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Unleashed earlier today, Nvidia's video driver package with version number 560.70 comes with day-one optimizations for the following DLSS 3 games: Stormgate, Dungeonborne, and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. This new piece of code also includes support for no less than 14 G-Sync Compatible displays.

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 features the RTX 4060-tier Radeon RX7700S and an eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, and comes in at a whopping $679.99 while the deal lasts, making it a stellar option for budget-conscious laptop gamers. The TUF Gaming A16 impressed in our review with a MUX switch, high refresh FreeSync display, and upgradeable RAM and storage.

A new leak has shed light on Intel's 2025-bound Panther Lake lineup. Unlike Lunar Lake, it will launch with three classes of SKUs with varying CPU/GPU specs and TDPs.

The OmniBook Ultra is HP's first notebook based on the brand new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. The device offers better features than the OmniBook X with Snapdragon X Elite, including a larger battery, USB 4 and quad speakers.

The versatile 14-inch convertible is currently on sale for just $881 at Lenovo's official online outlet store, which means that the ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 is now worth a look for bargain hunters who are in the market for a sturdy business laptop with a decent screen.

AMD's flagship iGPU, the Radeon 890M, has shown up on Geekbench. It performs on par with a Turing-based Nvidia dGPU in Vulkan. The benchmark essentially confirms AMD's claims of a 32% performance gap between RDNA 3 and RDNA 3.5

AMD has shown off some more benchmarks of its Strix Point laptops processors. Overall, it trounces the Snapdragon X Elite and Intel Core Ultra 9 185H in a variety of workloads including gaming, content creation and productivity.

The Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop with a 16-inch QHD+ display running at 240 Hz and an RTX 4070 dGPU is now going for only $1,299.99 at Best Buy. With a 4.5/5 user rating and an excellent 90% review rating from us, the Alienware is a capable mid-ranger that is bound to make many gamers happy.

Xiaomi is offering a powerful gaming notebook, the Redmi G Pro 2024, that comes with a dedicated GPU and an Intel Core i7 processor. A screen with a high resolution, high refresh rate and decent brightness is installed.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 comes with 16GB memory, a 512GB SSD and a 300-nit FHD display, which is not particularly colorful but is certainly adequate for the office-heavy workloads that the 14-inch business laptop is designed for.

The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is one of the two Zen 5 Strix Point APUs that AMD showed in June at Computex. Since the APU’s announcement, pre-release benchmark results have kept popping up. According to the latest Geekbench 6 performance figures, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 performs better than a Core i9-14900HX and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D in the single-core test.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS-powered version of the latest Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has become pretty affordable as the RTX 4060 gaming laptop is approaching the $1,000 threshold thanks to a significant price cut at Best Buy.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V with an Arc 140V iGPU has shown up on Geekbench. It scores 34,181 points in the benchmark's Vulkan test, putting it on par with the Radeon 780M.

Other highlights include a USB4 port, a microSD card reader and a relatively big 71 Wh battery. This is, however, the IPS LCD touchscreen version, which comes with lower color gamut.

Linus Tech Tips has called out AMD for misleading customers with confusing product names. In the YouTube video, Linus highlights how AMD and other companies have been trying to make their offerings more appealing with numbers and words that don't accurately reflect the performance the products can offer.

The Apple MacBook Air with the M2 chip is currently enjoying a $200 price cut at Best Buy. The unit on sale carries an entry-level hardware configuration with an M2 SoC (8-core GPU), 8 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage. Moreover, the notebook features a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina IPS display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,664.

We take the handy dock out for a spin during a business trip where its slim form factor truly shines. At over 2x the price of many Anker and Baseus docking stations, however, we expected a bit more luxury features to better separate the Razer dock from competitors.

Acer’s portable Swift Go 14 with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor has now recorded a considerable price reduction on eBay and the laptop can now be had at a discount of $454. The discounted price is for a certified-refurbished model that Acer offers with two years of Allstate warranty.

The almost maxed-out configuration of the Acer Predator Helios 18 gaming laptop is currently on sale for just $2,649. This price applies to the impressive RTX 4090 configuration with the very bright Mini-LED screen with 1,000 nits as well as the Intel Core i9-14900HX.

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge with the latest Snapdragon X Elite SoC has recorded a massive price cut and the laptop can now be had for a sizeable 26% discount. The discounted price makes the Galaxy Book4 Edge quite a compelling option as the laptop brings a high-resolution AMOLED screen.

The MSI Vector GP68HX powered by an RTX 4090 laptop GPU, a Core i9-13980HX CPU, 32 GB of RAM, and 2 TB of storage can now be had for a massive $800 off the list price. Coupled with a 16-inch QHD+ panel, the MSI Vector GP68HX is a true desktop-replacement and seems like a perfect option for folks who want power in a mobile form-factor.

Blackview recently launched the AceBook 8 which is a budget 15.6-inch laptop with a few standout features. The AceBook's RRP is $319.99; perhaps rather unsurprisingly, several corners had to be cut to achieve that price point.

The OkPad is an unusual dual-screen notebook that combines an E Ink touchscreen with stylus support and an IPS panel, making the device extremely versatile and allowing it to be used as both an e-book reader and as a conventional laptop.

Honor's next product releases are almost here, including Magic Vs3 and Magic V3 foldables. Additionally, the company has the MagicPad 2 and MagicBook Art 14 in the starting blocks, which it is comparing against other popular devices like the Apple MacBook Pro 14.

Unleashed yesterday, Finnix 126 is built using the Linux kernel 6.8 (Debian 6.8.12-1, to be entirely accurate) and comes with several new packages, such as libc6-i386, features, as well as fixes and improvements. This release also includes a fix for the recently discovered OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387 vulnerability.

A new AMD CPU has popped up on Geekbench. It is called the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 and it comes with 8 CPU cores in a 3+5 configuration.

The mid-range Legion Slim 5 16 Gen 9 is currently on sale straight from Lenovo at a sizeable discount of more than $550. The price cut makes the RTX 4070-equipped laptop an excellent value since the machine also packs an 8-core CPU and a QHD+ display.

OLED, WWAN, a user-replaceable keyboard: All these features are not present for the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 Intel - the older ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 Intel still offers them.

RedMagic Titan 16 Pro made its official debut yesterday. It's the first gaming laptop from the brand, and it comes with an Intel Core i9 processor that can be paired with Nvidia RTX 4060 or RTX 4070. The starting price in China is CNY 10,499 (about $1,444).

RedMagic introduced a good number of products yesterday, and the DAO 140W GaN charger is one of them. This charging brick features GaN 6 technology, which is paired with the AHB architecture. The fast charger sports four USB ports, among which three are USB Type-C and one is Type-A.

The launch of new Honor Magic devices remains just over a week away. Regardless, the company has decided to reveal yet more details about the Magic V3, as well as about the MagicPad 2 and MagicBook Art 14.

The AMD Ryzen 7-powered 14-inch laptop comes with upgradable RAM, a decent Full-HD display as well as a sleek chassis that only weighs 2.9 lbs. Thanks to two combinable coupons, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 has now fallen below $1,000.

The 2021 Apple MacBook Pro 14 with 10-core Apple M1 Pro, 16-core GPU, 1 TB storage, and 16 GB RAM is enjoying a massive discount on Amazon-owned Woot. This deal has brought the laptop down to $1,699.99 from the regular $2,499. But note that it will remain active for 11 days from now or until it is sold out.

The AMD Ryzen AI 300 series laptops are over the horizon. Over the last few weeks, there have been a couple of leaks pointing to different launch dates. Asus has now confirmed that the launch event for its next-gen AMD laptops has been rescheduled to July 17.

Vaio, formerly owned by Sony Corporation, launched a new portable monitor, the Vision Plus 14. It's a portable monitor that is marketed to be exceptionally light, coming in at just 0.72 pounds, and it measures just 12.4 mm at the base, while the thinnest portion is only 3.9 mm.

The OLED display offers great color and brightness, but it is limited to 1080p@60 Hz. Also included: 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4 connector, 5 MP webcam and SD 4.0 card reader.

The Acer Predator Helios 16 in certified-refurbished condition has scored a whopping 48% discount. The laptop brings an RTX 4080 laptop GPU and a Core i9-13900HX, making the machine a high-end gaming laptop capable of playing demanding games at more than 60 FPS.

LG has updated its SuperSlim series, which remains available as a 15.6-inch laptop. Also still configured with an OLED display, the LG SuperSlim in its 2024 form features an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor that may perform worse than the Core i7-1360P that powers its predecessor.

While Zen 5 CPUs are yet to hit the market, Moore’s Law is Dead has already started divulging significant details regarding Zen 6. The leaker claims that the architecture could manifest in the form of “Medusa Point” for high-end notebooks, “Medusa Ridge” for desktop AM5 platform, and “Medusa Halo” possibly for both gaming notebooks and desktops.

Samsung is set to present a range of new Galaxy products on July 10 at its next Galaxy Unpacked event. The Galaxy Z Fold6 will not be the latest book-style foldable for long though, as Honor has now confirmed an equivalent launch event for less than 48 hours later where it will unveil not just its Magic V3 foldable but also the Vs3 foldable, MagicPad 2 tablet and the MagicBook Art 14 laptop.