Showing posts from May, 2022

Updated Surface Laptop Go leaks in retailer ad, promises big GPU performance boost

Enlarge / The original Surface Laptop Go. (credit: Jeff Dunn) Microsoft's Surface Laptop Go  was originally introduced in October 2020 as a smaller, lighter, …

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New Roomba operating system has no new features, but vast dreams 

Enlarge / iRobot Roomba j7+ robot vacuum. (credit: iRobot ) Roomba launched the iRobot OS on Tuesday to signal its robotic household cleaners' advanced softw…

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Qualcomm wants to buy a stake in Arm alongside its rivals

Enlarge (credit: Arm ) The US chipmaker Qualcomm wants to buy a stake in Arm alongside its rivals and create a consortium that would maintain the UK chip designer’…

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Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on

Enlarge Thirty years ago, on May 29, 1992, Apple announced its most groundbreaking and revolutionary product yet, the Newton MessagePad. It was released to great fa…

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Sony accelerates push into car sector in diversification drive

Enlarge (credit: Kazuhiro Nogi | Getty ) Sony expects to supply imaging sensors to 15 of the world’s top 20 global automakers by 2025, underscoring the company’s a…

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AMD clarifies power usage limits of its next-gen AM5 CPUs (and why that’s important)

Enlarge / This "170W" number caused some confusion earlier this week because there are so many different numbers you need to know to understand CPU power c…

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LG launches its biggest, fastest OLED monitor yet

Enlarge / LG UltraGear 48GQ900. (credit: LG ) LG is already an OLED TV king, but when it comes to PC monitors, the company's OLED offerings are scant. That&#…

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Google Drive gets multi-text selection, copy/paste shortcuts for files

Selecting multiple blocks of text in Google Drive. (credit: Google) The Google Workspace team is rolling out some solid productivity updates to Google Drive. You c…

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Apple boosts employee pay as workers attempt to organize

Enlarge / The branding on the front of an Apple Store retail location. (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images ) Apple plans to raise the starting pay of its …

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The Google Pixel Foldable is reportedly delayed to 2023

Enlarge / The Oppo Find N. Google's Pixel foldable is expected to have a similar aspect ratio. (credit: Oppo) At Google's recent I/O conference , we heard…

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Modular Panasonic Toughbook has 8 replaceable parts, 1,200-nit screen

Enlarge (credit: Pansonic/YouTube ) Pansonic's rugged Toughbook line expanded this week with the Toughbook 40 . The new laptop carries many of the hallmarks of…

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Broadcom will pay $61 billion to become the latest company to acquire VMware

Enlarge (credit: VMWare) Chipmaker Broadcom will be acquiring VMware for $61 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced today . Broadcom is best known for…

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Prominent ex-Tesla self-driving car exec leaves Apple for greener pastures

Enlarge / A building at Apple Park, the company's Cupertino, California, HQ. (credit: Apple) Apple has reportedly been working on self-driving car technology …

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Microsoft Dev Box will virtualize your Windows development PC in a browser window

Enlarge / A selection of apps from the Microsoft Store. (credit: Microsoft) Among the announcements made at Microsoft's Build developer conference yesterday w…

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Google Hardware’s latest weird defect: Quickly deteriorating phone cases

Enlarge / This is a "pink" case after a few months. (credit: A_Giant_Baguette ) Google Hardware's products aim to bring the best of Google's sof…

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Sick of picking up toys? Dyson’s future home robots want to do it for you

Enlarge / Dyson is trying to get a grasp on home robotics. (credit: Dyson ) Dyson today shared its ambitious plans to sell robots that can do your household chore…

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Third-party widgets are coming to Windows 11, which might actually make them useful

Enlarge / Microsoft will allow third-party apps to bundle their own widgets starting later this year. (credit: Microsoft) When Windows 11 did away with support fo…

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A PC monitor with a 500 Hz refresh rate is coming from Asus

Enlarge (credit: Nvidia ) A 24-inch PC monitor with the ability to update its image 500 times per second will be available soon, Asus and Nvidia announced Tuesday.…

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Google brings Street View history to phones, introduces “Street View Studio”

Enlarge / The "See more dates" option will soon appear on iOS and Android. (credit: Google) Today is the 15th birthday of Google Maps Street View, Googl…

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Logitech MX Master 3S review: The best wireless mouse gets slightly better

Logitech's MX Master 3S. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech MX Master 3S Sensor Optical (model not disclosed) Connectivity options …

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Logitech’s MX Keys Mechanical is a satisfying, wireless introduction to mech keebs

Enlarge / Logitech's MX Keys Mechanical (bottom) and MX Keys Mini (top) keyboards. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech MX Keys Mechanical…

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