This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Lenovo’s Legion gaming laptops offer good mainstream performance with designs that don’t necessarily scream “gamer.” So when I saw the announcement for the 15-inch Legion Y740S, a gaming laptop that weighs only 4.2 pounds (1.9 kg), …
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By stacking a pair of discounts, Amazon is currently selling the new 2019 version of the Apple MacBook Pro with a 13-inch display, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD for $1,250. (It lists for $1,399.99 on the product page, but the lower price should appear at checkout.) That’s not just a good deal, but close to the best price we’ve …
Read More »CES 2020: Facebook, Twitter gear up for the world’s biggest tech show
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES, the annual tech show that kicks off in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, isn’t just about showing off the coolest laptops, TVs and gadgets. It’s also a time for Facebook and Twitter to make some noise of their own. Social …
Read More »Lenovo’s X1 Carbon, X1 Yoga for 2020 let you easily block prying eyes
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. I just reviewed the seventh-gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon and fourth-gen ThinkPad X1 Yoga a few months back and here we are with their replacements, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 and ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5, already being announced ahead …
Read More »Lenovo goes after writers, artists and designers with Creator Series PCs
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. PC makers are really trying to attract creators at the moment. Sometimes the results are great. Other times, they’re little more than gaming PCs dressed for the office, not a tournament. Lenovo’s new Creator Series announced ahead of CES 2020 looks …
Read More »CES 2020 preview: PCs, laptops, tablets and gaming
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES has always been a computer-heavy show, and 2020 isn’t looking terribly different. Besides new laptop designs, updated favorites and ever more powerful gaming PCs, we expect to see new components from some of the companies that power modern tech, such …
Read More »The $830 Samsung Galaxy Flex Alpha is a cheaper 2
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Following the Galaxy Book Flex announced in October, Samsung is launching its less expensive $830 sibling for CES 2020. The Galaxy Book Flex Alpha is slated to ship it by June. (Sorry, it’s “Galaxy Book Flex α” because we all use the …
Read More »CES 2020 gaming predictions: Virtual reality, haptics and more hardware we expect
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2020 is going to be packed with new tech ready to advance the gaming world. While we won’t know many of the details until the week of the show, it looks like there will be plenty happening in the gaming …
Read More »Why you should thank your phone’s most undersung feature: Its processor
When you think of what you love most about your phone, what comes to mind? Its brilliant screen, perhaps, which makes movies and games a joy to watch. All the cameras on the front and back that capture your memories. Maybe it’s the all-day battery life that keeps your phone humming along so you can enjoy all of the above. …
Read More »Vivaldi browser pretends it’s Chrome so websites don’t break
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: A lot of the web is built on a lie. That lie is a little bit of text called the User-Agent string that a browser uses to identify itself to websites. User-Agent strings are problematic — and to get around one of those problems, browser maker Vivaldi is adding another …
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