Technology

Asus showed up to Computex this year with some new notebook designs, but surely the wildest of the lot is the Precog dual-screen laptop. It’s not dual screen in the way Razer would like — this laptop replaces the keyboard portion with another screen that adapts to the way you …

As rumored earlier this week, Intel has announced a new, limited edition Coffee Lake CPU: The Core i7-8086K. This new chip will have a 4GHz base clock and 5GHz boost, with six cores, 12 threads, and the same iGPU turbo clock as the rest of the 8th Generation Core i7 …

With the release of popular competitive mobile games like PUBG and Fortnite on mobile, there is renewed interest in “gaming phones.” Devices like the Razer Phone and Red Magic are a bit more mainstream than old gaming-oriented devices like the Sony Xperia Play. They’re still normal Android-powered slates, but they …

There are rumors that Intel may be planning a new, specialty bin of the Core i7 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first 8086 CPU. Unfortunately, it’s currently hard to nail down what form the chip might take, and we’ve seen various rumors targeting a variety of listings. The …

Last week, ARM announced its next-generation CPU architecture, the Cortex-A76. We’ve already covered the announcement and initial performance expectations, but in the wake of some additional deep dives and positional information, it’s worth revisiting whether this is finally the CPU that’ll take on Intel in the laptop market. If you …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The ninth annual Augmented World Expo (AWE 2018) was the largest ever. Strolling through the show floor, it’s clear the AR and VR industries are alive and well if you know where to look. At the same time that the industry is bemoaning the slow adoption …

Google has taken a beating in the press over its work with the Pentagon on a controversial drone image analysis program. On Friday, the company told employees that it will bow to pressure and will not renew the contract for “Project Maven” when it expires next year. Google has consistently …

LG waited longer than normal to announce its big 2018 flagship phone, but it finally took the wraps off the LG G7 ThinQ a few weeks ago. Today, the phone is available for purchase on most US carriers. While LG has had trouble competing with the likes of Samsung, it’s …

Fans of Plex’s powerful and flexible media-serving platform will be delighted to hear that the company has extended it to provide a VR-friendly video viewing environment for leading mobile VR devices. Plex users with a Daydream-compatible, Oculus Go, or Samsung Gear VR headset can simply download the new Plex VR …

Google Assistant is arguably the most advanced AI that’s available for public use. It’s also incredibly accessible. Just long-press the home button on an Android phone or shout “Hey Google” in a house with Google Home speakers, and you can start asking Assistant to do things. What if you ask …