Goodbye, butterfly keyboard. Hello, Magic Keyboard. When Apple introduced the new MacBook Air earlier this year, it replaced the shallow keys of its loathed butterfly keyboard with the more substantial Magic Keyboard, the keys of which are less likely to get stuck by a spec of dust. You get more than just a new keyboard, …
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Looking for a new computer to help with your quarantine browsing? HP is adding two new Chromebooks to its lineup that it hopes might win you over. The two devices, a 14-inch model called the HP Chromebook x360 14c and an 11.6-inch called the HP Chromebook 11a, will be available at Best Buy and on HP’s website later this month. …
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The Asus ROG Zephyrus is the company’s thinnest, most compact gaming laptop. Despite its trim dimensions, which pack a 15.6-inch display into a 14-inch chassis, the ROG Zephyrus doesn’t sacrifice performance. It offers the latest silicon from AMD and Intel as well as GPUs from Nvidia’s current GeForce RTX line. Read more: Best laptops of 2020 The RTX 2060 is …
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced another round of Start Small business grants. During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and protests across the US against the death of George Floyd in police custody, Dorsey says $3 million will go to former NFL player and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp, which works to educate, empower and mobilize “the next generation …
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On the heels of a reset of the Omen gaming brand and a new gaming desktop, HP announced a complete redesign of its 15.6-inch laptop, the Omen 15. Available to order today from Best Buy starting at $1,250 and directly from HP starting at less than $1,000, the updated design has its smallest footprint yet, but it’s filled with the …
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Father’s Day in the US this year is Sunday, June 21, and given how the coronavirus pandemic is causing shipping delays and inventory shortages, you might need to jump on getting your dad a gift earlier than you normally would. This seems to be especially true if you’re looking to give Dad a new laptop or tablet, which are in short supply …
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Best Buy is offering discounts on a wide variety of gaming laptops. I’ve picked out three that I think are the best deals, and each hits a different price point, from an entry-level, big-screen Acer model to a sleek, thin and high-powered Razer Blade. In between is an Asus gamer that sits in the sweet spot, delivering excellent value for your gaming …
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For years, Android phone chips have trailed Apple iPhone processors in speed tests. But Arm, a chip company whose technology is used by both mobile camps, has a chip design project called X1 that should give Android a significant speed boost beyond its usual annual upgrade. One boost will come with the new Cortex-A78 processor design that Arm unveiled in May. …
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Razer delivers unto its largest Blade a speed upgrade across the board with the current-gen versions of components, as well as the same much-needed change to the keyboard layout that its smaller siblings, the Blade 15 and Blade 13 Stealth, received earlier this year. The Razer Blade Pro 17 gets a bump to a GeForce RTX 2080 Super option, a …
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If you are in the market for a high-end, two-in-one laptop that can operate as a laptop and tablet, Best Buy currently has a pair on sale — an Asus ZenBook Flip and Lenovo Yoga C940 — that can save you $250. Both are 15-inch models better suited for laptop mode, where the large display provides plenty of screen real …
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