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Apple A20 Pro beats M5 Max in peak single-core Geekbench 7 performance

Apple’s A20 Pro has reportedly scored higher than the M5 Max in Geekbench 7 single-core testing, although the Mac chip remains far ahead in multi-core workloads.
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What Should You Look for in a Windows 11 Laptop in 2026?

Dell XPS 14 Review: Sticker

What’s the Right Laptop for a Student on a $1,000 Budget?

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How Dell designed the XPS lineup around the way people actually work

Acer Swift Blade 14 laptop on table

Acer just unveiled a ridiculously light 14-inch laptop with a 3K OLED option

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Dell’s new student laptop weighs just 2.5 pounds and claims 21 hours of battery life

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Best Buy’s Labor Day laptop sale has 5 deals I’d actually buy

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Samsung’s new $800 Galaxy Book6 could be the MacBook Neo rival we’ve been waiting for

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition rear view showing lid and logo.

Lenovo is reportedly working on a Mac Mini rival and the slimmest ThinkBook ever

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The US is mulling tariffs that will make your laptops, phones, and gaming consoles pricier

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Solid-state cooling could be the secret to faster AI laptops

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HP’s $600 OmniBook 3 OLED laptop is an attractive MacBook Neo alternative with impressive battery claims

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I upgraded from the M1 to the M5 MacBook Air, and the speakers got worse

The M5 MacBook Air replaced a two-speaker setup with four speakers, yet somehow sounds thinner and less full than the M1. Here's why, and how to fix it with software.
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My Mac never tells me where my internet goes, so I found an app that does

My Mac couldn’t tell me what was eating up my internet. This app finally showed me exactly where all that data was going.
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Intel’s next laptop CPUs could get a huge cache upgrade with Razor Lake

Intel’s rumored Razor Lake mobile CPUs could introduce bLLC for much larger cache pools, while an early manufacturing claim has already shifted from TSMC N2X to the less clearly defined N2P V2.
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Framework’s cheapest laptop just got serious about taking on the MacBook Neo

Framework’s modular Laptop 12 now gets Intel Core Series 3 processors, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, and improved battery life while its prebuilt price starts at $699.
Acer Go Air is the new MacBook Neo rival from Windows

Acer just dropped a MacBook Neo rival with a better display, memory, and ports

Acer’s latest Go Air pairs Intel’s new Core 5 320 with a 120Hz display, 12GB of RAM, 512GB storage, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports.
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Mac users now have an easier way to install apps from DMG files

EasyDMG automates the entire Mac app installation process, mounting, verifying, and installing DMG files with a double click.
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I tried this Mac music app, and now I wish macOS had it built-in

Gramola keeps my music within reach without pulling me away from work. It’s a Mac app that has made my daily listening surprisingly better.
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I switched from Windows to Mac after 25 years, and it’s the trackpad that converted me.

I’ve been using Windows laptops for almost 25 years. In that time, I never once seriously thought of buying a MacBook. In fact, I can honestly say I had never used one at all until I bought my MacBook Air M5 six months ago. Never borrowed one for a weekend, spent an afternoon at an […]
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Apple’s latest refurb drop brings cheaper MacBooks, iPhone 16 Plus, and Apple Watches

Apple has added several new M5 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro configurations to its refurbished store, alongside iPhone 16 Plus and Apple Watch models at lower prices.
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The iPhone X is obsolete now, and so is that aging MacBook Pro

Apple has moved the iPhone X and 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro to its obsolete list, ending official hardware service and parts ordering for both devices.
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Lenovo’s answer to the MacBook Neo could be a peppy Vibe laptop

Lenovo’s upcoming IdeaPad Vibe could be a colorful new rival to the MacBook Neo, with seven finishes, more ports, and both Snapdragon and AMD variants.
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Acer’s first Googlebook could finally fix everything Chromebooks got wrong

Acer's first Googlebook 14 has surfaced with Core Ultra 7 355, up to 32GB RAM and a 2.8K OLED display, pointing to a premium Chromebook successor.
Microsoft Surface Duo -- in hand

Microsoft almost made this Surface Phone, then killed it

Long before the Surface Duo, Microsoft may have been building a very different Surface Phone, and a newly surfaced prototype gives us a fascinating glimpse at what could have been.
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Microsoft just found another way to make PCs more expensive, because apparently they weren’t pricey enough

PC prices are climbing again. Microsoft just hiked Windows licensing fees by up to 10%, and it's stacking right on top of pricier memory and CPUs.
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Your MacBook trackpad can now purr like a cat, and it’s surprisingly convincing

A developer has found a wonderfully weird use for the MacBook's trackpad. PurrPad uses its built-in haptics to make your trackpad purr like a cat, complete with different personalities, customizable affection levels, and even zoomies.
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Apple just patched a Mac security flaw. You should probably update today

Apple has released macOS updates fixing a Screen Sharing vulnerability that could allow attackers on the network to bypass authentication.
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I upgraded from the M1 MacBook Air to the M5, and here’s what changed for me

After four years on an M1 MacBook Air, I upgraded to the M5. Here’s exactly what changed, from battery life to Chrome tab limits to price.
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Lenovo’s next ThinkBook looks unbelievably thin in this leak

Leaked images reveal an ultra-thin Lenovo ThinkBook called Aeroblade, hinting at a new thinness-focused lineup that could rival the world's slimmest laptops.
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Dell’s iconic XPS lineup may be heading into Google’s Googlebook ecosystem

A leaked Geekbench listing suggests Dell is developing a premium Googlebook under its XPS branding, featuring a Snapdragon X Elite chip and a 13.4-inch OLED display.
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Huawei made an utterly sleek laptop that’s 35% lighter than MacBook Air. Too bad you don’t need it.

Huawei’s latest MateBook fits a 14.2-inch OLED touchscreen and 54Wh battery into a 798-gram chassis while adding a privacy display for working in public.
Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design being used with the M3-Pen

Huawei made its giant folding laptop faster and tougher, but the pen is the real upgrade

Huawei’s refreshed MateBook Fold retains its enormous 18-inch OLED and remarkably light chassis while adding a faster Kirin processor, tougher glass, and proper stylus support.
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MSI launches a white 16-inch gaming laptop with a 12GB RTX 5070 and a pile of matching accessories

MSI has launched the Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition globally, giving one of its upper mid-range gaming laptops a white-and-red makeover alongside a full set of matching accessories. MLG here stands for Mo-Loong-Gi, meaning “Dragon Princess,” and refers to an original character created by MSI rather than Major League Gaming. What are you getting with […]
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The MacBook Air is running in short supply, despite a price hike

Apple is struggling to keep the M5 MacBook Air in stock only weeks after raising its starting price by $200, with some configurations delayed until September.
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Nvidia’s RTX 50 GPUs are about to cost nearly double what you paid at launch

New reports suggest Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs are seeing massive price hikes, with the RTX 5090 potentially nearing $3,843, almost double its original launch price.
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Lenovo’s leaked Yoga 9n could be the first RTX Spark-powered convertible laptop

A new leak suggests Lenovo is preparing the world's first NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered convertible laptop, the Yoga 9n 2-in-1, featuring a 360-degree design and AI-focused hardware.
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Minibook X proves joyfully compact laptops are not dead and they don’t have to cost a fortune, either.

Chuwi has launched the 10.51-inch MiniBook X Windows laptop that offers 16GB of memory, replaceable storage, and a 360-degree hinge.

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