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Reviews

Acer Swift Air 14 review: Wildcat Lake and lots of ports at $699

By Andrew E. Freedman Published 17 September 26

The Acer Swift Air 14 is an aluminum budget system with lots of ports and long battery life. But it sports a lesser display than its competitors, and tons of bloatware.

Laptops

Valve Steam Frame Review: Competent as a standalone VR, but wireless streaming remains the focus

By Brandon Hill Published 14 September 26

All dressed up and nowhere to go sums up the Meta Quest 3.

Virtual Reality

Asus ROG Swift PG27UCWM gaming monitor review: Speed and pixel density in a premium package

By Christian Eberle Published 14 September 26

The Asus ROG Swift PG27UCWM is a 27-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor with Tandem RGB Stripe tech, 240 Hz at 4K, 480 Hz at FHD, Adaptive-Sync, G-Sync, FreeSync, wide gamut color, HDR 400, HDR10 and Dolby Vision.

Gaming Monitors

Dell Pro 5 Webcam 2K Review: So you can look good in office

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal Published 13 September 26

The Dell Pro 5 webcam is an office-oriented 2K webcam with a physical privacy shutter, a built-in mic, and Windows Hello compatibility.

Webcams

AZZA PSAZ-750G ATX 3.1 power supply review: An adequate budget 750W unit

By E. Fylladitakis Published 13 September 26

The AZZA PSAZ-750G ATX 3.1 is a non-modular 750W built by Helly, wearing an 80 PLUS Gold badge it has never earned, sold at a price that almost makes the argument for it.

Power Supplies

Best Picks

Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026

By Zhiye Liu Last updated 17 September 26

We’ve carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.

microSD Cards

The Best PS5 SSDs in 2026: Speedy NVMe storage for your console

By Jarred Walton, Paul Alcorn Last updated 17 September 26

Our tests show the best PS5 SSDs to buy.

SSDs

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2026

By Jake Roach Last updated 14 September 26

Here is the best CPU for gaming.

CPUs

Enthusiast digs into CPU substrate to replace ripped-off data pin

By Mark Tyson Published 19 September 26

An Intel Celeron 1200 (Tualatin) was revived from the dead after a ripped-off pin was successfully replaced.

CPUs

AMD shares first official benchmarks for EPYC 'Venice' CPUs, targets Nvidia

By Jake Roach Published 18 September 26

AMD has released several benchmarks for its EPYC 'Venice' CPUs in a clear shot at Nvidia.

CPUs

Details about Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs keep leaking

By Jake Roach Published 18 September 26

Premium Over the past two weeks, we've seen an uptick in leaks and rumors about Intel's upcoming Nova Lake CPUs. Here, we piece together what we've heard to try and establish a plausible release timeline.

Premium

Graphics Cards

Nvidia reportedly denies RTX 5090 warranty over faded serial number

By Zhiye Liu Published 16 September 26

Redditor reported that Nvidia allegedly rejected their warranty claims for GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics cards because the serial number on the bracket was unreadable.

GPUs

AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card returns to its lowest-ever price of $499

By Stewart Bendle Published 15 September 26

Grab a new 12GB GPU for less than the MSRP launch price.

GPUs

Nvidia's RTX 5090 vanishes from online retail in the US

By Jake Roach Published 14 September 26

The RTX 5090 is out of stock from first-party sellers online in the U.S., with third-party sellers now asking for as much as $9,500 for the GPU.

GPUs

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Matt Safford

Managing Editor

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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

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Andrew E. Freedman

Senior Editor: Laptops and Desktops

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Brandon Hill

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Laptops

Score 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD in an OLED laptop with $700 off — the Yoga Slim 7x could be your next travel buddy

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Features

NOR Flash and SLC NAND production are under threat as capacity gets routed to more profitable products — 'severe undersupply' threatens everyday electronics

By Chris Stokel-Walker Published 18 September 26

Premium NOR Flash and SLC NAND are the latest products to be impacted by the ongoing AI buildout, with capacities tightening and production being routed to more lucrative chips.

Premium

Valve Steam Frame interview — why it costs up to $1,300, Snapdragon power, and 10x foveated streaming

By Brandon Hill Published 14 September 26

Premium We chatted with Valve engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Jeff Leinbaugh about launching the Steam Frame amid a global memory/storage supply crunch

Premium

At IFA 2026, computing chased the high and low ends — AI and budget-focused machines left little for the rest of us

By Andrew E. Freedman Published 11 September 26

Premium At IFA 2026, a bifurcated computing landscape widened as more companies chased Apple's MacBook Neo while also keeping one foot firmly planted in the AI space.

Premium

PC Components

China's premier memory maker CXMT eyes producing flash for SSDs, report claims

By Anton Shilov Published 18 September 26

China's DRAM champion CXMT is reportedly planning to enter 3D NAND production as it plots 3D NAND research programs and pilot line at its future fab near Beijing.

SSDs

NOR Flash and SLC NAND production are under threat as capacity gets routed to more profitable products — 'severe undersupply' threatens everyday electronics

By Chris Stokel-Walker Published 18 September 26

Premium NOR Flash and SLC NAND are the latest products to be impacted by the ongoing AI buildout, with capacities tightening and production being routed to more lucrative chips.

Premium

Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026

By Zhiye Liu Last updated 17 September 26

We’ve carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.

microSD Cards

Desktops and PC Building

Save $270 on this solid 1080p gaming PC with an RTX 5060 from MSI, now under $1,430

By Ben Stockton Published 16 September 26

Deals Save $270 on this MSI gaming PC with a Intel Core i5-14400F, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD, all for $1,429.

Deals

Asus' ludicrous 20th anniversary bundle is now the cheapest way to buy an RTX 5090

By Ben Stockton Last updated 15 September 26

Deals This ultra-premium Asus ROG Edition 20th Anniversary Combo set at Newegg is super expensive at $10,849.96, but ironically, it's the 'cheapest' way to pick up an RTX 5090 right now.

Deals

Grab a $560 saving on this 1440p-ready gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, now $1,859

By Ben Stockton Published 15 September 26

Deals Save nearly $600 on this CyberPowerPC gaming PC with a 9800X3D, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, 32GB DDR5, and a 2TB SSD.

Deals

Save up to 54% on Elegoo 3D printers during its September sale, from just $159

By Ben Stockton Published 18 September 26

Deals Get yourself a new 3D printer this September from Elegoo during its Elegoo Day sales, with up to 40% off right now.

Deals

Score 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD in an OLED laptop with $700 off — the Yoga Slim 7x could be your next travel buddy

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Intel suspends its paid bug bounty program

By Shane Downing Published 19 September 26

Intel’s bug bounty program on Intigriti now shows as suspended, and a new Intel disclosure program there pays no bounties.

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Save up to 54% on Elegoo 3D printers during its September sale, from just $159

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House passes act to make AI data centers pay for grid upgrades to minimize impact on residents

By Jowi Morales Published 18 September 26

This rule could codify the promises that AI hyperscalers made to President Trump.

Data Centers

Hackers breach OpenAI using Claude tools, gaining access to employee accounts and the company's internal codebase

By Etiido Uko Published 18 September 26

A team of white-hat hackers from cybersecurity startup Hackron AI has successfully hacked OpenAI using Claude tools.

Cybersecurity

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AI developer vibe codes DLSS 5 onto Intel Arc 140T

By Zak Killian Published 18 September 26

Using AI tools, a new developer has managed to get DLSS 5 neural rendering running on Intel Lunar Lake's integrated Arc graphics, albeit with abysmal performance.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft director called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history'

By Jowi Morales Published 18 September 26

The NYT argues that OpenAI and Microsoft infringed upon its copyright over thousands of news articles.

Artificial Intelligence

US chip fabs face massive 157,000 worker shortfall, mere 3% of US engineering grads enter chipmaking

By Jowi Morales Published 18 September 26

The rush to build semiconductor plants in the U.S. is fueling the demand for engineers and technicians.

Semiconductors

ASML snubs Elon Musk-backed particle accelerator chipmaking tech

By Anton Shilov Published 18 September 26

With progress that ASML makes with its LPP EUV light sources for its scanners, the company is barely interesting in adopting particle accelerator-based FEL sources.

Semiconductors