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NVIDIA is bringing ray tracing to laptops this month

Less than half a year after introducing its first desktop graphics cards with support for real-time ray tracing, NVIDIA is bringing the technology to mobile devices. The company says the first laptops with GeForce RTX 20xx graphics will be available starting January 29th, and we should see as many as 40 different models from “every […]

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Hands-on with the Cosmo Communicator smartphone/mini laptop

Planet Computers hopes to ship its second handheld PC/smartphone in June, and the company is showing off some early prototypes at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Cosmo Communicator is basically an updated version of the Gemini PDA that company released last year. Like its predecessor, it’s a clamshell device that you can open to reveal a […]

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Asus StudioBook S W700 is a 17 inch mobile workstation the size of a 15 inch laptop

LG isn’t the only company slimming down the size of its 17 inch laptops. Asus has a new 17 inch mobile workstation on the way that should fit into a laptop case designed to carry a 15 inch MacBook Pro. It’s called the Asus StudioBook S W700, and the laptop sports slim bezels, a thin […]

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Asus ZenBook S13 has tiny bezels, discrete graphics, and… a camera notch (but it’s an outie)

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Someone put a camera notch on a laptop in an effort to create a machine that has slim bezels everywhere else. But the Asus ZenBook S13 (UX392) doesn’t have a smartphone-like notch that extends into the display. Instead if has more of an outie than an innie: […]

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Samsung’s new Smart TVs will support iTunes and Apple AirPlay

Samsung’s 2019 smart TV lineup will support all the usual streaming video services including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube and Google Play. But Samsung has announced that they’ll also have an Apple iTunes Movies and TV Shows app and AirPlay 2 support. That will make Samsung’s TVs the first third-party media streamers to support iTunes. Up […]

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HP’s Spectre 15 x360 is getting an AMOLED display option

AMOLED displays are pretty common in high-end smartphones, where they’re known for offering vivid colors, darker blacks, and high contrast ratios, among other things. But it’s a lot harder to find a laptop with an AMOLED display… in a few months there should be at least one more option though. HP plans to begin offering […]

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HP launches business-class Chromebook x360 14

The new HP Chromebook x360 14 G1 is a convertible laptop with a full HD touchscreen display, support for up to an Intel Core i7-8650U processor, up to 16GB of RAM, and an aluminum chassis. Basically it’s a premium Chromebook built with business users in mind. That said, it still has one disappointing feature — […]

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HP’s first AMD-powered Chromebook coming soon for $269 and up

Over the years PC makers have released Chromebooks with a number of different Intel processors. We’ve also seen some Chrome OS laptops with ARM-based chips from companies including Samsung, Rockchip, and MediaTek. But one thing we haven’t seen until now? An AMD-powered Chromebook. That changes this year though, with companies including Acer and HP launching […]

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HP launches EliteBook x360 830 G5 convertible laptop for business

The new HP EliteBook x360 830 G5 is a 3 pound convertible notebook with dual Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, support for up to 32GB of RAM, up to 2TB of PCIe NVMe solid state storage, and up to an Intel Core i7-8650U processor. It’s also a business-class convertible notebook with a 13.3 inch touchscreen display, a […]