ASUS is one of the first brands to jump on the Intel-powered Copilot+ wagon, unveiling five new laptops that will receive access to the Copilot+ tools in November. The Zenbook S 14 stands out to me, but there are laptops here for many different users.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/asus-intel-laptop-announcements-ifa-2024
XREAL has teased its X1 chip, but not a lot more than that, other than the fact it's coming in a big new product before the end of the year.
It's not a hot week for NVIDIA bag holders, as one of the world's biggest tech companies endures the largest single day stock drop in history, wiping $270 billion off its value.
Another app gap for Windows on Arm is closing this year, with Google Drive being confirmed to be getting an ARM64 update before it ends.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/google-drive-is-finally-coming-to-windows-on-arm
Acer's Swift Go 14 AI with the new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus SoC is one part of Acer's new Copilot+ plan that involves Intel and AMD laptops. Starting at about $1,000, it has some nice features all wrapped up in a sleek chassis.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/acer-swift-go-14-ai-x-plus-announcement
Intel's next-gen "Lunar Lake" Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen AI series chips are coming to Acer Swift and TravelMate laptops, with access to Copilot+ features expected this year.
Acer's Nitro and Predator gaming lineups are getting new hardware this year, with the company showing off two new Nitro V laptops and one new Predator Orion 7000 pre-built desktop PC at IFA 2024.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/acer-ifa-nitro-v-predator-orion-announce
Diablo 4 starts the Public Test Realm (PTR) TODAY for Patch 2.0 which goes into the live game for Season 6, this patch radically changes the levelling system for our characters, with new difficulties for Sanctuary and even the addition of Runewords, so get testing!
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/you-can-play-diablo-4-20-today-and-test-out-the-new-leve
Acer has announced its new PC gaming handheld in the form of the Acer Nitro Blaze 7, but based off its specs, it's likely to go the way of the MSI Claw.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/acer-nitro-blaze-7-gaming-handheld-announced
Acer announced seven new monitors during IFA, including two Predator gaming monitors, four Nitro gaming monitors, and an Acer monitor.