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Lenovo unveils transparent edition of Legion Pro gaming flagship

October 31, 2020

Lenovo unveiled a transparent edition of the Legion Pro gaming flagship. The X-shaped middle part is now see-through, allowing you to peek at the components inside (the two “wedges” on either side of the X remain opaque). While most phones are pretty static, the Lenovo Legion Pro has a side-mounted pop-up camera. It’s normally hidden out of sight, but with the transparent edition the…

Acer's first Chromebooks with Snapdragon 7c offer low-cost LTE

October 21, 2020

Acer is still finding ways to produce stand-out Chromebooks. The PC maker has unveiled its first Chrome OS laptops with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7c, the Chromebook Spin 513 and its Enterprise Spin 513 counterpart, and both promise to keep you going when you’re nowhere near…

Acer’s Swift 3X is the first laptop with Intel Xe Max graphics

October 21, 2020

Acer is adding another laptop to its range of Swift 3 series, which were only just updated at the start of September. Like their brethren, the Swift 3X can be specced up to a new Core i7 processor, but the real news is the option to include Intel’s Xe Max discrete…

Acer updates its ConceptD 7 laptops and adds a new desktop model

October 21, 2020

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Windows 10's October update is rolling out with a refreshed Start menu

October 21, 2020

Your Start menu is about to get a fresh lick of paint. Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 October 2020 update, and while it’s far from the biggest update to the operating system, there are still few new things worth noting. First, there’s that Start menu…

Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 October 2020 Update with Chromium Edge

October 21, 2020

Microsoft today started rolling out the free Windows 10 October 2020 Update. Among the new features, this is the first Windows 10 release to ship with Chromium Edge. Business users are getting Mobile Device Management, Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Defender Application Guard…

Parallels brings Windows 10 to Chromebooks

October 20, 2020

Chromebooks have become increasingly popular in both schools and businesses in recent years, but they still carry a bit of stigma when it comes to software compatibility. And it’s true that there are lots of apps you can get on a Mac or Windows PC that you can’t use on a Chromebook. That changes in a pretty massive way today, as Google and Parallels are announcing Windows virtualization…

Windows 10 is installing Office web apps without asking permission

October 18, 2020

Mandatory Windows 10 updates aren’t new, but the latest example is raising a few hackles. Windows Latest, ZDNet, The Verge and users are reporting that Windows 10 is force-restarting PCs to install links to Office web apps that launch in Edge, including in the Start menu.

HP’s Spectre x360 13 with an OLED display is $400 off at Best Buy

October 17, 2020

The HP Spectre x360 13 impressed us with its versatile design and powerful performance and now you can get the 2-in-1 laptop with an OLED display for less. One of Best Buy’s daily deals drops the price of the Spectre x360 13 with a 4K OLED touchscreen, 10th-gen Core i7…

Razer’s BlackWidow Elite drops to an all-time low of $90 for Prime Day

October 13, 2020

If the high price of mechanical keyboards has kept you from taking the plunge, look no further than Amazon Prime Day. Until October 14th at 2:45AM ET, the retailer is discounting Razer’s BlackWidow Elite keyboard to $89.99, down from its suggested retail price of $170. On paper, a $80 discount seems like a great deal, but you can typically find the BlackWidow Elite for about $130. Still…