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Dell’s latest 2-in-1 laptops include models with 11 to 17 inch screens

Dell is updating its line of convertible laptops with new Dell Inspiron systems featuring 360 degree hinges and touchscreen displays. Fold the screen back all the way and the laptop becomes a tablet… or in some cases, more of a table. For the first Dell is offering a model with a 17 inch display in […]

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Intel launches pricey 10-core chip, Xeon chip with better graphics, confirms “Kaby Lake” chips coming in 2016

Intel’s 7th-gen Core chips should be available before the end of 2016. During the company’s press event at Computex, Intel officials confirmed the chips, code-named “Kaby Lake,” were still on track to launch in the second half of the year, along with lower-power “Apollo Lake” chips which will be used in cheaper notebooks and 2-in-1 […]

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Asus Transformer Book T101 budget 2-in-1 tablet on the way

This week Asus introduced a new line of Asus Transformer tablets with premium specs and a new design: instead of a hard keyboard that transforms the tablet into a notebook, the new Transformer 3, Transformer 3 Pro, and Transformer Mini have Microsoft Surface or iPad-style keyboards which connect to the bottom of the laptop, but which are […]

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Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon Wear 1100 chip for wearables

There are an awful lot of smartwatches using Qualcomm’s processors, but most of them are using the Snapdragon 400 family of chips that were originally designed for phones. Earlier this year Qualcomm introduced a new chip designed specifically for wearables, called the Snapdragon Wear 2100. And now the company is adding a Snapdragon Wear 1100 […]

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MediaTek’s Pump Express 3.0: From 0 to 70 percent battery charge in 20 minutes

Sure, the companies that make smartphones and their components have been trying to enable longer battery life by producing phones with massive batteries and energy efficient chips. At the same time, we’re seeing a lot of technologies aimed at easing the pain of batteries that don’t last long enough, including some tools that help us […]

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New Asus PC and phone accessories include graphics docks, VR headsets

Asus is unveiling everything from new phones, tablets, and notebooks to robot butlers at Computex this week. And the company also has some nifty accessories to go with some of those products. They include a docking station that adds a bunch of ports to tablets or notebooks, a graphics dock for adding a high-performance GPU, speakers, pens, […]

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Asus Transformer tablets go upscale with the Transformer 3 family

The Asus Transformer Book T100 was one of the first low-cost 2-in-1 Windows tablets to feature a detachable keyboard. It’s been three years since Asus launched that tablet, and now the company is back with a new line of 2-in-1 tablets including models with much more powerful hardware… and much higher prices. Asus unveiled the […]

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2 pound Asus ZenBook 3 laptop is half an inch thick, starts at $999

Asus is no stranger to thin and light laptops, but the new Asus ZenBook 3 is the company’s thinnest and lightest to date. It measures 11.9mm (0.46 inches) thick and weighs just 910 grams (2 pounds). But this little laptop with a 12.5 inch display still packs a lot of power. Asus will offer models with […]

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Asus launches Zenfone 3… and Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Ultra

As expected, Asus is introducing its new flagship smartphone at the Computex show in Taiwan. What’s a little unexpected is that the Zenfone 3 isn’t alone. There are actually three models: the 5.5 inch Zenfone 3, the 6.8 inch Zenfone 3 Ultra, and the 5.7 inch Zenfone 3 Deluxe, which has the more impressive specs […]

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I guess backpack PCs for VR gaming are a thing now (HP has one too)

HP unveiled a new line of gaming PCs under its Omen brand this week, and I didn’t pay much attention because for the most part the new HP Omen family is made up of high-power desktops and big, heavy laptops and the whole point of Liliputing is to focus on Lilliputian (small) computers. But then HP […]