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The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus laptop takes some decent steps forward, even if it stumbles in a few areas

  The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus comes from a workhorse line, designed for users who need an affordable daily laptop without compromising on utility. With its latest iteration—the Inspiron 14 (5441)—Dell has taken something of a gamble, swapping out its traditional Intel or AMD silicon for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform. While the move to ARM chips…

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Interview: Yan Chen and Dell’s Alex Timbs discuss AI’s role in VFX for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and the future of filmmaking

In the closing months of 2024, the following has happened: Ridley Scott revealed that AI can now achieve what used to take 10 people 10 weeks, in just one week, and he plans to integrate it into his process. Robert Zemeckis credited generative AI for making his latest film, Here, possible within a $50 million…

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Norby the Robot: The Personal Touch You Need in Language Learning

With AI making headlines everywhere, robots have had their biggest growth spurt in years, fueled by rapid advancements in machine learning, deep learning, and large language models. Countless AI developments have allowed us to accelerate the wider applications of what robots can do sometimes to uncanny effectiveness. Of course, our capitalist overlords want a piece…

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NPU in Snapdragon: Powering the ARM-Based Dell Latitude 7455

Steve Jobs once said, “People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.” That very well became the case with the quantum leap advent of the ARM-based Apple M silicon that now, in its latest 4th generation, has its architecture built for Apple’s own AI cheekily named Apple Intelligence. But on the…

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The Dell XPS 13 SnapDragon X Elite sets a new standard for productivity laptops

You may have noticed we reviewed a Dell XPS 14 laptop only a few months ago, which looks incredibly similar to this. And in many ways, it is. That Dell XPS 14 was a little larger and came packing an Intel Ultra 7 155H processor, 32 GB of RAM, 1TB of SSD storage, a 3.2K…

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The Alienware M16 R2 pulls double-duty, satisfying the market for both fun and play

Alienware has long been a top choice in the high-powered, portable gaming rig market, often with a hefty price tag to match. As competition grows and demands for better, cheaper, and faster devices increase, Alienware’s redesigned M16 R2 is certainly a pivot. It’s a sure sign from Dell that there is an interest in expanding…

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The Dell XPS 14 laptop is a cut above the rest, if you’re willing to pay the price

Dell have always excelled in their XPS range, providing quality materials and performance, in a slimmer form factor. While the specs are usually built to suit the user and their usage, there’s no denying most of these models have been constantly sleek and powerful, something you don’t usually find in your everyday laptop. The latest…

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Five of the most exciting devices announced at CES 2020 so far

The biggest event in the consumer tech industry is going down right now in Las Vegas, as it does every year. Sticking true to its prescient reputation, CES will once again be the incubator for 2020’s biggest tech trends. While an incredible amount of devices, gadgets, and more have already been announced, we’ve gone through…

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Dell XPS 13 7390 Review: Style and substance

I like Dell’s range of XPS ultrabooks. They’re workhorse machines designed for portability and power in equal measure. The XPS 13 7390 iterates subtly on previous designs, projecting confidence in its look and feel. Spec sheet As work machines go, this one has a spec sheet with the works: a 10th Gen Intel Core i5…

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Win a super powerful Dell G7 gaming laptop just in time for PAX Australia

A quarter of Australian and New Zealand gamers rated their skills as being “pretty damn good” in Dell’s State of Gaming Survey. Were you one of them? Even if you weren’t, we reckon this competition might be for you. Dell has turned up the heat with its G Series laptops and we’ve got one to…

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