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| Best phone in the US for 2019: the top 15 smartphones we've tested Posted: 20 Jun 2019 01:40 PM PDT The best phone in 2019 in the US has a decent price, fast performance, a versatile camera and, crucially, long-lasting battery life. Foldable and 5G phones are more a 2020 thing, so this may be your last 4G LTE purchase – so it's gotta be meaningful. We've tested all of the latest (and occasionally) greatest phones in comprehensive phone reviews. That's our job. As we chiseled down a list of our favorites in the US, we based our newly updated rankings system on geeked-out factors: design, performance, battery life, camera quality, and consistent software updates. Why we have more than just a No. 1 pick: The truth is almost all new smartphones are impressive, but you want to walk away with the greatest phone for you. Personal preferences for features coming in iOS 13 or Android Q may sway you. No iPhone user in the US wants to get rid of iMessages, and we understand that. Likewise, Android is better for people who like to tinker with settings – that's Google's specialty. Likewise, your contract with AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile is a preference. The best phone for AT&T may not be available on-contract on Verizon, and vice-versa. We have to take that into account when recommending phones, and we favor those available on more carriers. The best phone isn't simply the newest iPhone, although our list does have a lot of familiar names: Apple, Samsung, Google and LG, all in the top 15. Newer companies in the US like Huawei and OnePlus make the list, too, though their low availability is noted. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is the best phone you can get for Android right now, if you're just going by specs. Naturally, as the first flagship of 2019, its new Snapdragon 855 processor is the big standout here with even better performance than the phones that closed out 2018. Add in a few cool new (but not essential) features, Samsung's stunning-as-ever display and design as well as top specs and you have a true flagship – for a true flagship price, of course, starting at $999 / £899 / AU$1,499 / AED 3,599. Screen: The 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display is gorgeous, but that's not surprising. it's the same size as the Galaxy Note 9's screen, and far larger than the Galaxy S9 Plus' 6.2-inch display. The 'Infinity O' display ditches the notch for a punch-hole in the top right corner. Yes, it's twice as wide as the hole in the S10 and S10e, but how else will you fit in the extra selfie camera? This choice (and thin bezels) enable a stunning 93.1% screen-to-body ratio, which keeps the phone as slim as possible. Battery Life: The S10 Plus' 4,100mAh battery is Samsung's largest yet, just nudging past the Note 9's 4,000mAh and far beyond the 3,500mAh one in the Galaxy S9 Plus. While that didn't lead the new phone's battery life to outpace its predecessors, it still kept it going through the full day with 10%-30% to spare in our casual testing. This is, of course, with standard settings: bump up the resolution from Full HD+ to QHD+, brighten the display or keep it on longer, and the battery will drain faster. Camera: The S10 Plus has three cameras on the back: a 12MP regular lens, a 12MP optically zoomed telephoto lens, and a new 16MP ultra-wide lens. We found the photo quality to be a bit variable – perhaps due to the dual-aperture main lens – with good but not consistent low-light performance. It's not quite up to par with the Google Pixel 3's Night Vision mode, but it still outpaces most other phone cameras on the market. The two front-facing cameras allow depth for Portrait mode-style photos, which is worth the wider punch-hole gap in the display. Mini verdict: After some time with the standard Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10e, we can say for sure that the S10 Plus beats them out. It has the best specs, cameras and battery life of the whole set, and it's not too much more expensive than the other models. If you want a phone that will blow every other device out of the water in early 2019 – as well as its in-screen fingerprint sensor and reverse charging – this is your only real option. Read more: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus review The iPhone XS Max is Apple's new big iPhone with an expansive 6.5-inch display that can't be missed if you're looking for the best phone running iOS 12. It's fast, has a brilliant all-screen display, and gives you great photos out of its noticeably upgraded 12MP dual-lens rear camera. Screen: The 6.5-inch OLED screen is the reason to choose the iPhone XS Max over its smaller 5.8-inch iPhone XS counterpart. The phone is still about the size of an iPhone Plus, but thanks to the all-screen display (minus the notch cut out at the top), you get a lot more real-estate. It looks more color-rich vs the old iPhone LCD displays, too. Battery life: You'll get the best battery life out of the iPhone XS Max simply because it has room for a bigger battery. The 3,174mAh capacity is by no means the biggest (Samsung's Note 9 is 4,000mAh), but Apple's ownership of both software and hardware means it's smartly optimized. You'll get all-day battery life even with heavy use. Camera: This is the best iPhone camera ever made, even if the 12MP dual-lens rear camera number hasn't changed in several years. It's all about the software inside and how the A12 chipset interprets scenes with Smart HDR. It's up there with the Google Pixel 2 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9, even if Apple's photos tend to be less vivid in our tests and more true-to-life. Mini verdict: This is the iPhone for anyone who wants what's new and doesn't care what it costs. The iPhone XS Max is expensive, but it's the best upgrade if you're into big screens and Apple's ecosystem, like the App Store and iMessages. The iPhone XS is a good choice if you have smaller hands, and the iPhone XR may be better if you have a smaller wallet. Read more: iPhone XS Max review The Google Pixel 3 came out in October, offering some internal upgrades, improved camera performance, a second front-facing camera, and a better screen than its predecessor. And, as with past Pixels, when it comes to smartphone cameras, this is a top contender. Screen: The Pixel 3 stretches the previous model’s screen to 5.5-inches for an 18:9 aspect ratio. There are no notches taking up any of the screen space either. Colors are rich on the OLED display, and thanks to the dual front-facing speakers, it makes for a handy streaming device. Battery life: A 2,915mAh battery is nothing to get excited about in a modern smartphone. That said, with conservative us, it’s not hard to get all-day battery life. If you’re not taking a lot of photos, it may be easier to get a full day of battery, but with such a good camera, it may be tough to avoid. Camera: The Pixel 2’s cameras are its best selling point. On back, the 12.2MP sensor paired with Google’s brilliant software optimization make for stunning photos in most situations. Optical Image Stabilization certainly helps, too. Selfie lovers get a bonus with dual front-facing cameras that can snap photos with different viewing angles. Mini verdict: The Pixel 3 is powerful on the inside, and even though its design isn’t the most exciting from 2018, nor is its battery, it’s all about the camera in the end. And, with Google’s knack for photo optimization, this phone can almost sell itself with the camera alone. Read more: Google Pixel 3 review The Samsung S10e is the littlest (and least pricey) sibling of the S10 line in both size and features. While it loses out on a few of the cutting-edge features like in-screen fingerprint scanner and a telephoto lens, its remaining arsenal of flagship specs, ultrawide camera and good interface make the S10e a standout at a discount. Plus, it's small enough to use one-handed. Screen: The 5.8-inch AMOLED screen is crisp and sharp, with enough bright colors and customization options to tweak to your liking. While it's nice that the budget flagship of the S10 line has an OLED screen (unlike the iPhone XR with its LCD display), it's not as high resolution as its bigger siblings, capping out at 1080 x 2280 pixels to the S10 and S10 Plus' 1440 x 3040 pixel maximum. Battery life: A 3,100mAh capacity isn't the biggest battery on the market, but it will see you through the day, and may last longer than you think thanks to the phone's smaller screen. You'll need to stretch it out if you plan to use Wireless PowerShare, the S10 line's new feature that lets you donate battery charge to another Qi-charging device. Don't worry, it won't drain yours to oblivion: the feature shuts down when your phone hits 30% battery. Camera: Considering the standard Galaxy S9 had a single lens, the S10e is a major upgrade with its two useful cameras. The first is the standard 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 Dual Aperture lens found in the phone's predecessor (switching between the two in day/night shots), while the second is a 16MP f/2.2 ultrawide lens that manages 123-degree field of view. While the phone misses the 2x telephoto of the other S10 phones, its ultrawide is far more useful. Mini verdict: The S10e is a fantastic little phone, perfect for anyone who wants to use their flagship phone one-handed – or just wants all the best specs at a lower price. While it's still more expensive than midrange phones or the current value champion, the OnePlus 6T, the S10e has more features and cutting-edge specs to push it beyond the competition. Read more: Samsung Galaxy S10e review This is the best in phone value if you want an all-screen display and don't want to pay for the Samsung or Apple name. it's a bit cheaper than the Galaxy S10e, though not as affordable as last year's OnePlus 6T. It has almost everything except wireless charging, a microSD card slot and a perfect camera. Screen: This is the main draw. Thanks to a mechanical pop-up selfie camera, the OnePlus 7 Pro has the best screen we've tested. No notch and punch-hole camera in sight, and it stretches from edge to edge. Even better, its 90Hz screen refresh rate gives it more fluid movement. Samsung's screen has been dethroned. Battery life: The OnePlus 6T has fairly good, but not great battery life thanks to its 4,000mAh battery. It'll get you through a whole day, but not much more than that. The real news is its Warp Charge 30 adapter that allows this phone to go from 0% to 100% in a little over an hour. It's very fast. Camera: The camera has always been the weakest part of the OnePlus lineup, but we've experienced better phones from the OnePlus 7 Pro. It's not going to top our best camera phones list, but the triple lens (regular, ultra-wide and telephoto) did a fine job in proper light. Nightscape mode has been improved, but begs for a tripod in mixed light (any lights in dark scene tend to smear). Mini verdict: The OnePlus 7 Pro has the wow factor missing from smartphones in 2019 thanks to what's on the screen (90Hz fluidity) and what's not (a camera notch). It looks the part of a flagship phone and acts more expensive than it really in part because of its top-shelf specs. As long as you don't want the best camera phone, this a solid option. Read more: OnePlus 7 Pro review The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is the best phone you can buy today if you're not one to shy away from its $1,000 starting price for the 128GB version. The 512GB model is an eye-popping $1,250. But that version, when combined with a 512GB microSD card, gives you the first 1TB phone – bigger than many laptops sold in the US. Screen: Samsung's 6.4-inch Infinity Display is slightly bigger (taller, but actually more narrow than the Note 8) and wraps around the sides for a nice curved look and feel. Samsung is anti-bezel and anti-notch. What you may not see at first is the extreme brightness of this display and the color reproduction. It's impressive when you see it in person. Battery life: The Note 9 has a 4,000mAh battery and is the key reason we like it over the S9 Plus, the second best phone in the US. The capacity is 14.2% bigger than the S9 Plus and 33.3% bigger than the S9. It lasts all day with heavy use and deep into a day two with normal use. You can also charge over wireless easily, and fast charging boots in 17% battery in 15 mins. Camera: The Note 9 camera is impressive, just like the S9 Plus six month before it, and it has the added benefit of remotely capturing photos from up to 30 ft away via the Bluetooth S Pen. Samsung also added AI smarts to the camera that automatically adjusts the white balance and color based on the scene it detects. The camera does as well as the Google Pixel 2 in low-light (sometimes better, sometimes worse, but not by much in either direction), and the default camera app is robust (more so than Google's), yet remains streamlined and initiative. It does lack HDR video recording, seen on other Android phones from Sony and LG. Mini verdict: The Note 9 is bigger in all ways, including the price. It's one of the most expensive phones in the US, right up there with the iPhone X. But you're getting a better camera and more storage (and a microSD card slot) for your money. The battery is bigger, too. Samsung packs a lot into its all-day smartphone with a stylus. Read more: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review Apple’s iPhone XR was a little bit late to launch after the iPhone XS and XS Max that launched a bit earlier. But thanks to its lower price point, it makes for a more affordable option than the XS models. For some, the powerful internals paired with the large screen and lower price will make for a compelling buy, especially thanks to the surprisingly good battery. Screen: The iPhone XR screen isn’t its strongest selling point, as it’s a notable downgrade. It’s resolution falls short of Full HD, and it’s not a battery-friendly OLED. Still, the Liquid Retina LCD display used still has good sharpness and brilliant colors.That said, the 6.1-inch display offers plenty of real estate. Battery life: Though this is the more affordable iPhone to come out in Apple’s latest batch, its battery life stands out. Thanks to the A12 Bionic and chipset and lower resolution, the battery performance is great, making it the first iPhone that could comfortably get through a whole day of use in our testing without us worrying about. Camera: While the other iPhones have dual rear cameras, the iPhone XR has just one sensor. For normal photo shooting, it does a great job though. The lack of a second camera also reduces the quality of Portrait Mode photos. But, the detractors came largely in comparison to other top cameras. Mini verdict: The iPhone XR has all the performance of its more expensive siblings on the inside. It’s camera and screen may not be as impressive, but where it truly dazzles is in the battery life. If you want an iPhone with a battery you won’t always worry about, the iPhone XR is it. Read more: iPhone XR review The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is the best phone from the Chinese firm to date, offering up a heady mix of design, power and performance with a few party pieces thrown in too. It builds on the excellent P20 and P20 Pro, offering up even more screen, enhanced triple rear cameras and an in-display fingerprint scanner. Screen: The Mate 20 Pro packs a huge 6.39-inch display giving you a huge amount of space for gaming and movies, and its QHD resolution and HDR10 support ensures everything looks great. There is a wide notch at the top of the display though. Battery life: You'll get great battery life from the Mate 20 Pro, and we regularly achieved a day and a half of usage from a single charge during our review time with the handset. Camera: The Mate 20 Pro comes with three cameras on the rear, nabbing the excellent 40MP wide-angle and 8MP telephoto lenses from the P20 Pro - but the third sensor is new. It's an ultra-wide 16MP snapper allowing you to cram even more of your surroundings into each shot. Mini verdict: The Mate 20 Pro is a full-featured phone for a full-featured price - it even has a few tricks you won’t see elsewhere, and more powerful specs than most of its competitors. Read more: Huawei Mate 20 Pro review The bigger S10 Plus is by far Samsung's best phone, but the standard S10 backs almost all the same top-end features into a more compact form factor and slightly lower price tag. And yet, the S10e loses a few of those for even lower cost, putting the standard S10 in an awkward place. This middle child is a great phone, but it's overshadowed by both its siblings, which occupy more desired niches in the smartphone market. Screen: With a 6.1-inch display you're not exactly getting a small screen with the standard S10, but Samsung has reduced bezels even more over the S9, keeping the dimensions surprisingly compact. You also get a fingerprint scanner embedded in the display, meaning there isn't one on the back for a seamless rear cover. Battery life: The battery in the S10 has grown versus the one in the S9, but with the increased screen size as well you're still looking at all-day battery life with a nightly charge. The S10 also has Samsung's new Wireless PowerShare, allowing you to wirelessly charge other devices on the rear of the handset. Camera: Like the S10 Plus, the trio of cameras on the Galaxy S10 are among the best on the market, building on the excellent setup on the S9 series by offering more features, shooting modes and overall clarity. Mini verdict: The Samsung Galaxy S10 gets proper under-the-hood upgrades, two more lenses and fun new perks. You’ll like all of these powerful features, while your friends will like the new Wireless PowerShare perk – it helps them out more than you. Read our in-depth Samsung Galaxy S10 review iPhone XS is a minor, but important upgrade over last year's completely redesign iPhone. It's noticeably faster and has an improved dual-lens camera to make it a better choice, if you're willing to pay the same launch price. No the look of the 5.8-inch new iPhone hasn't changed on the outside, but if you want a more one-hand-friendly size for a cutting-edge iPhone, this is the one to buy. Screen: The 5.8-inch OLED on this iPhone is big, but not a turn off for some people who literally can't handle the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max (which we like a bit more in our big mitts). This phone size isn't too much bigger than your old 4.7-inch iPhone 7 or iPhone 6 thanks to its reduced bezel – though you'll miss the Touch ID home button. You'll forget about that when staring into the color-rich OLED that's dreamier than the old iPhone LCD. Battery life: The iPhone XS has about the same battery life as the iPhone X, so you'll get all-day battery life with normal use. Power users may struggle a bit without one of the best power banks, and although Apple says it has 30 minutes more battery life than the iPhone X, the smaller capacity and our tests show it's shy of that claim. Camera: This is where you'll see differences in the otherwise familiar-looking iPhone XS. Its dual-lens camera offers Smart HDR and optical image stabilization (OIS). It's not as vivid as the cameras on a Google Pixel 2 or Samsung Galaxy S9, but you'll get true-to-life photos that make the 2018 iPhone's a worthy upgrade. Mini verdict: Although still expensive, the iPhone XS is our best phone for someone who wants to use iOS 12 and doesn't want to spend even more money on the bigger iPhone XS Max. You have your limits, and that may be 5.8 inches and $1,000. Read more: iPhone XS review The Google Pixel 3 XL brings higher end internals and a notched screen to the latest iteration of Google’s larger phone. It’s got the same great cameras as its smaller sibling, but more screen and more battery. Unfortunately that also means a higher price. Screen: The Pixel 3 XL has a sizable 6.3-inch OLED screen with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. There’s HDR support and a sharp 1440 x 2960 resolution. The viewing experience is good, though this screen does have a rather chunky notch that may not be to everyone’s liking. Battery life: In our testing, we found the 3,430mAh battery to be plenty. Power users can get a full day, and average users are likely to find themselves getting a day and a half. Some of that battery performance is likely coming from good battery optimization within Android Pie. Fast charging and fast wireless charging just round out the offering. Camera: The Pixel 3 XL has the cameras to beat. Google knows how to make a good camera that far exceeds what the specs sheet says. It uses a 12.2MP rear sensor, but software optimization helps it outperform other smartphone cameras in just about all cases. The dual front-facing cameras also give selfie-lovers some extra versatility. Mini verdict: The Pixel 3 XL improves on the previous generations design, fitting more screen into roughly the same size. It also manages a battery life that should satisfy most. Best of all, the camera is better than anything else you’ll find (except the Pixel 3, which is just as good). Read more: Google Pixel 3 XL review The Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus is the second best phone you can buy today, and meant for anyone who won't use the stylus. It's slightly cheaper and marginally smaller than the Note 9. It's still a big phone with an expansive screen, top-of-the-line camera and all-day battery life. This is one of the best Samsung phones you can buy in the US if you're willing to pay the price and have large enough hands for its massive size. Screen: Its 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display that really sells this phone, and not because it has more pixels than before (it doesn't) than last year's S8. It’s the futuristic-looking curved edges, vibrant colors, and high contrast ratio that make the screen pop. It's hard to go back to any other size once you hold this large, beautiful light beam in your hand. Battery life: Samsung's 3,500mAh battery is large enough to last all day and a little bit more. It's better than the normal-sized S9, though other phones out of China are maxing out at 5,000mAh these days. It's the one area this handsets seems adequate and not Plus-sized. Luckily, it support Samsung's very quick fast charging standard. Camera: Low-light scenarios are no match the the Galaxy S9 Plus dual-lens, dual-aperture. It does a fine job at amping up dark environments without adding noise that you'll see from other camera phone. It does smooth out textures in the process, but it's on par with, and at times better, than the Google Pixel 2. Mini verdict: The Galaxy S9 Plus is Samsung's answer to the iPhone X, but better in several ways. It too has stereo speakers, face unlock, AR Emoji and vertically stacked 12MP dual cameras. What's better? Its better low-light photos, 3.5mm headphone jack and larger 6.2-inch curved all-screen display – without a notch. No one else has this combination right now. Read more: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus review The iPhone X has been surpassed by the iPhone XS, but not too much has changed since the former launched in late 2017. The phone is still fast, has good cameras and looks great – and you'll be able to get it a bit cheaper than its successor from retailers and carriers (Apple discontinued it from its store). Screen: The 5.8-inch OLED is Apple flagship, alright: sharp and bright, with a better display than its budget successor, the iPhone XR. The X abandoned a home button for flat screen and Face ID for login and authentication in its quest for ultimate screen-to-body real estate, so expect edge-to-edge glory...aside from the notch. Battery life: At 2,716mAh, the X's battery is nothing to brag about. Careful use will get you a bit over a day before the phone keels over, but that's not flattering for modern phones. Camera: The iPhone X's dual 12MP shutters were the top of their day, but have since been surpassed by plenty of flagships. It's still a venerable rear camera system, especially for Portrait mode, and its 4K video shooting is nothing to scoff at. Expect good selfie performance, too. Mini verdict: The iPhone X is still a quality phone, especially since the iPhone XS added little to its predecessor. Don't expect it to outrace this year's best phones, but a year-old flagship is still only a year old. Read more: iPhone X review Google Pixel 2 is the best phone if you're looking for a pure Android experience with a big screen, incredible camera and stereo speakers. It's not cheap like an old Nexus phone, but it's a big improvement in terms and quality and specs. Screen: The Pixel 2 has a 5-inch display and exceptionally hefty top bar, chin and side bezels by today's standards. Swallow that bitter pill, and the phone's unremarkable Full HD resolution, and you'll find it enjoyable enough for gaming and video playback (although a few issues have surfaced around its viewing angles). Battery life: While the 2,700mAh battery is small by today's standards, the phone's smaller screen won't drain your battery as fast. Just don't expect to get more of a day of charge out of the phone. Camera: Even today, the camera on the Pixel 2 remains stunningly good. Photos look fantastic, and they'll please both casual and more serious snappers alike. Low light conditions in particular are where this phone shines – perhaps not as competent as the Galaxy S9 pair though – and you'll struggle to take a poor snap with this phone. Mini verdict: This phone is for you if you want to go for a pure Android experience with one of the best camera setups on the market. And all for a price that's fallen to the upper budget/cheap midrange region. Read more: Google Pixel 2 review The LG G7 ThinQ is an impressive little phone from the brand (irritating name aside), bringing with it a strong package and a decent price in many regions. There's an attempt to right the wrongs of the LG G6 - and it's resulted in a good alternative to the traditional big hitters. Screen: LG's Super Bright screen might not be OLED - LCD is preferred here - but it's capable of delivering good peak brightness, can handle HDR10 and Dolby Vision playback and has a large, expansive look with a smaller notch. It's a little large to hold, but it's one of the most capable screens around. Battery life: At 3,000 mAh, the LG G7 ThinQ isn't the largest on the market... and it shows in the performance. It's not terrible, with some clever background processing keeping things going, but it'll only last you around a day when others are starting to eke into two. Camera: The smart camera here is great if you want to capture more of the picture, with a much wider field of view bringing in more information. The smart sensor tries to work out what's in front of you - with great results, but only when it gets things right. It's not the best camera out there, but you can take some stellar shots. Mini verdict: It's so tight at top of our best smartphone list that the small tweaks can make all the difference, and LG impresses thanks to offering up a tightly-made package for a pretty reasonable price - it's similar to many other top Android phones out there, but you'll certainly find some elements to enjoy here. Read more: LG G7 ThinQ review This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google hardware team makes 180 on Chrome tablets to produce only laptops Posted: 20 Jun 2019 01:10 PM PDT Earlier this year, we had heard that Google confirmed plans for new Chrome tablets and laptops. Now, Google has made an about-face, and scrapped plans for tablets in lieu of Chrome laptops exclusively, ComputerWorld reports. The in-house hardware team at Google was working on both tablets and laptops, but now the focus is shifting fully towards laptops. That means all hopes for a Pixel Slate 2 are pretty much lost, unless Google makes another flip-flop. Support for the existing Pixel Slate will continue, but shoppers looking to get new hardware from Google with screens bigger than the Pixel phones will likely have to turn to the Pixelbook line.
The shift in focus toward laptops does mean there's at least more certainty we'll be seeing a Pixelbook 2 at some point. The original Pixelbook was already an incredible machine with a brilliant keyboard, an excellent design and the best of both Chrome OS and Android. The Pixelbook 2 should make substantial improvements on the design, especially with extra focus from Google's hardware team. Not an end to Chrome OSThis isn't the most tragic tale, though. The Pixel Slate had some things going for it, but it's not nearly the masterpiece that the Pixelbook is, and the separate pricing of the keyboard cover and stylus don't help it along. Increased focus on Pixelbook models will likely be a positive result of this decision. It's also worth considering what a Chrome OS device has to offer if it doesn't include a keyboard. All of the best Chromebooks have keyboards built on, whether they're 2-in-1 devices that have a tablet mode or more traditional laptops. For a Chromebook to come as a standalone tablet by default just raises the question: why not go with an Android tablet? There is no shortage of Android tablets at a wide variety of price points that would be just as capable, if not more capable, as a Chrome OS tablet. Now, we just wait and see what Google can deliver with the Pixelbook 2.
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| Best graphic design software of 2019 Posted: 20 Jun 2019 01:07 PM PDT While there are a large number of graphics programs, built to allow you to create, develop, and manipulate graphical images, there is a smaller set of dedicated graphic design software packages. A key distinction between graphics software and graphic design software is that the former needs to be able to work to a wider range of formats, not least for printing. This is especially a concern for the graphic design industry, where the images and designs used may need to be recreated in very large formats that require professional printing services. Therefore it's essential for the graphic design packages being used to be able to cope with clear distinctions and demands inherent to all levels of print and publishing processes. A key concern isn't just faithful representation of colors, but also ensuring image integrity even when blown up to large sizes, regardless as to whether they are to be reproduced for short-run printing or long-run printing. Additionally, an advantage of digital graphics design software is the ability to edit, adjust, or otherwise manipulate the same designs so they can be applied for different media. Here then are the best in dedicated graphic design software platforms.
Affinity Designer As a replacement for DrawPlus X8, Affinity Designer isn’t a rehash and was built from the ground up over a five-year development project by Serif. Specifically aimed at professional designers and how they work, this software can handle a very wide scope of design tasks, including web, branding, concept art, typography and even repeating patterns, as you might need on ceramics, wallpaper or soft furnishings. Inherent cloud functionality also makes it a good option for teams of designers working towards a common goal. And all this functionality can be yours for a very modest £48.99 ($49.99) per seat on Windows PC or Apple Mac. Adobe Illustrator CC Essentially, Adobe Illustrator is the vector version of Photoshop, and the two share many common tools and functions to aid designers who use both. However, if you want to design graphics that are can be rescaled from a postage stamp to a giant billboard, then Illustrator is certainly the tool of choice. There was a time when you could buy Adobe Illustrator outright, but Adobe now only offers this product on the Creative Cloud (CC) suite, and it isn’t cheap. There is a Student version, with a 65% discount, but a business customer will be paying £19.97 ($19.99) per month to have single seat access to this application. It might have a powerful feature set, regular updates and be available for both Apple Mac and Windows PC, but the cost is prohibitive for occasional users. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018 CorelDRAW was most designer’s first ever serious Windows application, and many still have great affection for it today. However, this isn’t a cheap tool as you must spend £599.99 ($792) on the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018 to get CorelDRAW, even if you only want that specific tool. That makes it one of the most expensive per seat solutions, even making Adobe’s subscription costs look affordable. What you get for the money is a massively powerful suite that can work with both vectors and bitmaps in a seamless design workflow. It’s remarkable in terms of the feature set and how relatively easy it is to learn. Gravit Designer Due to the complexity of vector illustrations, most software for creating them is locally installed, but Gravit Designer has online options too. The cloud-based version that runs from any browser and can automatically save to the online storage or locally. Alternatively, on Windows PC, Apple Mac, Linux and Chrome OS, there are installable releases that can better utilise the computer hardware. Our experience is that the online version can get slow with complex designs, but the locally installed versions cope much better. Whatever platform you use it on, the application is free, so there isn’t any excuse for not giving it a try. There are plenty of impressive examples designers have created using Gravit Designer that prove it can be very effective at some jobs. Inkscape Most business people shy away from free software for often valid reasons, but Inkscape is certainly worth looking at before you commit to buying CorelDRAW or an Adobe CC subscription. It’s a vector design tool that offers broad file support, extensive text manipulation and both Bezier and Spiro curve types. It also has an extension model that allows new features to be easily installed, and there are some amazing ones available. The only reservations we have are that even on a powerful PC it can be slow at times when a complicated process involves rendering. As a GPL licensed app, along with Windows, Linux and Apple Mac versions, you can also download the source code and compile it for whatever version of Linux you use. For a complete analysis of Inkscape check out our full review. Sketch Rather than the scatter-gun approach of other applications, the creators of Sketch built a tool to address a relatively narrow requirement. Sketch is focused on screen design, specifically creating the icons and interface elements for websites and applications. And, as the software is exclusively available for the Apple Mac, mostly designers working on iPhone, iPad and macOS applications are going to find it useful. That said, it can be used more generally, but its strength is creating slick user interfaces. Regrettably, Sketch is available only on a subscription model that costs $99 (£75.60) per year, although updates are released very regularly. Xara Designer Pro X The company behind Xara started out on the Atari ST and Acorn Archimedes computers in the 1980s, before focusing its efforts on the PC when Windows came along. Its latest version, Xara Designer Pro X, is a comprehensive design tool that can work with both bitmaps and vectors with equal aplomb. That means it can handle DTP (desktop publishing), graphic design, illustration and photo manipulation tasks in a single tool. For those wanting to mock something up rapidly, a license gives you access to over a million archive photos and illustrations to incorporate, along with hundreds of template layouts and thousands of design elements. The price is £199 ($299), and a cut-down version called Xara Photo & Graphic Designer is available that costs just £49.99 ($59.99). And Pro X can be found even cheaper on Steam. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AMD to use special binning to produce Ryzen 9 3950X Posted: 20 Jun 2019 12:48 PM PDT The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is shaping up to be one of the most powerful processors (CPUs) on the market, with 16-cores and a high 3.7GHz boost clock. And, AMD aims to achieve these specs through a special binning process. A processor with 16-cores operating at a 3.7GHz boost clock regularly is a pretty big ask without overclocking, so AMD has to be very selective when manufacturing the Ryzen 9 3950X, according to a report from PCGamesN, which partially explains why, at $749 (about £590, AU$1,090), it's so much more expensive than the $499 (about £395, AU$730) Ryzen 9 3900X.
You see, the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is already manufactured using two 8-core dies, it's just that four cores are disabled on the 12-core processor, which makes it easier to bin than the 16-core 3950X. AMD claims that its processors with higher core counts will also boost clock speeds in the future, thanks to AMD pulling components like the memory controller and I/O interface and putting them in their own 12nm chiplet. Because the CPU cores will be on their own chunk of silicon, you can have high core counts and high clock speeds, with AMD saying "your best gaming parts are also going to be your highest core count parts", starting with AMD Ryzen 3rd Generation. One of the other benefits that this selective binning may bring is increased overclocking potential. If every chip is a winner in the "silicon lottery," then users should be able to push the Ryzen 9 3950X further than past chips. That might be why the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X broke some overclocking records at E3 2019.
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| The best cheap phones in the US 2019 Posted: 20 Jun 2019 12:31 PM PDT The best cheap phone in the US can be a little difficult to choose, as it's won't always come down to which phone launches at a low starting price. Some of the best cheap smartphones are actually older higher-tier models with heavy discounts, while certain new phones offer killer value and the latest perks. One of the biggest factors to consider while hunting the best cheap phone is, obviously, the price. Cheap for one person isn't necessarily affordable for another person. With flagship phone prices from Apple and Samsung flying upwards of $1,000, some people may find anything under $600 cheap, while those with tighter budgets could be looking below $400 or even below $200 for a smartphone. Fortunately, no one gets left out when it comes to great cheap smartphones. Older phones from Samsung and Apple come in at prices that thrift shoppers can afford, and new phones from OnePlus, Huawei, Motorola, and more manufacturers which might have fallen off your radar can pack new technologies into affordable packages, and be worth your consideration. We've assembled a ranked list of the best phones under $600, $500, $400, and $200. No matter your budget, we're recommending a smartphone for you based on these price categories. These value phones are frequently unlocked, contract-free, and SIM-free, making them even easier to pick up and try out. Just know that mobile devices on this list definitely won’t be the absolute best phones money can buy in the US. Don't expect the high-end iPhone XS or Samsung Galaxy S10 here. A lot of these are a step below in performance and quality, but in line with their low prices. In fact, every cheap phone here should be just fine for anyone looking to save several hundred dollars on a discounted iOS 12 or Android Pie device. Here are our top recommendations.
OnePlus 6 The OnePlus 6T is a cheap phone for some people, yet still too expensive for others. But we have to start somewhere, and a standout phone for under $600 is where we begin. Keep in mind that the 6T has been surpassed by the OnePlus 7 Pro, but the company opted to pack more features in and raise the price to $699 - and sadly, the lower-priced standard OnePlus 7 isn't being sold in the US (and its around $640 pricetag is too high for this list anyway). Even so, you're not missing much by picking the 6T. The OnePlus 6T deserves a spot on this list simply because it features flagship-level specs (which are even better than some flagship phones, specifically in the 6GB and 8GB of RAM options) and a big screen north of six inches, with a price that falls south of every major flagship out there. Plus, the 6T offers something most other $1,000 smartphones don't: an in-screen fingerprint sensor. Innovation isn't reserved for the most expensive tier of the smartphone market. But if the $549 starting price of the OnePlus 6T is still a bit much, track down a OnePlus 6 (released earlier in 2018), which has nearly the same top-tier specs for perhaps even lower prices. Read the full review: OnePlus 6T You're never going to get a cheap iPhone if you opt for the newest models. But, if you dig a little deeper, you can get an older model at a good price. The iPhone 8 may have a dated design next to the iPhone X and 2018 iPhones – bigger bezels, fewer cameras – but it offers a strong price-to-performance value. The A11 Bionic chipset inside of the iPhone 8 is still plenty powerful for anything you'll throw at it, and Apple keeps legacy devices supported for a long time. So you'll be able to update the operating system to iOS 12 and probably even to iOS 13 and beyond. The rest of its specs aren't too shabby, with a 12MP rear camera, 7MP front-facing camera, 2GB of RAM and either 64GB or 256GB of storage. While the 1,821mAh battery isn't huge compared to flagships, it can change wirelessly. Read the full review: iPhone 8 Image credit: TechRadar If you're patient, Samsung's flagship Galaxy S devices have been getting some of the biggest and most consistent discounts after their release. The Galaxy S9 is no exception. The phone is only a little over a year old, and already you can find it for under $500. Better still, it's not going to feel too dated. You'll be able to run Android Pie and the Snapdragon 845 chipset with 4GB of RAM is still reasonably powerful. The reduced bezels around the display help it stay relatively trendy, while the high resolution display isn't likely to show signs of aging in the phone's lifetime. Add in an IP68 rating against water and dust, and it's a high value phone that you're not likely to have to replace because of a little accident at the pool. Read the full review: Samsung Galaxy S9 If you look to the smartphone manufacturers that don't have incredible popularity, you can often find strong value options. That's the case with the Honor View 10. When it launched, it was offering strong performance from a Kirin 970 chipset that came paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which are higher specs than what the base Galaxy S9 included. The Honor View 10's design may not win over any who prize elegance with its a simple and dated style, but its aluminum sides and back are still a step above normal budget builds. Plus, it manages to be thinner than the iPhone XS and Galaxy S9 while still having strong battery life and including a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone also has expandable storage using a microSD card if 128GB isn't enough. Read the full review: Honor View 10 The Moto Z3 Play isn't an especially impressive smartphone, especially compared to the OnePlus 6T. With 4GB RAM, a less-powerful Snapdragon 636 chip, smaller battery and a slightly smaller screen, it's outdone by OnePlus' phone in almost every way. Almost – because the ace up Moto's sleeve are its signature MotoMods which snap to the back of its phones to add functionality. While some are far less useful (like the projector), others can be handy, like those adding big speakers or a lot more battery life. Still, the Moto Z3 Play starts at $349 now thanks to a price cut, and you can likely find other combos to sweeten the deal. Read the full review: Moto Z3 Play Image credit: TechRadar That's right, Nokia still has phones coming out. Things where dicey for a while there, but the company has been making a comeback recently, and its Nokia 7.1 handset offers a strong value. The Nokia 7.1 offers a big, bright screen with the notch we've seen on so many other smartphones in the past couple years. The display even supports HDR10 for superior contrast and colors. The Snapdragon 636 chipset isn't the most powerful, but will do for all but the most serious mobile gamers and power users. And, all of that is packed into an a aluminum and glass design the won't feel nearly as cheap as the phone is. Read our in-depth review: Nokia 7.1 Image Credit: TechRadar When you're looking for a great budget smartphone, you should always see what Motorola is cooking up in its Moto G line. The family of smartphone almost always has something strong on offer, and the Moto G7 is no exception. The Moto G7 has a capable is not incredible Snapdragon 632 chipset with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. And, it's fit into a modern looking chassis. The edges are aluminum, with glass on the front and back. The screen really brings the Moto G7 into modernity, with a big, 6.2-inch display that has just a small teardrop notch at the top akin to the OnePlus 6T. You also get a fingerprint scanner on the back, dual rear cameras, a headphone jack, and light water resistance. Read our in-depth review: Moto G7 Image credit: TechRadar If you like the sound of the Moto G7 but want to be sure you've got the battery life to make it through the day and then some, the Moto G7 Power is another strong option at a value-friendly price. The Moto G7 Power packs a 6.2-inch display into the body, though it has a big screen notch at the top. The resolution is lower than the standard Moto G7, but that can serve to keep the performance smoother and battery life longer. With a 5,000mAh battery, the Moto G7 Power is definitely a top option for budget shoppers looking for a smartphone that'll last all day without concern. It's not the most exciting phone, but it's also way cheaper than the most exciting phones – and you won't have to worry about buying an external battery pack. Read our in-depth review: Moto G7 Power review Image Credit: TechRadar If you want one of the Moto G7 phones but needed to go for an even lower price, the Moto G7 Play is a compelling option. It still has the Snapdragon 632 chipset powering the more expensive Moto G7 models, but it comes at a price well below the others. That said, it does come with only 2GB of RAM, which won't help much with heavy multitasking. Still, at a budget price, you're getting a screen that looks fairly modern with a notch at the top, even if it doesn't serve much purpose beyond a particular aesthetic. Even if the resolution is only HD Plus, it still musters a pixel density of 294ppi at 5.7 inches. Beyond that, you get a fingerprint scanner, a headphone jack, and USB-C for charging, though you'll have to buy a Motorola Turbo Charger yourself. Read our in-depth review: Moto G7 Play review iPhone SE Apple's last hurrah for the four-inch form factor is still one of our favorites, even if the company doesn't sell it directly anymore. The phone brings specs that put in on par with the iPhone 6S. The fact that you can usually get this smartphone for under $300 already makes it an absolute steal if you're a loyal iOS user, and we've seen it under $200. Sure, it doesn't come with all of the bells and whistles of a brand new iPhone XR or iPhone XS, but complete with the iOS 12 update that came to this (and many other) older iPhone models, it's made even faster than before. Plus, if you like being able to use your smartphone with one hand, no new iPhone is as ready for that. Read the full review: iPhone SE
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| Best noise-cancelling headphones 2019: the top headphones for travel and commuting Posted: 20 Jun 2019 12:27 PM PDT The best noise-cancelling headphones buying guide: Hello headphones fans, and welcome to TechRadar's round-up of the best noise-cancelling headphones to buy in 2019. It's a universal truth that, on the whole, commutes are terrible. Luckily for us, noise-cancelling headphones exist to bring a little more balance into the world and make your morning and evening journey in and out of work a little more bearable. There's also a lot of choice for your anti-sound arsenal, including high-end options from some of the best audio manufacturers in the business, including Bose, Sony and Sennheiser. (Sorry AirPods fans, those as well as most true wireless earbuds just don't cut it.) Take a look at our list of the best noise-cancelling headphones on the market and pick up a pair to say goodbye to commuting, or traveling more generally, to a soundtrack of crying babies, honking traffic and noisy conversations. That's right, audio nirvana is just one step away.
These true wonders of the modern era totally tune out any unwanted sounds, while simultaneously making your music sound even better than any old pair of in-ear earbuds. We believe that noise-cancelling headphones are just as vital as your laptop, TV or mobile phone when it comes to tech that'll change how you live, work and play. That means that choosing the right pair for you is important. Luckily, to help you pick out a pair of headphones that deliver all of the above in spades, we've put together a list of our favorite noise-cancelling headphones, listed below and ranked by their price-to-performance ratio. Can't decide which headphones to buy? Check out our guide video below: What are the best noise-cancelling headphones?Image credit: Sony The Sony WH-1000XM3 are the best noise-cancelling headphones in the world two years running. Sure, they might be a small refinement of last year's excellent WH-1000XM2, but subtle tweaks like using USB-C instead of microUSB and adding padding along the bridge help make Sony's award-winning cans even better. So why does everyone love these Sony headphones so much? Well, it's exceptionally good at cancelling outside noise. Put a pair on while vacuuming and you'll barely hear the motor running. For music lovers, the Sony WH-1000XM3 features aptX HD and Sony LDAC, two of the best ways to listen to Hi-Res music from your phone without a wire. Finally, all of Sony's flagship headphones offer both Google Assistant and, starting in 2019, Alexa support, making them not only the best noise-cancelling cans on the market but some of the smartest, too. Read the full review: Sony WH-1000XM3 Image credit: Sony If you can find a pair, the Sony WH-1000XM2 are still some of the best noise-cancelling headphones around: They sound great, deftly wield noise cancellation technology and cost just as much as a pair of Bose QC35s. They might have a slightly shorter battery life than Bose’s flagship over-ear headphones, but Sony’s WH-1000XM2 outclass the QC35 in terms of performance and feature-set. You’d want to pick these Sony headphones over the Bose because not only do they provide the same level of awesome noise-cancellation, but they have three neat tricks that Bose just doesn't have on its headphones: One is an ambient noise mode that only lets in mid-to-high frequency tones (announcements over a loudspeaker, for instance) and another being Quick Attention mode that allows you to let in all outside noise without taking off the headphones. (The latter is perfect when giving a drink order on a plane or speaking to a coworker for a brief moment before diving back into your work.) The last trick Sony has up its sleeve is the LDAC codec. Alongside the widely adopted aptX HD standard, LDAC enables Hi-Res Audio playback using the 1000XM2. Great-sounding, feature-packed and just as affordable as the competition? The Sony WH-1000XM2 are a solid all-around pick for noise-cancelling cans. Read the full review: Sony WH-1000XM2
Image credit: TechRadar Coming in at the number two spot is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II - a nearly identical product to the already-excellent Bose QuietComfort 35 but updated for 2018 with Google Assistant. This means you still get the class-leading noise cancellation Bose is known for, good sound quality and incredible comfort, plus a convenient assistant to answer any inquiries you might have while traveling. Taken as a whole, the Bose QC35 II NC is an excellent headphone for travelers and commuters. Bose has found a good balance of features that will satisfy most mainstream listeners. While we don't love them as much as the better-sounding Sony WH-1000XM2, they're still top of the class for noise cancellation. Read the full review: Bose QuietComfort 35 II Image credit: TechRadar Offering class-leading battery life, terrific style and plenty of personalization when it comes to sound profiles, the Elite 85h is easy to recommend. That said, purists will bemoan the lack of high-end codec support and there are punchier headphones on the market at this price point. When you consider that Jabra’s Elite 85h headphones are the company’s first attempt at premium wireless ANC headphones, the result is quite commendable. We can’t wait to see what the company’s next premium ANC headphones will accomplish. If you want an alternative to Sony's WH-1000XM3, this is it. Read the full review: Jabra Elite 85H Image credit: TechRadar Philips presents a more elegant noise-cancelling solution with its NC1. These on-ear headphones aren't wireless like our top pick, but that's hardly a reason to knock them. Coming in at $299/£195, the NC1 are a compact set that's high on comfort and battery life. You get a lot for the money here. In the box comes the headphones, a hard case for storage and the headphones rock a rechargeable battery that provides noise cancellation for close to 30 hours. But best of all, the sound performance is extremely well balanced and warm. (A quite note for our Australian readers: Philips sadly no longer sells the NC1's down under, so you'll need to import a pair if you're keen.) Read the full review: Philips Fidelio NC1 Image credit: TechRadar A few years ago, the Bose QuietComfort 25 are the best noise-cancelling headphones we've ever used. The lows, mids and highs came through clear as day, never stepping over each other. Music of all sorts sounded predictably incredible. With the noise-cancellation turned on, we never felt further immersed and concentrated than when we let the QC25 engulf our ears. But that was a few years ago and time has moved on since. Bose has released not just one sequel to these headphones, but two: the QC35 and QC35 II with Google Assistant built in, both of which we'd recommend above the QC25. But, it's not all bad. If you don't mind using the older, wired headphones, the QC25s are a finely-tuned set of cans that provide over 35 hours of very good noise-cancelling performance with one AAA battery. Read the full review: Bose QuietComfort 25 [Update: These headphones also come in a wireless version - check out our review of of the Bose QuietComfort 35. Image credit: TechRadar Bowers and Wilkins are a little late to the noise-cancellation game, but their first foray impresses. The PX Wireless aren't just a great sounding pair of headphones, they've also got a number of other interesting tricks up their sleeve. They'll turn on and off automatically depending on whether you're wearing them or not, and they also feature the future-proof USB-C charging standard. In our opinion their only downside is the sound quality, which we felt lacks the depth of the flagship headphones from Bose and Sony. That said, if you've been a fan of the look of B&W's headphones in the past then the PX Wireless are certainly worth a listen. Read the full review: Bowers and Wilkins PX Wireless Image credit: TechRadar With noise-cancelling tech just as effective as that in headphones from rival Bose, and with a more musical sonic ability, the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC are a definite contender for the noise-cancelling crown. More affordable and easy to travel with, these lightweight headphones are a great value all-rounder, whether for flights, commuter trains or busy offices. Design-wise, the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNCs seem a more slimmed-down, lighter and more focused effort than the bulky and expensive alternatives from Bose and Sony; and crucially, the HD 4.50 BTNCs are just as good with audio, and almost as good on noise-canceling. Whether you're after noise canceling for long-haul ravel, for the commute, or just to stay more productive in a noisy office, the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNCs are worth considering. Read the full review: Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Image credit: TechRadar For the money, the JBL Live 650BTNC punch above its weight in terms of sound quality, build, and features. They offer your choice of either Google Assistant or Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, and can have their EQ customized by the JBL Headphones app. Battery life is rated at 20 hours with ANC and wireless enabled and if you use the JBL Live 650BTNC with a wire with ANC enabled, you can get upwards 30 hours on a single charge. If you don’t want to splurge on the Bose QC35 II or Sony WH-1000XM3, you’ll be satisfied with the JBL Live 650BTNC knowing that you’re getting 80% of the performance at 50% of the price tag. Read the full review: JBL Live 650BTNC Image credit: Microsoft While they're not quite up to par with the flagship noise-cancelling cans from Sony and Bose, Microsoft’s Surface headphones are surprisingly good, with a stunningly warm sound, and generous bass frequencies. Problematically, the active noise cancelling works pretty well, although it won’t block out all ambient noise in your environment, especially if you're somewhere noisy. That being said, if you have the noise cancelling turned on while listening to music, you can pretty much get lost in the experience without being disturbed by your noisy shared office of the rumbling of the train on your commute. Although we were initially unconvinced by the high price (particularly when you can buy quality cans from heritage audio brands for less), most of the Surface Headphone's features work so seamlessly that it feels justified. Read the full review: Microsoft Surface Headphones Image credit: TechRadar If you haven't found something quite to your liking so far, we have one last option for you to look at – the all-new Nura Nuraphone over-ear/in-ear hybrid. Their form factor means you’ve not only got an earbud sitting at the entrance of your ear canal, but also an over-ear cushion sitting over your entire ear. This effectively means you’ve got two physical barriers meaning that the noise from the outside world can’t get to your ears. While more traditional over-ear headphones do a better job offering useful features at a reasonable price, the Nuraphone will appeal to the more experimental audio crowd looking to be on the bleeding-edge of the next big thing. Read our full review: Nuraphone Headphones
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| Amazon Prime Day deals 2019: everything you need to know about the big sale Posted: 20 Jun 2019 11:38 AM PDT Get ready to mark your calendar because Amazon Prime Day 2019 is just under a month away. The tech giant hasn't officially announced the date, but based on previous years we know the big shopping event will be held in mid-July. Prime Day first launched four years ago and has grown into the biggest shopping day of the year with last year's even surpassing Cyber Monday and Black Friday with 89 million visitors logging on to the site with 100 million products purchased during the sale event. Globally it was the biggest day of sales in Amazon’s history, and we expect Amazon Prime Day 2019 to be even bigger. It didn't just increase in terms of territories or numbers, but the sale itself lasted longer too. Where 2017's Prime Day ran for only one day (well, 30 hours), 2018 ran for a day and a half (36 hours). We expect this year's sale to last even longer, so Prime members will have even more time snag the hottest deals of the year. Read on to learn what we can expect for this year's Prime Day and everything we've learned from the big sale last year. When is Amazon Prime Day 2019?Even though Amazon hasn't announced the exact date of the big day, we can take a pretty good guess based on previous years. Last year Prime Day went live on Monday, July 16 at 3 PM ET and lasted for 36 hours. Past years the event only lasted for 24 or 30 hours and happened between July 10 and 12. Thanks to the World Cup, Prime Day started later in the month last year. We predict this year they'll stick to last year's event date and start Prime Day on Monday, July 15. The big question is whether the sale will be extended beyond past years. Each year the sale has been lengthened so we're placing bets that Amazon Prime Day 2019 could be a record 48-hour event. Amazon Prime Day dealsEven though Prime Day 2019 is still a over a month away, that doesn't mean you can't find stellar deals now from the tech giant. We've scoured Amazon's site to find the best discounts that you can take advantage of today. We'll be updating this page regularly, so check back to shop the best deals up until the big shopping day. What were last year's best-selling Prime Day dealsPrime members around the world purchased more than 100 million products during the last Prime Day event. The top-selling items from last year's Prime Day included a mixture of home goods, electronics, and Amazon devices. In fact, it was the biggest event ever for Amazon devices with the Fire TV Stick and Echo Dot leading the pack of best-selling items worldwide. The top selling products consisted of the 6-Qt Instant Pot, Fire TV stick, Echo Dot, 23andMe DNA Test, and the LifeStraw personal water filter. Image credit: Shutterstock How can I sign up for Amazon Prime?To participate in the big shopping event, you must be an Amazon Prime Member. Your membership will not only let you partake in Prime Day, but you'll also have access to Amazon Prime movies, books, music, photos, and more. You can sign up here for a 30-day trial and cancel at any time. All you need is an Amazon account with a valid credit card tied to the account. Once you sign up for your free trial, you'll have access to all the Prime benefits, receive free two-day shipping and partake in the biggest shopping event of the year. What other retailers participate in Prime Day?Every year more and more retailers are trying to compete with the tech giant by participating in their own version of Prime Day. You'll find discounts on clothing, tech, home goods and more from a variety of online and local retailers. Last year Walmart joined in on Prime Day by offering free two-day shipping without membership fees and free same-day pickup on qualifying items. They also discounted a wide array of products that included TVs, Google Home devices, kitchen appliances, laptops and much more. Other big retailers like Target, Best Buy, Macy's and eBay also promoted their own one-day sale with discounts on best-selling items throughout their site. Amazon Prime 1-day deliveryAmazon just recently announced plans to offer free one-day shipping for Prime members on most orders. Amazon's CFO Brian Olsavky revealed the ambitious project during Amazon's first-quarter earnings call. To achieve this, the tech giant says they plan to invest $800 million in the second quarter of 2019 and continue its expansion of their fulfillment and logistics network. Amazon currently offers free 2-day shipping for all Prime members and offers free one-day and same-day delivery on certain items in eligible zip codes. Amazon's future plans include increasing the locations and available items so free one-day delivery replaces the standard two-day Prime delivery window. While we don't think the new one-day delivery will be rolled out in time for Prime Day, we do believe there will be more items available for one-day and same-day delivery in eligible zip codes for the big shopping day. Prime Day and Whole FoodsLast year Prime Day extended its sale from devices and electronics to discounts on groceries at the Whole Foods Market chain which the company also own. Savings included price cuts on popular food items and discounts for first time users of the grocery delivery service Prime Now. Amazon also offered $10 back in Amazon credits to use on Prime Day for members that spent $10 at Whole Foods. Amazon credit card users also received double the rewards when they used their card at Whole Foods during the week leading up to the big sale. We expect this year to feature more discounts on groceries in-store as well as promotions with the Amazon Rewards Card and Prime Now. How much money did Amazon make on Prime Day?Amazon was predicted to gross $3.4 billion on Prime Day last year, although we don’t know if that prediction is accurate as Amazon doesn’t release such information. However, it did announce that third party sellers shifted a billion dollars of product in just one day. As for its own sales, Amazon was content to say that “sales this Prime Day surpassed Cyber Monday, Black Friday and the previous Prime Day, when comparing 36-hour periods, making this once again the biggest shopping event in Amazon history.” That’s a little sneaky, mind you: as the 2017 sale only ran for 24 hours, not 36. The best Prime Day dealsAs ever, some of the best deals on Prime Day were on Amazon’s own devices. Smart speakers are a big hit every year with the Amazon Echo leading the pack with the below price drops. • Echo Show dropped from $229.99 to $129.99 There were good deals on TVs too. In the US, the excellent TCL TVs were massively discounted and better known brands such as Hisense were chopped too: for example Hisense’s 43-inch 4K TV dropped from $349.99 to $239.99. The best phone deal we spotted in the US was a big drop on the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, which went from $799 to a much more affordable $549. Image credit: Amazon Why did Amazon crash on Prime Day? Did the crash cost it money?Amazon struggled to cope with traffic on Prime Day, an issue that affected not just the Amazon site but services such as Prime Video and Twitch. Customers found their shopping carts would suddenly empty, or links simply wouldn’t work, or they couldn’t access the site at all. The issues were largely confined to the US website and customers, although problems with Prime Video lasted well into the evening in the UK. Some sites got their calculators out and concluded that the worst outage, which lasted for 63 minutes, cost Jeff Bezos' company just under $100 million in lost sales. Amazon disagrees, saying that the effect on sales was “minimal”. Or maybe $100 million just isn't that much to the retail giant nowadays. CNBC has seen internal documents that describe what happened. First, it didn’t secure enough servers to cope with the demand; secondly, that shortage caused a “cascading series of failures” that knocked out key services; and thirdly, Amazon temporarily killed all international traffic to reduce the load. All of those things happened within the first 15 minutes of Prime Day. The outage wasn’t the only issue Amazon faced during the sale though... Why were workers striking and supporters urging Amazon boycotts on Prime Day?Prime Day wasn’t the first time Amazon has been accused of terrible working practices, but it was a great day to get the issue into the papers. Workers in Spain and Germany went on strike over working hours and conditions while activists urged people to send Amazon a message by boycotting the sale altogether over its treatment of workers and its tax arrangements. It was also marked by a surge in health and safety complaints from UK workers. As you’d expect, Amazon denies the allegations, with a spokesperson telling us: "These allegations and the data are just not accurate — safety incidents in our fulfillment centers did not increase around Prime Day, they actually decreased from the previous week. We’re proud of our team and our workplace, and invite anyone to come see for themselves – we offer public tours of our buildings and you can learn more at amazonfctours.com." Amazon also told Wired that the Organise campaign behind the publicity was indulging in fake news. “To our knowledge, Organise doesn’t verify that respondents actually work for the company they claim to work for.” Image credit: Amazon What could Amazon have done better on Prime Day?It should have anticipated and been able to cope with the load not just on its ecommerce site but on its cloud services too: we weren’t the only ones irritated because we couldn’t get our Preacher fix on Amazon Prime Video. It’s all the more embarrassing when you remember that Amazon provides the cloud infrastructure for many high-profile sites and services: Prime Day wasn’t a great ad for that side of its business. Our main criticisms aren’t technological, though. Navigating the deals was hopeless and many of the deals were laughable, especially in gaming: we frequently found much better console bundles on AO.com’s eBay page than we did on Amazon. Here’s a great example. On Prime Day, one of the flagship deals we identified was $50 off a set of Bose QuietComfort 25 headphones. That brought the price down from $299 to $249. Just three weeks later, Amazon US was listing the same headphones for $169. Will Amazon Prime Day 2019 do things differently?Yes. CNBC reports that Jeff Wilke, Amazon’s CEO of worldwide retail, has already demanded improvements to prevent a repeat the previous Prime Day’s capacity problems: “tech teams are already working to improve our architecture”. We’d like to think that Amazon will also improve the navigation and discoverability of its deals, although we aren’t holding our collective breath: both factors’ general rubbishness didn’t stop it breaking all records. But that's why we're here to show you the best Prime Day deals! Image credit: Amazon What does all this mean for Black Friday and Cyber Monday?It’s clear that Amazon is prioritising Prime Day over Super Black Friday Deals Month or whatever convoluted name it’s going to give its Black Friday sales period in 2019: according to Digitalcommerce360.com, 67% of this year's Prime Day deals were lower than comparable deals on the preceding Black Friday. That’s not to say Amazon won’t take part in Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It will, and it’ll offer the same kind of discounting that we’ve seen in recent years. But Prime Day is more important to the firm, and we’d expect its discounts to be deeper, especially on its own devices. Prime Day: why does it matter more to Amazon?There are some crucial differences between Prime Day and Black Friday. The first is that the former is Amazon’s own day. It’s right there in the name, which of course refers to Amazon’s Prime membership programme and associated services. Amazon doesn’t own Black Friday, and that means ultimately it’s just another retailer shouting for attention – a massive retailer with a really loud voice, of course, but Black Friday is a sales event for the entire retail sector. It’s much harder for rivals to muscle in on something that Amazon has effectively created from thin air. The second and more important difference is that Black Friday doesn’t create new spending. It just moves it slightly. As we’ve discovered in recent years, the money people spend over the Black Friday period is money they were probably going to spend anyway: all Black Friday really does is concentrates pre-Christmas shopping in the last week of November. Prime Day spending is different in two ways. First of all, people aren’t spending the money they’d already planned to spend on Christmas presents. And secondly, they’re buying mainly for themselves, not for others. If you go back to the list of bestsellers there’s an awful lot of impulse buying in there: Instant Pots and Hue Lightstrips, frying pans and dishwasher tablets. This is new spending, not merely moving pre-planned spending. There’s another key benefit for Amazon. Its best-sellers on Prime Day weren’t just Amazon devices; they were Amazon devices that connect to Amazon services. Fire TVs, Kindle Fires, Echo devices, Alexa remotes. Each one of them connecting to Amazon Prime, and each one of them requiring an Amazon membership to buy in the first place. So when Black Friday rolls around, Amazon will have a whole bunch of members for whom shopping there is the default option, and who might want to enhance their Amazon-powered smart homes with more of the company's branded Black Friday deals. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apple puts 15-inch, mid-2015 MacBook Pro batteries under voluntary recall Posted: 20 Jun 2019 11:00 AM PDT If you have a 15-inch MacBook Pro from 2015, you might be owed a battery replacement from Apple, as they've been placed under a voluntary recall. Certain 2015 MacBook Pro models have a battery issue which can cause them to overheat and potentially cause a safety risk, according to Apple. However, this flaw doesn't seem to affect every MacBook Pro from that year, so the Cupertino company has set up a web page so you can check to see whether your model is affected.
If you want to find out whether your MacBook Pro is affected, simply click the Apple logo in the top left corner of your screen and select "About This Mac." If yours says "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)," you may be affected by this flaw. If this is the case, just enter your serial number in the page linked above, and if your battery is at risk, Apple will replace it free of charge. Why you should Apple up on this regardlessThis flaw doesn't affect newer MacBooks, so if you've recently bought one of the new MacBook Pro models with the Touch Bar, you should be safe. We're not sure exactly how severe of a risk this issue poses, but if this does affect your model, you may as well take Apple up on the offer of a new battery – better safe than sorry, after all. Plus, you're getting a fresh battery at full capacity. There was a video that went viral on Twitter, spotted by MacRumors, of a MacBook Pro that caught on fire due to an apparent battery failure. It's not clear if the two cases are related, but we'd take Apple up on the replacement regardless.
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| Wands out: the Harry Potter mobile game from the makers of Pokemon Go is live Posted: 20 Jun 2019 11:00 AM PDT Ready your wands, Potterheads: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the free-to-play mobile game by Pokemon Go creator Niantic, is live on iOS and Android – at least in the US. The game was originally set for a worldwide release on Friday, June 21, so its planned global rollout might just have started early. Expect it to expand to other regions shortly. In Wizards Unite, players are tasked to roam around the real world hunting down magical objects and creatures before those nosy Muggles (or NoMaj) chance upon them. You’ll check your phone (as a technology-savvy wizard) to track them down; once found, look at them through the camera, and trace patterns on your screen to cast spells and lock down the magical contraband. Sound familiar? It’s based on the same AR tech as Niantic’s previous games, Pokemon Go and the cyberpunk-esque Ingress before it. If you liked those games and have a nerdy penchant for JK Rowling’s zeitgeist-defining game, it’s free to download and play – with the expected microtransactions. So...what’s next?There’s a lot of promise for a new game set in the Harry Potter franchise, and fans have been waiting for Niantic’s game set in the Wizarding World for years. If the game feels a bit limited, remember where Pokemon Go started and how far it’s come…and expect Niantic to have a similar commitment to its new title. And just like with Pokemon Go, expect user feedback to influence the direction of the game. "It would be brash and arrogant if we said the game isn't going to change, and it's perfect in its current iteration," Wizards Unite producer Alex Moffit told Mashable. "We know that it's going to evolve, and we're going to learn a ton from our players as time goes on." One last heads up for you adventurous Android Q beta testers: Wizards Unite doesn't seem to be working on the latest Android Q beta 4, according to Android Central.
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| Messages, Shortcuts apps may happen on macOS Catalina via Project Catalyst Posted: 20 Jun 2019 10:28 AM PDT The latest macOS Catalina beta hints that Apple is working on new versions of the Messages and Shortcuts iOS apps for macOS Catalina, as developer Steve Troughton-Smith highlighted in a series of tweets. We've already heard plenty of details about Apple's Project Marzipan, now widely thought to be known publicly as Project Catalyst, which is set to make it easier for developers to port iOS apps to macOS. Troughton-Smith was able to access the Project Catalyst versions of Messages and Shortcuts, and found them to have many features of their iOS counterparts but a user interface that was more in keeping with the style of macOS. For instance, the Messages macOS app featured iMessage effects.
The introduction of even more apps ported from iOS to deliver parity between platforms would be one more step in the right direction for Apple. The beginning of a Mac app Renaissance?When Apple announced macOS 10.15 Catalina, it confirmed rumblings that iTunes was going away to be replaced by dedicated apps for most of its features. Apple is bringing new Podcasts, Apple News and Apple TV apps to macOS Catalina in place of iTunes, and Project Catalyst is though to be the tool behind these new apps. Given enough time, we'd expect many of the best iOS and iPadOS tools and apps to receive macOS ports, and that appears to be what Project Catalyst is all about enabling. While macOS Catalina will see the end of support for 32-bit programs, including many classic games, Project Catalyst could open the door for a new wave of gaming and entertainment on Mac computers. Some of the most popular apps on iOS and iPads are games. And, if developers are easily able to create macOS ports of their games, it's likely that popular mobile games will make their way to Mac. We'll find out a lot more later this year, when macOS Catalina officially launches.
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| Mac Pro 2019 first look: release date, price and specs Posted: 20 Jun 2019 10:23 AM PDT Finally, Apple has unveiled a new Mac Pro at WWDC 2019, complete with the modern hardware that creatives and professionals have been demanding for years. The new Mac Pro 2019 boasts up to a 28-core Intel Xeon processor, and up to 1.5TB of 6-channel ECC system memory, meaning you’re unlikely to run into any task that's too heavy for the new Mac Pro. We got a first glimpse at the new Mac desktop replacement for the Mac Pro 2013, and this revision allows for modular upgrades, just in case having up to a 28-core Xeon processor isn't enough for you down the line. The Mac Pro 2019 is definitely built for the future – and looks like it came from the future as well. lt has a stainless steel frame that ditches the spherical 'bin' look of the 2013 model in favor of a more traditional tower chassis that hearkens back to older Mac Pro models. The front and back are filled with uniquely designed vent holes. The power and design come together when you pop open the computer from the top. You can lift off the aluminum housing for 360-degree access to nearly every component.
Apple also unleashed a new professional monitor – the Pro Display XDR – which comes with a matching design that compliments the Mac Pro 2019. This monitor features a 32-inch Retina 6K display (the world's first), and the next level in high-dynamic range (HDR) or what Apple calls Extreme Dynamic Range (or XDR). This 32-inch 6K display features a Nano-Texture surface that should minimize reflections without affecting the image quality. And, because every single LED is calibrated at the factory level for HDR, Apple is able to deliver HDR like never seen before. Apple is able to do this by using a unique lattice cooling pattern on the back of the display in order to maintain 1,000 nits of brightness at all times – with 1,600 nits of peak brightness. This display will be able to produce stunning images, too, thanks to its 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. All of these specs combine to deliver a new technology Apple is calling Extreme Dynamic Range or XDR, the next generation of HDR. Unsurprisingly, this display will cost you: $4,999 (about £3,950, AU$7,270) for the standard version, and $5,999 (about £4,730, AU$8.720) for the Nano-texture equipped version. The Pro Display XDR looks stunning. And, naturally, the Mac Pro 2019's companion screen is a separate purchase, as are the color-tweaked keyboard, mouse and trackpad – as that's always been the case with Mac Pro configurations. It's going to be an investment for everything, which means it’s not for everyone. In fact, Apple is targeting the Mac Pro 2019 for production crews and serious creators. This isn't a computer that's aimed at consumers, as you'll find the spec and price to be far in excess of what you can afford – and what you need. Cut to the chase
Mac Pro 2019 release date and priceWhat's a few more months for the new Mac Pro 2019 when we've been waiting for several years to get our hands on this desktop computer? Apple announced the Mac Pro 2019 release date for "fall 2019," meaning that it'll be here between September and November. Apple has favored October for a lot of previous computer launches, and that falls into this release window. The Mac Pro price starts at $5,999 (about £4,730, AU$8.720), for the base model with an 8-core Intel Xeon processor (CPU), Radeon 580X graphics processor (GPU) and 32GB of ECC memory (RAM). Remember, the Pro Display XDR – at $4,999 (about £4,000, AU$7,150) – is a separate purchase, as is the Pro Stand at $999 (about £800, AU$1,400) and VESA Mount Adapter is $199 (about £160, AU$285). We only know the price for the base model so far, but a recent estimate suggests it could cost has high as $45,000 (around £35,000, AU$65,000). A new designFor those that were unimpressed with the previous Mac Pro's design, the Mac Pro 2019’s design is far more industrial and designed to be modular. The Mac Pro's leanings are more traditional with the combination of brushed aluminum and heat sink holes festooning the outer shell, making it look like an industrial cheese grater. It's brutal and says 'this is for working on, not to look good'. Though, it can be rack mounted, and you can screw wheels on the bottom to move it around an office or studio. We'll get on to the performance of the new Mac Pro in a moment, but there's one thing that's important about this new model: the amount of innards you can cram inside such a small space. One music producer told us that previously one would have had to use multiple machines to mix a score, where those three or four could now be squished into the body of Apple's 2019 Mac Pro. Apple has also furnished the new Mac Pro with a unique cooling system that maximizes airflow while keeping things quiet – even with the massive fans, it won't distract you from your work. There's also the advantage of the multiple Thunderbolt ports on top of the machine, allowing for easier access inside. Mac Pro 2019 specs and performanceWhen it comes to specifications, Apple is taking a no-holds barred approach, and has crammed some seriously formidable hardware into the body of the new Mac Pro. The rear view of both the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR. The base model comes with a new 8-core Intel Xeon processor, which should give plenty of oomph for multitasking. The Xeon line of CPUs are designed for professional workstations – and this can be configured to a Xeon processor with an astounding 28 cores. The more cores, the better it can handle multiple tasks at once – so the processor powering the new Mac Pro will undoubtedly take even the most strenuous creative tasks without breaking a sweat. As with Apple’s other prosumer computer – the iMac Pro – the Mac Pro 2019 boasts an AMD graphics card – starting with the Radeon Pro 580X and up to the Radeon Pro Vega II, which features 32GB of high-bandwidth memory – 1TB/s to be precise. That makes it the highest memory bandwidth of any GPU. If that’s not enough, you can also kit it out with the AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo, which features two Vega II GPUs for a total of 64GB of memory – making it the world’s most powerful graphics card. The removable lid and shell via the semi-circle handle. These GPUs are fitted into the Apple MPX Module, which easily slots into the Mac Pro, offering quiet operation while being kept cool by the Mac Pro’s own cooling system. Impressively, the Mac Pro 2019 can have two MPX Modules installed at once, so if you have the need – and the budget – you can install two Vega II Duos for an insane 128GB of video memory and 56 teraflops of graphics performance. All this output requires a lot of power, which is why there's a 1.4kW power supply chucking the electricity into the machine. However, the sound is pretty cool despite the fans inside, and when seeing it running at full power, we didn't feel a huge amount of heat emanating from the rear, nor heard anything like a light aircraft trying to take off. This kind of graphical grunt will crush most video encoding and rendering tasks – even at resolutions of 8K and above. While we’d love to imagine what the gaming performance of this level of firepower is like, this is going to be purely of interest to video professionals that need to render ultra-high resolution footage quickly. Seeing it in real time, you could see and feel the raw power of the rendering capabilities of the machine. 3D imagery could be manipulated in real time with multiple shading and lighting changes, meaning the need to send things off to a rendering farm won't be necessary for many tasks in the future. One creative artist estimated the raw power of the extra cores gave him around four times the performance as previously, meaning he had far more time to allot to his artwork and creative process rather than waiting around to see if the images and videos had shown as intended. Being able to manipulate 8K streams so flawlessly was impressive - an engineer we spoke to claimed using the Mac Pro 2019 was akin to when '1080p was finally able to be used properly,’ meaning that the speed of manipulation was finally able to be used properly. Not a bad look for Apple's newest professional gear. Memory-wise, the Mac Pro 2019 supports six-channel memory and comes with 12 slots, which allows you to install up to 1.5TB of RAM. In a demonstration, this allowed a full orchestra-worth of instruments to be rendered within that RAM space, meaning that a rack of PCs can now be replaced by a single Mac Pro unit, with the output slickly creating right in front of our eyes. Again, this makes it a workstation that’s designed to breeze through multitasking. PCI Express slots also make a comeback, with eight in total, to offer plenty of options to expand the Mac Pro’s capabilities in the future. Even at the entry level with a 8-core Intel Xeon processor with a max turbo boost of 4.0GHz and 32GB of ECC RAM, you shouldn't run into many problems. The Mac Pro 2019 is definitely not meant for everyday computing, not that most users would feel comfortable paying such a high price. The entry model Mac Pro comes with a 256GB SSD – which is the only part of the specifications that seems a bit reserved, as that doesn't offer much storage space these days. However, you'll be able to upgrade it with up to a 4TB drive. That's a huge SSD and will be a major bonus to any video editors out there, but you should expect to pay at least an extra $2,000 (about £1,580, AU$2,900) to upgrade to such a capacious drive. On the upside, most creative professionals have their own, more powerful external SSD drives anyway, so this isn’t a big issue. But the fact that the new Mac Pro 2019 offers such high expansion possibilities is note-worthy. This desktop system features eight PCIe expansion slots, so you can keep the Mac Pro current with the latest hardware. This is backed up by the new Apple Afterburner accelerator card, which will allow users to playback multiple 8K RAW video streams. This should be especially useful for video editors that shoot in extremely high resolutions. And, don't worry, you'll be able to upgrade the RAM too. Even if you just pick up the 32GB model (which is expensive enough already), the new Mac Pro features 12 physical DIMM slots, so you can upgrade your system memory as the need arises. Apple will facilitate new graphics cards with its new MPX module, a PCIe expansion card that not only allows you to slot in more powerful graphics cards, but will also feature native Thunderbolt integration, and 500W of power. You can have two of these cards in the Mac Pro, allowing you to use two Radeon Pro Vega II GPUs at once. The best part? Getting access to the innards of the new Mac Pro 2019 should be remarkably easy, thanks to the chassis design. The outer aluminum housing is also designed for easy expansion, lifting off in one motion and granting easy access to the entire system. These specs certainly sound impressive on paper (if, perhaps, a little overkill for most people), and we look forward to seeing how the Mac Pro really performs in a full review.
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| The best Windows tablets 2019: all of the top Windows tablets reviewed Posted: 20 Jun 2019 10:13 AM PDT The best Windows 10 tablets are getting better and better. Not only are they great for watching Netflix, chatting with friends and doing casual gaming, but because of their lightweight designs and powerful components, they’re among the best 2-in-1 laptops alternatives on the market. It’s easy to see why they’re so universally praised for offering the best of both worlds. This is thanks in large part to the versatility offered by Windows 10 tablets. From light and slim showstoppers like the Acer Switch 5 to processor hungry powerhouses like the Surface Pro 6, the best Windows tablets – some of which makes our best tablets list – have something for everyone. Looking for a cheap Microsoft Surface Pro alternative? The Surface Go will impress you, as it offers a compelling Windows tablet experience without costing an arm and a leg. Still, considering that there are hundreds of Windows tablets on the market right now, it does make it harder to find the right one or the best value for you. Luckily, we here at TechRadar took that as a challenge: we’ve got you covered by finding the best Windows tablets and putting together this list. And, because we tested and reviewed them ourselves, you can be sure you’re getting your money’s worth. Microsoft’s Surface Pro lineup has a reputation for being the epitome of what other Windows tablets should strive for – and the Surface Pro 6 has filled those big shoes quite nicely. While it doesn’t bring anything particularly new to the table, it does iterate in a meaningful way, inheriting all the best bits then offering more powerful hardware and a new black color option to boot. You still won’t find the Surface Pen or Type Cover in the box, but that’s just the reality we have to live with these days. Either way, the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 easily tops our list of the best Windows tablets you can buy today. Read the full review: Microsoft Surface Pro 6 The Microsoft Surface Go satisfies that large demand on the market for a budget Surface device, while also being the best Windows tablet for anyone that wants to work on the go. It’s thin, light, portable and elegant like its more expensive cousins, but it has a price tag that’s a bit more accessible to regular users, thanks to Microsoft packing in everything they could in a device at a low price point. If you’re a student, or just someone who wants to consume some media while traveling, including playing some of the best laptop games on an airplane, then you can’t go wrong with the Microsoft Surface Go, Read the full review: Microsoft Surface Go The Acer Switch used to be a more affordable alternative to the Surface Pro, but these days, with the Acer Switch 5, it’ll cost you just as much. That’s for comparable specs, save perhaps an older processor. Still, it remains to be one of the best Windows tablets – not to mention, best performing – out there, and it’s a perfect solution for students and professionals who don’t want to buy into the Surface trend. Read the full review: Acer Switch 5 The Samsung Galaxy TabPro S boasts a speedy Intel Core processor, and it’s a beautiful 12-inch tablet that manages to be thinner and lighter than almost anything else on the market. It rocks this gorgeous sAMOLED panel that you’ll be hard pressed to find on any other Windows device, as well as a pair of high-quality speakers that sound better than you would have expected them to. The keyboard might rub you the wrong way, but if you’re just looking for a tablet to consume media on, you can’t go wrong with the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S. Read the full review: Samsung Galaxy TabPro S
Touted by Lenovo as ‘an IT admin’s dream,’ the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet indeed boasts many of the makings of such a device. That includes dual Thunderbolt ports for faster data transfers, Windows Hello login via fingerprint reader, and the optional IR camera for a more secure login and Microsoft AutoPilot readiness. And, that’s without mentioning the SSD and battery that are field serviceable so that you can get a certified technician to come to you if you need parts replaced. But that’s not all; it’s also got a light and sleek chassis, and it comes with the ThinkPad Pen Pro, which means it’s great value all around. Read the full review: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Bill Thomas, Gabe Carey and Michelle Rae Uy have also contributed to this article Image credit: TechRadar
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| Sweden vs USA live stream: how to watch today's Women's World Cup 2019 match from anywhere Posted: 20 Jun 2019 10:07 AM PDT Having not been tested so far at the 2019 Women's World Cup 2019, today's match against the Swedes looks set to be a much more demanding examination of the USA's credentials as tournament favourites. Read on to find out how you can catch an Sweden vs USA live stream from anywhere around the world with our instructions below. While both teams have won both their opening two fixtures, USA's record-breaking 13-0 win over Thailand means anything other than a defeat will see them finish group winners. If the USWNT do have a potential vunerability it's at the back. Conversely, Sweden's main weakness is up front, with no lethal striker amongst their ranks, meaning that we may still be waiting for a team to truly test the tournament favourites by the end of this Group F decider. In their previous five head-to-heads in the World Cup, the USA have come out on top with three wins to Sweden's single victory. It's set to be a fascinating tie, and you won't need to miss any of the action by following the instructions below and grabbing a live stream of Sweden vs USA wherever you are in the world. Watch a FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 live stream from outside your countryIf you're in UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, we've got your viewing options listed below. If you're out of the country for today's match, you may find that geo-blocking will prevent you from watching your regular domestic coverage from abroad. You don't have to risk watching the match on a dodgy stream, however. With the option of using a VPN service, you can tune into the match no matter where you are in the world, and its super easy to set up. Live stream the USWNT game in the US
- Discover our pick of all the US's best sports streaming sites As well as opening up your viewing options for the Women's World Cup, using a VPN allows you to watch all your domestic sports coverage from abroad. How to watch FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada live streamHow to stream USA vs Sweden live in the UKHow to watch Sweden vs USA: live stream in AustraliaHow to watch an Sweden vs USA live stream in New ZealandThis posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Almost all mobile apps vulnerable to malware Posted: 20 Jun 2019 09:59 AM PDT After extensive testing of apps on both Android and iOS, new research from Positive Technologies has revealed that insecure data storage is the most common security flaw in all mobile apps. The firm's new Vulnerabilities and Threats in Mobile Applications 2019 report found that while critical vulnerabilities are slightly more common in Android apps as opposed to in their iOS counterparts (43% vs 38%), this difference is minimal as the security level of mobile apps is roughly equivalent. Positive Technologies' research found that insecure data storage is the most common vulnerability and this flaw is found in 76 percent of mobile apps.
If exploited, this flaw could enable hackers to steal passwords, financial information, personal data and private messages. Malware threatOf the vulnerabilities discovered in mobile apps by Positive Technologies, 89 percent could be exploited by malware. The risk of being infected with malware jumps on rooted and jailbroken devices though malware can also elevate privileges by itself. Once installed on a victim's device, malware can ask for permission to access user data and if permission is granted, the malware can then send that data back to the attackers. Cyber security resilience lead at Positive Technologies, Leigh-Anne Galloway explained how smartphone users can protect themselves from insecure data storage and the growing malware threat, saying: " In 2018, mobile apps were downloaded onto user devices over 205 billion times. Developers pay painstaking attention to software design in order to give us a smooth and convenient experience and people gladly install mobile apps and provide personal information. However, an alarming number of apps are critically insecure, and far less developer attention is spent on solving that issue. Stealing data from a smartphone usually doesn’t even require physical access to the device. “We recommend that users take a close look when applications request access to phone functions or data. If you doubt that an application needs access to perform its job correctly, decline the request. Users can also protect themselves by being vigilant on not opening unknown links in SMS and chat apps, and not downloading apps from third party app stores. It's better to be safe than sorry."
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| The best student laptops: all the best options for school Posted: 20 Jun 2019 09:25 AM PDT School can get really expensive really fast: books, tuition and accommodation add up quickly, and that’s without adding one of the best laptops for students to the mix. However, the silver lining is that many of the best student laptops out there that could save you hundreds of dollars. In fact, the best laptops for students are budget-friendly devices that exude style and power without burning a hole in your pocket. That’s a more than a good thing, especially because when you’re spending all your money on textbooks and ramen, saving up for a new laptop can be hard. The prime candidates for a student laptop will put value above having the top-of-the-line processors and graphics cards, yet still boast enough juice to get you through your demanding load and some post-schoolwork entertainment. You won’t have to limit yourself to Windows 10, either, as some of the best Chromebooks are capable of going head-to-head with some of the best laptops, which means you can get all your work done without spending a fortune. Going to school can be a stressful time, we know, and you don’t need to add the pressure of running around campus with a barely functional laptop to your plate. You deserve to have an excellent laptop, and that’s why we sought out the best laptops for students that you can afford with your budget: no one should be limited to an ancient relic just to get some work done, but you shouldn’t have to sell a kidney, either. We’re huge fans of laptops that can expertly combine price and performance without any compromises, and the Huawei MateBook 13 comes closer to hitting that perfect balance than anything in 2019 so far. It’s thin and light, ideal for stuffing it in your backpack as you hurry from one class to another; and it’s fast and affordable. This beautiful 13-inch Ultrabook will let you get all your work done in style, without breaking the bank. The battery life is underwhelming though, so carry the charger around with you. Read the full review: Huawei MateBook 13 Dell’s flagship laptop has always ranked among the best laptops for students and professionals as well as casual, everyday users. But, the Dell XPS 13 2019 brings back the entry-level model, making it more inexpensive for college students again. Plus, Dell managed to fix our biggest issue with the XPS lineup – the webcam. The manufacturer has moved the webcam up to the top of the display, where it belongs, so your family and friends don’t have to stare up your nose when you’re Skyping. Read the full review: Dell XPS 13 Though the Surface Laptop was one of the best laptops for students, but it was held back by below average performance, a lack of ports and Windows 10 in S Mode. The Surface Laptop 2 greatly improves on its predecessor, however – except for the port situation. It’s now packed with 8th-generation Intel Kaby Lake Refresh processors, full-fat Windows 10 Home and a black color option. We wish it had even a single USB-C port, but that doesn’t change the fact that you’ll be able to get all your tasks done in style with this laptop. Read the full review: Surface Laptop 2 When you’re looking for a laptop for school that strikes a balance between price and performance, a dollop of style can’t hurt. The Microsoft Surface Go isn’t just one of the best Windows tablets, but it’s also one of the most ideal laptops for students, especially from a value perspective. Don’t be fooled by the low-power components, either – Microsoft has engineered this tablet to keep up with all your general schoolwork and more without breaking a sweat. Read the full review: Microsoft Surface Go The Dell XPS 15 has consistently made it to our list of best laptops for students for a few years now, and Dell has taken that old “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach here. Not much has changed since the 2017 model, but that’s not a bad thing. What you’re getting here is an Ultrabook that isn’t only reliable; it also has enough juice to get you through pretty much any workload. The best part? The Dell XPS 15 is very affordable. And, while the entry level should be just fine for most users, you can configure this thing with up to an Intel Core i9 processor and 32GB of RAM, upgrading the Dell XPS 15 into an extremely powerful workstation. We just wish Dell would move that webcam. Read the full review: Dell XPS 15 You don’t need some bougie affair from Apple that looks like something out of a designer catalog. For school, you need a laptop that’s going to get the job done. And, the Acer Swift 5 should be near the top of your list. This affordable Ultrabook is packed with the latest 8th-generation Intel processors as well as enough RAM and SSD storage to get you through pretty much any assignment. It’s not the most good-looking laptop in the world, but with that price, looks hardly matter. Read the full review: Acer Swift 5 The Microsoft Surface lineup has made a name for itself for being among the best Windows devices out there, with stunning touch screens, impressive performance and long-lasting battery life. The Surface Pro 6 continues this tradition, even if it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. What you’re getting here is a speedy Windows tablet that can effortlessly turn into a laptop through the Surface Type Cover, making it one of the best laptops for students. You can get your work done then effortlessly transition into break time. Read the full review: Surface Pro 6 Most schoolwork that’s not specialized (i.e. engineering) can be done on a Chromebook while saving hundreds of dollars. So if you’re a student who’s on the market for a laptop that will let you do all your research, type up papers, and nothing else, the Dell Inspiron Chromebook 11 2-in-1 is going to be right up your alley. The Dell Chromebook 11 2-in-1 won’t be able to do much heavy lifting, but at under $300, it doesn’t need to. This is the best laptop for students on a very limited budget. Read the full review: Dell Inspiron Chromebook 11 2-in-1 We were left waiting for Apple to renew the MacBook Air for years, as it declined in quality with a 5th-generation Intel Core processor and an out of date, low-resolution display. Thankfully, Apple has recently ushered the MacBook Air into the modern age, with 8th-generation fanless processors, a thinner and lighter design, and perhaps most importantly – a Retina display. No more will you be forced to compromise on modern features if you want an “affordable Mac,” which makes the MacBook Air one of the best laptops for students, especially those in college. Read the full review: MacBook Air If you have the means to splurge, and you’re a macOS addict (we get it), the 2018 MacBook Pro is the most powerful MacBook that’s ever existed. With its formidable hexa-core processors and up to a whopping 32GB of memory, this Cupertino powerhouse will get you through whatever you throw at it. It also includes an overhauled third generation Butterfly keyboard that will not only be less distracting to the students around you, but will be less prone to failure if some dust comes within 10 feet. Read the full review: MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Bill Thomas and Gabe Carey have also contributed to this article. Images Credit: TechRadar
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| ExpressVPN ups simultaneous VPN connections to five Posted: 20 Jun 2019 09:00 AM PDT ExpressVPN, a popular VPN provider that currently ranks first in our best VPN buyers’ guide, now allows five devices to connect simultaneously on the same account. It was one of the most popular requests from its users and makes its premium price more palatable. That is still one fewer than NordVPN (although the latter has a catch) and still half what IPVanish is offering. But there’s more to an award winning VPN than just how many devices you can connect at the same time. Note that you can still install the application on as many devices as possible. There was and still is no limit to installations. The limits are only applied to simultaneous connections. Plus, ExpressVPN continues to run its 49% off promotional price and 3 FREE months if you take out an annual subscription - you can head to the ExpressVPN website for more details. Go beyond the 5-devices limitThere are ways to circumvent that limit of five though. ExpressVPN itself mentions the fact that you can run the service from a compatible router. That will protect users that connect to it but not if they are out and about on mobile network (or on a public hotspot). The list of routers is pretty limited but ExpressVPN has confirmed that it is working hard to bring the service to newer and faster models. Until then you can always buy a router from Flashrouters; the top-of-the-range Asus RT-AC5300 DD_WRT router for example is one of the best wireless routers on the market although it comes with a steep price. You should also be able to achieve the same on a smartphone or laptop that doubles as a hotspot; Windows 10, iOS and Android allow you to run a hotspot for free.
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| Best Android smartwatch: what to wear on your wrist if you have a Google phone Posted: 20 Jun 2019 08:55 AM PDT If you've got an Android phone and you're on the hunt for a smartwatch, you're in the right place. Below we've ranked all the greatest pieces of techy wristwear that will connect to your Android handset. This isn't a list of the best Wear OS watches or the best smartwatches overall. Instead this list is specifically for devices that will connect to your Android phone, which means there's a selection of Samsung watches sporting Tizen as well as Fitbit and Wear OS options. Below we'll talk you through the best options for your wrist, but if you're looking for more choices we have a full selection of guides that may sort you out just below.
Every watch in our ranking here has been tested to the limit through our review process, and we've put this list together with consideration for the features each watch offers as well as the design, display, fitness potential, price and more. Want the best smartwatch to connect to your Android phone? That's the Samsung Galaxy Watch, which the company released in the second half of 2018. This comes running Tizen software, but it works well with Android devices and gives you lots of apps to choose from. It's a great choice for tracking your fitness, but it also sports top-end specs and a premium design that's suitable for everyday wear. Perhaps our favorite feature is the rotating bezel that allows you to cycle through menus and apps with ease. You've got the choice of 46mm or 42mm sizes, which means it should suit most wrist sizes - and if you opt for the smaller model it's a bit cheaper too. Read the full Samsung Galaxy Watch review This is the first watch - of many - in this list that comes with Wear OS software on board. It's the Fossil Sport, and it's arguably one of the first watches from the company that can keep pace with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch. It's lightweight, so it's comfortable for a variety of exercises, and it's built with fitness in mind with GPS and an accurate heart rate monitor included. Despite its sporty focus the design still feels premium, and it's one of the most powerful devices on this list as it comes with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset inside. That's not in a lot of other Wear OS watches yet, and we found it noticeably slicker than some other choices. Read the full Fossil Sport review Fitbit hasn't been making smartwatches for very long, but the company has got it right with its second model. It's called the Fitbit Versa, and it may not be the most impressive overall smartwatch but it's good for those who want to improve their fitness. It's light, small and connects with your Android phone simply and easily. We particularly like the accurate heart rate sensor and its overall fitness focus with lots of workout modes packed in. If you're looking for a smartwatch that can run lots of apps for messaging and a variety of other features, this probably isn't it. But if you want something that can track all your fitness stats while looking good on your wrist, the Fitbit Versa may be for you. Bear in mind that there's also now the Fitbit Versa Lite. It's missing features like Fitbit Pay and a few of the workouts, but if you want a cheaper device and like the look here, the Versa Lite may be the watch for you. Read the full Fitbit Versa review Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active works in a similar way to the other Tizen watch you've read about above, but this comes in a smaller package without the rotating bezel. Much of the spec is still impressive, but the screen is smaller and it's a lighter. That means it's slightly more comfortable if you're planning to use this watch for workouts. It's water resistant, and it comes with a variety of different workout modes onboard making it appropriate for swimming, running, cycling and even more. The best bit is the price though as it's a lot more affordable than the standard Galaxy Watch. Read the full Samsung Galaxy Watch Active review Now it's time for one of the cheapest devices on this list, and it comes from Chinese manufacturer Mobvoi. The TicWatch E2 isn't a huge improvement on the first-gen watch, but it offers some fantastic features considering its price. We really like the two-day battery life and the fact you can get all of the features of Wear OS on a watch for this low a price. It's quite an impressive feat, and that's why it ranks so highly in our best Android watch list. There's no NFC (so no Google Pay) but we can forgive that at this price, especially as you do get GPS and a heart rate monitor. Read the full TicWatch E2 review Not sure on the design? Why not take a look at the TicWatch S2? It's a remarkably similar watch, but it comes with a slightly different look. Want a unique Wear OS experience? The TicWatch Pro isn't as cheap as the device above, but it comes with two displays. That doesn't mean there's one on the top and one on the bit that sits on your wrist. Instead, one is a see-through display that allows you to have a low-battery mode that keeps the essential features running even when you're almost out of charge. Then on top of that there's a normal Wear OS screen, for when you're able to turn on all of the features and charge it up every couple of days. It won't be to everyone's taste, but the TicWatch Pro is a premium device with a more affordable price tag than a lot of the other choices you'll find on the market right now. Read the full TicWatch Pro review Then there's the Fitbit Ionic. It's both bigger and more expensive than the Fitbit Versa above, but the big benefit is it comes with GPS onboard. That makes this the best running watch from Fitbit, and you've got all of the benefits of a Fitbit device ready and waiting. You can download a variety of apps and watch faces to this device, but be warned that it won't be a huge selection like you'd get on a Wear OS or Tizen smartwatch. Instead, this is much more fitness-focused and if that's what you're looking for this won't be a terrible choice for you. That said, if you want a fitness device and aren't bothered about GPS then the Fitbit Versa is a cheaper alternative with many of the same features. Read the full Fitbit Ionic review The Misfit Vapor 2 is the second attempt from the fitness-focused brand at creating a smartwatch. Unlike a lot of other health watches, this comes with the benefits of Wear OS software. It has an attractive and premium look, so you won't be embarrassed to wear this on a night out, but it's also suitable for you to go running with or on a cycle using the built-in GPS. Plus it comes with NFC, so you can make contactless payments. It does use the older Snapdragon 2100 chipset, so it will be slower than the Fossil Sport above, but if you prefer the look of the Vapor 2 you won't be missing out on much by choosing it. Read the full Misfit Vapor 2 review Photo illustration: TechRadar; Fitbit, Samsung, Fossil This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| More AMD Navi GPUs show up in a Linux driver Posted: 20 Jun 2019 08:49 AM PDT We recently heard a rumor that up to five AMD Navi graphics cards would come to market, via a leaked certification. Well, it looks like that may be true, if recent code spotted in a Linux driver update is any indication. These potential GPUs were spotted by none other than famed PC hardware leaker TUM_APISAK, in a Linux update commit that has since been taken down. Luckily, there are screenshots, which hint at four new Navi GPUs, one of which is labeled as "NV_Unknown" – spooky.
The one we already know about is the NV_Navi 10 and 10 lite, which would be the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700. But, what could all of these other GPUs be? Mystery GPUsWe could see a full lineup spring up out of Navi, with the NV_Navi 12 and NV_Navi 14 potentially being entry level to mid-range graphics cards, potentially competing with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1650. But, what's curious is the NV_Navi 21. We could see something like a Radeon RX 5800 series occupying the high end. But might AMD replace its existing AMD Radeon VII with a Navi GPU? There isn't a lot of information we can really glean off of an update like this, but we doubt AMD is done with Navi. And, of course, we can't forget about that rumored Nvidia Super RTX lineup, either. We'll just have to wait and see what Team Red has add to its graphics card lineup.
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| Walmart takes on Amazon Prime Day early with this Samsung TV deal Posted: 20 Jun 2019 08:36 AM PDT If you're looking for a killer deal on a premium 4K TV, and don't want to wait and sift through Amazon Prime Day deals, then you're in luck. Right now Walmart has the Samsung 55-inch 4K QLED TV on sale for $899.99. That's a $398 discount and the lowest price we've found for the feature-rich TV. Learn more about Prime Day with our guide on Amazon Prime Day: everything you need to know for the July deals event. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Canada vs Netherlands live stream: how to watch today's Women's World Cup 2019 match from anywhere Posted: 20 Jun 2019 08:22 AM PDT While both Canada and the Netherlands have already claimed their place in the next round of the Women's World Cup 2019, today's match between the two is far from insignificant. Read on to find out how you can catch an Canada vs Netherlands live stream from anywhere around the world with our instructions below. As well as acting as a decider for who wins Group E, today's result will determine the two teams' paths in the knockout stage. While the winner will play Japan in their next game, whoever loses today's match will face tournament favorites USA - a showdown no team will fancy at this stage of the competition. A key feature of today's match will be how the two main opposing strikers fair. Canada's Christine Sinclair has so far failed to score in the tournament, while Dutch hotshot Vivianne Miedema notched twice against Cameroon to became her country's all-time top scorer at the age of just 22. Don't miss any of the action by following the instructions below and grabbing a live stream of Canada vs Netherlands wherever you are in the world. Watch a FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 live stream from outside your countryIf you're in UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, we've got your viewing options listed below. If you're out of the country for today's match, you may find that geo-blocking will prevent you from watching your regular domestic coverage from abroad. You don't have to risk watching the match on a dodgy stream, however. With the option of using a VPN service, you can tune into the match no matter where you are in the world, and its super easy to set up. How to watch FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada live streamLive stream Canada vs Netherlands in the US
- Discover our pick of all the US's best sports streaming sites As well as opening up your viewing options for the Women's World Cup, using a VPN allows you to watch all your domestic sports coverage from abroad. How to stream today's match in the UKHow to watch Canada vs Netherlands: live stream in AustraliaHow to watch an Canada vs Netherlands live stream in New ZealandThis posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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