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Dolby Vision 2: A big HDR boost for cheap TVs

When Dolby Labs announced Dolby Vision 2 in September 2025, I didn’t really get it. The original Dolby Vision was easy to understand: If your TV and streaming content supported it, you’d get a brighter picture with more color detail, particularly in shadows and highlights. I remember being blown away by the technology when it first debuted at CES 2014, especially compared to the 4K displays…
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Acer Swift Edge 14 AI review: A proper mobility champ

Acer has renewed its Swift line with a new compact model in the Swift Edge 14 AI, which not only boasts the thinness the Swift line has been known for but also an exceptionally low weight at just 2.18 pounds. Meanwhile, it packs in hardware that’s up to snuff for most workers and a display that looks great for entertainment — sharp OLED for the win — and for work from different environments…
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Drowning in tabs? OpenWorkspace’s two-zone desktop software has a wild solution

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that OpenWorkspace, unveiled at CES 2026, offers a revolutionary desktop automation platform that saves and restores custom tab layouts to combat productivity-killing tab hoarding. The software features a ‘FocalContextual’ interface that reduces task restoration time by approximately 40 times, moving beyond traditional…
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DRAM, SSD shortages could last months to years, vendors say

The ongoing DRAM and flash memory / SSD shortage shows no signs of alleviating, with memory vendors telling PCWorld that the shortages in both markets will continue to drag on for months, even years. The CES 2026 trade show in Las Vegas last week was an opportunity for customers to talk to suppliers and vice versa, trying to scrounge up whatever memory chips they could. But the news just keeps…
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