Category: Technology

Old chips, new tricks AMD has announced two new lines of processor: the Athlon 3000 C-Series and the Ryzen 3000 C-series. The two are meant to power Chromebooks, and AMD says they’ll be shipping in over 14 designs this year. The Ryzen 3000 C-Series includes the Ryzen 7 3700C and the Ryzen 5 3500C (four […]

Noise cancellation is coming to the Elite 75t and Elite Active 75t via firmware update Less than a year after launching the Elite 75t true wireless earbuds, Jabra is already announcing its next pair — and the company’s first earbuds to ship with active noise cancellation. The $229 Elite Active 85t look pretty much identical […]

The Snapdragon 730G gets a 2020 upgrade Qualcomm has announced its latest 7-series Snapdragon processor, the Snapdragon 750G, which features an integrated X52 5G modem with support for both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G and improved CPU and graphics performance compared to the Snapdragon 730G. The new chip is effectively a modernized version of the 730G, […]

The Sleepbuds II are coming on October 6th for $250 When Bose announced almost a year ago that it was discontinuing the Sleepbuds due to battery problems, I got several emails from disappointed readers who came to appreciate how well the earbuds had helped them get peaceful, uninterrupted sleep. Unlike regular earbuds, the Sleepbuds didn’t […]

No clasp or buckle means fitting can be trouble Last week, Apple launched the new Apple Watch Series 6 and a pair of new Watch straps to go with it: the Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop. Both are made of stretchy, unbroken material without a clasp or buckle, which makes choosing the right size […]

It also provides big boosts over the 970 Pro with PCIe 3.0 motherboards Samsung has unveiled its next high-performance NVMe 2280-sized M.2 drive, the 980 Pro. So far, it comes in three capacities shipping this month: 250GB for $89.99, 500GB for $149.99, and 1TB for $229.99. A 2TB model will arrive later this year, but […]

A good deal if you don’t want to be tied down to Game Pass on PC Microsoft’s ever-popular Flight Simulator for Windows 10 PCs is $45 at Best Buy, down from its usual $60 price. It’s possible to get the game for just the monthly cost of Game Pass on PC ($10 per month after […]