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ASUS has launched its updated Windows 10 laptops — VivoBook S15 (S530) and S14 (S430). It comes in five different colours — Icicle Gold, Firmament Green, Silver Blue, Star Grey or Gun Metal. Typing for long is more comfortable with S15 and S14, as the innovative ErgoLift hinge automatically tilts keyboard by 3.5° and recreates the familiar feeling of a desktop computer. The hinge also provides extra ventilation space, enabling more airflow around the underside of the chassis for improved cooling. Both the VivoBook S15 and S14 are the first in the VivoBook Series to feature the new three-sided NanoEdge design that has even narrower bezels along the top and sides of the display. This gives S15 an 86 per cent and S14 an 84 per cent screen-to-body ratio, offering an unrivalled immersive experience in a compact package. The panels also feature wide-view technology and exceptional colour reproduction for lifelike visuals even when viewed from extrem...

As the PC market is moving towards faster computing each passing day, Intel has been closely working to deliver new technologies that will not only be good for the latest devices but also give a new edge to the older systems as well. One of such technologies is the new Optane Memory, which was unveiled along with the seventh generation Intel processors. Intel positions Optane memory to offer SSD-like speeds, especially those systems equipped with slower HDDs. As of now, Optane is a bit tricky, both on requirements and implementation. But Acer has managed to bring this new technology to its Aspire E series of budget laptops. But, before we dive into the performance of Acer's laptop, it's imperative to understand the new technology first. What is it? Optane memory is basically a design module developed to deliver hyper-fast speed and improve the performance of a PC or a laptop. Initially, it was introduced as an additional data cache between CPUs and storage ...