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Vivo X90 Pro Plus review: This kitchen sink phone sets a high bar for 2023 flagships

The Vivo X90 Pro+ packs some of the newest and best mobile tech in one big, slightly garish package.

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The Vivo X90 Pro+ is an overkill phone in every sense of the word. From the unnecessarily long name to the tacky over-branding on its backside; the gigantic camera bump to the cutting-edge components used, it's the so-called "kitchen sink" phone because Vivo seemingly threw every mobile tech possible at it. In all my years of reviewing smartphones, only a few devices have hit the scene with this much "new" hardware: the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. The Vivo X90 Pro+ joins the list.

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AetherSX2 is the best way to play PlayStation 2 games on your Android smartphone

AetherSX2 is the best way to play PlayStation 2 games on your Android smartphone, and we've been testing it out. Check it out here!

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PlayStation 2 emulation has been in a weird place on Android for a long, long time. While it's been possible to emulate the system on your smartphone using a certain emulator available on the Play Store, allegations of stolen code and unethical business practices meant many, ourselves included, refused to promote the app, even if it was the best way to play them. Now, AetherSX2 is the best way to play PlayStation 2 games on your Android smartphone. It's free, it's fast, and you can now download it from the Google Play Store. You just need a smartphone with top-of-the-line specifications.

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Huawei Mate 50 Pro review: Doing everything right, but is that enough?

The Huawei Mate 50 Pro is the best phone that Huawei has ever made, but that might not matter to a lot of people.

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One of my favorite Android OEMs of all time is Huawei. It's always been a hardware king, packing incredible specifications into devices that were ahead of their time and giving us a window into what Android could be.

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Oppo Find N2 hands-on: The lightest foldable deserves a release outside China

The Oppo Find N2 is an excellent smaller-sized alternative to the Galaxy Z Fold 4. Oppo really should consider launching this outside China.

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The foldable scene is so competitive inside China that it seems like each new release has to set a new foldable hardware benchmark so there can be a marketing angle. This summer's Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 was "the thinnest foldable phone ever". The recently launched Honor Magic Vs has "the largest battery in a foldable phone". And now comes the Oppo Find N2, whose 233g weight makes it the "lightest horizontal foldable" yet (clamshells are excluded).

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AMD launched two graphics cards today, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. In this review, we're going to be looking at the latter. Replacing the outgoing RX 6900 series, these new graphics cards are built on the company's RDNA 3 architecture. As a dig at NVIDIA's current pricing fiasco, AMD's new flagship 7900 GPUs are designed to offer solid 4K gaming experiences for less than $1,000.

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX review: A substantial step-up for RDNA 3

AMD hits back at NVIDIA's mighty RTX 40 series GPUs.

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Today's an exciting day as XDA-Developers has the new AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX in the house! Billed as a much-improved successor to the outgoing RX 6900 series, these new graphics cards are built on the company's RDNA 3 architecture. The flagship 7900 GPU was designed by AMD to offer the ultimate gaming experience for less than $1,000. Is this a subtle dig at NVIDIA's RTX 40 series pricing? Only the performance will tell!

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Google Pixel 7 display review: Tempering expectations

At its price point, can the OLED of Google's base offering compete with those of other companies?

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Launching at $599, the Pixel 7 is Google's base offering that's seated between the company's flagship and budget phones. It's still one of the most bang-for-your-buck phones in 2022 thanks to having the same excellent main camera sensor and processing as the Pro model. If you want a competitive point-and-shoot camera with Google's software experience, the Pixel 7 is a great choice.

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Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Gen 2 review: A simple tablet that just works

The second-gen version of the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro is a refresh of an already-popular tablet with a switch to MediaTek in tow.

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Android tablets aren't exactly considered the best tablets around, and very few are worthy of being compared to the likes of the juggernaut that is the iPad. However, a couple of decent ones spring to mind, and one of those is the first Lenovo Tab P11 Pro. It was a tablet that you could actually try out the Android 12L beta on, and it packed some decent specifications at a good price. Now the company has come out with a second-generation Tab P11 Pro, which has some improvements over its predecessor.

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HP Omen 16 (2022) review: Great for gaming, but not much else

HP's latest gaming laptop packs a lot of power and a capable cooling system for all your gaming needs, as long as you stay plugged in.

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HP's Omen brand makes some great gaming laptops, and the latest Omen 16 is another great addition to the lineup. This model packs 12th-generation Intel Core processors and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, which can handle just about any game, even on this very sharp Quad HD display. The cooling system also helps with that, and it can move a lot of air around, though it can get a bit loud when it goes full throttle.

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Honor Magic Vs hands-on: Finally, some competition for Samsung foldables

Samsung has a monopoly on the large foldable space right now, but Honor can change that.

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Honor has a new foldable phone called the Magic Vs, and unlike its previous one or existing foldables from Chinese brands such as Xiaomi or Oppo, it'll launch "globally" in Q1 2023. Honor has not announced specific markets, but the list will very likely include countries like the U.K, Germany, Spain, Singapore, and Malaysia (and almost certainly, not the U.S.). Even if market availability isn't as wide as the word "globally" usually implies, this is still a noteworthy launch because the Honor Magic Vs will finally give Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 some competition on a global scale.

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One Xplayer Mini Pro review: A powerful, but expensive Steam Deck competitor

With an AMD Ryzen 7 processor and RDNA2 graphics, the One Xplayer Mini Pro can run a lot of games very well, but it may be hard to justify.

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The original One Xplayer Mini that I reviewed earlier this year was a great handheld PC focused on gaming, but this Pro model ups the ante in a few ways. Most notably, it now has an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, which is a major upgrade thanks to the inclusion of RDNA2-based integrated graphics. This is the same graphics technology inside the Steam Deck, which it makes this a very compelling device.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 review: Even more power in an iconic ThinkPad design

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 delivers a ton of performance in a business-style package, though the design isn't for everyone.

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The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme is a very interesting laptop. It comes in that iconic ThinkPad design that's loved by long-time fans of the brand (not me, though), yet it packs a ton of power that makes more sense for a gaming rig than a business laptop. Of course, the idea is that this is a laptop for creative professionals, though I'm left wondering if the people working in design and other creative areas wouldn't also want something that looks and feels a bit more modern than the ThinkPad chassis.

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OnePlus Nord N300 5G review: A basic phone you can get for free

The Nord N300 5G is an entry-level phone that does what it's supposed to do — just don't expect anything more

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When OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei launched the Nord series two years ago, he said he wanted to strip away superfluous smartphone features and "get back to basics."

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iPhone 14 Pro Max display review: The pinnacle of OLED

Cutting-edge hardware meets display engineering prowess and color science in the single most impressive screen I've seen on any phone.

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There's a common saying in the tech bubble that is often met with polarizing feelings: "Apple isn't usually the first to adopt any particular type of technology, but when it does, Apple usually does it right."

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Microsoft Adaptive Accessories review: Making your PC much easier to use

Microsoft Adaptive Accessories don't just make PCs more accessible. They also enable enhanced productivity.

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Microsoft's mission statement is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Yet, some can't experience certain technologies because they aren't inclusive for those with disabilities. It's why Microsoft recently released the Surface Adaptive Kit and also sells the Xbox Adaptive Controller for Surface and Xbox users. Now, we have new entries designed for use with any PC or laptop: Microsoft Adaptive Accessories.

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Razer Blade 15 (2022) review: Gaming never looked as good as it does on this 240Hz OLED

If you want your games to look great without sacrificing refresh rate, look no further than the Razer Blade 15 OLED.

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In the old days of gaming laptops, OEMs would sacrifice everything they could in the interest of a higher refresh rate. That meant you got washed-out colors and low resolutions just for a few extra frames. With the Razer Blade 15 OLED, you don't have to choose anymore.