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ASUS CHROMEBOOK FLIP C436 PASSES THROUGH FCC JUST IN TIME FOR CES 2020
Robby just spent the better part of the morning drawing out our exhaustive list of CES expectations as we gear up to head to the massive trade show in Vegas next week. If all goes as planned, this will be the biggest year yet for Chrome OS at CES with the possibility of multiple OEMs bringing next-get flagship devices to the party. Now, just days away from the kickoff of CES, one of the highly-ant ... Read more
2020-01-01 20:06:06
Google Pixel 4a renders have got gadget fans excited as 2020 kicks off
Google has got into the habit of releasing its own phones each year under the Pixel branding. And while the flagships Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL were met with lukewarm reviews, 2019’s more affordable Pixel 3a was highly praised. It took everything that was good about Pixel phones – namely the camera and the stock Android experience – and put it into a budget package that neatly undercut the likes of A ... Read more
2020-01-01 20:05:17
Inside Intel's Secret Overclocking Lab: The Tools and Team Pushing CPUs to New Limits
We get an exclusive tour of the facility where Intel pushes chips to their absolute limit. Intel says it loves overclocking, but saying it and proving it are two different things entirely. We here at Tom's Hardware certainly love overclocking, so we visited Intel's Jones Farm campus in Portland, Oregon, recently for an exclusive tour to see how the company designs and architects its chips for max ... Read more
2020-01-01 20:05:17
It’s not outlandish to think AMD will launch a 48-core Threadripper 3980X CPU
A 48-core Threadripper processor would slot in nicely between AMD's 32-core and upcoming 64-core options. When it comes to PC hardware, the period between Christmas and New Year's Day has historically been the quiet before the storm that is known as CES, the annual tech event that sees a blizzard of announcements. Will new a new Threadripper 3980X processor be among them? It very well could be, i ... Read more
2020-01-01 19:53:10
The MacBook Pro 16 Needs to Be the Future of Apple Laptops
If you’ve bought an Apple laptop in the last few years and you try out the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, you will be furious. It’s so good. It works precisely as a laptop should—the issues that have plagued Apple’s laptops in recent years seem absent. Everything about the device seems to follow an age-old Apple edict the company forgot: It just works. So while I’m delighted by the existence of the new ... Read more
2020-01-01 19:53:10
AverMedia hints at an external 4K60 HDR capture device coming in 2020
The new device would up the ante over the Live Gamer Ultra by supporting 4K HDR recording at up to 60 fps. The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas kicks off next month, and that means a whole bunch of product announcements are right around the corner. Presumably, one of them will be a new external capture device with support for recording 4K HDR streams at 60 frames per second. AverMed ... Read more
2019-12-30 20:43:45
LEXAR’S NM600 SSD, DEFINITELY FASTER THAN AN SD CARD
PITY ABOUT THOSE 4K RESULTS THOUGH Lexar has moved into the NVMe SSD market with the release of their NM600 line, with 480GB and 240GB models. Inside you will find Micron 64-layer 3D TLC flash and Silicon Motion’s SM2263XT controller, fairly familiar to those keeping up with PCIe 3.0 SSDs. At $67 for the 480GB model and $40 for the 240GB you can afford to pick one up for someone you know that sti ... Read more
2019-12-30 20:42:42
Dear Samsung, please let me exclude screenshots from Google Photos backups
After years of using mostly stock-Android phones, I bought a Galaxy S10e for myself a few months ago, and I've used it almost every day since that point. While the software experience isn't perfect, Samsung does usually provide options to disable functionality I don't care for. However, there's one software quirk that can't easily be fixed: screenshots are constantly backed up to my Google Photos ... Read more
2019-12-30 20:42:42
Chrome for Android tests new UI for tab groups, designed for Duet
Earlier this year, Google Chrome officially launched tab groups on Android, confirming the change from the classic tab switcher to the new grid-based design. Google’s next step for their mobile browser is to integrate Tab Groups into Chrome for Android’s recent “Duet” redesign. As it stands today, Chrome for Android’s tab groups UI uses a bar along the bottom of the screen to allow you to quickly ... Read more
2019-12-30 20:38:31
This 144Hz MSI gaming monitor is on sale for $200 right now
Bigger isn't always better, though when it comes to gaming monitors, I'd argue that staring at a larger display is more enjoyable than looking at a smaller one, even if only at 1080p. If you agree, then check out MSI's 27-inch Optix MAG270VC. It's on sale at Best Buy for $199.99, which is $100 below its list price. Sure, a 27-inch panel is a good fit for 1440p, but if you're not looking to spend ... Read more
2019-12-30 20:38:31