Flagship Apple Champs-Élysées retail store mixes modernity with rich Parisian history

Apple is opening a new flagship store in France. The Apple Champs-Élysées, paying tribute to Paris’s rich history and creativity. Housed in a Haussmann-era apartment building, the inner courtyard has been transformed into Apple’s grandest Forum, dedicated to free Today at Apple sessions. 

Apple offers more than 18,000 Today at Apple sessions around the world every week, focused on creative passions like photography, music, coding and design. In the first week, Apple Champs-Élysées will host sessions with popular musicians, filmmakers, animators and more. 

“The energy in Paris is electric and it will be one of our premier cities for Today at Apple,” said Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “I hope that everyone who visits Apple Champs-Élysées will be inspired to unlock their creative curiosity and learn something new.” 

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Google's 'Night Sight' mode for Pixel phones is a game changing low-light solution

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google's Pixel smartphones have buiilt a reputation for being the very best smartphone cameras without resorting to multiple cameras or larger image processors. A lot of the advantages of Google cameras lie in the computational power and AI (artificial intelligence) that is built into their devices. More impressive is the HDR + functionality which can pull colour and detail while maintaining depth and clarity.

All generations of Pixel devices now get another superpower in the latest Night Sight mode. This uses computational power to take bright and clear photos even in the dimmest conditions. I took my Pixel 3 with a beta version of the Night Sight feature to New York City and was amazed at the colours and detail of the images I took.

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First look at Alienware's M15 gaming laptop

This is a first look at Alienware's M15 gaming laptop with the latest 8th Generation Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5 graphics. At just under 5 pounds, this thin but powerful 15-inch laptop is ideal for people who need a great work or school laptop that doesn't look and feel like an aggressive gaming-focused laptop. 

Surface Go with LTE advanced begins shipping on November 20

Microsoft's smallest and most compact Surface, the Surface Go offers many advantages of the Windows-powered 2-in-1 at a cheaper price point and makes it available to users who couldn't consider a Surface Pro because of price.

New variants of the Surface Go with LTE advanced are coming to market and designd for enterprise adoption. A device as small as the Surface Go benefits from an always connected LTE connection that companies can manage better than having employees tether to their smartphones or rely on public WiFi access. 

The Surface Go with LTE starts at $879 for the consumer model with 8GB and 128GB of SSD Storage. Commercial variants  of Surface Go with LTE start at $949.