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HP Spectre 15 x360 2019 review: Carving a niche in a crowded space

The "gem-cut" design isn't for everybody, but it sure is striking.

"With the newest 10th-gen Intel processors, the new XPS 13 two-in-one will be 2.5 times more powerful than the previous model. It will also support up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of PCIe SSD storage..." #DudeMaybeGetADell? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/dell-adds-top-placed-webcam-to-new-thinner-more-powerful-xps-13-2-in-1/
Dell redesigns XPS 13 2-in-1, adds OLED display panel to XPS 15

Dell also brought its newest gaming design to Alienware m15 and m17 laptops.

"When I reviewed the Levante S last year, I called it a "stunner." A year later, the Levante is still easily the most beautiful SUV or crossover on the market." https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/05/silky-smooth-with-plenty-of-speed-maserati-levante-gts-review/
Silky-smooth with plenty of speed: Maserati Levante GTS review

Maserati takes aim at the Porsche Cayenne Turbo with the $120,000 Levante GTS.

Hmm, is it still Ornithology if you only want to focus on HyperCard birds? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/25-years-of-hypercard-the-missing-link-to-the-web/
30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web

From the archives: Before the World Wide Web did anything, HyperCard did everything.

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"This is the hipster microbrew of the console world, mixing in weird gaming flavors and unique controller ingredients that the Sony/Budweisers and Nintendo/Millers of the world can't." #Playdate https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/why-the-quirky-playdate-portable-could-succeed-where-ouya-failed/
Why the quirky Playdate portable could succeed where Ouya failed

Eclectic, limited ambitions are a key starting point for the odd device.

Hmmm, would you still use Cello instead of whatever copy of IE you have laying around? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/05/before-netscape-forgotten-web-browsers-of-the-early-1990s/
Before Netscape: The forgotten Web browsers of the early 1990s

From the archives: Does anybody remember Erwise? Viola? Cello? Let's reminisce.

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Here are the finalists for 2019’s “Board game of the year” award

Tabletop gaming's highest honor, the Spiel des Jahres, is back.

The Dell XPS 13 remains a nice example of iterative improvements over time—the up-nose webcam is dead, and now the screen is getting some modern 💪 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/dell-adds-top-placed-webcam-to-new-thinner-more-powerful-xps-13-2-in-1/
Dell redesigns XPS 13 2-in-1, adds OLED display panel to XPS 15

Dell also brought its newest gaming design to Alienware m15 and m17 laptops.

Every Google I/O presents a new release of Android, and paired with Google I/O 2019 is Android Q Beta 3. Ron Amadeo didn't find a ton of changes in this beta release—but notably there is a new navigation system. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/digging-into-android-q-beta-3-better-gesture-nav-a-new-update-system-and-more/
Android at I/O 2019: The Project Mainline update system and other highlights

Get ready for a dual-booting, even more modularized Android system.

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