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ROG Zephyrus G14 This is one heck of a small gaming laptop that meets or beats expectations in all areas save for upgradability.You can't go wrong with the Zephyrus G14 if you're looking for a gaming laptop without compromising too much in performance for its portability. The newly redesigned frame looks better than ever and is sturdy enough to take with you everywhere. It would be a perfect laptop if it weren't for the small concessions made to performance and how you'll need to opt for the more expensive version to…

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 …

If you like vaporware and looking at phones and gadgets you’ll never own, then Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the trade show for you. This week’s annual menagerie revealed new devices like the TCL Nxtpaper 14 and a working model of Motorola’s rolling phone display. Other brands—namely Samsung—used the…Read more... If you like vaporware and looking at phones and gadgets you’ll never own, then Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the trade show for you. This week’s annual menagerie revealed new devices…

Members of the mobile and telecommunications industries have gathered at Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, held Feb. 26-29. The main trends at MWC so far are AI, 5G and always-on connectivity. We’re rounding up the enterprise business tech news from MWC that is most relevant for IT and tech decision-makers. This article will be updated throughout MWC with more tech news highlights. Intel commits to 5G and AI Intel hooked a handful of announcements to MWC (Figure A), including: Intel’s Edge Platform, a…

Jacob Roach / DigitalTrends If you want a powerful processor, you can get a lot for your money at around the $400 mark. Both AMD and Intel have stellar options that offer high performance in gaming and productivity, and that even compete with the very best of the best that cost hundreds of dollars more. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Core i7-14700K have lots of cores, super-high clock speeds, and boatloads of cache. Here’s how they stack up in a classic head-to-head comparison of the best CPUs under $400. Pricing and…

Amazon is offering big discounts on six popular Intel processors, some of which are seeing price cuts of up to $150. Many of these new prices are about as good as the ones we saw during Black Friday 2023, making this a great opportunity to save a few bucks while snagging a powerful new processor.One of the most exciting deals is for the Intel Core i7-12700KF, which is just $210 (down from $272). That's one of the lowest prices we've seen for the processor in months. Featuring eight performance cores and…

Last updated: February 26th, 2024 at 12:44 UTC+01:00 Intel appears to be poking around in Samsung's backyard, as reports say that the US tech giant might be trying to secure contracts for chip manufacturing from fabless South Korean startups. New rumors say that Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger met with senior executives from South Korea last year. The CEO supposedly revealed Intel's foundry plans and offered fabless South Korean chip startups incentives to partner up and use Intel's foundry capabilities and new 18A…

Mark Coppock / Digital Trends Some of the best Dell Presidents’ Day deals are still available even though the holiday has long ended, including a variety of Dell XPS deals that may be your last chance at buying the current-generation models with the incoming Dell XPS reset. You can also take advantage of desktop computer deals, gaming PC deals, gaming laptop deals, and more, but only if you hurry because time is probably running out on these amazing bargains. What to buy in Dell’s Presidents’ Day sale Jacob Roach /…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends If you want a midrange processor in 2024, two of the best options available are AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel’s Core i5-14600K. These $300-ish processors offer lots of cores for high performance computing and gaming, as well as 5GHz+ clock speeds. They aren’t quite as powerful as the very top chips, but they are still blazingly fast, and have more modest power demands than their higher-end siblings. But which is the best? If you’re looking to buy or build a new PC in 2024, one of these…

Intel has revealed its strategy to surpass its biggest rival TSMC in advanced chip manufacturing, aiming to regain its position as the maker of the world’s fastest and most sophisticated chips. At the IFS Direct Connect 2024 event in San Jose, California, the company disclosed its roadmap, including the use of Intel 18A and Intel 14A manufacturing technologies, with Microsoft set to utilize its 18A technology for a custom computing chip. Intel’s ambitious plans mark a significant effort to reclaim its dominance in chip…