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Galaxy Z Fold 2: Impressive, but not perfect. Everything good and bad today

I can’t stop looking at the Galaxy Z Fold 2. I keep catching myself glancing admiringly at its cool metal frame, 6.2-inch outer screen and thin bezels. The Z Fold 2 is such a complete, well-considered foldable phone, it’s now hard to think of the original Galaxy Fold as anything other than a working mockup with a ridiculous …

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Acer Swift 5, Swift 3 get tuned up with 11th

As part of Intel’s rollout of its 11th-gen Core mobile processors with Iris Xe graphics, Acer on Wednesday announced updates to its line of slim, lightweight laptops, the Swift 5 and Swift 3. At launch, the Swift 5 will also be one of the first laptops to meet the requirements of Intel’s Evo platform as part of the chipmaker’s Project …

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Wasteland 3 is the game to play while you’re waiting for other games

Halo Infinite , delayed. Cyberpunk 2077, delayed. Baldur’s Gate 3 early access, delayed. Some of the most anticipated upcoming new video game releases have been pushed back. While you’re waiting for one or more of those, consider a retro-feeling trip back to the glory days of the classic computer RPG in Wasteland 3.  The Wasteland series dates all the way …

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Asus ZenBooks and Vivobooks go 11th gen all the way

Leading Asus‘ 2020 refresh of its thin-and-premium ZenBook and mainstream Vivobook laptop lineups is a long-overdue upgrade to the ZenBook Flip S, which has turned itself into an Intel-all-in two-in-one with the latest Tiger Lake processors and Evo (the Branded Labeling for Project Athena with 11th gen). In fact, most of the refreshes incorporate the Tiger Lake 11th-gen chips; the …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 coming Sept. 18, starting at $649

We already know a lot about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7 Plus, having previously tried a prerelease version of the higher-end Plus hardware and its excellent clip-on keyboard. Now we also know the S7 and S7 Plus are both coming Sept. 18, starting at $649 (£619) for the Galaxy Tab S7 and $849 (£799) for Galaxy …

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HP Z brings the Power and the Fury (and the Z2 mini PC)

For its fall refresh of its ZBook mobile workstation line, HP’s joining the trend of jazzing up its names: The entry-priced ZBook 15v G6 morphs into the ZBook Power G7, while the performance-focused ZBook 15 and 17 G6 become the ZBook Fury 15 and 17 G7. Despite the new names, the two lines are part of HP’s workhorse pro laptops, …

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Nvidia launches GeForce RTX 3090, 3080 and 3070 with Ampere

Nvidia rolled out its new Ampere-based GeForce RTX 3000-series graphics cards, with the top-of-the-line RTX 3090 that the company claims can handle 8K/60 frames-per-second gameplay — using upscaling in what’s called DLSS 8K mode. We also heard about the RTX 3080 and 3070, the usual better-faster replacements for their predecessors, the RTX 2080 and 2070. Essentially, the 30-generation of the GeForce …

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Samsung Unpacked Part 2: Everything announced, Galaxy Z Fold 2 launch and more

Update, Sept. 23: Samsung is holding a third fall virtual event, called Samsung Unpacked for Every Fan. Samsung today held its Unpacked part 2 event for its new Galaxy Z Fold 2. The event follows last month’s Unpacked event where the new foldable phone was announced alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra. Keeping to a similar formula for product launch events by …

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Galaxy Buds Live stay in my ears better than AirPods, but noise canceling needs some work

8.2 Samsung Galaxy Buds Live $110 at Samsung $150 at Target Get Price Alerts $104 at Amazon You’re receiving price alerts for Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Like Unique, eye-catching design Comfortable ergonomic fit Compact charging case with wireless charging Open sound with good bass and detail Good noise reduction when making calls IPX2 water-resistant Don’t Like Noise canceling is comparatively …

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China on TikTok sale: Not so fast

Chinese officials apparently have something to say about a TikTok sale to a US company, with two bits of news coming out of China that reportedly could make potential buyers such as Microsoft and Oracle wary. China updated the country’s export-control rules on Friday, to cover what it considers sensitive technologies, including, possibly, the popular video app’s personalized recommendation engine, …

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