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Lenovo Yoga 5G promises 24

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Last May, Lenovo announced Project Limitless, its plan to make the first 5G laptop. That plan is now a reality with the Yoga 5G, the “the first-ever PC powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G Compute …

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The ASUS TUF FX505 gaming laptop is $300 off

Gamers typically demand better performance from their laptops than most people, and consequently, their rigs tend to cost quite a bit more than average. That’s why it’s always great to run across a solid deal on a beefier gaming rig. The ASUS TUF Gaming FX505 is selling at Walmart for $749, which is $300 off the usual price of $1,099. …

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LG OLED TVs get better processing, ATSC 3.0 tuners, 48

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. OLED TV isn’t broke, and in 2020 LG didn’t fix it. The company’s CES 2020 lineup includes a few neat extras but nothing that would make a current owner regret his or her purchase. In fact, the biggest addition is a smaller …

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Sleek Lenovo Legion Y740S gaming laptop weighs just over 4 pounds

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), is just 0.6-inch thick (14.9mm) …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Just got a new TV or streamer? You need to change these privacy settings

So you just got a new smart TV, or maybe a Roku or Fire TV streamer as a holiday gift (maybe from yourself, but who’s counting?). Congrats! Whether it was a discounted doorbuster or a fancy new OLED, now is a great time to enjoy your big screen.  One thing you might want to consider about any new TV, just like a …

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Google Stadia wants to be the future of gaming. So do Microsoft, Sony and Amazon

And then there were four. Google Stadia, the tech titan’s new service that lets you play video games like you stream the TV show Stranger Things from Netflix, launched this week with high hopes — and immediately took flak for having few features, a poor lineup of games and slow response time. Next year, it’ll have another issue to contend …

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Sure, a Mac Pro setup can cost $53K, but here’s why that’s not as crazy as it sounds

There’s been some freakage over the fact that you can max out Apple’s new, long-awaited tower Mac Pro at roughly $53,000. But aside from the custom $400 wheels, it’s laughable that that price has made headlines. Here’s the truth: For a workstation, it’s nothing. You can gear up HP’s top-end Z8 G4, for example, with dual 28-core Xeons, dual Nvidia …

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