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This new Dell XPS 13 build is ditching Windows 10 for Ubuntu
A new build of the Dell XPS 13 has gone on sale with one major difference - it has dropped Windows 10 in favour of Ubuntu. The new Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition ditches Microsoft's software in favour of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS preinstalled to work straight out of the box, giving developers a new ultra-portable and powerful laptop option. The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is now available in North Ameri ... Read more
2020-06-24 02:57:03
AMD is going to make it easier to submit bug reports when your GPU crashes
Back in March, AMD had said that while posting about graphics issues related to its Radeon hardware on Reddit is helpful, submitting an actual bug report directly to the company is the better course of action. Pretty soon, that will be easier to do right from within AMD's Radeon Software utility. As spotted by a user on Reddit (Ceremony64), there is a new bug reporting tool in the latest Radeon S ... Read more
2020-06-23 02:41:33
ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS DUO 15 REVIEW
This beautiful-looking beast is the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15, the very latest ultra-modern gaming laptop from the Republic of Gamers brand and the true successor to the original, ground-breaking Zephyrus machine. The GX550LXS has got the latest Nvidia graphics card, the latest Intel CPU, and a second, large touchscreen monitor built into the surprisingly svelte chassis. But I'm afraid I don't real ... Read more
2020-06-23 02:41:33
ADDLINK S90 1TB PCIE 4.0 NVME SSD REVIEW
It may not look like much, but the Addlink S90 is a tiny revolutionary. A small drive trying to upset the status quo. Conventional wisdom says quality storage only comes from a few big players. Names like Samsung, Western Digital, Crucial, Intel et al. Addlink doesn't have much respect for the old ways though, so following the success of its S70 (which makes a prominent appearance in our best NVMe ... Read more
2020-06-23 02:33:51
Apple reimagines the iPhone experience with iOS 14
iOS 14 introduces new ways to customize the Home Screen, discover and use apps with App Clips, and stay connected in Messages Cupertino, California — Apple today previewed iOS 14, introducing the biggest update ever to Home Screen pages with beautifully redesigned widgets and the App Library, a new way to tap into the App Store with App Clips, powerful updates to Messages, and more. The new widg ... Read more
2020-06-23 02:33:51
watchOS 7 adds significant personalization, health, and fitness features to Apple Watch
Introducing watch face sharing, sleep tracking, and automatic handwashing detection Cupertino, California — Apple today previewed watchOS 7, delivering enhanced customization tools and powerful new health and fitness features to the world’s most advanced smartwatch. Personalization is taken to an entirely new level with shareable and discoverable watch face configurations, while sleep tracking, a ... Read more
2020-06-23 02:27:45
Will your iPad get iPadOS 14? There's good news for owners of most iPads
Apple has finally unveiled iPadOS 14, the newest (and second, not fourteenth) version of its iPad-only operating system that'll bring new tweaks and features to your faithful tablet. There's good news for people who like using iPadOS and are keen to try the newer version – every iPad that supported the original version last September will get iPadOS 14, as well as the newer iPads released since t ... Read more
2020-06-23 02:27:45
How to password protect a file or folder in Windows 10
When you get a new Windows 10 PC, or any version of Windows for that matter, there are a couple of things that you must do before you actually start using your PC. Of course, downloading Chrome is one of the things many us do, but there are other equally important things that you should pay attention to, especially if your PCs have sensitive information such as personal photos, videos, bank inform ... Read more
2020-06-22 02:11:29
Realme X3 with 12GB of RAM appears on GeekBench
Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth recently confirm the company was working on the Realme X3 which he referred to as the company’s next flagship. The model has been confirmed to launch alongside the Realme X3 Zoom on June 25. The Realme X3 has now been spotted on benchmark database GeekBench. The device appears with model number RMX2085 and it is listed to have a 12GB RAM onboard. Earlier, the X3 was ... Read more
2020-06-22 02:08:49
Wear OS now supports hardware-accelerated watch faces for smoother animations
While Android 11 for phones and tablets is expected to launch in Q3, Wear OS is still running Android 9 Pie. That said, the wearable platform is still getting updates with watch faces now able to take advantage of hardware acceleration. Hardware acceleration lets watch faces render at a higher frame rate with smoother animations and transitions. Google says “these benefits are self-evident” for e ... Read more
2020-06-22 02:08:49