The Alienware Area-51 was the kind of laptop that gets you excited to game. It felt great on the fingertips thanks to its mechanical keyboard with Cherry Ultra switches. It looked the part—like it had ...

Alienware's goal for CES 2026 is to "push the boundaries of what’s possible in PC gaming." And it's certainly looking to do so with its entry-to-mid-level gaming laptop that now packs an OLED display.

A new graphics card used to be one of the simplest PC upgrades. It was affordable, transformative, and devoid of unsaid terms and conditions. The latest GPUs from Nvidia and AMD might seem like ...

PC gamers are bracing for another shaky hardware cycle as warnings mount that a global memory crunch could derail graphics card upgrades well into 2026. Industry watchers say a surge in AI investment ...

Following the release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 on December 23, I retested some synthetic benchmarks on the Pixel 10 Pro XL to verify my original findings and find out whether Google’s update fixed ...

While you're planning your New Year's resolutions, add-in board (AIB) partners for both AMD and NVIDIA are getting ready to ring in 2026 with a round of price increases, followed by more price hikes ...

Ultra-budget PC builds are no longer just about basic computing. In 2026, AMD’s integrated graphics have matured enough to deliver a genuinely usable entry-level gaming experience without a dedicated ...

Samsung is planning a major pivot for its smartphone chips, with reports suggesting the company will finally launch a processor with its own, fully in-house GPU by 2027. According to a report, Samsung ...

LG is rolling out a brand new UltraGear evo (stylized with a lowercase 'e'), which it will show off in more detail at the Consumer Electronics Shows (CES) in Las Vegas early next month. In the ...

Asus has been showing off its new 5K 27-inch ROG Strix 27 Pro gaming monitor with a resolution of 5,120 x 2,880 running at up to 180Hz. Problem is, even the powerful RTX 5090 struggles to give you a ...

January 15, 2026 | According to an insider, NVIDIA has already cut supply of its GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs by around 15 to 20% due to the current memory crisis. NVIDIA has reportedly ended GeForce ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...