AI PCs vs. traditional PCs: How AI-ready hardware is changing work

AI PCs vs. traditional PCs: How AI-ready hardware is changing work

AI PCs vs. traditional PCs: How AI-ready hardware is changing work For decades, office PCs have been judged by familiar measures: processor speed, battery life, storage, and how smoothly they handle everyday work like documents, spreadsheets, and file management. But as AI becomes more useful in everyday work and demand grows for on-device AI tools,…

I found 7 Windows apps that use your PC’s NPU to improve efficiency and performance with AI — You might be surprised at what’s on the list

I found 7 Windows apps that use your PC’s NPU to improve efficiency and performance with AI — You might be surprised at what’s on the list

Microsoft made a big deal about the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) when it first unveiled Copilot+ PCs in 2024. The specialized piece of hardware is key to running AI tasks locally with more efficiency, and it has now spread from Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips to the latest Intel and AMD processors. Although the rise of…

HP unveils AI PCs, security features and workflow tools

HP unveils AI PCs, security features and workflow tools

HP Inc. on Tuesday unveiled new AI-powered devices, security features and workflow solutions at its HP Imagine 2026 event, aimed at supporting businesses and individuals in an AI-driven future of work. “As we look ahead, the future of work is about making work simpler in a world that’s getting more complex,” interim CEO Bruce Broussard…

AI PCs that bring smarter performance to everyday computing

AI PCs that bring smarter performance to everyday computing

Artificial intelligence has begun moving from the cloud into the laptop itself. That shift is what defines the new generation of AI PCs. Instead of relying entirely on remote servers, these machines carry dedicated AI engines that handle tasks such as image enhancement, voice processing and smart productivity features directly on the device. The result…

Όταν η AI ανεβάζει τις τιμές: Τι φέρνει το 2026 για smartphones, PCs και κονσόλες

Όταν η AI ανεβάζει τις τιμές: Τι φέρνει το 2026 για smartphones, PCs και κονσόλες

Μετά από δύο σχετικά «διστακτικά» χρόνια ανάκαμψης, το 2024 και το 2025, όλα δείχνουν ότι το 2026 ενδέχεται να αποδειχθεί μια ακόμη δύσκολη χρονιά για την παγκόσμια αγορά smartphones — και όχι μόνο. Σύμφωνα με νέες εκτιμήσεις, ο κλάδος κινδυνεύει να επιστρέψει σε αρνητικούς ρυθμούς ανάπτυξης, θυμίζοντας την προβληματική περίοδο 2020–2023. Το πρόβλημα δεν περιορίζεται…

AI PCs to gain speed, cut cloud costs — and help workers upskill – Computerworld

AI PCs to gain speed, cut cloud costs — and help workers upskill – Computerworld

Specifically, Panther Lake has 12 GPU tiles, which will bring faster AI processing capability to PCs. The older Intel PC chip, Lunar Lake, had only 4 GPU tiles. (GPUs are also used in the cloud to run OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Azure AI and other critical cloud services.) Intel has redesigned its chip to run AI…