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If asking digital assistants to play music, answer questions, read stories, and tell jokes,tu on lights, lock doors is your thing, then Amazon Echo(3rd Gen) is definitely a great product and in many...

You can now buy a new Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus or a Samsung Galaxy S10e device and get up to $600 discount from Amazon US. You can now save as much as $600 on the purchase of Galaxy...

A month after the last discount, Microsoft’s well-received Surface Headphones are once again $100 off.The headphones, which are appealing especially to developers and other office workers who want to ...

CES 2019 is kicking off next week and we can expect to see what companies have in stock for us at the biggest tech convention of the year. While CES is still undergoing the final preparation stages, ...

It seems everything is coming up roses for Satya Nadella’s Microsoft. After topping Apple to become the most valuable company in the world, the company has come on top of another rating of 890 compan...

In early March we reported that the HP Envy X2 has been delayed and that HP has closed pre-orders for the Snapdragon-powered Always Coected PC.Back in December, HP aounced new ENVY x2, their first Snapdragon-based Windows 10 device at Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit. The device became available for pre-order on the 22nd February with a ship date of the 9th Ma...

This week HP Store deals include up to 25% off the amazing HP Z VR Backpack G1 Workstation.Normally a pricy $3,299.00, use coupon codeHPVRDEAL25 to bring the price down to a more palatable$2,474.25.See that deal at HP here.You can now get 25% off on select consumer laptops $599 or more + free shipping using discount code25SPRING18.The deal runs till tomor...

It looks like Amazon may soon release its official Amazon Music app for Windows 10 devices in Microsoft Store. The Amazon Music app was spotted in Microsoft Store today and as per the listing it will be available only for x86 PCs.The official Amazon Music app is now available for download from Microsoft Store in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. And this app can be downloaded only on x86 PCs for now.Using this app, you will be able to enjoy music from Amazon Music Unlimited, Prime Music, Amazon My Music and the music you have stored locally on your PC.Amazon Music Unlimited:Choose from tens of millions of songs, thousands of curated playlists and stations, and get...

It looks like Amazon may soon release its official Amazon Music app for Windows 10 devices in Microsoft Store. The Amazon Music app was spotted in Microsoft Store today and as per the listing it will be available only for x86 PCs. Using this app, you will be able to enjoy music from Amazon Music Unlimited, Prime Music, Amazon My Music and the music you have stored locally on your PC.Amazon Music Unlimited:Choose from tens of millions of songs, thousands of curated playlists and stations, and get personalized recommendationsStream weekly new releases from today’s most popular artistsExclusive Prime member pricingPrime Music:Enjoy a curated catalog of two million songs, playlists, and stations...

Amazon’s Echo Look companion app –is getting updates from Amazon to improve voice support and more.With the Echo Look’s new update users can organise their clothing with the Collections tool. You can tag them according to options like colour, or even occasion. Whether users would want to put in the time to do this, of course, is another matter.Amazon seems to have taken this into consideration, adding a feature that automatically curates your catalogued clothes into themed Collections like weather, so you don’t have to.The firm is also adding in support for Vogue and GQ content. You’ll be able to see articles from Vogue and GQ in the app’s home screenfor those times you’re lost on what outfi...

HP today aounced a couple of new ZBook mobile workstations. HP claims that the new ZBook 14u is the world’s thiest mobile workstation.The ZBook 14u/15u will be highly durable as they passed two additional MIL-STD tests for bench handling and crash hazard shock for unpredictable conditions. HP has made them easily serviceable than previous generations.The ZBook 14u/15u also features a world-facing, noise-cancelling microphone, which removes unwanted sounds when in individual mode or enhances for 360-degree voice pick-up when in conference mode.TheHP ZBook 14u/15umobile workstationsnow come with the popular HP Sure View integrated privacy screen. And they are powered by 8th generation Intel Co...

In addition to theupdated HP EliteBook 800 series anda couple of new ZBook mobile workstations, HP today also aounced theall-new HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 and four new HP 4K displays.The second genHP Thunderbolt Dockoffers power (up to 100W), supports up to two 4K displays. HP says that this is the world’s first Thunderbolt dock featuring an optional audio conferencing module. This module can be used in closed offices, small huddle rooms, or focus rooms through a single cord.This audio conferencing module has one-touch keys to control Skype calls. This dock comes with threeUSB 3.0 ports, an audio jack, aKensingtonlock slot, a gigabit Etheet port, a VGA port, two DisplayPorts, an USB-C DisplayPo...

HP today aounced the updated best-selling HP EliteBook 800 series. First of all, HP is bringing its premium design language previously available on the HP EliteBook 1000 series to EliteBook 800 series. These laptops come with chiseled linear wedge profiles and anodized aluminum covers for sleek and strong build quality. One unique feature which is as part of EliteBook 800 series is the new ultra-bright display that automatically adapts to changing light conditions.The EliteBook 800 series is the world’s first notebooks with a world-facing, noise-cancelling microphone. The new microphone removes unwanted sounds when in individual mode or enhances for 360-degree voice pick-up when in conferenc...

Microsoft Edge has often held a *ahem* edge, over Google’s Chrome due to support for smoother scrolling via Windows’ Precision Touchpad support and better battery life.Google has swiftly closed the gap in the latter with improvements to Chrome’s battery management made late last year, and may be on the cusp of eliminating the former advantage as well.XDA Developers has found code from Google in recent Chromium commits indicating impending support for Precision touchpads with patchesfor direct manipulation and pinch to zoom support being worked on this month.It’s not exactly clear when Google will roll out this changes to consumer builds of Chrome, but the advantage to users of premium laptop...

To close out the first month of 2018, Amazon is discounting dozens of video games for regular customers, though some are only available for Amazon Prime members. While this sale includes everything from 3DS games to PlayStation 4 games, we’ll just list some of the best Xbox deals you can find below (via DualShockers). Many of these titles are being offered for a discount of 50% off or more. These games range from immersive sims to action-adventures and everything in between. The aforementioned titles are just a short list of some of the best Xbox One game deals you can find in the sale right now. If you happen to be interested in other platforms like the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, PC, or PlaySta...

At CES 2018, HP today aounced the new Z 3D Camera that will allow users to capture and digitize 3D objects, 2D documents, and live video.The new Z 3D Camera can be attached to a PC monitorminimizing desktop space. The Z 3D will allow users to create life-like digital images by rotating any object in their hands or positioning under the camera. The SLAM tracking and scaing technology constructs the 3D model in real time. It can be also used inPBR and VR workflows as users can use it to scan objects with computer-graphics-friendly resolutions that maintain separate texture maps for physical-based rendering (PBR) and Virtual Reality (VR) applications. In addition to 3D capture capability, Z 3D...

Microsoft was first with releasing Intel’s fix for the recently discovered processor flaws for their Surface line of laptops and tablets, and now it seems HP may be next. Users are reporting that HP has started publishing updated BIOS for some of their laptops on their website confirmed via a Powershell verification script to include a fix for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities in Intel’s x86 processors. Unfortunately, it appears HP has not started pushing out the fixes, so, for now, users will need to check HP’s support website for updates to their BIOS. TheMeltdown and Spectre Side-Chael Vulnerability exploit design flaws in processor speculative execution, normally used to speed u...

The success of the Amazon Echo took the company a bit by surprise, but since then Amazon has not sat on their laurels and is rumoured to currently have up to 5000 staff working on their digital assistant ecosystem. The latest fruits of their labour is the “Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit,” which would allow the smart assistant to be used in Inteet of Things solutions such as microwave ovens, headphones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, other audio devices. Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit is a more lightweight alteative to Amazon’s earlierAVS Device SDK, offering companies a more “lightweight method to build on-the-go products,” explains Amazon. It works via a Bluetooth coection with your phone rather ...

HP yesterday aounced a worldwide voluntary safety recall and replacement program for certain laptop batteries. These batteries may overheat posing a fire and bu hazard to customers. If you own an affected HP device, it is extremely important to get it replaced from HP. The following table provides a list of HP products affected by this recall. ProBook HP Probook 640 G2 HP ProBook 640 G3 HP ProBook 645 G2 HP ProBook 645 G3 HP ProBook 650 G2 HP ProBook 650 G3 HP ProBook 655 G2 HP ProBook 655 G3 ZBook HP ZBook 17 G3 HP ZBook 17 G4 HP ZBook Studio G3 x360 HP x360 310 G2 Pavilion HP Pavilion x360 Envy HP ENVY m6 11 HP 11 Notebook PC In some of the above devices, the batteries are inteal, which m...

In August 2017 Microsoft and Amazon aounced that the Amazon Alexa voice assistant will soon offer a Cortana skill, allowing Echo owners to access information which is only available via Microsoft’s own voice assistant service. Users will be able to say“Alexa, Open Cortana” followed by their command such as “When is the next budget review” which is only available to Microsoft’s AI. The service will also work vice versa, allowing Cortana users to access Alexa skills. The integration was supposed to arrive in 2017, but it appears that the two companies missed the deadline. Thurrott.com chased them up and asked for a comment regarding the delay. While neither company committed to a specific dat...