Microsoft has completely updated its line of Surface PCs — and launched its first high-end noise-cancelling headphones, too. The company unveiled a new Surface Pro 6 tablet, Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Studio 2 all-in-one desktop PC at a media event in New York, and surprised with its entry into the world of high-end headphones with the Surface …
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Samsung ‘s new Core i7 hexacore laptop with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics is now available in the US, over five months after its launch. The company announced its rebooted gaming laptop series with the 15.6-inch Odyssey Z during Intel’s 8th-generation Core i CPU launch in April. It only comes in one model, with a 1,920×1,080-pixel IPS display, a 256GB SSD and 16GB …
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A year since it launched the new-and-improved model of its Android-based Shield video streaming and gaming console, Nvidia’s still adding features in software. The latest update, Shield Software Experience Upgrade 7.1, includes support for 120Hz monitors (which can reduce tearing and other refresh-rate-linked artifacts). Its new Nvidia Shield TV app for iOS and Android makes logging in to various services …
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Regular readers know I’m not particularly fond of Microsoft’s Surface tablets — you just can’t do much without the snap-on keyboards, which aren’t included in the box by default. But the Surface Book? That’s a pretty tasty piece of laptop. Pricey, too — or it was when it made its debut back in 2015. The SKU I’ve got for you …
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Acer has introduced an array of new computer hardware at IFA in Berlin, including what it says is the world’s lightest 15-inch notebook. The Acer Swift 5, starting at $1,100, weighs just 2.2 pounds — about 0.3-pound less than LG’s 15.6-inch Gram, which formerly held the title of lightest 15-incher and costs about $900 more. (For additional context, the Swift 5 …
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Intel is adding six new laptop CPUs to its lineup, the company announced at this year’s IFA technology trade show in Germany. Three new U-series and three new Y-series processors are joining Intel’s 8th generation of Core i-series parts. Previously, these chips were known by the code names Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake. These are for laptops, tablets and two-in-one devices …
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When Microsoft introduced the slimmer Xbox One S in 2016, one new feature didn’t get as much fanfare as it should’ve — a Bluetooth gamepad that can double as a controller for your tablets and phones. Only that gamepad didn’t necessarily work the way you’d think on Android. The buttons were assigned wrong. But XDA-developers reports that after two long …
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The next generation flagship of PC gaming graphics is here, and it’s called the Nvidia RTX 2080. Unveiled at the annual Gamescom video game industry trade show in Germany on Aug. 20, the RTX 2080 (and 2080 Ti) are coming Sept. 20, with a less-expensive version, the RTX 2070, coming in October. And by less expensive, we mean around $500, …
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HP can definitely put together a good gaming desktop at a good price, but there’s always room for improvement. The Omen Obelisk, announced at Europe’s biggest games conference, Gamescom, basically addresses the issues customers had with the Omen 870 tower, making it easier to use and expand. For example, HP flipped the front USB port access on top of the case …
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The rumor mill for Nvidia’s eagerly anticipated Turing-based GeForce announcement at Gamescom next week has gone from 0 to 60 in one day, thanks to a possible leaky wheel at MSI and Palit. Photos of a host of MSI-branded RTX cards and boxes have surfaced, along with a report that they will go on sale the same day as the …
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