Intel Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65 GPUs bring 32GB of RAM to AI and pro apps — bigger Battlemage finally arrives, but it's not for gamers By Jeffrey Kampman published 25 March 26 Intel brings 32GB of VRAM and plenty of bandwidth to the local AI inference party
Intel officially releases Xeon 600 chips, announces new vPro Panther Lake CPUs — ‘all-new’ vPro platform goes all-in on AI By Jake Roach published 25 March 26 OEM and retail units are now available, plus new W890-chipset motherboards.
HP's new AI workstation can expand horizontally to add 15% more internal volume — alternate side panel also includes more active cooling. By Andrew E. Freedman published 25 March 26 HP's Z8 Fury G6i workstation has an alternate "max" side panel that makes the internal chassis 15% larger and adds more active cooling to the system.
Best Ultrabooks and Premium Laptops 2026 By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 23 March 26 Our picks for the best ultrabooks (super thin and light notebooks), along with other premium laptops now.
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, M5) review: Steady as it goes By Andrew E. Freedman published 23 March 26 Editor's Choice The MacBook Air with M5 offers a strong variety of performance and premium materials to make it a strong computing value.
Best gaming laptop PC deals 2026 — epic discounts on Dell, Alienware, MSI, ROG, and others By Stewart Bendle last updated 20 March 26 Here are the best gaming laptop deals. We're constantly updating this list with the best deals still available across all of the major retailers.
The $599 MacBook Neo stunned the budget laptop market — but Windows laptops still have some advantages By Andrew E. Freedman published 20 March 26 Premium The $599 MacBook Neo is an incredible budget laptop. But if you're all in on Windows, there are a few advantages that traditional PCs still offer if you shop the right sales.
Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 March 26 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang responded to backlash against DLSS 5, saying artistic control remained with developers and that the AI works with existing geometry.
Apple MacBook Neo review: a budget-priced game-changer By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 10 March 26 Editor's Choice Apple's MacBook Neo has all the trappings of a premium laptop at a surprising price, with only a few compromises to get there.
Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max) review: Blazing-fast super cores By Andrew E. Freedman published 9 March 26 Editor's Choice The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max is a portable powerhouse with a fast CPU and a massive integrated GPU that can share 128GB of RAM.
Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip — budget laptop features 16-hour battery and comes in fun colors By Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill published 4 March 26 Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip
Apple's new MacBook Air gets M5 and doubles starting storage — base price increases to $1,099 By Andrew E. Freedman published 3 March 26 Apple today announced updates to its best-selling laptop, the MacBook Air.
Lenovo's Legion Go Fold-able gaming handheld concept has four screen modes, also works as a small laptop — POLED display unfolds from 7.7 to 11.6 inches By Andrew E. Freedman published 1 March 26 But this early iteration sure is floppy.
Lenovo's Framework-like Modular AI PC concept lets you put a screen just about anywhere — detachable keyboard and ports make the machine customizable By Andrew E. Freedman published 1 March 26 Lenovo's ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept debuted at IFA, with a detachable display and keyboard to personalize the device to the way you want to use it.
Lenovo brings a blue ThinkPad T14 to Mobile World Congress — slew of new devices includes a Legion 7a with Strix Halo By Andrew E. Freedman published 1 March 26 Lenovo is updating its ThinkPad, Yoga, and Legion laptop lines at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Best Gaming PCs of 2026 By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 26 February 26 We test the best gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall prebuilt system performance.
U.S. Supreme Court shoots down President Trump’s tariffs — Consumer Technology Association hails 'victory for all Americans,' calls for swift refunds to retailers (update) By Jowi Morales last updated 20 February 26 The Supreme Court told the Trump administration that the term "regulate" in the IEEPA does not give White House authority to impose tariffs on imports.
AMD's AI chips to be used as debt collateral in $300 million loan, report says — Cloud startup to use chips in Ohio datacenter By Andrew E. Freedman published 19 February 26 AMD's chips will be used as debt collateral in a $300 million loan to cloud startup Crusoe with financing from Goldman Sachs.
Dell XPS 14 (2026) review: Two steps forward By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 February 26 Three cheers for a physical function row!
Steam Deck availability goes up in smoke — suddenly goes out of stock in US, Asia stores By Andrew E. Freedman published 11 February 26 Speculation has risen about component shortages.
Best Gaming Laptops 2026: Tested and reviewed By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 11 February 26 Here are our favorite gaming laptops for every need, based on our testing and reviews.
Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates to plug security holes before they happen — if you bought a PC last year, you should be set By Andrew E. Freedman published 10 February 26 Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates for Windows PCs. If you bought one in the past year, you should be set, but others should be sure to keep up with Windows 11 updates.
Western Digital doubles the performance of hard drives with dual-actuator High-Bandwidth, with path to 8X performance increase — Power-Optimized HDDs will reduce power by 20 percent By Anton Shilov published 3 February 26 Western Digital reveals hard disk drives tailored for higher performance and lower power consumption, targeting QLC NAND-based solid-state storage.
Western Digital unveils massive 40TB HDD with energy-assisted recording tech — plans 100TB HAMR hard drives by 2029 By Anton Shilov published 3 February 26 Western Digital announces HDD roadmap till 2029 at its Innovation Day.
Here are the tools you need to clean, maintain, and upgrade your laptop — from cleaning cloths and dusters to screwdrivers and drive upgrades By Andrew E. Freedman published 30 January 26 While you can’t replace most things on a laptop these days, but you can still maintain it and upgrade some things to keep it running its best.
