Month: June 2024
Spotify is increasing US prices again
A year after Spotify first increased the price of Spotify Premium in the US, it’s happening again. Next month subscribers to Spotify in the US will start receiving an email detailing the price increases to Premium, Duo, and Family plans. Spotify Premium will now cost $11.99 a month, up from…
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Asus launches 16-inch MacBook Pro rival sporting AMD’s latest CPU — ProArt P16 packs an AI-enabled RTX 4070 GPU and promises 600% improvement in key Autodesk application
Asus has unveiled what it believes could be the Windows-powered answer to the MacBook Pro, designed specifically for creators. The ProArt 16, powered by next-gen AMD Ryzen AI processors, features a 50 TOPS NPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, all with the intention of enhancing AI workflows across…
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ASUS’ slimmed-down ProArt laptops focus on AI features
ASUS announced a trio of new releases in its ProArt line of laptops at this week’s Computex expo in Taipei. These devices are generally thinner, lighter and more portable than previous generations, though that’s where the similarities end. Let’s get into it. The ProArt 16 is a thinner and lighter…
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Apple’s ‘I’m a Mac’ guy returns to promote Windows on Arm PCs
Apple’s former “I’m a Mac” actor Justin Long defected to Intel a few years ago, and now he’s looking to switch to a Qualcomm-powered Windows PC. During Qualcomm’s Computex 2024 keynote today, Long appeared in a brief 30-second skit where he was bombarded by macOS notifications and nag screens causing…
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The ASUS Zenbook S16 laptop boasts an ultra-thin design and AMD’s latest AI chip
ASUS unveiled a bunch of new laptops at this week’s Computex tech expo in Taipei, including a Zenbook refresh. The Zenbook S16 is as sleek and well-designed as ever, but comes with a spate of iterative improvements and a couple of major updates. It’s equipped with AMD’s Ryzen AI 9…
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AMD unveils Ryzen AI 300 CPUs for Copilot+ laptops
Microsoft's Copilot+ initiative for super-charged AI PCs is becoming more of a reality at Computex 2024. Today, AMD announced its next major chip platforms, Ryzen AI 300 for notebooks and Ryzen 9000 for desktops, which respectively target beefier laptop AI performance and fast gaming on desktops. Notably, Ryzen AI 300…
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