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Dell's new 14S laptop takes aim ... Dell's new 14S laptop takes aim at the MacBook Neo with Intel Wildcat Lake At 1.13kg and starting around $700, the Dell 14S is a slim, style-forward alternative to Apple's budget-friendly MacBook Neo — but USB-A is gone and RAM isn't upgradeable. today
NVIDIA DLSS 5 launches September 3 ... NVIDIA DLSS 5 launches September 3 — but neural rendering comes with a performance cost DLSS 5's new AI rendering tech promises movie-quality lighting in games, but early tests show frame rates dropping 35–50% when it's switched on. yesterday
Samsung Galaxy Book 6 starts at ... Samsung Galaxy Book 6 starts at $799 — a 14-inch Windows laptop with 25-hour battery claim Samsung's new entry-level Galaxy Book 6 brings Intel Core 3/Core 5, a 14-inch LCD, and Galaxy AI features to buyers who don't need the pricier Ultra or Pro variants. yesterday
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D hits ... AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D hits retail — but its 72% premium over the gaming chip is hard to ignore AMD's workstation-grade processor is now available as a standalone purchase in Germany for €997, raising the question of whether corporate features are worth the cost. Aug. 31, 2026, 3:34 p.m.
MNT Station: the modular mini-PC you ... MNT Station: the modular mini-PC you can rebuild from scratch Berlin's MNT Research launches a fanless, open-hardware desktop on Crowd Supply — swap processors, keep the case, and never throw the whole thing away. Aug. 30, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Nvidia's 616.56 driver boosts rendering by ... Nvidia's 616.56 driver boosts rendering by 8%, but gamers get almost nothing The new GeForce Game Ready Driver 616.56 delivers real gains for 3D rendering and ray tracing benchmarks, but in-game frame rates barely move. Aug. 29, 2026, 4:31 p.m.
Piston V: A Ryzen AI 9 ... Piston V: A Ryzen AI 9 Mini-PC That Raised $300K on Kickstarter The round-screened mini-PC runs Windows and SteamOS for $589 early-bird — half the price of Valve's Steam Machine — but OCuLink expansion isn't guaranteed. Aug. 29, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
GMKtec EVO-X5 Pro: the first mini-PC ... GMKtec EVO-X5 Pro: the first mini-PC built on AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 GMKtec is first to announce a mini-PC on AMD's top AI chip, but pricing, specs, and availability all remain unclear ahead of an IFA 2026 reveal. Aug. 28, 2026, 6:56 p.m.
Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra hits ... Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra hits $5,499 as memory shortage delays top configs to October Apple's new Mac Studio pairs the M5 Max and a brand-new M5 Ultra chip, but the highest-memory models won't ship until late October due to a global DRAM crunch. Aug. 25, 2026, 7:44 p.m.
Apple's new Mac mini gets M6 ... Apple's new Mac mini gets M6 and M5 Pro chips — and another price hike The compact desktop starts at $899, a $100 jump from the M4 model, as Apple doubles down on AI performance with dual 16-core Neural Engines and a claimed 4x speedup. Aug. 25, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
Apple's new Mac mini may arrive ... Apple's new Mac mini may arrive before the end of August — M5 or M6 inside Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says a new Mac mini is days away, but whether it runs an M5 or an unreleased M6 chip is still unclear — and prices are expected to rise. Aug. 25, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
AMD's RX 9050 4GB: half the ... AMD's RX 9050 4GB: half the bandwidth, OEM-only, and named the same as the real thing AMD has quietly confirmed a stripped-down RX 9050 with 4GB of memory and a crippled 64-bit bus — and it's already shipping inside pre-built PCs without clear labeling. Aug. 21, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
Google's Googlebook event is set for ... Google's Googlebook event is set for September 15 in New York City Google will officially name its Android-based laptop OS and show off Gemini integration at a live NYC showcase — but pricing outside the US remains unconfirmed. Aug. 19, 2026, 3:04 p.m.
Ninkear L20: a Lunar Lake mini ... Ninkear L20: a Lunar Lake mini PC that fits AI into 0.66 liters The L20 packs Intel's Core Ultra 5 226V and Copilot+ compliance into a 625-gram box — but US and UK buyers face gray-market friction before they can get one. Aug. 18, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
Acer Go Air takes on the ... Acer Go Air takes on the MacBook Neo with 120Hz display and dual Thunderbolt 4 Acer's new ultralight Windows laptop undercuts the MacBook Neo on RAM and refresh rate — but you can't actually buy it outside China yet. Aug. 17, 2026, 8:34 p.m.
Apple opens Houston AI server factory ... Apple opens Houston AI server factory — and Mac mini is next Tim Cook cut the ribbon on a new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Texas, where AI servers are already shipping and Mac mini assembly starts later this year. Aug. 14, 2026, 8:56 p.m.
PCCooler's FC300-CS is a modular all-in-one ... PCCooler's FC300-CS is a modular all-in-one that lets you swap the screen or PC separately The FC300-CS splits the display and CPU unit into independently replaceable parts — a rare move in a market dominated by sealed, take-it-or-leave-it all-in-ones. Aug. 14, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NVIDIA's RTX PRO 6000 now costs ... NVIDIA's RTX PRO 6000 now costs $16,000 — double its launch price A GDDR7 memory shortage driven by AI infrastructure spending has pushed NVIDIA's flagship workstation GPU to $16,000, 87% above its March 2025 MSRP — and relief isn't expected until 2027. Aug. 13, 2026, 5:07 p.m.
AMD is already writing Linux drivers ... AMD is already writing Linux drivers for RDNA 5 — a GPU that won't ship until 2027 New kernel patches reveal a display engine called DCN6, tied to AMD's next-gen GFX13 graphics architecture — the first public trace of RDNA 5 in the wild. Aug. 4, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Colorful Rimbook L1 Plus: Lightweight 16-Inch ... Colorful Rimbook L1 Plus: Lightweight 16-Inch Laptop Redefines Portability with AMD Power Colorful has introduced the 16-inch Rimbook L1 Plus, which weighs like a compact ultrabook and runs on Ryzen 7. July 30, 2026, 12:27 p.m.
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