Chipmaker AMD had some news Wednesday for gamers and other fans of high-performance computers. The company said that after nearly half a decade of development, its Ryzen 7 chips for desktop PCs will hit the market next month. AMD has promised that the chips, based on its Zen processor core, will deliver substantial performance gains …
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Microsoft‘s Surface tablet PCs have come a long way since their 2012 launch, but the concept behind the design remains unchanged: A tablet that can convincingly double as a laptop. Both the hardware and the Windows OS had to mature, and it finally hit its stride with 2015’s Surface Pro 4. It instantly became the ideal that other PC makers …
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Intel’s processors power the majority of laptops, but it doesn’t actually make laptops. That hasn’t stopped the chipmaker from patenting a design here and there. Among the company’s latest is a 2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrid with a detachable curved display according to a design patent. The US Patent and Trademark Office granted the patent in November, but apparently it went noticed …
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Looking for Super Bowl 2019? Check out Super Bowl 2019: How to watch Patriots vs. Rams online, start time and much more The matchup for Super Bowl LI (that’s 51 to you non-Romans) is set. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will take on Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons at 6:30 p.m. ET, 3:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, February …
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Bring it on, Apple — at least, that’s what Qualcomm’s top executives seemed to be saying Wednesday. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf and Derek Aberle, head of the wireless chipmakers’s licensing business, fired back at lawsuits filed over the past week by Apple in the US and China. Those suits, they said, are all about the money, an effort by Apple …
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Apple’s legal battle with Qualcomm has gone international. The iPhone maker on Wednesday filed two lawsuits against Qualcomm in China, according to Reuters, which cited a press release from Beijing’s Intellectual Property Court. The first alleges that Qualcomm “abused its clout in the chip industry,” a violation of China’s anti-monopoly law. Apple seeks 1 billion yuan ($145.32 million) in damages, …
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Apple’s latest lawsuit target? Qualcomm. The iPhone maker on Friday filed suit against Qualcomm, alleging the wireless chipmaker didn’t give fair licensing terms for its processor technology. Apple also said Qualcomm sought to punish it for cooperating in a South Korean investigation into Qualcomm’s licensing practices by withholding a $1 billion rebate. Apple wants a court to lower the amount …
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Now playing: Watch this: MacBooks may grow more powerful this year 1:30 Apple’s newly refreshed laptop line may be a hit in stores, but many are still concerned that the MacBook Pros aren’t quite “pro” enough. The electronics giant may assuage some of those concerns later this year, predicts KGI Securities analyst and Apple Nostradamus Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo, who last …
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Intel’s newest low-cost NUC is a cheap, fully functional Windows 10 PC with a quad-core Apollo Lake Celeron processor. You can find it online for around $230. Intel What’s an NUC? That stands for “next unit of computing,” which is Intel’s name for a line of mini desktop computers. Often, these are bare-bones systems that ship without an operating system …
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A Vive ($479 at Amazon) headset was lowered over my face, and a rifle placed in my hands. The cleared-out room space around me was ready for me to take on a few waves of attackers. All around me, I saw enemies coming. I ducked, I aimed, I ran towards a wall and tried to hide. And it was pretty …
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