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Scheduled to release in early 2025, the Claw 8 AI+ is the latest handheld gaming console from MSI. The portable gamer is powered by a Core Ultra 7 258V APU, 32 GB of RAM, and an 80 Wh battery. Thanks to the Lunar Lake chip under the hood, the MSI Claw 8 AI reportedly gives the ROG Ally X a run for its money in both performance and battery life.

The high-end Razer Blade 18 gaming laptop has shown up on Geekbench with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and an Nvidia desktop GPU from the last generation.

Lenovo appears to be doing it: On the new Lenovo ThinkPad X9 series that leaked out on Twitter, the Chinese manufacturer is seemingly killing off the famous and iconic red TrackPoint. The new ThinkPad laptop lineup comes in two sizes, and it adopts a design that looks very similar to the Apple MacBook Air, radically breaking with the established ThinkPad design.

A new leak has revealed some key specs of an upcoming HP laptop. The Omen Max 16 will combine an Intel Arrow Lake-HX processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series graphics card. It also has a slightly larger chassis compared to its last-gen version.

A leaker has teased what could be one of the laptops that Lenovo launches next month at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Seemingly arriving with an under-display webcam, the Yoga Slim 19 14 also appears to utilise Intel Lunar Lake processors and a design reminiscent of the Yoga Slim 7x.

Ahead of CES 2025, Asus has introduced a new gaming laptop, the 2024 V16. As the company notes, it’s an entry-level option, with the specs maxing out at non-Ultra Intel Core 7 and Nvidia RTX 4050.

Intel's Core Ultra 200S launch faced five performance issues, with drops ranging from 6 percent to 30 percent. Various updates have fixed four problems, while the final optimization package is set for January 2025. A comprehensive performance review will be presented at CES 2025.

Asus has issued fresh teasers relating to new ROG devices that should be with us early next month during CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Seemingly, the company has offered a brief look at the new ROG Strix gaming laptop, which should be available in 16-inch and 18-inch variants, as well as a new ROG Flow Z13.

The Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 convertible laptop is on sale at Best Buy, with a sizeable 38% discount making the productivity workhorse down to nearly entry-level prices. The Yoga 7i comes with enough RAM and storage to get you through just about any daily task, and the CPU and iGPU are power efficient, while delivering just enough power to even handle some lightweight gaming.

A Bilibili user got their hands on an intriguing Intel Arc B580 prototype. The MaxSun-made GPU comes with two NVMe SSD slots. While the graphics card in question is a prototype, an official launch is not too far off.

Asus' Zenbook 14 equipped with a Meteor Lake processor has just been heavily discounted, making it a great deal for users who want to experience the inky blacks of an OLED panel without breaking the bank. It even includes a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports, with the main downside being the non-upgradable RAM.

Intel CPUs are not exactly fan favorites at the moment, as Mindfactory's CPU sales data for the past three weeks shows AMD dominating the charts. The situation is so bad for Intel that the new Arrow Lake chips account for a fraction of the sales of AMD Zen 5 chips.

Intel's Arc B580 "Battlemage" GPU has become a surprise hit, selling out quickly at $250. With 12GB VRAM and competitive performance against RTX 4060 and RX 7600, it marks a turnaround for Intel's graphics division after previously losing its entire market share. Weekly restocks are planned to meet high demand.

Intel has listed five new Core 200H CPUs on its support website. The lack of 'Ultra' branding indicates it is a Raptor Lake refresh, meaning it doesn't come with an NPU and an Arc iGPU.

While Intel has been quiet about its Twin Lake lineup, many systems featuring it are already available. The GMK NucBox G2 Plus has joined this growing list, and this new mini PC is reasonably affordable as well.

While no details about the particular processor (or processors) developed so far, Chinese media has just unveiled that Gree Electric is now producing its own chips, six years after announcing its plans in this field. All research, design, and manufacturing efforts were funded without the government's involvement.

It seems that Asus is planning to refresh its Vivobook and Zenbook series with various new models soon. Seemingly, all are destined to debut next month at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, including a Vivobook with an 18-inch display and a new version of the Zenbook 14 OLED.

In a series of recent tweets, prolific leaker momomo_us has shed light on a whopping 16 more SKUs that Intel plans on launching next year, including chips based on Arrow Lake-H, Meteor Lake, and Raptor Lake H-Refresh. Clearly, the mobile segment is about to get a whole lot more complicate to navigate than ever before.

Asus has confirmed plans to host not one but two events next month during CES 2025. While one will likely serve to present new AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Intel Core Ultra 200H-powered laptops, the other could be a chance to see new gaming monitors, Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards and potentially even updated gaming handhelds.

Intel and AMD are expected to unleash fresh new mobile silicon at CES 2025 for both high-end and mid-range product lines. AMD's Zen 5-based Krackan Point APUs, as well as Intel's Core Ultra 200H and Core 200H chips have recently been discovered in product listings.

Morefine has updated its M8S mini PC. The latest variant comes with the yet-to-be-announced Intel N150, and the starting price of the system is currently $153.04 on AliExpress.

Acemagic V1 has made its official debut with a yet-to-be-announced processor, which is the Intel N150 from the Twin Lake lineup. With this low-power CPU, the mini PC aims to be an affordable system for a broad range of applications.

The Intel Arc B580 Battlemage GPU has debuted to glowing reviews with the reviewers praising the card's price/perf. However, despite the Arc B580's raw performance, the GPU lags behind the RTX 4060 in power consumption.

Samsung has updated its high-end laptop line with new Intel Lunar Lake-powered options. Previewed in South Korea before a likely global release early next year, the Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 and Galaxy Book5 Pro 16 should be thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 that Samsung already sells.

The Intel Arc B580 is scheduled to go on sale starting December 13. When the card officially lands, gamers can expect a good budget GPU with improved ray tracing performance over the Arc A770 as shown by a gaming test that has appeared on YouTube.

TSMC founder Morris Chang criticizes Intel's focus on becoming a contract chipmaker rather than developing AI capabilities, highlighting the challenges faced by the struggling tech giant following CEO Pat Gelsinger's departure and recent setbacks in AI hardware development.

HP has discounted its Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060-powered Envy desktop PC by 29%, making it a killer deal for anyone looking for a 1080p or even 1440p gaming machine, and undercutting the RTX 4050 variant of the same PC. The rest of the specs are decent, too, with a 512 GB PCIe SSD, 16 GB of RAM, and built-in Wi-Fi 6.

The Intel Arc B580 has been tested on 3D Mark Time Spy. Its overall, graphics, and CPU scores are 15,551, 14,719 and 22,881 points, respectively. This gives credence to Intel's marketing claims about it outperforming Nvidia mid-rangers.

Early details of two new Dell workstations have leaked online. Billed as the Dell Pro Max 16 and Dell Pro Max 18 Plus, the pair are said to feature CAMM2 RAM, tandem OLED displays and Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, among other flagship hardware.

The Intel Arc B580 has appeared on Geekbench, resulting in a set of OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks. The synthetic tests put the Arc B580 comfortably ahead of the Arc A580. The Battlemage GPU also appears to outperform the RX 7600 and the RX 7600 XT in both the tests.

The MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ made their official debut a few days ago, and now, the company has confirmed the launch timeline and prices of the Lunar Lake gaming handhelds.

Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition has in China. It's the first to feature a PCIe 5.0 slot, but it's worth noting that the laptop is already available in the global market.

The Intel Arc B580 is now available to pre-order in the US ahead of the card's release on December 13. While Intel claimed that its Battlemage G21-based GPU would be available for $249, it seems that Intel is allowing its partners to set their own pricing.

Acer asserts that its next Nitro-series cards can keep both creators and gamers happy as they are based on Arc B570 to B580 graphics. They are equipped with up to 12GB of GDDR6 RAM for speeds of up to 2,740MHz, and are backed to generate and edit content with Intel's AI Playground app. The "OC" cards also support ray-tracing using Direct X12 Ultimate and have HDMI 2.1 ports.

A South Korean media outlet reports Intel's 18A yields are worse than that of Samsung Foundry's second-gen 3 nm node. Apparently, they're at 10%, effectively rendering the node not viable for mass production.

Honor has updated its mid-range laptop series with a new pair of 14-inch and 16-inch models. In the process, it has revealed a new Intel Core 200H processor based on the chip manufacturer's Raptor Lake Refresh architecture.

MSI has now shared full details about its two new gaming handhelds. While the Claw 7 AI+ and Claw 8 AI+ share Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processors, Arc Graphics 140V iGPUs and 32 GB of RAM, they also differ in a few key areas.

Intel has announced the next big update for its AI-based upscaling technology XeSS 2, which now features frame generation and a low latency feature called XeLL.

Intel has officially shown off its Arc B580 and Arc B570 desktop graphics cards. Both are mid-range offerings that aim to compete with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 at a fraction of its price.

Pat Gelsinger, who got Intel out of the Rocket Lake rut, has announced his resignation as the company's CEO. He hasn't announced an immediate successor, and the company will be led in the interim by David Zinsner and Michelle (MJ) Johnston Holthaus.

Best Buy is offering a $400 discount on the Dell Inspiron 14, making it a great deal if you're looking for a mid-range 2-in-1 laptop. For that price, you're getting an Intel Core 7 150U, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage, and an IPS touch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio.

The Claw 8 AI+ is one of two MSI gaming handhelds that have recently gone up for pre-order in the US. Equipped with an 80 Wh battery, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ also features an 8-inch display, an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor and 32 GB of RAM for $899.

A new era of MSI gaming handhelds is upon us after the ill-fated launch of the original MSI Claw earlier this year. With a Core Ultra 7 258V processor from Intel's Lunar Lake platform and 32 GB of RAM, the MSI Claw 7 AI+ Plus should be a much better alternative to the Asus ROG Ally X than its predecessor ever was.