Google has launched Gemma 4 QAT, a series of open-weights models optimized for local execution on hardware with limited memory. These models utilize Quantization-Aware Training to simulate lower-precision calculations during the training phase, which preserves output quality even when the model files are heavily compressed. The release includes a 12B parameter version specifically designed to run on standard enterprise laptops equipped with 16GB of RAM or unified memory.

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Acer’s new affordable clamshell laptop is beautiful and high-quality in most of the areas that count, all for $699.

The x86 processor market experienced a significant decline in total shipments during the first quarter of 2026. Despite this general downturn, the server CPU segment bucked the trend by growing more than 10 percent compared to the previous year. This growth is largely attributed to the sustained demand for high-performance hardware required for artificial intelligence workloads in datacenters.

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A rare 50th Anniversary Surface Laptop went missing during repair, exposing a gap in Microsoft’s service workflow. After the story gained traction, Microsoft tracked down the original unit, fixed it, and updated its process.

Lenovo's Legion Go 2 handheld exceeds $2,000 at some retailers, and remains far above its MSRP at others. The once-lauded device is becoming unattainable.

Logitech has introduced the Signature Comfort Plus M850L for business, a new keyboard and mouse combo designed for ergonomic efficiency. The keyboard features a slim profile with integrated palm and wrist padding to support users during long work sessions. It also includes a dedicated AI key that allows users to quickly access their preferred chatbot or digital assistant.

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ASUS's ROG gaming brand turned 20 this year, and Computex is where the anniversary is being celebrated. I went through the elaborate exhibit to find the best new products.

Apple’s MacBook Neo has achieved significant market success by shipping 1.1 million units within its first three weeks of availability. This entry-level laptop utilizes an A18 Pro chip and 8GB of memory to reach a lower price point than the MacBook Air. The strategy aims to capture a larger share of the budget notebook market, which has historically been dominated by Windows-based devices.

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Amazon is running a limited-time sale on the Dell Inspiron 15 (3530) laptop, which boasts a fair amount of advanced tech for improving workflows, including a 15.6-inch FHD display, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of space, an Intel Core i5-1334U CPU, and more.

The global memory shortage tanked PC shipments in the first half of this year, and things don't look any better for the next six months.

Dell's new XPS 13, announced at Computex 2026, is getting a lot of attention for its $599 student pricing. But there's a whole lot more going on behind the scenes, which I found out in a Dell and Intel roundtable discussion.

Dell's new XPS 13 is the new best deal in laptops, surpassing the MacBook Neo with a better display, ports, build quality, and performance.

Microsoft has announced the Majorana 2, a second-generation topological quantum chip designed to accelerate the development of commercially viable quantum computers. This new hardware utilizes qubits that the company claims are 1,000 times more reliable than previous iterations. By improving stability at the hardware level, Microsoft aims to reduce the massive overhead typically required for quantum error correction.

In a joint announcement at Microsoft Build and Computex, ASUS has revealed its first mini PC powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and answered our prayers in the process.

Coming later this year, Microsoft is shipping its first Surface branded mini PC, aimed solely at developers looking to adopt NVIDIA's new RTX Spark platform.

Intel has launched the Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest processors, featuring up to 288 E-cores to address increasing data center power and space constraints. These chips utilize the Intel 18A manufacturing process to double the core count and provide a five-fold increase in last-level cache compared to previous generations. The platform is specifically designed to help organizations consolidate legacy server estates into high-density environments, particularly for 5G core and cloud-native workloads.

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Microsoft and NVIDIA have introduced the RTX Spark superchip, a high-performance processor designed to power a new generation of AI-centric Windows PCs. This hardware enables local execution of complex AI agents and large language models with up to 120 billion parameters. The collaboration has already resulted in the launch of the Surface Laptop Ultra and a specialized miniature desktop known as the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box.

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Microsoft is updating the Windows 11 kernel to support the Nvidia RTX Spark, a heterogeneous Arm-based system-on-a-chip that combines a 20-core Grace CPU with a Blackwell GPU. A new Workload Profile Scheduling system has been implemented to intelligently distribute tasks across these diverse processing cores while balancing power and thermal limits. These architectural changes also include updates to the Prism emulation layer, which translates x86 instructions for Arm hardware to ensure legacy software compatibility.

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I went hands-on with Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra ahead of launch later this year, and I've been blown away by its design and, more importantly, performance.