Like technology and life at large, even familiar malware continues to evolve—to wit, Microsoft warns that MacOS malware XCSSET has undergone another major evolution since earlier this year, bringing key changes to its “browser targeting, clipboard hijacking, and persistence mechanisms.” It now has an additional persistence mechanism through

At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2025 in Maui, Hawaii, we had the opportunity to check out Snapdragon’s new X2 Elite platform and see it in various form factors. Previously, we focused on the raw power of these PCs and especially how they performed in a laptop form factor. A standard Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop PC connected to a 3840×1080

There is still time to score a deal on a new gaming PC or laptop as part of Walmart’s GeForce Week sales event, which lasts one more day (at the time of this writing). We’ve already highlighted some bargains on graphics cards, including a factory-overclocked GeForce RTX 5090 priced at NVIDIA’s baseline MSRP ($1,999), and now we’re turning

Relief is coming for owners of certain models ASUS ROG laptops that have been experiencing stutters and performance issues. After investigating reports of issues that popped up on Reddit and other parts of the web, ASUS issued an update on X saying it was able to determine the culprit and is releasing firmware updates to resolve the situation.

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MSI Titan 18 HX AI: MSRP $5699, Currently $5199 The beastly  MSI Titan 18 HX AI gaming laptop for 2025 is powered by the latest Intel and NVIDIA mobile hardware, includes Thunderbolt 5, and puts up some huge benchmark scores. Extraordinary Performance Fantastic Keyboard Excellent Display Tons Of IO Attractive Chassis Hefty Price Premium…

This morning on Twitter, One-Netbook announced that it would be joining the high-end AMD handheld PC market with its own AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395-powered handheld, the OneXFly Apex. This is one high-end handheld that really occupies a different class of hardware than the coming Asus ROG Xbox Ally X to launch in October. That machine will retail

Microsoft will be ending official support for Windows 10 in just a few weeks, and it’s something many users have been dreading, either because their aging hardware isn’t eligible to run the company’s latest operating system, or because they just flat out don’t want to move to Windows 11.

These users have been thrown a lifeline with an extra

This week on the r/GamingLaptops subreddit, moderators are taking a stand and speaking out against an influx of suspiciously pro-MSI spam comments. Since the goal of the moderation team is to keep r/GamingLaptops “a place for honest, community-driven advice,” behavior that seems to stem from a coordinated marketing campaign explicitly goes

Nintendo of America made a bombshell announcement that its current president, Doug Bowser, is stepping down in favor of his successor, Devon Pritchard. Doug Bowser has been President of Nintendo of America since April of 2019, following the end of Reggie Fils-Aime’s 13-year tenure. With Bowser set to step down on December 31st of this year,

Riyadh-based AI company Humain has collaborated with Qualcomm to unveil a Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptop designed from the ground up for artificial intelligence. Announced at the Snapdragon Summit 2025 in Maui this week, the Humain Horizon series isn’t just another PC with a dedicated AI button, the company claims that its agentic AI operating

A company called Flock Safety is pitching a new turnkey aviation program for private enterprises to lease security drones formerly used by police departments. Part of the pitch is that these drones can track shoplifters as they flee the perimeter, with little fuss on the part of the business establishment. Our question is, will Walmart still

An international team of scientists has unveiled the Flagship 2 galaxy mock-up. No, it’s not a cardboard diorama for a school science fair project, but is instead the most massive and detailed cosmological simulation of the universe ever created. How detailed, you may ask? How does a digital model replicating the evolution of 3.4 billion galaxies

Google has begun rolling out a firmware update to its Pixel Buds Pro 2 earbuds that add several new features to the mix, such as adaptive audio and head gestures for calls and texts, among a few other perks. Even better, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 is currently on sale for $50 below MSRP. Combined with the added features, the value proposition just

At long last, the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally are available to preorder from multiple retailers, which also means we finally have confirmation on how much these handhelds cost. Dispensing with the suspense, the higher-end ROG Xbox Ally X is priced at $999.99, while the toned-down ROG Xbox Ally (non-X model) costs $599.99.

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For AI and similar enterprise workloads that are heavily reliant on GPU and storage resources, CPU bottlenecks can cause significant idle time, but enterprise storage leaders at HighPoint Technologies seem to have found a solution with its new HighPoint Rocket 7638D 48-lane (32 downstream, 16 upstream) PCIe Gen 5 switch adapter. Unlike its

Multi-billion dollar cash injections from NVIDIA, Japanese tech giant (and Arm owner) Softbank, and even the United States federal government haven’t stopped Intel from seeing suitors willing to stuff more money into its pockets. According to a report from Bloomberg, Intel apparently approached none other than Apple about securing an investment.

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Microsoft continues to bolster its offerings on PlayStation 5 after seeing some success with prior Xbox Studios titles. The company is bringing its storied Microsoft Flight Simulator to one of Sony’s consoles for the first time ever.

This isn’t just a plain old port, either. Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, notes that the

Renowned keyboard and mechanical key switch manufacturer Cherry, which acquired gaming hardware brand XTRFY two years ago, is now selling the Cherry XTRFY MX 10.1 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard that it showed off at CES 2025. The Cherry XTRFY MX 10.1 Wireless Gaming Mechanical Keyboard features an aluminum frame and slim Cherry MX Low Profile

Dell has a small (but growing) line of audio devices tailored for professionals, which has previously been relegated to speakerphones, headsets, and soundbars. Today, however, Dell added its first ever earbuds to its portfolio, the Dell Pro Plus Earbuds, which sport adaptive ANC, mics with AI-powered noise filtering, and Microsoft Teams Open

In a significant win for Google’s latest flagship smartphone, the Pixel 10 Pro XL has claimed the top spot in DxOMark’s highly-regarded (some might say superficial) display ranking, even if just by a hair. With an overall score of 161, the device has pipped its closest competitors, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and its sibling, the Pixel 10.

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