Rumors have been circulating for months that Google will soon introduce the company’s first foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold. Well, it turns out the stories are indeed true. Google will make their announcement at this year’s Google 1/O 2023 event, which is set to take place on May 10th.
What's so fascinating about the ultra-thin laptops on the market is how manufacturers managed to cram spec 'd-out hardware in such a thin, light design. Every since the Macbook Air's inception to the market, we've seen a bevy of Windows-based laptops mimic the Air's ultra-thin design. Some models are better than what Apple has to offer. The Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is an ultra-thin laptop with impeccable hardware, features, and my Editor's Pick of The Week.
I’m in the minority who feels Bluetooth connectivity is the greatest thing ever since the creation of user interface operating systems. The fact that you can connect devices without wires always fascinated me. In my opinion, a technological game changer. However, at one time, the wireless connectivity wasn't perfect. Often there were instability issues that included poor audio quality or devices suddenly would lose connection. However, as years passed, Bluetooth wireless technology Improved immensely, now having impeccable audio quality and potent connection to PC peripherals.
Valve Steam Deck is a widely popular handheld gaming device. So naturally, this means there will be a high demand for small solid-state drives for storage expansion. Corsair has just launched an all-new MP600 Mini, an ultra-compact NVMe SSD, to meet consumer demand. This will be an ideal upgrade for anyone with a Steam Deck and small form factor PCs.
Since Elon promised to remove the famed Blue Check verification from unpaid subscribers last week, the Blue Check diabolical continues. As claimed by Twitter, you now have several high-profile accounts that appear to be re-verified. What's disturbing is a number of these re-verified accounts include dead celebrities. Yes, I know, creepy.
The RTX 40 series are ridiculously costly, so you’re better off getting the RTX 30 series graphics cards now coming down in price. You can purchase a quality PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12 graphics card for just $349.99. This is probably the most affordable card on the consumer market and perfect for the PC builder on a budget.
Years past ( two or three, to be exact), we went through a period where graphics cards had ridiculously high prices, all due and part to chip shortage and the sudden rise of crypto-mining. Manufacturers literally couldn't keep cards in stock. Another contributing factor is that opportunistic scalpers would purchase cards by the dozens—making it difficult for PC builders like me to implement new Gen GPUs into my builds.
I last left the readers a week ago with a post about recent rumors that Sony may be unleashing a handheld gaming console. The code name for this device is "QLite." As I stated in that last published post, the PS Vita was the last portable device Sony produced, and it's now been ten years since the company shelved the device due to poor sales.
I've gone on the record and stated Levono manufactures some of the most high-quality premium laptops on the market. They have a bevy of laptops that fall into the flagship category. However, Lenovo is adding another premium laptop to its product line, an all-new Yogi Pro 9i.
ADATA 1TB SSD Legend 850 LITE NVMe adds to a long list of storage drives featured in the Weekending Deals Weekly, with good reason. Mainly because there are so many great deals on SSDs, and NVMe drives.
Rumors are circulating the web Sony is in the process of releasing another portable gaming device. The seeds of this rumor are from an insider Gaming source. It states that the name of this device from Sony is the codename "Q Lite"; it will be a streaming exclusive only, much like Logitech's G-Cloud.
When I shop for a motherboard, I look for the best value for the price. As a result, the Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Elite AX is probably one of the best-valued motherboards on the market and our editor's pick of the week.
ADLink just garnered my attention with their Pocket Ai portable GPU graphics solution. This is a scaled-down GeForce RTX 305 mobile hardware scaled down to the size of a human hand. In addition, the GPU uses Thunderbolt 3 connectivity support bringing graphic support to laptops and desktops.
According to reports, Microsoft is building a lightweight version of Windows, dubbed CorePC, developing alongside Windows 12. Microsoft is being very unconventional with this latest project, which follows Microsoft's previous light operating systems, which include Windows 10X Core OS and Windows RT operating systems.
The Anker 313 45W charger was launched at Samsung's Unpacking event, which took place last month and garnered interest from me mainly because of its fast charging capabilities. It's an ultra-high-speed charger with 45W support, featuring Super Fast Charging 2.0. I purchased the Anker 313 45W charger ( out of necessity), and it's been in my possession for a few weeks. So does this charger function as advertised? Find out in this review.
As more PC builders use AIO liquid coolers, you start to see many options on the market come down in price. Believe me; the market is saturated with AIO coolers from various brands. As always, my goal with Weekending Deals Weekly is to find the best reasonably priced gadget and hardware. The ID-Cooling ZOOM Flow is my pick for this week's weekend deal.
The editor's pick of the week? The Asus TUF GeForce RTX 3060 (Demonslayer Edition) graphics card. This is a great choice, considering several graphics cards on the market are still expensive. Have you seen the price of the RTX 4080? Rather pricey.
Once again, we have a collaborative effort from Noctau and Asus that entails a custom cooling fan on a graphic card, the GeForce RTX 4080. Both companies are claiming a considerable reduction in noise while maintaining stable temperatures. This follows a third collaboration that released the Noctua Edition GeForce RTX 3080 and 3070 graphic cards.
Readers will love this weekend deal; Logitech MX25 Wireless Mouse, once retailed for $99, is now $67.99.
Asus has just partially revealed a fully functional 48GB DDR5 memory module on an AM5 motherboard that features an unknown AGESA microcode update which will cover later in this post.
