The first time you try VR, you’ll likely have the same reaction I did: It feels pretty cool to be enveloped in a computer-generated world that puts you inside an epic spaceship battle or scuba diving next to a giant blue whale. But after spending a few minutes adjusting to virtual reality, you realize it …
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I had to look long and hard to find anything I didn’t like about the 2019 Dell XPS 13. Pressed to come up with a list, I’d say the woven glass fiber palm rest doesn’t look or feel as high-end as it should. The white backlight shining through white keys (on the white and rose gold versions) sometimes makes it …
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It’s not exactly back-to-school time, but if you’re looking to outfit a K-12 kid with a basic laptop, you’ve come to the right deal. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Dell Inspiron Chromebook 11 is $129.99 shipped (plus tax where applicable). Start that purchase at Ebates and you’ll save an additional 10 percent, dropping your net total …
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Dell has kicked off its annual President’s Day sale a bit early — it’s not even Valentine’s Day yet — with discounts on a variety of hardware. Some of the discounts are bigger than others, but if you were already considering buying a gigantic TV, laptop or other device, there are a bunch of deals here worth a look. Many …
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One of the first things every laptop shopper should think about in a new purchase is battery life. After all, you don’t want your PC shutting down in the middle of a big meeting or halfway through a cross-country flight. Based on the extensive battery testing conducted in the CNET Labs, these are the laptops with the longest battery-life scores …
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If you want to release a video game that a million-odd people will download overnight, then a Fortnite-style free-to-play battle royale game seems like the way to go. Apex Legends, from Respawn and EA, has become an instant hit, thanks to its freemium business model and availability across PCs, Xbox and PlayStation. For PC players, Fortnite is a great example …
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Chipmaker Nvidia announced at CES 2019 that new gaming laptops running mobile versions of its RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080 graphics cards would start shipping by the end of January. The good news is they have. The better news is the prices are starting to come down on older laptops with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 10-series GPUs, which are still generally …
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Lots more Chromebook owners now can quickly get online even when there’s no Wi-Fi. A feature called instant tethering previously let people with Google’s own Chromebooks and phones quickly get online using their phone’s mobile network. Once it’s set up, it’s just a matter of by tapping a notification to connect. Now instant tethering is spreading beyond Google’s own devices. …
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You may have bought yourself a TV to watch the biggest game of the year, but as any sales-floor employee will tell you, the picture is only half of the story. It’s not just hyperbole: there’s no way a tiny TV speaker can communicate the roar of the crowd, the dialogue of those must-see Super Bowl ads, or the slam …
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Microsoft showed off affordable Windows 10 S-mode laptops at its annual education-focused event at the Bett show in London on Tuesday. Laptops on display are mostly updated and priced below $300, which converts to about £230 or AU$420. They include a Windows version of the Lenovo 300e two-in-one Chromebook, which lets you write on the screen with a traditional graphite pencil as …
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