AMD are finally bringing their Radeon RX 6000 graphics hardware to mobile products as of early June 2021 and the ASUS ROG Strix G15/G17 Advantage lineup is the launch partner for the platform. I was hoping to get my hands on a test unit before launch, but I could not this time around, so this article is only a preview of the G15 Advantage series and a look at its particularities and what sets it apart from the regular Strix G15 that’s been available in stores for a few months now. We’ll also touch on performance, but for now, only based on the numbers provided by Asus, and we’ll follow … Read more

While AMD processors have been a competitive choice on a multitude of modern laptops in recent years, AMD graphics chips have failed to win quality designs so far. That, however, might change with the release of the AMD Radeon RX 6000 Mobile series of GPUs, based on the AMD RDNA2 architecture, with powerful compute units, variable-rate shading, RT acceleration, and AMD Infinity Cache. In all fairness, AMD mobile graphics have not been competitive alternatives to the Nvidia options for many years now, but with RDNA2 that promises a 50% increase in performance and 40% reduction in power use, AMD laptop GPUs might have a chance from now on. AMD announced … Read more

If time has taught us anything, it should be that newer isn’t necessarily better. In the world of computing, it often means paying a significant premium to be a hardware beta tester. By buying a used or refurbished laptop, you’re not just paying a lot less, but you’re reducing electronics waste. You’re also not giving up too much in the way of performance and battery life, either. Since Intel released the quad-core hyperthreaded U-series and hexa-core hyperthreaded H-series CPUs in 2017 with Coffee Lake and Nvidia released their Turing 10xx-series GPUs in 2016, performance hasn’t been lacking from laptops for nearly four years now. So, if budget is a major … Read more

Dell recently announced the Alienware X15 and Alienware X17 lineups of slim performance/gaming laptops, and I wanted to quickly go over these, as they seem to be some of the more powerful portable notebooks of this generation, mostly thanks to their complex thermal module with no less than four high-capacity fans. But I do have some nits with these designs, based on the available information. This complex thermal design allows Alienware to put high-power Intel 11th gen CPUs and Nvidia graphics inside, up to a Core i9-11900HK and an RTX 3080 that goes up to 110W in the 15-inch model, and up to 165W in the 17-inch model. That’s more … Read more

If you’ve been using your Samsung Galaxy Buds+ without a case for a while, you may have noticed a few scratches at the top, bottom, and on the sides, and maybe even on the earbuds themselves. We’ve created this list to show you the best Samsung Galaxy Buds+ cases and help you prevent any damage to your wireless earbuds against accidental drops and scuffs. The Galaxy Buds+ are made out of plastic and they’re prone to scratch very easily, especially if you’re the type of person that likes to throw them in the bag or slip them in your pocket in the morning rush – I’m certainly that person, and … Read more

Amazon plans to enroll many of its hardware devices that are operated in the United States, including many Echo devices and Ring Spotlight and Floodlight Cams, into its Amazon Sidewalk system on June 8, 2021. Amazon Sidewalk is a shared network. According to Amazon, it is used to make devices work better, e.g. by extending the working range of devices, keeping devices running even if outside the range of the wireless network of the home, or finding pets. One of the ideas behind Sidewalk is that devices may continue to operate even if they lose access to the local wireless network; this works best in neighborhoods with lots of Amazon … Read more

Tab Management extensions are handy when you want to switch between tabs, find a specific one, organize them, etc. Things get slightly difficult if you want to select several tabs from the same domain. Select Tabs is a new Firefox extension that helps you select multiple tabs of the same site, with just two-clicks. With the add-on installed, right-click on a tab, and you should see a new menu item called Select Tabs. It has its own sub-menu, mouse over it to view the list. The first option, Same site, when clicked upon will automatically select all tabs belonging to the same domain (and subdomain). So, if you have a … Read more