Acer and Asus halt PC and laptop sales in Germany amid H.264 codec patent dispute — Nokia wins patent ruling, forcing tech giants to license HEVC codec

Acer’s and Asus’s use of HEVC on their laptops and desktop PCs is allegedly infringing on Nokia’s patent. Because of this, a German court ruled that they cannot sell their products in Germany until the matter is settled.

Have an old Mac, iPhone, or iPad gathering dust? Get down to Best Buy right now to trade it in for generous savings on new Apple products

If you have an old Apple device lying around, Best Buy is currently offering a trade-in offer that allows you to save big on a brand-new Apple device.

Framework’s latest update brings more bad news about memory and storage pricing crisis — RAM costs increased to $12 to $16 per GB, recommends purchasing some models elsewhere for Framework Laptop DIY Edition customers

Framework said that it’s releasing a monthly update to monitor the memory chip situation and also announced that it will try to keep its RAM pricing as close as possible to the weighted average of its costs.

HP’s laptop subscriptions are a great deal — for HP
HP’s laptop subscriptions are a great deal — for HP

There’s been some hullabaloo over HP’s laptop subscription service, recently brought to light by a Linus Tech Tips video. And for good reason: it feels like everything is a subscription these days. But it’s not just the dystopian feeling that companies are happy to sell you access to movies, music, games, phones, printers, and now […]

I’m sick of RAM-hogging Google Chrome slowing my laptop to a crawl, so the Asus Vivobook 16’s record-low price at Best Buy is seriously tempting

I’m terrible for having multiple apps and websites open at once while I work, so it’s about time I get a new laptop – and the Asus Vivobook 16 could be perfect.

HP ZBook Ultra G1a review: a business-class workstation that’s got game
HP ZBook Ultra G1a review: a business-class workstation that’s got game

Business laptops are typically dull computers foisted on employees en masse. But higher-end enterprise workstation notebooks sometimes get an interesting enough blend of power and features to appeal to enthusiasts. HP’s ZBook Ultra G1a is a nice example. It’s easy to see it as another gray boring-book for spendy business types, until you notice a […]

Apple could defy the RAM crisis with a rumored cheaper MacBook — which sounds like its biggest laptop launch for years

Apple could deploy its affordable MacBook with shipments of 5 to 8 million units – at a price that’ll really shift these laptops.

The Galaxy Book6 Ultra proves Samsung can make a MacBook killer – it’s just a shame about the price

The Galaxy Book6 Ultra comes with Intel’s latest chips and Samsung’s increasingly-impressive ecosystem, but can it finally take on the MacBook?

The M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro could be here in weeks – and a new leak suggests they’ll have a big change in store

Apple’s long-awaited MacBook M5 Pro and M5 Max could be here ‘as early as March’, but with a surprising change not many may have seen coming.

This $899.99 Acer Nitro gaming laptop with Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU is a budget 1080p powerhouse — 16-inch rig boasts huge 32GB DDR5 RAM, fast 180Hz refresh rate, and a 512GB SSD

This 15.6-inch Acer Nitro gaming laptop features an RTX 5060 GPU and a whopping 32GB RAM, along with a 10-core Intel CPU and a 512GB SSD, and all for just $899.99.