If Microsoft could go back in time, I’ve a pretty good idea what would happen. CEO Satya Nadella would hand his younger self the code for Microsoft’s new Win32 on ARM emulator. It’s the missing piece of the puzzle that could finally let Microsoft build Windows phones, razor-thin tablets and tiny laptops that people might …
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Just in case you haven’t hit your spending goals for this year, Best Buy is spreading discount love one more time for “Green Monday,” aka the second Monday in December. If you missed out on the Xbox and PlayStation 4 deals from Black Friday, you’ve got another chance to grab one today: Xbox One S and PlayStation 4 bundles are …
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HP is offering a handful of discounts for “Green Monday,” the lesser-known cousin of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Most of these are for fairly generic laptops, desktops and printers that probably aren’t high on anyone’s holiday wish list, but there are a couple of standout discounts, including one for my favorite ultrathin laptop of the year. HP EliteBook Folio …
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Now playing: Watch this: Our favorite laptops of 2016 1:45 While 2016 may not have had a lot of highlights for many people, it was at least a good year for laptops. We saw the first systems with OLED displays (something you really have to see in person to appreciate); gaming laptops that could handle VR hardware without being as …
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Missed out on some of the best Black Friday deals? No worries. Amazon has unveiled its Cyber Monday sales, with more than 75,000 deals to roll out this week. Some of the deals are similar to the retailer’s Black Friday deals, including $20 off the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader as well as discounts on its Echo line of smart speakers. Also …
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Software might be the first thing that comes to many minds when you hear “Microsoft,” but the company has plenty of hardware deals this holiday season. Most of the savings started on November 24 and run through November 28 on Microsoft’s web store, but can also be found in its stores and retail partners like Office Depot and Best Buy. …
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Now playing: Watch this: Black Friday and other turkey traditions are evolving 2:09 Black Friday inches closer with everyday. In anticipation, retailers have published previews of this year’s Black Friday deals. But some retailers want to give you a good deal right now — before any turkey is served. Here are some of our favorite pre-Black Friday deals. Amazon really …
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There are going to be a lot more VR headsets soon. Microsoft‘s Windows 10 event in New York Wednesday had a big focus on enabling mixed reality and virtual reality via an upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update in early 2017. But, there will also be more affordable and possibly more advanced VR headsets, too. A variety of Microsoft-compatible VR devices …
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We’re getting new Macs tomorrow. And boy, are they late. It’s been 526 days since Apple released the last MacBook Pro. 597 days since the last MacBook Air. The Mac Mini hasn’t been refreshed for over two years. You could point to any number of reasons as to why. Supply. Demand. Components that aren’t that much more powerful than they …
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Now that invites for the October 27 Apple event have seen sent out, there’s much speculation about what we will, and won’t, see from a purported new generation of MacBook Pro laptops. Thus far, the generally agreed-upon predictions — as rounded up by Macrumors — are: New MacBook Pros with a thinner, lighter design and a secondary touchscreen at the …
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