However, that price is narrower today than it was when both headsets first launched, though the Rift bundle does
include less hardware — it lacks the the Xbox One controller and wireless remote.
Not exact matches
In the platform breakdown, which does not
include the
hardware category, the number of nominations was similar across PC (49), PlayStation 4 (49) and Xbox One (44); games for the Nintendo Switch, which launched
less than four months ago, picked up 17 nominations.
Thorough familiarity with the software and
hardware of many different types of computer systems,
including all
lesser - known features, is the height of the art.
Document leaks reported by Giant Bomb and Eurogamer in April cited very specific
hardware specifications for the new, upgraded PS4,
including an eight core CPU running at 2.1 Ghz, a GPU with double the Compute Units that ran at 911 MHz, and a memory speed of 218 GB / s, for a
less than 25 percent upgrade compared to the standard PS4
hardware.
Google has been focused on delivering slimmer,
less data - hungry apps that will work on all sorts of
hardware,
including less expensive devices with a lot
less storage, which are popular in emerging countries.
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 + are packed with security features, with no
less than five different ways to lock and secure the device (
including hardware and software methods).
The latest Auslogics BootSpeed version 8 has offline defragmentation, a System Advisor tool that tells you where else you could improve your PC —
including hardware upgrade suggestions,
less limited free trial — you can use every one of the 18 tools several times for free — and some other neat features.
On the downside, the new Sideclick won't look like a natural extension of the main remote like the original did — «a compromise of the design,» Epstein admits — but there is a benefit for users: Additional clips might only cost about $ 5 each, so users could upgrade as they replace their living - room
hardware, and Sideclick could support a much wider range of devices,
including less popular ones like Google's Nexus Player.
Its closest rival is the OnePlus 5, which boasts similar
hardware and features (
including dual cameras with portrait mode); our own Napier Lopez liked that model a lot too, and right now it's really a toss - up between these two phones this year for
less than $ 500.
Additional
hardware aspects worth noting
include a microSD card slot and no
less than four USB ports.
Key new
hardware specs
include support for faster 5G Wi - Fi networks, which should mean
less interference when you're streaming things like Netflix.
When it comes to
hardware, both the Google Chromecast Ultra and Roku Premiere + offer relatively similar specs; both will stream 4K and
include HDR picture quality, which
lesser streaming devices will not.
Windows (Phone) is famous with its ability to run well on
less powerful
hardware, but this time Microsoft has
included two of the latest Qualcomm chipsets inside the phones — Snapdragon 808 & 810, both coupled with 3 GB of RAM.
Thorough familiarity with the software and
hardware of many different types of computer systems,
including all
lesser - known features, is the height of the art.