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 Intel launched a new platform for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered PCs for businesses called vPro on Tuesday at Mobile World Congres (MWC) 2024. The new enterprise-focused platform is a cloud-based system that leverages AI to improve organisational workflows. The company claims that the platform will offer better security, more tools for IT to remotely manage and repair devices, wide range of AI features, and higher stability. More than 100 notebooks, 2-in-1, desktops, and entry workstations from different brands…

Intel’s engineers once again managed to introduce significant improvements in the latest driver update — but this time, it’s not the discrete graphics cards that received a boost. Instead, the recent patch targets integrated Intel Arc GPUs found in Intel Core Ultra processors, which are some of Intel’s top CPUs for laptops. This update adds support for a couple of games, but more importantly, it boosts gaming performance by as much as 155%. For starters, the new 31.0.101.5333 WHQL driver adds support for Last Epoch …

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends External GPUs are great, but are limited by the bandwidth of Thunderbolt. At CES 2024, Lenovo has announced a proprietary port and external GPU with a full PCIe connection to get more out of your desktop GPU. It’s TGX, or the ThinkBook Graphics Extension, and it is capable of transferring up to 64Gbps data throughput. This is similar to what Asus achieved with its ROG XG Mobile interface, which is supported by various ROG gaming notebooks as well as the ROG Ally handheld. Having an…

Acer Swift Go 14 was refreshed with Intel's new Core Ultra chipsets. The company touts it to be "one of the first devices in the market" with these chips. Intel recently launched its Ultra Core processors that are equipped with Intel AI Boost Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that is claimed to improve onboard AI functions. Notably, Asus also launched its Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405) laptop, whereas Samsung introduced the Galaxy Book 4 series, all of which also come equipped with the new Intel Core Ultra…

Intel, the biggest maker of personal computer processors, announced new chips for PCs and data centres that the company hopes will give it a bigger slice of the booming market for artificial intelligence hardware.The lineup includes updated Xeon server chips — the second overhaul of that processor in less than a year — that use less electricity while boosting performance and memory, the company said in a statement Thursday. Intel's Ultra Core chips for laptops and desktop computers, meanwhile, will let PCs process AI…

Intel just announced its new generation of chips, code-named Meteor Lake. But it’s the Core Ultra name that you’ll see plastered all over product pages, as it’s the new brand that Intel is using. Either way, it feels like a little CES 2024 preview, with many laptop manufacturers announcing updates and refreshes to laptops that are coming soon. While there’s not much here in the way of flashy new designs or high-powered machines that can flaunt what Meteor Lake can really do, there’s a good variety to show some of the…

The Intel Core Ultra mobile processor family brings AI to PCs, while 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors offer AI acceleration for data centers. Today at the Intel AI Everywhere event in New York City, Intel announced the general availability of the Intel Core Ultra mobile processor family, delivering faster AI performance for graphic designers, smart factories and more. The 5th Gen Intel Xeon processor family, coming next year to OEMs and cloud service providers, has AI acceleration in all of its cores.…

Intel There was a time when Intel and Nvidia could stay clear of each other’s lanes more or less. That time is no more, especially with Intel entering the GPU race and both companies pushing forward with AI. The new rivalry came to a head for Intel while announcing its new Core Ultra and 5th Gen Xeon chips at an event in New York City. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger took an interesting jab at Nvidia’s CUDA technology. According to him, inference is going to surpass the importance of training for AI. He also questioned the…

has unveiled its latest productivity-focused ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops ahead of CES. The systems are equipped with , which include three compute engines — a central processing unit, graphics processing unit and neural processing unit. Those are designed to work together for greater efficiency. Lenovo notes that some compute tasks can be offloaded to the GPU or NPU for better performance and power management. Since they run on Windows 11, all three laptops will support AI features.The IdeaPad Pro 5i is the first…

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends A lot has been made of Intel’s new Meteor Lake chips. They have a new brand, naming scheme, and even new technology in the form of the NPU (neural processing unit). And they come at an important time. The stakes have never been higher for Intel, as it faces competition from all sides. They’re also an important litmus test for the idea of the NPU, or neural processing unit. But these are mobile chips, so what ultimately matters is how they perform in laptops you can actually buy. I tested…