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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is overhauling its Mac computers with its own Arm chips, close cousins to those it designs for its own iPhones and iPads. Moving away from the Intel processors it’s used for the last 14 years is a … Read More “Apple gives Macs a brain transplant with new Arm chips starting this year” »
If you’ve been shopping for Oculus Quest, Facebook’s popular (and great) VR headset, you may be confused that there’s also a less-expensive (and not as good) Oculus Go model that’s still available, too. Not for long: Facebook announced it’s discontinuing the Go this year, just two years after its 2018 release, and will focus only … Read More “Facebook says goodbye to Oculus Go, opens up Oculus Quest to new apps” »
Apple has finally announced at the WWDC keynote, that it is transitioning its Mac products, MacBooks Imax, things like that away from the Intel platforms they’ve been on forever and to what They call Apple silicon and what does that mean? That means chips that Apple is designing that are very similar to what you … Read More “Here’s why you should wait to buy a new MacBook – Video” »
Does your desk have so many gadgets that you have a power strip plugged into a different power strip? If so, that’s ugly, disorganized and dangerous. Perhaps what you need is a mega-size surge suppressor that can accommodate all your gear. Something like this Aukey power strip tower, which has a solid dozen outlets and … Read More “Get a tower of power 12-outlet and 6-USB port surge suppressor for $30 (Update: Expired)” »
While Olympus is exiting the camera business, one of its competitors is expanding its lineup. Panasonic’s new Lumix G100 camera is aimed at vloggers with a weight of just less than a pound (412 grams) with its f3.5-5.6, 12-32mm lens and a new handgrip that doubles as a tripod. It’s also the first camera of … Read More “Panasonic’s new Lumix G100 vlogging camera adds Nokia Ozo spatial audio to the mix” »
Future former camera manufacturer Olympus announced (PDF) Wednesday it has agreed to sell its imaging business to private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners. The deal will be complete by the end of the year. JIP bought Olympus’ telecom business in 2012 and snapped up Sony’s Vaio computers in 2014, to name a couple investments. Though cameras … Read More “Olympus leaves the camera business” »
Hey there, Amazon has upgraded its 8-inch Fire HD 8 tablet for 2020. This time there’s a second model, the step up HD 8 Plus that has wireless charging, slightly better performance. And a bigger price tag that may leave you wondering which model to get, so let’s get right to it. [MUSIC] As you … Read More “Amazon Fire HD 8 and HD 8 Plus Review – Video” »
If you own an iPad ($186 at Amazon) that’s more than three or four years old, you might find it getting a little sluggish. Maybe you’ve run out of storage space, or the processor won’t support the latest versions of Apple’s operating system. Whatever the case, you’re thinking it’s time to sell. (Another option: repurpose … Read More “How to sell your used iPad” »
The configuration we tested runs about $2,255. If you don’t need color accuracy, want better battery life and can live without the slightly-better-than 4K UHD resolution, you can save almost $300 by going for the lower-resolution option. The base configuration costs about $1,300 and comes with an Intel Core i5-10300H, 8GB RAM, a 256GB solid-state … Read More “Dell XPS 15 9500 review: The photo editor’s new friend” »
If you’ve ever searched Amazon for gaming keyboards, you’ve likely come across the brand Aukey. The company makes everything from power banks and chargers to dashcams, but its $40 mechanical KM-G6 keyboard has been on our best cheap gaming keyboard list for awhile. Late last year it introduced a new model, the G12, that improves … Read More “Aukey’s RGB G12 mechanical keyboard, F2 mouse and P6 mousepad are a fantastic gaming value” »
