Dell is eating humble pie and bringing back the XPS brand
Dell is eating humble pie and bringing back the XPS brand

Nearly one year ago to the day, Dell killed off its long-standing XPS brand name in favor of milquetoast Premium, Plus, Pro, and Pro Max monikers – but it’s back for CES 2026. The new XPS 14 and XPS 16 laptops look to win back fans of the “Extreme Performance System” with Dell’s thinnest designs […]

HP’s latest OmniBooks are getting chip bumps and OLED screens
HP’s latest OmniBooks are getting chip bumps and OLED screens

HP has announced a revamped lineup of OmniBook productivity laptops at CES, including its latest AI-focused flagship Ultra model. While pricing and availability haven’t yet been revealed, we know the upcoming HP OmniBook Ultra 14 is ditching its previous AMD Ryzen AI 300-series CPUs in favor of Intel’s Panther Lake and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 series […]

The HP OmniStudio X’s webcam can watch your work desk
The HP OmniStudio X’s webcam can watch your work desk

HP has announced several spec bumps for its 2026 computing hardware lineup at CES, and its all-in-one desktop PCs are no exception. The latest 27-inch OmniStudio X is being updated with Intel’s next-gen processors and Nvidia’s RTX 5050 GPU with 8GB of VRAM, alongside new features that make it easier to share your work with […]

Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon X2 laptops are here — and they brought a new friend
Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon X2 laptops are here — and they brought a new friend

In September, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme, the laptop chips that, it claimed, would be “the fastest and most efficient processors for Windows PCs.” They might finally give Intel and AMD a run for their money. Now, CES 2026 is bringing us the first actual laptops based on both that […]

A popular debloating tool now has fresh powers to strip out Windows 11’s AI features – but I’d proceed with caution

Hate AI in Windows 11? You’re not alone judging by the popularity of AI debloating tools, and this one just got a major update.

Windows 11 finishes an embarrassing last in speed test of six Windows generations — but there’s a big catch

There are obvious sticking points with the methodology of the suite of tests, but the results are still worth discussing.

Speed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparison

If you’re a Windows 11 hater, sit back and enjoy your biases being validated in the most satisfying way possible. A new speed test shows Microsoft’s latest OS performing terribly against the five previous Windows versions,…

Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation

Microsoft has somehow put the cap on yet another way to circumvent its internet-powered setup process, and this time it’s on a build that they haven’t even supported for a while! Production activation via call is still lis…

Microsoft in 2025: year in review

Microsoft doubled-down on AI this year, and the resulting backlash marked one of the biggest stumbles for the company.

My gift to Windows 11 users — here are 10 keyboard shortcuts I can’t live without

Quick screenshots, easy emojis, and more – I use these shortcuts almost every day.