Apple dials down Liquid Glass, and the Mac looks way better for it
Apple dials down Liquid Glass, and the Mac looks way better for it

MacOS 27 Golden Gate will usher in a bunch of changes to the Mac when it’s released later this year, with its biggest new features revolving around Siri AI. But for now, using the first developer beta, Siri AI is only offered through a waitlist. So what’s available to try is mostly about how the […]

Dell’s new XPS 14 is better in almost every way
Dell’s new XPS 14 is better in almost every way

The 2026 XPS 14 is the best premium laptop we’ve seen from Dell in a while, with incredible build quality in a thin machine and good performance thanks to Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” chips. A bonus: Dell killed its lame “Premium Plus” naming scheme. XPS is so back! I can’t believe how […]

7 laptops I’d recommend to buy your Dad for Father’s Day — MacBooks, cheap ChromeBooks, and gaming laptops

If you’re looking for a laptop deal, here are my personal picks ahead of this year’s Father’s Day – including all types of machines.

Right to repair isn’t a hobbyist crusade. It’s a fight over ownership

Right to repair is usually framed as an e-waste issue, but the sharper problem is ownership. A dying battery shouldn’t turn a device you paid for into company property again.

The MacBook Neo kickstarted an 8GB RAM trend — and seeing new Windows 11 laptops from Dell, Acer, and Microsoft following its lead has me worried

What’s good for the Neo is also good for the XPS and Surface? Price-wise, that may be true — but what about future-proofing?

I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts
I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts

The MacBook Neo is Apple’s cheapest laptop, its most colorful, and its easiest to repair in years. That means owners can buy replacement parts in all four of its available colors and swap them in on their own. So that got us thinking: What if we bought a Neo just to see how funky we […]

8GB of RAM is back on laptops — companies are lowering memory offerings to make affordable notebooks during component crisis

At Computex, Dell and Acer both introduced systems starting with 8GB of RAM to compete with the MacBook Neo, following a rush to 16GB systems in the last two years to bolster local AI.

‘Transcends traditional boundaries of PC design’ — HP and Ferrari have teamed up for a $5,600 laptop, and I got to see it

I saw HP and Ferrari’s limited-edition laptop collaboration – and it’s so much more than a marketing gimmick.

Surface Laptop Ultra targets 110W TDP for RTX Spark Superchip — Microsoft reveals power budget of its high-end 15″ system in hands-on session

The RTX Spark Superchip still holds many mysteries, but we now have a better idea of its TDP. Microsoft revealed to Tom’s Hardware that the Surface Laptop Ultra with this SoC inside will target a 110W TDP, suggesting a the…