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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People are buying 4G LTE laptops
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 …
Read More »Firefox coming to Windows 10 on Qualcomm Snapdragon
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 …
Read More »As chip speeds fizzle, Intel and Berkeley offer spintronics fix
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 …
Read More »Apple’s 5G iPhone reportedly won’t arrive until 2020
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 …
Read More »Cyber Monday 2018 deals you can still get: Apple iPad still $250, $550 discount on MacBook Pro, $400 off gaming PC bundle, cheap Chromebook laptops
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 …
Read More »Best Cyber Monday 2018 deals at Staples: $369 HP Pavilion 14, $99 Canon imageClass laser printer, $90 Amazon Fire HD, $24 Echo Dot, $99 Google Home Hub
Staples is offering some pretty sweet tech buys for Cyber Monday that rival other retailers like Best Buy, Target and Costco. They are running deals on Google Home Hubs, Canon printers, HP laptops, Amazon Fire tablets and much more. We’ve rounded up some of the best savings for you. A few notes before we get started: We will be updating this …
Read More »Buying a Cyber Monday Chromebook? Read this first
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 …
Read More »Cyber Monday 2018 Office Depot deals: $450 HP laptop with Intel Core i7, $500 Lenovo Flex 5 and 1TB hard drive
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 …
Read More »Cyber Monday 2018 Newegg deals: $949 Acer Aspire 7 VR
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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