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Vivaldi 5.0 makes web browsing on Android tablets fun again

Enlarge (credit: Vivaldi) Vivaldi is one of our favorite web browsers, and the company (of the same name) behind it recently announced another major release. Vivaldi 5.0 is now available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and, perhaps most notably given the changes in this release, Android. Version 5 of Vivaldi has some new features for the […]

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Tablet- and foldable-centric Android 12L update now available as a beta

Enlarge / A mockup of Android 12L running on different types and sizes of devices. (credit: Google) Google is taking another run at actually usable Android tablets in the form of Android 12L, which was announced and released as a developer preview back in October. And today, Google has released the first beta build that […]

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Chromebooks on “massive downturn” from pandemic-fueled heights

Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Although PCs are still selling at a greater volume than before the COVID-19 pandemic, demand is starting to drop. In Q3 2021, shipments of laptops, desktops, and tablets dropped 2 percent compared to Q3 2020, according to numbers that researcher Canalys shared on Monday. Interest in Chromebooks dropped the most, with a […]

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Acer launches bacteria-resistant PCs

Enlarge / Acer’s Enduro Urban N3 (above) also comes in blue. (credit: Acer) Acer “antimicrobial” laptops have been around for a few years, but they became particularly relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. During its next@Acer event today, the company announced three new PCs—a laptop, a two-in-one, and a tablet—that will be joining its antimicrobial lineup. […]

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Google I/O 2021 preview: Google resurrects Wear OS and Android tablets?

Enlarge / Sadly the Shoreline Amphitheatre will be empty this year. Google I/O is online-only. (credit: picture alliance / Getty Images) Google I/O 2021 is actually happening this year. But due to a certain worldwide pandemic, it will be all online instead of outside in the sun of Mountain View. Google skipped the 2020 edition […]