Lenovo is updating a couple of its Yoga two-in-ones for the fall and giving them new names to boot. Previously known as the Yoga C740 and C640, the latest versions will now be known as the Yoga 7 and Yoga 6 series. New processors from Intel and AMD, as well as some new design elements, …
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Moore’s Law, the observation that the number of transistors on a computer chip doubles every 24 months, has taken a beating as progress miniaturizing circuitry falters. But chip giant Intel has plotted a course to keep the idea alive with a plan to pack 50 times as many transistors onto processors than is possible today. The progress of Moore’s Law, …
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If you need a new laptop, you might want to hold off until later this year when Intel’s newest chips are available. Tiger Lake chips promise faster speeds, better graphics and longer battery life. Formally called Intel’s 11th generation Core processors, the chips will create more realistic explosions in Call of Duty and allow for longer PowerPoint slide decks before …
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“Retro” can mean a lot of things if you’re a gamer. Retro game console sets, like plug-and-play mini Sega Genesis, SNES and Turbografx systems loaded with old games to play? Sure. Gaming compilations that play on fancy new systems? Of course. But what about fancy, mysterious reinventions of classic gaming brands? Meet Atari and Intellivision, the Bizarro Consoles. Intellivision Amico: …
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Apple on Tuesday launched a major revision to its 27-inch iMac, leaving the outer shell the same, but changing out just about every component or option inside. The new systems are available to order starting today, and should be in Apple stores later this week. Now playing: Watch this: New 27-inch iMac is Apple’s summer surprise 5:56 There’s news to …
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It’s a big week for AMD and Lenovo’s partnership: On Wednesday, the two co-launched the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro processor for Lenovo’s new ThinkStation P620, and Thursday, Lenovo followed up with new gaming systems. They’re essentially variations on the Intel-based systems announced in May. The laptop CPU of choice for the laptops is unsurprisingly AMD’s Ryzen 4000 H series, the …
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Gentlemen, start your rendering engines. AMD finally brings a workstation-class — in other words, security-conscious — processor to challenge the Intel Xeon on the desktop with its Ryzen Threadripper Pro. With up to 64 cores, the pro version of AMD’s multicore powerhouse Threadripper processors incorporates essentials like support for massive amounts of memory and board-level security, critical for uses which …
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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT chips are now available, the chip-maker announced Tuesday. These CPUs use the Zen 2 architecture that AMD has been using for the last year. However, AMD says it was able to improve the manufacturing process to achieve better performance. It’s essentially increasing boost frequencies without having to increase power …
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Apple on Monday added a fresh graphics option for its 16-inch MacBook Pro: AMD’s new Radeon Pro 5600M GPU. It offers a higher performance than the current Radeon Pro 5300M and 5500M GPU options, but it’ll cost you at least $700 more. The 5600M GPU’s 8GB of HBM2, or second-gen high bandwidth memory, should make it considerably faster than the …
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The Asus ROG Zephyrus is the company’s thinnest, most compact gaming laptop. Despite its trim dimensions, which pack a 15.6-inch display into a 14-inch chassis, the ROG Zephyrus doesn’t sacrifice performance. It offers the latest silicon from AMD and Intel as well as GPUs from Nvidia’s current GeForce RTX line. Read more: Best laptops of 2020 The RTX 2060 is …
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