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Acer announces Swift 14 AI powered by Snapdragon X series

Acer’s 1st Copilot+ PC

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Acer Swift 14 AI

Acer has announced its first Copilot+ PC offering: The Acer Swift 14 AI laptop. Built in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., the new laptop ushers in a new era of AI capabilities on Windows 11. Its price and availability by region will be revealed later.

The Swift 14 AI leverages the new Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus platforms, which are designed for the AI era. These Snapdragon X Series processors are integrated with one of the world’s fastest NPUs. They also promise higher performance, faster responsiveness, and better power efficiency.

For more on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series laptop processors, read: Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Series laptop processor

Moreover, the laptop supports a configuration of up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and up to 1TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. With a combination of capable hardware and software, the Swift 14 AI can support demanding workloads across scenarios related to productivity, creativity, and entertainment.

Copilot+ PC

Among the Swift 14 AI’s next-generation AI features in Windows 11 are Recall, Cocreator, Live Captions, Windows Studio Effects, and Auto Super Resolution.

Live Captions, of course, provide automatic speech captions and can even translate them from 44 languages to English in real-time. Recall lets users find anything they’ve seen on their PC by simply describing the clues they remember. These includes apps, documents, messages, and more. Cocreator uses visual or written prompts to generate AI images and texts.

For gamers, Auto Super Resolution automatically upscales the graphics resolution and frame refresh rates of games in real-time. And for those on conference calls or love streaming, Windows Studio Effects helps improve lighting conditions and cancel unwanted noise.

Premium design, features

To complement the Swift 14 AI’s capabilities, it comes with a light and thin aluminum chassis design. The laptop sports a 14.5-inch 120Hz WQXGA IPS display. It also has a 180-degree hinge design for flexibility.

In front is a 1440p QHD IR webcam with triple microphone array and privacy shutter. It supports Acer’s suite of AI-boosted conferencing tools like Acer PurifiedView 2.0 and PurifiedVoice 2.0. Additionally, the Acer QuickPanel intuitively appears when the webcam or microphone is switched on.

Furthermore, the Swift 14 AI boasts of Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. The laptop can support connection speeds of up to 5.8Gbps and low network latency of just 0.2ms. There are a host of ports, including two USB Type-C and two USB 3.2 Type-A.

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Microsoft gives up on the Copilot+ PC

The company is quietly stepping away from the branding.

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September 28, 2026

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The Copilot+ PC is finally coming to an end. After a few years of advertising the lineup as the next big thing, Microsoft is stepping away from the branding.

Through a new interview with Windows Central, Microsoft has confirmed that the company is slowly stepping back from the Copilot+ branding. Despite launching a series of new Surface PCs that fit the bill of such a brand, the company has not affixed any of these devices with the usual branding of the AI-infused series.

“These are not called Copilot+ PCs. They do meet all the requirements of our previous bar for what Copilot+ devices are. We still lean into the narrative around AI on the edge and being able to have a hybrid solution out there,” Microsoft Surface CVP Brett Ostrum said.

Now, the Copilot+ PC programs hasn’t been a massive success for Microsoft. For all the time that it’s been out in the market, the series hasn’t really made much of an impact. TOPS is still a difficult metric to measure. The Copilot button is still one of the most unusable buttons on a modern keyboard. Even worse, Recall, the lineup’s most highly touted feature, crashed and burned practically the same moment it came out because of privacy concerns.

Microsoft had a lot of hopes for the Copilot+ lineup. Prior to today’s deteriorating perceptions about AI, the lineup imagined a string of devices united with a focus on AI-supported performance. However, we know better today. At best, AI PCs provide moderately boosted performance without the need for top-of-the-line hardware. At worse, they’re a privacy nightmare that places an unnecessary burden on the entire industry.

SEE ALSO: Microsoft continues to shove Copilot where it’s not wanted

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GadgetMatch Awards: Best of IFA 2026

Xiaomi 18 Fold, Govee, XGIMI, ARZOPA, Cuktech and more!

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September 9, 2026

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We’re back at IFA 2026 in Berlin, checking out some of the coolest and most interesting tech on the show floor.

From smart home lighting and portable displays to projectors, power solutions, foldables, and more, these are some of the products and brands that caught our attention this year.

In this video, we take a look at: ‪

GOVEE‬

ARZOPA

CUKTECH‬

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XGIMI

Xiaomi

ASUS‬ x NVIDIA RTX SPARK

Watch until the end for our favorite finds from IFA 2026!

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ASUS laptops now come with three months of Google AI

5TB of cloud storage included

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September 7, 2026

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Select ASUS and ROG laptops now come with three months of Google AI Pro or Google AI Plus at no extra cost. The offer starts September 7 and covers eligible models from the 2025, 2026, and upcoming 2027 lineups.

Google AI Pro includes 5TB of cloud storage, while Google AI Plus comes with 400GB. Both plans also provide access to a range of Google’s AI-powered tools and features.

More Google AI on ASUS laptops

Eligible customers can use the Google Gemini app, Deep Research, Google Flow, Gemini in Google apps, and Gemini Notebook, among other features. Availability varies depending on the Google AI plan and supported features.

Google AI Pro offers higher usage limits and expanded access to Google’s more capable Gemini models. It also includes additional developer and agentic tools such as Google Antigravity, Jules, and AI Studio, subject to availability and plan terms.

Google AI Plus provides elevated access to Google’s AI tools alongside features for creative generation and productivity.

The offer covers more than just AI features. Google AI Pro’s 5TB of cloud storage and Google AI Plus’ 400GB give users additional space for documents, photos, videos, research, and other projects.

Available across select ASUS models

The one-year program starts September 7 and applies to selected ASUS and ROG laptops in supported markets. Eligible models span the ROG, TUF Gaming, ProArt, Zenbook, and Vivobook families, including select 2025 and 2026 models and upcoming 2027 devices.

Customers can redeem the offer exclusively through the MyASUS app. ASUS has published the full list of eligible models and the offer’s terms and conditions on its website.

Check the full list of eligible ASUS laptops

ASUS is also running its No. 1 Quality, School-Ready Deals promotion until September 15, 2026. The promo offers additional deals for students, gamers, and professionals buying select ASUS and ROG devices.

The company’s No. 1 Quality and Service package also includes up to three years of international and local warranty, service access across more than 90 countries, and over 100 ASUS Service Centers and Drop-Off Points in the Philippines. Eligible laptops also come with one year of Local Accidental Damage Protection and up to six free device cleaning claims.

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