With a weight 0.8 pounds, 8.0 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches, the Fire HD 8 is lighter, but thicker than its competitors like the Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus (1.09 pounds, 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.28 inches) and Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite (1.1 pounds, 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches). Simply put, if you’re looking for a lightweight tablet for Mom to stream movies, shows, music, and read on, the Fire HD 8 is a solid choice....

Whether you want to elevate your gameplay or treat your beloved gamer, outside of Black Friday, now is the best time to save. If you’re frugal like me, you snag the best end-of-year sale, however, there are tons of gaming deals happening now. Today’s best Prime Day gaming deals Prime Early Access gaming deals

But Anker is on a mission to correct this with the Soundcore Life P3 earbuds, which bring some serious upgrades over the P2s for an even more impressive spec sheet at the same low price. Are they any good? As you can probably tell by that Editor’s Choice award on the top image, the answer is a resounding “yes.” Read on to find out why. Anker Soundcore Life P3: Availability and price As of right now, they are available for pre-order from Soundcore’s website (opens in new tab)....

When we reviewed the Aorus X5S v5 this year, we found the simple white backlight on its keyboard classy but boring. However, in the third quarter of this year, all of the Aorus X series laptops – including the VR-centric X7 DT – will get refreshes that include a new Fusion RGB keyboard, which provides different color backlights for each key, using more than 16 million possible shades. In a brief hands-on at Gigabyte’s demo area, we saw how the included Fusion utility will allow you to set different light animation patterns such as “wave,” “pulse” or “breathing....

Still landlocked in that there’s no cloud option, OpenOffice runs on Windows, Mac and Linux PCs. OpenOffice and close relative LibreOffice regularly win contracts to replace Microsoft Office, especially in government and educational markets. It’s not a perfect match to Office, but OpenOffice is good enough for the majority of users who don’t need to exchange complicated documents with Microsoft Office users. Included Apps and Compatibility The primary applications for an office suite are a word processor, spreadsheets and a slide-show creator....

More: Best tablet deals in SeptemberBest tablets of 20205 Reasons to buy the iPad mini 5 The iPad mini is Apple’s smallest tablet, yet it’s as powerful as the (older) iPad Air. It’s the best tablet to buy if you’re looking for a portable yet powerful slate. The iPad mini in this deal packs a 7.9-inch Retina display, an A12 Bionic chip, and 64GB of storage. There’s also Apple Touch ID and a Lightning charging port on board....

The iPhone 12 is going to dominate this event, but there’s reason to believe Apple has a few more devices in-store. Here’s a quick look at how you can watch live and everything that Apple might reveal today. Best Prime Day Apple dealsiPad Air 4 vs. iPad 8: Which new iPad should you buy?Bose QuietComfort Earbuds review How to watch the iPhone 12 launch event Like Apple’s previous virtual events this year, the iPhone 12 launch will be viewable on Apple’s website or via YouTube....

Patrick Wardle, about whose discoveries we’ve written many times on Tom’s Guide, last month analyzed a new strain of Mac malware called Windshift. He noticed that Apple had revoked the digital certificate that let the malware install on Macs. That’s good. But when Wardle checked VirusTotal, an online repository of known malware, only two of some 60-odd antivirus malware-detection engines could spot Windshift. None of the malware engines spotted three other Windshift variants....

Pursuing the workstation crowd, the MacBook Pro offers mighty impressive specs, including the fastest SSD we’ve ever tested. For its part, the Dell XPS 15 can handle just about everything you can throw at it, including multitasking and mid-level gaming. We pitted these two laptops against each other, comparing performance, keyboard, display and battery life to see which 15-inch system truly rules the roost. Here’s how the Dell XPS 15 and Apple MacBook Pro 15 stack up....

Spotted by MacRumors, the Powerbeats 4 icon shows a pair of wireless sports earbuds that look very similar to the Powerbeats Pro — Apple’s truly wireless sports earbuds — but with a wire attaching the left and right earphones. Truly wireless earbuds have overtaken those that run a cable behind your neck but the semi-wired “neckbud” design is great for athletes who need an extra secure fit. As the leaked image shows, the Powerbeats 4 will have a more curved earhook than the Powerbeats 3....

The online retailer is offering Apple’s 12-inch MacBook with 256GB SSD (opens in new tab) in Gold (opens in new tab) or Rose Gold (opens in new tab) for $799.99. That’s $499 off and the best price we’ve seen for this 2016 MacBook. By comparison, the cheapest refurb MacBook you can get from the Apple Store costs $1,099. It’s worth noting that both MacBooks come with a Woot warranty (90 days)....

Asus Chromebook Flip C436 deal Although its successor, the Chromebook Flip C536 (opens in new tab) is releasing in 2021, the 2020 Chromebook Flip C436 remains one of the best Chromebooks for the money. The Chromebook in this deal packs a 14-inch (1920 x 1080) touchscreen, 2.1-GHz 2.1-GHz Core i3-10110U quad-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of microSD expandable storage. You also get 15GB of free Google Cloud storage and tons of Google Perks (opens in new tab)....

Aside from its roaring power, the Scar II features a colorful 17.3-inch panel that runs at a smooth 144Hz and a meaty keyboard with solid RGB lighting. The audio could be better for a gaming machine at this price, but overall, the Strix Scar II is a strong contender in the 17-inch gaming laptop arena. Design The Strix Scar II’s contrasting brushed-aluminum hood is so damn tantalizing that I couldn’t help but sit in a corner and call it “my precious....

Best currently offers the Asus TUF Gaming F17 with RTX 3050 Ti GPU for $699 (opens in new tab) . Usually, this laptop fetches $999, so you’re saving $300 and getting it for its lowest price ever. This is one of the best RTX 30 laptop deals of the season. Shop: Best Buy’s entire sale (opens in new tab)More: Best gaming laptop deals The Asus TUF Gaming F17 is one of the best gaming laptops around....

Though it offers modest frame rates in demanding games, the Nvidia 1050 graphics will give video editors, photographers and 3D modelers the performance boost they need. The generous amount of solid-state storage and RAM also make it easy to work with large files such as 4K videos. It’s unfortunate, however, that the panel is limited to 1920 x 1080 resolution when many creative professionals are working in Ultra HD. MORE: Best Asus Laptops And while we wish it were launching at the $799 price Asus claimed it would, it’s still $300 less than a similarly spec’d Dell XPS 15....

The chaotic co-op spirit is fully intact: online survival horror action with more brain spilling than Arn Anderson could shake a Glock at, along with new elements that promise to bring longevity to the experience. But how does this classic formula translate into a full game in 2021? Has it aged like fine wine or does its repetition get stale, 12 years after the latest spiritual iteration? Take them to the cleaners You probably don’t care about the paint-by-numbers zombie plot that exists in Back 4 Blood purely as an excuse to put you in fun, undead-killing scenarios....

The Microsoft Store (opens in new tab) offers this same deal. Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go 2 improves up its predecessor with an upgraded processor and HD camera. The laptop in this deal packs a 12.4-inch (1536 x 1024) touchscreen, 2.4-GHz Intel Core i5-1135G7 4-core CPU, 8GB of RAM and Iris Xe Graphics. For storing important files, it houses a 128GB solid state drive. Although we didn’t test this sequel, in our Surface Laptop Go review, we praise its stylish, premium design, great display and class-leading keyboard....

With the release of Battlefield 2042’s Exodus short film, DICE is weaving a new thread between the near-future Battlefield 2042 and another past game. The protagonist of Exodus is Kimble “Irish” Graves (played by Michael Kenneth Williams), who some may remember as a member of Battlefield 4’s Tombstone Squad. We also get a glimpse of Clayton Pakowski, another Tombstone member who is sadly killed in combat in the short film....

Best PC games of 2021Best gaming laptops in 2021The best gaming laptop deals in June 2021 The tweet was followed by a link to the official Battlefield YouTube channel, so keep an eye out there for a possible livestream and gameplay footage. Finally, we’ll get a better look at what’s to come compared to the few snippets we got from the allegedly leaked gameplay trailer. That being said, if you do want a sneak peek at what to expect, someone stitched these photos together to create a stop motion-style video....

You better be quick, because for a limited time you can snag the Beats Solo Pro for a staggering $169 at Best Buy (opens in new tab). That is $130 off of the original MSRP and the lowest we have seen this model, making it one of the best Black Friday headphone deals we’ve seen yet. Shop: Best Noise Cancelling Headphone deals (opens in new tab)More: Best Buy Black Friday deals...