HP updates Envy laptops with Alexa and webcam privacy switch

HP is updating its Envy line of laptops with new processors, a webcam privacy switch, and, in some cases, built-in support for Alexa. The Envy series sits one step below HP’s top-of-the-line laptops, offering slightly lesser specs for prices that are usually a few hundred dollars less. This year, there are four models: the Envy 13 x360 and Envy 15 x360, both of which can flip around into a tablet, and the Envy 13 Laptop and Envy 17 Laptop, which can’t flip around. Some laptops get Intel, some get AMD, and only one can have either The line is fragmented in some strange ways. The laptop models can only be configured with Intel processors; the 13-inch x360 can only be configured with AMD processors, and only the 15-inch x360 can be... Continue reading…