The Dell Wireless Dock uses Intel’s WiGig technology. It looks like you can add WiGig wireless docking to Intel’s dustbin (along with IoT products axed earlier this summer), as the company has discontinued existing products using the 802.11ad wireless standard, according to Anandtech. WiGig was developed several years ago with faster speeds than then-current Wi-Fi […]
Dell’s new Inspiron 7000 2-in-1 laptop Dell is wasting no time in announcing that it’s updating some of its laptops with the latest Intel Core processors, which were launched last week. The 8th-generation Core CPUs, code-named “Kaby Lake,” currently entail a handful of quad-core i5 and i7 chips that Intel claims perform up to 40 […]
HP Omen X gaming laptop Omen is HP’s high-end gaming brand, and its latest laptop continues the tradition of pushing the boundaries on performance — this time for an emerging category of gamers. The company has just announced the Omen X, a new notebook (and mobile companion to the Omen X desktop) that HP says […]
Chromebooks’ domination of the school laptop space has been well-documented, and Acer looks to extend that advantage with its latest model, which it also hopes can make inroads with commercial users. The Acer Chromebook 11 C771 is noteworthy for being the first 11.6-inch Chromebook that makes use of Intel’s Skylake sixth-generation Core processors. Of course, […]
HP’s revamped Pavilion all-in-one PC. It’s been a bit quiet on the PC front of late, but expect things to heat up soon with back-to-school shopping on the horizon. HP jumps the gun a little with the launch of a pair of refreshed Pavilion all-in-one (AIO) desktops today. While it’s not a complete overhaul, the […]
AMD’s launch of its Ryzen family of desktop PC processors has been hailed as a success. What a difference a year makes when it comes to the fortunes of AMD, the only real rival to Intel in PC processors, but one that was increasingly falling behind the market leader, especially in the profitable and influential […]
Alienware Area-51 gaming PC Alienware is embracing AMD’s latest attempt to compete with Intel in the gaming PC market, announcing at the E3 expo that it will be the first manufacturer to sell a pre-built system using the new Ryzen ThreadRipper processor. Dell’s gaming arm will be refreshing its Area-51 desktop with the new 16-core […]
HP Omen X Compact Desktop With virtual reality set to explode, HP is making sure it’s positioned to reap the benefits from the need for hardware to power the VR revolution. Its latest announcements include a backpack PC that will finally be available to consumers, along with a new headset for developers to use to […]
HP Spectre x2 Lost amid yesterday’s launch hoopla for Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro hybrid tablet was HP’s announcement the day before of a refreshed Spectre x2 convertible that will squarely face off against the more-hyped device. With its 12.3-inch display and digital pen-based input, the Spectre x2 is clearly gunning for the same target buyer […]
ARM owns the mobile market. Last year the semiconductor IP firm’s processor designs were used in some 16 billion chips, including those at the heart of nearly ever smartphone. Its Mali graphics, which hasn’t been around as long, crossed the one-billion mark in 2016, giving it around half of the phone market. But the industry […]