In this wrestling match, we’ve got the $649 AMD-packed Acer Swift 3 juiced up with a mighty powerful Ryzen 7 4700U CPU. In the other corner, the Intel variant of the Swift 3 is equipped with a feisty 10th Gen Core i5-1035G1U CPU. Let’s watch these two Swift 3 twins battle it out in the ring. If you’ve been asking, “Which Acer Swift 3 should I buy?,” you’ve come to the right place....
The Ryzen Pro lineup debuts today (May 14) with some serious backing. Dell, HP and Lenovo simultaneously announced new mobile offerings that run on AMD’s latest chips. Here’s a rundown of what to expect from the new Ryzen Pro processors coming out of AMD. What is AMD Ryzen Pro? AMD has unveiled its Ryzen Pro lineup which includes Radeon Vega graphics. Four of the new accelerated processing units (APUs) — that’s what AMD calls its integrated CPUs and GPUs — are built for desktops, while three will power laptops....
Another year, another iPad. Except this year marks the 10th anniversary of Apple’s tablet. And with slumping unit sales, there’s some speculation among industry experts that Apple will need to deliver something bigger and better to stem these declines and ultimately help the iPad regain its past glory. Apple has continued to stick with silence on the matter, but there’s mounting evidence that the company has planned something substantial for this year’s iPad Pro....
I’ve noticed plenty of improvements in Death Stranding Director’s Cut that would have made life a lot easier the first time around, and despite playing on the hardest difficulty, I’m having a smoother time getting around. The addition of the widescreen mode is the most significant change, as it not only alters the presentation, but also the tone of the game. Death Stranding is arguably more film than video game, and the widescreen mode just exemplifies that....
I mean, I’m sure you’ll love those significantly lower frame rates. You can just game on medium settings, right? No. Friends don’t let friends buy out-of-date tech, so I’m imploring you not to impulsively buy that about-to-be-discontinued relic — because it’s not good enough. Nvidia’s new Pascal GPU, also known as the GTX 10 series, has significantly shrunk the gap between notebooks and desktops. So don’t even entertain the thought of saving a few dollars by buying last year’s model....
Google Chrome vs. Microsoft Edge: Which browser is best?Mozilla Firefox gets a massive overhaul — and now I’m ditching Google ChromeThe best cheap Chromebook deals in June 2021 As previously reported, Google’s Enhanced Safe Browsing launched last year with Chrome 83, which improved the browser’s accuracy of threat assessments. Since its release, the tech giant claims the number of malicious extensions that Chrome disabled to protect users grew by 81%. With Chrome 91, the security feature now lets users know if an extension potentially contains malicious files....
But they’re not all created equal, and they’re not all as consistent as a console. When you get a gaming laptop, you have to consider not only specs but the settings you’ll play your games on.This week, forum user rexisafighter asked why their laptop is getting low frame rates on a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming with a GTX 1050 Ti and an Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU. Sounds powerful, right? But there are a lot of reasons this particular machine might not be reaching its potential....
