A decade ago smartphones with screen sizes approaching 7 inches were unusual enough that people often called then phablets. These days they’re just… phones. And that means when Asus launched the Zenfone 10 with a 5.9 inch display last year, it was considered fairly small by modern smartphone standards. But now one of the last companies […]
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Asus NUC 14 Pro to sell for $394 and up, NUC 14 Pro+ starts at $869
After Intel shut down its NUC business last year, Asus acquired a license to continue developing, marketing, and supporting NUC-branded mini PCs. And in January the company unveiled some of the first new NUC systems set to launch this year. Now Asus has listed prices for two of those mini PCs and they’re… about what […]
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) gaming laptop with Ryzen 8040HS and OLED display is now available
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is a gaming laptop for folks looking for a reasonably thin, light, and portable machine with enough horsepower to handle most modern games. Asus has released a number of variations over the past few years, but the 2024 model of the Zephyrus G14 brings some of the biggest (and smallest) […]
Lilbits: Signal adds support for usernames (instead of phone numbers), Asus launches new AMD and Intel laptops, Firefox makes it easier to find that tab you’re looking for
Secure communication platform Signal offers end-to-end encryption to help ensure that nobody can read your messages without permission. But up until recently the app hasn’t exactly offered anonymity to folks using it to communicate with one another: because your account has always been tied to a phone number. Now the company has announced it will […]
The NUC Extreme modular gaming PC reaches the end of the line
Asus may have taken over sales, marketing, and distribution of NUC computers after Intel exited the business last year. But that doesn’t mean that every member of the Intel NUC lineup has a future. This month Asus unveiled new NUC Pro, Pro+ and ROG NUC systems that pick up where the Intel NUC Pro and […]
Asus Fanless Chromebox CF40 is a small, quiet ChromeOS desktop with Intel Celeron N4500 Jasper Lake
The Asus Fanless Chromebox CF40 is a compact computer with an aluminum chassis, a fanless design, support for up to three 4K displays, WiFi 6, and Gigabit Ethernet. When Asus first unveiled its 2024 mini PC lineup earlier this month, the company didn’t have much to say about its newest Chromebox, other than that it was […]
Asus ExpertCenter PN65 is a Meteor Lake mini PC with 2.5 GbE Ethernet, quad display support and tool-free upgradeability
Asus may have acquired Intel’s NUC business and unveiled three new NUC-branded mini PCs at CES this week, including the first ROG NUC gaming PC. But Asus has been making its own mini PCs for years, and it looks like the company is still planning to release at least some models under the old branding. […]
Asus ZenScreen Fold is a 17.3 inch display that folds in half, works in portrait or landscape
The Asus ZenScreen Fold MQ17QH is a portable monitor with a 17.3 inch, 2560 x 1920 pixel OLED display. But it’s a foldable display, which means that you can close the screen like a laptop for easy transportation or unfold it when you want extra screen space for your laptop, tablet, or other mobile devices. Asus says […]
Asus NUC Pro and Pro+ mini PCs pack Intel Meteor Lake processors into 4×4 designs
The new Asus ROG NUC is grabbing a lot of attention this week as the first compact gaming PC from Asus since the company took over development, marketing, and support of the NUC brand from Intel last year. But it’s not the only new NUC system Asus is launching at CES 2024. The new Asus NUC […]