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A week into testing Intel’s new Core Ultra X9, the numbers are in. The CPU performance is steady, and the Arc integrated ...

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Even in these days of mostly incremental, not-too-exciting GPU upgrades, the graphics card in a gaming PC or graphics-centric workstation will still feel its age faster than your CPU will. And the ...

Back by popular demand (and the Dell faithful's outrage!), the XPS name returns in new 14-inch and 16-inch laptops that also refresh the design. I got some time with these perennial favorites; check ...

Gaming laptop battery life is, by and large, rubbish. Or rather, trying to use a gaming-capable machine for a full day of work without charging it is, err, rubbish. I've hauled many discrete ...

Laptops this year will get new processors, but many computer makers are turning back the clock with designs that are easier to repair and upgrade. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus ...