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Windows 10 will be able to display Android notifications from your phone

Microsoft is rolling out an “anniversary update” for Windows 10 this summer, and among other things, it’ll include an updated Action Center for notifications and settings. One of the coolest new features? You’ll be able to view and respond to notifications from your phone from Windows… and that’s true whether you’re using a Windows Phone […]

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Asus C300SA Chromebook with Braswell CPU, 4GB RAM leaked

A new Asus Chromebook is on the way, and it’ll probably look a lot like the old Asus Chromebook. But under the hood the new Asus C300SA has a shiny new Intel Celeron N3060 Braswell processor instead of a Celeron N2840 Bay Trail chip. Asus hasn’t officially the new model yet, but a number of […]

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Acer launches Chromebase for Meetings all-in-one PC (for business)

Chrome OS laptops, desktops, PC sticks, and all-in-one desktops are generally available as low-cost alternatives to their Windows counterparts. And then there are the Chromebox for Meetings devices. At first glance, these little Chrome desktops look like expensive alternatives to consumer models… but Google and its partners position them as low-cost alternatives to expensive video […]

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Deals of the Day (3-31-2016)

The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e is a convertible notebook with an 11.6 inch touchscreen display and a 360 degree hinge. Lenovo is currently selling models for $626 and up, but Woot is offering a model for less than half the price. And unlike a lot of low-cost laptops and convertibles on the market today, the version […]

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MJ Technology’s Ubuntu tablet hits Indiegogo for $230 and up

Canonical and BQ may have partnered to create the first Ubuntu tablet to ship with support for both mobile and desktop user interfaces. But if you’re looking for something a bit more powerful than the BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet which recently went up for pre-order, a startup called MJ Technology thinks it has […]

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Microsoft Edge browser may get a built-in ad blocker [Update: nope]

Web browser maker Opera made headlines when the company announced that it’s working on a version of its desktop web browser with a built-in ad blocker. The feature just graduated from Opera’s developer channel to the beta channel, and should be available for all users when the final version of Opera 37 launches soon. But […]

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Now you can pay for Amazon Prime monthly (through Sprint)

Amazon Prime membership normally costs $99 per year, and you normally have to pay for a full year in advance. But now there’s a monthly option… for some people. Sprint has announced that its wireless customers can now pay an extra $10.99 per month on top of their regular phone bill to get access to […]

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Meet the Asus ZenBook Flip UX360CA

As expected, Asus is adding a convertible notebook to is ZenBook UX line of thin, light, and fanless laptops. The Asus ZenBook Flip UX360CA is a 2.9 pound notebook with an Intel Core M Skylake processor, a 13 inch touchscreen display, and a 360 degree hinge that lets you fold the screen backward for use […]

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Deals of the Day (3-30-2016)

Lenovo offers two completely different versions of its IdeaPad 100S laptop. While both are low-cost notebooks with 11.6 inch displays, one is a Chrome OS notebook with an Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail processor and the other is a Windows notebook with a Celeron N2840 Bay Trail processor. Both are normally priced at around $180… […]