I’ve relied on Apple laptops since 2004, when my older brother convinced me to give them a try. But in 2015, I stopped buying them all together. It’s not because I’m cheap, or that I’d switched away from Apple’s Mac software. I was participating in a not-so-silent protest against what I think was one of …
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A laptop sale, more often than not, is a way for a vendor to move out last year’s models to make room for the new. Depending on the discounts offered, it can be a perfectly fine way to pick up a well-equipped laptop at a great price even if it doesn’t boast the latest and greatest tech. Best Buy kicked …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. When we look back on the virtual CES 2021, we’ll mostly think about what didn’t happen. No memorable Las Vegas meals, no celeb sightings in the convention center, no crazy in-person demos of fantastic new prototypes. Instead, what we saw through …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Flashy three-story booths and auditoriums full of tech nerds were replaced by highly produced livestreams and virtual pitches from executives dialing in from their home offices and kitchen tables. But in the end, it was still CES. We got our first …
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Apple reportedly plans to launch new MacBook Pro laptops later this year that could bring back a fan favorite feature, while dumping one that’s been less loved. The new laptops, a 14-inch model and 16-inch model, will bring back MagSafe charging, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg. MagSafe, which auto-attached and easily popped off, used to be a feature …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. When it comes to CES 2021 laptop announcements, it’s starting to look like a repeat of 2020 with the bulk of new PCs aimed at commercial and creative users. That’s certainly the case for HP, which has kicked off its announcements …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES being all digital is certainly weird, but the slew of luxurious and wacky products shown on Day 1 brought with them a sense of familiarity. Day 2 kept that momentum going, although here things feel far more futuristic. Literally, a flying …
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Qualcomm is betting big on a company designing powerful but power-efficient chips for data centers — $1.4 billion big. The company on Wednesday said it has reached a deal to acquire Nuvia, a two-year-old startup run by former Apple chip executives. But Qualcomm won’t just be aiming its newly acquired technology at servers. Instead, it plans to use Nuvia CPUs …
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Working remotely during the pandemic has breathed new life into PC sales, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation. The fourth quarter of 2020 alone saw global PC shipments reach 91.6 million units, climbing more than 26% year over year. Over the entirety of 2020, IDC reported over 13% growth in PC sales. The company said that …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Intel’s flipping its mobile gaming processor equation for CES 2021: This year’s target is “ultraportable gaming,” otherwise known as systems that prioritize portability and workday-long battery life over raw performance from behemoths that never leave your desk. But never fear, Intel …
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