Tag Archives: gaming

Are you the world’s fastest typist? The Ultimate Typing Championship is your chance to prove it

Das Keyboard, a mechanical keyboard brand best known by enthusiasts for its blank keyboards, is celebrating its 15th anniversary by reviving its worldwide Ultimate Typing Championship. The competition, which is entirely online and open to anyone over the age of 13, will be livestreamed on Aug. 22 on Twitch at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET).  …

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Razer Huntsman Mini is the gaming keyboard your cramped workspace craves

Razer’s coming to battle the small fries who currently dominate the market of 60% mechanical keyboards with its Huntsman Mini, the first prebuilt mainstream model and Razer’s first. It will come in two colors — black and Mercury (the Huntsman Mini Mercury Edition) — with a choice of Razer’s purple (clicky) or red (linear) optical switches. And if you’re shoehorning …

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Creaks game creeps into Apple Arcade’s neighborhood

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Apple Arcade on Friday added Creaks, a new puzzle platformer game from indie developer Amanita Design, to its growing catalog of over 120 games. Creaks joins the developer’s other game, Pilgrims, on Apple’s subscription mobile gaming service. See at App Store …

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Apple Arcade updates SpongeBob, Butter Royale and more for you to play this weekend

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. On Friday, Apple Arcade, Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming service, launched updates for four games. Apple Arcade has been updating games almost weekly along with releasing new exclusive titles for its growing catalog of over 125 games that you can play on the iPhone, iPad, …

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Lenovo will unveil Legion gaming phone with whopping 16GB of RAM, report says

Lenovo is officially entering the mobile gaming space on July 22, TechRadar reports, pointing to an announcement post on Weibo, the Chinese social media site. The Legion, a phone boasting Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 Plus processor, will likely only be available in China at launch. The Legion will be one of the first phones to use Qualcomm’s new chipset, alongside the …

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Qualcomm supercharges 5G mobile gaming with new Snapdragon 865 Plus

Qualcomm’s high-end Snapdragon processor is getting a speed bump to make mobile gaming even more immersive. And one of the first phones to use the chip will be the upcoming Asus ROG Phone 3. Qualcomm on Wednesday said its Snapdragon 865 Plus has 10% quicker graphics rendering and a 10% faster CPU clock speed than its sibling, the Snapdragon 865. …

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HyperX Alloy Elite 2 is a bold mechanical gaming keyboard with brilliant lights for $129

The new Alloy Elite 2 mechanical gaming keyboard from HyperX is blindingly bright. And heavy, which is probably the first thing you’ll spot. But once it’s on your desk and plugged in, you’ll definitely notice how bright the keys are. Part of the reason for that is the company’s homegrown Red linear switches with surface-mounted diode LEDs. Combined with the …

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Save up to $500 on a gaming laptop from Amazon

Stuck at home this summer? If the coronavirus pandemic has canceled your summer plans, you could pivot and use your vacation funds on a new gaming laptop. If you want to get into PC gaming or upgrade your aging setup, a new gaming laptop can certainly help fill the hours during those long summer days and hot summer nights. Read …

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Whirlwind FX’s RGB

There’s a buzz around gaming accessory maker Whirlwind FX these days. The company’s Element keyboard is taking interactivity to a whole new level — thanks to a library of game extensions, the keyboard’s per-key RGB lighting can react to what’s happening on the screen. It’s an interesting concept, and right now you can get the Element for $85 when you …

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These are CNET’s favorite laptops of 2020, so far

The year started with some great laptop announcements at CES 2020 — from the first with 5G wireless to dual-screen concepts. Despite some delays and shortages, many of those options are now available. So we — CNET’s Dan Ackerman, Lori Grunin and I — picked a few of our favorites that we’ve tested so far this year.  This is just …

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