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Microsoft’s latest 13-inch Surface Laptop is down to $549.99, a new record low price

If you’re a Windows user looking for something that comes close to Apple’s latest MacBook Air, Microsoft’s newest 13-inch Surface Laptop — officially called the Surface Laptop 13-inch 1st Edition with Snapdragon — is a great option. Right now, you can pick up the model with an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB of […]

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Apple's latest MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and other devices are on sale for Black Friday 2025

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Some of Apple's best computers are cheaper than ever for Black Friday . The MacBook Air and Mac Mini , are seeing price cuts at Amazon, Best Buy, and other stores, including some of their lowest prices ever. We tested both of these computers and thought they serve as great systems for both enthusiasts and casual users.

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Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs arrive with native DDR5-7200 CUDIMM support — 12.5% higher speeds than initial Arrow Lake chips

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Intel's Core Ultra 200S (codenamed Arrow Lake) series, which includes some of the best CPUs , already supports the best RAM available on the market. But the chipmaker isn't stopping there. Intel is continuing to improve memory support in the upcoming Arrow Lake Refresh processor family. According to an Intel datasheet (via Uniko's Hardware ), we can now confirm those chips will offer even better memory compatibility out of the box.

With Arrow Lake Refresh,

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Huawei Kirin 9030 Mobile SoC Benchmarked - Leaked Scores Suggest Room for Improvement

Earlier today, Huawei Technologies debuted a high-end family of Mate 80 smartphones—all powered by variants of the firm's proprietary Kirin 9030 chip. Industry insiders propose that these relatively advanced mobile processors were fabricated by SMIC, utilizing an N+3 process node. This milestone allegedly marks the Chinese semiconductor leader's first foray into 5 nm territories, at least for smartphone applications. Preceding Huawei's fancy product launch, the Geekbench browser database welcomed a mysterious SGT-AL10 device
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Intel's Alleged Flagship "Panther Lake-H" Ultra 9 386H Chip Gets Geekbenched

An intriguing Intel Core Ultra 9 386H mobile processor has turned up on Geekbench Browser, as spotted by early morning risers. Today's reports have focused on details produced by an "Acer Predator PHN16S-I51" test subject; presumably a next-gen Helios gaming laptop. The plucky system—sporting 64 GB of memory—was put through the Geekbench 6.50 wringer, running a Windows 11 Pro 64-bit OS combined with a Balanced power plan
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MINISFORUM M1 Pro Review

The compact MINISFORUM M1 Pro brings serious desktop performance to the palm of your hand. With Intel’s latest Core Ultra chip, dual USB4 ports, and even an OCuLink connection for external GPUs, it’s one of the most capable and expandable Mini-PCs that we’ve tested.

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Huawei’s latest Kirin 9030 processor powers premium Mate 80 smartphones

Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, leads the launch of the new Mate 80 smartphones on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

Shenzhen -based Huawei listed the Kirin 9030 as the processor for the 12-gigabyte random access memory (RAM) version of the Mate 80 Pro, while its Kirin 9030 Pro version is built into the 16GB RAM Mate 80 Pro, the Mate 80 Pro Max and Mate 80 RS models, according to the official website for the company’s latest flagship handsets.

The series

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The Thunderbolt 5 MacBook dock that truly does it all – iVANKY FusionDock Max 2

I’ve tested a lot of docks over the years, from small compact on-the-go hubs that I use alongside my iPad to the full desktop-class docks that claim to be able to handle everything you throw at them. But the is the first one that actually delivers on that promise. This dock has been purpose-built for Apple Silicon, bringing true Thunderbolt 5 performance with triple display support and 23 professional-grade ports, all wrapped in a sleek and unique design.

Be sure to

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Save hundreds as MacBook Air, Mac mini, and more hit new lows for Black Friday

The Black Friday deals have arrived for Apple’s latest and greatest lineup of Macs. We’re tracking solid deals across the board on the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. Whether you’re tempted by the ultra-slim and cute design of the Mac mini, the portability of the MacBook Air, or the sheer power of the MacBook Pro, there’s something for everyone in this lineup of Mac Black Friday sales.

We have seen some particularly notable deals on AirPods this month , as

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Apple Makes Sure You Suitably Appreciate The iPhone 17 Pro’s New Vapor Chamber

Apple is not generally known for self-effacement. After all, the Cupertino giant typically makes sure that its users notice and appreciate every single iterative improvement in its iPhones, no matter how granular.

So, it was only a matter of time when Apple turned its attention to the iPhone 17 Pro's vapor chamber , which constitutes one of the biggest under-the-hood changes for the new model.

Apple has just released a new video on its YouTube channel, representing its A19 Pro chip as

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