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Windows Wrap — 4 steps to save the Surface brand

New Surface PCs are on the way, but hardware refreshes aren't enough. Here are four ways the company can actually save the Surface brand.

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As Claude Deals Yet Another Blow, Here’s Why HP and Intel Are the Lowest-Rated IT Stocks to Buy

As Claude Deals Yet Another Blow, Here’s Why HP and Intel Are the Lowest-Rated IT Stocks to Buy

Anthropic’s Claude is redefining AI capabilities. And as automation begins to replace core software functions, legacy players like HP and Intel are increasingly being viewed with skepticism.

Apple’s Mac OS X turns 25, has prospered across three hardware architecture changes — from PowerPC, through Intel x86, to Apple Silicon

Apple’s Mac OS X turns 25, has prospered across three hardware architecture changes — from PowerPC, through Intel x86, to Apple Silicon

This week Apple’s Mac OS X enjoyed its quarter century anniversary.

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RIP cheese grater: Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro but I wouldn't buy a Mac Studio yet

Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro with no plans for a sequel, but I wouldn't rush out and buy a Mac Studio yet.

CPU Prices Appear to Be Climbing. Does That Make Intel Stock a Buy Here?

Tight CPU supply and rising prices are shifting the narrative around Intel, but the investment case remains far from straightforward.

AMD Stock Gets a Boost From Incoming CPU Price Hikes. Can it Touch $380 by 2027?

A 7% rally in a day highlights growing investor confidence in AMD’s AI growth story.

Alienware’s 2026 refresh doubles down on power, RGB, and unapologetic gaming attitude, proving subtlety is still not the plan

Alienware announced a refresh for its flagship Area-51 and Aurora gaming laptops at CES 2026, and they're now available to buy from Dell. Best part? The older models are enjoying some heavy discounts.

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Apple Kills Mac Pro as 'Superior' Replacement Claims Its Pro Territory

Apple Kills Mac Pro as 'Superior' Replacement Claims Its Pro Territory

Apple's retirement of the Mac Pro signals a shift to the Mac Studio, offering better performance for creatives and impacting its high-end desktop lineup.

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The Silicon Squeeze: AI Pricing Power Lifts Chip Stocks

The Silicon Squeeze: AI Pricing Power Lifts Chip Stocks

Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are leveraging immense AI-driven demand to increase prices, signaling a major power shift within the tech supply chain.

Arm's New Gambit: Building Chips to Challenge the AI Titans

Arm's New Gambit: Building Chips to Challenge the AI Titans

Arm Holdings is fundamentally transforming its business model by launching its own in-house AI chip to capture a larger share of the data center market.

Rising CPU Prices Could Boost Intel and AMD — Which Stock Is the Better Bet?

Rising CPU Prices Could Boost Intel and AMD — Which Stock Is the Better Bet?

Intel and AMD will likely benefit from improving pricing dynamics in CPUs. Structural demand for CPUs continues to strengthen amid tightening supply conditions.

Intel confirms rumored Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has been scrapped — potential Core Ultra 9 285KS Special Edition also off the table as Arrow Lake refresh rolls out

Intel confirms rumored Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has been scrapped — potential Core Ultra 9 285KS Special Edition also off the table as Arrow Lake refresh rolls out

Intel has confirmed it has scrapped the Core Ultra 9 295K Plus, and will not be releasing a Special Edition "KS" part for its Core Ultra 200S series lineup.

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Right now is a terrible time to buy a Microsoft Surface — here's why

Right now is a terrible time to buy a Microsoft Surface — here's why

Microsoft’s current Surface lineup is caught between aging 2024 internals and the disruptive $599 MacBook Neo. If you want the best value, you have to wait for the Spring refresh.

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Intel's upcoming 'Wildcat Lake' low-power series breaks cover in Geekbench listing — 'Core 3 304' is twice as fast in single-core performance versus last-gen

Intel's upcoming 'Wildcat Lake' low-power series breaks cover in Geekbench listing — 'Core 3 304' is twice as fast in single-core performance versus last-gen

Wildcat Lake is the successor to Twin Lake, which itself was a refresh of Alder Lake-N. These are ultra-budget CPUs aimed at embedded devices, cheap laptops, mini-PCs, NAS devices, and more, where efficiency is key. The Core 3 304 is part of the Wildcat Lake family and represents a huge…

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Intel’s Binary Optimization Tool tested and explained — how the iBOT translation delivers up to 18% faster gaming performance, 8% on average

Intel’s new Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs come with a unique feature: Binary Optimization Tool. We’ve put it to the test in 10 games with the 250K Plus and 270K Plus, and came out with an 8% uplift on average.

First came RAMageddon and storage inflation, now a CPU shortage could be on the cards as PC makers report limited supplies

A CPU shortage and plenty of price hikes could be on the horizon if new reports from server builders and PC makers coming out of Asia are to be believed.

Intel launches the Arc Pro B70 graphics card based on the Big Battlemage GPU we've been waiting for forever but it's for AI, not gaming

32 GB and a near-$1,000 price tag are appealing for local AI inference.

Tom’s Hardware

Elon Musk's Terafab semiconductor project could cost $5 trillion, Bernstein claims — herculean effort would cost more than 70% of the total yearly US government budget

To build 1 TW of AI silicon per year, Elon Musk's TeraFab would need to process 22.4 million Rubin Ultra GPU wafers, 2.716 million Vera CPU wafers, and 15.824 million HBM4E wafers annually using from 142 to 358 fabs, according to Bernstein.

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Here are the Forza Horizon 6 PC, Steam Deck, and ROG Ally full system requirements

Playground has released the recommended hardware needed to power Forza Horizon 6, and it's not as bad as you'd think.

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Intel's impressive Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus is now available in limited quantities — Don't miss an "incredible deal for content creators who moonlight as gamers"

Intel's eagerly anticipated Core Ultra 250KF Plus desktop CPU, the most affordable of the bunch, is now available to buy in limited quantities. It's a perfect option for value-conscious gamers and creators, and I don't expect stock to last long.

ASML’s $8B Deal: More Than a Purchase, It's a Prophecy

ASML's recent deal with a major memory chipmaker confirms its essential role in the accelerating, multi-year buildout of artificial intelligence hardware.

This is probably the first mainstream mini PC that can dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows out of the box — and it even comes with the hottest AI application of 2026

GMKtec NucBox K13 offers Windows-Ubuntu dual-boot, OpenClaw AI with security flaws, Intel Ultra 7 power, but heat and reliability issues may persist.

Forget the RAM crisis — storage prices are spiralling, and processors could be next, as gaming PC maker warns 'CPU shortage is getting more serious'

The cost of all key PC components is being hit, as apparently, CPUs are now in the firing line.

Tom’s Hardware

Geekbench 6 warns about inconsistent benchmarking performance from new Core Ultra 200S Plus chips — says Intel's IPC boosting Binary Optimization Tool modifies scores in 'unclear' fashion

The team behind Geekbench 6 has warned users about benchmarking inconsistency with Intel's latest iBOT tool found in the new Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Ultra 5 250K Plus. Geekbench 6 can't identify when iBOT is enabled or disabled during benchmark runs.

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Intel Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65 GPUs bring 32GB of RAM to AI and pro apps — bigger Battlemage finally arrives, but it's not for gamers

Intel's Arc Pro B70 and B65 GPUs bring options for more raw compute, 32GB of RAM and multi-GPU scalability to the market for local AI explorers looking to run inference workloads for relatively low prices.

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