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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Reviewer, Laptops

Reviewer, Laptops

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    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    I think Google has a bit of an SEO problem with ‘Googlebooks.’

    Googling “Googlebooks” doesn’t pull up any info about Google’s upcoming laptops. It’s an entire page of links, and even an AI overview, about Google Books — a search index of actual books. Not ideal for potential customers looking for information on new products launching soon.

    Google is great at names.

    A search for Googlebooks resulting in Google Books.
    A search for Googlebooks resulting in Google Books.
    It’s time for the Mac NeoIt’s time for the Mac Neo
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Googlebooks, Googlebooks, Googlebooks.

    As I mention in my Googlebook hands-on piece, Google’s new laptop OS has clever ideas about how an Android-based laptop and an Android phone interact. It’s worth checking out in motion, like in our short video that went up today.

    We’ll of course be testing and reviewing Googlebooks to see if they actually have the juice. In the meantime, watch me hold a microphone like a goof.

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    MediaTek’s new Dimensity CX C10 Max chip will go into Googlebooks.

    MediaTek is announcing its new Dimensity CX C10 Max processor. It’s an Arm-based chip built on TSMC’s 3nm process, with an 8-core CPU, 11-core GPU, and an NPU capable of up to 55 TOPS. This will be MediaTek’s Googlebook chip, as it’s designed for thin-and-light laptops like the five initial Googlebooks that were just announced.

    This is the first chip of a new line from MediaTek, yet it still manages to have “Max” in its name.
    This is the first chip of a new line from MediaTek, yet it still manages to have “Max” in its name.
    Image: MediaTek
    The Mac Mini is still mighty, just not as cheap

    It remains the best tiny computer you can buy, but $900 stings compared to the $600 of the last-gen.

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops

    Googlebooks are here. And they’re actually interesting (for Android phone users) — but there are still so many questions.

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Anamanaguchi has ‘too goddamn many’ browser tabs open right now

    The chiptune rock band formed in 2004 on forums and remains very online to this day.

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    What should we test on Apple’s ridiculous $12,299 Mac Studio?

    That’s not a typo. The M5 Ultra Mac Studio Apple sent us for review is a doozie. It’s got a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, 256GB of RAM, and 4TB of storage, making it mind-bogglingly expensive.

    Our regular benchmarks aren’t much of a challenge. So what would you like to see us throw at it?

    The review configuration of the M5 Ultra Mac Studio, priced out on Apple’s site.
    The review configuration of the M5 Ultra Mac Studio, priced out on Apple’s site.
    The Dell XPS 13 is the first real competitor to the MacBook Neo

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    Even the base XPS 13 is an excellent laptop. But you’re still gonna want the 16GB model.

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto