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Dell sued over Alienware laptop’s ‘unprecedented upgradeability’ claims

Dell is being sued in California over its claims that its Alienware Area-51m R1 laptop would offer “unprecedented upgradeability,” Tom’s Hardware reports. Alienware customer Robert Felter is accusing the company of running a “false and misleading” marketing campaign, in which it promised that the laptop’s core components, including the CPU and GPU, could be swapped… Read more

Dell Hit With Fraud Case Over Alienware Area-51m Upgrade Claims

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) A California man has filed for a class action lawsuit against PC manufacturer Dell, claiming that the company “intentionally misled and deceived” buyers of its Alienware Area 51-m R1 gaming laptop, which was advertised to be more upgradeable than other gaming notebooks. The plaintiff, Robert Felter, who is based… Read more

Dell has discontinued the Alienware Graphics Amplifier, its external GPU

We recently noticed that Alienware’s just-announced X15 and X17 thin and vaguely light gaming laptops are conspicuously missing a port — and it’s not because they’re thin-and-light, it turns out. Alienware has just confirmed to The Verge that it has discontinued the Alienware Graphics Amplifier external GPU, and so these laptops won’t need that proprietary… Read more

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Mavix M5 Gaming Chair Review: Polish Over Posture

Our Verdict The Mavix M5 looks and feels premium, backed by its tough mesh upholstery and pleasant faux leather accents. However, a backrest that forces you to recline and low lumbar support area leaves too much of your back, shoulders and neck unsupported when sitting up straight. It may be better for console or living… Read more

Lego’s new $200 R2-D2 set is the droid you’re looking for

R2-D2 — everyone’s favorite droid from the Star Wars movies, unless you’re Anthony Daniels — is getting an updated $200 Lego collector’s set, and it’s the biggest and most accurate Lego model of the astromech droid yet. The 2021 R2-D2 set is roughly the same in terms of physical size (about a foot tall) and… Read more

Nuro’s self-driving robot will deliver Domino’s pizza orders to customers in Houston

Domino’s Pizza will start delivering pizzas via Nuro driverless cars in Houston this week as part of a pilot program, the company announced Monday. The company says “select customers” in Houston who make a prepaid delivery order from its store in the Woodland Heights neighborhood during certain dates and times can have their pizza brought… Read more

Sony Unveils PS5 VR Controllers with DualSense Features

Home News (Image credit: Sony) Sony is drip-feeding information about its next PSVR headset. The company today revealed details about the new virtual reality controllers it will be using with the PlayStation 5. Hideaki Nishino, senior vice president at PlayStation, wrote that the new “orb” style shape will be just as innovative as DualSense. The… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico vs Arduino: Which Board is Better?

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Before the Raspberry Pi Pico arrived, there was a sharp distinction between the Raspberry Pi and Arduino ecosystems. The Pi is a Linux computer that boots up into a full operating system and the Arduino is a microcontroller that just runs one program at a time. With the arrival… Read more

Cyrus XR series brings updated aesthetic and premium performance

Home News (Image credit: Cyrus) Cyrus has unveiled an all-new range of premium hi-fi components, designed from the ground up and priced between £1995 (AU$3999) and £3995 (AU$7499). The British audio brand’s “latest and greatest series of products”, the six-strong Cyrus XR series comprises two digital-friendly integrated amplifiers (the i7-XR and i9-XR), a preamp (Pre-XR),… Read more

New Raspberry Pi 4 Retro Handhelds On The Way

Home News (Image credit: YouTube / ETA Prime) Since the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 arrived on the scene in late 2020, there have been murmurings from retro gaming enthusiasts eager to have the power of Raspberry Pi 4 in portable retro gaming rigs. Experimental Pi, well known for its PiBoy DMG, a “homage” to… Read more