If the next-gen consoles are affected by the coronavirus, what does that mean for you? Are they going to be in limited quantity on launch? Or are the consoles going to get outright pushed to 2021? And how are Microsoft and Sony going to be affected by said delays or shortages when they do arrive? Here’s everything we’ve gleaned from analysts so far about the fate of the Xbox Series X and PS5....
Design With its light-gray, brushed finish, the Swift 3 is about as generic-looking as a laptop gets. It’s not ugly, just plain. On the bright side, it’s made of aluminum, but the overall look has been done quite often. Acer’s logo adorns the lid in silver. With the lid open, the 14-inch display is surrounded by a thick, black bezel. You’ll also find an island-style keyboard, an aluminum deck and a fingerprint reader....
But what’s next for the company? We’ve compiled the latest whispering and murmuring about Alienware’s plans to help you decide whether it’s worth spending your hard-earned cash on the latest laptop or if you should wait for a more advanced rig down the line. As Alienware continues to innovate, hardware refreshes and price cuts for older models become inevitable. Alienware on laptops running AMD hardware Last year saw the release of a Threadripper-equipped Area-51 desktop....
Google has arguably emerged triumphant from that mission. Today, Android is more refined than ever. It’s better at securing your data, seeding updates to non-Google phones, and out of the box, its onboarding process no longer overwhelms new users. In doing so, however, Google left behind what brought Android so far. Android’s journey to a mature mobile OS robbed it of its quirky personality. Features that helped it stand out, like widgets and customization, were overlooked and now lag behind iOS....
Starting at $329 ($299 for schools), the 1-pound iPad has an A10 processor that offers faster speeds than Apple’s previous generation slate. It also offers augmented reality capabilities, which provides a new way to learn. However, the Apple Pencil will still be sold separately ($89 for students). Apple is also introducing new versions of its own apps, including Pages, Numbers and Keynote. And the company previewed a feature that will be coming later called Smart Annotation....
Design Despite a slick aluminum lid that Asus claims was inspired by an F-22 fighter plane, the ROG GL552 doesn’t look as sleek as some of its competitors. At 15.1 x 10.1 x 1.3 inches, the system is a little chunkier than similar 15-inch gaming notebooks, such as the Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (15.4 x 10.3 x 0.9 inches) and Dell’s Inspiron 15 7000 (15.1 x 10.4 x 1 inches)....
We got some hands-on time with Asus’ latest premium ultrabooks: The ZenBook S13 and ZenBook 14. These laptops impressed us not only with their extremely compact designs but also because few compromises were made to achieve such a small form factor. The ZenBook S13 UX392 and ZenBook 14 UX432 are available today starting at $1,399 and $799, respectively. Asus ZenBook S13 UX392 Although smaller than the ZenBook 14, the ZenBook S13 is the more premium device....
