Design The Acer Aspire R 15’s aluminum lid bends back 360 degrees, allowing you to put it in laptop, flat, tent, tablet and display modes. The notebook has the same gunmetal-gray aluminum on its deck that it has on its lid – a premium feature you don’t often see in this price range. However, we noticed a little bit of flex when we pressed down on the palm rest. The laptop’s soft-rubber underside includes glass fiber and silver particles to allow it to be both thin and rigid....

Acer used the IFA trade show here in Berlin to announce pricing and availability for the Swift 5 (SF515-51T). Look for the notebook to make its North American debut next January at a starting price of $1,099. We had already gotten a glimpse of this particular Swift 5 back in May when Acer previewed the 15.6-inch system. When we first saw Acer’s new device, we were impressed by how light it felt when we picked it up, a feat Acer pulled off by using magnesium-lithium alloys on the notebook’s top and bottom cover....

If you’re looking for a pair of wireless earbuds and don’t need the very best audio quality, then the AirPods Pro should be at the top of your list. They’re definitely at the top of ours, landing a spot on our Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones page. If you already own the AirPods, then you don’t necessarily need to upgrade — although you’ll be glad if you do. Apple AirPods Pro price and availability Apple AirPods Pro price and availability...

PCGamer got its hands on a juicy new filing that reveals that the iPhone maker subpoenaed Valve last November, demanding massive amounts of data that will benefit Apple’s case against Epic Games. Valve, however, is refusing to give up this information, claiming Apple’s request is overkill. What is #FreeFortnite? Explaining the Epic Games vs. Apple feudFortnite ban from the App Store upheld — but it’s not all good news Valve snubs Apple request for massive amounts of data Valve snubs Apple request for massive amounts of data...

Featuring your choice of an Intel Core i5 or i7 CPU, a 12.6-inch 2880 x 1920 display, the 8.33mm-thick Transformer 3 Pro comes with components that either equal or slightly edge out what you get on a similarly configured Surface Pro 4. The device also features three ports: HDMI, USB-C with Thunderbolt 3 and a traditional USB 3.0 connector. Update: After reaching out to Asus, we’ve confirmed that the Transformer 3 Pro’s folding keyboard comes included in the system’s $999 starting price....

Asus VivoBook 13 Slate OLED price and configurations Ugh. The Asus VivoBook 13 Slate OLED costs a whopping $600 and all it has to show for it is its 13.3-inch, 1080p OLED display. Meanwhile, Asus sticks you with an Intel Pentium Silver N6000 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a measly 256GB SSD. That’s the one and only configuration of the VivoBook 13 Slate OLED. If you’re looking for some more oomph for an even cheaper price, check out our best laptops under $500 page....

The ZenBook 14 and the XPS 13 are very capable machines, but they have their differences; where the XPS nails the fundamentals, the ZenBook impresses with innovative features. So, if you have the money to spend on a premium, portable laptop, which of these should you splurge on? Let’s find out: Asus ZenBook 14 vs. Dell XPS 13: Specs compared Design The ZenBook 14 and XPS 13 are some of the sleekest laptops we’ve ever tested....