As Apple’s new highly effective mini-desktop, the Mac Studio, arrives, Intel’s very personal collection of tiny desktop PCs, the common-or-garden NUC, has reappeared.
The NUC 12 Extreme is mainly a barely upgraded model of final yr’s NUC 11 Extreme, which was notable for being the primary of its sort that might match a full-sized desktop graphics card. Now it has Intel’s hybrid Twelfth-gen desktop processors, which promise to be an enormous improve over final yr’s CPUs. The NUC 12 Extreme is probably not as tiny as earlier fashions, however it could possibly slot in a full-sized desktop GPU. There is a few groundwork you’d should do your self, like including your personal RAM, SSD and GPU, nevertheless it can be simply upgraded over time. Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar was impressed. Read his full assessment right here.
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‘Chrono Trigger’ simply acquired an replace for ultrawide PC screens
The sport’s nearly 30 years outdated.
Earlier this week, Square Enix up to date the Steam model of Chrono Trigger for the primary time in 4 years. It provides assist for 21:9 resolutions, “improved” D-pad controls and a handful of different high quality of life adjustments. The addition of ultrawide display assist is especially notable because it’s fairly uncommon. For occasion, 2022’s Elden Ring doesn’t include native 21:9 assist.
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Samsung’s subsequent Galaxy cellphone occasion is on March seventeenth
Think A collection, not foldables.
Samsung has began sending out invites to the Galaxy A Event, the place it’ll unveil its newest mid-range smartphones. The tech large launched the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 on the identical day final yr. Samsung isn’t stopping: This comes simply over a month after the corporate launched its flagship Galaxy S22 collection.
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Apple stops promoting LG’s $1,299 UltraPositive 5K Display
Because the corporate introduced its personal Studio Display.
Days after discontinuing the 27-inch iMac, Apple has additionally stopped promoting one among LG’s UltraPositive shows. If you go to the corporate’s web site, it not lists the 27-inch 5K mannequin that retailed for $1,299 earlier than its removing. LG has seemingly stopped promoting the monitor as effectively, with its web site indicating it’s “out of stock.”
Unsurprisingly, the 27-inch mannequin’s removing from the Apple Store is available in the identical week Apple introduced its new Studio Display. Starting at $1,599, the monitor contains a 5K retina panel with P3 huge coloration gamut protection and 600 nits of brightness. It’s additionally 27 inches.
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Engadget Podcast: Apple goes Super Ultra
We dive into the iPhone SE, M1 Ultra and Mac Studio.
In Friday’s episode, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into all of the information from Apple’s first 2022 occasion. They speak in regards to the iPhone SE, the brand new iPad Air and talk about who precisely the Mac Studio is geared toward. Not to say the newest on Android 12L, the Magic Leap 2 and fond reminiscences of illicit filesharing providers.
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