The Lenovo Yoga 700 series of 2-in-1 tablet-laptop hybrids might not be as fancy as the 900 series machines on the outside, but with solid specs on the inside, they’ve remained pretty decent deals. Lenovo just refreshed the 700 series with the 13″ and 15″ Yoga 730 this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, […]
Last year, Huawei made their first laptop, and it was pretty good for a first effort! The MateBook X had pretty short battery life and a so-so touchpad, but it got a lot right, too — it had the best laptop audio we’ve ever heard, top-notch specs, and a premium aluminum build (albeit one a little […]
Laptops are laptops. In 2018, you know what to expect, and you know what you’re going to do with one — at least on the tech side, there aren’t many surprises good or bad. Sounds boring! You won’t hear any complaints from us, though, because the technical parity among laptops has prodded hardware makers into creating […]
What are we getting comfy with next year? With the enhanced graphics of the Xbox One X and the PS4 Pro and versatility and flat-out fun of the Nintendo Switch, 2018 is shaping up to be pretty amazing! Here’s what we’ve got our eyes on for the new year! Sea of Thieves (Xbox One/Windows 10) […]
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If you’re a PC user, you might have noticed some recent changes to Windows 10 — or maybe you didn’t! Microsoft started pushing out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to users earlier this month, and while the update added a few new goodies, the overall changes aren’t super obvious. We’ve been checking out some of […]
The Good: Terrific performance, beautiful display, overclockable GPU and CPU, doesn’t get too hot The Bad: Really short battery life, so-so audio, this particular mechanical keyboard feels strange, dated design, Wi-Fi connectivity issues Who it’s for: Pro gamers, aspiring pro gamers, VR enthusiasts, streamers The Short: The Lenovo Legion Y920 is a red-hot 1080p gaming laptop, even if it’s weighed […]
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The HP Elite X3 came out at a strange time. HP announced the device, a premium smartphone running Windows 10, in February of last year. Positioned as an enterprise device, it was meant to lead efforts among Microsoft and its partners to champion Windows 10 as a viable smartphone platform. Thing is, HP might have […]
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When Microsoft talked about their upcoming Mixed Reality platform late last year, they mentioned HP, Asus, Acer, Lenovo, and Dell as hardware partners. We saw a lot of those headsets last month at IFA, and while they all had their own style, they were all the same on the spec sheet — dual 1440 x 1440 […]
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IFA 2017 was big for Microsoft’s upcoming Mixed Reality platform. Arriving with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on October 17, Windows Mixed Reality combines virtual reality with the internal tracking features Microsoft introduced on their HoloLens headset. That’s allowed for Mixed Reality headsets that don’t require external light towers to work — you can roam […]
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Now that we’ve seen all those (very similar) mixed reality headsets announced at IFA this week, it’s time for the ringleader to have their say. HP, Dell, Asus, Acer, and Lenovo are all building the headsets around Microsoft’s Mixed Reality platform, which is effectively a VR platform with concepts from Microsoft’s enterprise HoloLens headset added […]
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We’re almost a year on from Microsoft revealing their grand plans for changing reality as you know it. With their Mixed Reality initiative, Microsoft hoped to bring together VR and AR experiences, all while getting rid of the need for the kind of external tracking units that high-end first-gen VR rigs like the Oculus Rift […]
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IFA is about to kick off in Berlin this week, and coupled with the introduction of Intel’s latest generation of processors, that means it’s time to gawk at a bunch of shiny new laptops and 2-in-1s! Lenovo is here with refreshes to their Yoga and Miix lines of 2-in-1s, and while all their new devices are […]
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When Microsoft talked about their mixed reality platform last year, they mentioned that HP, Dell, Asus, Acer, and Lenovo would all be making lower-cost headsets that would make VR cheaper and more accessible, if at the cost of providing a high-end experience. HP and Acer have already launched their headsets, Dell introduced their Visor earlier this […]
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Earlier this year at Computex in Taipei, we saw a paradigm shift in gaming laptops. Long known for being thick, heavy, and only technically portable, the gaming laptop got a conceptual overhaul thanks to Nvidia’s Max-Q design, which allows hardware makers to stuff performance gaming components into much thinner and lighter shells. We saw Acer […]
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VR headsets still haven’t caught on as a mainstream thing, and there are a lot of reasons for that — price, the PC hardware needed to power really good games, and the fact that hopping in and out of VR isn’t exactly the most convenient thing to do. Microsoft has tried to address price by spearheading […]
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As we’ve covered a few times here, it’s a real thing now! We know, we’re still adjusting to this future, too. Professional gaming has exploded into a huge business that resembles pro sports in every meaningful way — organized leagues, rabid fans, cheating scandals, expensive sponsorship deals, and yes, even university esports scholarships. We’ve seen an […]
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If you’ve been working on your low-quality artistic tribute to the demise of Microsoft Paint, you might want to chuck that file into the trash along with almost every other Paint creation ever. Headlines that Microsoft would be killing off their longtime art program started circulating this week, but as it turns out, you’ll be […]
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Lenovo’s Yoga Book was a breath of fresh air last year — an unusual laptop that swapped out the keyboard for a flat slate that could be used to save handwritten notes and drawings to the computer. This year, Lenovo is giving that ultra-lightweight laptop some bright new color options, but we’re not sure if it’s […]
Usually I’d advise against buying a first generation effort, regardless of brand or device. That’s especially true for new device categories, but it still holds true for established machines like laptops. When a company jumps in for the first time, there are almost always little pitfalls and snags that arise from a lack of experience […]
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That swanky, super-slim Windows 10 laptop Huawei announced last month is ready to come to the United States. After a global launch in May, the MateBook X is available for preorder starting tomorrow, and for the combination of specs, audio performance, and lightweight build, the prices aren’t looking too bad. The MateBook X will be […]
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Ready for a proper pirate adventure? Better get your mates together! Sea of Thieves is a co-op pirate game coming in 2018 for Windows 10 and Xbox One, and after a low-key reveal at last year’s E3, it’s got plenty of wind it its sails at this year’s show. In Sea of Thieves, you’re part of […]
