The Tomahawk series are Razer’s first cases that are without-a-doubt coming to market: they’re already available for pre-order, shipping on November 5. And if you ignore the cases’ striking similarity to the Lian Li Lancool II, then they’re definitely cases designed wholly by Razer. Razer said they’d “prefer to not share any details” about their […]
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Google drops news plans in Australia over ‘unworkable’ policy
Google’s dispute with Australia over online news is about to claim a major feature as a casualty. The internet giant has decided to freeze plans to launch its curated News Showcase in Australia over claims the draft News Media Bargaining Code is “unworkable.” It still objected to what it called a “must include, must pay” […]
HP, Lenovo laptop sales take a leap, PC shipments break 10-year record
PC such as HP, Dell, and Lenovo are experiencing a jump in sales. According to Canalys estimates, approximately 64 million laptop units have been shipped to customers around the world in the third quarter. Combined, mobile workstation and laptop shipments have surged by over 28 percent year-over-year. On the other hand, desktop and affiliated workstation […]
Huawei tweets it will debut its Mate 40 devices on October 22nd
Huawei is about to unveil its next big phone. The Chinese tech giant has announced that it will reveal the Mate 40 phone series at a virtual event on October 22nd at 8AM Eastern. It didn’t say much about what the new Mates would entail but it’s safe to say that the processor will be […]
Razer’s Blade Stealth gets an 11th-gen Intel CPU and OLED display option
Razer’s Blade Stealth 13 is one of the best portable gaming laptops you can buy. Today, the company is giving it a refresh: it just announced a “late 2020” model of its 13-inch rig. The only really big change from the Blade Stealth 13 that came out earlier this year seems to be the processor. […]
Razer’s first gaming chair improves your posture
The game hardware maker has unveiled its first gaming chair, the Iskur, and it’s not just the standard furniture with a green snake logo on the headrest. Razer claims to have a unique external lumbar support system whose 26-degree customization is meant to improve your posture. It’s focused on alleviating the tension in the middle […]
Sony reveals PS5 will play most PS4 games, but some ‘may exhibit errors’
With just over a month to go before the PlayStation 5 arrives, Sony has at last revealed which PS4 games won’t work on the next-generation console. Thankfully, the list is very short. It’s not clear which games will be affected by errors or functionality issues, but Sony does list 10 existing PS4 games that won’t […]
IBM will spin off legacy business to focus on cloud and AI services
IBM said it would spin off its IT infrastructure unit into a new publicly traded company to focus its legacy business more on cloud computing, a high-margin segment that has seen a boost as companies increasingly ramp up their digital shift. The 109-year-old company announced this week, which follows CEO Arvind Krishna’s longterm plan to […]
Twitter will limit retweets to combat election misinformation
Twitter announced a slew of temporary changes on Friday aimed at staving off abuse around the November 3rd US presidential election. Tweets that include premature claims of victory will be labeled, tweets intended to incite interference in the election or election results will be subject to removal, and tweets from political figures with more than […]
Western Digital just announced its first batch of next-gen SSDs
Western Digital has announced its first PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSDs, the WD Black SN850s, and they’ll offer fast read / write speeds of up to 7,000MB/s and 5,300MB/s that should help reduce load times on your PC and in games. Those speeds are a notable increase from the SN750’s 3,100MB/s and 1,600MB/s read / […]
Microsoft Edge adds an online shopping comparison tool
Microsoft is adding a price comparison feature to its Edge browser just in time for the holidays, alongside a really useful screenshot tool that will let you easily capture an entire webpage. Both features are part of a broader update for Edge this month that includes a number of minor additions that improve the Chromium-powered […]
New Android feature alerts you to smoke alarms and other ‘critical’ sounds
Google has been adding a few new accessibility features to its products lately and today’s update is something for those who might want help hearing things around them. Sound Notifications is part of the Live Transcribe app, and it does just what the name implies sends you a notification when certain sounds are detected. There’s […]
Microsoft tweaks the Windows 10 setup process with a new customization screen
Windows 10 for most home user, at least is usually a simple series of clicks interrupted by a few system restarts. There are also a few privacy-related settings and toggles that users should thoroughly go through, alongside several skippable screens relating to activity history, phone linkage, OneDrive, and Office 365. Microsoft has now added a […]
Intel confirms 11th-gen ‘Rocket Lake’ desktop CPUs for early 2021
Intel confirmed that its 11th-gen next-generation desktop processor, Rocket Lake, will ship during the first quarter of 2021, and with PCI Express 4.0, to boot. John Bonini, Intel’s vice president and general manager of Intel’s Client Computing Group for Desktop, Workstations and Gaming, confirmed Rocket Lake’s existence and shipping date in a company blog post. […]
Tesla accounts now support two-factor authentication
Tesla accounts can now be secured with two-factor authentication (2FA), giving owners an extra layer of security around their cars’ connected services, Electrek reports. A support page on Tesla’s website outlining how to set up the feature says any third-party authenticator apps can be used to provide the passcodes. There’s no mention of support for […]