Dell just overtook HP as the top PC maker in the US as the entire market shrinks
US PC shipments just had their worst quarter since 2023, and AI-driven memory prices are to blame
Microsoft is selling new 8GB Surface laptops that don't qualify as Copilot+ PCs
At $849, the budget Surface Pro undercuts the flagship by $650
Microsoft refreshes Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X2 chips, longer battery life, and higher prices
Compared with 2024's cheaper Snapdragon X Plus entry models, prices are up by as much as $500 and $600
Touchscreen MacBook Pro looks "100% confirmed" as macOS 27 gives Sidecar full touch support
The rumored M6 MacBook Ultra would arrive later this year with an OLED touchscreen and Dynamic Island
The Best Laptops of 2026: A Disruptive Mac, a Windows Comeback, and an Nvidia Wildcard
The first half of 2026 has been defined by a memory shortage that pushed laptop prices sharply higher – and by a $599 Apple laptop that somehow defied all of it.
Apple is doubling MacBook Neo production target, but keeping it at $599 may be the hard part
The memory crisis and TSMC's capacity may have other ideas
The MacBook Neo outsold the MacBook Air in its first three weeks
Apple shipped 1.1 million units in three weeks of availability, and couldn't keep up with demand
Dell's new XPS 13 starts at $599 and is gunning directly for the MacBook Neo
This is Dell's thinnest and lightest XPS 13, but the entry-level config ships with 8GB of RAM and no headphone jack
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark chip and up to 128GB of RAM
Microsoft's first real MacBook Pro alternative?
Nvidia RTX Spark CPU is now official: "superchip" will power Windows laptops and desktops
Nvidia wants to make your Windows PC an agentic and creator powerhouse
Why it matters: Nvidia just announced what it calls the most efficient PC chip ever built. RTX Spark is a Grace Blackwell system on a chip, 70 billion transistors on TSMC 3nm, with a Blackwell RTX GPU, a 20-core Arm CPU built with MediaTek, and up to 128GB of unified memory. It is purpose-built for agents, and it runs full RTX gaming and creation on the same thin-and-light laptop. It is a genuinely impressive piece of silicon.
MSI celebrates 40th anniversary with dragon-themed Titan laptop and MEG Ace motherboard
Dragons, constellations, RTX 50 graphics, and AM5 hardware
HP BIOS updates are bricking laptops through Windows Update
Users say recent firmware patches are causing boot failures, BSODs, and unusable ZBooks and EliteBooks
Microsoft refreshes Surface with Panther Lake and up to 64GB of RAM, starting at $1,500
New business laptops and a 2-in-1 lead the lineup, with a privacy screen making its Surface debut
Intel may be forcing PC makers to buy its newer 18A chips by cutting off the old ones
Much of the limited Intel 7 capacity is being allocated to higher-margin enterprise products
Asus and HP unveil Intel Wildcat Lake laptops starting at $449 to rival Apple's MacBook Neo
Only available in China for now, but expected to launch globally soon
Dell Alienware's new $1,300 gaming laptop cuts corners by using cheap plastic and older-gen gaming hardware
The Alienware 15 is affordable by Alienware standards, launches with a Ryzen 5 220 and RTX 4050
Googlebooks will feature Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek chips, and follow Google's strict hardware guidelines
Acer, Asus, HP, and Dell are all making them
Google's Googlebook is the Android laptop OS we've been waiting for
Combines Android, ChromeOS, and Gemini. Coming this fall
In brief: Years of leaks and statements from Google have teased the company's plans for ChromeOS to evolve into a more direct competitor to Windows and macOS. Googlebook represents a first major step in that direction. Centered on Gemini, the new OS brings Android's software stack into a full-blown PC environment.
Nvidia quietly launches 12GB RTX 5070 Laptop GPU as Framework lists it for $1,199
4GB more VRAM, same memory bandwidth, 71% more expensive
Apple set to overtake Dell as MacBook shipments rise against market decline
Apple could become the world's third-largest laptop maker
Intel showcases Wildcat Lake reference laptop with aluminum chassis and fanless design
Direct competitor to the MacBook Neo
Framework unveils new Laptop 13 Pro, OcuLink kit, and lap keyboard
Intel Core Ultra 3, PCIe 5.0 support, and longer battery life, with all new parts available individually
Intel brings 18A process to budget laptops with new Core Series 3 CPUs
Entry-level chips promise big jump over 5-year-old machines and earlier low-power Core chips
Microsoft counters MacBook Neo with free Game Pass and Office bundle on Windows laptops
Apple's $600 MacBook is forcing Microsoft to respond
Microsoft just made its Surface laptops a lot more expensive
Surface Pro 13 and Surface Laptop now cost $500 more than in 2024