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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs. Dell XPS 15
Small laptops are great, but for a blend of productivity and portability, 15-inch models are perfect. Two of the best manufacturers for laptops of that →
Nvidia RTX DLSS: Everything you need to know
Alongside the fastest graphics cards ever built for consumers, Nvidia’s Turing generation of GPUs also made possible some intriguing new features for gamers everywhere. Ray →
The top-end Mac Pro may have met its match in Google Chrome
The new Mac Pro is Apple’s most powerful computer ever and, when specs options are maxed out, offers enough oomph to breeze through even the →
Lenovo Yoga C940 15 vs. HP Spectre x360 15
There was a time when 2-in-1 laptops, which can convert from a clamshell facsimile to a tablet with a couple of modes in between, weren’t →
Intel Xe graphics: Everything you need to know about Intel’s dedicated GPUs
Intel is back into the graphics game, with the blue-team suggesting that it will debut its first Xe graphics solutions in 2020 across a broad →
GTX 1660 vs. GTX 1660 Super vs. GTX 1660 Ti vs. RTX 2060
Nvidia’s midrange graphics lineup is far more robust in 2020 than it was this time last year, with a much broader array of options for →
AMD RX 5600 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 2060 vs. GTX 1660 Ti: The best 1080p gaming card?
AMD’s RX 5600 XT graphics card had a turbulent launch. But with its specs finally locked down and a price that is exceedingly competitive with →
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 2070 Super
AMD’s RX 5700 graphics cards might be AMD’s most powerful GPUs at the moment, but they’re aimed at capturing the mid-sector of the market. Designed →
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx vs. Intel Core i5
Intel is under assault. Its long-running tenure as the king of computing CPUs is being shaken at its foundation with hot new competition from AMD →
F-Secure just made an unhackable USB sized computer
Hardware security specialists at F-Secure have created an USB sized computer that’s super secure. The stick is called the ‘USB armory Mk II’ and it’s →
Intel Core i5-1035G4 vs i5-9400H – the UHD 630 has fallen but the i5-9400H still has much to offer
The Intel Ice lake CPUs are on a charge right now – great 10nm CPUs with good efficiency, a decent amount of computing power, very →
Ryzen 4000 Mobile: We learn more from David McAfee of AMD
It’s a “watershed moment for AMD,” where new chips like the Ryzen 7 4800U will offer 8 cores vs. Ice Lake’s 4 cores. AMD stole the →
TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 line adds tri-band routers, PCIe adapter, and extender
5G might be the one making headlines in the mobile industry but when it comes to computing at large, Wi-Fi 6 is the name of →
Sorry Apple, Google Made 2019’s Most Important Phone
Each year, the telephones relentlessly improve. Their microchip brains increase in computing horsepower. Their physical forms get slimmer, more refined and more jewel-like. Their screens →
Surface Go vs. Surface Pro 7
In fleshing out its tablet range with the Surface Go — a $400 2-in-1 hybrid — Microsoft is looking to offer a decidedly cheaper option →
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 vs. Dell XPS 13
If you’re looking for a premium PC that will last you throughout 2019 and beyond, the Surface Pro 7 and the Dell XPS 13 are →
Lenovo ThinkPad T480s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Lenovo’s ThinkPad is one of the most iconic lines in notebook history, going back decades and representing one of the most recognizable business brands around. →
Qualcomm’s big Snapdragon 2020: The 5G, the chips, the wildcard
It’s been a big week for mobility, and if you’ve been wondering what will be powering your Galaxy S11, Pixel 5, or any number of →
Nvidia RTX 2080 Super vs. RTX 2080 vs. RTX 2070 Super
Nvidia’s RTX graphics cards might have stiff competition from AMD’s RX 5700 cards, but at the top end it still rules the roost when it →
AMD ascending: How 3rd-gen Ryzen CPUs snatched the computing crown from Intel
For the first time in 15 years, AMD’s processors rule desktop computing. Here’s how Ryzen managed to overturn Intel’s long-held dominance. Monday, November 26, 2019 →
AMD Ryzen 3950X vs. Ryzen 3900X
AMD’s Ryzen 3900X and 3950X are two supremely powerful processors that would be considered unimaginable just a few years ago. With huge core counts, high →
Nvidia GTX 1650 Super vs. GTX 1650: A budget battle
Nvidia’s Super refresh of its RTX and GTX series of Turing graphics cards has been swift and expansive and the latest model to hit is →
AMD Radeon Pro W5700 7nm GPU takes on NVIDIA in workstations
AMD is anything but timid when it comes to its ambitions to conquer the computing market. Not satisfied with challenging CPU giant Intel, AMD acquired →
Rick and Morty have picked a side in the Intel vs AMD war
The popular TV show Rick and Morty has picked its side in the ongoing Intel vs AMD CPU race, and it seems our favourite fictional →
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 vs. HP Spectre x360 13
Microsoft is most responsible for the advent of the modern 2-in-1 in which laptops can morph from clamshell to tablet and a couple of modes →
Apple MacBook Pro vs. Microsoft Surface Pro 7
Apple and Microsoft have competed for decades on the operating system front, but in more recent years they’ve had competitive hardware too. The MacBook and →
Winners & Losers: AMD rips threads and the Surface Pro X comes up short
The Surface Pro X looks like a device that could be the future of Microsoft’s hardware line and – just maybe – computing form factors →
Mac Mini vs. MacBook Air
Picking the right Mac for you isn’t an easy task. Do you want a laptop or a desktop? Something lightweight with long battery life or →
Microsoft HoloLens 2 hands-on review: The future on your face
Trying out the original HoloLens for the first time was a mind-bending experience. At a time when you typically needed to use most virtual reality →
A closer look at Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 990
A couple of months go, Huawei unveiled its latest flagship chipset, the HiSilicon Kirin 990 Series, which powers the company’s newest smartphones, the Mate 30 series. →