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The Best Laptops for VR in 2020

Virtual reality demands powerful hardware, but not everyone wants a big desktop PC. Plenty of laptops have the chops to handle VR, and these 10 are the top performers in our testing.




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The Best 2-in-1 Convertible and Hybrid Laptops for 2020

Can't decide between a laptop and a tablet? Get both with a 2-in-1. Our shopping advice and product recommendations will help you find the convertible or detachable that is right for you. (We've tested loads of them.)




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The Best Laptops for College Students in 2020

After choosing the college or university you'll be attending, your next most important decision is which notebook you'll carry around campus. Start your "best laptops" short list with these top-rated, value-focused models.




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Lenovo Yoga C740 (14-Inch)

Not even Lenovo would call the Yoga C740 the world's greatest 14-inch convertible (it might say that about the Yoga C940), but this economy model has a lot to offer.




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The Best Battery Life Laptops for 2020

Don't be left without juice just when you need it most. We've tested hundreds of laptops to find the ones that last the longest between charges. These battery-life champs will take you through a day of work, as well as a night on the couch.




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Dell Inspiron 13 5000 (5391)

With its stylish, mostly aluminum design and peppy everyday performance, the Dell Inspiron 13 5000 offers solid-enough ultraportable value. We'd just like a sunnier screen and roomier storage options.




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Dell Precision 7540

When it comes to 15.6-inch laptops, mobile workstations make gaming rigs look like wimps—and the new king of the hill is Dell's costly but colossal Precision 7540, tested in a maxed-out Xeon/Quadro RTX configuration.




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Tested: The Lightest Laptops for 2020

Who has time to check baggage anymore? Whether you're running to the conference room or catching a flight cross-country, you need the lightest laptop possible. We've tested, well, tons of them and have all the buying advice and recommendations you need to help you land the right one.




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The Best Business Laptops for 2020

Got work to do? Laptops built for business are thinner and more powerful than ever. Our buying advice and product recommendations will help you find your next mobile work companion. Check out our favorites, along with our deep-dive reviews.




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HP Envy 13 (Wood Edition)

The HP Envy 13 (Wood Edition)'s walnut-paneled design stands out from the ultraportable crowd. Couple that with a 4K screen, solid components, and a reasonable price tag, and it's an attractive package.




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MSI Prestige 15

The MSI Prestige 15 is a content creator's laptop that weighs less—and, more important, costs less—than most of its rivals. Definitely worth a look.




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Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 OLED

The mobile workstation version of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Extreme, the P1 lacks the sheer might of the company's ThinkPad P53, but it is considerably easier to carry. It's a winner for traveling design pros or content creators.




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Apple MacBook Air (2020)

If you're a macOS fan who primarily uses a laptop to write and browse the web, the 2020 Apple MacBook Air's redesigned keyboard and lower price make it easy to recommend.




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MacBook Air or MacBook Pro: Which Should You Buy?

Apple's MacBook Air and MacBook Pro share similarly impressive, iconic designs, but which one delivers the right balance of power and value for what you do? Here's how they rank in our testing.




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Swiss Post Grounds Delivery Drones After Crash Near Kids

The 26 pound drone and its cargo fell to the ground after somehow managing to sever its own parachute rope. It landed 150 feet away from a group of children.




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DJI's New First-Person Drone Goggles Promise 28ms Latency

Fly your DJI drone using a first-person perspective up to a range of 2.5 miles and race with up to seven other drones using the same low-latency system.




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FAA: Sorry, It's Illegal to Weaponize a Drone

Placing a flamethrower, fireworks, or a gun on your drone is a serious no-no. Under US law, it's illegal to attach any dangerous weapon to a retail drone and could result in a $25,000 fine.




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Parrot Bundles Anafi Drone With Third-Gen Cockpit Glasses for $799

The cockpit glasses promise to give you a bird's eye view from the Anafi drone's 180-degree camera. The Anafi FPV bundle will go on sale early this month.




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DJI Mavic 2 Pro

The DJI Mavic 2 Pro is the best small drone on the market, with superior image and video quality, obstacle avoidance, and excellent battery life.




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DJI Mavic Pro Platinum

The DJI Mavic Pro Platinum is the best small drone you can buy, and a fantastic choice for most aerial videographers and YouTubers.




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DJI Mavic Air

The Mavic Air is DJI's smallest, most portable drone, and is just as full-featured as its larger siblings.




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Walgreens, FedEx Test Drone Deliveries With Alphabet's Wing

The trial, which will be open to residents of Christiansburg, Virginia, offers a glimpse into what kinds of services we can expect from Wing's drone-powered delivery system.




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Drone Finds Fugitive 17 Years After He Escaped From Prison

The 63-year-old was found living in a remote cave on the side of a steep cliff.




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DJI Mavic Mini: A Capable Drone, Without Federal Registration

The DJI Mavic Mini weighs just 249 grams, so you can fly it in the US—and many other regions—without having to register it with the government. It has very capable specifications, but also some artificial limitations we're not happy to see.




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Interior Department Grounds Drone Fleet Over Chinese Spying Risk

The department currently has a fleet of 810 drones, which are used to monitor federal lands. Of those, 786 are Chinese-made and 121 come from DJI, the leading provider of consumer drones. DJI denies that its technology poses a threat.




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DJI Drones to Warn They're Near by Sending Wi-Fi Signals to Phones

The leading drone vendor developed the system to address safety and privacy concerns. The US Federal Aviation Administration is also drafting a rule that'll require all consumer drones to offer 'remote identification,' or what's basically an electronic license plate.




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DJI Mavic Mini

The DJI Mavic Mini is a lightweight drone that you don't have to register, but spotty connectivity makes it hard to recommend wholeheartedly.




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Film Your Underwater Adventures With This Tiny Scooter

At CES, Chinese company Sublue will demo the MixPro, which it claims is the smallest double-propeller underwater scooter to come to market. It also comes with a waterproof smartphone case so you can record your underwater adventures.




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Feds Say Foreign Drones Are a Security Risk, Want US-Made Fleet

The Secretary of the Interior has signed an order that calls for the US 'domestic production capability' to build small unmanned drones. China-based DJI accused the department of imposing 'politically motivated country of origin restrictions masquerading as cybersecurity concern.'




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Drone Regulations: What You Need to Know

If you own a quadcopter or are planning to buy one, you should be aware of FAA rules for flying outdoors. Here's everything you need to know about owning and flying a drone for fun.




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Drones May One Day Deliver Your Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

A Japanese drone startup said on Tuesday it was partnering with Unilever, the owner of Ben & Jerry's, to explore developing an ice cream drone-delivery service in New York.




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Scranton business students lend time, skills to annual tax assistance program

Eight senior Penn State Scranton accounting and finance students participated in the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties’ annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, preparing about 2,250 free tax returns for low-income families and individuals throughout the region.




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Commonwealth student governments hold first sustainability summit, virtually

On March 21, more than 120 student government representatives from 19 Penn State campuses virtually attended the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments’ first sustainability summit, featuring a poster expo of students showcasing their campus’ sustainability efforts, and a presentation on students’ potential impact on climate change by Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences.




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Penn State to recognize class of 2020 with virtual commencement ceremony

In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.




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Penn State Scranton helps local hospitals by donating protective equipment

Penn State Scranton recently donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to two local hospitals, Geisinger Community Medical Center and Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital, to help them during the growing coronavirus pandemic.




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Penn State to continue remote learning, online courses into summer

Given the continuing challenge and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and to protect the health of students, faculty and staff, Penn State has made the decision to extend virtual delivery of courses into the summer. Further, the University will adjust tuition for the summer sessions in light of the ongoing pandemic and the persistent fiscal strain it is causing across Pennsylvania and the country.




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Additional details announced on virtual commencement for the Class of 2020

At 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Penn State will host its first virtual commencement. The ceremony will be livestreamed, and available internationally, at https://spring2020.commencement.psu.edu/.




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Scranton students adjusting and finding ways to thrive in new reality

For Penn State Scranton students, the first couple of weeks of remote learning have proven to be a big adjustment — academically and socially. Several campus students shared their initial thoughts regarding the virtual learning experience and being away from the physical campus.




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Scranton campus invited to attend this year's virtual Student Recognition Dinner

In keeping with Penn State Scranton's current continuing adjustment to an all-virtual environment, the annual Student Recognition Dinner will be held virtually at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22.




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Campus counselor offers tips on dealing with quarantine stress

With Penn State Scranton students now into their sixth week of stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Campus Counselor Katherine Stefanelli offers some tips on how to deal with the stress, anxiety and loneliness that some may be feeling.




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A message from Penn State President Eric J. Barron

In the face of severe financial impacts to the University brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic, on April 23 Penn State President Eric J. Barron announced some salary adjustments; a 3% across-the-board cut to university budgets in the next fiscal year; and his intention to work with the Board of Trustees to freeze tuition for the 2020-21 academic year to limit student costs.




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Penn State planning to freeze 2020-21 tuition to help ease COVID-19 hardships

Due to the economic challenges facing Pennsylvania and the nation, Penn State President Eric J. Barron announced plans today (April 23) to freeze tuition rates for all students University-wide for the 2020-21 academic year. The plan, which will be presented to the University’s Board of Trustees for final approval at its July meeting, would mark the third consecutive year that Penn State has held tuition rates flat for Pennsylvania resident students.




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Students, staff, faculty honored at virtual annual awards recognition

In an inspiring show of support, a large contingent of Penn State Scranton’s campus community logged onto their computers the evening of April 22 to celebrate the accomplishments of the student body.




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As finals week approaches, campus experts offer study-at-home tips

This semester, due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, students will be doing their finals at home on their computers. This creates a few potential challenges, such as inability to access physical library resources, faulty internet connections, and lingering stress from upcoming final exams. Luckily, faculty and staff are doing their best to accommodate their students’ needs in these trying times -- through virtual means.




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Penn State Scranton hosting Virtual Open House on May 13

On Wednesday, May 13, Penn State Scranton will hold a Virtual Open House for students considering applying to Penn State Scranton from 5 to 6 p.m.




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Scranton's Lambda Pi Eta graduates receive honor cords, celebrate virtually

Graduating members of Penn State Scranton’s Lambda Pi Eta Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter received their honor cords recently during a virtual celebration. Lambda Pi Eta is the official honor society of the National Communication Association and currently, the only academic honor society at Penn State Scranton.




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Download the UEFA Futsal Cup finals programme

Get the lowdown on the last four and all you need to know about the event in Zaragoza in the official programme.




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Inter reign again: 2018 Futsal Cup at a glance

Inter FS made it five UEFA Futsal Cup victories in Zaragoza in the last of the 17 seasons before the relaunch as the UEFA Futsal Champions League.




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Download the UEFA Futsal EURO review now

The official UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 review contains in-depth tactical analysis, interviews and all the stats from the finals in Slovenia.




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Entries for first UEFA Futsal Champions League

A total of 57 clubs have entered the rebranded competition and will be in the preliminary and main round draws at 14:15CET on Thursday 5 July.