HP is updating its Elite x2 line of business-class 2-in-1 tablets with a new model that the company calls “the world’s smallest business detachable.” The HP Elite x2 G4 features an Intel Whiskey Lake processor, a built-in kickstand, pen support, support for a range of detachable keyboards (including aluminum and leather options), and optional support […]
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HP’s new Envy notebooks have wood & metal bodies
Most laptop and tablet PCs have cases made of metal, glass, and/or plastic. Last year HP shook things up a bit by launching the Spectre Folio tablet which added leather to the mix. This year the company’s bringing wood to its Envy laptop lineup. The new HP Envy Wood Series is coming this fall and […]
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HP refreshes its EliteBook x360 line of premium, portable notebooks
HP’s next-gen EliteBook x360 line of business laptops is set to hit the streets in July. The new HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 with a 13.3 inch display will sell for $1450 and up, while the 14 inch HP EliteBook x360 1040 G6 has a starting price of $1500. Both are powered by 8th-gen Intel “Whiskey […]
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ASRock unveils a Thunderbolt 3, mini ITX graphics card
It can be hard to cram a high-performance graphics card into a small computer. But ASRock’s new RX570TM-ITX/TBT is a graphics card designed to fit inside a mini ITX PC case. The new 6.7″ x 6.7″ board features AMD Radeon RX 570 graphics with up to 8GB of GDDR5 memory. But what truly makes it […]
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Asus unveils ZenBook, VivoBook laptops with ScreenPad 2.0 and Intel Whiskey Lake
Not all of the new laptops Asus is showing off at Computex this week have crazy features like leather-clad cases or touchscreen displays above the keyboard. Some have smaller touchscreen displays below the keyboard. Asus is pretty much going all-in on the ScreenPad system the company introduced last year. In the spot where you’d normally find […]
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Asus unveils 30th-anniversary edition ZenFone 6, ZenBook, and Prime X299 motherboard
Comments Off on Asus unveils 30th-anniversary edition ZenFone 6, ZenBook, and Prime X299 motherboardAsus is celebrating its 30th birthday this year, so in addition to launching some new laptops, displays, and other tech at Computex, the company is introducing a range of 30th-anniversary products. The Asus Zenfone 6 Edition 30 is basically a version of the latest Asus flagship phone with a custom design and maxxed-out specs. The Zenbook Edition […]
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Asus ROG Strix XG17 is a portable 240 Hz monitor
Asus is showing off two new portable displays at Computex this week, including the 15.6 inch, 1080p ZenScreen Touch and the 17.3 inch, 1080p ROG Strix XG17. It’s that second one that’s more interesting, because it’s the first 240 Hz portable display I’m aware of. Asus says the ROG Strix XG17 features the same matte display […]
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NVIDIA Studio Stack brings RTX graphics to professional laptops
Gaming isn’t the only thing discrete graphics solutions for laptops are good for. A high-performance GPU can also help when it comes to rendering video or 3D content in apps or websites… and they can really come in handy if you want to create content using professional photo, video, or game making applications. But it helps if […]
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Lenovo’s Project Limitless is a 5G laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Always-connected PCs with support for cellular data have been a thing for a while… and so have Windows computers with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. But Lenovo and Qualcomm’s new “Project Limitless” is the first portable computer with 5G connectivity baked in. It’s also the first with a Snapdragon 8cx 5G, Qualcomm’s most powerful mobile chip to […]
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AMD’s next-gen GPU architecture launches in July
The upcoming AMD Radeon RX 5700 graphics card will be the first GPU based on AMD’s new Navi graphics technology. AMD didn’t spend a lot of time talking about what that means in terms of real-world performance during the company’s Computex keynote. But the company did say explain that the 7nm, Radeon RX 5700 would […]