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Watch: Intel's Tom Petersen talks Arc G3 and handheld gaming at Computex
Intel's Tom Petersen explains why he thinks of the Arc G3 line as GPUs with CPUs attached, rather than the other way around.
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This PC case helps your room smell better
This unique Montech Ten Wood PC case can gently waft essential oils throughout your room while you use it.
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Dell copied Apple’s best MacBook Neo ideas. Windows may ruin it
Dell’s new XPS 13 borrows the MacBook Neo’s best ideas with premium hardware, long battery life, and a sharp OLED screen. But with only 8GB of RAM, Windows may still keep it from matching Apple’s budget laptop breakthrough.
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Gigabyte's wood-and-glass PC case is one of Computex's classiest surprises
The Gigabyte Aorus C400 Glass is sadly just a concept (for now), but it's already drawing attention on the show floor at Computex 2026 for its gorgeous and unconventional design.
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Computex got weird: A sword PC, a scented case, and a hologram cooler
Computex 2026 is the least exciting I've ever seen, thanks to [gestures at everything]. But there are still plenty of cool things to see on the show floor.
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The laptop middle class is vanishing
Laptop choices are quickly dividing into an ultra-compromised budget space at around $700, and premium options above $1500, with few options between. The notebook economy has gone K-shaped.
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OpenClaw was too dangerous for your PC. Now it’s the blueprint
The era of consumer PCs running on OpenClaw-style AI agents will arrive sooner than we thought, if Microsoft and Nvidia have their way.
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Nvidia’s RTX Spark just turned Arm into a real PC threat
The end of the x86 PC era is no longer unthinkable.
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OneXPlayer 3 is a new Intel Arc G3 Extreme handheld gaming PC
PCWorld's Adam Patrick Murray is one of the first people to go hands-on with the OneXPlayer 3 at Computex 2026, and this Intel Arc G3 Extreme handheld PC looks promising thanks to its adoption of the detachable controller design popularized by the Nintendo Switch and Lenovo Legion Go.
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Inside the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+: The guts behind Intel’s handheld push
Get a look inside the new MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ and hear how the new Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor was integrated to build this portable PC gaming beast.
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The price of Nvidia RTX Spark PCs is going to hurt
Here’s what we know so far about price and launch dates for these upcoming premium computers, which have been designed for an agentic AI world.
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The Surface Laptop Ultra's killer feature? A cleaner, quieter Windows
Microsoft showed off two new RTX Spark devices at its developers conference this week. I only had eyes for their operating system.
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Corsair's Warthog is the PC case for Halo fans
It looks like something the Imperial Guard would lug around while getting devoured by Tyranids. Corsair also shows off a see-through power supply, if you want to build the total opposite to the Warthog.
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Acer’s new Intel gaming handheld picked a terrible time to show up
The Predator Atlas 8 would have made a lot more sense about a year ago.
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RTX Spark: All the laptops and mini PCs announced so far
Nvidia says to expect over 30 laptops and 10 desktops packing Nvidia RTX Spark SoCs to hit the market this year. Here's all the ones we know about.
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I think we just spotted our first Intel Nova Lake motherboard at Computex 2026
Gigabyte has a PC motherboard on display at Computex 2026 that's so mysterious it's almost certainly sporting one of Intel's forthcoming Nova Lake motherboards. While we can't know for sure, the odd lack of labels on the Aorus 'board suggests its Intel CPU is something nobody's ready to talk about—yet.
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The newest Surface is a mini PC, but it's not for you
The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is for developers. And with 128GB of RAM, it's only for developers with deep pockets.
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This Asus open-air desktop case looks great, there's just one problem
I'd love to build a PC in this stylish skeleton case, until it stabs me with its pointy oversized logo.
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MSI's triple-mode OLED gaming monitor goes from 4K to 680Hz
The MSI MPG OLED 322URDX36 features Triple Mode switching between 4K/360Hz, 1440p/520Hz, and 1080p/680Hz on a 31.5-inch QD-OLED panel.
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