Not surprisingly, Intel has followed USB4 into the 80Gbps generation, showing off a prototype 80Gbps Thunderbolt demo in its Israel facility. Intel is the key developer of Thunderbolt, which was co-developed with Apple. The I/O specification is the fou…
Google is done making its own Chromebooks
Did you know Google makes laptops? Unless you’re a hardcore fan of the company’s platforms, you might have missed it entirely. Since 2013 Google has made four, count ’em, four different Chromebooks, designed to show off the operating system to the full…
The best wireless gaming keyboards: Best overall, best 60%, best for travel, and more
Not so long ago, using anything wireless with a PC gaming setup was a small heresy. Gamers terrified of their inputs, um, inputting even thousandths-of-a-second slower put their trust in good old-fashioned copper wiring. But these days wireless keyboar…
The best free VPN for Chrome
If you have a Chromebook or don’t want yet another program on your Windows desktop there is an alternative to a full VPN: a Chrome extension. Many people are looking for a VPN solely to use with their web browser anyway. So why bother with the full pro…
AMD’s new naming scheme for mobile Ryzen is a doozy
AMD has a new naming scheme for its mobile Ryzen processors, so complex that you’ll need a decoder ring to solve it. The new five-character naming scheme was born from the realization that AMD’s current mobile naming scheme was insufficient, Robert Hal…
Lenovo’s plus-sized IdeaPad 5i is a Chromebook media machine
Chromebooks have a reputation as cheap, simple laptops meant for browsing the web and not much else — that’s what happens when you build an entire operating system around a browser. But they’ve also been showing up with a surprising variety of hardware…
Acer’s Vero 514 puts an eco-conscious spin on Chromebooks
Acer recently announced the latest addition to the eco-conscious Vero series. Enter the Acer Chromebook Vero 514. It’s the first Chromebook in the Vero lineup, joining Windows laptops and monitors we’ve generally liked, and it’s made up of both ocean-b…
This surprisingly swanky HP Chromebook is $300 off
Need a swanky Chromebook for work or school? We’ve got you covered. Best Buy’s selling the HP 14 2-in-1 Chromebook for just $399. That’s a savings of $300. This laptop is packing a lot of features like a touch-enabled display and a backlit keyboard, ma…
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE OLED review: A gaming laptop for content creators
At a glance Expert’s RatingProsExcellent processor performanceLots of RAM and storage for the priceOLED display looks spectacularConsMediocre keyboard, small touchpadLimited wired connectivityGame performance is merely okOur VerdictA great OLED display…
Desktop CPU shipments plunge to lowest total in nearly 30 years
Remember about two years ago, when absolutely everyone wanted to either upgrade their existing PC or buy a new one? Yeah, that doesn’t appear to be the case anymore, according to the latest market report from Mercury Research. The report states that x8…