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What is an AI PC and do you actually need one?
By Andrew E. Freedman published
There are many ways that PC vendors are defining an AI PC. Here's how to cut through the noise (and figure out if you need one).

Framework disses other PC makers about overuse of AI branding
By Jowi Morales published
Framework doesn't use AI branding, even though the chips on its laptops are capable of handling some AI processes.

HP reshuffles PC naming scheme, adds AI Helix logo branding, kills some old favorites
By Christopher Harper published
HP changes major consumer and commercial brands for its PCs, as well as introducing an HP AI Helix logo to denote NPU support.

Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC just made “AI PCs” obsolete, leaving anyone who bought a 2024 laptop behind
By Ed Tittel published
While exciting, Microsoft’s new requirements for PCs that do AI leave out anyone who bought an “AI PC” in recent months wishing that they’d waited.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus: Specs, release date, benchmarks, and more
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and Plus processors are coming in mid-2024 to try to rejuvenate Windows 11 on Arm.

Global PC shipments grew 3% in Q1 2024 says Counterpoint
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Figures are positive but less ebullient than those from IDC.

Intel says Lunar Lake will have 100+ TOPS of AI performance — meeting requirement for next-gen AI PCs
By Paul Alcorn published
At Vision 2024, Intel announced that its Lunar Lake processor, the company's next-gen laptop chip, provides 100+ TOPS of performance in AI workloads, with 45 of those TOPS coming from the NPU alone.

Intel confirms Microsoft's Copilot AI will soon run locally on PCs, next-gen AI PCs require 40 TOPS of NPU performance
By Paul Alcorn published
Intel executives confirmed today that Microsoft's Copilot AI service will soon run locally on PCs and have a requirement for a minimum of 40 TOPS of NPU performance.
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