For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. At the end of the month, many of the world’s top mobile companies were scheduled to make their annual pilgrimage to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress. But worries about the coronavirus outbreak proved too strong to ignore. On Wednesday, the …
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Reach out and touch a 4K UHD Dell XPS 13 for just $784
There’s a lot to love in the latest Dell XPS 13. In fact, one of the few complaints that we’ve had in recent hands-on reviews was the placement of the webcam, which was below the screen, meaning it essentially shot video right up your nose — not a flattering look. But the 2019 XPS 13 puts the camera where it …
Read More »Intel pulls out of MWC 2020 due to coronavirus fears
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Intel confirmed Tuesday that it won’t attend Mobile World Congress this year, joining a stream of tech companies reacting to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Amazon, LG and Sony are among those that have already pulled out of the Barcelona trade show, which is scheduled …
Read More »Facebook suspends MWC plans due to coronavirus risk
Facebook is the latest company to withdraw from MWC in Barcelona later this month due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. It joins a growing list of companies — including Sony, Amazon, Intel, Ericsson, LG and Nvidia — deciding that the risks of attending the mobile trade show outweigh the benefits. “Out of an abundance of caution, Facebook employees won’t be attending this …
Read More »Royole brings FlexPai 2 foldable phone launch forward as it drops out of MWC
Our first glimpse of Royole’s latest foldable phone, the FlexPai 2, is coming sooner than expected as the company confirmed on Tuesday that it’s joining the growing list of exhibitors that won’t be attending Mobile World Congress later this month. Instead, the company intends to show off the phone ahead of time, though it hasn’t yet shared details of when …
Read More »Lenovo IdeaPad 730S: Thinner, lighter MacBook Air alternative drops to $490 (Update: Sold out)
Whoa. I was excited about this deal when I first ran it last week — but as of this morning it’s better still. Everything I look for in a laptop can be found right here. Thin and light: check. Solid-state storage: check. Backlit keyboard: yep. Truth be told, I’d already been eyeballing the Lenovo IdeaPad 730S before this deal came …
Read More »Hybrid laptop deals: Take home a 2
Here’s a neat trick: getting a midrange two-in-one laptop at a budget price. Best Buy and HP have slashed the prices of three two-in-one laptops that boast well-rounded, mainstream configurations. At their current sale prices, they’re in the budget price range of $550 to $600. Granted, these three models from HP, Lenovo and Samsung feature CPUs that are a generation …
Read More »Best Buy flash sale: 4 great deals from HP and Dell (Update: Expired)
Update: As originally noted, Best Buy’s flash sale prices ended overnight. For other deals right now, check out Best TV deals for the big game and CNET’s Cheapskate page . I don’t want you to start running around breathlessly like Kiefer Sutherland in an episode of “24,” but you should know that Best Buy is running a flash sale right …
Read More »What’s Modern Standby and why you want it on your next laptop
When you wake up your phone, it’s instantly ready to work and your email, texts and notifications are all up to date because, even with your phone asleep, it’s still connected and updating itself — and it’s doing it without a big hit to your battery life. Modern Standby is Microsoft’s effort to bring that instant-on, ready-to-go feel to PCs …
Read More »Is your ThinkPad’s USB
Lenovo makes some great laptops but like every company makes missteps. In Lenovo’s case, it has confirmed that there’s buggy firmware responsible for problems with the USB-C ports on many models of its 2017 to 2019 ThinkPad laptops. As reported by Notebookcheck and later posted to a Lenovo support page, the USB-C firmware issue affects more than a dozen ThinkPad laptops …
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