HP's new Core M-based EliteBooks are ultra thin, ultra light
Intel's Core M processor has landed inside some hot new business notebooks from HP. Due next year, the EliteBook Folio 1020 series combines the new Intel silicon with a 12.5" 2560x1440 display and some fairly impressive physical characteristics.
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G-Sync monitors flicker in some games—and here's why
Displays equipped with Nvidia's G-Sync variable-refresh tech are pretty great. But they're not perfect: some users have been reporting slight flickering in some games.
The guys at PC Perspective did a little sleuthing this week, and they've both confirmed the problem and identified its cause . Turns out the issue has to do with the way G-Sync handles "stalls" in game animation—that ...
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DigiTimes foretells the end of touchscreen notebooks
Touchscreen notebooks arrived en masse with Windows 8. They're everywhere now, but according to DigiTimes, they may soon be a thing of the past. Orders for notebooks with touchscreen displays have "disappeared completely," the site says, adding that the product class "will be phased out of the industry" once existing inventory is sold.
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Two Batman games join the Grid catalog
Nvidia is making good on its promise to bolster the Grid catalog with new games every week. This week's additions are Batman: Arkham Origins, the prequel to Rocksteady's excellent Arkham Asylum, and LEGO Batman: The Video Game, a more kid-friendly take on the Dark Knight.
By my count, that brings the number of games available through Nvidia's streaming service to ...
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Fanless Android/Linux ''desktop'' pairs Snapdragon quad with mSATA storage
Embedded PC maker CompuLab has created a tiny Linux "desktop" based on ARM hardware. The Utilite2 crams a Snapdragon SoC along with a surprising selection of goodies into a die-cast aluminum chassis that measures just 3.4" x 3.4" x 1.1". Linaro-based Linux builds will support the machine, which will also be offered with a Google Play-approved version Android 4.4.3 KitKat.
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Epic sends out first invites for Fortnite alpha
If Fortnite has fallen off your radar, we don't blame you. The PC-exclusive, Minecraft-inspired sandbox game hasn't made many headlines since its unveiling more than two years ago. Development is progressing, though, and Epic says it's just sent out the first batch of invites for the Fortnite alpha.
The first phase of alpha testing, which Epic calls "Online Test No. 1," is scheduled to run from tomorrow until December 19. Epic will use this phase to "verify at a larger scale that the basic systems in the game function properly, from sign-ups and patching, ...
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Asus shrinks the GeForce GTX 970 for Mini-ITX
Asus has developed a bite-sized version of the GeForce GTX 970. The appropriately named GTX 970 DC Mini is 6.7" long, matching the length of the Mini-ITX form factor exactly.
Like the shorty 970 Gigabyte introduced in October, Asus' hot hatch is turbo-charged beyond stock frequencies. The graphics chip has 1088MHz base and 1228MHz boost clocks, up from 1076/1216 ...
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Thanksgiving offers a perfect chance to crack open a busted iPad Air
Phew. I needed that break. I was able to take off the latter half of last week and this past weekend to spend some time with my family, and it was refreshing to get away. Thanks to Geoff and Cyril, with their alternative Canadian Thanksgiving ways, for keeping the site going.
Because I'm partially crazy, I couldn't just relax during my time away, of course. I took it upon myself to attempt a computer hardware repair. And since doing things that are, you know, sensible isn't a requirement for the halfway insane, I decided to ...
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Deal of the week: Cyber Monday edition
For those who didn't get all their shopping done over last week's Black Friday bonanza, Cyber Monday has arrived with a new batch of discounted PC hardware. Well, to be honest, most of deals are recycled Black Friday offers. But there's still lots of good stuff to be had.
There are, of course, loads of other deals out there today. These are the ones that stood out to me—and weren't attached to mail-in rebates. Be sure to ...
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WSJ: Second-gen Google Glass will have Intel inside
Intel is trying to carve itself a piece of the wearables market, and it may get a high-profile design win next year. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google has tapped Intel to power the second-gen Google Glass.
The news is still unofficial—the Journal is quoting "people familiar with the matter"—and there's no word yet on exactly which Intel chip will be used. If I had to bet, ...
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TrendForce predicts tablet slump, laptop growth for 2015
Not
that long ago, tablets were dealing blow after blow to the notebook
market. Today, things are a little different. Tablet shipments are down,
and according to the latest forecast by Taiwanese research firm
TrendForce, that decline will continue into 2015. The kicker? Laptops are expected to grow in that time period.TrendForce predicts that tablet shipments will shrink to 185.6 million units in 2015, ...
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Nvidia readies Shield bundle encore for Cyber Monday
Miss yesterday's Shield device sale? No sweat. Nvidia has primed a couple of bundle discounts for Cyber Monday, and by the looks of it, they're the same ones that were on offer yesterday.
The first bundle comprises the 32GB LTE version of the Shield tablet, the Shield controller, and the Green Box game ...
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Friday night topic: What are you thankful for?
Thanksgiving was yesterday (or last month, if you live north of the border), but in theory, there's nothing stopping any of us from being thankful year round. And I expect most of us have a lot to be thankful for—whether it's big life-changing things or little everyday things, and whether our thankfulness is religiously motivated or not.
I'll start: I'm sitting in a comfortable chair in my cozy apartment, and I have a slightly extended weekend to enjoy and ...
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