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Lenovo's Google Assistant Smart Clock is half price at Best Buy

September 14, 2020
When Lenovo’s Smart Clock first arrived, we were charmed by the tiny minimalist design, clock-centric features and Google Assistant-powered smart home features. The original $80 price was also a plus, but Best Buy just made it a lot more interesting — it’s selling the Smart Clock at $40, or half off. Buy the Lenovo Smart Clock at Best Buy – $40 Aside from the cute design and cloth…
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Razer made the gum gamers didn’t know they needed

September 9, 2020
If you’re a gamer who chews gum, standard Juicy Fruit or Big Red won’t do your mental performance any favors … at least, not according to Razer. As a follow up to its focus-sharpening Razer Respawn drink, and to meet an apparent need for fortified gum, the company has…
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GIF search, voice typing and more are coming to Windows 10

September 4, 2020
Windows 10 is getting an integrated GIF search, improvements to voice typing and other new features, Microsoft Senior Program Manager Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a Windows blog post. All are currently in beta testing. The overall goal of the new features, LeBlanc said, is to improve the system’s ability to help you communicate via voice and text on your devices.  To better enable you to react with…
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MSI unveils its first Intel Evo-certified laptop

September 3, 2020
MSI has revealed its latest slate of laptops. Included in the lineup is the company’s first laptop that’s been certified by Intel’s Evo initiative (formerly known as Project Athena). Not only will it include Intel’s 11th-generation Tiger Lake CPUs, the Prestige 14…
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Acer's Spin 7 convertible will support sub-6 and mmwave 5G

September 3, 2020
After a busy week of news, Acer isn’t quite done. The company has announced its Spin 7 convertible laptop, which is one of the first to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2. It supports both types of 5G, mmWave and sub-6, though it’s not the first notebook to do so. On…
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Acer updates its Swift 3 and 5 laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs

September 2, 2020
Acer is sprucing up its Swift 3 and Swift 5 laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs. They can tap into the chips’ integrated graphics power and Acer says all three machines use Intel Evo specs. That, according to the company, enables the laptops to deliver responsive performance and features such as instant wake and Iris Xe graphics. The Swift 5 (model SF514-55) was designed with ultraportable…
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Alienware rolls out laptops with 360Hz displays

September 2, 2020
Alienware has applied its 360Hz refresh rate technology to its latest and greatest laptops. The Alienware Area-51m R2 and m17 R3 will both support 360Hz FHD panels, bringing that esports vibe to mobile players. The Area-51m R2 runs on 10th Gen Intel Core i9 CPUs with NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs, while the m17 R3 is powered by Intel’s 10th Gen Core H and HK series. Alienware m17Alienware The 360Hz…
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