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Qualcomm is bringing 45 TOPS of AI power to budget laptops with a new Snapdragon chipset
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
During a keynote speech ahead of the IFA Berlin conference, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon officially announced the new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus.

ASUS launches Vivobook and ProArt laptops with new Snapdragon X Plus chip at IFA
By Stevie Bonifield published
Ahead of IFA Berlin, ASUS is launching two new laptops with the new Snapdragon X Plus CPU: the Vivobook S15 and ProArt PZ13. Here’s everything we know, including specs, price, and release date.

Intel Core Ultra 200V's extraordinary performance claims acquire extraordinary benchmark evidence
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
Intel has made plenty of claims about the performance of the new Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" chipsets, but how do they actually handle when put to the test?

Intel's Lunar Lake raced AMD Strix Point and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite in an F1 24 gaming demo — here's what happened
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
The days of needing a discrete GPU to play games at medium or high settings may very well be behind us thanks to AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" chipsets.

Dell's XPS 13 arrives with a claimed 26 hours of battery life — here's why I can believe it
By Sean Riley published
The most recent Dell XPS 13 already holds the record for our laptop with the longest battery life, but if Dell's claims are accurate, it may be set to break its own record.

Intel's Lunar Lake is here to change how we think about AI PCs because "an NPU isn't enough for the AI Market"
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
Intel has launched the Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" series of processors today, September 3, 2024, in Berlin, Germany just ahead of the IFA Berlin trade show.

Laptop Mag's IFA Berlin 2024 Issue — A letter from the editor
By Rael Hornby published
Spare a moment as we introduce Laptop Mag's IFA Berlin 2024 Issue, a week of exciting reveals and awards brought to you straight from the showroom floor of the Messe Berlin.

Amazon Alexa is getting a subscription-based upgrade, can Siri be far behind?
By Sarah Chaney published
Google was the first to go subscription-based for its Gemini AI services. Next up, it's Amazon Alexa. Tomorrow? It could be Apple's very own Siri.
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