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…Microsoft has released a preview build allowing you to test this new search for CoPilot+ PC's. Depending on your work, this could be a real time-saver looking for things. You can read more about this new functionality here. Windows 11 will soon add more functionality, so it is im…

… results can start flowing in a day. Hardware Microsoft compares Intel and AMD CoPilot+ benchmarks with MacBooks These benchmarks are already only last year's results, but they do show how they stack up against each other, Snapdragon and MacBooks. These results will only get a l…

…re. Hardware Panther Lake on track for 2025 With volume shipments of Lunar Lake CoPilot+-enabled computers just starting to arrive, Intel has announced the first working engineering samples of Panther Lake. This probably means we will only have production volume in 2026, but we n…

…r insiders, but you can now for the 1st time start experimenting with Recall on CoPilot+ plus PC's with the Intel Core Ultra (Lunar Lake) and AMD Ryzen AI processors. It is still very glitchy but still worthwhile testing out. You can read more here. Other useful features, such as…

…ut they will have an NPU that performs way below the minimum requirement to run CoPilot+ features. I think the rulebook is going to change again in early 2025, so unless you really really need a new notebook NOW, waiting for all this to settle down might be a good plan. Of course…

…nally, Microsoft has confirmed that Recall will be rolling out to Intel and AMD CoPilot+ computers in November. You can read more about this here. RedmondMag has an excellent summary of what you will get in 24H2 and what you will get in Windows CoPilot+ PC's. One feature that cou…

…ttery life Battery life is a big deal, and it looks like Intel's new Lunar Lake CoPilot+ capable CPUs are going to give Apple a good go. Intel has completely redesigned its CPUs, including dropping Hyperthreading and prioritising efficient cores. ​Time will tell if Intel can matc…

…ke Core Ultra 200V Processors. All these new computers will be eligible for the CoPilot+ features that have currently only been reserved for the SnapDragon ARM-based computers. The change in battery life will be massive. You can read more about the announcement here - and there i…

…ill probably be obsolete in six months. The release of Snapdragon Windows-based CoPilot+ PCs has not helped (in a good way). So, if you have to buy, buy HIGH - with as much storage and RAM, the most powerful CPU and GPU you can afford, with the minimum being 32Gig RAM and at leas…

…ur First Tech. account manager to discuss the roadmap to align with your plans. CoPilot+ PC's underwhelmingCoPilot+ PC's underwhelming This reviewer from Tom's Hardware is seriously underwhelmed with the CoPilot+ PC's but does admit that the Snapdragon PC's are more power efficie…