Topic: intel processors

  • Acer's CES 2026: Laptops, Displays, and a Gaming E-Scooter

    Acer's CES 2026: Laptops, Displays, and a Gaming E-Scooter

    Acer unveiled a 2026 lineup at CES featuring new laptops, including the lightweight Swift Edge 14 AI and the powerful Predator Helios Neo 16S AI, all powered by Intel's latest AI-focused Core Ultra processors. The company expanded its visual offerings with high-performance monitors for gaming and...

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  • Prime Day Deal: Get This RTX 4060 Gaming Laptop for Under Half Price

    Prime Day Deal: Get This RTX 4060 Gaming Laptop for Under Half Price

    This Prime Day deal offers the MSI Raider GE68HX gaming laptop at a 50% discount, now priced at $1,079, providing exceptional value for high-performance gaming without the latest-generation cost. It features a powerful Intel Core i7-14700HX processor and Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU with 8GB VRAM, ensurin...

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  • Acer's 2026 Gaming Laptops Get Panther Lake Power at CES

    Acer's 2026 Gaming Laptops Get Panther Lake Power at CES

    Acer announced new gaming laptops at CES 2026, including the high-end Predator Helios Neo 16S AI and more affordable Nitro V 16 AI models, all featuring Intel's next-gen Panther Lake processors and a focus on AI capabilities. The flagship Predator model boasts a top-tier Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, a...

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  • CES 2026 Predictions: Intel Chips, AI & Everything Expected

    CES 2026 Predictions: Intel Chips, AI & Everything Expected

    CES 2026 will be dominated by major tech announcements, particularly from AMD and Intel, who are expected to unveil next-generation processors like the Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Panther Lake chips. The handheld gaming PC market will be a key focus, with new devices featuring the latest AMD, Intel, and ...

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  • HP and Dell Block Built-in HEVC Support on Laptops

    HP and Dell Block Built-in HEVC Support on Laptops

    Many modern HP and Dell laptops cannot play HEVC/H.265 video in web browsers despite having processors with built-in hardware support, creating a user experience gap. HP and Dell have disabled HEVC hardware acceleration on select business-class models, with HP disclosing this in documentation whi...

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  • MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX: Slimmer, More Powerful Gaming Laptop

    MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX: Slimmer, More Powerful Gaming Laptop

    The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX is a thinner gaming laptop, achieving a 14.3% reduction in thickness for improved portability without compromising high-end performance. It features powerful hardware including an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, an Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU, up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM, and a...

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  • Windows 11 Beats Linux on Intel's Latest Laptop

    Windows 11 Beats Linux on Intel's Latest Laptop

    A surprising benchmark on a high-end Lenovo laptop showed Windows 11 outperforming Ubuntu Linux in CPU-based rendering tasks, reversing a long-standing trend where Linux held the advantage. Despite extensive investigation with hardware vendors, Windows 11 maintained its lead on this specific plat...

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  • Windows on Arm's Momentum Continues in 2026

    Windows on Arm's Momentum Continues in 2026

    Windows on Arm laptops have become a mainstream choice due to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processors, which deliver exceptional battery life and solid performance, overcoming early software compatibility issues. App and gaming support has significantly improved, with key creative software like Adobe ...

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  • Lenovo's Rollable Concept Laptop: A Gamer's Dream?

    Lenovo's Rollable Concept Laptop: A Gamer's Dream?

    Lenovo unveiled a concept gaming laptop at CES 2026 with a flexible OLED screen that expands from 16 inches to a 24-inch ultrawide display, challenging traditional laptop form factors. The device, aimed at esports professionals, is designed to house high-end components but is an early prototype w...

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  • CES 2026: Lenovo's Rollable Laptop, Asus Reveals & Affordable PCIe 5.0 SSDs

    CES 2026: Lenovo's Rollable Laptop, Asus Reveals & Affordable PCIe 5.0 SSDs

    Lenovo showcased innovative concept laptops, including the Legion Pro Rollable with a horizontally expanding screen and the ThinkPad Rollable XD with a vertically expanding display. Asus unveiled a comprehensive refresh of its laptop lines, featuring updated ROG Zephyrus gaming models with high-p...

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  • Dell Revives XPS Brand in Surprising Reversal

    Dell Revives XPS Brand in Surprising Reversal

    Dell has revived its iconic XPS brand for new premium laptops, acknowledging its previous rebranding attempt was a misstep and aiming to win back customers with performance and design. The new XPS 14 and XPS 16 models feature Dell's thinnest designs, improved battery life, Intel's latest processo...

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  • Cyber Monday Acer Nitro V Gaming Laptop Deals: Save $350

    Cyber Monday Acer Nitro V Gaming Laptop Deals: Save $350

    Acer's Nitro V gaming laptops are heavily discounted for Cyber Monday at Walmart, with a 16-inch AMD model at $629 and a 15.6-inch Intel model at $579. Both models feature an RTX 5050 GPU, 16GB RAM, and high-refresh-rate screens, delivering strong 1080p gaming performance for modern titles. The c...

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  • AMD Rebrands Old CPUs to Boost Budget Laptop Performance

    AMD Rebrands Old CPUs to Boost Budget Laptop Performance

    AMD is refreshing its laptop processor lineup by rebranding older chips with new model numbers, creating confusion for buyers expecting genuine upgrades. The rebranded processors use either Rembrandt-R architecture with Zen 3+ cores and RDNA 2 graphics or Mendocino architecture with older Zen 2 c...

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  • Acer's 18-inch Predator Helios Gaming Laptop Now with 4K Display and Top GPU

    Acer's 18-inch Predator Helios Gaming Laptop Now with 4K Display and Top GPU

    Acer has launched a refreshed gaming laptop lineup, featuring the high-end Predator Helios 18P AI and the more affordable Nitro V 16 series, targeting gamers and creators with advanced hardware and display technology. The flagship Predator Helios 18P includes top-tier components like an RTX 5090 ...

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  • Score a 32GB DDR5 Gaming PC for Just $999 This Black Friday

    Score a 32GB DDR5 Gaming PC for Just $999 This Black Friday

    The iBuyPower Element SE is a powerful prebuilt gaming PC available at a significant discount for Black Friday, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics card to handle modern gaming. Walmart offers this model for $999, saving $300, and it includes 32GB of D...

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  • Save $291 on a 32GB DDR5, Z890 Motherboard & Liquid Cooler Bundle

    Save $291 on a 32GB DDR5, Z890 Motherboard & Liquid Cooler Bundle

    Newegg offers a limited-time bundle for $469.99, including a 32GB DDR5 memory kit, a Z890 motherboard, and a 280mm AIO cooler, representing significant savings over individual purchases. The bundle features high-performance components: a Gigabyte Z890 motherboard with modern connectivity, Corsair...

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  • Snapdragon X2 Elite Rivals Apple's M4 Chip

    Snapdragon X2 Elite Rivals Apple's M4 Chip

    Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme now rivals Apple's M4 chip in performance, intensifying competition in laptop processors and pushing advancements in power efficiency and processing capabilities. Apple's shift to proprietary M-series silicon with integrated system-on-chip architecture initi...

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  • LG Unveils World's Lightest 17-Inch RTX Gaming Laptop

    LG Unveils World's Lightest 17-Inch RTX Gaming Laptop

    LG has previewed its 2026 Gram Pro laptops, highlighting the Gram Pro 17 as the world's lightest 17-inch laptop with an RTX GPU, using a new ultralight "Aerominum material" for durability. The Gram Pro 17 features an RTX 5050 GPU for creative and gaming tasks, but it's positioned as a versatile p...

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  • Lenovo's Gaming Laptop May Feature a Stretchable Rollable OLED Screen

    Lenovo's Gaming Laptop May Feature a Stretchable Rollable OLED Screen

    Lenovo is developing a gaming laptop with a horizontally stretchable rollable OLED screen, allowing the display to expand into an ultrawide aspect ratio for immersive gaming and multitasking without external monitors. This innovation builds on Lenovo's existing flexible display technology, previo...

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