Lenovo is leaping quickly on the latest NVIDIA and Intel technology for its gaming laptops. It’s introducing Legion 5i and Legion 7i portables (successors to the Y540 and Y740 respectively) that, most notably, are among the first to use NVIDIA’s Advanced Optimus graphics switching. The tech both lowers power consumption in less-intensive moments and ramps…
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NVIDIA’s RTX Super GPUs arrive on laptops
First up, as rumored, NVIDIA revealed portable versions of the RTX 2080 Super and RTX 2070 Super Max-Q GPUs for flagship-caliber gaming and creator laptops. These will be NVIDIA’s best laptop GPUs, though they have very similar specs to the older models.The RTX 2080 Max-Q will be discontinued, but NVIDIA will continue to sell the…
T-Mobile Swallows Sprint, Leaving 3 US Cellphone Giants
T-Mobile completed its acquisition of Sprint Wednesday, officially reducing the number of major mobile carriers in the US from four to three.With the deal closed, T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO John Legere stepped down, as planned, and was replaced by company president Mike Sievert.To win approval of the deal, T-Mobile promised regulators not to raise prices and…
A Brief History of the Census—and How Covid-19 Could Change It
The United States is currently undertaking its population census, the once-a-decade effort to count every single person living here. More than 150 other countries will join in this world census round—the 10-year period centered on 2020, and around 90 percent of the world’s population has already been or will be counted.But while impressive on a…
Sony debuts $200 headphones with powerful ANC and long battery life
Sony isn’t clear if it’s the exact same adaptive noise cancellation that the WH-1000XM3 employs, but the WH-CH719N comes with powerful ANC that should hold its own. The company says these headphones monitor your surroundings with “Dual Noise Sensor Technology” and uses it to “improve” the noise cancellation as needed. Like the WH-1000XM3, these headphones…
A One-Time Poultry Farmer Invents the Future of Refrigeration
Back in 2001, a middle-aged man made a video of his car and sent it around to a few friends. So far, so predictable—but this video featured a dilapidated Vauxhall Nova whizzing around a junk-strewn yard in a cloud of fog. At the wheel was Peter Dearman, a rumpled-looking autodidact who had spent the better…
Endless is a simple, fun music collaboration app
The app’s interface is somewhat intuitive. The right-most page contains setup options for quantizing, tempo, key and more. The left-most page lets you select between types of instruments, samples and effects, as well as the microphone input. Once you make a selection, the app will automatically switch to the next page, which lets you choose…
Before You Apply for a Job During the Pandemic, Check This List
Photo: ShutterstockSearching for a new job is already a process that’s packed with stress and uncertainty. The coronavirus pandemic only makes things more complicated. Millions of people are out of work and companies around the world have announced hiring freezes for the foreseeable future. If you’re preparing your application for a job listing you saw…
The Search for the Next Big Idea in Magnetic Field Mapping
In August of 1905, a strange ship set sail from San Francisco Bay. The wooden brig, called Galilee—also the name of the sea where Jesus, riding in a boat himself, once allegedly soothed a storm—had been retrofitted for a new job: The Carnegie Institution’s Department of Terrestrial Magnetism wanted to sail it around the Pacific…
Google has discontinued the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
A Google spokesperson confirmed the changes with Android Police, saying its online store has sold out its entire inventory of Pixel 3 devices. The only phones you can find now are the 5.7-inch Pixel 4 for $799 and the $899 Pixel 4 XL.The Pixel 3 and 3 XL were key phones for Google, introducing its…