Intel's 14A chips might finally prove a match for Apple Silicon
Intel announced performance metrics for its upcoming 14A silicon process node during the Intel Foundry Direct Connect event in San Jose on Tuesday.
Buying Guides
I'm a teacher, and these are the 7 best laptops for students that I recommend in 2025
Finding the best student laptops can feel like researching for a term paper, but we test and review over 100 laptops yearly to find our top recommendations.
Finding the best laptops for engineering students is crucial, here are our 3 top picks for 2025
The best laptops for engineering students are vital to success. After hundreds of hours of testing and reviews, here are our top picks for 2025.
The best handheld gaming PCs in 2025 are my favorite way to game on the go
The best handheld gaming PCs are my favorite way to game. We've spent hundreds of hours testing and reviewing to find the five best handheld gaming PCs in 2025.
Reviews by Brand
This Lenovo Yoga's stunning OLED display and hinge speakers reeled me in. Here's why I'm hooked.
Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition offers a perfect combination of display and audio quality mixed with longevity and portability, as well as a clicky keyboard.
ANC and hot-swappable batteries are great, but here's why the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro isn't my go-to gaming headset
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro features a great mic, ANC, Bluetooth/2.4GHz audio, and long-lasting hot-swappable batteries, but a few flaws hold it back.
Geekom AX8 Pro AI Mini PC review: this PC is so small I forgot where I put it
The Geekom AX8 Pro AI mini PC offers solid AMD Ryzen 7 performance, plenty of ports, and a 16 TOPS NPU. It’s also small, light, and mounts easily to a monitor.
"I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a display this drop-dead gorgeous.": The new HP Omen Max is putting in maximum effort
The HP Omen Max 16 delivers so much good with its intense RTX 5090 GPU and gorgeous OLED display, but battery life and audio disappoint for a $4,000+ laptop.
This slim, stylish business laptop won me over with its vivid display and unmatched keyboard, but I have two key concerns
The HP EliteBook Ultra G1i AI features a stellar display, an ultra-portable design, and a great keyboard, but battery life holds it back from greatness.
I spent a week using this sub-$500 2-in-1 Chromebook — I can't believe how much better they are in 2025
The Acer Chromebook Spin 312 is a solid laptop for anyone on a tight budget, especially students or retirees. With a sturdy build, vivid display, and easy set-up, it’s a quality Chromebook.
Deals
Best tablet deals in May 2025: From as low as $65
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Samsung's top-rated Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with S Pen crashes to $199 in time for Mother's Day
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The best laptop deals right now in May 2025
What are the best laptop deals in May 2025? The best MacBook, Windows laptop, and Chromebook deals are all here.
Laptops
Windows 11: How to make the switch from Windows 10, plus news and analysis
Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025. Stay in the know on all the news and changes that loom as the masses look to switch to Windows 11.
The best laptop deals right now in May 2025
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Laptop Accessories
Best laptop docking stations in 2025: My 7 top tested picks
After testing and reviewing dozens of docking stations, here are our picks for the best docking stations in 2025 based on ports, power, performance, presentation, and price.
This wearable could replace the mouse and keyboard, and I saw it first-hand at MWC 2025
The Mudra Link lets you control almost everything with a wave of your hand.
The best webcams in 2025: The top picks, based on our real-world testing
Here are the best webcams to replace your laptops built-in camera. We've tested dozens of webcams to find the very best no matter your use case or budget.
Ai
Microsoft's controversial Recall feature arrives on Copilot+ PCs, here’s what you should know
Do you want an AI taking snapshots of what you're doing on your computer?
Apple’s smart glasses are coming—but you’ll have to wait a while
Like everything else, Apple likes to take its time with new tech.
I replaced my laptop with this Geekom mini PC for a week, and I barely noticed a difference
Other than using my laptop as a second display, switching to a Mini PC barely changed my work habits.
ChatGPT needs therapy. Humans are hard to process.
Your favorite AI chatbot might be having a bad day, and it's likely all your fault.
Gaming
Amazon Gaming Week is on, shop my favorite 17 deals on laptops, monitors, headsets, games, and more
Amazon Gaming Week offers excellent deals on gamer-centric laptops, monitors, and PC accessories.
Nintendo Switch games are on sale for as cheap as $2, here are 9 deals I'd add to my collection
Nintendo Switch games are on sale from just $2 at the Nintendo Store, these are the games I'd buy.
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order restocks — here's where to buy Nintendo's new console, games, and accessories
The Nintendo Switch 2 is set to release on June 5 — where to pre-order the Switch 2, the Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle, Switch 2 games, and Switch 2 accessories.
Nintendo issues alert to Switch 2 prospective buyers ahead of launch
Buying a Switch 2 directly from Nintendo might not be the best option if you want it on June 5.
Apple
Best MacBook deals right now in May 2025: M4 MacBook Air for $849, up to $900 off MacBook Pro
Save big with today's best MacBook deals at several retailers
Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone might be 'extraordinarily complex' and also extraordinarily expensive
Apple's 20th anniversary smartphone will feature an 'extraordinarily complex' design. While that sounds fantastic, it will come with a few major drawbacks.
Apple's latest MacBook Air M4 hits its lowest price ever after $150 discount at Amazon
You can now save $150 on the excellent 15-inch MacBook Air M4 at Amazon.
Apple's new iPad 11 hits record new price low of $299 — just in time for Mother's Day
Pick up the latest iPad with Apple A16 chip for an all-time low price.
Windows
No, Microsoft isn't going to charge you $1.50 to update Windows 11
Afraid of being charged $1.50 per month just for Windows 11 updates? Well, that’s not exactly the case, but I'm worried for a different reason.
The Outlook typing lag wasn’t your imagination — Microsoft just explained why
It wasn't just you who had a problem with classic Outlook.
There's a secret folder in Windows 11 — and it's quickly going from fix to flaw
The mysterious "inetpub" folder keeps making headlines, and one security expert says it might be more risk than remedy.
Microsoft set to make huge Windows change — and it's hoping you won't notice
So long, and thanks for all the glitch
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