In recent years Intel has used Computex to try to shake up the laptop market. The chipmaker announced the Ultrabook and later coined the term 2-in-1 here in Taiwan, and more recently it has been pushing concepts such as true wireless computing. Not all of these initiatives have worked but Intel and its partners have […]
New ARM processors for mobile devices tailored to AI and VR In separate events at Computex, Qualcomm and Microsoft made a compelling case for a new class of thin, fanless laptops with broadband wireless, significantly longer battery life, and the full Windows 10 experience. And, as expected, the companies announced that several major OEMs, including […]
Dell Inspiron Gaming Desktop PC gamers should be thrilled about the renewed interest that’s being given to performance desktops, as AMD’s Ryzen processors have been matched by Intel’s new Core i9 and Core-X CPUs. While the high end is always claiming the most attention, most gaming isn’t done by those who can afford $3,000 systems. […]
It’s already been a big year for AMD. By the time it arrived in Taiwan, the chipmaker had already released its first Ryzen processors, announced the Epyc server line, unveiled its first Vega graphics card and teased a 16-core desktop chip dubbed Threadripper. Even with all these new products, AMD arguably doesn’t have the fastest […]
The launch earlier this year of the first Zen processors was a big step to make AMD relevant again. It demonstrated that the company could produce a competitive CPU design manufactured on an advanced process. But AMD knows it needs to do more to win back business from Intel and Nvidia. At its analyst day, […]
The rebirth of artificial intelligence over the past five years has led to rapid progress in challenging areas such as computer vision and speech recognition. As computers begin to learn about the world around them, this is in turn opening up new possibilities in fields such as healthcare, transportation and robotics. “Machine learning is one […]
The latest color choices for the updated Kindle Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets. Apple’s iPad mini may be on its way out as tablet sales continue to plummet, but Amazon seems committed to the market with its Kindle Fire tablets. As with so many other aspects of its business, the online retailing giant […]
Samsung Chromebook Pro Samsung’s high-end Chromebook Pro has been a long time coming. It was first unearthed last October and formally announced at CES in January, but it’s still not available. In the meantime, its less powerful, cheaper Samsung Plus sibling has been on sale since early February. Amazon let us know that the Pro […]
Surface Pro killer? HP’s Elite x2 1012 G2 If you’ve been waiting for a successor to Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 — and since it was released at the end of 2015, you have been for a while — there’s been no shortage of alternatives. But if a Surface Pro 5 is unlikely to “surface” (pun […]
Acer TravelMate Spin B1 Convertible laptop running Windows 10 S With yesterday’s launch of Windows 10 S, Microsoft is directly addressing the success of Chromebooks within the education market. The new flavor of its flagship operating system is locked down, limiting users to running apps in the Windows Store to keep the device more secure […]