Gaming laptops are capable, but they're also niche. The laptop graphics in most notebooks can barely handle five-year-old games — until now.
| Features | December 14, 2020 |
Today’s HDTVs are fantastically beautiful works of engineering that pump out incredible images, but they’re based on outdated assumptions. Nvidia’s Big Format Game Displays challenge the status quo, and could become the display of the future.
| Features | December 9, 2020 |
Lenovo’s third-generation ThinkPad X1 Yoga looks a lot like the previous model, but it adds an HDR display to the mix.
| Reviews | December 9, 2020 |
Dell's XPS 13 was our favorite laptop of 2015. Now, the 2-in-1 version has swept us off our feet. It's thinner, but maintains a great keyboard.
| Reviews | December 9, 2020 |
Apple has announced the release of MacOS Big Sur, which brings a new coat of paint and upgrades to the Messages and Photos apps. You can download it now.
| News | November 10, 2020 |
How would you like an 18-inch tablet? Perhaps that sounds crazy, but it’s what Dell offers with its XPS 18 all-in-one hybrid PC. This do-it-all system is meant to replace both your desktop and your iPad, but the size (and price) set up hurdles you many not want to leap.
| Reviews | November 6, 2020 |
HP wants to take Chrome OS mainstream with the Pavilion 14 Chromebook, a thin-and-light system that sells for $329 yet offers an Intel Celeron dual-core processor. But can Google’s operating system really replace Windows for the average user?
| Reviews | November 2, 2020 |
Bose attempts to convert its popular QuietComfort 35 II into a gaming headset, but not everything goes to plan. Read our full review to find our why.
| Audio / Video | October 30, 2020 |
LG was first to have a 38-inch ultrawide monitor, but there’s new competition. In our Dell Ultrasharp U3818DW monitor review, we see how the newcomer does.
| Reviews | October 30, 2020 |
Alienware's new m15 (2019) is an absolutely stunning laptop that looks unique, yet doesn't look gaudy. You'll lust after it the moment you see it. But does its performance hold up? Our Alienware m15 review takes an exhaustive look.
| Reviews | October 30, 2020 |
Review: Combining the best of both a laptop and Windows PC, the HP dm1z is a top caliber netbook that offers everything you'd expect from a desktop in a portable, sleek, and relatively affordable package.
| Reviews | October 29, 2020 |
Centralized and controlled entirely by their developer, modern online games engage players, yet often leave them with little they can claim as their own. Blockchain will disrupt that status quo. It’s also sure to have unintended consequences.
| Features | October 28, 2020 |
Acer's Predator Triton 500 isn't inexpensive, but it has great hardware for the price. That makes the Triton 500 a superb value for a high-end gaming laptop.
| Reviews | October 27, 2020 |
An official teardown of the PlayStation 5 revealed internal design that's not dissimilar from a typical PC. The PS5 should be easy to repair and customize.
| News | October 25, 2020 |
Acer's new lineup of gaming monitors is all-in on high refresh, turning toward overclocking to bump up the refresh rate specifications as high as possible.
| News | October 21, 2020 |
AMD teased the Radeon RX 6000 series at its Zen 3 event. The tease shows AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series won't beat Nvidia's best, but it could come close.
| News | October 8, 2020 |
The Core i7-7700K is Intel’s latest flagship enthusiast processor, and it looks quick on paper. It fails to make significant architecture or production process changes that might boost performance. Does that halt it, or does it fight on?
| Computing | September 30, 2020 |
Acer’s new entry into the luxury laptop market is a super-light, super-thin notebook that brings premium features to a more modest price point.
| Reviews | September 25, 2020 |
Microsoft is known for its 2-in-1 devices like the Surface Go or Surface Pro, but it also has a traditional laptop. Now that you can usually pick it up at a significant discount, how does the Surface Laptop hold up nearly a year after its release? We run it through its paces to see if it's worth the money.
| Reviews | August 25, 2020 |
Nvidia's GeForce Now is a cloud gaming service that offers access to games rendered on Nvidia's cloud hardware. It's not perfect, but it is affordable.
| Reviews | August 14, 2020 |
How much will Sony's PlayStation 5 cost? Pricing still remains unknown, but our estimate suggests the price will be higher than PlayStation fans expect to pay.
| News | June 15, 2020 |
Can the Surface Book 2 make it as a potential PC replacement? I tried -- and was disappointed with the results. Here's what I found and why it doesn't work.
| News | June 2, 2020 |
Modern Warfare takes the Call of Duty franchise back to the glory days of Call of Duty 4 with a new campaign mode that bills itself as "realistic" and "morally complex." In truth, it's rather simple, but it could still be a great shooter.
| Reviews | May 26, 2020 |
The Alienware Area-51m is a massive gaming laptop that paves a new path forward for the brand. While it offers many old-school features, it also brings a new look and design philosophy that gamers will love. Our Area-51M review dives into the guts of this portable battlestation.
| Computing | May 19, 2020 |
Microsoft started off on the wrong foot this generation, but it isn’t giving up with the smaller, sleeker Xbox One S. But should you wait for the Xbox Series X?
| Reviews | May 5, 2020 |
Motorola has a new flagship phone, but does Android really need another top-tier option? The Moto Edge Plus struggles to answer that question despite its perks.
| Mobile | April 30, 2020 |
The Acer Swift 7 is among the world’s thinnest laptops, but it hasn’t received the fanfare that its super-slim profile seems to deserve. The price tag has proved a problem, and while new model shown at CES 2019 is better than ever before, expense remains an obstacle.
| Reviews | April 24, 2020 |
After skipping the flagship market in 2019, Motorola is back in 2020 with the Moto Edge+. It has a large OLED screen, 5G support, and a 108MP main camera.
| Android | April 22, 2020 |
The Moto G Stylus packs a useful stylus at a low price point, but it's not the killer feature that had I hoped for. This Moto G Stylus review goes in-depth.
| Android | April 15, 2020 |
Intel's NUC 9 Extreme Kit uses the company's Compute Element to squeeze modular design in a small footprint. It has potential, but it's far from perfect.
| Reviews | April 15, 2020 |
Minecraft's RTX ray-tracing beta will go live on Thursday, April 16. If you have Minecraft for Windows 10 and Nvidia RTX graphics card, you're in for a treat.
| News | April 14, 2020 |
Lenovo's targeting businesses on a budget with its new E-series and L-series ThinkPads, which will debut at $599 and $699 respectively and feature optional 1080p displays.
| News | March 22, 2020 |
Mark Cerny spoke about the Sony PlayStation 5's key features during its livestreamed GDC 2020 presentation. They're promising, but also repeat key mistakes.
| News | March 19, 2020 |
Shadow, which offers a Windows 10 gaming PC in the cloud, has lowered pricing to compete with cloud gaming services like Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now.
| News | March 12, 2020 |
The best wireless keyboards are ones that have long battery life, are comfortable, and nice to use, no matter whether you're working or playing. There are lots of different types out there though, so whether you're looking for a compact companion or long battery life, these are our favorite wireless keyboards.
| Trash | March 11, 2020 |
Google Stadia is a cloud gaming platform that plays games remotely and beams them to your device through the Internet. Stadia delivers much of what it promised, including console-quality gaming on smartphones, but its success comes with plenty of caveats.
| Reviews | March 4, 2020 |
Dell’s new XPS 13 2-in-1 aims for excellence by copying many treats that made the normal XPS 13 stand out, but have users moved on to newer, better designs?
| Reviews | March 4, 2020 |
Microsoft's Xbox Series X console packs 12 Tflops of GPU compute power, more than Nvidia's RTX 2080. What does that mean for the age-old PC vs. console battle?
| News | February 25, 2020 |