Yesterday brought the leaks of several new Surface products that may be announced at Microsoft’s big hardware event, including the Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3, and an ARM-powered Surface 2-in-1 laptop. Now, leaker Evan Blass has spilled details about Windows 10X, said to be Microsoft’s fork of Windows 10 that’s built for dual-screen devices.
Of course, a dual-screen Surface product…
Apple confirmed in late September that it’s manufacturing the redesigned Mac Pro in its Austin, Texas plant. That might have been partly enabled by securing exemptions from Trump’s China tariffs for 10 out of 15 Mac Pro components made in the Asian country. What happened…
Apple will pay 25 percent tax on five imported Mac Pro parts, thanks to Trump tariffs
September 30, 2019
The US Trade Representative’s office has denied Apple tariff relief on five parts for its new Mac Pro computer, as reported by Bloomberg. Each of the imported parts — the optional wheels, a circuit board for managing input and output ports, power adapter, charging cable…
HP’s Spectre x360 13 seems like an improvement in almost every way
September 30, 2019
HP’s Spectre x360 13 has undergone a fairly drastic makeover for 2019. It’s still very much a Spectre: the premium 2-in-1 has glossy edges, a cleverly placed power button, and one USB-C port embedded into its two diagonally cut corners. But HP has cut away a lot of the excess from the old design, making its latest version smaller. Still, somehow, it feels bigger when you use it.
That effect…
HP’s Spectre x360 packs a 4K display if you want it
September 30, 2019
HP is once again tweaking its popular Spectre x360 convertible lineup with a new 13-inch model. While the new x360 maintains the overall look of its predecessor, it’s 13 percent smaller. It also has less noticeable display bezels, with the top half of the computer…
HP Spectre x360 13: 2.8-pound laptop with double the performance of previous model
September 30, 2019
HP is refreshing its convertible 13-inch Spectre x360 laptop with new quad-core processors that make it more energy-efficient and double its performance.
The 2-in-1 hybrid laptop and tablet has a near-borderless design with a 90% screen-to-body ratio and intuitive security…
HP’s latest x360 Chromebooks ship with universal stylus compatibility
September 27, 2019
HP has announced its updated x360 Chromebooks, which feature a 360-degree hinge, 4GB of memory and 32GB of storage. More notable, though, is the Chromebooks’ compatibility with the Universal Stylus Initiative’s standard. USI 1.0 enables stylus compatibility across any touchscreen device that has integrated the technology, meaning you’ll be able to use the same stylus for your smartphone…
Razer built an RGB microphone that displays live stream emotes
September 27, 2019
If you’re a livestreamer determined to stand out from the pack with flashy effects, Razer has your back. It’s introducing a Seiren Emote microphone whose 8×8 LED screen displays (what else?) emotes in sync with Twitch and Mixer stream events, including through common…
HP’s new Chromebooks support the universal stylus standard
September 27, 2019
HP’s latest Chromebooks, the x360 12b and 14b, are the company’s first to support the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI), the new standard that lets compatible styluses work seamlessly across a range of different devices. The Chromebooks have been released as part of a…
Sound can make a game. And the latest offering from DTS should help make Microsoft’s Spatial Sound tech stand out even more.
The company announced Sound Unbound today. It’s an app that supports Microsoft Spatial Sound, which helps deliver rich 3D sound to headphones and speakers. It uses the DTS:X audio codec, which you’ll need to install. It’s especially tuned for gaming.
The games with…
