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The MacBook Neo is the biggest existential threat to the Windows laptop market. And the manufacturers have no answer

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Catacrac. This is how the announcement that Apple made with the MacBook Neo. They are modest in specifications, yes, but they have a surprising price/performance ratio if we take into account that it comes from Apple. The company, which seemed like it would never “humiliate itself” with a “cheap” product, has ended up doing just that. And in the process, it has posed an extraordinary threat to Windows laptops with a product that is a missile to the waterline of many manufacturers. A perfect team for many people. We’re all looking for the best product at the best price, and the MacBook Neo is a fantastic balancing act. It is not by far the best laptop one can find, but it is a device with a very reasonable configuration for many people. And it is because many people use the laptop for tasks that do not need more power or features. Apple has also hit the nail on the head with the price: being an Apple product, those 700 euros almost seem like a bargain. A textbook masterstroke. While Windows laptop manufacturers get tangled up in justifying why a laptop It should cost 1,500 euros to do everything you want (not to mention the AI ​​options), Apple has on its hands a product that overturns the perception of value. The MacBook Neo does not seek to win performance races, but rather to be the equipment that any student, administrator or home user buys without looking at another alternative. In 2026, true innovation is not to include an incredible NPU, but to offer a product that solves a need and do so at a price that previously seemed an insult by Apple’s standards. Remembering netbooks. Almost 20 years ago the industry tried to move in this direction with netbooks. These Windows laptops were (very) modest, crude and cheap and generated a lot of expectation, but realities soon arrived. Its limitations were so obvious that they were not worth it, and the concept of the “modest, cheap and functional laptop” was perhaps ahead of its time. Cupertino has arrived on time. Apple seems to have arrived at the right time, because we have been saying for years that mobile chips were already extraordinarily powerful and were wasted both in our smartphones and (especially) in iPads. The MacBook Neo is what netbooks should always be—well, maybe a little expensive for a netbook—with the difference that here the features promise to be much more adequate. Slap for Windows on ARM. The appearance of this team is also a very hard blow for all those teams that have tried to Windows on ARM it made sense. We have seen several throughout these years and everything seemed to indicate that Microsoft and the manufacturers they had a chancebut they have ended up making computers that were basically clones of their variants with Intel/AMD in almost everything. With more autonomy and many AI functionsYes, but with often high prices and with some software limitations because the Windows ecosystem on ARM architecture is not nearly as prepared as Apple’s with macOS, which completed that transition after the launch of the M1 in 2020. There is hope for Microsoft and its users. Manufacturers of Windows equipment will now have to react and come up with competitive options. And they certainly have the potential to do so. Qualcomm has its Snapdragon Meanwhile, NVIDIA already has its SoCs for laptops almost ready —we saw them at CES— so we may be looking at a “second era of netbooks” in which the MacBook Neo competes with Windows/ARM machines on price and features. Of course, it remains to be seen what the real performance, autonomy and reliability of these future devices, including Apple’s, are. Suddenly Apple has a catalog of “affordable” products that puts its competitors in trouble. Beyond the Chromebook. The MacBook Neo could be seen as a “Chromebook killer”, but Google has stopped promoting them and manufacturers no longer lend them either so much attention. In fact, the future of Google laptops It seems to go through Android, not ChromeOS. While the MacBook Neo can certainly be a very reasonable device for students, it is actually an attack on the conventional “home laptop” with which HP, Dell or ASUS have always triumphed. Apple’s prestige plays a lot in its favor here, and it may win over not only young people, but also many other users who saw Apple as an aspirational brand that was too exclusive for their budgets. Memory makes everything more expensive… except the MacBook Neo. Furthermore, this launch moment could not be more cruel for Windows laptop manufacturers. All of them have already been warning that they will have to raise prices due to the RAM memory crisis, but Apple has done just the opposite: instead of presenting more expensive products—well, has also done it—, the firm has uncovered a functional and affordable bet that does not punish consumers. Sacrifices must be made, yes, but they are reasonable, especially in view of events. Apple has shown that you can be “humble” in price without losing your identity, and now it remains to be seen what the response of Windows equipment manufacturers is. Because what is clear is that that answer will come. And it is likely that after all this launch it will end up being very good news for us, the users. In Xataka | Apple made a splash with its cheapest iPhone. And the iPhone 17e is coming to repeat the play

Apple has only found one option to make a cheap laptop: make it a mobile

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The new MacBook Neo It costs 699 euros because it has the iPhone 16 Pro chip inside. Not the M4 from a couple of years ago, neither the M3 nor the M2. The A18 Pro: the same processor as many people have in their pocket. Apple has solved the price problem by doing something that until recently would have been unthinkable in its own mental architecture: reuse a mobile chip in a laptop. They put it in an aluminum case with a keyboard and hinge, gave it a new name, and sold it as if it were a different category. It is not. It is something more similar to an iPhone without a touch screen, with a trackpad and keyboard, and with macOS on top. For years, Apple has maintained (implicitly but consistently) that the Mac and iPhone were worlds apart, with different chips, for different uses. ARM architecture unified the foundation six years ago, but the M family and the A family followed separate paths: one for the desktop, the laptop and the tablet; another for mobile. That separation has sustained an entire product hierarchy. The Neo just killed it. Apple is admitting that the mobile chip is sufficient for most customers’ laptops. It is a recognition that has more implications than the price. If the iPhone chip is good enough for a Mac, what exactly the hell were we paying for before? The answer is… Apple’s margin. And the name. And the feeling that a Mac was something qualitatively different from a mobile phone with a keyboard. Now that feeling has a reference price: 600 euros difference between the cheapest MacBook and the most expensive iPhone. And the Neo’s USB-C ports don’t support Thunderbolt because the A18 Pro It doesn’t support it, so that’s not a product decision, it’s an original limitation that Apple has accepted as sufficient. The Neo isn’t exactly a strategic bet either. It’s more like an admission.. Apple had spent years without anything really competitive below 1,000 euros and it knew it, which is why sold the M1 in the United States for $700 as an emergency maneuver. On this side of the Atlantic, the empire of reconditioned and second-hand goods was taking away too many sales. The iPad with keyboard did almost the same thing as the entry-level MacBook Air and cost less, with the disadvantage of iPadOS but with greater versatility due to the touch screen and the option of using it undocked. The only way down was to cross the internal borders that Apple itself had built between its chip families. And there is what the Neo leaves in the air, more interesting than any specification: if the mobile chip is already sufficient for the work laptop of the majority, the convergence between both categories is not a future hypothesis. This is what Apple just put in its window for 699 mutts. In Xataka | Apple made a splash with its cheapest iPhone. And the iPhone 17e is coming to repeat the play Featured image | Apple

The laptop is still important in the age of AI

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Samsung has reserved the Mobile World Congress to announce the arrival in Spain of its new batch of laptops: the Galaxy Book6 series. This family is made up of three models, namely Book6, Book6 Pro and Book6 Ultra, and its objective is not so much to compete in specifications and price, but also to position itself as one of the fundamental pillars of the AI ​​ecosystem that the firm is developing. The news. Samsung has announced the launch in Spain of its new laptops. The Galaxy Book6 will start at 1,149 euros, the Galaxy Book6 Pro will start at 1,799 euros and the Galaxy Book6 Ultra will start at 3,399 euros base. It will be available from March 11 and its specifications are as follows: Galaxy Book5 Galaxy Book5 pro Galaxy Book5 ultra SCREEN 14 inch IPS Anti-Glare WQXGA+ (2,880 x 1,800 pixels) 350 nits brightness — 16 inch IPS Touch WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) 350 nits — 16 inch IPS Anti-Glare WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) 350 nits 14/16 inch Touch AMOLED Anti-reflective panel 16 inch Touch-AMOLED Anti-reflective panel WQXGA+ (2,880 x 1,800 pixels) 1,000 nits DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 14 inches: 313.4 x 221.1 x 14.9mm 1.48 kilos — 16 inches 357.1 x 248 x 16.8mm (touch) 357.1 x 248 x 16.8mm (non-touch) 14 inches: 314.2 x 220.6 x 11.6mm 1.24 kilos — 16 inches: 356.9 x 248 x 11.9mm 1.59 kilos 356.9 x 249 x 15.4mm 1.79 kilos PROCESSOR Intel Core Ultra 5/7 Intel Graphics NPU up to 49 TOPS Intel Core Ultra X7/7/5 Intel Arc Graphics/Intel Graphics NPU up to 50 TOPS Intel Core Ultra X9/9/X7/7 Intel Arc/RTX 5060/5070 Graphics NPU up to 50 TOPS RAM 16/32GB LPDDR5x 16/32GB LPDDR5x 16/32/64GB LPDDR5x STORAGE Up to 1TB PCIe SSD Expansion port Up to 1TB PCIe SSD Expansion port (16″) Up to 1TB PCIe SSD Expansion port (16″) FRONT CAMERA 2MP 2MP 2MP BATTERY 61.2Wh 45W USB C fast charging 14 inches: 67.18 Wh 16 inches: 78.07 Wh 65W fast charging 80.2Wh Fast charging 100/140W OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth v5.4 802.11ax 2×2 USB Type-C x2 USB Type-A x2 HDMI microSD RJ45, S-Lock combo jack Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth v5.4 802.11 be 2×2 Thunderbolt 4 x2 USB Type-A HDMI 2.1 port (8K@60Hz) combo jack Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth v5.4 802.11 be 2×2 Thunderbolt 4 x2 USB Type-A HDMI 2.1 port (8K@60Hz) combo jack OTHERS Stereo speaker Double microphone Dolby Atmos Stereo/quad speaker (16″) Double microphone Dolby Atmos 6x speakers Double microphone Dolby Atmos Haptic trackpad PRICE From 1,149 euros From 1,799 euros From 3,399 euros The mobile as the center. Galaxy phones, especially Galaxy S and, more specifically, the Galaxy S Ultraare the central axis around which Samsung’s product strategy pivots. The thread that unites the entire ecosystem, that is, tablets, watches, headphones and, of course, computers, is artificial intelligence. This is how Samsung makes money: the secret is in the IPHONE Samsung Galaxy Book Series6 | Image: Xataka Samsung’s idea is that our devices know us better and anticipate our needs, being proactive when it comes to suggesting data or taking action. In that sense, the more complete the ecosystem is, the more capacity to react it will have. It is something that Motorola and Lenovo They have also understood and that companies like Apple, in their own way, have been working for years. Samsung wants to connect everything and knows that in its enormous ecosystem it has a great competitive advantage, so it makes sense that it wants to continue exploiting it. And it works for them. According to internal data shared by the company, the laptop market grew by 9% in value in Spain last year. Samsung, for its part, has been the brand that has grown the most, with 88% in value and 93% in units. It is possible that AI PCs have not taken off as the market would have liked, but perhaps that is because the real value It is not in the execution of AI models locallybut in how products integrate with each other in the age of AI. Samsung Galaxy Book Series6 | Image: Xataka The role of AI in Book6. Samsung’s new laptops integrate Galaxy AI and Microsoft Phone Link. What does that mean? That the user can use the mobile phone from the PC, transfer files and synchronize devices to, for example, use a tablet as an external monitor. You can also use AI features such as generative editing, AI Select, voice file search, writing assistant, as well as all the Copilot+PC options. To do this, Samsung relies on the cloud, but also on the NPU of the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 that the three laptops mount inside. Roughly speaking, this allows certain functions to be executed locally, which increases privacy. The Ultra model, for its part, mounts NVIDIA RTX 5070/5060 GPUs, so, at least on paper, it should also excel in gaming and graphic tasks. Samsung Galaxy Book Series6 | Image: Xataka The importance of the laptop. And, although AI has proven to be a valuable ally in mobility, when it comes to productivity the laptop continues to be the reference device. The mobile phone is fine for doing things on the go, but when it comes to being really productive, a larger screen and a proper keyboard win out. Brands, aware of this, are working to ensure that their devices understand each other better and better and have found a way to achieve this in AI. AI cannot and should not be seen as something isolated, but as a common thread between devices that, for better and for worse, are condemned to understand each other. Images | Samsung In Xataka | Samsung has a plan for all its factories: have humanoid robots controlled by a central AI work

El Corte Inglés leaves this top LG laptop with 1 TB and 32 GB of RAM at more than half the price

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If you were looking for a very top laptop to work, study or even play, we have found a very interesting offer during the “Save the VAT” campaign of El Corte Inglés. It’s about this LG gram 14Z90Sa 2024 model but still a very good purchase option. Although when entering the product page, it appears available for 881.06, everything seems to indicate that it is a price errorsince when the product is added to the basket, it costs 1,078.33 euros. However, it is a good offer, considering the LG official websitethis laptop is available for about 1,200 euros (similar price to what it has in other stores). Furthermore, before, this device cost 2,649 euros, so now you can take it with almost 60% discount. LG gram 14Z90S-G.AD78B laptop, Intel Core Ultra 7-155H, 32GB, 1TB SSD, 14″, W11 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A very top laptop at a totally unbeatable price now The screen of this ultrabook of the Korean firm is one of its main hallmarks. It is of type 14 inch IPSs with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels and anti-reflective treatment. In addition, it features a 16:10 format and a wide DCI-P3 color range of 99%. Your brain is the processor Intel Core Ultra 7-155Hwhich is accompanied by 32 GB RAM and internal storage SSD of 1 TB. In the graphics section, it comes with an Intel Arc graphics card, which will allow you to work with 4K UHD content with maximum fluidity. This laptop is ultralight, so It only weighs 1.1 kgso you can carry it comfortably anywhere backpack. In addition, its battery is another of its highlights, as it offers a range of up to 29.5 hours. You may also be interested in these accessories ZINZ Slim and Expandable Laptop Backpack The price could vary. We earn commission from these links BENFEI Laptop Stand with Docking Station USB C 7 in 1 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | LG In Xataka | This is the gaming tower that I would buy. The computers with the best quality-price ratio for gaming recommended by Xataka In Xataka | Best gaming laptops: which one to buy and eight recommended computers from 770 to 3,000 euros

The latest from Lenovo is a gaming laptop with a rollable screen. It makes more sense than it seems

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Playing on a laptop has historically been synonymous with playing in 16:9 or, at most, in 4:3 in some more work-focused models. Play ultrawide It is something that, for the moment, is relegated to desktop monitors for a fairly simple issue: space. That, of course, is assuming that the panel cannot be rolled and unrolled, because if possible, concepts as curious and peculiar as the one that Lenovo has shown at CES 2026 could be achieved. Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable (Concept). That is the name given to the laptop with a roll-up screen that Lenovo showed at CES in Las Vegas. It is, as its name indicates, a concept, that is, it is not for sale, but its proposal is striking. Lenovo is betting big on this technology with folding laptops and the roll-up concept we tested a few weeks agobut with this device the firm goes a little further. Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable | Image: Lenovo How it works. The laptop features a Lenovo PureSight OLED panel that, by default, has a size of 16 inches. Lenovo calls this size the “Focus mode.” Under the panel is a dual voltage-based motor that allows the screen to expand and contract “with minimal vibration and noise,” according to the firm. Lenovo also claims to have used low-friction materials and that the system maintains constant tension throughout the panel, which should translate into less abrasion during the winding cycle. From 16 to 24. The panel can be expanded in two sizes: from 16 to 21.5 inches (“Tactic mode”) and from 21.5 to 24 inches in a more panoramic format that Lenovo has dubbed “Arena mode.” This, depending on the player profile, may make all the sense in the world since it allows you to have an ultrawide monitor available at all times. Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable | Image: Lenovo Develop. If we take them seriously, competitive games win a whole lot if we play on a 16:9 monitor. Titles like ‘Counter Strike’, ‘Valorant’ or ‘League of Legends’ are played in 16:9 because this format allows you to see the entire screen without having to move your head. In some shooters, like ‘Battlefield 6‘, an ultrawide monitor moves the minimap, game and weapon information away from the center, forcing us to take our eyes off the reticle even more. That is to say, in games in which everything happens in the center and surrounding areas, a 16:9 monitor is the most suitable, at least on paper. However, simulation games, open exploration worlds or more cinematic games (think of a ‘Clair Obscure: Expedition 33‘, a ‘Cyberpunk 2077‘ or a ‘god of war‘) appreciate the panoramic format and the immersion they provide. The same with editing and productivity apps, which win in ultrawide. This laptop offers us, in theory, the best of both worlds: a 16:9 panel for shooters and competitive games; and an ultrawide panel for when we want to relax and enjoy a good story. But that, in theory, because the Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable is a concept and, as such, has yet to prove itself. And inside? Lenovo hasn’t left anything out. The laptop is based on the Legion Pro 7i, so it has a New generation Intel Core Ultraa NVIDIA RTX 5090 and the Lenovo AI Engine+. This uses Lenovo LA1+LA3 cores to optimize resources based on the gaming scenario, which, on paper, should conceptually keep the FPS up to par. Images | Lenovo In Xataka | The new thing from NVIDIA is called DLSS 4.5 and it seems like witchcraft: it can multiply the performance of the GeForce RTX 50 by six

We have very good offers if we are looking for a new gaming laptop

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Now that we are in full Black Fridayone of the best times of the year to renew a device has arrived and yes, also gaming laptop. If we are looking for a new team to play, we have a very good opportunity, thank you to MSI’s Black Fridaynew promo that offers very good prices on this type of computers. Beyond the discounts that we have active, one of the things that stands out the most about this promo is that it has laptops for all types of needs or budgets, so we will have a very easy time finding one that fits us well. To make your task a little easier, we leave you below three examples of computers with very interesting Intel processors: MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2X by 3,299 eurosa team designed for those gamers looking for the best possible experience. MSI Stealth 16 AI A2HW by 2,199 euroslaptop with a more discreet design and very balanced features. MSI Cyborg 15 B2RW by 1,199 eurosone of the best options we can choose in terms of quality-price. MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2X We start with this MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2X. MSI’s Raider line is ideal for those users looking to have the best experience while gaming, which translates into having both outstanding performance as well as very good graphic quality. That’s exactly what we can expect from this laptop, one that’s coming out right now. 3,299 euros (a good discount if we take into account that its RRP is 3,999 euros). This device, which comes with Windows 11 installed as standard, stands out for coming with the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX processor, one of the best processors for gaming that we can currently buy. In addition, it has an NVIDIA RTX 5080, has 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. This entire set is completed with an 18-inch screen with UHD+ resolution. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links MSI Stealth 16 AI A2HW A device from the Stealth line may be more suitable for us, made up of computers that have more sober and not so flashy designsbut they still contain components capable of offering great results while we play. This one in question, model MSI Stealth 16 AI A2HW, we have it available for 2,199 euros in its version without an operating system, the cheapest of the two available (we can get it for 2,499 euros if we want it with Windows 11). This device, which also has the same Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor, comes this time with an RTX 5070 as a graphics card. In the same way as the previous one, it is also a computer that comes with 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD, so we will be well covered. Its chassis is made of a magnesium and aluminum alloy, so we can expect durability and lightness in equal parts. All without forgetting its screen, a 16-inch panel with QHD+ resolution. MSI Stealth 16 AI A2HWGG-047ES The price could vary. We earn commission from these links MSI Cyborg 15 B2RW We may be undemanding gamers or we may be looking to get our laptop and want something cheaper. So, betting on the Cyborg line can be ideal for us, since it is made up by equipment that stands out in terms of quality-price. This one that we bring you as an example, the MSI Cyborg 15 B2RW, is available right now for 1,199 eurosa good discount if we take into account that its RRP is 1,399 euros. For less than 1,000 euros we have a device that is perfect for playing at 1080p with good performance. As a processor, in this case, we have an Intel Core 7 240Ha CPU that will perform great for us for a long season. In addition, it has 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD, as well as an RTX 5060 as a graphics card. All rounded off with a 15.6-inch screen with Full HD resolution. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links There are three alternatives that are designed to enjoy our favorite video games, but offering three different experiences so that we can choose the one that best suits us. This is just a small sample of everything we have available on sale – if you want to see all the discounted equipment, just take a look to MSI’s Black Friday. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | MSI In Xataka | Best gaming laptops in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models In Xataka | Cheap gaming laptops. Buying guide for gaming computers in 2024 with best recommendations for less than a thousand euros

Portal is now a laptop to play PS5 in the cloud

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When Sony announced PlayStation Portal in May 2023, skepticism was general. A device costing more than 200 euros that only allowed a PS5 to play remotely seemed like a limited proposal in a market where Steam Deck and switch (plus the increasingly populated panorama of Laptop PCs and the chinese devices) They already offered complete experiences. However, Sony seems to have realized that it has a device with potential in its hands and has taken a step in an unforeseen direction. The limitations so far. Portal is an additional screen that allows you to view the content and games of your mobile device on a mobile device. PlayStation 5. It has no autonomy outside the console, and its range of action is the one that has the Wi-Fi to which you are connected (or a second Wi-Fi: there is the possibility of connecting the home console to one Wi-Fi and the Portal to another). A considerable limitation that hindered the possibilities of a technically very interesting device (especially in the imitation of the DualSense and the quality of the screen). Surprise success. But the device sold out in the United States and the United Kingdom within two days of its launch in November 2023, and Sony admitted that sales of the device They exceeded their internal projections. It is estimated to have sold between 420,000 and 630,000 units in the United States from its launch through July 2024, and data from early 2024 indicated that approximately 3% of the 65.5 million PS5 owners owned a Portal, which translates to almost 2 million units sold globally. The true strategic turn. It arrives now, in November 2025, two years after launch. Sony has introduced an update that updates the cloud gaming that has been available for a year in beta mode. From now on, you can run your own digital games on PlayStation Portal, along with titles from the PS Plus catalog that could already be previously streamed. Thousands of compatible PS5 titles from users’ personal libraries are now supported, including titles as diverse as ‘Astro Bot’, ‘GTA 5’, ‘Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’, ‘Fortnite’ and ‘Resident Evil 4’. The update has also added features that were not yet available in the beta: support for 3D audio, password lock, in-game purchases and new accessibility options, as well as a redesigned interface with three tabs: “Remote Play”, “Cloud Streaming” and “Search”. Testing ground. PlayStation Portal has functioned in the last year as a perfect testing ground for Sony. With a relatively modest investment, in a device that was essentially a DualSense with a screen, Sony has studied the behavior of users with cloud gaming without launching into something as expensive as developing a laptop. Usage data, for example, reveals that the device wakes up a lot at night, around nine o’clock, suggesting that users first play the console and then switch to the Portal when other family members use the TV. It is not an obstacle. Playstation Portal does not compete with portable consoles such as Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck. Rather, it complements the PS5, and does not cannibalize sales of the console (undoubtedly, an issue that should currently concern Microsoft, which with launches like the ROG Ally Xbox you can prepare to sell even less hardware). In fact, Playstation Portal requires users to have already entered the PlayStation ecosystem, especially now that unrestricted cloud gaming (beyond purchased digital games) is limited to subscribers of PS Plus Premium, the most expensive tier of the service. Overtaking Xbox on the right. Microsoft has bet very heavily on cloud gaming as an integral part of the Game Pass Ultimate experience. Sony had been lagging behind until now, but with this it has its own hardware (not like the ROG Ally “licensed” by Microsoft) to give an extraordinary push to its own cloud game. No one else among the majors has something like this: a console for an official PS5 streaming experience… with the controls cloned to a DualSense. Will we see a laptop? It is the big question that remains to be answered. These sales figures, as surprising as they are for Sony, are still insufficient to justify the cost of a complete laptop with its own ecosystem. The ghost of PS Vita failure It must still weigh too much in Sony’s offices, but the success of Portal opens the door to a future hybrid console: one that runs games natively (although these do not exist in physical format, but does not depend on an internet connection) and that also does so with titles in the cloud. Are we facing the future of consoles or just a smart move on the part of Playstation? In Xataka | At E3 1995, PlayStation only needed two seconds to destroy SEGA. And it changed video games forever

The Qualcomm CEO confirms that in 2026 we will finally see a Android -based laptop

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Does (many) years that I am clear that the smartphone would end up becoming our next PC. The idea is not new, and we saw almost mythical attempts like that of the Motorola Altrix In 2011 or that triumphal failure of the Ubuntu Edge. Google ends up confirming that something like this is what we will see in 2026, because attention, it will be then when we can see the first Android -based PCs. “I’ve seen it and it’s incredible”. The indications About this possibility they carry producing from years agobut yesterday Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, maintained a brief talk with Rick Osterloh, responsible for the Google Hardware Division. The latter spoke of that imminent convergence Between the smartphone and the PC and how the company was working on it to what Amon replied with a “I have seen it and is incredible.” Osterloh smiled, which was an unequivocal sign that this launch was close. Now we know how much. PCs with Android in 2026. Sameer Samat, responsible for the Android ecosystem, confirmed the project at the end of the Qualcomm Conference, and stressed that this project “is something we are super excited for next year.” It will therefore be in 2026 when we see the first devices that will be governed by Android. And Chromeos, what? Although in Samat’s statement this manager claimed that the company is still “super compromised” with Chromeos, the reality is that the launch of an Android “desktop” can threaten the future of its traditional bet. Does anyone remember the Ubuntu Edge? Portables with Gemini to attack. In his words, what has been learned on the Android tablets and in the laptops with chromeos gives them an important opportunity to “accelerate the advances of ia that we are doing in ia in Android and take that to the form factor of the laptops as fast as possible.” The idea seems clear: to have a convertible that takes advantage of the entire Android ecosystem and that also has the advantages of Gemini, the Google AI model that is already an integral part of the Android -based smartphones. What chips will rule them? The fact that the announcement has occurred during the Qualcomm event seems to indicate that these teams will be based on processors such as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The Snapdragon Summit that Qualcomm is celebrating in Maui has allowed us to know both those components and the promising Snapdragon Elite X2 Elite/ExtremePCs oriented with Windows. Even so, everything is still unknown. A response to economic macbook. It is curious, but this announcement occurs a few weeks after we knew an interesting rumor: Apple’s intention launch “an economic macbook” Probably based on the A18 Pro. We would be here before a macOS -based team, and on Google and Qualcomm seem to have a response for that type of product. 2026 is presented as an interesting year for this type of devices. Samsung Dex has been teaching us for years. Google’s project is not entirely new, above all When we consider Samsung Dex allowing Use our Samsung smartphone like a PC Thanks to a versatile desktop mode. Other manufacturers such as Huawei offer the same, but the idea has never arrived officially Android mobiles despite advances that have been produced sporadically. Google has not made it clear if this desktop mode will also reach our smartphones in addition to being able to govern those future portables, but it seems reasonable to think that this option is on the table at last. In Xataka | Convergence is the future: smartphone as desktop PC

This is the laptop that would buy right now to study or work

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Although Apple has devices and accessories that are quite expensive, there are others that enjoy excellent value for money. He Mac Mini M4 is one of them, but the MacBook Air M4 Nor is it left behind, especially with the great wave of offers that we have been seeing during these last months. Now, Mediamarkt, which is one of the stores that has had the best offers, has re -launched a new discount that leaves the laptop for 979 eurosthe new minimum historical price of the store. MacBook Air M4 (16 GB, 256 GB) The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links The Macbook Air M4 with a new minimum medium -sized price He MacBook Air M4 It is currently the laptop with better value for money within the Apple catalog and it is partly thanks to both its price and its M4 chipwhich offers good performance, good power and, of course, compatibility with Apple Intelligence. It is powerful enough to be able to use it both to study and to work, regardless of whether we do it inside or outside the home, since added to Apple’s own chip we talk about a thin and light laptop that Weighs 1.24 kilos. In addition, it is a compact laptop that is accompanied by a good panel of 13.6 inches. On the other hand, one of the key points of the Macbook Air M4 (and generally of Apple laptops) is that it offers a very good Autonomy of up to 18 hours of video reproduction, thus avoiding constantly using the charger. It should also be noted that it comes with a couple of Thunderbolt 4 ports and a webcam with centered framing. You may also interest these accessories for the MacBook Air M4 Logitech MX Ergonomic wireless vertical mouse, multi -ordering, 2.4 GHz/Bluetooth with USB unifying receptor, 4000 dpi optical follow -up, 4 buttons, fast charge – black – black The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Tomoc 360 ° Fonda for 13 inches New MacBook Air m4/m3/m2/m1 (2025-2018) A3240 A3113 A2681 A2337, 13 inches The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Javier CriminalvaApple In Xataka | MacBook Air M4 vs Mackbook Air M3: These are the main differences between the two models In Xataka | MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro: We explain which one to choose

A laptop that follows me, revolves, goes up, down and dances is the last thing I expected to see in Ifa. Not only have I seen it, I’ve tried it

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If something has each and every one of the portable of this world is that they do not move. It would be strange, I say paranormal research, that a laptop moved. We can tip the screen up or down, but if we move the screen it does not follow us. If we get up, the screen does not get up. If we sat, the screen does not turn down alone. But what if he did? What if our laptop could follow us, so that we moved where we move, the screen always looks towards us? That is the question that has been asked from Lenovo. The answer? A multidirectional intelligent support of the most curious. Inside the dock there is an engine that rotates the base and elevates and inclines the portable | Image: Xataka Lenovo Smart Motion Concept. This device, Iteration of the views last yearIt is not a laptop, but a support. One motorized and with the ability to put the laptop in virtually any position, follow us in real time and place the device always in the perfect position. It does, of course, integrating with the components of the computer so that everything works as a single device. What is this about? This support is connected to the laptop and integrates with the camera, microphones and speakers to, according to Lenovo, offer automatic facial tracking, voice control and Ergonomic health. This detects our face and follows us in real time rotating to the sides, climbing, going down and bowing up or down depending on our movement. In addition, the support detects gestures, such as a click of fingers or the movement of the hands, to do actions. Image | Xataka So that? The idea is simple. There are times that we need to have visibility of the computer being in motion. Let’s think about making a presentation to customers, for example, or being constantly framed. With this support, Lenovo gets precisely that. In addition, it is a device that fulfills a double function: not only moves the laptop, but can help us have the screen in the correct position and height at all times, which will obviously have an additional keyboard and mouse connected to the laptop. And in that sense … The Chinese firm has not neglected anything. The rotating support is, at the same time, a Dock of USB-A ports (two), Ethernet, HDMI, Displayport (two) and USB-C. The ports better than to miss. The support zone is also a dissipator to prevent the laptop from hot, something that can happen since the support increases the tdp of the laptop between five and ten watts. Below has a dissipator to avoid temperature increases | Image: Xataka At the base it has a good handful of connections to replace those that the laptop may not have | Image: Xataka Although this accessory has a character, say, professional, the truth is that it could make sense for those users who telework. I use a desktop with a monitor hung by an arm, which allows the monitor to always height and position. However, when I work with a laptop I always miss having the screen above. These types of accessories solve that problem that, in another context, would solve putting the laptop on a pile of books or an Ikea support. And how does it work? Quite well. At first I tried it with many people around, which made the camera go crazy and change the face that continued constantly. Later I had the opportunity to put the glove more calmly and the thing was very different. The support followed me without any problem if I moved to the sides, if it bent to me and even if I put on tiptoe. Image | Xataka The internal support of the support is really fast on the Y axis, but something slow on the X axis. If we get out of the camera’s field of vision, the system stops. It does not seem to be able to anticipate the trajectory that we will follow, something that would be useful. This engine is also heard. It has that classic “ñiiii” mechanical when turning, which even more evidenced its conceptual nature. And what to dance? As if it were a stress test, the software has a dance mode that makes the support move in all directions. He will not win any award, but serves to check the robustness of the device. It is, speaking in silver, quite large and apparently heavy, it is not intended for us to take it there. The counterpart, of course, is that it shows resistant and capable of moving portable portables. It would be necessary to see how it behaves with a heavier devices. Image | Xataka On its launch. Lenovo has stressed that the Lenovo Smart Motion Concept is that, a concept. It is not expected to be launched in the short or medium term. Moreover, we may never see it or, if we see it, we see it as part of another product. However, the idea seems to me the most interesting not only for the professional world, but for teleworkors who use a laptop and, rather than wanting a support that follows their heads in meetings, helps them maintain a good cervical posture. Images | Xataka In Xataka | 45 minutes with the Lenovo CEO. The Chinese giant has the obsession with leading the era of AI

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