It wouldn’t be the consumer electronics show of Razer didn’t show up with a flashy concept device that may or may not ever come to market. This year it’s the Project Linda laptop dock for the company’s Razer smartphone. At first glance, Project Linda looks like a laptop. But peer a little closer and you’ll […]
January 2018
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Anker PowerHouse 200 is a massive battery that charges all the things
Anker is probably best known for selling a range of affordable-yet-decent portable batteries, chargers, earbuds, and other smartphone accessories through Amazon. But last year the company introduced something a bit bigger, in the form of a 434 Wh battery called the Anker PowerHouse. It’s a $500 beast that has a 3-prong power plug as well […]
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Dell launches XPS 15 convertible with Intel Kaby Lake-G (AMD Radeon Vega graphics)
Late last year Intel and AMD announced they were working together on a new set of chips that combine an Intel Core H-series quad-core processor and discrete-class AMD Radeon Vega graphics. At CES 2018 we’re starting to get a look at some of the computers that will ship with those new Intel/AMD Kaby Lake G-series […]
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Dell updates Latitude 5000 and 7000 series laptops for 2018
Dell is updating is Latitude line of business-class laptops with set of new models sporting 12.5 inch to 15.6 inch displays and support for 7th gen Intel dual-core processors or 8th-gen quad-core chips, depending on the model. The new Dell Latitude 5000 series laptops are available starting today for $779 and up, while Attitude 7000 […]
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Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1 is a 3 pound business class convertible laptop
The Dell Latitude 7390 is a convertible notebook with a 13.3 inch full HD display, a 360-degree hinge, support for an optional digital pen, and business-class features including optional support for Intel vPro, fingerprint sensors, NFC, or smart card readers. But the laptop also borrows some design elements from Dell’s consumer devices, including slim bezels […]
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Dell introduces Latitude 5290 2-in-1 tablet with Kaby Lake-R
Dell is updating its Latitude 5000 series with a 2-in-1 tablet featuring a 12.3Â inch, 1920 x 1280 pixel display, support for up to an 8th-gen Intel Core i7 quad-core processor, and support for an optional keyboard cover and an optional digital pen. The new Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 tablet should be available soon for […]
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1 Comment on Dell’s 2018 PCs can show phone notifications, make calls, send texts, or mirror your phone’s display
Dell’s 2018 PCs can show phone notifications, make calls, send texts, or mirror your phone’s display
1 Comment on Dell’s 2018 PCs can show phone notifications, make calls, send texts, or mirror your phone’s displayIf you have an iPhone and a Mac you can use Apple’s Continuity software to take phone or respond to text messages from your computer, among other things. Dell wants to offer the same functionality to Windows users with Android phones or iPhones. All of the company’s 2018 consumer desktop and notebook computers will ship […]
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BLOCKS modular smartwatch is coming soon for $259 and up
After raising more than $1.6 million through a crowdfunding campaign in 2015, the makers of the BLOCKS modular smartwatch have been working to get their product to market, and now the team is showing off the finished product for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show. It’s a watch with a 1.4 inch, 400 […]
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Hands-on with Lenovo’s 2018 ThinkPad X1 Carbon, X1 Yoga, and X1 Tablet
Lenovo is launching its 2018 line of ThinkPad X1 devices at the Consumer Electronics Show this week with three new models: the 2018 ThinkPad X1 Tablet, and the latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon and ThinkPad X1 Yoga laptops. They’re all premium thin-and-light machines designed for the business market and, unsurprisingly, they’re not cheap. Prices start at […]
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Microsoft pauses Meltdown & Spectre security updates for AMD computers after some PCs get Blue Screen of Death
2 Comments on Microsoft pauses Meltdown & Spectre security updates for AMD computers after some PCs get Blue Screen of DeathMicrosoft has been rolling out software updates designed to help mitigate the security risks posed by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. But it turns out the cure might have been worse than the disease for some users, because the update apparently caused computers with certain AMD processors to stop booting properly. Now Microsoft has stopped […]