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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 features. The laptop weighs 2.8 pounds, offers 22 hours of battery life, and is 13% smaller than the previous generation. With…
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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 first wave of USI 1.0 devices, meaning they should be compatible with any of the USI styluses that have been released, in…
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Razer brings its vibrating Nari Ultimate headset to Xbox One

September 26, 2019
Last September, Razer unveiled a wireless headset called the Nari Ultimate that doubled as a rumble pack. That’s right — in addition to conventional drivers (which by their very nature vibrate), the headphones had haptic actuators in each cup. The only problem? They were designed specifically for PC players. The headphones technically worked with Xbox One but you had to rely on a…
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Windows 10 is used on over 900 million devices

September 24, 2019
Windows 10 is now being used on over 900 million devices. Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi tweeted about the milestone today, saying that Microsoft added more new Windows 10 devices in the last 12 months than ever before. #Windows10 is on more than 900M devices! Thanks to our…
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Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro in Texas

September 23, 2019
Apple hinted that it wanted to manufacture the redesigned Mac Pro in Texas, and now it’s official. The company has confirmed that it’ll assemble the workstation at the same Austin, Texas plant that has produced the cylindrical Mac Pro since 2013. The company…
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Apple gets US approval for Mac Pro tariff exemptions

September 21, 2019
President Trump may have claimed in July that Apple wouldn’t get tariff exemptions for the redesigned Mac Pro, but the reality is very different. The US Trade Representative’s office has confirmed that regulators approved 10 out of 15 of the company’s tariff exemptions for computer components focusing primarily on the Mac Pro. It’s not certain how much any remaining…
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