Intel’s long-awaited discrete graphics targeting gaming and content creation finally gets christened Monday with a family name, Intel Arc — a play on the concept of a story arc and architecture. Formerly known as “DG2,” and based on the HPG variant of the company’s latest generation of its GPU designs, the first chips based on …
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The latest step in the graphics card pas de deux between AMD and Nvidia is the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT GPU. It’s also the current entry-level model in AMD’s line of graphics processors for gamers specifically looking for speed or higher quality in 1080p resolution. The RX 6600 XT’s nominal $379 price and performance slots seamlessly between Nvidia’s $329 …
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The Asus Chromebook Flip CM5 is different than what you might be used to seeing in the world of Chromebooks. It’s not bland gray and plasticky like entry-level models, but it’s also not slim and silver aluminum like most premium Chromebooks. The Flip CM5 has a 15.6-inch touch display and it’s a USI-pen-enabled two-in-one. The body is topped with an anodized …
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If you’re looking to have fun and get stuff done on the same device, a two-in-one computer — a laptop that becomes a touch-screen tablet when you flip it around — can offer the flexibility you need. Best Buy has shaved $250 off a solid two-in-one pick from HP, knocking the price down to $550 with free shipping. But it’s …
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Many people throughout the US opted not to get a life-saving COVID-19 vaccine, despite its widespread availability throughout the spring and summer. Now coronavirus cases and deaths are ticking up across the US as we head into the fall, raising alarms with health officials and, apparently, Apple too. The tech giant’s already told employees it’s delaying return-to-office plans until October at …
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Honeywell and Google have detailed dueling demonstrations of logical qubits, a technology that can correct errors in potentially powerful but notoriously finicky quantum computers. In a research paper released Wednesday, Honeywell said it had ganged together multiple physical qubits — the storage and processing units of quantum computers — so that they could withstand disturbances from outside forces like vibration and …
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The Dell XPS Desktop 8940 is a great little desktop for a laptop person like myself. Like Dell’s premium XPS laptops, the XPS Desktop is attractive and small — perfect for tight spaces. Unlike the laptops, though, there are plenty of opportunities for upgrades to help you deal with changing needs. 8.0 Dell XPS Desktop 8940 Special Edition $2,010 at Amazon …
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There’s nothing quite like a Microsoft Surface. The combination of high-end hardware in a tablet body with the option to add a unique keyboard and stylus makes it one of the most versatile ultraportable Windows machines you can buy. Microsoft uses high-end materials like magnesium and alcantara to assemble its Surface tablets, making them stand out even more. That’s why …
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The dawn of the Windows 11 era brings many questions. For now, the most pressing one may be: Will installing the Windows 11 beta screw up my system? Having installed the current Insider Preview on several laptops, the answer so far has been no. But what about performance? Will my laptop be faster with Windows 11, because it’s better optimized? …
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Apple and Intel are reportedly first in line to use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s next-generation 3-nanometer production technology. Both companies are testing chip designs using TSMC’s 3nm fabrication process and could begin producing chips in the second half of next year, according to a report Friday from Nikkei Asia, which cites unnamed sources. TSMC says its 3nm technology can increase …
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