Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer
Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer

Just in case you were wondering, Nvidia’s RTX Spark isn’t supposed to be a one-off. The company is not just flirting with becoming the fifth high-profile vendor of consumer laptop chips to see if people bite. At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed at least two additional generations of RTX Spark are […]

I held the next-gen handheld
I held the next-gen handheld

Intel couldn’t catch a break. Layoffs. Shakedowns. Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA. But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turned out excellent – and a handheld version […]

Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was filled with announcements, ranging from new Surface hardware to an always-on personal assistant and updates across Microsoft’s in-house AI models. If you didn’t watch the event live, you can catch up on all the […]

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite finally lands in a mini PC, and it looks like Windows’ answer to the Mac mini

Qualcomm’s most powerful PC chip has finally found a home outside laptops. ASUS’ new mini PC could be the device that puts Windows on Arm in direct competition with Apple’s compact desktops.

Microsoft Build 2026: All the news about Windows, AI, RTX Spark, and more
Microsoft Build 2026: All the news about Windows, AI, RTX Spark, and more

Microsoft’s annual developer conference is kicking off on June 2nd in San Francisco with the keynote presentation streaming live at 12:30PM ET / 9:30AM PT, and we will be following along here with everything as it’s announced.  The Verge’s Tom Warren reports that we can expect to hear about new AI models and agentic OpenClaw-like […]

Windows 11 search is getting a fix for a glaring issue that really bugs me — and it’s about time

Microsoft is improving Windows search in a number of ways, and this is an important tweak.

This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton

Nvidia’s announcement that it’s getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life – at least on the Mac. In the Windows world, performance hasn’t fully matched up under Qualcomm chips, mostly in the […]

Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build

Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this week in a bid to win back developers at its Build conference. I’ve been attending Build since the days when Microsoft called it the Professional Developers Conference, and I can’t remember a more pivotal moment. As Microsoft continues to reshuffle its entire business around AI, it’s moving Build […]

Windows 11 is finally getting the Start menu changes we all wanted — and a surprise bonus

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Start menu is better than I expected, stoking more hope that the campaign to fix the OS is headed in the right direction.