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 …
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Dell Mobile Connect lets you control your phone from your laptop. The software will come preinstalled in Dell’s upcoming XPS, Inspiron, Alienware and Vostro laptops, the computer giant announced on Tuesday here at CES 2018. The software is compatible with both Android devices and iPhones, but functionality is limited for Apple phones. Using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Android users can read …
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Dell debuted two basic-but-pretty displays at CES 2018, the HD 24- and Quad HD 27-inch (S2419HM, S2719DM) Ultrathin Monitors. Skinny in all the places that count when style is your most important consideration, they’ve got thin bezels and a slim profile. They also bump up the brightness to a peak of 600 nits (typical about 400 nits), though you’ll start …
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CES 2018 began with a bang today, or should I say a flood. The first rain to fall on Las Vegas in 116 days swept into the city yesterday, drenching crews who were rushing to open the show. By this morning, the convention center was leaking, Google had to shut its splashy pavilion and rivers were flowing through a hotel …
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When Dell initially launched its budget and relatively low-key (for a gaming system) Inspiron Gaming Desktop, it was limited to AMD processors and maxed out at an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card. For 2018, Dell has expanded the power potential of the system with the ability to configure it with up to an 8th-generation six-core Core i7-8700 and Nvidia …
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You may not remember, but there was a time when you had to plug a cable into the side of your computer if you wanted to check your email. Today, Wi-Fi’s wireless connections make physical network cables a rarity. But that’s just the beginning. Technological forces are converging to make a lot of other wires in our lives look like …
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VR took my breath away the first time I tried it. Literally. I was so terrified by a horror game I could barely breathe by the end of it. “This isn’t some gimmick,” I thought at the time. “This is the future.” It’s a sense of wonder Kanye West must feel when he listens to music by Kanye West. That …
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How do you like the sound of $50 off two Google Home speakers? These are the deals of which Black Friday is made. And Costco has published a laundry list of them, most of which are scheduled to go live on Nov. 24. But some will be available as soon as Nov. 5, with more coming online each Friday through November. Costco …
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You can’t escape virtual reality. VR headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung are getting ready to hit the market. Their goal: to give you an easy-to-use virtual reality experience with your PC at a lower price than competing headsets from the likes of Sony, Facebook and HTC. That’s the promise of VR powered by Microsoft Windows, the software …
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