Razer introduces new Thunderbolt 5 dock and eGPU enclosure
4K triple monitor support at 144Hz and charging at up to 140W
Microsoft tests adaptive energy saver to extend battery life on Windows laptops
Power savings without dimming
HP unveils PCFax, a CarFax-style tool to extend laptop life and reduce e-waste
PCFax will log laptop health data to support recycling and reuse
Medion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate Laptop Review
Medion's Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate is a powerful, creator-grade gaming laptop with an RTX 5080, Intel Ultra 9 chip, 300Hz mini-LED display, and the bold design to match its beastly name.
HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop with RTX 5080 drops to $1,479
HP.com has the HP Omen Max 16 on sale for $1,479 with the coupon code LEVELUP20 at checkout. It features an Intel Core Ultra 7 paired with a GeForce RTX 5080. Other models with RTX 5070 and RTX 5090 GPUs are also discounted.
Nvidia announces RTX 5050 laptop GPU, desktop version set to launch on July 1
A decent upgrade over the RTX 4050?
Apple MacBook Air M4 gets $150 discount, now $849
The base model MacBook Air 13" with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage is currently discounted to $849, down from its original $999 MSRP. With its near-perfect blend of power, build quality, display, and battery life, the Air remains one of our favorite ultraportable laptops.
Nvidia Arm chip surfaces with strong Geekbench scores, could rival top Intel and AMD laptop CPUs
Performance could resemble Apple's M3 and AMD's Ryzen AI Max
Microsoft is addressing USB-C "port confusion" with a new hardware certification program
Delivering the same USB features on all certified devices, or so they said
Nvidia's mythical Arm gaming laptop may finally arrive in partnership with Alienware
A true game-changing device or just another non-x86 dud no one wants to buy?
Panasonic abandons VGA port from "Let's Note" laptops, signaling end of era in Japan
The VGA connector is becoming a rare sight
Microsoft's cringey ad boasts that top Copilot+ PCs are 58% faster than the discontinued, year-old MacBook Air M3
Talk about punching down
Facepalm: It's been nearly 20 years since Apple launched the Microsoft-mocking "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" commercials, and the two companies continue to take shots at each other in their respective ads. The latest from the Redmond giant claims that top Copilot+ PCs are more than 50% faster than a Mac – specifically, the now-discontinued MacBook Air M3 that launched in March 2024.
Nvidia RTX 5090 Laptop GPU shows no real performance gains over the RTX 4090
A huge disappointment after all the hype
Alienware unveils 16 Aurora and 16X Aurora gaming laptops, starting from $1,149
Up to a 240 Hz display and optional RTX 5070 graphics
Microsoft unveils thinner, lighter Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, starting at $799
The new devices ditch the Surface Connect magnetic charging port
A laptop GPU now leads the Valve Steam survey, AMD CPUs reach all-time high
The first laptop GPU to top the chart in over three years
Aura Triple Boost 14 Pro adds three extra screens to your laptop via one cable
Instant quad-screen productivity
Intel Panther Lake rollout to start with one 45W model, others pushed to Q1 2026
New CPU model emerges with 4 performance cores, 8 efficiency cores, and 4 Xe3 cores
Apple MacBook Air M4 hits record-low price of $849 on Amazon
Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air continues to be one of the best laptops for most users. This latest model sports the M4 chip alongside excellent build quality, long battery life, and now 16GB of memory as standard – addressing one of the biggest criticisms of previous base models.
HP agrees to $4 million settlement over inflated PC prices on its website
Similar lawsuits have been filed against other major retailers
Intel wants more modular laptops, but the focus is on OEMs, not consumers
Interchangeable parts would allow makers to offer more customization during orders
Trump administration exempts phones, computers, CPUs, memory, and chipmaking tools from sweeping tariffs
The exemptions cover $390 billion in yearly US imports
Why it matters: The Trump administration has granted a reprieve to global technology manufacturers by exempting smartphones, laptops, CPUs, memory chips, and electronics to make semiconductors from its sweeping tariffs on imports – a move that could ease pressure on companies like Apple and Nvidia while offering relief to consumers.
Trump's tariffs force laptop makers like Dell and Lenovo to halt US shipments
The supply chain is in shambles, and technology companies are trying to adapt
AMD quietly unveils its refreshed Zen 4 gaming laptop CPUs – the Ryzen 8000HX series
Dragon Range returns
In brief: In the gaming laptop space, AMD has focused most of its recent efforts on Zen 5-based APU lineups like the Ryzen AI 300 and Ryzen AI Max. However, new variants of the high-end Dragon Range processors show that the company hasn't abandoned notebooks with dedicated CPU and GPU combos.
Repair shops in India are fighting planned obsolescence by creating $100 laptops
Franken-laptops provide digital access to thousands