Dell’s gaming brand Alienware pulled out all the stops for its CES 2022 slate of announcements, and two of the most notable debut products are landing at lower prices than we expected — not that we’re complaining. First, we have the x14, the company’s first entry in the booming 14-inch gaming laptop market. When Alienware …
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It’s only January, but I’ve already got a laptop wish list for 2022. Most of these picks come from news announced earlier this month at CES, while others are my own informed speculation about what I expect later this year. I’d expect every must-have laptop of this year to have a better webcam, although realistically that’s not always going to …
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Apple’s FaceID on the iPhone is pretty cool, but Microsoft actually did facial recognition first with Windows Hello. That means there’s a hands-free trick to unlocking your laptop. Using your Windows 10 or Windows 11 laptop or tablet’s built-in webcam, Hello uses facial recognition to get you in and working in under two seconds. It even works with apps and …
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With most of us now well versed in the whole working remotely thing, many people are starting to realize that their family laptop from 2015 just isn’t cutting it anymore. That’s why PC sales are having their best year in a decade and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down. PC-makers and retailers are taking advantage of the noise to …
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If you’re in the market for a new computer or PC accessories, you’re in luck. Right now, Newegg is having a massive flash sale on desktops, laptops and monitors, with savings of up to 50% off. The sale is running now, and expires at 11:59 p.m. PT (2:59 a.m. ET) Friday night, so be sure to get your orders in …
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This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. The years 2020 and 2021 served as a reminder of just how central computers are to work, school, home and just about everything we do. It started around March 2020, when many people took their work laptops …
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Global shipments of PCs in 2021 reached their highest numbers since 2012, according to a report out Wednesday from IDC. “2021 has truly been a return to form for the PC,” Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for IDC’s Mobile and Consumer Device Trackers, said of the 348.8 million units that shipped last year. The report also highlighted that the total figure …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The first week of the New Year brought us 2022’s biggest tech show, though in a pandemic-altered state. CES 2022 soldiered on in a hybrid format, with many of its headliners showing off their latest wares and boldest concepts in virtual …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Last year’s CES, held remotely in January 2021, was a surprisingly good year for getting hands-on time with new laptops. Because everyone knew the show wasn’t going to be in person, most PC-makers sent samples of their new laptops for my …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Acer’s Swift X laptop is a thin-and-light laptop that’s designed for basic content creation as well as regular day-to-day tasks. Because it’s thin and just 3.1 pounds (1.4 kilograms) you might not think it’s powerful enough for cutting together a YouTube …
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