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Nvidia has officially entered the world of consumer laptop chips with the RTX Spark, and several device makers already have hardware lined up for it. Microsoft, Asus, HP, MSI, Lenovo, and Dell are expected to launch RTX Spark laptops sometime this fall, and some of those partner companies have shared details about what we can expect.The common feature shared by all of the upcoming launches is that Arm-based Nvidia RTX Spark superchip, though several variations are in the pipeline. The flagship version unveiled by Nvidia at Computex includes 20 CPU cores, 6,144 GPU cores and 128GB of LPDDR5X memory —…

A new Apple TV 4K and HomePod Mini have been rumoured for what feels like forever, but they might finally be contenders for our list of the best streaming sticks and best smart speakers, if the latest rumours prove true. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has had both devices essentially finished for months, with employees already using them internally at Apple Park.And the rumoured reason for the long time to launch? Siri. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says Apple is holding back its new home devices until its much-delayed personalised Siri experience is ready to ship. That…

If you asked me what I’d change about the Xbox Ally X handheld — aside from fixing Windows, I mean — I’d tell you two key things.First, give me a bigger, better screen. Even a little bit bigger, so games feel less claustrophobic and with less ugly bezel. Second, get rid of the “Library” button. I am so tired of an accidental press booting me out of my game and into the Xbox library without a simple way to get back.With the just-announced ROG Xbox Ally X20, Asus did both — and then some. It’s now a slick translucent handheld…

The best iPhone and iPad photography apps Fastbackward Apple’s Photos provides algorithmic ‘Memories’, designed help you revisit much-loved experiences to make happy faces at. But if you want to gawp at every photo taken on today’s date throughout the years? Tough. Well, unless you install Fastbackward. This app groups your pics by year, and lets you dive into each one to check out location info and metadata. It also makes the tedious business of library pruning less soul-crushing because you can check in daily to delete the duds. But if even that feels like too much effort, hit ‘Show a…

Are we closer than ever to seeing lifelike robots becoming the norm, not just tech world novelties that are trotted out at trade shows? Qualcomm is banking on it: the chipmaker has just revealed a new reference design it says will help robotics firms simplify and speed up development. The Dragonwing IQ10 platform was first announced at CES back in January as a specific processor for use in robots, rather than repurposed smartphone or PC silicon. The reference design – what industry customers will actually be able to get their hands on from June onwards when the firm’s early access…

This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip — not just graphics — into the very heart of laptops and mini-PCs. After many months of leaks, it’s finally announcing the RTX Spark, the first in a family of chips that will meet or beat the most powerful thin-and-light Windows machines ever, it claims.Nvidia’s CEO holds up two RTX Spark laptops at Computex. Image: Nvidia“This is the most efficient PC chip ever built,” says Nvidia senior director of product management Mark Aevermann — without sharing so much as…

Once upon a time, Microsoft had to write off $900 million betting an Arm-based Nvidia chip could power its first flagship Windows portable, the original Microsoft Surface. But today, it’s trying again. Microsoft and Nvidia have just announced the Surface Laptop Ultra, a computer with a new Arm-based Nvidia chip at its core.There’s a lot we don’t know about the 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra, such as its final specs or the foggiest idea of what it might cost. But Microsoft is promising it’s the most powerful Surface, period: “This is the most powerful thing we’ve ever made,” Microsoft Surface boss…

Have we just entered “a new era of PC”? That was Nvidia’s bold claim as it officially revealed the RTX Spark, a new processor aimed squarely at the Intel/AMD (and to a lesser extent, Qualcomm) establishment. Big-name manufacturers including Dell and Microsoft are already queuing up. Here’s what it could mean for your next laptop. The RTX Spark is essentially a Windows-friendly version of Nvidia’s GB10 ‘superchip’, which powers the firm’s AI- and developer-focused DBX Spark mini-PC. Each one has multi-core CPUs based on ARM architecture and graphics cores based on the same Blackwell platform as the firm’s 5000 series…

PC builders on Team Red should have a serious soft spot for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D: it was the first consumer-grade desktop processor with 3D V-cache, where low-level memory is stacked directly on top of the CPU for a serious speed boost in games. Now it’s coming back as a limited-run Anniversary Edition, years after it was originally retired. Great news, right? Not entirely: it’s also the latest sign of a PC industry is struggling in light of the sky-high hardware costs brought about by the AI boom. Announced at Taiwan’s Computex trade show, the 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition is…

Alienware is taking to this year’s Computex 2026 in Taipei to announce some cool gaming monitors, most notably two exciting OLED options that are coming at different points this year. First off, the company is debuting the successor to its very first QD-OLED gaming monitor from 2022 with a refreshed design and high-end specs that’s coming in July (price hasn’t yet been shared).The AW3426DW is a 34-inch curved 3,440 x 1,440 resolution with an 1800R curve, just like its predecessor. But the new model has the latest QD-OLED Penta Tandem screen tech that boosts the peak brightness to 1,300 nits…

But for desktop PC gamers, AMD has a different pitch. It’s relaunching three old components alongside a big new promise: you won’t need to buy a new motherboard until 2030.Today, AMD is promising it will keep supporting its AM5 desktop motherboard socket with new Ryzen processors through 2029, which likely means you can keep upgrading to newer CPUs till the end of the decade without changing your board.Even if you’re still on the older AM4 socket, you may have one last upgrade left: it’s relaunching a “10th Anniversary” edition of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D to celebrate the 10th anniversary of…

An all-new XPS 13 has been a long time coming for fans of lightweight laptops. At one point Dell was the de facto choice for anyone wanting slick styling and travel-friendly dimensions in a Windows-powered notebook; now the firm’s confusing 2025 rebrand is in the rear view mirror, this latest effort goes where no other XPS has gone before. At just 1kg/2.2lbs and only 12.7mm/0.50in, it’s the slimmest and lightest XPS laptop ever. The CNC-machined chassis looks very easy on the eye, whether you go for Sky or Storm colours (marketing speak for “lighter or darker grey aluminium”), while the…