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Dell refreshes XPS 15 and relaunches XPS 17, plus more tech news today
July 28, 2025
1. Dell’s refreshed XPS 15 and new XPS 17
Dell has announced itsnew XPS 15 and XPS 17 line-up, and the 17-inch design is at a size not seen for about 10 years from the company. What’s new, and what’s dividing opinion? Let’s take a look.
XPS 15 9500:
The new XPS 15 9500 has its biggest round of changes in five years, with the design finally growing to an almost-bezelless 15.6-inch display.
XPS 17 (9700):
✋ XPS 15 owner checking-in:
2.The Informationlast nightreported that two key members of the Google Pixel team have quietly left: Google Pixel general manager Mario Queiroz, and Pixel camera wizard Marc Levoy, who is widely respected for heading much of the success of Google’s computational photography prowess. There’s more too, including Pixel 3, 3a, and 4 sales, and disappointment over the Pixel 4 battery size. Will it threaten the Google Pixel’s camera dominance? Probably not in 2020, but beyond, maybe? (Android Authority).
3.Amazon’s tablet range has had a round of refreshes: slimmer bezels, new chips, wireless charging. The new Fire HD 8 might be one of the best cheap tablets out there now, even if it’s only a little bit faster (Android Authority).
- US President Trumphas extended the HUAWEI ban for another year, to May 2021 (Android Authority). Also, theFBI has accused China of hacking US groups researching tests, treatments, and vaccinesfor the coronavirus (BBC).
5.Chrome will soon group tabs together, letting users organize them by name and color (Engadget).
6.Epic Games announces Unreal Engine 5 with stunning PlayStation 5 demo, and lots of talk of triangle counts. Beware the tech-demo versus actual gameplay, but this is really quite something (The Verge).
7.Why humans totally freak out when lost, including circling the same tree over and over (Wired).
8.New evidence of watery plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa(ESA).
9.What’s going on in Earth’s inner core?(phys.org).
10.you’re able to carry this inflatable electric bike in a backpack. Hell yes. (Gizmodo).
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