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Engadget
3 days ago
- Engadget
Engadget Podcast: Reviewing our favorite VPNs and M3GAN 2.0
This week, I chat with Sam Chapman, Engadget's new security reporter who's been reviewing VPNs and related products. He dives into what led him to security, the VPNs he likes the most and his thoughts on potential cyberattacks. Additionally, we discuss Microsoft's latest news around the Windows 10 Extended Security Update, and Devindra explains why M3GAN 2.0 absolutely rules. iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Host: Devindra Hardawar Guests: Sam Chapman Producer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.
Engadget
25-05-2025
- Business
- Engadget
Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air M4 drops to $850 for Memorial Day
If you've been eyeing Apple's new MacBook Air with the M4 chip, now's a good time to scoop one up. The 13-inch model (16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is over $100 off its usual starting price of $999 in a Memorial Day sale on Amazon — and a coupon available for three of the four colors brings the price down even further to $850. That applies to the 13-inch M4 MacBook Air in Midnight, Silver and Sky Blue. The Starlight variant is on sale too, but with no additional coupon, making it $899. Models with higher storage options are on sale too, also with savings of more than $100 and a coupon for certain colors. The model with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD is down to around $1,050 from its usual $1,199, while the version above that (24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is around $1,250 compared to the normal $1,399 price tag. The prices are unbeatable for the laptop that's only been out for a few months, and is our pick for the best MacBook you can get in 2025. The 13-inch MacBook Air M4 was released in March and scored a 92 in our review. Engadget's Devindra Hardawar called it "a nearly flawless ultraportable," especially with a starting price that's lower than what we've seen in earlier models. It weighs just 2.7 pounds and measures 0.44 inches thick, but is a fast and capable laptop with a bright display and impressive battery life. In Engadget's tests, the 13-inch MacBook Air lasted for more than 18 hours with HD video running. Even the base model should be fine for most users, with a 10-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine. As Devindra noted in his review, this year's 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs are "zippy, wonderfully light and can last well beyond a full day of work." Check out our coverage of the best Apple deals for more discounts, and follow @EngadgetDeals on X for the latest tech deals and buying advice.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Morning After: Computex's new laptops from ASUS, Razer and more
If you've been holding out for the latest 2025 PC models and graphics card loadouts, Computex is usually when you have to check your bank balance. The PC-centric tech show in Taiwan has kicked off with a barrage of new laptops from the likes of Razer, ASUS and Acer. ASUS has revealed the new ROG Zephyrus G14, with a 14-inch (of course) screen at 3K resolution, a refresh rate of 120Hz, 500 nits of peak brightness and Dolby Vision support. The G14 can be outfitted with up to an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with 12 cores and 24 threads and an AMD XDNA NPU with up to 50 TOPS. The graphics card maxes out with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, while RAM options go up to 64GB and on-board storage up to 2TB. Meanwhile, Razer's new Blade 14 laptops will arrive with RTX 5000 series cards, while still remaining thin, thin, thin. Those NVIDIA cards can tap into the company's DLSS 4 tech to provide 'the highest quality gaming experience possible in a 14-inch' laptop, according to Razer. The laptops have AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processors that can achieve up to 50 TOPS. And if you're feeling even more lavish, there's also the bigger Blade 18, which you can load out with the RTX 5090. And then there's Acer, which is doing something special with thermal interface materials. — Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivereddirect to your inbox. Subscribe right here! 23andMe bought by Regeneron in court auction The best robot vacuum for 2025 The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender gets hit with its second delay More original Switch games are getting a Switch 2 makeover. Although their enhancements are subtler than the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, at least these will be free. Nintendo's list includes some of the console's best games: Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. It also has the platform's top-down Zelda titles: Echoes of Wisdom and Link's Awakening. A pair of Pokémon games makes the cut: Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Continue reading. LG's 27-inch 1440p UltraGear OLED monitor is as close to gaming nirvana as fps-hungry players can get. Topping out at a 480Hz refresh rate means it can actually display up to 480 fps. Devindra is already obsessed with it — 240Hz can go to bed. Continue reading.
Engadget
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
The Morning After: Computex's new laptops from ASUS, Razer and more
If you've been holding out for the latest 2025 PC models and graphics card loadouts, Computex is usually when you have to check your bank balance. The PC-centric tech show in Taiwan has kicked off with a barrage of new laptops from the likes of Razer, ASUS and Acer. ASUS has revealed the new ROG Zephyrus G14, with a 14-inch (of course) screen at 3K resolution, a refresh rate of 120Hz, 500 nits of peak brightness and Dolby Vision support. The G14 can be outfitted with up to an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with 12 cores and 24 threads and an AMD XDNA NPU with up to 50 TOPS. The graphics card maxes out with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, while RAM options go up to 64GB and on-board storage up to 2TB. Meanwhile, Razer's new Blade 14 laptops will arrive with RTX 5000 series cards, while still remaining thin, thin, thin . Those NVIDIA cards can tap into the company's DLSS 4 tech to provide 'the highest quality gaming experience possible in a 14-inch' laptop, according to Razer. The laptops have AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processors that can achieve up to 50 TOPS. And if you're feeling even more lavish, there's also the bigger Blade 18, which you can load out with the RTX 5090. And then there's Acer, which is doing something special with thermal interface materials. — Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! More original Switch games are getting a Switch 2 makeover. Although their enhancements are subtler than the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom , at least these will be free. Nintendo's list includes some of the console's best games: Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe . It also has the platform's top-down Zelda titles: Echoes of Wisdom and Link's Awakening . A pair of Pokémon games makes the cut: Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Continue reading. LG's 27-inch 1440p UltraGear OLED monitor is as close to gaming nirvana as fps-hungry players can get. Topping out at a 480Hz refresh rate means it can actually display up to 480 fps. Devindra is already obsessed with it — 240Hz can go to bed. Continue reading.
Engadget
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
Engadget Podcast: Surface Pro 12-inch and a chat with (Google) X's Astro Teller
This week we're diving into the new 12-inch Surface Pro, which, alongside the 13-inch Surface Laptop, is a foray into smaller Surface hardware. You can thank Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus chips for that. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Igor Bonifacic explore the compromises Microsoft had to make for these devices, and they dive into the rumors around Half Life 3 and the leaked photos of Microsoft and ASUS's potential Xbox handheld. Also, Devindra chats with the head of Google's X division, Astro Teller, about the past and future of the "moonshot factory." This embedded content is not available in your region. iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Surface Pro 12-inch review: less weight, less power? – 2:04 ASUS' Xbox handheld photos leak in FCC filing – 21:39 OpenAI restructures business, announces plan for hostile takeover-proof public benefit corp – 26:14 The EPA announces plans to shut down the Energy Star Program – 31:16 Telemessage, a Signal clone favored by Trump administration officials has been hacked – 34:44 Samsung subsidiary buys Masimo and now it owns all the fancy speakers – 36:35 Half-Life 3 is fully formed and playable?! – 40:59 Around Engadget – 49:53 Pop culture picks – 51:42 Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Igor Bonifacic Producer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.
