Mobile computers

Photo: Gizmodo Although reviews have been mixed, we actually like the Logitech G Cloud. It’s an Android-powered handheld designed to play AAA titles through game-streaming services, in addition to mobile games. You can even play retro titles through emulators like RetroArch. The controls are solid, the hardware feels great, the battery life is astounding, and the seven-inch, 1080P screen is easy on the eyes. The handheld feels a little under-powered, though, and struggles with some of the more processor intensive mobile…

Photo: Phillip Tracy/GizmodoEarlier this year, we called the Steam Deck “glorious but unfinished.” Now that it’s got more updates, improving stability and adding better support for docking and external monitors, I’m ready to just call it glorious. Yes, it’s still a touch heavy and drains quickly if you don’t limit the FPS or TDP. But that you can make those tweaks speaks to the customizability of the experience, and lately, I’ve been using it more often than my Switch or my PS5.The beauty to the Steam Deck is that it’s a…

This is one of the only promotional photos that Google has officially released of the Pixel Tablet.Screenshot: GoogleGoogle’s Pixel tablet isn’t supposed to come out until 2023, but we’re already seeing a supposed early unit up for grabs. This leak comes to us from Twitter, though it’s just a collection of screenshots from a Facebook Marketplace post that claims to be selling the announced-but-unreleased Google Pixel Tablet.The listing’s headline doesn’t mince any words: ***NEW***PRE-RELEASE!!! 2023 GOOGLE PIXEL TABLET…

Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoWhen it comes to smartphones, the last couple of years have felt stagnant, regardless of who you get your handsets from. With all the time we were confined to our homes, there was no need to have the latest and greatest as the world slowed down to a relative crawl. Upgraded specs and a better camera seemed tertiary compared to everything else.Then, as we started immunizing and returning to the grind, having a capable smartphone became important again. I even felt inspired to upgrade this year,…

The iPhone 14 Pro Max. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoApple Watch and iPhone users, it’s update day. The iOS 16.2 update is currently rolling out to the iPhone 14 and all other compatible devices. The update includes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud data like Notes and Photos, just as Apple teased at WWDC earlier in the year. Apple says the encryption applies to 23 categories of data and that your information is protected even in a breach. But there’s plenty of other changes, too.New Always-On Display OptionsiOS 16.2…

Every parent excitedly awaits the day when they can share their interests with their child, even gamers. But when that day arrives and your five-year-old is reaching for an expensive wireless controller with peanut butter-covered fingers, you can either let the idea of a pint-sized player two die, or turn a Fisher-Price toddler toy into a kid-friendly game pad.The YouTube channel Retrograde Scene went for the latter route, and after finding a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Game & Learn Controller for cheap from a…

It looks like the type of device you’d stumble across while shopping for gadgets from an airplane magazine, but the Huawei Watch Buds are very real, turning a smartwatch into a charging case for wireless earbuds that are accessible by lifting up the screen.According to The Register, Huawei first revealed its Swiss Army Knife of wearables with a teaser video shared through the Chinese social media platform Weibo on November 29, with the promise of a full reveal today. However, just a day later, the company followed up with…

Photo: LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Getty Images)YouTube users reported the app on iPhones and iPads went down today at about 12:30 p.m., with many saying it repeatedly crashes when they try to open a video. More than 7,500 users reported issues with the app on DownDetector by 3 p.m. and 75 percent of complaints said the issues were with the app itself.The issues have ranged internationally, affecting users in countries outside the U.S. including Canada, Poland, and Sweden.Users who were impacted by the outage have reported that…

Image: Apple, Rakuten Kobo, Samsung, AmazonComing second only to smartphones on modern holiday wish lists, tablets and E Ink devices have evolved over the years to become more than just perfect media consumption tools. Many tablets have grown to become viable alternatives to laptops, with access to productivity tools like spreadsheets and word processors, or stylus compatibility for taking notes and serving as digital canvases for artists. Whether you’ve got an avid reader on your shopping list, a Netflix devotee, a Candy…

Image Source : MICROSOFT POWERPOINT Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft has added a new feature -- 'Portrait mode' in PowerPoint for iPhones and iPad users so that they can easily switch between portrait and landscape mode when creating new slides. "With a shift towards mobile-first content creation, we have heard from many of you that you prefer to do so in Portrait mode.…