Laptop

Intel's desktop CPU roadmap sees major shifts, with the LGA-1851 socket now set to debut with Arrow Lake-S instead of Meteor Lake-S. The company has also canceled plans for a refresh of Arrow Lake-S, suggesting a growing focus on mobile platforms like Lunar Lake and Panther Lake.

The GPD Duo is GPD's latest attempt at pushing the boundaries of what could be considered a laptop. Announced earlier this year, the company has finally settled on a release date, as well as a new cheaper 32 GB of RAM variant too.

Razer has announced that it has released a potentially game-changing feature for FPS games with the latest version of its Synapse feature-management software. Accordingly, Snap Tap is now available on more of the OEM's keyboards, not to mention all Blade-series laptops capable of supporting the new update.

The HP OmniBook X is now configurable with Qualcomm's new 8-core Snapdragon X1P-42-100 processor. It was shown off earlier this year with an X1E-78-100, a 12-core CPU.

The 2024 Asus Zenbook S16 featuring the latest Ryzen AI 9 365 Strix Point APU is now on sale at Best Buy at a cool 14% discount. Being a Zenbook S laptop, the Zenbook S16 is a premium notebook with a thin aluminum body with a relatively low weight and an excellent OLED screen.

With a history of over a decade, KaOS is a niche distro that has just received an update. Version 2024.09 was released yesterday, and its highlights include Calligra, which replaces LibreOffice as the default office suite, as well as an updated VirtualBox package.

Announced back in April, Wētā Workshop's Tales of the Shire was supposed to be released by the end of the year. Sadly, a delay to the first months of 2025 was announced earlier this month, without a specific release date. Now, that information is official as well, so the game should launch on March 25th if everything goes smoothly. 

On the way for the public release of Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole," which is scheduled for October 10th, the Ubuntu team unveiled a new beta for the desktop, server, and cloud products. Ubuntu 24.10 beta allows users to test GNOME 47, including a new version of the Nautilus file manager, and much more.

The latest version of the Dell XPS 13 9340 has been discounted by almost 30% as Best Buy is selling the capable Core Ultra 7 variant of the portable 13-inch laptop for just under $1,000.

A 12-core AMD Strix Halo CPU has been benchmarked on Geekbench. If a previous leak is accurate, it could be the Ryzen AI Max 390, a middle-of-the-pack offering.

A new leak sheds light on Intel's Arrow Lake-HX lineup for high-end laptops. It has two Core Ultra 9, Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 SKUs each.

A new leak shows off AMD's Strix Halo lineup. It is spearheaded by the Ryzen AI+ Max 395, which features 16 Zen 6 CPU cores and 40 RDNA 3.5 GPU CUs.

GPD has not released the Duo yet. Nonetheless, a popular third-party reseller has already started taking pre-orders for GPD's innovative dual-display laptop. Not only that, but they are only marginally more expensive than GPD's early bird pricing.

Besides the beastly RTX 4090 and AMD Ryzen 9 combo, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gen 8 gaming laptop also comes with 32GB DDR5 RAM, a 2TB SSD and a super-smooth 240Hz QHD screen with 100% sRGB and up to 500 nits.

Three new Intel CPUs have been spotted online. The Core 5 220H, Core 7 250H and Core 7 250U are essentially Raptor Lake parts that aim to differentiate themselves from Lunar/Arrow Lake SKUs by ditching the "Ultra" tag.

GPD has taken another step towards releasing its long-awaited dual-OLED laptop. Also equipped with an AMD Strix Point APU packing a powerful Radeon 890M iGPU, the GPD Duo will be configurable with up to 64 GB of RAM and will be compatible with eGPUs thanks to the inclusion of an OCuLink port.

The Dell XPS 14 9440 with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16 GB of RAM, and a 14-inch 120 Hz display has been discounted by a massive 33.3%. This makes the laptop, which is normally rather expensive, a good option for folks who need a modern laptop for multimedia and productivity use.

CheckMag A recent report by AC Analysis seems to indicate AMD's relationship with its laptop OEM partners isn't exactly a rosy affair. The Santa Clara semiconductor giant is reportedly unable to supply enough CPUs to meet partner demands, resulting in little to no presence of AMD Zen 5 Strix Point laptops at trade shows. However, AMD's plans for 2025 give hope for potential course correction and more options for customers.

One month before the stable release, Fedora Linux 41 beta arrives with a preview of what's about to come. Some of these changes are Python 2's removal, Valkey replacing Redis, the ability to install the proprietary Nvidia video driver with Secure Boot, DNF5 alongside bootc in Fedora IoT and the Atomic desktop versions, and more.

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 is a commendable laptop that excels in gaming as well was content creation, thanks to its powerful internals boasting the Ryzen 9 7945HX CPU and RTX 4080 GPU along with a color-accurate 240 Hz QHD IPS display. Thanks to Amazon, the laptop is now more affordable than ever before on the platform.

USB-A belongs among the "legacy" ports. This means: It is an outdated standard only maintained for legacy reasons, to be replaced by USB-C. With the affordable ThinkPad L14, Lenovo takes a step into the opposite direction: Instead of two USB-A ports, the budget business laptop has three USB-A ports.

The pretty capable Ryzen 7 Pro-powered model variant of the Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 2 is now on sale for just $400, which can be a great bargain for office users who are in the market for a wallet-friendly office laptop.

The Anker Prime power bank, which features 20,000 mAh capacity and supports 200W fast charging, has dropped by 30%. In other words, this limited-time deal on Amazon has slashed $40 off the portable charger, making it settle to $89.99.

The latest maintenance release for the 13.x series brings FreeBSD up to version number 13.4 and, sadly, doesn't include any major changes. However, today's update comes with multiple bug fixes, driver updates, as well as more than a few updated versions of apps maintained by third parties.

Based on Arch Linux but also packing a few proprietary pieces of code, such as the Swirl web browser, SDesk received a new update yesterday. Alongside the new drivers, which focus on supporting touch interfaces, this software refresh comes with a move from the Calamares installer to the GNOME first-run wizard.

The 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 features an all-new design, which has turned the RTX 4080-powered OLED machine into an exciting mix between a traditional gaming laptop and sleek multimedia notebook.

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 gaming laptop is a well-specced machine featuring a 140 W RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, along with a color-accurate, high-refresh-rate 18-inch IPS display. Although a far cry from portable, the Helios Neo 18 can serve as a great desktop-replacement device.

Available since late March 2014, Debian-based MX Linux has just reached version 23.4. Based on Debian 12.7, the update packs a generous list of fixes, application updates, tweaks, kernel updates, as well as updated language packs. The Xfce, KDE, and Fluxbox ISOs come with the 6.1.106 kernel, while AHS sports the 6.10.10 kernel.

With a history of over two decades and previously known as OpenBeOS, today's Haiku is pushing forward with the release of the R1 Beta 5 preview version. This community-driven project aims to provide a modern open-source operating system that's also backward-compatible with BeOS.

Tuxedo's recently introduced Gemini 17 Gen3 is a powerful 17-inch desktop replacement laptop, powered by AMD's Ryzen 9 7945HX CPU and up to the RTX 4070 Laptop GPU along with a color accurate 165 Hz IPS display. The laptop is an impressive package, especially for fans of the Linux operating system.

Initially supposed to arrive two weeks ago, Ubuntu 22.04.5 was delayed until yesterday. This point-release for the 22.04 LTS branch comes with multiple updates and fixes, as usual. The list of updated components includes Ruby 3.0, PHP 8.1.2, BIND 9.18.1, Apache 2.4.52, PostgreSQL 14.2, MySQL 8.0.28, and more.

Compared to last year's model, the new Apex 17 MAX features the faster Dragon Range 16-core / 32 thread R9 7945HX, supports more RAM up to 96 GB, gets a slightly brighter 17.3-inch QHD panel, as well as faster Wi-Fi 6E and a larger 73 Wh battery.

Bringing no less than 11 additional tools, Debian-based Kali Linux 2024.3 is an update that also comes with support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC. Additionally, it begins the transition to the Python 3.12 update, which removes some deprecated APIs but also breaks some packages, so it needs more work before being released.

Released yesterday, the latest driver package for Nvidia GPUs comes with zero-day support for Final Fantasy XVI, Frostpunk 2, and God of War Ragnarok. Additionally, it also provides optimizations for EA Sports FC 25 (scheduled to launch on September 27th) and optimal settings presets for Star Wars Outlaws, F1 Manager 2024, and Black Myth: Wukong.

With the switch to the Hawk Point platform, the new KDE Slimbook VI comes powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 8845HS and supports more RAM (up to 96 GB). Port selection also features faster ports (still no USB4) and the battery is slightly larger, even though the total weight is the same.

The 2023 Acer Nitro 16 is back on sale with a massive 31% discount in tow. Powered by a Ryzen 7 7840HS, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1TB Gen 4 SSD, the Nitro 16 features mid-range power that is enough to ensure 60 FPS FHD gaming in modern titles.

AMD has stealthily announced a new laptop GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M. It features 12 GB VRAM, a Navi 32 GPU, 60 CUs and a max TDP of up to 180 Watts.

The Prestige 13 AI+ Evo A2VMG is a new featherweight Intel Lunar Lake laptop that tips the scales at less than 1 kg. Already orderable in the US, the laptop retails for $1,399.99 with a 2.8K OLED display, a 75 Wh battery and a 16.9 mm thick housing.