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Watch the Acer 2018 global press conference Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET

Acer has introduced a sizable lineup of new laptops and accessories at the company’s annual New York press conference. Similar to the 2017 version of this event, the new products include mainstream laptops, Chromebooks and gaming PCs. Highlights include: Acer Swift 5 A redesign gives this slim laptop a bigger 15-inch screen, now with a …

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Huawei MediaPad M5 and M5 Pro tablets at MWC 2018 (hands

Huawei’s two new tablets are built for video, whether you stream it or download it. Debuting at MWC 2018, the MediaPad M5 and M5 Pro are essentially the same device but come in two distinct sizes and differ in a handful of features. The tablets have curved glass displays, a 2,560×1,600-pixel screen resolution, IPS panels, U-shaped antennas and SIM slots. Now …

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Huawei Matebook X Pro laptop at MWC 2018 (hands

If last year’s Matebook X laptop was comparable to the Apple Macbook, the new Huawei Matebook X Pro is suitable competition for the Macbook Pro. Debuting at MWC 2018,  the laptop is similarly slim and sleek with an all aluminum body. This new version is bigger than the Matebook X thanks to the extra selection of ports it offers. It …

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Dell laptop sales for Presidents Day you should see

Dell is offering a few Presidents Day doorbusters this week, including two notably good deals on laptops. The Dell Inspiron 15 5000 2-in-1 laptop will go on sale for $400 on Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. ET. That’s a savings of $180 for the model with a 7th-gen Intel Core i3 CPU. Then there’s the Dell XPS 13, which will …

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Apple reportedly ramps down iPhone X component orders

Apple is said to be reducing its order of iPhone X components. According a report in Business Korea, some components for the current topline iPhone model are “estimated to reach zero in the second half of this year.” The phone’s OLED screens, notably, are sourced from Samsung Display, a division of Apple’s archrival in the smartphone sphere. That reinforces earlier …

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Microsoft Surface Laptop drops price to $799

The entry-level model of the Microsoft Surface Laptop is now $799 direct from Microsoft. It has an Intel Core m3 processor, which isn’t as fast as the Core i5 or Core i7, but will satisfy anyone with simple needs. It also runs Windows S and has 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. While it’s not the high-end model, …

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The Puffco Peak is a high

Every year when I attend the annual CES technology trade show, held each January in Las Vegas, I expect to see plenty of the “unexpected.” TVs that curl like snakes, potentially life-saving health tech, talking toilets, maybe a cool dog-robot. But what I didn’t anticipate was leaving Las Vegas most impressed by a slick, high-tech space-vape that looked like something …

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Acer announces new affordable Chromebook duo

Fresh off the heels of a successful CES 2018, Acer unveiled a new duo of modest Chromebooks. First up is the Acer Chromebook 11 C732. It’s a simple, fan-less notebook with a durable build and features a spill-resistant keyboard. It has two USB-C ports, 4G LTE connectivity and an estimated 12-hour battery life. It goes on sale in March starting …

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Sophisticated Asus Zenbook Flip 14 has latest Intel Core processor

CES 2018 has just begun, but one laptop trend is crystal clear: thin is in. And Asus is already on board with the skinny and sophisticated Zenbook Flip 14 (UX461). It goes on sale in March 2018 with prices starting at $899. Now playing: Watch this: Slick and sophisticated 2-in-1 laptop with latest Intel… 1:02 At only 13.9mm thick, the convertible …

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Dell Performance Portable SSD is ‘world’s most compact Thunderbolt 3 storage device’

Dell unveiled “the world’s most compact Thunderbolt 3 storage device” at CES in Las Vegas. The Dell Portable Thunderbolt 3 SSD goes on sale February 28 with the 500GB model going for $439 and the 1TB model for $799. The drive is very compact, at only 16mm thick. It’s fast, with transfer speeds up to 2,650MBps, and it has no …

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