With more people looking for more ways to work from home, there’s new interest in finally bridging the gap between laptop and tablet. Samsung’s latest attempt is the new Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7 Plus, both announced Wednesday at its online Samsung Unpacked event. Adding just the right keyboard, touchpad and kickstand can …
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We might be seeing the Microsoft Surface Duo foldable phone within weeks, if a recent regulatory filing is any indication. On Wednesday, Microsoft filed papers for the Surface Duo with the US Federal Communications Commission, and it’s also sought Bluetooth SIG certification, as previously reported by Gizmodo. An imminent launch fits with a May report in Windows Central that Microsoft was …
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Microsoft said in May that it would prioritize bringing its new version of Windows, known as Windows 10X, to single-screened devices first. According to a new report, the release of Windows 10X won’t arrive until the spring of 2021, with dual-screen devices coming in 2022. The report, from ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, states that Microsoft is pushing to release the …
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Intel’s Lakefield processor architecture arrives Wednesday in new Core i5-L16G7 and i3-L13G4 chips that look to challenge Qualcomm’s processor platform in the pursuit of full-day battery life for Windows laptops. The new Cores come at a time when Apple is reportedly breaking away from Intel to produce computer CPUs based around its own ARM-hybrid architecture, kin of the A13 and family used …
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What’s the best computer for an older person, someone in their 60s, 70s, 80s or beyond? That’s a tricky question, and it’s not meant to suggest that elderly users are somehow limited in their skills or capabilities. These generations simply didn’t have the benefit of growing up surrounded by screens, and they may have specific challenges associated with age. I’m …
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Specs for Microsoft’s upcoming foldable phone have reportedly leaked online. The Surface Duo will have two 5.6-inch screens, run on Android 10 and be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, Windows Central reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. The dual-screen device will also have an 11-megapixel camera, a Surface Pen, 6GB of RAM, a choice between 64GB or 256GB of …
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It’s been about 2.5 years since the Surface Book 2, Microsoft’s laptop that tries to be all things to all people; it’s a clamshell, a convertible and a detachable, where most laptops settle for two out of three. Even after all that time, the Surface Book 3 gets a mostly run-of-the-mill refresh, launched along with a brushed-up version of Microsoft’s …
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I had to dig deep into the archives to remind myself what the Microsoft Surface Go was all about. It was only 2018, but that feels like a lifetime ago now. In its original incarnation, this was a miniaturized version of the excellent Surface Pro Windows two-in-one. It mimicked the larger model’s slate-plus-keyboard design with a similar magnetic connection and …
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Windows 10X, the future of Microsoft’s popular operating system, is still on the way, but those hoping to try it out on new dual-screen hardware will need to wait a bit longer. In a blog post published Monday, Panos Panay, Microsoft’s chief product officer for Windows and devices, shared new details about the company’s plans with Windows. After going into a …
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USB 4, the next incarnation of the ubiquitous data-transfer technology, will be fast and versatile enough to let you plug a very high resolution 8K display in to your PC. That’s because it’ll accommodate DisplayPort 2.0, the newer version of a standard widely used to connect external monitors. The move, which industry groups announced Thursday, means USB will be a …
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