HTC Vive Cosmos vs. Vive Pro
HTC now has two premium virtual reality headset experiences. With the Vive Pro targeted at enterprise users and the Vive Cosmos designed for home VR, which model should you choose? While they boast similar designs, each come with its own unique twist, like a flip-up goggle design on the Cosmos.
Origin PC Cryo Core is a superfluously beautiful upgrade to cool your board
Most gamers are already familiar with liquid cooled CPU and GPU solutions, but boutique PC manufacturer Origin PC wants to take liquid cooling to the next level. The company's Cryo Core module is designed to keep your entire motherboard cool and works with CPU and GPU radiators, like Corsair's Hydro X.
Here’s why the death of Windows 7 is breathing new life into PCs
Even as fans mourn the death of Windows 7, the operating system's end-of-life offers new opportunities for Microsoft, Intel, and their OEM hardware partners to profit. As consumers and businesses upgrade this year, they'll also be dazzled by new technologies, like 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and new form factors.
Avast could be selling your browsing history. Here’s how to stop it
Though its marketed as an anti-virus program designed to keep you safe when using the internet, Avast may actually be selling your private browsing data, including Google Maps searches, to marketers. If you love Avast's free tool, we'll show you how to stop the company from selling your browsing history.
Everything Intel announced at CES 2020: A.I., VR, and folding laptops
Artificial intelligence was a big theme during Intel's 2020 CES keynote, and the company showcased how intelligence can be added to its hardware to drive better performance. From tracking athletes to its new Tiger Lake processors found on the new Horsehoe Bend foldable, Intel showcased the use of A.I.
Intel announces Tiger Lake processors, with double the graphics performance
When new Ultrabooks launch later this year with Intel's new Tiger Lake processor, you'll be able to play HD games without needing to buy a gaming laptop with a discrete GPU. With double-digit performance improvements and double the graphics power, Intel's silicon is positioned to drive new form factors.
MSI GS66 Stealth’s blazing-fast screen ensures you won’t miss the action
Despite its sleek and slim appearance, MSI's new GS66 Stealth announced at CES 2020 packs in a massive battery. At 99.9Whr, the internal battery of this gaming laptop, which is powered by Intel's 10th-Gen CPU and Nvidia's GeForce graphics, is the largest permissable by TSA to take on an airplane.
Acer’s ConceptD 700 workstation is unlike any desktop we’ve ever seen
Acer's new ConceptD 700 is a desktop workstion that has earned its RTX Studio badge thanks to its powerful Intel Xeon processor and Nvidia Quadro RTX GPU inside. And Acer didn't stop there. With a sculpted minimalist design and woodgrain-inspired accents, the ConceptD 700 is as stylish as it is powerful.
AMD’s new Ryzen 4 chips land in its first gaming laptops, and they look awesome
When it comes to gaming laptops, Asus is making a big bet on AMD's mobile Ryzen processors. The new ROG Zephyrus and TUF notebooks announced at CES 2020 will ship with AMD's Ryzen CPU alongside Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics, giving it a lot of performance in a thin gaming form factor.
Acer’s ConceptD 7 Ezel is part drawing tablet, part powerhouse workstation
Packed with an Intel Xeon processor and Nvidia's Quadro RTX 5000 graphics, Acer's new ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro introduced at CES 2020 reimagines what a mobile workstation can accomplish. Designed for creatives, the unique Ezel hinge allows this laptop to transform between five different usage modes.
Lenovo’s $2,499 monitor uses Mini-LED technology to take on Apple’s Pro Display
Lenovo is after creators who may balk at Apple's Pro Display XDR's $5,000 price tag. The ThinkVision Creator Extreme comes packed with technology, like mini LED backlighting, to deliver HDR1000 support, 99 percent coverage of the wide DCI-P3 color space, and 1,000 nits of peak brightness for just $2,500.
Apple MacBook Air (2018) vs. Apple MacBook
Apple just refreshed the MacBook Air, giving it more power in a thinner, lighter body. The redesigned MacBook's footprint places it within a spitting distance of Apple's ultraportable MacBook line, and now both are priced just $100 apart. Which model should you get? We'll help you compare.
Facebook and Google racked up $8.8 billion in lawsuits from one day of GDPR
Privacy activist Max Schrems sued Google and Facebook for a combined $8.8 billion, alleging that the tech giants violated privacy protections under Europe's GDPR law by forcing users to share their data in order to use services such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Google's Android operating system.
Lenovo and Qualcomm show off Project Limitless, the first Snapdragon 8cx PC
Lenovo is making a big bet on a 5G future for PCs. The company is partnering with Qualcomm for Project Limitless in a bid to deliver an ultra-fast Always Connected PC experience. Details were light on the project, but the device will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx processor and Snapdragon X55 5G modem.
How Intel is using Project Athena to bring future laptop designs to the present
Intel is outlining the requirements for Project Athena. Described as an innovation project to help OEM partners build the most advanced laptops, Project Athena is intended to deliver a consistent computing experience to users with reliable expectations on power, performance, and battery life.
Intel’s three new Project Athena labs will help pave the way to 5G PCs
Intel announced it is opening Project Athena labs in three cities in June, a move that could pave the way for 5G laptops. The effort could be seen as a response to Qualcomm's emerging Always-On PC initiative. Intel claims that its first advanced Project Athena laptops will debut in the second half of the year.
Falcon Northwest Talon 20th Anniversary Edition review
With a solid metal body that begs comparisons with Apple's Mac Pro, Falcon Northwest's Talon 20th Anniversary Edition is a gaming PC that's built to last. And that's a good thing, as our $6,488 configured review unit comes with a blazing fast 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 processor and dual Nvidia RTX graphics.
Verizon 5G Home promises gigabit internet speeds for as low as $50
With a three-month free trial and some freebies, Verizon 5G Home promises to bring up to gigabit internet speeds to your home for as little as $50 if you're a Verizon Wireless customer. There are no caps, and the speeds will make 5G Home competitive with Google Fiber and cable internet services.
AMD’s new third-gen Threadripper chips offer 32 cores of power
AMD announced three high-end desktop processors that are poised to give Intel's 10th-Gen CPUs serious competition. The third-gen Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 3970X processors are targeted at content creators and enthusiast gaming performance, while the Ryzen 3950X is aimed at the performance mainstream market.
Microsoft latest A.I. tools will read your Outlook emails aloud
Microsoft is on a mission to push artificial intelligence deeper into your office life and its Office apps. In its latest effort to help improve productivity, Microsoft is unleashing Cortana onto its Outlook app to allow the digital assistant to read your emails aloud to you for a truly hands-free experience.
Samsung’s Galaxy Book S will be powered by a hybrid Intel processor
Samsung announced a partnership with Intel at its Samsung Developer Conference as part of a broad initiative to take on the Microsoft-Qualcomm partnership. This year's Intel-powered Galaxy Book S will come with a 10th-gen Lakefield processor designed to take on Microsoft's Surface Pro X, which comes with an ARM CPU.
Nvidia’s EGX is the super-computing cloud platform of the future
As businesses add in more cameras and sensors to collect data, Nvidia announced a partnership with Microsoft to create an end-to-end system. The EGX cloud platform will help drive more intelligent decisions, from AI-based decision-making at Walmart stores to camera-driven quality inspections.
Google’s new Nest router doesn’t use Wi-Fi 6. Here’s why that’s shortsighted
Google defended its decision to launch its Nest Wifi, a home mesh networking access point with integrated smart speakers, without support for Wi-Fi 6, citing its decision to keep costs low. However, that's a huge missed opportunity, and we'll tell you why should wait for a mesh network with Wi-Fi 6.
Mac users should not hold their breath for Netflix to port its iOS app
Although Apple launched Catalyst this week to make it easier for iOS app developers to bring their software to the Mac App Store, Netflix won't be one of them. The company won't port its existing iPad app to the desktop, meaning that users won't be able to download videos for offline viewing.
The rare partnership between Intel and AMD is dead as the rivalry intensifies
Rivals make for strange bedfellows, and that's the case with Intel's Kaby Lake-G, a processor that pairs Intel's 8th-Gen CPU architecture with AMD's Radeon graphics. In the several years since Kaby Lake-G launched, both companies have shifted strategies, and Intel announced that it is canceling the chip.
Dell jumps on the Windows 10 X dual-screen bandwagon, hints at new devices
Dell's popular XPS laptops could be getting an additional screen with the company now embracing new form factors with dual-screens and flexible, foldable displays. Dell's announcement comes on the heels of Microsoft's announcement of a new Windows 10 X operating system that will support new form factors.