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Samsung’s $549 Galaxy Chromebook 2 will be available on March 1st

Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook 2, previously stated to be coming in “Q1 2021,” finally has a release date. You can preorder it starting today through Samsung and Best Buy, and it’ll start shipping on March 1st. Models start at $549.99. While it’s technically the second device to bear the name “Samsung Galaxy Chromebook,” this laptop is… Read more

Intel Claws Back Desktop PC and Notebook Market Share From AMD, First Time in Three Years

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) The Mercury Research CPU market share results are in for the fourth quarter of 2020, with the headline news being that Intel has clawed back share from AMD in the desktop PC market for the first time in three years. Intel also stopped its slide in notebook PCs, gaining share… Read more

Fireworks ban: should the calm, dust-free New Year's turn stay?

On New Year’s Day 2021 Berlin offered an unusual picture for residents who have been living in the capital for some time. In many neighborhoods – with the exception of problem areas – the streets were as clean as they were leaky. The tons of fireworks and firecrackers rubbish that the city cleaning department usually… Read more

Philips presents the new 288E2UAE: 28-inch monitor with 4K UHD and USB 3.2 hub

Philips provides with the 288 E2UAE a 28 – inch -Monitor with 4K resolution (3rd 840 x 2nd 160 pixels) and an integrated USB 3.2 hub. The display has the so-called UltraClear technology, which should ensure a particularly clear picture with vivid colors. In addition, the panel offers IPS-typical large viewing angles and, thanks to… Read more

NVIDIA updates its driver to version 461.33 Hotfix to fix various malfunctions

by Jordi Bercial 2 hours ago … NVIDIA today updated its graphics drivers to version 461. 33 in order to solve several problems that the version has suffered 461. 09, a version that, among other things, brought NVIDIA Reflex to games like Overwatch and Rainbow: Six Siege , but that it came with several problems… Read more

What gaming mouse? What mechanical keyboard? What to choose? Purchasing guide and recommended peripherals for January 2021

The customer’s life is not easy today. To buy a good product, it is not enough to have only money. In the era of such a diverse product range, equally important (maybe even more important) is the knowledge of product specifications, as well as the awareness that certain elements of this specification are more important… Read more

BlackBerry has just sold almost one hundred patents for solutions used in smartphones

BlackBerry is an icon in the mobile market. The manufacturer, who was appreciated by the broadly understood business for years, created well-made smartphones that we could recognize by one feature. I am talking about the extremely comfortable qwerty keyboard, which offered unparalleled convenience at the time. Unmatched in the heyday of the brand, because today’s… Read more

Many PlayStation exclusives get updated release windows

CES 2021 is currently underway, and while the video games industry tends to stay away from the consumer electronics show, Sony often makes its presence known in order to showcase its many other products. Despite this, some PlayStation news did in fact come out of the show, as b-roll footage for its new range of… Read more

Amazon introduces end-to-end encryption for Ring products

Amazon begins to offer users of Ring products end-to-end encryption of videos. In the US, Amazon has already started a test for some users that includes end-to-end encryption on several smart doorbells and security cameras from Ring. According to the Amazon subsidiary, videos recorded with Ring products are already encrypted during the upload to the… Read more

heise + | VR headset in the test: HP Reverb G2 with 2160 × 2160 pixels resolution per eye

The announcement of the HP Reverb G2 had sparked a lot of hype in the virtual reality scene: For comparatively cheap 700 Euro it offers PC-VR with a resolution of 2160 × 2160 pixels per eye. Immediately after putting it on, you will notice that the display of the G2 is beyond any doubt. The… Read more

Bundestag wants to restrict the market power of Google, Facebook & Co.

The Bundestag wants to restrict the market power of large IT groups such as Google, Apple Facebook and Amazon under antitrust law. To this end, on Thursday he passed the government draft for the tenth reform of the Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) with a few changes. In addition to the coalition factions of… Read more

Creative Cloud: Fan Terror Under Big Sur

Users of macOS 11 alias Big Sur complain about a high processor load from Adobe’s Creative Cloud package. Even on a current MacBook Pro with 16 inch large screen and a fast Intel chip, some of the processes in the creative program suite should reduce the load to almost 100 percent drive. fan on, battery… Read more

Renault presents “Renaulution” savings plan

Renault has unquestionably had turbulent times. The affair about the former boss Ghosn has left its mark and financially there have been lighter periods in the long history of the brand. Espace and Talisman are not big hits, the Mégane looks older than it is in some details, despite the overhaul. The new Renault boss… Read more

WhatsApp has a “read later” function

WhatsApp should have a function that can also be used to mute chats. Conversations can be moved to a “Read Later” category. In the Chats tab, the corresponding button will then be visible at the top: If you click on it, you can see the muted chats. The Read later function is documented at WABetaInfo… Read more

Amazon's e-book business targeted by competition watchdogs

Amazon is using anti-competitive practices in its e-book business, alleged Connecticut Attorney General William Tong. He has therefore initiated an antitrust investigation, reports US media. “Connecticut has an active and ongoing antitrust investigation against Amazon for potentially anticompetitive regulations in its e-book distribution agreements with certain publishers, “Tong said, according to Reuters. He has already… Read more