AMD launched the first chips based on its new Zen architecture this year, and so far we’ve seen a whole bunch of options, ranging from entry-level Ryzen 3 processors to the company’s high-end Ryzen Threadripper chips with support for up to 16 CPU cores and 32 threads. But all of the Ryzen chips launched to […]
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Deals of the Day (9-15-2017)
Apple quietly increased the price of some iPad Pro tablets by about $50 this week, possibly as a response to rising flash memory prices. While entry-level models for the 10.5 inch and 12.9 inch iPad Pro models still start at $649 and $799, respectively, you’ll end up paying more if you opt for a model […]
Is this the Lenovo ThinkPad 25th anniversary edition?
Lenovo is planning to launch a 25th-anniversary ThinkPad laptop soon, and signs point to it being a notebook with classic ThinkPad design elements and modern specs. In fact, it may even be part of the company’s current ThinkPad T470 family. But as for the design? We already knew it’d probably have a retro-style colorful ThinkPad […]
Deals of the Day (9-11-2017)
Refurbished devices are almost always cheaper than new products, but sometimes they’re a lot cheaper… like right now. That’s because Newegg is running a sale on refurbished products that includes deep discounts and free shipping. Keep in mind that you typically get shorter warranty periods when you buy refurbished, and some items such as batteries and hard […]
Load custom themes on Android 8.0 without root (thanks to Substratum & Andromeda add-on)
Android has a long history of offering a more customizable user interface than iOS. You can choose which apps appear on your home screen, place widgets on the home screen, and even change the items that appear in your Quick Settings panel. But if you have a rooted device running Android 6.0 or later, there’s […]
HP launches a new Android tablet… in India
HP has a complicated relationship with tablets. Instead of launching an Android tablet when those looked like the next big thing, the company acquired Palm for $1.2 billion, put out the HP TouchPad tablet with webOS software, and then promptly discontinued that tablet after initial sales numbers were disappointing. Eventually the company did release a […]
Deals of the Day (9-01-2017)
Best Buy is running a Labor Day Sale this weekend, with discounts on dozens of products across a range of categories. But if you’re in the market for smartphone accessories, you might want to check out Verizon’s sale instead. You don’t need to be a Verizon customer to score discounts on wireless earbuds, fitness trackers, […]
Lenovo launches Miix 520 2-in-1 tablet with Kaby Lake-R
Lenovo’s latest 2-in-1 tablet looks familiar… and it should, because the new Lenovo Miix 520 tablet is basically what you’d get if you scooped the guts out of last year’s Miix 510 and replaced them with 2017-era components. Instead of a 7th-gen Intel Core processor, the new model is powered by an 8th-gen chip. But […]
Logitech’s CRAFT keyboard has a context-specific dial
Typing, swiping, and tapping are so old school. Microsoft’s Surface Dial introduced a new way to interact with applications. Dell’s Canvas works with an optional dial accessory too. But what if you want to use a dial to interact with Photoshop, Excel, and other applications without buying a Surface computer or an expensive Dell Canvas […]
TCL may launch a new Palm smartphone in 2018
Palm was one of the early players in the smartphone space, leveraging the company’s experience from the Palm Pilot to create popular devices like the Palm Treo. But after Apple launched the iPhone and Google launched Android, Palm started to struggle. Rather than adopt Android or Windows like most phone makers, Palm decided to develop […]