For the first time in its history, iOS just feels different. That’s not to say Apple ditched your familiar favorites, but there are a lot of new features you’re really going to love. You can grab the public version this fall, but in the meantime, here’s what you have to look forward to. Widgets This is going to be a recurring theme here, so bear with me. Apple, for the first time, is offering customizable widgets, and not just in the Today view; you can add first-party (Apple product) widgets to any of your home screens too....

8BitDo is launching its Xbox Cloud Gaming controller (opens in new tab) on September 21, 2020 for $44.99, which is a major turn off when you consider that an official Xbox One controller costs $64.99 at MSRP. See our The Last of Us Part II review (spoiler-free)See the best PC games and best Xbox Game Pass PC games to play nowCheck out the Xbox Series X games and PS5 games confirmed so far...

Price and configuration options I tested the maxed-out version of the Predator Helios 700, which runs for $3,999 and comes outfitted with an Intel Core i9-9980HK processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with 8GB of VRAM, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. The midrange model costs $2,499 and drops you to a Core i7-9750H CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Even if you want to save the most money, the base model will run you $2,199, and that’ll drop you to an RTX 2070 GPU from the midrange model....

Acer TravelMate P4 14-inch and 16-inch Acer’s 14-inch Acer TravelMate P4 laptops with 12th Gen Intel CPUs and AMD processors will be available in the US in the third quarter of 2022, starting at $1,099. It will also be available in Europe in September, starting at €999 for Intel and €949 for AMD. As for the 16-inch TravelMate P4 laptops, both the Intel and AMD models will be available for $1,099 in the US during the third quarter of 2022....

Currently, Newegg has the Acer Spin 5 2-in-1 Laptop for $599 (opens in new tab). Usually it’s priced at $799, so that’s $200 in savings. It’s the lowest price we’ve seen for this laptop to date. The Acer Spin 5 is a versatile laptop that’s primed for multitasking. The laptop in this deal packs a 13.3-inch (1920 x 1080) IPS touchscreen, a 1.6 GHz Core i5-8265U quad-core CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD....

Best laptops 2020Longest lasting laptops 2020Best business laptops 2020 The Qualcomm quotient When it launches, the Spin 7 will be the ambassador for Qualcomm’s latest venture into laptops. If it lives up to the hype from 2018, the Snapdragon 8cx chips might be Qualcomm’s fastest Snapdragon ever. And it will still serve up multi-day battery life and offer several modes of connectivity. This chip has been built specifically for thin-and-light laptops with its 8 cores split between performance and efficiency....

The Dell XPS 15 is on sale for $1,049 at Dell.com (opens in new tab) after receiving a generous $300 discount. Why is this such a good deal? Well, this particular model comes with an Intel Core i7-9750H CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and a GTX 1650 GPU. Best Black Friday dealsBest Black Friday laptop deals: Top sales so farBest laptops of 2020 An XPS 15 config with those specs usually goes for $1,349, so the savings here are pretty significant....

We’ve scoured all of the retailers currently offering steep discounts on today’s best Chromebooks to narrow it down to just the best options for you. Straight through Cyber Week we’ll be keeping you up-to-date on the best after Cyber Monday Chromebook deals we find. Best After Cyber Monday deals: 2020Best After Cyber Monday laptop deals Chromebooks pretty much have a stranglehold on the budget laptop category at their regular prices and Cyber Monday deals just push them to even more affordable prices....

iPhone 13 upgrades suck — why you should wait for the iPhone 14How to update AirPods and AirPods Pro firmwareBest headphone deals in 2021 According to users on Reddit (via MacRumors), many have tried to switch on noise cancellation by asking Siri, only to receive an “I’m sorry, I can’t do that.” Apparently, this is only one of the several bugs found in iOS 15, as users have also noticed the Messages app deleting saved photos....

MORE: The Best Gaming Laptops Lean, Mean Gaming Machines Typically, Alienware laptops tend to be on the thicker/heavier side of the gaming laptop spectrum, but not this time around. Both the 15 and 17 have shed some of their bulk thanks to what the company is calling its new hinge-forward design. Now instead of each laptop’s backside ending in a smooth silvery finish, a large black compartment juts out with a hinge positioned about an inch forward....

However, if you’ve been running into problems either with hardware, application, or don’t like it, Microsoft says not to worry; you can always go back to Windows 10 at any time. Sure, Windows 11 is a pretty huge update, especially visually. When you add the new Start Menus, system tray, refreshed taskbar, and notifications center, you may feel a bit overwhelmed and not ready to take on the entirely new OS....

Fire 7 price and availability MORE: Best Tablets Available Now Design The Fire 7 includes a headphone jack and microSD reader, the same ports you get with the Onn and the Fire 7 Kids. Display The Fire 7’s sub-HD, 1200 x 600-pixel resolution is the main culprit for why most images – from children walking slowly to a hero saving the day when a bank truck is under attack – look a little fuzzy, if not completely filled with artifacts....

Why? You can also get the Fire HD 8 Plus, which features 3GB of RAM. The Plus comes with a faster charger and a wireless charging dock. However, there’s only one color option for the Plus model: slate gay. Storage is expandable up to 1TB via microSD for the base and Plus models. One big design difference I’ve noticed with this current-gen Fire HD 8 tablet is its awkwardly placed camera....

A mid-range model with high-end performance, the Galaxy Buds 2 packs some serious hardware underneath its shiny plastic construction. We’re talking AKG-tuned drivers that pump out energetic, detailed sound, along with strong noise-cancelling circuitry to reduce unwanted noises and beamforming mics for stellar voice command use. Save $50 on the popular Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 wireless earbuds. They offer satisfying comfort, noise cancellation, sound, and wireless features that you won’t find on many rival models....

Download Google’s November 2022 security update Schütz reached out to Google to patch the security flaw, which has now been fixed in the November 5 Google security update. It’s worth noting that he reported the bug back in June, meaning the flaw has been around for a few months. It’s a good idea to update your Android device, with the report noting that it could affect all Pixel devices, including the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, along with Android phones running version 10 and later....

Anker Apex Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station review: Ahead of the curveLaptops with best battery life in 2022 — longest lasting laptop batteriesPhones with the best battery life in 2022 To power various devices, it comes equipped with two USB-C ports with 100W/60W, four USB-A ports at 12W each, six AC outlets offering a total output of 1500W, along with a car outlet socket offering 120W at max. The power station will easily be able to charge your smartphone, tablet, and laptop, but its various outlets also let users power a portable fridge (45W) for 22 hours, a refrigerator (360W) for 2....

The company has really outdone itself this time with the Aorus X9 gaming laptop. Set to debut sometime this year, the X9 (starting at $3,649, or $3,799 for a Newegg exclusive) is an intriguing exercise in extremes. Say Hello to Big Sexy I first saw the X9 back at last year’s CES when the laptop was only a concept, but I was enthralled even then. It was sporting a sleek black-matte soft-touch lid with angles that simultaneously conjured visions of hitting a straightaway in a sexy Lamborghini or going on a top-secret mission in a stealth fighter....

The new support document (opens in new tab), posted late yesterday (Jan. 4), features Apple’s most extensive comments to date on new iPad Pros that came out of their box with a noticeable bend. Last month, some iPad Pro owners reported that their new tablets had a slight though visibly curved chassis – something Apple later confirmed in a few brief public statements on the issue. At the time, Apple said the bend resulted from a cooling process involving the iPad’s metal and plastic parts, and that tablet met Apple’s standards for design and manufacturing....

Here is how the new 13-inch MacBook Pro (2018) stacks up against both the Core i5, 1080p and Core i7, 4K versions of the Dell XPS 13. Apple MacBook Pro (2018) vs. Dell XPS 13 9370 Design Dell trimmed the fat off the aging XPS 13 this year with the introduction of a brand-new design. Sleeker, slimmer and all-around sexier, the 2018 edition is one of the most gorgeous laptops on the market....

According to IHS Markit analyst Jeff Lin (as noted by United Daily News) Apple is working on a new flagship iPad with a host of new features. The product will reportedly support 5G, and sport a display similarly sized to a MacBook Pro. (That’s 13 inches or 15 inches if we’re talking about this year’s Pro lineup; the current iPad Pro is 11 and 12.9). MORE: Apple iPad Air vs....