Take one “world’s first” feature, add Alexa and HDR and stir in a splash of AI and you’ve got a laptop that’s begging to be noticed at CES 2019. With its lid closed, the new $1,500 (roughly AU$2,100 or £1,180) 13.9-inch Yoga S940 laptop doesn’t look too different from other premium ultraportable laptops at the moment. Even its main components …
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There were still hundreds of people in the audience at Intel’s CES 2019 presentation Monday. A beat-boxing musician, sizzle reels and a big colorful screen lit up the stage. But the unavoidable subtext to the hour-long event was that the chipmaker is still waiting to hire a new CEO. Without a permanent leader, the company put together a far more …
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T-Mobile says it’s met an important milestone in 5G testing with the completion of its first 5G video call and data session using multiple wireless spectrum bands. At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, the company and partners Ericsson and Intel finished a live test of its commercial network in which it completed a video call using 5G technology over its commercial wireless …
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Lenovo is kicking off CES 2019 with a round of mostly incremental updates to its tried-and-true lineup of ThinkPad business laptops and accessories. On Monday, the company announced new versions of the crown jewels of its ultraportable laptop portfolio — the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and its convertible counterpart, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga. The 2018 edition of the ThinkPad X1 Yoga …
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Having unveiled a handful of head-turning laptops at CES on Sunday — including the monstrous ROG Mothership and the ultra-thin ZenBook S13 — Asus kicked things off early on Monday by introducing a new convertible Chromebook. The Flip C434, starting at $569, replaces the company’s Chromebook C302 — a breakout hit that’s currently the top-ranked bestseller in Amazon’s two-in-one category. Asus claims that, despite its popularity, the Chromebook C302 …
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Following a quick sneak peek at IFA in August, Acer has introduced two new models in its premium-meets-portable line of Predator Triton gaming laptops. With an interesting cantilevered hinged design, the new $4,000 Predator Triton 900 comes equipped with a 17-inch 4K display, eighth-gen Intel Core i7 processors and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080 GPU series. The $1,800 Predator Triton 500, …
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After reporting record profit in the third quarter, Samsung expects a dramatic decline in its fourth-quarter profit due to lackluster demand for chips and intensifying competition in the smartphone market. The South Korean electronics giant said Monday it expects to record an operating profit for the three-month period ended Dec. 31 of around 10.8 trillion won ($9.6 billion), a 30 …
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Huawei may be known for its cutting-edge phones, but it makes some nice little laptops (like the MateBook X Pro) and tablets, too. At CES 2019, the company introduced two models to the US: the midrange MateBook 13 13-inch ultraportable and the MediaPad M5 Lite tablet that’s got some… interesting kid-focused parental controls. The “lite” aspect of the new family-friendly …
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For a long time, choosing a laptop required making compromises. Considerations like portability, aesthetic appeal, performance, battery life — depending on your budget, you might find something that delivered on two or three of them at best. But, as we’re seeing clearly at CES this year, times have changed. And Asus continues to refine its portfolio of well-rounded ultraportable laptops …
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Acer’s ambitious Swift 7 laptop was one of my favorite laptops of 2018. Its main selling point was an amazingly thin body housing a 14-inch screen. But the world’s-thinnest-laptop Swift 7 was more than a one-trick pony: It was actually a very usable everyday laptop, with an excellent touchscreen, good touchpad, 180-degree hinge and fanless cooling. Exactly one year later, …
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