The clamshell is a classic for a reason. That screen-plus-keyboard design, hinged in the middle, is what almost every laptop has looked like for the past 30 years. Yes, people have tried to reinvent this wheel many times, often to great fanfare and with predictions of paradigm shifts, but at the end of the day, …
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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 Project Athena is the chipmaker’s attempt to make sure you’re never skeptical of or disappointed by a PC maker’s battery life or performance claims for a new laptop. Announced at Computex 2019, the program takes the focus off the industry-standard benchmarks …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. HP only announced its ultralight Elite Dragonfly business two-in-one back in September, but it’s already moving on to its second-gen version, the Elite Dragonfly G2. Announced at CES 2020, the G2 will have three key new options when it’s expected to …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Despite huge leaps in processing power, display tech and portability, laptops have had a hard time moving past the traditional clamshell design that has defined several decades of PC design. Even though we see dozens of new models every year at …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. We were impressed with HP’s Spectre x360 13 released toward the end of 2019. So much so that we gave it an Editors’ Choice award. Part of the reason for that is that HP managed to significantly reduce the footprint of …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. My favorite gaming irony of CES 2020: Everyone’s declaring that consoles are dying — gaming belongs to the cloud now! — but some of the biggest gaming news of the show was Sony’s unveiling of the new PlayStation 5 logo with …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At CES 2020, 5G is everywhere — from service and phones to cars and drones. And yes, 5G technology is coming to several new laptops, too, making it possible to stay connected at the fastest mobile wireless speeds available today. 5G …
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Whether you’re looking for a Chromebook to supplement or replace your current Windows or Mac laptop, there are three models heavily discounted on Amazon right now that are worth checking out. The low-end Lenovo 100E Chromebook we spied earlier this week is still discounted to $119 at Walmart, but it’s best suited for students with its meager specs and small, …
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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 PCs using Thunderbolt 4 will arrive this year along with Intel’s new Tiger Lake processor, but it appears the all-purpose port won’t be any faster at transferring data than the 4-year-old Thunderbolt 3. There’s still room for other improvements, but …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung has certainly made its share of premium Chromebooks over the years, but nothing quite as swanky as its upcoming Galaxy Chromebook. Built from aluminum and only 0.4 inch (9.9mm) thick, the $1,000 13.3-inch two-in-one weighs just 2.2 pounds (1 kg) …
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