This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Supply chain issues mean many retailers are struggling to keep shelves stocked for the holiday. With shortages affecting the entire world, Black Friday sales might not be as hot as they once were. One thing that isn’t being hit as …
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One of the biggest challenges of mixed-reality headsets is the size. That’s the challenge a Chinese upstart called NReal wants to tackle with its sunglass-style AR glasses. The company, which raised $100 million this year, is planning to release its Android-based glasses in the US on Nov. 30. If you’re curious, you can try the smart accessory at select Verizon …
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Microsoft on Tuesday said its Windows 10 November 2021 update is now available. If you’re running Windows 10, version 2004 or later, then you should be able to install the update on your machine. Microsoft is also ramping up the pace on its Windows 11 rollout and making the upgrade more widely available for eligible Windows 10 devices, said John …
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Qualcomm is poised to take on the laptop processor business in force with its next-generation chips. At least, that’s the vision outlined Tuesday by Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon at the company’s Investor Day 2021 event. When asked about Qualcomm’s ambitions for the laptop market, Amon first spoke highly of Apple’s latest M-series laptop chips. He praised the Arm-based …
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Microsoft appears to be in a festive mood this holiday season. The tech giant is emailing 50,000 random US customers virtual gift cards to the Microsoft Store. Half of the selected customers will get a $100 virtual gift card to the Microsoft Store, while the other half will receive $10 e-cards. Recipients will be able to redeem their gift card …
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Halloween is over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the horror genre. Whether you’re into movies, TV shows or braving a Stephen King novel, horror’s scares can last all year long. And horror video games are no different. (Check out our full list of scary PC and console games.) We’ve pulled together a list of 10 mobile horror games for Android, …
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Samsung has finally made its latest gaming laptop and the 5G-supported version of its excellent Galaxy Book Pro 360 two-in-one available in the US. The new models join the recently released 15.6-inch Galaxy Book, and if they sound familiar it’s because they were originally announced at Samsung’s Unpacked event in April. Their US availability was up in the air at …
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When Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers handed down her ruling in September saying the way Apple runs its iPhone and iPad App Store largely hadn’t violated antitrust laws, she included a caveat. The tech giant, she said in an order along with her ruling, must allow app developers to include links in their apps, steering people to alternative payment sites outside …
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Microsoft started a phased rollout of Windows 11 earlier this year with a preview version of its flagship OS. But if you’re trying to use the earliest version of the software on your existing PC, you might run into some speed bumps due to the system requirements for the new operating system. (Here’s how to download Windows 11 and how to create …
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Microsoft’s trying to shoulder Google out of the way for a spot at the education trough — again — with a low-end Surface sibling. The Surface Laptop SE is a clamshell laptop priced between $249 and $329, depending on the configuration, which will sell via education suppliers. It’s designed to run only Windows 11 SE, the company’s new pared-to-the-bone operating …
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