In March Microsoft announced it will pause optional non-security Windows updates, and it extended support for some older versions of the operating system that were set to expire this month. Now the company’s support page notes that Windows 10 1809 — you remember the one, it brought the Your Phone connection in fall 2018 and also unfortunately deleted files from some computers — will receive…
Razer's Pikachu wireless earbuds are stored in a Poké Ball
August 24, 2020
Just how much of a Pokémon fan are you? Well, Razer is now giving you the opportunity to confess your love by way of its special edition earphones. These Pikachu True Wireless Earbuds are basically just the Hammerhead True Wireless Earbuds coated in yellow, with Razer’s…
MSI is refreshing its gaming laptop lineup, including its popular GS Stealth and GE Raider series computers, to add Intel&aposs new 10th-generation Comet Lake mobile processors and the new Super variants of NVIDIA&aposs RTX mobile GPUs. In all, there are 12 new…
Earlier this year Microsoft shared its plans to integrate a full Linux kernel in Windows 10 — now it’s introducing Linux file access into the File Explorer. Users have been able to access Linux files since Windows 1903, but the new feature in build 19603 means you’ll be able to get them more easily. Open up File Explorer and you’ll see Tux, Linux’s penguin mascot, in the left-hand…
Acer is joining a flurry of PC makers in adopting the next wave of NVIDIA and Intel chips inside its laptops. It&aposs updating its 15.6-inch Predator Triton 500 (above) and Nitro 5 (below) gaming portables to use NVIDIA&aposs new GeForce RTX Super laptop GPUs as…
Lenovo is leaping quickly on the latest NVIDIA and Intel technology for its gaming laptops. It&aposs introducing Legion 5i and Legion 7i portables (successors to the Y540 and Y740 respectively) that, most notably, are among the first to use NVIDIA&aposs Advanced…
In case you didn&apost already feel inundated with news, Microsoft is introducing a new app that will display a scrolling news feed across your desktop. News Bar, currently available as a beta for Windows 10, will curate the top regional news from over 4,500 publications, and if you choose, it will include customizable stock info.
You can position the ticker tape across the bottom of your…
Acer's Ryzen 4000 series laptops will be available in weeks
August 24, 2020
Acer is adding the option to choose Ryzen 4000 series processors to another of its laptops. After announcing the Swift 3 would get AMD chips back at CES, the company has announced that the Aspire 5 will also join the party.
There are no major changes from the existing…
If you&aposve been lucky enough to get your hands on the new MacBook Air, you know that the keyboard really is excellent. Thanks to the scissor mechanism, which replaced the hated butterfly keyboard, the keys are noticeably cushier, with more travel. iFixit took a closer…
Dell teased in January that its Mobile Connect software would become much more iPhone-friendly this spring, and it&aposs honoring that promise. The PC maker has updated Mobile Connect (you&aposll need the Microsoft Store and App Store downloads, and officially a 2018 or newer Dell/Alienware PC) to enable both file transfers and screen mirroring for iPhones. The file exchanges are really…
