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Dell Latitude, Precision PCs claim 30% lower latency with dual-network connection

Enlarge / Dell Latitude 9430. (credit: Dell) Dell announced its new lineup of Latitude business laptops and Precision mobile workstations today. In addition to sporting trimmer builds and Intel’s latest 12th Gen mobile CPUs, the new clamshells and two-in-ones also carry updated AI software for improved network latency and to help boost privacy and battery […]

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Dell’s XPS 17 and 15 laptops now sold with 12th-gen Intel CPUs

Enlarge / Dell XPS 17. (credit: Dell) Dell updated its largest XPS clamshells on Thursday to include the latest mobile chips from Intel. Now, 12th-gen ” Alder Lake ” chips are available in the 17- and 15. 6-inch versions of the XPS. Both the XPS 17 and 15 now have options for an Intel Core […]

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MSI challenges Lenovo, HP with Tile-tracking laptops

Enlarge / MSI introduced the E14 Flip Evo 2-in-1 (pictured) today. (credit: MSI) The newest laptops in MSI’s highest-end productivity and business lineup should now be easier to locate should you misplace them. The refreshed Summit laptops include a new model, the Summit E14 Flip Evo, and they take a page from HP and Lenovo laptops by […]

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Steam on Chromebooks is ready for testing, comes with steep requirements

Enlarge / Portal 2 is one of the games Google recommends trying. (credit: Google) After prematurely announcing that Steam on Chromebooks was ready for testing last week, Google is making the release official today. The alpha version of Steam on Chrome OS is currently available in the particular Chrome OS 14583. 0. 0 Dev channel, […]

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Whoops: Google announced Chrome OS Steam alpha, but it’s not ready yet

Enlarge / Google shared this image during its Games Developer Summit keynote yesterday. (credit: Google ) Google yesterday said that the “Steam on Chrome OS” alpha had launched, but it turns out that Vapor on Chromebooks isn’t actually prepared for testing. During the Google for Games developer summit keynote yesterday, Google product director Greg Hartell said […]

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Lenovo’s next ThinkPad X13 laptops will start at $1,179

Enlarge / Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 3. (credit: Lenovo) Lenovo announced the third generations of its ThinkPad X13, ThinkPad X13 Yoga, ThinkPad L13, L13 Yoga, ThinkPad L14, and ThinkPad L15 today with options for the latest mobile CPUs from Intel and AMD. The vendor will offer all of the laptops announced today with up to […]

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Intel Arc GPU squeezes into Samsung’s lightweight Galaxy Book2 Pro

Enlarge / Samsung’s Galaxy Book2 series of laptops. (credit: Samsung) Samsung announced this week that it will refresh its Galaxy Book line of thin-and-light laptops with the help of Intel’s long-awaited Arc graphics. Samsung will join the likes of Acer, whose Swift X laptop is one of the first to use the Arc mobile GPU. […]

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HP and Lenovo Chromebooks expected to support Steam

HP’s Pro c640 G2 enterprise Chromebook is expected to get Steam support. (credit: HP ) HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus are expected to be among the first companies to release gaming Chromebooks. A code change in the Chromium Gerrit suggests the particular vendors are working on Chrome OS devices that will support Steam. In January […]

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DIY handheld PC uses mechanical keyboard, Game Boy pieces, Raspberry Pi

Enlarge (credit: Penk/Github ) If someone is using a handheld PC these days, it’s almost certainly a smartphone. But a Raspberry Pi has a way of bringing out an enthusiast’s retro side. Add in some old console parts and a true mechanical keyboard, and you’ve got a DO-IT-YOURSELF PC that can fit in the palm […]

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System76 Linux workstation looks ready for gaming, too

Enlarge / System76 Kudu. (credit: System76) System76’s latest Linux laptop combines one of AMD’s most powerful 5000 series mobile CPUs with Nvidia’s mid-range RTX 3060. Configurable to up to $3, 442, the Kudu targets Linux users who have a lot of work to do, while quietly nodding at those who like to play games every […]