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Design The ThinkPad X270 has the same rectangular, raven-black aesthetic as both its direct predecessor, the X260, and most other ThinkPads. The glass-fiber-reinforced plastic chassis has a soft-touch lid, sides and bottom, but the deck has a regular, hard texture. What I like best about the X270’s design is that it fits perfectly on my lap, in my bag or on a small tray table while leaving plenty of room for a full-size keyboard, supportive palm rest and generous screen....

“Turn up the music; turn down the lights” because you’ll get the opportunity to slice incoming cubes and dodge fast-approaching walls to Lizzo’s nine most iconic hits, including selections from her most recent album Special. Beat Saber announces new Lizzo Music Pack Beat Saber is one of the most popular VR games for music enthusiasts, dance lovers, and high-intensity movement seekers (Beat Saber is a total workout, trust me!), allowing users to chop fast-approaching cubes to the beat....

Apple’s latest Mac mini with M1 chip delivers performance on par with its MacBook Pro M1 notebook. And for a limited time, you can own this small yet powerful macOS machine for an unbeatable price. More: Best Apple deals Apple Mac mini M1 reviewWhy I picked up the M1 Mac mini over the MacBook Pro Mac mini M1 deal Apple’s 2020 Mac mini with M1 chip is three times faster than the previous-gen Mac mini....

Macs will reportedly add Face ID for faster and more security password-free login. Hints that facial recognition would arrive on MacBooks were spotted by 9to5Mac, which found references to the verification method in macOS Big Sur. MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro: Which MacBook Should You Buy?MacBook Pro vs Surface Book 3: Which flagship is best?Best MacBook in 2020: Apple laptop reviews and ratings The tech site found a new extension in macOS Big Sur beta 3 with codes used to support “PearlCamera,” the internal codename for the TrueDepth camera and Face ID on the 2017 iPhone X....

Best iPhone of 2021: Which iPhone is right for you?iPhone 14: Price, release date, specs and all the latest detailsBest phone deals in 2021 According to the study conducted by Savings.com (via iMore), iPhone customers are most looking forward to the iPhone 13’s rumored satellite communication feature, upgraded cameras and extended battery life. Of the 1,531 US iPhone users surveyed, 27% stated the new satellite connectivity is the most appealing feature, while 22% want new camera and video features the most....

See the best PC games and best Xbox Game Pass PC games to play nowThese are the best Xbox Series X games and best PS5 games so farSee our Xbox Series X review, PS5 review and best virtual tabletop software In the announcement, the game studio stated the remakes will be powered by the Northlight game engine, the same one used in critically acclaimed Control and the upcoming Alan Wake 2....

One standout Memorial Day TV deal at Best Buy is the LG OLED C1 55 inch 4K Smart TV for $1,099 (opens in new tab). Formerly $1,299, it’s now $200 cheaper and down to it lowest price yet. Plus, you’ll save an extra $450 when you bundle it with an LG 5 1.2 Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer (opens in new tab) (valued at $999). That’s a total of $650 in savings and one of the best Memorial Day TV deals you can get....

However, in 2016, every other major operating system vendor gives its software away for free, both to users who want an upgrade and to manufacturers who want to install it on their PCs. Apple comes out with new versions of both its desktop and mobile operating systems every year, but since 2013, all of them have been free. Google not only provides free Android and Chrome OS updates to users, but also offers these platforms to phone, tablet and laptop vendors for free....

The company invited the press to New York on Oct. 2, and while there’s nothing confirmed just yet, we have quite a few expectations about what’ll show up. Here’s what you can expect from Microsoft next month. Surface Pro 7 There are Surface Pro 7 rumors coming every which way out of the woodwork, but given the launch date of the previous Surface Pros, we might not see the Surface Pro 7 until mid-2020....

Bill Doll (opens in new tab) from Microsoft states “We know the Office experience on iPad is an important tool for the many people who use it to work, learn and create. The latest iPad Pro, iPad Air and iPad models have introduced powerful new features and capabilities to enable people to be productive in more ways. Accordingly, we have made several updates to the Office apps to take advantage of these enhancements and make it even easier to work on the iPad....

The Redmond-based tech giant revealed that it tracks more than 30 billion log-in events daily and more than one billion active users monthly. On average, 0.5% of Microsoft accounts get compromised per month. To put that statistic into perspective, that’s a whopping 1.2 million accounts every 30 days or so. Microsoft might rename Cortana — and you won’t like itWindows 10 Microsoft account enforcement is expanding — and people are angryWindows 10 update causes PCs to crash — Microsoft says everything is fine...

It should come as no surprise then that the NFL has turned to Microsoft Teams to bring fans to key games over the course of the season in something called the “Fan Mosaic” (via Engadget). Best video chat apps and softwareZoom vs Teams: Which video conferencing app is right for you?Best gaming deals of September 2020 The home team in each of the selected games will invite fans to enjoy a “virtual VIP experience” that will let them view the game live while watching a Gallery View of their fellow virtual fans in a dual display....

The tech giant has released a new software tool, called Mac to Surface Assistant that makes it easier for you to take the data on your Mac and bring it over to the Surface computer of your choice. The tool, which was earlier discovered by The Verge, helps you transfer everything from documents to photos. Interestingly, Microsoft didn’t formally announce the tool and the link to download it (opens in new tab) is now offline....

This isn’t a big surprise considering Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales eventually had to die down, and since Minecraft Dungeons is based on… well, Minecraft. I’m sure fans are itching to play a new Minecraft game. See the best PC games and best Xbox Game Pass PC games to play nowCheck out the Xbox Series X games and PS5 games confirmed so farThis is what we know about the Xbox Series X and PS5 so far...

Thankfully, Mortal Shell has done exactly that. While the game is flawed due to an underwhelming progression system and a lack of unique content, it’s still well worth playing for any and all Soulsborne fans. Mortal Shell gameplay and narrative overview Similar to most Souls-like games, Mortal Shell’s narrative is incredibly minimalistic and vague. Players begin their journey in a foggy realm where they must battle Hadern, a mysterious armored man who haunts the player throughout different spots of the world....

The team at MSI also refreshed the successful gaming series Katana and Pulse to the latest generation of GPUs and CPUs to level up gaming performance. The Pulse and Katana are now available with a MUX switch, which allows gamers to easily switch between hybrid graphics mode or discrete graphic mode via the built-in MSI Center. Having more affordable entry-level gaming laptops to choose from is exciting and always appreciated....

Right now, you’re probably thinking: “Rainbow Six Extraction? The game that launched earlier this year and was forgotten in a month?” Yes, that Rainbow Six Extraction. Now I bet you’re thinking: “Why would I purchase a laptop featuring designs from a game I don’t care about?” That’s totally fair, but hear me out! The Crosshair 15 does a good job of balancing its design elements without making overt references to its source material....

For a limited time, you can get the MSI GP66 Leopard (opens in new tab) RTX 3080 gaming laptop for $2,349 from Newegg. Normally, it fetches $2,599, so that’s $250 off and this configuration’s lowest price yet. In terms of gaming laptop deals, it’s one of the best we’ve seen today. Shop: Newegg’s entire gaming laptop sale (opens in new tab)More: Best gaming laptop deals MSI’s GP66 Leopard is one of the best RTX 3080 laptops out there right now....

Pricing and availability The base model Stealth costs $1,499 and features a 2.6-GHz Intel Core i7-10750H processor with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB NVMe SSD, an Intel UHD Graphics, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with a 6GB of VRAM and a 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080 display with a 144Hz refresh rate. I had fun reviewing the $2,699 version of the laptop, which doubles the RAM, bumps the graphics card to an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU with 8GB of VRAM and brings the display’s refresh rate to a wild 300Hz....

We called the 8-pound, 17.3-inch MSI GT72 “clearly best-bet gaming laptop for cutting-edge gamers” for good reason. The system sports a one-of-a-kind, red-and-black, dragon-themed chassis and a desktop-grade Nvidia GTX 980 graphics card that makes the GT72 one of the first laptops to support virtual reality gaming with the HTC Vive or the Oculus Rift. Though this laptop offered up some of the shortest battery life we’ve seen in a gaming rig, it earns a four-star review and an Editors’ Choice award for seamless gaming prowess and bold good looks....