Good Attractive, subtle design Gorgeous, fast display Excellent performance Effective thermal management Bad Underside gets burning hot Forthcoming biometric login Poor native audio The design of the new GS65 is nearly unchanged from MSI’s previous versions, and that’s a good thing. For the price, the MSI GS65 Stealth is one of the best gaming laptops […]
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Mario and Zelda are coming to Nintendo Labo VR
VR has been taking some interesting paths lately, but none have been as wacky as the Nintendo Labo. While it hasn’t garnered much interest thus far, Nintendo is now ramping up the stakes by adding support with two of the Switch’s biggest titles. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will receive full VR view […]
Netflix’s DVD rental by mail service generated $212 million in revenue last year
Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service is still alive and well. It now resides at DVD.com and apparently, it’s still doing quite well. Netflix in 2018 had 2.7 million DVD subscribers who generated a healthy $212 million in revenue for the company. But, why? Haven’t people ever heard of streaming? Of course they have, but the harsh reality […]
Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor hacked
The under-display fingerprint sensor built into the new Samsung Galaxy S10 is often perceived as the most secure. This is due to its state-of-the-art, ultrasonic nature that builds a 3D map of the user biometric in question. The Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ were released with a new kind of fingerprint sensor built into the […]
Huawei’s security troubles are hardening into a fight between the US and China
For months, telecom companies across the world have been struggling with what to do with Huawei. The US has locked the company out of American telecom networks, citing national security concerns but as the rest of the world faces the same choice, not everyone is convinced Huawei is a threat. Most US experts see Huawei’s […]
Apple Mac Pro review
Good Stellar design Lots of expansion ports Twin GPUs Incredible performance Removable SSD Bad Few internal expansion possibilities No bundled keyboard or mouse No two-processor option No optical drive The new Mac Pro is a professional workhorse dressed up in a very appealing high-design package. It’s a stretch to say this is a computer for […]
Asus DSL-AC88U review
Good Extremely easy to use packed with features Bad Average range throughput The Asus is truly a wireless router that rules them all. This product is undeniably the easiest to use and set up of the group and is absolutely jam-packed with features and functions. The Asus RT-AC88U is the top performing router that we […]
Developer hints that Apple could be planning to break up iTunes
The death of iTunes might finally be on the horizon. Or, at least, the downsizing of iTunes certainly seems to be. In a tweet shared Friday afternoon, Troughton-Smith said that based on evidence he’s discovered, Apple appears to be working on new UIKit-based Music, Podcasts, and Books apps for macOS, all three of which will […]
Netflix confirms it killed AirPlay support, won’t let you beam shows to Apple TVs anymore
With no warning and little explanation, Netflix has removed the easiest way to stream its shows from one Apple device to another using AirPlay
The Pixel 3a has even started showing up on the Google Store now
The Google Pixel 3a has made an appearance on the company’s online store. Once you click the ‘Phone’ drop-down menu on store.google.com, a new link to the Pixel 3a is listed. There’s also new ‘Google Pixel 3a Case’ and ‘Compare phones’ links. The case link goes to a page called ‘”pixel_3a_case_fabric,” so it’s probably safe […]
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G launches in South Korea with a lot more features than just 5G
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G line-up launched in South Korea yesterday to celebrate the arrival of the country’s 5G network. In addition to all-important network speed tests, various first impression accounts have revealed that there’s much more to the phone than just faster network speeds. The specifications of the S10 5G, which include a 6.7-inch […]
Google pushes ‘sponsored content’ to some Android TV devices
This week has seen an increased interest in Android TV for all the wrong reasons. It recently came to light that Android TV devices had started to display a “Sponsored” row on the home screen. TV owners are reporting sponsored ads being shown on their home screens. Google says this is a “pilot” to “engage […]
Samsung Q900R 8K QLED TV review
Good Native 8K is gorgeous Deep, detailed blacks Capable upscaler Bad No 8K content to watch Colours lack vibrancy As a glimpse of the future the Q900R is hugely impressive. It’s easy to be cynical about Samsung’s 8K TV. With precious little native 8K content currently available or due any time soon, surely a 8K […]
Huawei P30 review
Good Fantastic camera Vibrant design Powerful processor Bad No wireless charging Huawei’s UI not to everyone’s taste Not as good as the P30 Pro The Huawei P30 has one of the best cameras we’ve seen in a phone, with features like incredible optical zoom and night mode that other handsets could only dream of, but […]
How to enable and use Gmail’s AI-powered Smart Reply and Smart Compose tools
Google has been adding a lot of productivity and machine learning tools to its email service. New additions this week include a way for Gmail to write email subject lines for you and schedule an email to send at a later time. Compounded with a redesign that launched last year for desktop and earlier this […]