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Berlin’s annual IFA electronics show isn’t typically a hotspot of PC news, since it follows hot on the heels of the computer-centric Computex in June. Instead, it’s usually more of a mobile and smart home event. But not this year! Intel used IFA to launch its hotly anticipated “Lunar Lake” Core Series Ultra 2 processors, packing a radical new architecture and seriously improved graphics chops. Not to be outgunned, Qualcomm revealed new 8-core variants of its Snapdragon X PC chips, aiming to bring multi-day battery life to sub-$900 laptops. The result? A flood of laptop announcements at IFA 202…

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