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  1. Huawei Matebook 13 review: A cheaper Matebook X Pro with killer performance

    Despite company turmoil, Huawei continues to go after a slice of the US laptop market. Following the release of the Matebook X Pro last year, the Chinese company debuted the Matebook 13 today. The thin-and-light notebook promises to be lighter on...

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  2. Withings Pulse HR review: A longer-lasting competitor to Fitbit’s Alta HR

    Withings has returned as its own company after a short stint under Nokia, and it's brought out some new fitness trackers to take on the top contenders. The $129 Withings Pulse HR looks and acts much like Fitbit's Alta HR: its svelte, rectangular...

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  3. Huawei Watch GT review: When hardware and software don’t mesh

    Only a handful of wearable operating systems exist today. Dominating the market are watchOS and Wear OS, unsurprisingly so, as they accompany the two most popular smartphone operating systems. But there are a few challengers out there, like Samsung's...

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  4. Pixel Slate review: Paying the “Google” premium for Chrome OS

    Google spent a lot of time and effort trying to convince everyone that Chrome OS isn't just for laptops. The fruits of the company's labor have been slowly revealing themselves over the past year through software updates and the few Chrome OS tablets...

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  5. Mac mini review—a testament to Apple’s stubbornness

    This is probably not the byline you were expecting for a review of some Apple hardware. It comes as a bit of a shock to both of us, to be honest, but here we are: I have a Mac mini on my desk, along with a Magic Trackpad and Magic Keyboard. It's all...

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  6. Review: Intel’s 9th Gen Core i9 9900K processor hits 5GHz—just at a price

    Intel’s latest has performance to spare for gamers and power users.

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  7. Acer Swift 7 review: Thinness above all else demands many compromises

    The tech industry is obsessed with making things thin, and Acer is no exception. The company bills the new Swift 7 as the world's thinnest laptop, measuring 8.98mm thick at its widest point. Designed for professionals and frequent travelers, this...

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  8. 2018 iPad Pro review: “What’s a computer?”

    The iPad Pro raises the bar for performance, but has too many other limitations.

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  9. iPhone XR review: Keeping compromises to a minimum

    Apple’s slightly cheaper handset is the best new iPhone for most people.

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  10. Puppy Cube mini-review: 720p limits the potential, but it works surprisingly well

    This projector would be great for camping trips, but it won't replace your TV at home.

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  11. Garmin Vivosmart 4 review: An affordable band for easy fitness, SpO2 data

    Fitness tech companies, particularly Fitbit and Garmin, want to monitor the level of oxygen in your blood. It's a metric that could help spot signs of sleep apnea and other breathing-related problems, so companies have been scrambling to perfect...

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  12. Lenovo Yoga C930 2-in-1 review: Hidden features in all the right places

    Lenovo is making some changes to its premium lineup—though only diehard fans (and a tech reporter) may notice. Instead of the "Yoga" moniker denoting only convertibles and flexible PCs, Lenovo will now use the name on all of its premium consumer...

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  13. Pixel 3 XL review—Google software deserves better than this hardware

    The best camera ever, really great performance, and dated, greasy hardware.

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  14. Fitbit Charge 3 review: Peppering a fitness tracker with smartwatch powers

    Fitbit contracted smartwatch fever last year. And since the debut of its Ionic smartwatch, the company's signature fitness trackers haven't made as many waves as they once did. That's due in part to users embracing the smartwatch more as the...

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  15. Echo Show 2018 review: Seeing is believing, and there’s a lot more to see

    Lost among the slew of Amazon's recent device announcements was an update to the Echo Show. While Amazon absolutely mentioned the second-generation smart display, you may have overlooked it completely amidst all the other devices that debuted: a new...

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  1. iPhone XS and XS Max review: Big screens, big performance, big lenses, big prices

    With last year's iPhone X, Apple introduced the most significant redesign to the iPhone since the iPhone 4. All three of the phones Apple announced this fall—the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR—are modeled after that blueprint.

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  2. Review: Google’s Wear OS 2.0 can’t fix its obsolete smartwatch hardware

    Google's major Wear OS revamp is out today, and soon it will arrive on most devices released in the past year and a half (although Ars has already spent a week with a pre-release version of the OS). In the face of relentless competition from the...

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  3. Apple Watch Series 4 review: A bigger, better watchOS experience

    The fourth iteration of the Apple Watch still looks like a tiny iPhone on your wrist, but for many, it was the most exciting device announced at Apple's event earlier this month. A larger screen, faster performance with improved sensors, fall...

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  4. macOS 10.14 Mojave: The Ars Technica review

    Dark Mode and iOS apps make this desert-themed release feel surprisingly verdant.

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  5. Review: HP’s Chromebook x2 could convince me to go all-in on Chrome OS

    As the public embraces Chrome OS, OEMs have begun to incorporate Google's operating system into their products in new ways. Soon, Chromebooks won't be just the cheap laptops you buy for your kids as an alternative to a more expensive macOS or Windows...

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  6. WireGuard VPN review: A new type of VPN offers serious advantages

    WireGuard is a new type of VPN that aims to be simpler to set up and maintain than current VPNs and to offer a higher degree of security. The software is free and open source—it's licensed GPLv2, the same license as the Linux kernel—which is...

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  7. A review of Monitor-IO, a little gadget that wants to talk about your Internet

    Is this an IRL butter-passing bot whose entire existence is doing an insignificant task?

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  8. ROLI Songmaker Kit mini-review: Rediscovering my musical roots with fancy new tech

    Can you find the expressiveness of a guitar in a MIDI controller?

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  9. Galaxy Tab S4 review: Even Samsung’s Dex desktop can’t save Android tablets

    OEMs are trying to make tablets that can replace your laptop, but most of us know that tablets can't really do such a thing for power users. However, these new devices try to balance portability and power, giving users a device that's easier to take...

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  10. The Surface Go reviews are in, and… they’re a bit all over the place

    Surface Go—Microsoft's 10-inch, $399 tablet—launches today in 25 markets. Many publications around the Web have had a couple of days to review Microsoft's latest attempt at a cheap(ish) computer, and opinions are surprisingly varied.

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  11. Garmin Fenix 5S Plus review: So capable, so enviable, so expensive

    It may not look like it on the surface, but Garmin's new Fenix 5 Plus fitness watches are quite different from last year's models. Yes, they still have a design that tries to mesh sport and style as seamlessly as possible, but inside the 5S, 5, and...

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  12. Lenovo Smart Display review: The Google Assistant now has a face

    The first Android Things device is now available; Google is officially firing shots at Amazon's Echo-everywhere mentality with Lenovo's help. Lenovo's Smart Display is much like Amazon's Echo Show: a screen-toting smart speaker that carries not...

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  13. 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro review: Better, faster, stronger?

    We’re well into an effort by Apple to win over pro Mac users who have been dissatisfied with recent design and technology choices. But even as many of those users have expressed frustration, MacBook Pro sales have been relatively strong.

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  14. Nokia 6.1 Review—The best answer to “What Android phone should I buy?”

    HMD does nearly everything right with this $269 wonder phone.

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  15. Acer Chromebook Tab 10 review: Chrome OS revives Google’s tablet future

    Chrome OS took over schools with clamshells, but now Google is shaking things up with slabs. After a spring announcement, Acer has built the first Chrome OS tablet, the $329 Chromebook Tab 10, to give teachers and students a more flexible device to...

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