Andrew E. Freedman
Andrew E. Freedman is an editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming as well as keeping up with the latest news. He holds a M.S. in Journalism (Digital Media) from Columbia University. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Kotaku, PCMag, Complex, Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag among others.
Latest articles by Andrew E. Freedman
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Intel Shows Off Our Wild Future of VR and Autos
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Intel’s CES 2018 keynote discussed the role of data in the future of VR, sports, movies, computing and autonomous transportation.
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Here's a Credit Card You'll Never Need to Replace
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Dynamics Wallet Card holds your accounts digitally so your bank can replace your credit card number instantly.
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Apple Sorry for Slow iPhone Fiasco, Offers $29 Battery Replacements
By Andrew E. Freedman published
In a letter to customers, Apple has made a surprise gesture: it's reducing out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacements to $29 through December 2018.
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UBTech Stormtrooper Robot Review: Not the Droid You're Looking For
By Andrew E. Freedman, Avram Piltch published
UBtech's Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper is an adorable bipedal robot that's faithful to the series, but as of now, it doesn't do enough.
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Lenovo Legion Y720 Tower Review: A Dependable, No-Frills Gaming PC
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Lenovo Legion Y720 Tower is easy to upgrade and comes with either AMD or Intel configurations.
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Apple Admits That It's Slowing Down Older iPhones
By Don Reisinger, Andrew E. Freedman published
New Geekbench scores suggest Apple might be doing it to preserve battery life, and the company says its a feature.
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Gifting a Console? Open it and Update Beforehand
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The best gift you can get someone is a game console. The second best gift? Updating it first.
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7 Reasons Why PS4 Beats Xbox One
By Andrew E. Freedman published
If you’re just jumping into this console generation, you may be wondering: PlayStation 4 or Xbox One? The answer: PlayStation 4, obviously.
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Atari Is Back: Everything We Know About Ataribox
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Here's everything we know about the Ataribox, which could take on Nintendo's SNES Classic with a nostalgic design and classic games.
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Nvidia Titan V: What You Need to Know About This $3,000 GPU
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Nvidia's Titan V GPU is its most powerful graphics card yet, but the pricey $2,999 card is meant more for scientists than gamers.
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Ordering an iPhone X? Here's How Long Delivery Will Take
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Looking to get an iPhone X for the holidays? While early deliveries were a few weeks into the future, you can get one now without too much of a wait.
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Massive Mac Flaw Gets Root Access in Seconds
By Andrew E. Freedman published
A very simple task will let anyone gain root access to Macs running macOS High Sierra, earning easy access to settings and data.
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This $1,000 Insect Robot Creeped My Whole Office Out
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Vincross Hexa looks like an insect from the future, but a lack of actual stuff to do with it if you're not a programmer makes it a tough sell for $1,000.
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The Punisher Review Roundup: Binge It or Skip It?
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Punisher getting mixed reviews, being praised for ambitious statements and trashed for being boring.
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Star Wars Battlefront II Review Roundup: Play It or Skip It?
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Star Wars Battlefront II's story and progression systems are divisive, but reviewers still seem to be having a good time.
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All Mixed Up: I Spent 8 Weird Hours Wearing Microsoft’s New Headset
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Cliff House in Windows 10 Mixed Reality lets you use apps and programs, but it's not suited for doing actual work.
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Super Mario Odyssey Is the Escape We Deserve
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Super Mario Odyssey is a joyous celebration and will go down in history as part of the best of the Mario canon, but its controls and camera need more polish.
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What Color iPhone X Should You Get?
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Which version of the iPhone X should you buy? Our staff weighs in.
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How to Use a GameCube Controller With Nintendo Switch
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Nintendo Switch update 4.0 brings secretive support for the Gamecube controller. Here's how to use it, and what it's limitations are.
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Pixel 2 vs Pixel 2 XL: Here's How They're Different
By Andrew E. Freedman, Mark Spoonauer published
Google's new Pixel devices are here, and more than screen size differentiates them.
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Tamagotchi Is a Throwback I Want to Throw Away
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The new mini Tamagotchi proves that nostalgia should stay in the past where it belongs.
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Windows Phones Are Really, Truly Dead
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore revealed that the company is no longer working on new features or hardware for Windows 10 Mobile.
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More iPhone 8 Batteries Swelling, Apple Investigating
By Andrew E. Freedman, Don Reisinger published
There are two cases of the iPhone 8 reportedly busting open, and it could be related to the battery or charging issues.
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