If it’s up to Qualcomm, Windows PCs are about to get even more phonelike and powerful. The company on Thursday unveiled its first processor designed specifically for computers, called the Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform. The processor aims to provide a big leap over Qualcomm’s year-ago efforts in 2-in-1 laptops. At that time, partners like HP …
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The best way to sell always-connected PCs is downplaying the actual connectivity part. At least, that’s what Lenovo has found through the past year of selling computers powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE processors, said Matt Bereda, vice president of global consumer marketing for PCs and tablets at Lenovo. Even though all of the devices are capable of running on 4G …
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Mozilla is building a version of its Firefox web browser for Windows 10 personal computers using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors, a move that boosts the chipmaker’s efforts to challenge Intel’s dominance. Most PCs these days use Intel’s x86 family of processors, though a small fraction come with AMD chips that can run the same software. But Qualcomm, smelling blood in the …
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Intel has made progress on a technology called spintronics that could boost your phone, laptop and smartwatch as conventional chip technology runs out of steam. Researchers at Intel and the University of California, Berkeley on Monday described spintronics work that could shrink chip component sizes to a fifth their current size while cutting power consumption by a factor of 10 …
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Apple will reportedly wait until at least 2020 to release an iPhone that can connect to 5G networks, fitting what’s been rumored previously. The company will hold off for up to a year after the next generation of wireless technology is deployed, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing unnamed sources. Apple opted for a similar strategy with 3G and 4G LTE, the two …
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, but it’s still a great time to get a deal on a tablet, laptop, desktop or monitor. Some retailers are continuing their incredible Black Friday sales — including B&H, which is still offering the brand-new MacBook Air for $1,099 and serious, serious discounts on other Apple laptops (although not as good as it was on Cyber …
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Good news, everyone! If you slept on a Black Friday Chromebook deal, there are new Cyber Monday Chromebook deals ripe for the picking. Google’s web-based Chrome OS laptops and two-in-ones are typically cheap to start with, starting around $200. But this time of year you can find some amazing prices. Chrome doesn’t require a lot of processing power for basic …
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Office Depot didn’t come to play on this Cyber Monday — the retailer hit the competition hard with some of the lowest prices we’ve seen, especially if you’re in the market for new laptops and PCs. Look here to find one of the best discounts of the entire year: Office Depot has an HP laptop that’s equipped with a seventh-gen Intel Core i7 …
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Newegg rolls into its Cyber Monday sales straight from its Black Friday discounts, with continued deals on staples like laptops, TVs, smart home gear and home audio components. Some of these deals are follow ups to their Black Friday counterparts, but we’ve highlighted the best newcomers below. All of the deals listed are on sale now and continue through Monday, Nov. 26 unless otherwise noted. …
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Newegg is still going strong with the deals for Cyber Monday. Following up on some monster discounts for Black Friday, Newegg has solid sales on a range of computer stuff: gaming rigs, motherboards, a la carte processors, hard drives and other components from your favorite brands like Asus, Samsung, HP and Acer. The 40 best Cyber Monday 2018 deals still available +57 …
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