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MSI introduces Prestige P75 with 9th gen Core i9 CPU and 4k display

To coincide with the official reveal of Intel 9th gen, MSI will be revamping both its gaming G Series and professional P Series with the latest Core i9 CPUs and GTX/RTX GPUs. The upcoming P75 will be the first ultra-thin 17.3-inch...

Allen Ngo, 23 Apr 2019 16:56

ROG:REDEFINE 2019 | The new Asus Zephyrus M GU502 is more powerful yet slimmer compared to last year's ROG GU501GM

The Asus Zephyrus M GU502 offers up to date internals with the Core i7-9750H and RTX 2060/1660 Ti GPU options. The new generation is also slimmer than last year's GU501GM and sports slimmer display bezels and an overall lighter ye...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Apr 2019 16:44

New Razer Blade 15 refreshed with 144 Hz, 240 Hz, OLED, Core i7-9750H, and 802.11ax options (Source: Razer)

New Razer Blade 15 includes 144 Hz, 240 Hz, OLED, Core i7-9750H, and 802.11ax options

In contrast to the full 17.3-inch Blade Pro chassis refresh, the Blade 15 will be getting internal processor and display updates including 144 Hz, 240 Hz, and OLED options starting at $1999 USD.

Allen Ngo, 23 Apr 2019 15:50

ROG:REDEFINE 2019 | The Asus ROG Zephyrus G GA502 brings the goodness of AMD Ryzen 7 3750H and NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti in a slim form factor

Asus has introduced a new member to the Zephyrus family with the Zephyrus G GA502. The GA5002 aims to bring the Zephyrus series to a wider audience and is powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 3550H CPU and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPU...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Apr 2019 15:08

Budget-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad L340 coming with GTX 1650 graphics for $869

The upcoming 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch budget models will be some of the cheapest Turing-based gaming laptops when they launch next month. The new IdeaPad L340 is essentially the same as last year's IdeaPad L340 but with more powerf...

Allen Ngo, 23 Apr 2019 15:00

ROG:REDEFINE 2019 | The Asus Zephyrus S GX502 offers a 9th gen Core i7 CPU and a 240 Hz PANTONE-validated G-Sync display with Optimus support

Asus has announced the successor to the Zephyrus GX501 with the Zephyrus S GX502. The GX502 now comes with the 9th gen Core i7-9750H CPU and RTX 2060/2070 CPU options with NVIDIA Optimus support. The GX502 also features a PANTONE-...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Apr 2019 15:00

WhatsApp may change its emojis soon. (Source: WABetaInfo)

WhatsApp to update its current set of emoji stickers; is working on animated ones, too

WhatsApp is reportedly working on animated stickers in its latest betas. This enables a user to superimpose a a moving piece of art (e.g. a drawing or character) on a message. A blog has also apparently found that the app is going...

Deirdre O Donnell, 22 Apr 2019 17:13

Light Theme at work on Windows 10 version 1903. (Source: Thurrot)

Windows 10 May Update now available via Insider Preview

Microsoft has made the next upcoming version of Windows 10 available via its Insider Preview program. It is called 1903, or the May 2019 Update. An SDK for this build is also now ready to download.

Deirdre O Donnell, 19 Apr 2019 18:52

The NexDock 2 will ship in September 2019. (Image source: Nex Computer)

NexDock 2: Crowdfunded laptop shell closes in on its US$500,000 stretch goal

With just over 24 hours to go, the NexDock 2 has already received 956% of its campaign goal. Nex Computer has one more surprise up its sleeve if the campaign can get to US$500,000 though.

Alex Alderson, 19 Apr 2019 15:21

Lenovo ThinkPad E495 & E595: ThinkPad Laptops with AMD Ryzen 3000 listed for the first time

Lenovo ThinkPad E495 & E595: ThinkPad Laptops with AMD Ryzen 3000 listed online for the first time

AMD Ryzen 3000 for laptops has been announced a few months ago and the PC OEMs are starting to release more and more new laptops with these CPUs. Now, two new Lenovo ThinkPad laptops are listed on the website of the manufacturer. ...

Benjamin Herzig, 17 Apr 2019 15:38

HP EliteBook x360 830 G6 coming with Whiskey Lake-U, WiFi-6, and privacy camera shutter

HP EliteBook x360 830 G6 coming with Whiskey Lake-U vPro, WiFi-6, and privacy camera shutter

While mostly just a minor refresh, security buffs and business users will appreciate the new camera slider and updated hardware-level anti-virus and recovery features.

Allen Ngo, 16 Apr 2019 18:00

Google has teased its upcoming Pixel 3a, 3a XL launch event - the May 8 date here is from the Australian site. (Screenshot: Notebook Check)

May 7 launch confirmed for Google Pixel 3a, 3a XL, hints of an Avengers connection in URL

Google has all but officially confirmed that its Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL models are set to launch on May 7. The company has posted a teaser on its store that says “Help is on the way,” in a clear nod to the Google Assistant featu...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 16 Apr 2019 03:57

Asus ZenBook S13 UX392 with 97 percent screen-to-body ratio now shipping for $1399

The narrow-bezel Asus ZenBook UX391 will now be even narrower with the ZenBook UX392. Asus is promising a lighter and faster GeForce-powered Ultrabook than the Dell XPS 13 while offering a larger 13.9-inch display.

Allen Ngo, 15 Apr 2019 19:20

Apple wants to be powered by renewables as much as possible by 2020. (Source: GreenBiz)

Apple procures pledges from Foxconn, TSMC to fulfil its orders using renewable energy

Apple has convinced its main manufacturing partners, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Foxconn, to makes its parts and/or devices using green energy by 2020. This achievement is a big part of the OEM's current ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 Apr 2019 21:30

PUBG has been banned in Nepal. (Source: Polygon)

Nepalese authorities order nationwide ban on PUBG

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or PUBG for short, is one of the Korean studio Bluehole's biggest success stories. However, some state regulators seem not to like it as much as its millions of players do. Nepal is the latest countr...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 Apr 2019 16:37

The NexDock 2 can turn your smartphone or Raspberry Pi into a laptop. (Image source: Nex Computer)

NexDock 2: Huawei, Samsung and Raspberry Pi laptop shell reaches almost US$400,000 on Kickstarter

The NexDock 2 takes the power of your smartphone or Raspberry Pi and creates a laptop experience with a Full HD display, a plethora of ports including a headphone jack, four USB ports and a HDMI port. The NexDock 2 is currently av...

Alex Alderson, 12 Apr 2019 12:29

Disney+ may or may not disrupt major players such as Netflix later this year. (Source: Disney)

More details on new Disney+ streaming service to be made available soon

The new Disney+ streaming service will entail a mixture of old and new shows from all of the studios under its umbrella. This, therefore, includes Lucasfilm, 21st Century Fox, Pixar and Marvel. Therefore, Netflix may indeed forfei...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 Apr 2019 18:55

VAIO releases A12 2-in-1 in Europe

The VAIO A12 is the latest convertible laptop from the Japanese OEM. The A12 offers a bevy of ports and decent specifications, but the high price (€2300/£2000) may be prohibitive to many consumers. The VAIO A12 is available in Eur...

Sam Medley, 11 Apr 2019 18:39

The alleged new app icons for discrete Apple Podcast and TV apps. (Source: 9to5Mac)

Apple to phase iTunes out in favor of standalone media apps in future versions of macOS

iTunes, the unified account by which Apple apps and services are accessed on devices such as Macs, seems to have been around forever. However, it also appears that this is no longer the case. A 9to5Mac contributor has confirmed ru...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 Apr 2019 16:38

India is now one of YouTube's biggest markets. (Source: Rotor Videos)

YouTube calculates that it has 265 million active users in India, expects this to roughly double by 2020

YouTube has amassed a 265 million-stong user based in the Indian market. Speaking at a recent Google conference, the service's CEO, Susan Wojcicki, projected that this number would grow further to 500 million by next year. The exe...

Deirdre O Donnell, 10 Apr 2019 19:11

Google could be prepping a more compact variant of the Pixel Slate. (Source: 9to5Google)

Google hints at successor to the Pixel Slate

Despite word of layoffs at Google’s hardware division, it appears that a successor or stablemate for the Pixel Slate is still in the works. A slideshow presented at the Cloud Next 19 conference in San Francisco hints that a smalle...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 10 Apr 2019 13:15

New Intel Whiskey Lake SKUs are likely to be available with increased boost clocks. (Souce: YouTube)

New Core i7-8665U and Core i5-8365U Whiskey Lake-U SKUs spotted in leaked Lenovo ThinkPad X390 specs

Two new Intel Whiskey Lake-U SKUs, the Core i7-8665U and the Core i5-8365U, were spotted in leaked ThinkPad X390 specifications. These new CPUs are almost identical to the existing Core i7 and Core i5 options except for the fact t...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Apr 2019 09:05

The Honor MagicBook is getting a Zen+ Picasso upgrade. (Source: VMall)

Honor MagicBook with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U will be released on April 17

A 2019 refresh of the 14-inch Honor MagicBook is going to be released on April 17, according to a Chinese retailer. The main difference between the upcoming version and the 2018 laptop is a processor upgrade: Last year’s AMD Magic...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Apr 2019 08:56

Hopes for an all-new MacBook Pro design for 2019 have been dashed. (Source: Apple)

Ming-Chi Kuo now thinks 16-inch MacBook redesign won't come until 2021

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for his usually accurate predictions surrounding the notoriously secretive company’s plans. After initially hinting that an all-new MacBook Pro design with a 16-inch display could arrive this ye...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 09 Apr 2019 12:44

MIT has reportedly "severed ties" with Huawei and ZTE

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) vice-president of research Maria Zuber has stated that the university will discontinue its new and existing partnerships with the OEMs ZTE and Huawei. This decision is reportedly connect...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 Apr 2019 19:49

AMD details 12 nm Ryzen 7 3700U Zen+ APU to compete against the 14 nm Intel Core i7-8565U

The new mobile Zen+ Ryzen 7 Pro 3700U (4.0/2.3 GHz) will be just marginally faster than the outgoing Zen Ryzen 7 2700U (3.8/2.2 GHz). When compared to the Intel Core i7-8650U, however, AMD is promising up to 258 percent faster gra...

Allen Ngo, 08 Apr 2019 15:00

A cut-away diagram of an EUV machine. (Source: IEEE Spectrum)

TSMC will fire on all 7nm-making cylinders by the next half of 2019: new report

According to a new report by DigiTimes, the uptake of 7nm chips from TSMC was at its lowest 2019 ebb in the first quarter of this year (1Q2019). However, the company expects its orders to push its relevant processes to their full ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 Apr 2019 23:10

The Huawei SuperCharge 12000 is unveiled on stage. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei's new 40-watt, 12000mAh power bank set for April 11 release

Huawei is set to release its latest power bank for sale for the first time in China. This will take place in the coming week (on April 11, 2019). The OEM alleges that this power bank is compatible with devices that can charge at 4...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 Apr 2019 19:09

Aukey's new Dynamic Detect could enable a device to get the most out of USB-PD chargers. (Source: Aukey)

Aukey unveils Dynamic Detect, a new fast-charging solution for USB-PD chargers

Aukey, a common name in USB power and mobile-device accessories, has launched a new technology called Dynamic Detect. It allows a dual-port USB-Power Delivery (USB-PD) charger to recognize the number of devices connected to it and...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 Apr 2019 18:48

Qualcomm has had a staff re-shuffle at its higher echelons. (Source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm lets its CFO and Executive Committee member go

Qualcomm has announced that George Davis, an executive who had served as the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the past 6 years, has left the firm. His immediate successor is David Wise, who also acts as senior vice-pres...

Deirdre O Donnell, 05 Apr 2019 17:43

The Dell XPS 13 has an appealing design language. (Source: Dell)

Deal | Save over US$400 on a Dell XPS 13 Touch; up to US$460 on non-touch version

Dell is offering some considerable discounts across its XPS 13 range at the moment. Some of the deals are time limited, so if you’re in the hunt for a handy-sized Ultrabook that can offer great performance with a small footprint, ...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Apr 2019 08:09

Acer Swift 3 coming with a GeForce MX250 GPU.. but they aren't saying which one

Sneaky Nvidia — the slower GeForce MX250 Max-Q '1D52' exists and they aren't telling you

Some Ultrabooks are shipping with the slower 10 W GeForce MX250 instead of the "regular" 25 W GeForce MX250. Worse yet, it's almost impossible to find out which before purchasing. The 10 W version is expected to perform about 30 p...

Allen Ngo, 04 Apr 2019 08:06

GeForce MX230 offers fewer shaders but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130 (Image source: Nvidia)

GeForce MX230 offers fewer shader cores but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130

Our first benchmarks for the Nvidia MX230 show decent performance upgrades over the MX130 of up to 30 percent in 3DMark benchmarks. Shader count is identical to the MX110, but the newer Pascal architecture still manages to deliver...

Allen Ngo, 03 Apr 2019 10:00

Toshiba is coming back to the laptop business under the new Dynabook name

Effective immediately, the Toshiba America Client Solutions group (TACS) will become Dynabook Americas. The company will continue to develop and produce the familiar Portege, Tecra, and DynaEdge PCs for the U.S. market under the S...

Allen Ngo, 02 Apr 2019 14:00

30 percent of 47 Basecamp staff with MacBooks are experiencing keyboard issues. (Source: DHH)

A workplace study shows MacBook keyboard failure rate of 30 percent

Another scathing article has been penned by a well-respected member of the Apple community on Apple's malfunctioning keyboards. David Heinemeier Hansson, a software developer, claims that the failure rate of Apple's butterfly mech...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 02 Apr 2019 09:03

Our first GeForce MX250 benchmarks are in and results are slower than some MX150 laptops

Different name, same game. Laptops equipped with the GeForce MX250 are now beginning to ship to succeed the last generation MX150. However, you're better off with an MX150 laptop instead if performance-per-dollar is a major factor...

Allen Ngo, 01 Apr 2019 19:14

The Hyper "UUH" hub is designed to have 15 USB ports on one side. (Source: Hyper)

Hyper "announces" a USB type C hub with a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive

The MacBook accessory company Hyper has posted a page on its website for something it calls the "mother of all USB hubs". It has a total of 18 USB ports, 4 SD card slots, a range of legacy monitor ports and, best of all, a 3.5-inc...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Apr 2019 18:23

Apple currently has eight active major Exchange and Repair Extension Programs for faulty products. (Screenshot: Notebookcheck)

Faulty Apple product? Check this list of active device repair programs

Despite Apple’s reputation for build quality and design it has been having a few quality issues of late, particularly with regard to its MacBook line. A search on Apple’s website has revealed all of the products in its lineup that...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 29 Mar 2019 01:13

TCO develops industry standards for device longevity. (Source: TCO)

Lenovo, HP and Dell make the most upgradeable & sustainable PCs: device certifier

TCO Certified is a body that assesses the durability, recyclability and upgradability of desktops and laptops. The goal of this process is to improve sustainability in the IT industry. TCO claims that its 8th-generation criteria a...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 Mar 2019 23:01

The Jabra Evolve 65e neckbuds. (Source: Jabra)

The new Jabra Evolve 65e is a pair of neckbuds with "professional-grade sound quality"

Jabra has released its latest generation of neckbuds, the Evolve 65e. The audio company claims that this wireless set of earphones has consumer-grade comfort with professional levels of audio. This product has attained Skype for B...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 Mar 2019 18:24

New Lenovo ThinkPad laptops: T490, X390, T490s & T590 are now available

At MWC, Lenovo announced their new 2019 ThinkPad business lineup. Roughly a month later, the majority of the new ThinkPad laptops are now available, though all of the new models still miss some hardware options.

Benjamin Herzig, 28 Mar 2019 11:54

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air (2019) ultrabook (Source: MyDrivers)

The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air (2019) is now official, starting at US$536

The 2.4-pound Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air (2019) is now official in China and comes with Harman Kardon audio with DTS surround, fast charging, and more. The starting price (in China) is the equivalent of US$536 and this amount would ge...

Codrut Nistor, 27 Mar 2019 10:50

Apple Arcade: the world's first gaming subscription service for mobile, desktop and the living room

Apple's latest release event debuted Arcade, a new elaboration on the App Store's gaming experience. The company claims that over 100 new and original games have been developed for this new subscription-based service. It is also a...

Deirdre O Donnell, 25 Mar 2019 23:29

Gigabyte Aero 15-X9 vs. Aero 15-Y9: you may want to reconsider the RTX 2080 Max-Q SKU

The Aero 15-Y9 is over $1000 more expensive than the Aero 15-X9 and yet both configurations perform about the same in all of our tests. Is there really a reason to get the pricier version? Based on our numbers, the less expensive ...

Allen Ngo, 25 Mar 2019 22:18

Apple unveiled its own streaming competitor at its latest event. (Source: Apple)

The new Apple TV services are here

The Cupertino giant has unveiled the next generation of its TV arm. However, it is not a device; rather, it is a software- and content-based upgrade. The new Apple TV app allows users to cherry-pick channels or streaming providers...

Deirdre O Donnell, 25 Mar 2019 20:22

Ultrabook

MSI introduces Prestige P75 with 9th gen Core i9 CPU and 4k display

ROG:REDEFINE 2019 | The new Asus Zephyrus M GU502 is more powerful yet slimmer compared to last year's ROG GU501GM

New Razer Blade 15 includes 144 Hz, 240 Hz, OLED, Core i7-9750H, and 802.11ax options

ROG:REDEFINE 2019 | The Asus ROG Zephyrus G GA502 brings the goodness of AMD Ryzen 7 3750H and NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti in a slim form factor

Budget-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad L340 coming with GTX 1650 graphics for $869

ROG:REDEFINE 2019 | The Asus Zephyrus S GX502 offers a 9th gen Core i7 CPU and a 240 Hz PANTONE-validated G-Sync display with Optimus support

WhatsApp to update its current set of emoji stickers; is working on animated ones, too

84% LG Gram 17Z990 (i7-8565U. WQXGA) Laptop Review

Windows 10 May Update now available via Insider Preview

NexDock 2: Crowdfunded laptop shell closes in on its US$500,000 stretch goal

Lenovo ThinkPad E495 & E595: ThinkPad Laptops with AMD Ryzen 3000 listed online for the first time

HP EliteBook x360 830 G6 coming with Whiskey Lake-U vPro, WiFi-6, and privacy camera shutter

May 7 launch confirmed for Google Pixel 3a, 3a XL, hints of an Avengers connection in URL

Asus ZenBook S13 UX392 with 97 percent screen-to-body ratio now shipping for $1399

ThinkPad T490s and X390: Brighter, more accurate and better contrast

A history of Dell XPS laptops from 2007 to present

Apple procures pledges from Foxconn, TSMC to fulfil its orders using renewable energy

Nepalese authorities order nationwide ban on PUBG

NexDock 2: Huawei, Samsung and Raspberry Pi laptop shell reaches almost US$400,000 on Kickstarter

More details on new Disney+ streaming service to be made available soon

VAIO releases A12 2-in-1 in Europe

Apple to phase iTunes out in favor of standalone media apps in future versions of macOS

YouTube calculates that it has 265 million active users in India, expects this to roughly double by 2020

Google hints at successor to the Pixel Slate

New Core i7-8665U and Core i5-8365U Whiskey Lake-U SKUs spotted in leaked Lenovo ThinkPad X390 specs

Honor MagicBook with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U will be released on April 17

Ming-Chi Kuo now thinks 16-inch MacBook redesign won't come until 2021

MIT has reportedly "severed ties" with Huawei and ZTE

AMD details 12 nm Ryzen 7 3700U Zen+ APU to compete against the 14 nm Intel Core i7-8565U

TSMC will fire on all 7nm-making cylinders by the next half of 2019: new report

Huawei's new 40-watt, 12000mAh power bank set for April 11 release

Aukey unveils Dynamic Detect, a new fast-charging solution for USB-PD chargers

86% Lenovo ThinkPad E485 (Ryzen 5, Vega 8) Laptop Review

Qualcomm lets its CFO and Executive Committee member go

85% LG Gram 14Z980 (i5-8250U) Laptop Review

Deal | Save over US$400 on a Dell XPS 13 Touch; up to US$460 on non-touch version

Sneaky Nvidia — the slower GeForce MX250 Max-Q '1D52' exists and they aren't telling you

GeForce MX230 offers fewer shader cores but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130

Toshiba is coming back to the laptop business under the new Dynabook name

A workplace study shows MacBook keyboard failure rate of 30 percent

Our first GeForce MX250 benchmarks are in and results are slower than some MX150 laptops

Hyper "announces" a USB type C hub with a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive

Faulty Apple product? Check this list of active device repair programs

Lenovo, HP and Dell make the most upgradeable & sustainable PCs: device certifier

The new Jabra Evolve 65e is a pair of neckbuds with "professional-grade sound quality"

New Lenovo ThinkPad laptops: T490, X390, T490s & T590 are now available

The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air (2019) is now official, starting at US$536

Apple Arcade: the world's first gaming subscription service for mobile, desktop and the living room

Gigabyte Aero 15-X9 vs. Aero 15-Y9: you may want to reconsider the RTX 2080 Max-Q SKU

The new Apple TV services are here

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