Tag: computing
Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops include new Intel Core Ultra chips
Lenovo has unveiled its latest productivity-focused ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops ahead of CES. The systems are equipped with Intel's new Core Ultra chipsets, which include three compute engines — a central processing unit, graphics processing unit and neural processing unit. Those are designed to work together for greater efficiency. Lenovo…
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Intel unveils Core Ultra, its first chips with NPUs for AI work
Intel today is entering the "AI PC" era with the launch of its new Core Ultra notebook chips. Originally codenamed "Meteor Lake," these are Intel's first processors to include an NPU, or neural processing unit, for accelerating AI tasks. The launch comes a week after AMD revealed its upcoming Ryzen…
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Acer’s Predator Triton Neo 16 gaming laptop has Intel Core Ultra processors
Acer just unveiled the Predator Triton Neo 16 gaming laptop which features Intel’s long-awaited Core Ultra processors, formerly referred to internally as Meteor Lake. These CPUs boast a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for advanced AI performance. The chips prioritize efficiency and speed, with Intel promising that graphics will be…
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OLED monitors make a quantum leap as Samsung reveals 27-inch panel with 360Hz refresh rate (thanks to AI)
Samsung has revealed a couple of new monitors – a 31.5-inch model, and 27-inch, both OLED panels – which sound pretty nifty indeed, and we can expect to hear more about them at CES 2024. Specifically, they are QD-OLED (quantum dot OLED) monitors, and the 27-inch version has a 1440p…
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The best MacBooks for 2024: How to pick the best Apple laptop
We think the best laptop Apple makes is the MacBook Air with the M2 chip. But we didn’t arrive at that conclusion lightly. We’ve tested configurations of every MacBook to come on the scene over the years, including the five different models the company released this past year. Those included…
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Waiting for cheaper Intel Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs? They might arrive on January 8
Intel still has to flesh out its Raptor Lake Refresh range of processors, with only a trio of unlocked ‘K’ model CPUs (that can be overclocked to go faster) on shelves so far, and more affordable choices are supposedly set to debut on January 8. We should see a raft…
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