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Alienware QD-OLED monitor reveals high price of Samsung’s new tech

Enlarge / Alienware AW3423DW. (credit: Scharon Harding) We now have an idea of how much QD-OLED screens will run you compared to the OLED panels we know today. OLED is already an expensive, high-end display technology, but Samsung’s QD-OLED puts a quantum-dot spin on the tech, promising image enhancement and improved color coverage. We’re still waiting to […]

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Samsung’s giant 14.6-inch Android tablet has a Macbook-style display notch

Enlarge / The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, with S-Pen and outrageously slim bezels. (credit: Samsung) Android tablets might be showing new signs of life thanks to Google’s push with Android 12L, but Samsung never left the Android tablet market. Alongside Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy S22, the company is also revving its tablet line, and […]

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Today’s best deals: Chromecast, Amazon Fire tablets, Kindle Paperwhite, and more

Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best deals from around the web includes a nice discount on Google’s Chromecast with Google TV, as the 4K media streamer is currently down to $40 at various retailers. This discount has popped up a few times in the past, but […]

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Building a retro-gaming super-console with $100 and a Raspberry Pi: 2022 edition

Enlarge / Raspberry Pi cases like the Argon One won’t look out of place underneath your TV or next to your gaming PC. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Years ago, in the heyday of the NES Classic Edition, we put together a guide to building a retro emulation box with a Raspberry Pi board, the RetroPie operating […]

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The weekend’s best deals: Apple Watch Series 7, LG C1 OLED TV, and more

Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s the weekend, which means it’s time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a new low price on the 45mm version of the Apple Watch Series 7, which is currently down to $370 at various retailers. That’s about $40 off the […]

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Today’s best deals: Apple iPad Air, 400GB MicroSD cards, and more

Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Welcome back to another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a notable discount on Apple’s iPad Air, which is currently down to $500 at Best Buy . We’ve also seen this price at Amazon , but stock there appears to be going in […]

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Mini-review: No, I don’t want to play Dying Light 2 for 500 hours

Enlarge / Every image in this review was captured while playing the near-final retail version on a Windows 10 PC. That includes a shot of this underwhelming mini-boss zombie, who does little more than wave around an oversized weapon while slowly stumbling. The same issue applies to most of the game’s ho-hum zombie cast. (credit: […]

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Mysterious port-less laptop is 7 mm thin

Enlarge / Craob X. (credit: Craob ) As laptops have become thinner and lighter, there have been sacrifices along the way. Often, those sacrifices come in the area of port selection, as ultra-portable laptops keep getting bolder about omitting things like USB-A ports, 3. 5 mm jacks, and SD card readers for the sake of portability and […]

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Peloton launches a $90 forearm-worn heart-rate monitor with LED indicators

Enlarge (credit: Peloton) Peloton has just launched a new forearm-worn heart-rate band that will replace the company’s current chest-strap monitor. The $90 heart-rate monitor (HRM) uses optical sensors rather than the electrodermal ones found on the chest strap it will soon replace. Meant for use with the Peloton suite of exercise equipment, the original HRM […]

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The weekend’s best deals: Steam Lunar New Year Sale, Fitbit trackers, and more

Enlarge It’s the weekend, which means it’s time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best deals from around the web includes a number of sales for Lunar New Year across video game storefronts. Steam looks to have the most sweeping selection of deals for PC gamers, but the Epic Games Store is running […]