For a limited time, when you buy the Surface Pro 8 from Best Buy from $1,099 (opens in new tab), you’ll get a free Xbox Controller (valued at $60). Even better, it’s also bundled with a free 3-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass (valued at $45). This is the best deal we’ve seen so far for this just released tablet. Shop: Microsoft Surface Pro at Best Buy (opens in new tab)More: Best tablet deals...
In a recent Microsoft Roadmap post (opens in new tab), Microsoft shared that it’s developing a new feature that will allow users to “present your slides directly from PowerPoint for the web to a Teams meeting via PowerPoint Live.” This should simplify things a great deal and save time while in the Microsoft Teams app. The best Microsoft Surface Pro deals in MarchThe best Microsoft Surface deals in March 2021Microsoft Teams update allows you to mute chatty colleagues...
Available starting today, Viva integrates with both Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams, so you can access it without having to juggle between programs. As mentioned, Viva focuses on four main areas: engagement, wellbeing, learning and knowledge, the goal of which is to support company culture, give people, easy-to-access information, put learning resources in one place, and encourage a healthy separation from work and life. It goes without saying; Viva is an attempt to solve the growing pains of working from home as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic prevents workforces from returning to the office for the foreseeable future....
Currently, Best Buy offers the MSI GF65 Thin with RTX 3060 GPU for $799 (opens in new tab) — its lowest price ever. Typically, it retails for $1,099, so that’s $300 off and one of the best gaming laptop deals of the season. Shop: Best Buy’s entire sale (opens in new tab)More: Best gaming laptop deals MSI’s GF65 Thin RTX 3060 gaming laptop doesn’t sacrifice performance for price. This particular model packs a 15....
For a limited time, you can get Sony WH-1000XM3 (opens in new tab) headphones for $199.99 via coupon “BDTHANKS” at Focus Camera. That’s $148 off their $348 normal price and the lowest price we’ve ever seen for these wireless ‘phones. In fact, it’s one of the best headphone deals we’ve seen yet. More: Best headphone dealsBest noise-cancelling headphones in 2021 Sony WH-1000XM3 deal The Sony WH-1000XM3s are among the audio industry’s best headphones....
First reported by MacRumors, the USB problem might not be as serious as the others, but it has riled up a number of people who have taken to Reddit, Apple’s Community page (opens in new tab), and other forums to voice their frustration. MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro: Which MacBook Should You Buy?Best MacBook in 2020: Apple laptop reviews and ratingsmacOS bug fills your MacBook storage with blank files...
Sources told The Verge that at least one new device will be announced. Possibilities include an update to the Surface Book, which is a bit long in the tooth and showed up in black in 8th Gen Intel marketing materials, or an LTE-powered Surface Pro, as Microsoft is partnering with Qualcomm to make ARM-powered, always-connected laptops later this year. Asus, HP and Lenovo are the only partners who have joined on publicly, but it would be a big statement to see a device from Microsoft itself....
These new features, and a couple of improvements to Outlook and PowerPoint, will begin rolling out to Office 365 Insiders within the next month, with regular users likely to get them this fall. Here’s a breakdown of the new features. Word Researcher Designed with college and high school students in mind, researcher suggests web articles based on the content of your document and then allows you to drag and drop quotes from those sources right into your document....
Laptops with best battery life in 2021 - longest lasting laptop batteriesBest laptop deals in 2021Realme 8 5G review: What’s the point? According to the post (via Gadgets 360), the Realme Book is priced at ¥4,699, which is equivalent to around £526/$725. This places it in the sub-$1,000 laptop category, and the poster indicates some impressive specs at that price point. If the leak is anything to go by, the Realme Book laptop will be fitted with an 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU and boasts 16GB of RAM with 512GB of storage....
The Signature Type Cover retails for $159.99 on Microsoft’s (opens in new tab)web site – $40 more than the regular Type Cover but still $10 cheaper than the Smart Keyboard for Apple’s iPad Pro. It works with both the Surface Pro 3 and 4. MORE: Best 2-in-1s (Laptop/Tablet Hybrids) Alcantara is a soft, suede-like material that is used in a wide variety of applications, including furniture, cars (including a Formula One racecar), a pair of $1,500 Sennheiser headphones (opens in new tab) and on seats in the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft....
The tech giant has started work on a foldable device codenamed Andromeda that will run on Windows 10, according to Windows Central, which cited unidentified sources. The device will have a foldable display and act more as a tablet when it’s open. When closed, however, Microsoft has designed the Surface to be as small as a phone and fit into your pocket. In fact, the sources told Windows Central that the device could allow you to place and receive calls....
The new Nikon Z-series cameras use a Z-mount design for mounting lenses. The Z-mount employs four latches in the lock mechanism instead of the three found on the ubiquitous F-mount. Switching to the Z-series cameras and therefore an entirely new set of lenses is a big ask. An answer to this problem is the FTZ adapter, which facilitates the use of F-mount lenses on the Z system. It works well but the adapter is priced at $250… which is what I paid for my first 50mm prime lens years ago....
You’ll need to download the latest Game Ready driver for your specific card to use the feature. If you want to know what visual improvements ray tracing brings, Nvidia also released a downloadable Star Wars demo as well as ray tracing showcase demos for Justice (opens in new tab) and Atomic Heart (opens in new tab). Here is a full list of GPUs gaining DXR (DirectX Ray Tracing) support: GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA TITAN Xp (2017)NVIDIA TITAN X (2016)GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1060 6GB...
Our guide will walk you through what Nvidia did to improve on the design and what it could mean for your next gaming machine. Best gaming laptops of 2020The best VR-ready laptops in 2020Nvidia Super comes to laptops: What it means for gamers What is Nvidia Max-Q? As a quick refresher for those who aren’t already familiar, Max-Q is a design that incorporates the chips, thermals, and electrical components along with software and drivers to generate peak efficiency with optimal performance....
Max-Q laptops are great for people who want to game on the go without sacrificing too much power. But how well do these systems stand up against their traditional Pascal-powered counterparts? We compared several gaming systems to find out. What is Max-Q? In aerospace engineering, the term “max-Q” refers to “maximum dynamic pressure,” which is important in rocket design. But for laptops, Max-Q focuses on power and heat efficiency. Through a combination of design, software, thermal and electrical solutions, Nvidia has managed to squeeze a video card as powerful as a GeForce GTX 1080 into a laptop as slim as the Asus ROG Zephyrus....
The chart uses the GTX 1050 as the baseline with the performance of the RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2080 Super delivering nearly 6x and 7x the speed, respectively, with deep learning super sampling (DLSS) turned on. On a basic level, deep learning super sampling uses AI and machine learning to lessen the workload for the GPU while still producing a high-resolution image. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs. GTX 1650: Which GPU is right for you?...
Oculus Quest 2 reviewThe best VR-ready laptops of 2021I attended a class about death in VR — here’s what happened There are many reasons why we’re only seeing an upgrade now, though. The Oculus Quest 2’s main appeal is not needing a VR-ready laptop or rig to play VR games, being a mobile headset with a battery life of around 2 hours. Bringing 120Hz could mean a significant decline in battery unless it was linked to a PC....
Considering that, if you’re part of the Insider program, Windows automatically updates to the latest build for you, most users won’t have to do anything. However, if you’ve been doing something that prevents automatic updates (ex: keeping your computer offline), you should force an update sooner rather than later. Starting tomorrow (September 15), users will start being pestered by daily notifications to upgrade. On October 15, affected computers will start rebooting every three hours....
OnePlus 9 deal Even when it’s not on sale, the OnePlus 9 is one of the best smartphones for the money. Specs-wise, it features a 6.5-inch (2400 x 1080) AMOLED 120Hz display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 CPU and 8GB of RAM. For all your apps and important files, it offers 128GB of storage. In our OnePlus 9 review (opens in new tab), we found the phone’s fantastic performance impressive. We also loved its bright, vivid 120Hz display and battery life which clocked over 11 hours on our Laptop Mag Battery Test....
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau took to the OnePlus forums (opens in new tab) to make the reveal himself, writing “we’ve been talking about it for a while, and this time, it is really coming: the OnePlus Watch.” Best smartphones in 2021Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 set to arrive very soon — with Wear OS (leak)Best cell phone deals in March 2021 Rumors of OnePlus making its own watch go all the way back to 2016, so he’s not wrong — this has been a long time coming....
