HP’s Elite Folio is the first laptop we’ve seen to be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Arm chip, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2. Yes, the Gen 2—supposedly a faster, more powerful upgrade to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx. Is it? We tested the HP Elite Folio and the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 chip to find out just how fast it is.This isn’t a formal review. What we did was to take HP’s elegant, vegan-leather-wrapped tablet and run a few early tests on it, to draw some immediate comparisons to previous reviews. Wh
This IEH delivers gorgeous sound with no drawbacks whatsoever—except maybe the price. https://www.techhive.com/article/3618052/sennheiser-ie-300-headphone-review.html#tk.rss_all
Samsung's QN90A Neo QLED TV marries mini-LED backlighting and quantum dots to produce the company's most vivid 4K UHD image yet. https://www.techhive.com/article/3616701/samsung-qn90a-tv-review.html#tk.rss_all
Family members can now get broadcasts from Google Assistant even when they’re not near a Google smart speaker. Also: Family Bell gets a much-needed update. https://www.techhive.com/article/3618009/google-assistant-broadcast-feature-can-now-reach-you-from-your-phone.html#tk.rss_all
Most security experts agree that two-factor authentication (2FA) is a critical part of securing your online accounts. Google agrees, but it’s taking an extra step: It’s making two-factor authentication mandatory, and will start requiring it on Google accounts.In a way, Google sees two-factor authentication as a replacement for passwords, which Mark Risher, Google’s director of product management for identity and user security, in a statement called “the single biggest threat to your online se
Roku loses YouTube TV: Here are the alternatives for cord cutters https://www.techhive.com/article/3617870/what-cord-cutters-should-do-about-roku-losing-youtube-tv.html#tk.rss_all
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos, and Adam Patrick Murray dive deep into Ryzen machinations and rumors about “Ti” refreshes for not one, not two, but three of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX graphics cards.Gordon kicks things off by explaining how AMD’s impossible-to-find Ryzen 9 5900X somehow made Amazon’s top-selling list, and why that inspires hope for future availability—but you won’t be able to run it on an older X370 motherboard. Maybe that’s a good thing though!To read th
Q: I need to set up an elderly relative with a computer for times when a smartphone doesn’t cut it—printing information from websites and documents, mainly. I’ve got an old machine from 2007 that still works, and it’ll have to do since I’ve been ordered not to spend “any money whatsoever” on this project. Got any tips on making this machine semi-pleasant to use? I’m willing to spend a little on hardware upgrades and lie about it later.A: You shouldn’t need to drop much cash on that machine to
Sometimes the best software tools are built right into the operating system you’re already using.Case in point is Windows 10’s Clipboard History tool, which lets you store multiple items at a time for copying and pasting. While there’s no shortage of third-party clipboard managers for Windows—many of which cost money—Microsoft’s own option might be all you need. It’s especially handy if you’re often juggling a lot of text or images, and find yourself re-copying and pasting the same items repe
First, the bad news: Security researchers recently discovered five high-severity flaws in Dell’s firmware update driver—and they’ve been pushed to customer computers ever since 2009. Now the good news: A fix is already (finally?) available for people who own Dell desktops, laptops, and tablets.You’ll want to take advantage if you’re affected, as the secretive code won’t stay a secret for long.“These multiple high severity vulnerabilities in Dell software could allow attackers to escalate priv