Nvidia‘s next best thing for fast, high-performance gaming could be yours for as little as $1,200 (that roughly converts to £937 or AU$1610). The company unveiled its new Max-Q technology at Computex in Taipei this week, saying it will bring the “maximum performance at the maximum energy efficiency point” for gaming notebooks. With all that efficiency Max-Q will make things …
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Now playing: Watch this: Need an extreme processor? Intel X-Series has 18 cores 1:25 Enlarge Image Intel has unveiled its new X-Series processor, but it’s eyeing plenty more than straight PC power. Intel Intel doesn’t just care about chips any more — it has bigger fish to fry. The processor company took to the stage at Computex in Taipei on …
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Now playing: Watch this: Asus finds its Zen with the world’s thinnest convertible… 1:04 There wasn’t a new ZenFone to be seen at Computex and it feels deliberate. Instead of launching a new phone like last year at one of the biggest PC-focused events in the region, the Taiwanese manufacturer is going back to its roots with a launch of …
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It was a chilly January night in Las Vegas as Danny Bowman and I hopped on our LeEco smart bikes in a dim parking lot of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. The chief revenue officer of LeEco — an enigmatic Chinese company positioned as one part Samsung, one part Netflix and many parts unbridled ambition — had spent the …
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The Hilton Union Square Hotel in San Francisco was busier than normal as people hustled to grab boxed sandwich lunches. The food was provided by Samsung, which played host to a developer conference last week to promote its homegrown Tizen operating system. With a turkey sandwich in hand, I struck up a conversation with a photographer who has never made …
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At this point, where won’t Alexa go? Amazon’s digital assistant, found on the online shopping giant’s family of Echo speakers, will now let Dish Network satellite TV subscribers call out commands to change the channel, search for shows and pause, fast-forward or rewind. Dish is the first TV service provider to make its service compatible with Alexa as companies scramble …
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Now playing: Watch this: See Google Assistant on Android TV in action 2:09 OK Google, take over my TV. Google Assistant, the company’s voice recognition and control technology found in devices like Google Home, is coming to Android TV. That means devices that use Google big-screen operating system, namely select streaming boxes and recent Sony TVs, will soon get even …
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Many of us use fitness trackers as motivational tools to keep us moving, and to monitor our progress over time. But what if that sensor-packed Apple Watch or Fitbit on your wrist could actually help diagnose a potentially fatal heart condition? It’s possible, according to app developer Cardiogram. In a joint study published today, Cardiogram and researchers at the University …
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Parrot might be best known for its consumer drones like the Bebop and Disco, but it’s been working on professional solutions since 2012. The results of that work, bolstered by company acquisitions like Pix4D mapping software and drone maker senseFly, are the new Parrot Professional range for small and medium business. The Parrot Disco-Pro AG, Bebop-Pro 3D Modeling and ParrotBebop-Pro …
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Rumor has it Motorola is tinkering with a new tablet. It’s expected to be a premium 9- or 10-inch Android tablet with a “productivity mode” that allows apps to be pinned to the navigation bar for easy multitasking. Other specs and details like pricing and availability are unknown. The information comes from an anonymous source, though Android Police is “highly …
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