Philips Hue has become the go-to for smart home lighting. The LED light bulbs can transition between 16 million colors to compliment your home, set the mood or enhance your sleep. Those who haven’t turned their home into a technicolor dreamland may want to check out Dell’s latest deal on a Hue starter kit. It comes with three white- and color-capable bulbs, the Gen 3 Hue Bridge and a…
When Apple introduced the much-improved 16-inch MacBook Pro, it raised an obvious question: when will the 13-inch model get a similar update? You might not have to wait too much longer. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who has a history of mostly accurate near-term forecasts)…
Intel’s 10th-generation “Comet Lake” CPUs appear to be just around the corner to take on AMD’s Ryzen chips, according to a new YouTube video from Dell. It show’s the company’s latest XPS Tower desktop computers equipped with…
Instagram adds direct messaging on Windows 10
February 27, 2020
If you use Instagram on your Windows 10 PC, you may notice a subtle change the next time you open the app. Instagram has updated its Windows software to make it into something called a progressive web app (PWA). What this means is that you’re effectively interacting with the Instagram website through a wrapper that makes it feel like a native application.
If you’re fond of using…
Amazon discounts the 256GB MacBook Air to under $1,000
February 26, 2020
As part of its latest deal of the day, Amazon has discounted the 2019 MacBook Air. Until the end of the day, you can get the silver model — with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage — for $999. The $300 price drop is the biggest discount the online retailer…
Lenovo has updated its ThinkPad line with conventional and flexible laptops powered by Intel’s 10th Gen vPro processors. However, select models can be configured with AMD’s Ryzen 4000 PRO Mobile processors instead — based on some benchmarks, the Ryzen…
Apple dives deep into specs for the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR
February 25, 2020
You probably know the basics of what the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR have to offer, but Apple is more than a little eager to help if you have any lingering questions. The company has posted white papers for both the Mac Pro (PDF) and Pro Display XDR (PDF) that dive deep into the specs for each. The Mac Pro paper doesn’t offer startling revelations, but it does outline the…
Windows 10 icons are getting an overdue redesign
February 20, 2020
Microsoft refreshed Office’s icons last year, and now it’s Windows 10’s turn. The software giant is rolling out updates to the icons for Windows 10’s core apps over the months ahead, starting with the Calendar and Mail apps in a new Release…
Dell’s top-of-the-line XPS 13 from 2019 is $400 off at Amazon
February 18, 2020
One of Engadget’s favorite laptops, the Dell XPS 13, is currently on sale. Amazon has discounted the top-of-the-line 2019 model by $400, making it $1,400 instead of $1,800. This variant features a 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1TB of internal…
RCS messaging comes to Windows 10's Your Phone app
February 17, 2020
When Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 phones make their way to stores early next month, they’ll be able to relay RCS messages to Windows 10 PCs. It’s all thanks to Microsoft’s Your Phone app, which the company is updating to enable it to send and receive RCS texts when paired with Samsung’s Messages app. That means you’ll be able to enjoy the protocol’s tentpole…
