HP goes up against the iPad Pro with its $599 Chromebook x2

From The Verge: Two weeks ago, Acer announced the first tablet running Chrome OS. And today, HP is announcing the second — and it’s a lot higher end.

It’s called the Chromebook x2, and it’s very much designed to go after the iPad Pro. It has a 12.3-inch screen (the larger iPad Pro has a 12.9-inch...

HyperX Launches 16,000 DPI Pulsefire Surge Gaming Mouse

From PC Mag: Gaming mice vary greatly in a bid to offer the best mix of comfort, performance, and longevity while at the same time standing out from the competition. This can result in some of them looking like they belong in a Transformers movie. That's not the case with the HyperX Pulsefire Surge...

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus get Product Red treatment

From CNET: Add the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus to the list of devices you can get in bright red.

Apple on Monday announced that the two 2017 iPhone models will be available in the color later this week. The phones are part of the Product Red program, meaning that a portion of the profits from the sale of...

SanDisk Ultra Fit 256GB Review (Page 1 of 8)

If you are from Canada, you may have gotten used to a few things that many people from the rest of the world have a hard time wrapping the heads around. Firstly, Canada is ridiculously large; secondly, our plane tickets are among the most expensive in the world. Recently, one of my friends who just came to Calgary from England to study as an international student posted in a Facebook group I was in. "Does anyone want to visit Toronto or Vancouver...

Western Digital Launches M.2 SSD for 4K Gaming

From PC Mag: If you need terabytes of storage then mechanical hard drives are still the best choice. If you want a fast-booting PC or laptop, then SSDs are the best choice. However, if you want blistering speed no other storage solution can get close to, then an M.2 PCIe SSD is the only drive to...

Plex’s VR movie app comes to the Gear VR

From The Verge: In January, the popular media streaming app Plex announced a new VR app that allowed users to watch movies and TV shows on their own or together with friends in VR. It was a cool idea, though compatibility was restricted to just the Google Daydream. Now, there’s good news for Plex...

Samsung estimates another quarter of record profit

From CNET: Samsung looks to continue its streak of record quarters, updating its estimate for its first quarter 2018 results on Thursday.

From Jan. 1 to March 31, the company made an estimated operating profit of 15.6 trillion Korean won, or $14.7 billion. That's a solid rise from the 9.9 trillion...

Google Is Increasing Security at All Offices Worldwide

From PC Mag: On Tuesday, April 3, Nasim Najafi Aghdam approached YouTube's headquarters in San Diego, California and started shooting. She ended up injuring three people, with a fourth suffering a twisted ankle sustained during what must have been a situation full of panic. Aghdam was found dead by...

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