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Acer drops "women and casual gamers" gimmick for RTX 4050 gaming laptop with new 14, 15, 16, and 17-inch Nitro variants
An all-white 14-inch Nitro V AI gaming laptop switches up Acer's marketing but keeps the NVIDIA RTX 4050 GPU.
2025-01-06 19:45
AMD says its Ryzen AI Max CPU is faster than an RTX 4090 — is this the best AI mobile processor ever?
AMD is having a busy CES, announcing new CPUs and GPUs. The new Ryzen AI Max might be the most intriguing of all, especially since AMD claims it can outperform the RTX 4090 GPU in certain AI tasks. Here's what you need to know.
2025-01-06 19:45
Specs and prices for Acer's new AI PC gaming handhelds have been revealed — They're a lot heftier than I expected
During CES 2025, Acer revealed details about its on-the-go gaming devices, including the specs for its two upcoming AI PC Nitro Blaze gaming handhelds.
2025-01-06 19:45
I'm becoming a big fan of HP's enterprise laptops after going hands-on with one powered by Intel's best
During CES 2025, HP has announced new EliteBooks powered by Intel Core Ultra (Series 2), and my early hands-on with one is making me a big EliteBook fan.
2025-01-06 19:45
Dell is getting rid of its Precision PCs. Here's what will replace them.
Dell just announced it Dell Pro Max 14 and Dell Pro Max 16 at CES. The laptops pair the latest Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processor with powerful graphics and are among the first devices under Dell's new branding.
2025-01-06 19:45
Dell's confusing rebrand is highlighted by these otherwise lovely looking laptops
Dell's rebranding of its PC and other devices is meant to simplify things, but has it created more confusion? These laptops show how Dell's new names can get tricky quickly.
2025-01-06 19:45
Dell's latest laptop uses the same tech that earned the iPad 2024 a perfect score, but you won't recognize its name
Dell just announced a whopping seven new laptops from its new Dell Pro range of devices. The standout is the Dell Pro 14 Premium, which features a tandem OLED display.
2025-01-06 19:45
AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU thrashes Intel's best, and one exclusive feature makes all the difference
AMD unveiled two new Ryzen 9 X3D desktop CPUs at CES 2025, with the flagship debuting ahead of any other chip on the market in terms of power. It also teased new RDNA 4 desktop GPUs, making it a great time to be a PC gamer.
2025-01-06 19:45
Acer's Revo Box AI mini PC already looks more cutting-edge than the new Mac mini as it brings Copilot+ to your desktop
Acer announced a variety of new Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD and Intel chips at CES 2025, but the standout is a mini PC with slick design, lots of ports, and a powerful NPU.
2025-01-06 19:45
Acer's new laptop is made from ... oyster shells? A first look at the carbon-neutral AI PC.
Oyster shells are great for composting, and apparently also great for building eco-friendly laptops. Check out Acer's Aspire Vero 16, a carbon-neutral AI PC.
2025-01-06 19:45
Goodbye, XPS: Dell joins HP in rebranding its entire laptop range for the AI PC era
In a striking move, Dell has decided to rebrand its entire line of PCs and laptops for the era of AI PCs. Here's what that looks like.
2025-01-06 19:44
Reducing PAT usage across Azure DevOps
In the new year, we’ll be making moves towards strengthening Microsoft and our customers’ security posture in regards to the usage and creation of personal access tokens (PATs). If you’ve been following this blog, you may have noticed we’ve bee...
2025-01-06 19:35
Reducing personal access token (PAT) usage across Azure DevOps
In the new year, we’ll be making moves towards strengthening Microsoft and our customers’ security posture in regards to the usage and creation of personal access tokens (PATs). If you’ve been following this blog, you may have noticed we’ve bee...
2025-01-06 19:35
AMD Launches ‘Fire Range’ HX3D mobile processor with game-boosting 3D V-Cache, other HX Series SKUs built on Zen 5 desktop CPU silicon
AMD announced its Ryzen 9000HX series of laptop chips here at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, including its flagship model that it bills as the world’s best mobile processor for gaming and content creation.
2025-01-06 19:23
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AMD launches Ryzen AI 300 and 200 series chips for laptops
AMD has launched its Ryzen AI 300 and Ryzen 200 series of mobile processors at CES 2025 at Las Vegas, debuting a total of 15 new models, across the PRO and non-PRO stack for mainstream and commercial laptops. The company also shared new benchmarks resu...
2025-01-06 19:22
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AMD launches Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D, claims 20% faster gaming performance than Intel’s flagship Arrow Lake processors
AMD announced its two flagship Ryzen 9000-series X3D processors here at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, with the 16-core 32-thread Ryzen 9 9950X3D leading the way with the potent Zen 5 architecture paired with AMD’s dominating game-boosting X3D technology to ...
2025-01-06 19:22
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AMD’s beastly ‘Strix Halo’ Ryzen AI Max+ debuts with radical new memory tech to feed RDNA 3.5 graphics and Zen 5 CPU cores
AMD announced its ‘Strix Halo’ Ryzen AI Max series laptop processors here at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, and by any definition, the new APUs look to be absolute monsters for the enthusiast thin-and-light gaming and AI workstation laptop markets.
2025-01-06 19:21
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Intel is sampling 18A-based Panther Lake with customers — Intel Foundry's 18A node and CPUs are on track for 2H 2025 launch
Intel's Panther Lake is on track to be released in the second half of this year as the company is sampling them with PC makers.
2025-01-06 19:12
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Hyperkin reveals a new, PlayStation 5-inspired, 'Competitor' controller for Xbox and PC platforms at CES 2025
Hyperkin has announced that it is making a brand new 'Competitor' Xbox controller. It will feature a button layout similar to PS5 DualSense gamepad, Hall Effect joysticks and triggers, and more.
2025-01-06 19:06
MagSafe Monday: EnergyCell delivers a simple 15-watt MagSafe charger for all your Apple products
There’s no shortage of 3-in-1 chargers, but the delivers what matters for a MsagSafe dock: reliable performance, fast charging speeds, and a clean design that fits anywhere. more…
2025-01-06 19:05