Aldi Medion Gaming Notebook Aldi has grown since its birth in 1961 from a German-based grocer into an international supermarket chain that has close to 2,000 locations in the U.S. alone. It’s succeeded with a strategy of low prices on a smaller selection of products than you might find at ...
Read More »Barnes & Noble pulls Nook Tablet 7-inch from sale due to faulty charger
Barnes & Noble’s latest Nook tablet has been pulled from sale. Barnes & Noble released its latest Nook tablet, the Nook Tablet 7-inch, on Black Friday in its latest attempt to battle the success of Amazon’s popular Fire tablets. With a low price of just $50, the new Nook was ...
Read More »CES 2017: Intel's ultra-slim Compute Card to ease upgrades for IoT devices
Intel Compute Card First there was the Compute Stick, Intel’s mini-computer that resembles a pack of gum. Now the chip giant is releasing a PC that’s even more diminutive than that device. The new Compute Card is even thinner than the Compute Stick, looking more like a slightly bigger, thicker ...
Read More »CES 2017: Intel adds five new NUC mini-PCs with Kaby Lake CPUs
New Intel NUCs with Kaby Lake processors While it may not have completely lived up to its lofty name, Intel’s Next Unit of Computing, or NUC, has been as reasonably successful as a mini-desktop PC can expect to be in the second decade of the 21st century. Proof of that ...
Read More »Lenovo updates ThinkPad laptops with Windows 10 Signature Edition, Intel Optane storage tech
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370 Lenovo has jumped the gun on CES by releasing info on its latest ThinkPad updates a few days before the annual electronics trade show. While the PC manufacturer isn’t adding anything as radical as the Yoga Book’s Create Pad hybrid input device, its flagship laptops will ...
Read More »Acer's new Aspire C Series of all-in-one PCs offers Linux, FreeDOS options
Acer Aspire C Series all-in-one desktop PC Looking to get a jump on the forthcoming deluge of CES news, Acer has released a new all-in-one PC family that adds a couple of interesting wrinkles to the popular desktop category. With the Aspire C Series, Acer delivers an improved all-in-one (AIO) ...
Read More »Lenovo planning Chrome OS edition of its Yoga Book hybrid tablet/laptop
A version running Google’s Chrome OS could join the Windows and Android editions of the Lenovo Yoga Book 2-in-1. Lenovo has a critical darling on its hands with the Yoga Book, a 2-in-1 hybrid that uses a “Create Pad” instead of a traditional laptop keyboard. That feature — which allows ...
Read More »The best Cyber Monday deals on iPads, laptops, and PCs
The Dell Inspiron 14 3000 doorbuster might be the lowest-priced Cyber Monday laptop deal available. Cyber Monday still doesn’t have the notoriety of Black Friday, but its origins as a way for online retailers to cash in on holiday shopping dollars has ironically dulled the popularity of the day after ...
Read More »The best Black Friday deals on Apple MacBook laptops, Mac desktops [Updated]
Best Buy has a number of Black Friday deals on Apple MacBook laptops and iMac desktops. [Update: Apple once again zigs where others zag, giving out store gift cards as its Black Friday special rather than reducing prices. You will get a $150 Apple gift card with the purchase of ...
Read More »The best deals on Apple iPad Air, mini, Pro tablets during Black Friday 2016
Apple iPad deals are less numerous this Black Friday, but the Pro tablet is an exception. As I mentioned the other day, the Apple iPad is no longer the draw it once was on Black Friday, as stores fell all over themselves trying to get shoppers in the doors to ...
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