Paul Lilly
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It now feels like a distant memory when the latest-generation game consoles were persistently out of stock, save for scalpers and huge markups by marketplace sellers. Those days are fortunately in the rear view mirror. The supply situation...
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Some automakers are accelerating towards a future in which certain features sit behind a software paywall, sort of like how microtransactions and DLC work in the PC and console gaming space. Tesla is one of them—for example, Model Y Long...
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In the old days, going back to school meant stocking up on reams of paper, lead pencils, binders, and if you were really fancy, a TI-82 graphing calculator (high tech!). Some of those might still be on the list of supplies, but these days...
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Apple's latest earnings report reflects a third straight quarter of declining revenue, which for the three-month period that ended July 1, 2023, slipped 1% (year-over-year) to $81.8 billion. The sagging revenue comes amid a dip in hardware...
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Windows is by far the most popular platform for playing games on PC, including titles on Steam, but what about Mac and Linux? For a long while, Mac ranked second on Steam, though that just changed and probably for good. According to the...
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Lenovo has a new gaming laptop on the horizon with some features that are a first for its Legion line. Chief among them is form factor—the Legion Slim 5 (14", Gen 8) is the first-ever Legion gaming laptop to feature a 14-inch class...
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Mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) are alive and well as a bulk storage medium with companies like Seagate paving an HAMR path to 50TB and beyond, but as with any piece of tech, not all models are created equal. Fortunately, cloud backup firm Backblaze frequently shares drive failure stats for...
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It may seem like mechanical keyboards and the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) have nothing in common, but that's not actually true. The NES is a retro system from a bygone era, while mechanical decks hearken back to a time...
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Shares of AMD rose in after-market trading hours last night and are down slightly this morning this morning after the chip designer posted better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter of 2023, including $5.36 billion in...
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Sony has confirmed pricing and preorder availability for its highly anticipated Bravia XR A95L television lineup, which the company says will offer the "brightest and widest range of colors and hues" of any OLED TV it has released to date...
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Canon has issued a security bulletin warning that hundreds of its inkjet printer models have a flaw that could potentially expose your Wi-Fi network details after you've disposed it or sent it to a third-party entity to be serviced. The...
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One of the many reasons why the Steam Deck has been so popular is because of Valve's aggressive pricing. As we saw early on, competitors had a difficult time offering compelling alternatives in the same pricing category, but that's...
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Sony is doubling the expanded storage capacity support of its PlayStation 5 console to accommodate 8 terabyte (TB) M.2 form factor solid state drives (SSDs). It's one of several features currently being tested in the latest beta software...
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We're continually amazed at how far television pricing has dropped in the past several years. Not only can you get more size for your money than ever before, but newer technologies like mini LED backlighting can be part of the package too...
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Don't let the warm weather outside fool you—it's not too early to start your back-to-school shopping. On the tech side of the equation, an essential piece of gear is a laptop, but which one? Well, if you've settled on a Chromebook, we have...
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Many home theater enthusiasts and tech aficionados know that Monoprice is a great resource for procuring all sorts of cables and cords, from certified high-speed HDMI and Ethernet cables, to speaker wires and much more. What you might not...
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Three months ago, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger was upbeat about the company's IDM 2.0 strategy and what he said was a $1 trillion market opportunity for Intel Foundry Service (IFS) to grow into, even as overall earnings plummeted to an all-time...
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If NVIDIA had ever planned to add a GeForce RTX 4090 Ti to its Ada Lovelace lineup, those plans have now been scrapped, according to the latest unofficial chatter. At the same time, we could be getting refreshed versions of existing...
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You may have noticed that technology firms are not real keen on addressing leaks and rumors, choosing instead to stay mum no matter what gets thrown out there. Sometimes, however, they make an exception. Such is the case with Intel...
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Look, if you've never spent five figures on a pair of shoes, can you really call yourself a sneaker head? Indeed you sure can but if you want to play it safe—and blow a whole lot of money—then walk (nay, run!) to Sothebys and grab yourself...
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Forget about shrinking PC shipments, tough economic conditions, and every other challenge that technology companies face. The industry is in the early stages of an artificial intelligence (AI) gold rush, and partially for that reason...
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ASUS is purportedly getting ready to mass produce a batch of GeForce RTX 4070 graphics cards that draw power entirely from the motherboard, via a proprietary slot. Such a design sidesteps the need to plug a power supply cable directly into...
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