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Qualcomm’s Computex 2024 keynote: powerful new chips, plus some jokes at Apple’s expense

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I’m out in Taiwan at Computex 2024, and I’ve just finished watching Qualcomm’s major keynote presentation, led by CEO Cristiano Amon – somewhat comically dressed in a Snapdragon T-shirt and Windows Copilot-branded sneakers. Naturally, the keynote opened with a promo video – proudly labeled as ‘Shot on Snapdragon’, which is perhaps a cheeky dig at…

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The Qualcomm Computex 2024 Keynote Live Blog (10:30pm PT/05:30 UTC)

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For our second keynote of the day for Computex, we have the 4th Musketeer of the great PC powers, Qualcomm. Slated to be the most PC-focused of the four keynotes, company CEO Cristiano Amon will be presenting a keynote entitled “The PC Reborn.” And while Amon is no stranger to giving keynotes, this is slated…

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The challenges of supporting Copilot+ PCs in the enterprise

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Earlier in May, Microsoft announced the Copilot+ PC, a new category of Windows PC designed for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Yusuf Mehdi, consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, claimed the devices, based on Qualcomm silicon, are capable of 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), have all-day battery life and would provide access to the most…

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GEEKOM A7 mini-PC Review : Premium Phoenix in a Compact 4×4 Package

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The introduction of the Intel NUC in the early 2010s kickstarted the ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) trend for desktop systems. Processors with TDPs ranging from 6 – 15W formed the backbone of this segment in the initial years. The emergence of configurable TDPs for notebook processors has prompted some vendors to introduce UCFF systems with regular…

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Microsoft goes all-in on AI hardware with Copilot Plus PCs

2 minutes of reading / Acer, AI, Apple, branding, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MacBook, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, Snap, Tech / By

During an AI-focused event at the company’s headquarters on Monday, Microsoft announced a new line of laptops called Copilot Plus PCs. In addition to introducing two of its own Copilot Plus PCs, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that its partners Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung are all working on their own laptops with…

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Currys signs up Microsoft and Accenture to modernise IT

3 minutes of reading / Accenture, Acer, AI, Azure, digital transformation, Microsoft, Salesforce, Samsung, Tech / By

Currys has chosen Microsoft and Accenture to enable it to develop core cloud technology infrastructure to support artificial intelligence (AI)-powered initiatives. The electronics retailer plans to use the latest AI technologies to enhance operations, elevate the shopping experience and improve the experience of its retail workforce. Through the contract, Accenture and Microsoft, together with their…

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Acer reveals Predator and Nitro Radeon RX 7000 GPUs as it steps more confidently into third-party graphics at CES 2024

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At CES 2024, Acer has announced an expansion of its graphics card portfolio, introducing new models including the Predator BiFrost AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT OC and a selection of Nitro graphics cards powered by the latest AMD Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs, including AMD’s newest card, the Radeon RX 7600 XT. Announced at the beginning…

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AMD reveals a full stack of shiny new Ryzen laptop processors, supercharged with AI

3 minutes of reading / Acer, AI, ChatGPT, cloud computing, Intel, Lenovo, machine learning, Tech / By

Hot on the heels of a catty attack from Intel, AMD has just announced the next lineup of Ryzen processors that we’ll be seeing in next year’s best laptops – a whopping nine new chips, all bearing the Ryzen 8040 name and equipped with AMD’s ‘XDNA’ AI technology.The new processors, codenamed ‘Hawk Point’, are already…

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AMD’s new driver finally fixes a nasty bug where some RDNA 3 GPUs guzzle too much power

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AMD’s latest graphics driver release has apparently resolved a longstanding problem with RDNA 3 desktop graphics cards using way too much power at idle, and unnecessarily running up bills a bit with certain PC setups – those running high refresh rate (or resolution) monitors, or multiple displays.This is according to testing carried out by our…

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Intel Releases Core Ultra H and U-Series Processors: Meteor Lake Brings AI and Arc to Ultra Thin Notebooks

22 minutes of reading / Acer, Adobe, AI, branding, Dell, Hardware, HP, Intel, Lenovo, MSI, Tech / By

Intel has released their first mobile processors based on their highly anticipated Meteor Lake platform, the Core Ultra H and the Core Ultra U series. Available today, the Ultra Core H series has four SKUs, including two Ultra 7 16 core (6P+8E+2LP) chips and two 14 core (4P+8E+2LP) Ultra 5 chips. All run at a…

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