HP OmniBook Ultra 14 review: HP's best ultraportable in years - Engadget
Even though the fully loaded models are quite pricey, the HP OmniBook Ultra is hard to beat.
Sam Rutherford for Engadget
RATING : 9 / 10
- Super sleek and surprisingly durable design
- First HP ultraportable with a vapor chamber and up to 64GB of RAM
- Gorgeous OLED display
- Strong performance with a lot of CPU options
- Pricey, especially for high-end configs
- No onboard USB-A, HDMI or SD card reader
HP has been overhauling its consumer PC portfolio over the last two years. After dropping laptop lines like Spectre, Envy and Pavilion, it merged everything into the OmniBook family. However, during this transition, HP hasn't really had a true apex competitor that could go up against premium machines from Dell, Apple and others. That changed this summer with the arrival of the OmniBook Ultra, which delivers nearly everything you could want from a high-end ultraportable notebook.
This Dialogue-Enhancing Sony Dolby Atmos Soundbar Is $250 Off Right Now
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An avid reader since childhood, Pradershika's idea of extreme sports is staying up to read “just one more chapter.” She lives in India.
Xreal's $299 lightweight a01+ AR glasses are now available to buy - Engadget
They’re designed to appeal to gamers and movie-watchers who want a big screen wherever they are.
Xreal
A few months ago, smart glasses brand Xreal announced a new budget-friendly sub-brand called X by Xreal (likely to run into obvious branding issues if shortened to XBX), and you can now buy its debut product.
The a01+ AR glasses are designed for a mainstream audience who want a "pocket cinema" for their games and movies (think commuters and frequent flyers). Crucially, they're light, weighing in at just 62 grams, largely achieved by Xreal opting to eschew a built-in camera.
Does more World Cup history beckon for Norway? England stand in their way
Three wins to go. How can your team reach the final and win the World Cup 2026? Click here to find out.
Who: Norway vs England
What: FIFA World Cup 2026 – Quarterfinals
Where: Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, the United States
When: Saturday, July 11, at 5pm (21:00 GMT)
How to follow: We will have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 18:00 GMT before our live text commentary stream.
Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says
The agents involved in the shooting were not wearing body cameras and officials have not released any images or videos related to it.
A DHS spokesperson said in a statement to the BBC's US partner, CBS News, that half of its field officers were now equipped with body cameras and the other half were expected to receive them in the next 60 days.
Salgado, 52, had been working as a builder for three decades in the Houston area after coming to the US as an undocumented migrant, his family said.
Warm Jupiter exoplanet transiting a sun-like star discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new exoplanet orbiting a sunlike star as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The newfound alien world, designated NGTS-39 b, is a Jupiter-sized planet with an equilibrium temperature of about 519 K. The discovery was detailed in a paper published July 2 on the preprint server arXiv.
Philippines landslides kill 15 as Typhoon Bavi threatens region
Typhoon Bavi is intensifying seasonal monsoon rains across the region as it moves towards Taiwan and China.
More than a dozen people have been killed in landslides in the Philippines as Typhoon Bavi bears down on the region.
A landslide early on Friday killed 10 people as it hit Malapatan in the southern Sarangani province of the island of Mindanao, according to the Philippine News Agency. At least five people were killed in another landslide in the southern province of Lanao del Sur, local media reported.
England v Norway tactics: How can Thomas Tuchel disrupt World Cup opponents - and Erling Haaland?
Erling Haaland has scored seven goals so far at the World Cup
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Football tactics correspondent
Norway may have been touted by many as this World Cup's dark horse, but their impressive progress still feels like they have exceeded expectations.
Since finishing second in Group I, above Senegal, they have knocked out Ivory Coast and Brazil, scoring 12 goals across five games.
How Pauline Hanson courts UK’s far right – and builds a global brand – with ‘pseudo events’ and publicity stunts
Pauline Hanson’s highly publicised meetings with controversial far-right figures in the UK will drive international eyeballs to her content and continue building the global brand – and that’s by design, far-right experts say.
The One Nation leader is visiting on a “fact-finding mission” with her chief of staff, James Ashby, ticking off a number of the country’s most divisive personalities.
It comes as the federal opposition leader, Angus Taylor, warned disaffected voters who “feel like lighting a match” that supporting One Nation “isn’t worth the eternity of pain that will follow”.
I've lived in the Netherlands for 15 years. These 4 cities have canals and culture — and fewer crowds than Amsterdam.
Dana Marin
I've loved Amsterdam since my first visit as a tourist — so much so that 15 years ago, I moved here.
As someone who now calls Amsterdam home, I'm the first to admit you won't find another city quite like this in the Netherlands. In recent years, however, I've noticed that the crowds coming to adore Amsterdam just keep growing.