The extreme to which Google takes the ‘fail forward’ mentality has earned it a reputation of being the world’s best product killer, and one of the more recent of those was the Android Auto phone screen experience. In a rare move, it looks like Google is backtracking on that and offering consolation for those perturbed by the move to the new Assistant driving mode.
Here’s how things…
Huawei P30 Pro gets two new colors, teases Android 10 upgrade at IFA
September 4, 2019
Huawei is currently preparing to launch its new flagship without Google apps, but its former P30 Pro is getting some upgrades. At IFA 2019 this week, Huawei has launched the P30 Pro in two new color variants as well as teasing the phone’s Android 10 upgrade.
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We already know that ray tracing can make existing games like Quake and Minecraft look great, but one of the most exciting things about the technology is how it will help shape future interactive experiences. And the best way to imagine that is through tech demos.
The most…
Apple will bring back an iPhone SE-like model in 2020, says Nikkei
September 4, 2019
Apple plans to launch a cheap iPhone next spring, according to Nikkei. The company is reportedly releasing a cheap option to capture emerging markets where people usually choose more affordable devices from rival companies like Samsung and Huawei. Apple’s iPhones sales are on a decline, and the tech giant has been making up for it with its growing wearables and services business. A low-cost…
The iPhone SE 2 – or whatever Apple would call a successor to the SE – has provoked more comment than any iPhone that doesn’t yet, and likely never will, exist.
Regular readers will know that I’m a great fan of the size and slab-sided design of the iPhone SE. I…
Even with all of its might, the StudioBook Pro X that ASUS announced today isn’t the most powerful StudioBook in terms of graphics. That accolade is reserved for the StudioBook One, with its Quadro RTX 6000 graphics. In fact, ASUS says this is the first (and currently…
NVIDIA's Quadro RTX 6000 should be the most powerful laptop GPU ever
September 4, 2019
With the introduction of RTX Studio, NVIDIA put its gaming RTX GPUs on a nearly equal footing with more costly professional Quadro products. Now, it has given content creators a reason to spend the extra cash with the launch of the RTX Quadro 6000 mobile GPU, first arriving to the ASUS StudioBook. With 24GB of high-speed memory and performance nearly equal to its desktop counterpart, the mobile…
Android Auto recently got a huge redesign, but the company had previously confirmed that the experience would be leaving smartphone screens as Assistant’s Driving Mode released. Now, it seems Google is backtracking that with a new “Android Auto for Phone Screens”…
Between some powerful updates to its creator-focused ConceptD PC series and new Predator gaming laptops, Acer wanted to show off its latest component innovations on stage. At the company’s IFA press event, Acer boss Jason Chen brandished the Predator PowerGem, a new…
Acer adds RTX Quadro power to its high-end ConceptD laptops
September 4, 2019
Acer is chasing the creative professional with the pro-grade line of ConceptD laptops it launched in April. These powerful notebooks with rich, accurate displays come in eye-catching designs that help them stand out even as other laptops up their style games. When the series was first unveiled, there were just three products — the 17.3-inch ConceptD 9, the 15-inch ConceptD 7 and ConceptD 5…
