Earlier this year Asus introduced the Chromebook Flip C434 convertible laptop with an Intel Amber Lake processor, at least 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Now the company has quietly added a clamshell version called the Chromebook C425. It lacks the touchscreen and 360-degree hinge found on the “flip” version, but the new model […]
Apple expands support for third-party iPhone repair shops
Apple has unveiled a new Independent Repair Provider Program that could make it easier to find a place to get a broken iPhone fixed. The company says third-party electronics repair shops that want to provide service for out-of-warranty iPhone repairs can apply to become a member of the program, which allows them to purchase components, […]
Daily Deals (8-30-2019)
Intel Gamer Days kicks off this afternoon and runs through September 8th, with participating companies offering discounts on a range of gaming PCs and accessories. Participating retailers include Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart and PCs and accessories from companies including Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer, among others. Here are some of the day’s […]
Microsoft unveils new tablet UI for convertible PCs (It’s more like the desktop UI)
Windows 10 is a single operating system with two user interfaces: one for tablets and one for desktop and laptop computers. That makes sense, since you generally interact with those devices in different ways — but things get a bit tricky when you’re using a 2-in-1 convertible, whether that’s a tablet with a detachable keyboard […]
Comprinter II is a PC-in-a-printer (and this time it actually prints)
A few months ago Mason Stooksbury crammed the guts of an old PC into an old printer and created a franken-PC called the Comprinter. The only catch? The printer was broken, so the project looked cool, but couldn’t actually print anything unless you connected a different printer. Now Stooksbury is back with a Comprinter II, and […]
Plex to stream free, ad-supported videos from Warner Brothers (Update: And Lionsgate)
Plex provides tools to organize your media collection and set up your own streaming solution for playing your videos on a smart TV or streaming over the internet when you’re away from home. Among other things, the software provides a pretty interface for watching pirated content downloaded from the internet or DVD and Blu-ray videos […]
Daily Deals (8-29-2019)
Amazon is running a 1-day sale on PCs and accessories including storage, mice, monitors, and more. You can score some pretty good savings in Amazon’s sale… but I think the best bang for the buck on a PC accessory today is Newegg’s ZeroLemon JuiceBox deal. The JuiceBox is a USB power bank that you can […]
Lenovo’s newest Chromebooks coming in September for $249 and up
Lenovo’s new Chromebook S340-14 is a cheap laptop with some surprisingly good specs (and some underwhelming ones). It supports up to a 14 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS touchscreen display, up to 8GB of LPDDR4 memory, and up to 64GB of eMMC storage. The notebook features 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, and has two USB […]
