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Acer's Swift Blade 14 weighs just ... Acer's Swift Blade 14 weighs just 799g — the lightest 14-inch laptop in the world Announced at IFA 2026, the Swift Blade 14 undercuts the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Zenbook A14 on weight — but pricing and UK availability are still up in the air. yesterday
Lenovo ThinkCentre X Ultra: 128GB of ... Lenovo ThinkCentre X Ultra: 128GB of unified memory in a 1.6-liter box Lenovo's new mini-PC packs a 16-core AMD chip and up to 128GB of unified memory into a chassis smaller than a shoebox — and four units can cluster together to rival server-class machines. yesterday
Lenovo's fanless AeroBlade laptop concept ditches ... Lenovo's fanless AeroBlade laptop concept ditches cooling fans for solid-state tech Unveiled at IFA 2026, the 14-inch Project AeroBlade uses four AirJet Mini modules instead of traditional fans — but there's no production date in sight. yesterday
Lenovo's IdeaPad Vibe wants to be ... Lenovo's IdeaPad Vibe wants to be the colorful, cheaper MacBook Neo alternative Seven colors, swappable keycaps, and a $699 starting price put Lenovo's new IdeaPad Vibe squarely in MacBook Neo territory — and the AMD models arrive a month earlier. yesterday
Iiyama's new gaming laptop has a ... Iiyama's new gaming laptop has a built-in kickstand — and a 4.4-hour battery The LEVEL-15FX167 is a Japan-only machine with an RTX 5050/5060 and a clever extending stand that cools the CPU by a claimed 3°C. The battery tells a different story. Sept. 3, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Acer Vero 16 is a modular ... Acer Vero 16 is a modular laptop you can actually repair yourself The £1,599 Vero 16 lets you swap the battery, SSD, and even the processor without tools — and it arrives in Q1 2027. Sept. 3, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Acemagic F9A packs a Ryzen AI ... Acemagic F9A packs a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and up to 128GB of RAM into a 2-liter box The mini workstation promises local AI inference without cloud connectivity — but pricing and availability remain unknown. Sept. 3, 2026, 10:26 a.m.
Dell's new 14S laptop takes aim ... Dell's new 14S laptop takes aim at the MacBook Neo with Intel Wildcat Lake At 1.13kg and starting around $700, the Dell 14S is a slim, style-forward alternative to Apple's budget-friendly MacBook Neo — but USB-A is gone and RAM isn't upgradeable. Sept. 2, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
NVIDIA DLSS 5 launches September 3 ... NVIDIA DLSS 5 launches September 3 — but neural rendering comes with a performance cost DLSS 5's new AI rendering tech promises movie-quality lighting in games, but early tests show frame rates dropping 35–50% when it's switched on. Sept. 1, 2026, 7:54 p.m.
Samsung Galaxy Book 6 starts at ... Samsung Galaxy Book 6 starts at $799 — a 14-inch Windows laptop with 25-hour battery claim Samsung's new entry-level Galaxy Book 6 brings Intel Core 3/Core 5, a 14-inch LCD, and Galaxy AI features to buyers who don't need the pricier Ultra or Pro variants. Sept. 1, 2026, noon
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D hits ... AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D hits retail — but its 72% premium over the gaming chip is hard to ignore AMD's workstation-grade processor is now available as a standalone purchase in Germany for €997, raising the question of whether corporate features are worth the cost. Aug. 31, 2026, 3:34 p.m.
MNT Station: the modular mini-PC you ... MNT Station: the modular mini-PC you can rebuild from scratch Berlin's MNT Research launches a fanless, open-hardware desktop on Crowd Supply — swap processors, keep the case, and never throw the whole thing away. Aug. 30, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Nvidia's 616.56 driver boosts rendering by ... Nvidia's 616.56 driver boosts rendering by 8%, but gamers get almost nothing The new GeForce Game Ready Driver 616.56 delivers real gains for 3D rendering and ray tracing benchmarks, but in-game frame rates barely move. Aug. 29, 2026, 4:31 p.m.
Piston V: A Ryzen AI 9 ... Piston V: A Ryzen AI 9 Mini-PC That Raised $300K on Kickstarter The round-screened mini-PC runs Windows and SteamOS for $589 early-bird — half the price of Valve's Steam Machine — but OCuLink expansion isn't guaranteed. Aug. 29, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
GMKtec EVO-X5 Pro: the first mini-PC ... GMKtec EVO-X5 Pro: the first mini-PC built on AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 GMKtec is first to announce a mini-PC on AMD's top AI chip, but pricing, specs, and availability all remain unclear ahead of an IFA 2026 reveal. Aug. 28, 2026, 6:56 p.m.
Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra hits ... Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra hits $5,499 as memory shortage delays top configs to October Apple's new Mac Studio pairs the M5 Max and a brand-new M5 Ultra chip, but the highest-memory models won't ship until late October due to a global DRAM crunch. Aug. 25, 2026, 7:44 p.m.
Apple's new Mac mini gets M6 ... Apple's new Mac mini gets M6 and M5 Pro chips — and another price hike The compact desktop starts at $899, a $100 jump from the M4 model, as Apple doubles down on AI performance with dual 16-core Neural Engines and a claimed 4x speedup. Aug. 25, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
Apple's new Mac mini may arrive ... Apple's new Mac mini may arrive before the end of August — M5 or M6 inside Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says a new Mac mini is days away, but whether it runs an M5 or an unreleased M6 chip is still unclear — and prices are expected to rise. Aug. 25, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
AMD's RX 9050 4GB: half the ... AMD's RX 9050 4GB: half the bandwidth, OEM-only, and named the same as the real thing AMD has quietly confirmed a stripped-down RX 9050 with 4GB of memory and a crippled 64-bit bus — and it's already shipping inside pre-built PCs without clear labeling. Aug. 21, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
Google's Googlebook event is set for ... Google's Googlebook event is set for September 15 in New York City Google will officially name its Android-based laptop OS and show off Gemini integration at a live NYC showcase — but pricing outside the US remains unconfirmed. Aug. 19, 2026, 3:04 p.m.
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