices …

As expected, Apple revamped and expanded its iPad Pro lineup at Tuesday’s event in Brooklyn. The premium tablets now come in three sizes: a brand-new 11-inch model that starts at $799 (£769, AU$1,229); a redesigned 12.9-inch version that now starts at $999 (£969, AU$1,529); and the 10.5-inch model from 2017 that remains priced at $649 (£619, AU$979).  The new iPad Pros …

OnePlus launched the next version of its flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 6T, today at a press event in New York. The phone will feature an in-screen fingerprint scanner, a Snapdragon 845 processor and a 6.41-inch display. It goes on sale Nov. 1 and starts at $549 and £499 (Australia pricing has not been announced, but that converts to about AU$774). In …

HP continues to double-down on security, making it a primary selling point — even for consumer laptops. Two new Spectre x360 models, announced Tuesday, will be the first HP notebooks with a webcam kill switch, a physical button that cuts off power to the integrated front-facing camera to protect you from creepy voyeur-hackers.  This is surely more elegant than covering up …

One of the worst-kept tech secrets in recent history is officially out of the bag. Google has announced a new tablet, the Pixel Slate, alongside a handful of other new products including the Pixel 3 phone and Home Hub.  Google Pixel 2018 event Pixel 3, Google Hub and Pixel Slate: Everything Google announced Google Home Hub wants to finish the job …

Tired of emailing yourself photos? Sick of being interrupted by text messages? Microsoft is making it easier to use your Windows PC to access the photos and messages on your Android phone.   The company’s new Your Phone app, included in the upcoming Windows 10 October 2018 update, displays recent photos and texts from your phone — which you can drag, …

Microsoft has completely updated its line of Surface PCs — and launched its first high-end noise-cancelling headphones, too. The company unveiled a new Surface Pro 6 tablet, Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Studio 2 all-in-one desktop PC at a media event in New York, and surprised with its entry into the world of high-end headphones with the Surface Headphones. It also unveiled a …