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“Not everybody has a killer app for AI yet”: Intel’s Robert Hallock opens the company playbook on AI, NPUs, and more
By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated
To say 2024 was a rough year for Intel may be an understatement. But, as Intel's Robert Hallock tells Laptop Mag, “You can't go backwards. That's unacceptable.”

Both sides of the Moore’s Law debate agree: The only constant is progress
By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated
Moore’s law is both alive and dead.

“Boring stuff changes the world”: AMD’s Jason Banta offers a glimpse into the future for AI and AMD
By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated
With major overhauls to the company’s CPU and GPU lineup, 2025 looks like a big year for Team Red. However, hardware alone isn’t the secret behind the AMD Advantage.

“AI tasks will happen automatically and seamlessly”: Qualcomm’s Kedar Kondap believes AI is the future of computing
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
“We expect AI will become ubiquitous as consumers and businesses continue upgrading to the latest PCs over the next decade,” Qualcomm's Kedar Kondap told Laptop Mag.

I'm a veteran laptop journalist. Here are the top 5 specs for a budget laptop in 2025.
By Jowi Morales published
If you want a budget laptop that feels fast after a couple of years, some specs matter more than others.

Lenovo ThinkPad’s TrackPoint isn’t history, and history tells us why
By Joanna Nelius published
Even though TrackPoint might now seem like an endangered laptop feature, history tells us it might not go extinct because of three things.

Adobe is too expensive, so I switched to these alternative art apps
By Gabriel Morgan published
Why pay so much when you can use great open-source alternatives?

I’m never flying without these gaming earbuds again — bye-bye motion sickness
By Stevie Bonifield published
Could the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds be the best headphones for travelling? My experience flying with them might win you over.

Should you play video games with Nvidia's DLSS 4 turned on or off? I'm not sure it's worth it.
By Rami Tabari last updated
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs are making waves across the industry, but what’s the cost of enabling DLSS 4? Nvidia and the Studio Director of Black State weigh in.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's ultra-wide lens made me ecstatic for an ironic reason
By Sean Riley published
Landscape and cityscape photographers will celebrate the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's new ultra-wide camera, but the biggest draw for me is its ability to capture amazing macro photos.
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