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AMD gets serious about Chromebooks at CES 2019

AMD’s early CES 2019 announcements brought us some updates on its laptop processors, which include a targeted attempt to capture some of the growing cheap Chromebook market, slightly faster mobile Ryzens and a promise to keep everyone’s AMD laptop drivers up to date with the latest zero-day game-release optimizations. Sadly, the news didn’t include the …

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Razer Blade 15 Advanced adds new Nvidia RTX graphics at CES 2019

Razer is kicking off 2019 with the Razer Blade 15 Advanced, a new edition of its 15-inch Blade laptop. And while it’s not as eye-popping as some of Razer’s past prototypes, but a new concept design for a high-end gaming display gives us a peek at what future products the innovative gaming hardware company is working on.  The Blade is already …

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Acer unveils its first AMD

Acer has been an active player on the Chromebook scene for years, and has regularly stretched the conventions of the category. In 2015, the company introduced the first Chromebook OS laptop with a 15.6-inch display — a size that has become common since. And with the new Chromebook 315, announced today at CES, Acer has another breakthrough under its proverbial belt: …

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HP’s first AMD Chromebook lands at CES 2019, coming in January for $269

Making its debut at CES 2019, the HP Chromebook 14 is the world’s first AMD-powered Chromebook running on either an AMD A4 or A6 processor with integrated Radeon R4 or R5 graphics. Chromebooks — laptops that run on Google’s web-based Chrome OS — are a growing part of the global PC market. AMD’s processors typically offer more value than competitor …

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Apple suspends some iPhone sales in Germany as Qualcomm ponies up

Apple is pausing sales of some older iPhones in Germany during a patent fight with chipmaker Qualcomm. On Dec. 20, the District Court of Munich found that Apple infringed Qualcomm’s technology for power savings in smartphones and ruled that the iPhone maker must halt sales of the device in Germany, according to Qualcomm’s release. Apple said in a statement at …

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Asus ProArt PA90 mini desktop for creatives reappears for CES 2019

If the Asus ProArt PA90 looks familiar, it’s because it first appeared in October as part of Intel’s announcements for its ninth-gen Core i-series processors. The mini desktop also bears a passing resemblance to Apple’s Mac Pro, just not as round. Like the Mac, the ProArt is aimed at creative professionals who need the power and performance of a desktop, …

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Get a refurbished Google Pixelbook hybrid for $600

Welcome to 2019, cheeps! Hope you had a wonderful holiday. As we jump into the new year, I wanted to remind you that there are lots of ways to keep tabs on Cheapskate deals: On the web, natch. Bookmark it! On Flipboard. If you don’t already use this app, I highly recommend it. In your favorite RSS reader. Yes, RSS …

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CNET’s end

This year, we reviewed dozens of laptops all across the spectrum of price and power. But, as 2018 draws to a close and we prepare to see loads of new systems at CES 2019, there are still several noteworthy laptops on our testing bench. Here are brief hands-on impressions of a few, along with preliminary test results and photos.  In …

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Amazon has Apple’s newest MacBook Air for $999

As we close in on Christmas 2018, Amazon is offering up a real humdinger of a deal: the brand-new MacBook Air, which Apple introduced just this October, for $999. That’s a $200 discount off of Apple’s sticker price.  Of course, Apple will also sell you a MacBook for $999 — but it’ll be the older (though beloved) model from 2017 …

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Intel Whiskey Lake chips come to the ThinkPad L series

Lenovo has updated its wallet-friendly ThinkPad L series with the latest versions of Intel’s eighth-gen Core processor. The ThinkPad L390, with its traditional clamshell design, starts at $659 (‎£522, AU$915), and the two-in-one version, the L390 Yoga, starts at $889 (‎£705 or AU$1,235). Apart from the new Whiskey Lake chips, the ThinkPad L390 and L390 Yoga are pretty similar to their …

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