Asus Unveils More Powerful ROG Zephyrus G14, G15, and M16 Laptops
Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced an updated trio of its Zephyrus G14, G15, and M16 laptops. The G14 features an all-new display while the G15 and M16 see new CPUs and GPUs.
The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 Laptop Features Two Upgraded Displays
Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced the Zephyrus Duo 15, a dual-screen color-accurate laptop with top-tier, high-performance hardware.
Luna Display Now Lets PCs Use Macs as a Wireless Second Monitor
Astropad has announced version 5.1 of Luna Display which adds a PC-to-Mac mode that allows for up to 5K resolution Mac computers to be used as a second display for PCs.
Intel’s New 12th-Gen Alder Lake CPUs Promise 36% Faster Photo Editing
Intel has announced its first products in the 12th-generation Intel Core lineup, which includes the new Intel Core i9-12900K. It features a new hybrid architecture for leaps in multi-threaded performance, and up to two times faster content creation.
Dell Launches New Powerhouse, Liquid Cooled XPS Desktop PC
Dell has launched what it is calling the most powerful XPS Desktop computer it has ever made. It is packed with 12-gen Intel processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series or AMD GPUs, and is the first XPS to be liquid-cooled.
Luna Display Now Lets You Use an iPad as a Wireless Monitor With a PC
Astropad has announced Luna Display 5.0 which adds support for PCs and allows the use of an iPad as a wireless display with windows devices.
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Review: Small Update, Huge Performance Gain
When Razer announced the "mid-2021" Blade 15 Advanced back in May, it seemed like a standard refresh. The company swapped out the 10th-Gen Intel CPUs in the "early-2021" model for 11th-Gen processors and added a new anti-fingerprint coating to the chassis. No big deal, right? Wrong -- that 11th-Gen processor has allowed Razer to upgrade just about everything under the hood of the latest Advanced model, leading to a huge performance uplift.
Razer Adds Intel 11th-Gen Processors to Razer Blade 15 and 17 Laptops
Razer has announced new versions of its Razer Blade 15 and 17 laptops that feature Intel's latest 11th-generation Core H-Series processors. Razer says that these new laptops have faster performance, faster storage, and Thunderbolt 4.
Google Overhauls Drive Desktop App, Will Connect it to Google Photos
Google says that since more photos are being made every year, it has decided to roll out a number of new features for Drive for desktop and replace the current Backup and Sync with a unified sync client that connects content from across devices and Google Photos.
PhotoWorks 10.0: A Photo Editor That Doesn’t Suck (Your Wits and Wallet Dry)
AMS Software have lately released the 10th version of PhotoWorks, their popular photo editor for PC that has gained quite a recognition in recent years.
Photoshop’s ‘Save As’ Function Has Changed. Here’s Why
As part of its May 2021 release of Photoshop on Desktop -- version 22.4 -- Adobe made a significant change to how the "Save As" command works. Rather than continuing to act as it has across applications on all computers for decades, Adobe altered the basic functionality and has left users baffled.
Samsung Unveils the Galaxy Book Pro Series Windows-Powered Laptops
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 laptops that it says is a "new generation" of mobile computing devices that bring powerful performance mixed with the mobile DNA of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
Astropad Now Supports Using an iPad as a Drawing Tablet on Windows
Astropad has been offering multiple ways to connect and use an iPad with an Apple computer for some time, but today it has announced that it is bringing this functionality to Windows machines as well. Called Project Blue, it allows you to mirror your Windows desktop or use an iPad as a drawing tablet.
Dell’s New $5,000 Monitor for Creatives Can Color Calibrate Itself
Dell has announced the UltraSharp 32 HDR PremierColor Monitor, a $5,000 4K monitor designed for photographers and videographers that promises professional levels of color accuracy combined with excellent contrast. The monitor includes a host of inputs from HDMI to Thunderbolt 3 and has a built-in Calman-powered colorimeter.
2020 Razer Blade 15 Studio Review: Better in Every Way
Only 7 months after releasing the first Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition, the PC maker turned around and released an update. Aesthetically, it's almost identical to its predecessor; but under the hood, you're getting even more horsepower... and that's saying something.
Apple May Reveal Plans to Ditch Intel Later This Month: Report
According to a report in Bloomberg, Apple is about to drop a bombshell at WWDC later this month. After years of speculation, the company is finally ready to reveal its plans to ditch Intel and start using its own ARM-based CPUs in future Mac computers.
Apple May Soon Release a ‘Pro Mode’ that Would Speed Up Your Laptop
According to some code uncovered in Apple's latest Catalina beta, the company may soon debut something called Pro Mode: a setting that could boost the performance of your MacBook Pro, assuming you're okay with less battery life and more noise.
16-Inch MacBook Pro vs Razer Blade 15 Studio: Photo Editing Shootout
Last month, we reached out to Razer to see if they would lend us a Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition for testing. With the 16-inch MacBook Pro just announced and on its way in as well, it seemed like the perfect time to see which top-of-the-line laptop would take the photo editing crown.
How Much RAM Do You Really Need to Edit Photos in Lightroom?
How much RAM do you really need to edit photos in Adobe Lightroom? 8GB? 16GB? 32GB? And how much of a difference would upgrading your current system actually make? Ryan of Signature Edits decided to find out, and he's put together a helpful comparison video to share his results.
Lightroom Shootout: $6,700 iMac Pro vs $5,700 PC
Pye Jirsa over at SLR Lounge recently published a Mac vs PC comparison that answers an important question for photographers: which is better for Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, a powerful iMac Pro or an equivalent custom-built PC?
NVIDIA Unveils New Studio Driver with Support for 10-bit Color for Creatives
NVIDIA has just released the latest version of its Studio Driver, and creatives who use the company's GPUS should take note. According to NVIDIA, the new driver, "delivers the best performance and reliability for creative applications via extensive testing of creator workflows" by adding support for 10-bit color for creatives who use programs like Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
This Guy Built an Ultimate Lightroom Battlestation for $6,000
Hobbyist photographer and Twitter product designer Paul Stamatiou recently decided that his 2-year-old iMac was no longer up to the task of handling his high-res RAW photos in Lightroom. Instead of shelling out $13,199 or $7,128 for a fully loaded iMac Pro or Mac Pro, Stamatiou decided to switch to Windows and build himself a custom Lightroom photo-editing monster.
The HP Z8 PC Can Be Upgraded to an Insane 3TB RAM and 48TB Storage
Need the ultimate workstation for your photo and video editing? HP just launched a new lineup of desktop workstations for you. The latest Z Workstations can be upgraded with mind-boggling hardware specs. The top-of-the-line model is the Z8, followed by the Z6 and Z4.
Microsoft’s New Surface Studio PC is a Creative Dream, Wants to Kill the iMac
The iMac with its beautiful 27-inch high-res screen and minimal design has long been a favorite of many creatives—if not for their studio, then as their home computer. Microsoft's innovative, beautiful new Surface Studio wants to change all that. It wants to kill the iMac.
Instagram is Now On Windows 10, Lets You Upload from Your PC… Sort Of
Instagram Web upload is finally here! Okay not really... but it sort of is. As of today, Instagram is available on Windows 10 tablets and PCs, making it possible for the first time to upload a photo to the photo sharing site from your computer. But there is a catch.
$4,000 PC Destroys $4,000 iMac in Lightroom Performance Test, Report
It's a sad fact for us Mac-lovers, but dollar for dollar, an Apple computer can't keep up with a custom-built PC. And if you have any doubts about the veracity of that claim, a new report by the folks at SLR Lounge should put them to bed.
Airnef: Wirelessly Transfer Photos and Videos from a Nikon to a Computer
Integrated Wi-Fi is quickly becoming a standard for many camera manufacturers who are trying to stay up to date with the latest trends. It took a while for the two giants, Nikon and Canon, to get on board, but most of their latest cameras have been rolling out with wireless connectivity.
If you shoot with a wirelessly-connected Nikon camera, Airnef is an open-source utility for transferring your photos to a Windows, OS X, or Linux computer.
The Palette Cube is Like a Portable Eyedropper Tool for the Real World
Cube is a small new device from the Australian company Palette. Easily sample colors around you using the portable color digitizer and sample them later on your PC or Mac. While the Cube’s central abilities focus on identifying the beautiful colors that surround us every day, it can also be used for color matching and achieving picture-perfect white balance in photos.
Corel ParticleShop: Life-Like Brushes for Photoshop and Lightroom
Corel has just announced ParticleShop, a plugin for Photoshop, Lightroom, and PaintShop Pro that allows users to create photo-realistic effects with a set of ‘life-like brushes’.
It is the first time that the company has introduced their brush technology outside of Corel Painter, which also received a recent upgrade to the ‘2016’ edition. ParticleShop can emulate a number of different effects with only a few brushstrokes, making it a powerful tool for the creative photographer.
RealTimes is a New Cloud Storage Solution for Photo and Video
RealNetworks (remember them?) has announced a new cloud photo and video storage service, RealTimes, which provides an online backup for storing and organizing your favorite memories. The service will be available starting today for iOS, Android, Mac, and PC owners. As with most other services, RealTimes comes in a collection of different flavors depending on how much you are willing to pay.