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Acer Chromebook Tab 10 review: One big step for Chrome OS

Acer Chromebook Tab 10

$329.99

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The Good

All-day battery life • Durable design

The Bad

Processor is slow for most tasks • Chrome OS is clunky without a physical keyboard

The Bottom Line

The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is a novel step towards a Chrome OS tablet but takes a few missteps. A student is better off going with a full-fledged Chromebook.

Mashable Score2.5

Cool Factor2.0

Learning Curve3.0

Performance2.0

Bang for the Buck3.0

When you hear "Chromebook," there's a general expectation that you’re getting a laptop.

However, the Tab 10, Acer Chromebook's latest release, actually falls under the tablet category. Read more...

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You can now learn how to use photoshop for under £12 with this online course

In the current age of polished selfies and stunning panoramas, it is increasingly important to remind yourself that life isn't as perfect as it can sometimes seem online.

Now, we are aware that the widespread airbrushing of social media is a problem, but who says you can't be a Photoshop crusader, working from the inside to take down this damaging trend? Nobody says this, that's who.

The Adobe Photoshop CC – Essentials Training Course is now available for £11.99, down from the usual price of £29.99. That's a 60% saving.

In this course you will learn everything you need to know about getting started with Photoshop. Now it's important that you don't go overboard and start manipulating your biceps to alien proportions. Nobody will buy it. Learning how to retouch a darkened image might come in handy however. Read more...

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Huawei says its new smartphone chip is faster than Snapdragon in almost every way

Over the years, we've gotten used to two smartphone SoCs (system-on-a-chip) battling for dominance: Apple's A series of chips and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8xx series.

But Huawei's new smartphone chip, the Kirin 980, is poised to usurp that duopoly.

At its press conference ahead of the IFA trade show in Berlin, Huawei unveiled all the details of the new chip that will power its next flagship smartphones (the first in line will be the Huawei Mate 20, which is likely to launch in October).

The presentation started with a list of world firsts for the Kirin 980, and it was a pretty long list. It's the first smartphone chip built with a 7-nanometer process and the first to feature ARM's Cortex-A76 CPU as well as its new Mali-G76 GPU. It's the first SoC to support the ultra-fast 2,133Mhz LPDDR4X memory, and the first with an integrated 1.4Gbps Cat.21 modem, too. Read more...

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Huawei's AI Cube smart speaker doubles as a fast 4G router

Does the world need yet another smart speaker? Probably not, but Huawei's AI Cube, unveiled at the IFA trade show in Berlin on Friday, at least offers something a little different.

The AI Cube is an Alexa-powered smart speaker that also doubles as a 4G router, which makes sense given Huawei's expertise in building communications equipment.

Design-wise, the AI Cube looks like a taller Google Home, with a set of control buttons on top. It won't hurt your eyes, but Huawei's not winning any originality awards for this one (also, you'd expect it to be a cube instead of a cylinder, but we'll let that one slide). Read more...

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Intel’s Whiskey Lake Contains Some Mitigation for Spectre, Meltdown, and Foreshadow

We now have updated information on the Intel Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake launches, first reported earlier this week.

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Best UK deals for Friday: Tassimo coffee machines, Breville kettles, TaoTronics headphones, and more

It's Friday, the sun is shining, and suddenly all is well with the world. Nothing improves a general mood quite like an impending weekend. The Friday feeling is infectious, and it spreads like a welcome disease.

We are already infected, and therefore contractually obliged to spread our cheer with a round-up of the best deals available from across the internet. We have collected the best offers from retailers like Philips, Tassimo, Kenwood, Sodastream, and more.

You can make significant savings on gadgets for the home, small kitchen appliances and stylish accessories. For the kitchen, the SodaStream spirit sparkling water maker is available for just £59.99, down from £99.99. For the thirsty, the Coravin model two elite wine system is down from £279.00 to £165.43. Read more...

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China cuts out gaming time to take care of kids' eyesight - CNET

More bad news for China's huge gaming industry.

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