Canon Adds Fast Autofocus to Entry-Level Mirrorless

From PC Mag: Canon's mirrorless camera system continues to grow and improve. The newest model is entry-level, replacing the EOS M10. Dubbed the EOS M100, it offers some very serious upgrades, notably a 24MP image sensor with Dual Pixel AF.

This is presumably the same sensor that Canon is using in...

Amazon slashes Music Unlimited subscriptions for students

From The Verge: Amazon has slashed its subscription fee for Amazon Music Unlimited to $4.99 per month for students, as spotted by TechCrunch. Amazon is also offering Music Unlimited at an even cheaper rate for Prime Student subscribers — at $6 for 6 months. The discounts are available for university...

Nintendo Announces Pokemon Ultra and Fire Emblem Bundles

From PC Mag: It's still another month until the holiday season marketing machine kicks into high gear, but Nintendo is starting early this year with not one, but two special edition sets for US gamers. One each for the 3DS and Switch.

The first is aimed at enticing 3DS owners to purchase both new...

MediaTek's new Helio P chips give midrange phones a boost

From CNET: Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek predicts that midrange phones will be the next big thing and is betting on its two new Helios P23 and P30 octa-core chips to ride that wave.

The chips are designed to deliver premium features at midrange prices, including support for dual cameras and better...

Dell Tips 'Visor' Mixed Reality Headset, Fresh Inspiron PCs

From PC Mag: Dell made a slew of product announcements here at IFA today, including additions to existing lineups and a new VR/AR headset, the Dell Visor.

The Visor, capable of virtual and mixed reality, includes dual 1,440-by-1,440-resolution panels that aim to deliver a smooth 360-degree...

Dell updates XPS 13 with 8th generation Intel processors

From The Verge: Dell is updating a bunch of its laptops with Intel’s newest processors, the 8th generation Kaby Lake chips. At the top of the list is the XPS 13, which gets the option for two of Intel’s quad-core chips: an i5, running at 1.6GHz with speeds up to 3.4GHz, and an i7, running at 1.8GHz...

Uber reportedly taps Expedia CEO to replace Travis Kalanick

From CNET: The board of directors of the ride-hailing startup chose Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of online travel company Expedia, to fill the position, The New York Times reported late Sunday. Khosrowshahi, who has been president and chief executive of Expedia since 2005, was one of three candidates the...

Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 Review

This past Monday was a pretty big day for natural phenomena. If you have been reading any sort of news, you probably know this it was the day of a total solar eclipse visible across parts of North America. For your information, solar eclipses actually happen several times per year. However, not all of them are total eclipses, and even rarer is the fact they are not always visible in North America. The last total solar eclipse with its Path of...

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