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Announced at IFA 2018, the Lenovo Yoga Chromebook has only been available with a 1080p display. Starting today, you can pick up the Yoga Chromebook with a 4K display and backlit keyboard from Lenovo’s website for $899.99. That’s a tough price to swallow for those who aren’t sold on Chrome OS yet. That said, the 15.6-inch display with 3,840 x 2,160 resolution, aluminum build, and powerful internals have the makings for a great experience when navigating Google’s desktop OS. You’ll have to wait a bit to get the 4K version of the Yoga Chromebook, however — the laptop ships in “more than 5 weeks.” If you can’t wait that long, you can go to Best Buy and pick up the 1080p variant. Editor's Pick Best Chromebooks (January 2019) In May of 2011 the Chromebook line was first announced, launching to a mixed reception. Many felt a computer “limited to the web” would ultimately struggle to find a following. Despite this the Chromebook market … Apart from the 4K display and back

If you pay for the basic subscription tier of streaming service Hulu , you’re going to see some new ad placements soon. Starting this Spring, you will see static advertisements when you pause a stream, via Engadget . The ads won’t have sound or video, just image overlays which will appear over the video stream. The ads will reportedly be context-relevant; for example, a Charmin ad says, “Need a break? Enjoy the go,” and shows the Charmin bear holding a roll of toilet paper. I wasn’t kidding when I said “context-relevant.” See for yourself below: Engadget Hulu confirmed that the ads will only appear for those users on the basic subscription tier, so those of you on Hulu (No Ads) or the other, higher-end tiers don’t have to worry (at least for now). Editor's Pick Let’s take a look at what’s leaving Hulu (January 2019) If you're a Hulu subscriber, there's plenty to get excited about each month with new TV shows and movies. There's just as much to dread, howe

For most of us, Microsoft Excel seems like an untamable beast. Just figuring out how to format your data can feel like cracking the Da Vinci code. Perhaps that is why so many lucrative careers are now heavily linked to that number-crunching software. With five courses and over 78 hours of hands-on tutorials, the 2019 Microsoft Excel Bootcamp Bundle can help you make sense of Excel. Right now, you can get the training for only $39 via AAPicks — that’s 97 percent off the original asking price. Given that data now dominates sales, finance and other sectors, Microsoft Excel skills are more valuable than ever. Even if math makes you wince, this bundle can transform you into an Excel wizard. The video lessons start from scratch, giving you a tour of the software. Once you know how to navigate the interface, you learn how to create your first workbook, enter your data and format cells. The Advanced course shows you how to use formulas and macros to analyze your data. You also discove

With parent company Huawei going full-steam ahead with 5G , sub-brand Honor announced its own 5G plans during a group interview with  Android Authority in Paris. More specifically, Honor president George Zhao confirmed that the company is working on a 5G smartphone. In the interview, Zhao suggested Honor’s 5G smartphone would arrive in the “second half of the year.” However, exactly “when and which model depends on the operators’ infrastructure and progress.” This is the first time since September 2018 that Zhao talked about Honor’s 5G plans. Back then, Zhao claimed that Honor’s 5G smartphone would be the first and that the phone will launch sometime in 2019. Since then, however, Samsung , LG , and OnePlus also announced plans to release 5G smartphones in 2019. Related Honor View 20 review: A hole-in-one! The Honor View 20 is one of the first major flagships of 2019 and it's looking to set the tone for what we're going to see from Honor, its parent company Huawe

PUBG Mobile , Asphalt 9: Legends , and Alto’s Odyssey are just a few of the great Android titles released in 2018. We expect to see many more in the near future as 2019 ramps up from well-known developers like Bethesda, Gamevil, and Butterscotch Shenanigans. Here are the 10 upcoming Android games we’re most excited about, in categories like adventure , action ,  racing , and more. Stardew Valley Popular indie title Stardew Valley  debuted on PC in 2016, coming to Xbox One and PS4 later that year. The game’s story goes like this: you have inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley and your job is to transform it into the farm of your dreams. Read next: 5 best Marvel games for Android You can raise animals, grow crops, and craft useful machines for your farm, as well as mingle with the locals, and even meet your future wife and start a family. Check out the trailer above to see what the game looks like in action. Stardew Valley is already available on iOS. It

In this post, which will be updated regularly, we’re taking a closer look at the latest LG G8 ThinQ rumors and leaks. Turn back the clocks 12 months and you’d be forgiven for thinking a G8-branded LG smartphone was never going to happen. One year later, LG’s bold claim that it would be abandoning a yearly release cycle for its flagship phones rings incredibly hollow, as the LG G8 ThinQ rumor mill has begun churning away as expected. Despite its mobile division’s continued losses , LG is seemingly going full steam ahead in 2019 with a “ turnaround expert ” at the helm and a foldable phone ,  5G phone , and a new G-series flagship all in the pipeline. While the 5G phone and LG’s foldable experiment are both still something of a mystery, leaks and rumors are finally beginning to piece together the puzzle that is the LG G8 ThinQ. Here’s everything we know so far! LG G8 ThinQ: Release date The nitty-gritty The LG G8 ThinQ is expected to launch at MWC 2019. That would put the G

91mobiles With MWC just a couple of weeks away, 2019’s smartphone announcement season is just about to start. As is tradition, Samsung’s latest flagship has been leaking all over the internet . This time,  91mobiles claims to have been given official renders of the Galaxy S10 Plus . As you can see, the handset in the leaked image pretty closely matches leaked CAD models and real-life photos that we’ve seen up until this point. To no one’s surprise, the larger of the two Galaxy S10 models looks to have a dual-sensor hole punch in the top right corner of the display and three cameras around back. 91mobiles This render also seemingly confirms the fact that Samsung is ditching the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Instead, the South Korean manufacturer is rumored to be including an in-display sensor that will pair with the company’s usual facial-recognition tech. Editor's Pick Samsung Galaxy S10: All the rumors in one place (Updated January 10) Update, January 10, 2019