ASUS adds new Intel chips to its Zephyrus gaming laptops

ASUS’s engineers have added a few other premium features as well, including a full desktop-style keyboard with per-key RGB LED backlighting, and a unique AAS cooling solution that opens a large intake vent beneath the system when the lid is raised.The Zephyrus 15, meanwhile, comes with the same top-level components in a more compact form,…

Lenovo’s latest gaming laptops pack more efficient NVIDIA graphics

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…

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…