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Acer Predator G1 Gaming Desktop Will Now Include the New GTX 1080

Remember that sick looking monster of a gaming laptop I showed you back when? Well it just got a little more powerful. The Acer Predator G1 compact gaming desktop PC that was recently unveiled by Acer at their event back in April is now available for pre-order with the new NVIDIA GTX 1080 graphics card in it (you know, the one everyone is scrambling to buy). If you were wanting to get your hands on […]

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Google I/O 2016 Recap: Everything You Need to Know

Google I/O is underway currently, but the big opening keynote has come and gone and, since it’s where Google announces all the cool things they’ve been working on, I figured I’d put together a quick list of all the big announcements for your scanning pleasure so you don’t have to scour the internet for this stuff. VIDEO COMING ASAP! Android N New Features and Name Suggestion Even though we already got a good look at

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A VR-Capable Laptop, Liquid Cooled 2-in-1, & All the Coolest Tech Announced at Acer’s Event (Video)

Acer held an event in the 57th floor of the world trade center building to show the press what it is they’ve been up to for the past few months, and, well, it seems like a lot. From a fanless 2-in-1 to a VR-capable gaming laptop, here’s the coolest things they announced. Chromebook 14 for Work First up, Acer announced a pretty slick looking Chromebook that they are calling the fastest on the market. The Chromebook

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Everything You Need to Know from Facebook F8

Facebook just concluded their developer conference called F8 (is it slightly creepy that that spells fate?). During this event Mark Zuckerberg, laid out Facebook’s 10 year plan for world domination roadmap for the company that showed their products like WhatsApp and Instagram all the way to their VR aspirations and their plans to use drones and other means to make sure everyone can access the internet (and their products, of course). Since it is a

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HTC 10 Announced Today, Here’s the Details

HTC held an event on the 12th to launch their new flagship phone. HTC has had a bit of a rough patch with their phones starting with the M9 not being received terribly well and the A9 getting dangerously close to looking like an iPhone, if we’re honest. Thankfully though, they seemed to have course corrected and gone back to what makes HTC phones HTC phones with the HTC 10. So first thing you’ll notice about

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Microsoft Build 2016: Everything You Need to Know (Video)

While not the most celebrated or anticipated conference, Microsoft Build is still an important event. As an event for developers on Windows and Windows still being the most popular desktop operating system, the things announced at Microsoft’s Build event have some impact. While it is a 3 day long event – that can actually be live streamed in it’s entirety – I figured I’d grab some of the most important announcements and condense them into

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Quick Recap of Everything Important from the Apple Event

A quick recap of what was announced today at Apple’s event. From Carekit, Apple’s new HealthKit for after you receive a diagnosis, to the iPhone SE, to a price drop for the Apple Watch to the new iPad Pro (Mini?). CareKit Apps that can help you with treatment and track results instead of just tracking data like HealthKit. Specific apps for specific diseases, post-op checklists, etc. Open Source Available in April Apple Watch New Woven band

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San Bernardino: FBI vs Apple Explained (Video)

There has been a lot of talk lately about Apple vs the FBI in regards to the iPhone of one of the suspects in the San Bernardino shooting. It’s a complicated matter of the national security vs personal privacy and thanks to the suggestion of a reader in the comments on a previous video, I think maybe I can help explain the situation a bit better so you can decide for yourself what you think

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LG G5 & Accessories Hands-On (Video)

A lot of mobile phone companies are starting to focus more and more on accessories for your phone. And it makes sense, in a world where Android manufacturers are trying to differentiate their devices from one another in anyway they can, accessories is a space less crowded that has a huge potential for innovation. This year at MWC, LG is betting big on that fact. The new LG G5 was announced and with it LG

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Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Hands-On (Video)

One of the most expected phones to be announced a MWC this year was the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge from Samsung. Instead of making multiple variants of the S7 in size and then making Edge versions of each like they did with the S6, it seems they are simplifying their portfolio and just offering an S7 in 5.1 inch screen variety and a larger 5.5” Edge version. Both devices are basically identical in

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Sony Xperia Ear Hands-On (Video)

Sony wants you to try to use a different sense for your smart devices. Instead of looking at your smartwatch or smartband, why not listen instead. Essentially, this is the idea behind Sony’s new Xperia Ear device. In addition to being able to be used like any other Bluetooth headset, the Xperia Ear also has a built in voice commands that allow it to grab info from your device in much the same way as

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Samsung Gear 360 Hands-On (Video)

We’ve all heard of the Gear VR by now. Samsung’s VR headset that you pair with your Samsung phone to be able to watch VR content powered by Oculus. But at MWC this year, Samsung has announced a device that should help get more of that content out there and give you something else to do with your Gear VR. The Gear 360 is comprised of two 15 MP CMOS sensors with wide angles that

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Samsung Announces the S7, S7 Edge & Gear 360

Samsung had a crazy, VR-filled event today in Barcelona to announce the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, their latest new flagship devices. Here’s a quick run down of everything you need to know about what was announced at the event. Read More: Check out the LG Event wrap up. Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Two varieties, smaller S7 5.1 inch vs the larger S7 Edge 5.5 inch with the curved display we’ve seen

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LG G5: All You Need To Know

Today LG announced not only their latest flagship device, the LG G5, but along with it a host of accessories – called the LG Friends – that all connect to the LG G5 in some way or another. Here’s a quick rundown of the LG G5’s specs and each of the new accessories they’ve announced. Read More: Check out Samsung’s Press Event wrap up. LG G5 Highlights Metal body with rounded edges 5.3″ IPS display

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Tim Cook Calls the Surface Book “Deluded”, Apple Music on Android, and More

Here’s my favorite mobile tech news articles I found today. My quick thoughts on each are below and you can click the via link to read the entire article. Tim Cook Calls the Surface Book Deluded Sounds to me like he wants to make the newly release iPad Pro sound better, but I actually like the idea of the Surface Book, I just can’t figure out why you’d buy the Surface Pro 4 though… via

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