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May 2019
1h 24m

Weird laptops of Computex, new Intel and...

The Verge
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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss all the new laptops revealed at Computex 2019, the new processor chips from Intel and AMD, what's to come at Apple's WWDC next week, and more updates on the T-Mobile and Sprint merger.  Stories discussed this week: Laptops are getting weird and wonderfulTwin River is Intel’s attempt to build a dua ... Show More
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