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The Asus ZenBook S14 is now official with Intel's new Lunar Lake CPUs. Depending on the CPU, you get 16 GB or 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB NVMe SSD and two Thunderbolt 4.0 ports.

Asus has unveiled a new laptop with Intel's latest silicon. The VivoBook S14 is now purchasable with a Core Ultra 7 258V, 14-inch 16:10 OLED screen and a 75 Wh battery. Prices start at $1,000 for the base variant.

Acer has revealed the Project DualPlay, one of several laptops that it has presented today. While only a concept for the time being, the Project DualPlay highlights some of the new avenues in which Acer is considering taking the established laptop form factor.

The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 Gen 9 with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, 32 GB of LPDDR5x-7467 memory, 1 TB of storage, and a 1,200-nit mini LED touch panel is now going for a 16% discount. The laptop is Lenovo's top-end multimedia machine that is highly rated by both the press and the users.

ASUS has brought Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Plus chipsets to its Vivobook S 15 laptop. Still equipped with a 2.8K OLED display, LPDDR5-8448 RAM and a 70 Wh battery, the new Vivobook S 15 models start at less than their Snapdragon X Elite or AMD Strix Point (Zen 5) counterparts.

Dell is offering the Latitude 5455 in both X1P-64-100 and the new X1P-42-100 Snapdragon X Plus variants. The Latitude 5455 comes with a host of security and management features tailored for business customers along with Copilot+ smarts.

Dell showed off an Inspiron 14 5441 SKU powered by the new Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 SoC. The Copilot+ laptop can also be configured with an X1P-64-100 chip. Apart from the SoC and display, the base Inspiron 14 is largely identical to the Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 that was announced a few months ago.

Qualcomm has unveiled two new Snapdragon X Plus SKUs, the X1P-46-100 and X1P-42-100. Both come with an 8-core CPU and a weaker GPU than the one found on its 10-core counterpart (X1P-64-100), but use the same NPU.

The MSI Stealth 16 AI+ is now official with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Strix Point CPU. You can pair it with a GeForce RTX 4070 and uip to 32 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. Its 16-inch, 16:10 screen is available in IPS LCD, OLED and miniLED flavouts.

HP has just presented its first notebook with an Intel Lunar Lake chip, the OmniBook Ultra Flip 14, which combines a Core Ultra 9 288V with 32 GB RAM, a 120 Hz OLED touchscreen and a 64 Wh battery. The efficient Intel chip positions the notebook as a direct competitor to Snapdragon notebooks.

Dell has shown off its new flagship laptop, the XPS 13 (XPS 9350). It comes with Intel's new Lunar Lake CPUs, a 16:10 IPS/OLED screen, a 53 Wh battery and just two Thunderbolt 4.0 ports.

Leaked benchmarks suggest AMD's upcoming EPYC 9755 'Turin' processor significantly outperforms its predecessor in 7zip tests. With 128 Zen 5 cores, higher clock speeds, and double the L3 cache, 'Turin' shows promising gains. However, these early results should be viewed cautiously until independently verified.

Samsung's 14-inch Galaxy Book4 Edge has just had its price slashed by a third. The Copilot+ PC offers a gorgeous 2.8K AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, but buyers should be prepared for some compatibility issues due to the ARM platform.

Arriving a tad later than anticipated, GhostBSD 24.07.1 promises increased performance and stability thanks to the transition from using packages based on the team's own ports to using FreeBSD PKGBSD packages. Additionally, this update comes with an improved NetworkMGR, two security tweaks for OpenSSH, and more.

The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is a well-specced 17-inch laptop that is currently available for its lowest price of the year so far on Amazon. The laptop's commendable spec sheet includes an RTX 4080, Core i9-13900H CPU, and a 1080p 360 Hz display that is sure to impress esports fans.

The industry based on videos edited or created using artificial intelligence (AI) is just getting started at a worth of about $600 million (based on 2023 estimates). However, that value is also now projected to skyrocket into the billions by 2033. Enterprise-grade and business-like applications such as the conversion of other media, even spreadsheets, into video form is backed to contribute to this potentially substantial growth.

The Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 with a 16-inch 120 Hz display, a 10-core Core i7-13620H CPU, and an RTX 4060 laptop GPU is currently on sale at Dell’s official store for less than $850. Thanks to its internals and considerable improvements over the 2022 Inspiron 16 Plus 7620, the 2023 Inspiron 16 Plus is a solid multimedia laptop.

The Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 with Intel Core i9 14900HX and Nvidia RTX 4070 have received a big discount for Labor Day. This configuration of the gaming laptop is now down to $1,709.99, a $580 cut from the regular price tag.

Not the brightest screen, not the fastest processor, not the best battery life - in all these categories, the ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 Intel is just average. The strengths of this device are located in other areas, like the input devices, the connectivity and repairability.

Both the Ryzen 7 8840HS- and Ryzen 5 8640HS-powered HP Envy 14 2-in-1 convertible laptops have been steeply discounted at Best Buy, with the former now coming in at a whopping $599.99. For that price, you get 16 GB of DDR5-6400 RAM, up to a 1 TB NVMe SSD, and identical or better performance than something like an Asus ROG Ally, with added pen input benefits, to boot.

One of the most interesting AMD configurations of the Legion Pro 7 Gen 8 has now dropped below the $2,000 mark for the very first time as Lenovo has discounted the Ryzen 9 and RTX 4080-powered gaming laptop by a whopping 36%.

The MSI Stealth 16 AI Studio is an decently-specced gaming laptop with a Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 64 GB of memory, and an excellent QHD+ 240 Hz display. Thanks to an ongoing sale on Amazon, this easy-to-recommend laptop can now be had for its lowest price ever.

Earlier this month, Qualcomm's CEO and president Cristiano Amon promised new Snapdragon X series laptops that will be much cheaper than current options. The processor that will power these has just leaked, and it's an 8-core X Plus CPU with a significantly less capable GPU than the other CPUs in the lineup.

Semiconductor giants like Intel and TSMC are pushing the boundaries of Moore's Law by advancing glass substrate tech. Despite challenges, Intel is targeting mass production by 2026, while TSMC - under pressure from NVIDIA - has announced the revival of its glass substrate R&D to keep up with competition.

The optional KB5041587 update for Windows 11 PCs allows users to send files to Android devices via Windows Share and also features an improved Scan mode, as well as some changes in the Widgets Board for the EEA region. A few bugs are also ironed out, but the recent dual-boot issue remains unresolved for now.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop with a 16-inch 165 Hz display, a 120 W RTX 4070 laptop GPU, and a Core i7-13620H is now back on sale at a considerable 25% discount. As evident by the machine's buyer rating of 4.6/5 at Best Buy, the ROG Zephyrus G16 is a solid option not only for gamers but also for anyone looking for a multimedia device with an expansive screen.

The MSI Katana 17 B13VFK-835US is powered by the Intel Core i7-13620H and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GPU, making it an excellent mid-range gaming powerhouse, and thanks to a limited-time sale, it's at its lowest-ever price on Amazon.

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 will largely keep its predecessor's design, complete with Thunderbolt and HDMI ports on the side. The real changes will arrive via its Lunar Lake CPU, on-package LPDDR5 memory and Arc iGPU.

Apple's upcoming M4-powered MacBook Pro lineup has reportedly entered mass production, and if previous reports are anything to go by, the high-end MacBooks are likely to hit sheleves as early as October of this year.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7 also sports a 16-inch QHD screen with 240Hz and the powerful Core i9-14900HX. Thanks to a massive $801 discount, the RTX 4090 gaming laptop is now available for one of its best prices yet.

Like Microsoft and Apple, Razer sees brick-and-mortar locations as opportunities to reach directly to consumers and provide a more personal buying experience than typical retailers.

With a history of no less than 14 years, Polish-made 4MLinux is a lightweight distro that includes a collection of classic Linux games, support for virtually all multimedia formats, and can also be used for troubleshooting and rescue purposes in a live bootable environment. Version 46.0 comes with GTK 4 and greatly improved file support.

One of the more affordable but still well-equipped RTX 4070 gaming laptops is back on sale for 33% off as the Dell G16 7630 has once again been treated to a large price cut at the company's official online store.

The 2024 Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 with the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Hawk Point CPU, a 140 W RTX 4070 GPU, and 16 GB of RAM is on sale at eBay for a whopping 30% discount on the list price. Unsurprisingly, the discount makes the Legion Slim5 Gen 9 an excellent value since there is a lot of gaming performance on offer.

The RTX 4070-equipped configuration of the 16-inch Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 is currently on sale with a big discount as a coupon code on eBay grants an additional 20% discount on the already marked down Core i7 gaming laptop.

A new leak says Nvidia's could lower the maximum power on its next-gen GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU. Instead of 140 Watts, it will now be limited to 115 Watts and launch with GDDR7 memory.

A new Intel Core Ultra 7 268V Geekbench listing has surfaced online. It scores 2,915 and 11,448, putting it ahead of AMD's top-spec Strix Point SKU. Intel will unveil it, and other Lunar Lake SKUs, in early September.