Tag: laptops
ChromeOS adopts a new default font – and surprisingly, I don’t hate it
Google has a big change in store for ChromeOS users: a new default font for the operating system, which will replace Roboto as the go-to typeface on all Chrome devices. The new default font is Google Sans (formerly known as Product Sans), which owners of the best Chromebooks will already…
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If Apple debuts the M4 chip in an iPad, it tells me it’s losing faith in its MacBooks – but I won’t be giving mine up
Apple has a big event coming up in a few days (Tuesday, May 7, to be exact), and the smart money is on this being a showcase for a new range of iPad tablets. However, one particular rumor suggests this won’t be any ordinary iPad launch, and it might spook…
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Laptops, graphics cards, and other PC components may soon be more expensive – and price hikes could get worse later this year
Prices hikes are inbound for laptops, PC components, and pretty much all electronics besides, and you can blame the rising cost of precious metals. Tom’s Hardware picked up on a report from DigiTimes which observes that Chinese semiconductor manufacturers have notified the firms they supply that their prices are going…
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Windows 11 laptops could finally take on M3 MacBooks thanks to Qualcomm – but Microsoft needs to do its part too
Of all the biggest missed opportunities in Microsoft’s rather long history of squandered chances, Windows on Arm is the one I’m saddest about – but that could soon change. When Windows 10 on Arm was first being touted (the less said about the earlier Windows RT the better), the promise…
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Acer shows Apple how environmentalism is done with pledge to collect equivalent of 2.5 million plastic bottles with Plastic Bank partnership
Sustainability Week 2024 This article is part of a series of sustainability-themed articles we’re running to observe Earth Day 2024 and promote more sustainable practices. Check out all of our Sustainability Week 2024 content. When it comes to laptop makers committing to reducing their environmental impact, Acer is one of…
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Forget Apple’s M4 MacBooks – Lenovo’s Snapdragon X Elite laptops have been spotted and could be the most exciting launch of 2024
A couple of incoming Lenovo laptops which have Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processor as their ARM-based beating heart have been glimpsed in photos. Well-known leaker Albacore shared purported pics of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 with the next-gen Snapdragon chip and also the ThinkPad T14s Snapdragon edition. Yoga Slim 7…
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