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Drones are useful today for real estate photos and gas pipeline inspections. They could be useful tomorrow for home security and package delivery. But in a half decade, they could well shuttle you to work over the heads of drivers stuck in traffic. That’s what Anil Nanduri, general manager of Intel’s drone group, expects. Drone …

Now that we’re a couple of months into the RTX laptop era, it’s time to pause and look at how this first wave of laptops with Nvidia’s hyped-up new mobile graphics technology fares in real-world testing.  If you’ve been living under a rock (or don’t follow the ins and outs of PC component upgrades), Nvidia’s new RTX 20-series GPUs are the biggest …

Best Buy is selling the new MacBook Air for $999. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen for this laptop, which Apple unveiled in October, and a $200 discount on the usual retail price for the entry-level model.  The retailer has also discounted the higher-end MacBook Air model by $200, bringing its price down to $1,199. It comes with twice the storage capacity …

Apple said Thursday that its star witness in a patent trial against Qualcomm doesn’t intend to appear in court anymore, a striking twist in the long-running legal battle between the two tech giants.  The companies are fighting over three patents that Qualcomm says Apple infringed in the development of some versions of its iPhone. One of those patents allows a …

A new computing tool developed by Google will let developers build AI-powered apps that respect your privacy. Google on Wednesday released TensorFlow Federated, open-source software that incorporates federated learning, an AI training system. It works by using data that’s spread out across a lot of devices, such as smartphones and tablets, to teach itself new tricks. But rather than send …

This won’t last long, so I’ll make it quick. This is one of the best MacBook deals I’ve ever seen. Today only, and while supplies last, B&H has the 2017 Apple MacBook MNYK2LL/A in gold for $799 shipped. It originally sold for $1,299, and the best price I’ve seen elsewhere is over $1,000. See it at B&H This model features …

One rhetorical example I’ve used over the years is that a laptop is a lot like a pair of eyeglasses: It’s practical and it’s something most people can’t live without.  But at the same time, it’s an immensely personal choice, combining the sometimes contradictory forces of budget, features and style. Like a pair of glasses, a laptop is often a …

The USB Promoter Group — an association comprising Apple, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Renesas, ST Microelectronics and Texas Instruments — today announced the pending USB4 specification, slated to deliver 40-gigabit-per-second throughput and support for host-based algorithms to more efficiently handle data operations. USB4 will use the same USB-C connector we’ve grown used to and still require specific cables to obtain the …

Best Buy has launched discounts on a range of Microsoft hardware, including the Surface Pro, which remains the gold standard in the Windows tablet category.  This sale is focused primarily on the Surface Pro and the Surface Laptop 2 — the second edition of Microsoft’s homegrown laptop and a member of CNET’s best laptop club. Though Best Buy is also …

Should you buy a traditional clamshell laptop or go with a two-in-one that can be used as both a laptop and a tablet? It’s a question as old as time… or at least a couple years old, as processors and touch displays have gotten cheaper and more efficient, allowing for better performance and streamlined designs at lower prices. Lenovo’s Yoga …