While social functions have been banned and we’re all shackled to our homes, there’s one celebration that many party-goers are still attending: Netflix Party. Netflix Party is a Chrome extension that’s been swooping in to save the day and transforming our favorite ho-hum streaming platform into a social life-reviving, virtual movie theatre. Ozark, Money Heist, Tiger King — and other Netflix shows you’ve been begging your friends to sink their teeth in — can all be watched with your friends online....

While 360 videos and photos have their place, the real advantage to creators with a camera like the Insta360 X3 is the ability to reframe your photo or video after you have captured it, meaning you should almost never miss a shot. That’s what makes these such compelling action cameras as you never want to nail a trick or finish a run and find that you were just out of frame or the camera shifted and you were capturing nothing but sky or dirt....

Intel announced at CES 2020 that Intel Core H-series processors will be coming to gaming laptops later this year. Designed for both gamers and content creators, these 10th Gen Intel Core chips should offer 5 GHz-plus performance, according to Intel. Laptops equipped with these chips should also benefit from technologies likes Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, Wi-Fi 6 and Optane memory, which speeds up PC performance. In addition to 5GHz speeds for its Core i7 chips, Intel is promising even faster clock speeds for Core i9 H-Series processors....

Before we dig into the results, we should note that these benchmarks were run on an Intel software development system that the chipmaker claims was not 100% optimized for peak performance. That 10th Gen Ice Lake system was equipped with a Core i7-1065G7 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB Intel Pro 7600p SSD. The Core i7-1065G7 is the second-fastest Ice Lake U-series chip of the 11 SKUs, offering four cores, eight threads and a max turbo frequency of 3....

Shortly after news of Krzanich’s resignation broke, Intel released a statement acknowledging the news. Intel says an investigation by internal and external counsel confirmed a violation of the company’s non-fraternization policy. Krzanich, who is married, resigned voluntarily, though it is clear that he would have been ousted regardless. “The board believes strongly in Intel’s strategy and we are confident in Bob Swan’s ability to lead the company as we conduct a robust search for our next CEO....

Specifically, the patches protect PCs running Skylake CPUs from the Spectre 2 vulnerability. Intel released these processors in 2015, and they were the predecessor to Intel’s Kaby Lake CPUs. What To Do If the proprietary software from your PC’s manufacturer tells you it’s received a firmware update to address Skylake vulnerabilities, install it. In a blog post, Navin Shenoy, Intel’s executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group warned against waiting to install this flaw, and noted how “there is frequently a substantial lag between when people receive updates and when they actually implement them....

The highly anticipated iOS update also addresses an incovenience that plagued many iPhone owners: FaceID failing to recognize mask wearers. Other new features include Siri enhancements and Tap to Pay. The best laptops The best video-editing laptops How to open the Emoji Panel in Windows 10 iOS 15.4 update introduces new smileys Apple unleashed a swarm of quirky emojis, including a saluting smiley, a touched emoticon seemingly moved by something tear-jerkingly cute , a fearful character who is likely saying, “I can’t watch!...

So good, we had to spotlight them here. It’s rare that we see Apple cut the price of their popular tablets, but that is exactly what we’re seeing, Right now, you can save up to £69 on the iPad Air (opens in new tab), 11-inch iPad Pro (opens in new tab) and 12.9-inch iPad Pro (opens in new tab) models. More: Best tabletsiPad vs. iPad Air vs. iPad Pro vs....

Apple recently released this statement as part of a support document (opens in new tab). “Medical devices such as implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact. To avoid any potential interactions with these devices, keep your iPhone and MagSafe accessories a safe distance away from your device (more than 6 inches / 15 cm apart or more than 12 inches / 30 cm apart if wirelessly charging)....

Low light photography has always been a struggle for smartphones with smaller sensors and lens apertures being a pain point that needed a workaround of holding the phone steady for a few seconds. This may help dramatically reduce the time you need to wait and increase the amount of detail captured in low light. Reported by Nikkei, the agreement was made between Apple and Sony towards the end of last month to maintain the latter’s leading global share in smartphone photography image sensors....

The IdeaPad 320 has a simple but sleek design. Its gray plastic hood is vast and empty, aside from a glossy, silver Lenovo logo in the left-hand corner. The interior, brushed-aluminum chassis has a gray paint job accompanied by a dark-gray keyboard. If the IdeaPad 320’s keyboard is anything like Lenovo’s other keyboards, it should be decent to type on at the very least. We like that the webcam is on the top bezel, but the bezels themselves are pretty meaty....

For a limited time, you can get the Alienware m15 w/ GTX 1060 (opens in new tab) for $877.05 via coupon code “LCS10OFF”. That’s $652 off and the cheapest price we’ve seen for any m15 configuration. Buy the Alienware m15 w/ GTX 1060 (opens in new tab) for $877.05 via coupon “LCS10OFF” The Alienware m15 is a thin-and-light gaming laptop that’s equal parts stylish and powerful. The 4.8-pound laptop is one of the slimmest Alienware machines to date and it won our coveted Editor’s Choice award....

Currently, the Dell XPS 13 9370 is on sale for $999 (opens in new tab) via coupon, “DBLTXPS133” at Dell. That’s $600 off its $1599 regular retail price and the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this configuration of the 4K laptop. It features a gorgeous 13.3-inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) touch display and houses a 1.8GHz 8th gen Core i7-8550U quad-core processor paired with 16GB of RAM. With 1TB solid state drive onboard, the XPS 13 offers plenty of room for docs, images, and videos....

Here’s a condensed version of our laptop buying guide that breaks down all the different components and which ones to choose: CPU: Go for Core i5 We have a detailed breakdown of each laptop processor, but when it comes down to it, you should choose a Core i5 chip for the best balance of performance and price. You may have the opportunity to pay $100 to $200 more for a Core i7, but the speed bump is relatively minor with that upgrade....

Literally chaining your laptop to your desk seems like an extreme measure, but the cost of losing your device and the data on it could be more than worth the hassle. Here are five questions to ask before you buy. 1. Where Do You Use It? If your computer rarely leaves your home and the house itself has good security, you may not want to bother with a laptop lock....

The level of customer service you’ll get doesn’t appear on a spec sheet, but it matters a lot when you’re trying to get a report done for the next day and your touchpad just stopped working. That’s why, for more than a decade, Laptop Mag has published our Tech Support Showdown, for which we go undercover to test and grade the 12 leading laptop brands. But this year we’re changing things up, by testing all the tech support each company has to offer....

Buy on Lenovo The sale includes one of our favorite 2-in-1s — the 12-inch Yoga 720. Priced at $899.99, it’s $300 off, but you can use coupon code “SAV5XTRA” to drop its price further to $854.99. This configuration features a 12.5-inch 1080p multi-touch IPS LCD, 2.7GHz Core i7-7500U CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a generous 512GB SSD. The Yoga 720 is a well-built, compact 2-in-1 with a solid fit and finish....

I had the opportunity to get some one-on-one time with Lenovo’s first true gaming behemoth at CES 2016 and was mostly impressed with what I saw. Design It looks like Lenovo got my memo on continually using the same design for its gaming laptops. The IdeaPad Y900 still boasts a black aluminum chassis with subtle crosshatching. However, the lid has the bright red Y insignia, which the company has begun to use to brand its gaming equipment....

Lenovo IdeaPad 730S Price and Configuration Options The base model of the IdeaPad 730S starts at $899 and comes with a Core i5-8265U CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. Our $999 review unit (on sale for $799 at the time of writing) doubles storage capacity to 256GB. If you want faster performance, a $1,099 IdeaPad 730S comes with a Core i7-8565U, a 256GB SDD and 8GB of RAM, or 16GB of RAM for $1,199....

The company has released a full list of ThinkPad products on its security advisory (opens in new tab) to tell you whether or not your machine is affected and which driver you should update to. If your machine is affected and there’s a numerical link, click through it for the driver download and installation instructions. So far, the patches are only for Windows 10; the fixes for Windows 8.1. and Windows 7, and for at least two models running Windows 10, are still on the way....