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MediaTek’s Kompanio Ultra chip pits Chromebooks against Copilot PCs
MediaTek's Kompanio Ultra, destined for Chromebooks, offers more AI firepower than Windows Copilot PCs and a host of other flagship-tier perks, too.
Intel’s Arc B570 puts up an impressive fight against the RTX 4060
Intel just released one of the you can buy — the Arc B570. As you can read in my , it delivers solid gaming performance at 1080p, and at a price we haven’t seen in years. But it faces some stiff competition from Nvidia in the form of the . I put the two budget […]
Intel Arc B570 review: get it while it’s hot
Intel's new $220 Arc B570 puts up an impressive fight, and marks a return of truly budget GPU offerings.
Nvidia CPUs might be coming to laptops sooner than we thought
Leaks suggest Nvidia is collaborating with Lenovo on a powerful new chip that will be featured in its Yoga line of laptops.
This new DirectX feature could completely change how PC games work
Microsoft is enabling neural rendering in DirectX, opening up the new rendering technique to GPUs from all brands.
Nvidia won CES 2025, and the RTX 5090 has nothing to do with it
I'm not any more happy about a $2,000 graphics card, but there's no denying that Nvidia stomped AMD and Intel at CES 2025.
These are the best monitors I saw at CES 2025
We saw dozens of monitors at CES 2025, but these five truly stood above the rest of the pack.
Lenovo completely redesigned my favorite gaming laptop from last year
I've been recommending the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i for years, but at CES 2025, Lenovo is upending its winning formula.
Lenovo’s new Z2 handheld is the Steam Deck we’ve all been waiting for
It might be Lenovo's worst-kept secret, but a new version of the Legion Go packing SteamOS is coming soon.
Asus’ new Zephyrus G14 is getting an RTX 5080 upgrade
Asus is addressing the performance criticisms of the Zephyrus G14 by cramming an RTX 5080 into the 14-inch laptop.
Asus is finally making its external graphics card useful
Asus' XG Mobile external graphics card has a full redesign for 2025, and it looks mighty impressive already.
Acer made an 11-inch handheld gaming PC, and it’s the craziest thing I’ve seen at CES
Acer's new handheld gaming PC packs an 11-inch screen, and it's undoubtedly one of the craziest things I've seen out of CES this year.
I don’t understand HP’s new tiny gaming desktop
The HP Omen 16L is the smallest gaming desktop the company has ever released, but it has some strange design choices.
Acer has its own take on the Mac mini and iMac
Acer has announced a bunch of new Copilot+ PCs, including three desktop options. Are they enough to compete with Apple's iMac and Mac mini?
Intel’s new 24-core CPU proves it hasn’t forgotten about gaming laptops
Don't worry, Intel hasn't forgotten about gamers. And it has a new monster 24-core laptop CPU to prove it.
What to expect from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel at CES 2025
Here are the potential big announcements to keep an eye on from Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and other computing brands at CES 2025.
Lenovo LOQ Tower 17IRR9 review: a great family gaming PC
Looking for a family desktop PC for light work and gaming? The Lenovo LOQ Tower 17IRR9 is a great fit, with plenty of performance and an approachable price.
I’ve been gaming on a 27-inch 4K OLED monitor for the past week, and it’s glorious
The new Asus ROG Swift PG27UCDM is already a very exciting start to a 2025 that is sure to be packed full of new gaming monitors.
CPUs failed PC gamers in 2024
A new year of big PC launches is usually a time for celebration among PC gamers, but Intel and AMD faced unique challenges this year.
I’m a Steam Deck apologist. Here’s why I’ve been using the ROG Ally instead
I've had a love/hate relationship with the ROG Ally, but two apps have transformed it into my favorite handheld.
32 hours of battery life? This upcoming ultralight laptop sounds killer
Asus has announced its CES 2025 event and revealed a teaser trailer for what it calls the world's lightest Copilot+ PC.
I played Black Myth: Wukong on the new MSI handheld to prove it was possible
In a dimly-lit bar, MSI let try out the Claw 8 AI+, and I pulled up one of the most demanding games I could think of.
I tested Intel’s new XeSS 2 to see if it really holds up against DLSS 3
Intel's new frame generation feature is off to a great start, but there's still one big flaw.
