Both Intel and AMD have forthcoming boosted versions of existing boxed processors — for desktop upgrades and new DIY builds — to compete for your please-moar-faster-gaming bucks. Intel has the rumored Core i9-12900KS and AMD has the Ryzen 7 5800X3D it previewed at CES 2022. AMD says its processor is “the world’s fastest gaming CPU” — …
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High Dynamic Range refers to scenes rendered with brighter highlights, greater shadow detail and a wider range of color for a better looking image. For gaming HDR, in contrast to TV HDR, it means more than a prettier picture: The better you can see what’s lurking in the bright and dark areas, the more likely you are to avoid hidden enemies …
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A sigh of disappointment emerged from a lot of folks when Apple announced its new Studio Display at its March product launch event. Many were hoping the $1,599 monitor would be a smaller, less expensive version of its $4,999 sibling, the Pro Display XDR. And to a certain extent, it is. But it’s still left me waiting for a less-expensive model …
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April showers bring May flowers. But before that, March brings the Apples. This week, the company used its first launch event of 2022 to unveil an updated iPhone SE, the small but powerful Mac Studio, the Mac Studio Display and an upgraded iPad Air. If you missed the event on Tuesday, you can relive the magic through our live blog. …
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Apple hosted its “Peek Performance” event on Tuesday, and unveiled the Mac Studio and Studio Display. The Mac Studio is a standalone computer that’s more compact than the Mac Pro and packs more power than the Mac Mini, while the Studio Display is the computer’s designated monitor. Together, they cost at the most $10,300. These new products offer upgrades to …
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Samsung mixed the broad color gamut generated by its Quantum Dot technology with the precisely emitted light, deep blacks and fast pixel response of OLED. Alienware took that QD-OLED panel and turned it into an excellent gaming monitor, which the company announced at CES 2022. The 34-inch Alienware 34 Curved Gaming Display (AW3423DW) has a significantly updated design over its last-generation widescreen linemates; …
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Choices, choices. When it comes to connecting a computer to a monitor (or picking a monitor to buy) one of the last things you want to get bogged down in is a decision over which connections you need. Especially when you could be dwelling on more exciting features, like whether the HDR you can afford is worth it. And the …
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Are you baffled by the multitude of laptop, desktop and tablet options being hurled at you as a generic “creative” or “creator”? Marketing materials rarely distinguish among the widely varying needs for different pursuits; marketers basically consider anything with a discrete GPU (a graphics processor that’s not integrated into the CPU), no matter how low power, suitable for all sorts …
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Are you baffled by the multitude of laptop, desktop and tablet options being hurled at you as a generic “creative” or “creator”? Marketing materials rarely distinguish among the widely varying needs for different pursuits; marketers basically consider anything with a discrete GPU (a graphics processor that’s not integrated into the CPU), no matter how low power, suitable for all sorts …
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It isn’t quite spring, but that didn’t stop Samsung from hosting one of its biggest events of the year to announce its next Galaxy phone. On Wednesday, the company debuted its new Galaxy S22 phone line, with updates over previous models almost entirely focused on content creation: better photography, video and social capture and sharing. The line comprises the Galaxy …
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