I’m just going to say it: 2026 is the most exciting year for productivity laptops ever.
I’ve been covering the chip market dating back to the winter of 1994. Celeron? I was there. Intel’s first integrated GPU, the i740? I said it stunk — and Intel blacklisted me for it. When Transmeta came, and went, I was the guy who quietly snuck a peek at the first performance estimates.
Now it’s…
Creative professionals looking to buy a laptop in 2026 are at once spoiled for choice and lacking in options. Many excellent laptops exist, but the sudden increase in RAM pricing has booted many configurations with 32GB of RAM above $2,000. The Asus ProArt PX13 manages to…
I’d like to call Voice Focus one of the better AI features within Windows 11–if your PC ever got the memo.
Don’t feel bad. In fact, Voice Focus feels like a piece of digital flotsam washed up on my digital shore, a tattered banner proclaiming “Happy New Year 2024.”…
Nvidia’s AI squadmate is finally dropping into PUBG
June 18, 2026
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Nvidia ACE, a new AI technology for creating realistic gaming NPCs, is now available in PUBG’s special Ally Duo Mode until June 30th.
PCWorld reports that ACE uses small language models to enable dynamic NPC interactions and real-time speech synthesis without pre-recorded dialogue.
The technology requires an Nvidia graphics card with 8GB+ memory…
A recent Windows 11 update is causing significant problems for some users during system startup and in everyday use. As reported by Windows Latest, the June update KB5094126 (Build 26200.8655), which rolled out on June 9th 2026, is causing boot failures, blue screens, and…
The J5create Aero Drop is a wireless Bluetooth dongle (USB device) that in conjunction with client software creates a link between your desktop/laptop and mobile devices. You can share displays as well as transfer files and leverage your PC’s keyboard and mouse on the…
For years, consumers have wondered if Microsoft would ship a gaming laptop. We have an answer, at least from the Surface side of the house: No.
Brett Ostrum, the corporate vice president of Surface Devices at Microsoft, told PCWorld that Microsoft doesn’t feel obligated to ship a gaming laptop with the Surface brand attached. It was a timely question, as Microsoft is navigating the role of…
I cover security and privacy for PCWorld, but even I’m not immune to falling for a trick. Earlier this month, I tuned into a livestreamed presentation from Nvidia, the highest valued company in the world. I was a few minutes behind the start, so I’d quickly checked for…
People everywhere are talking about Apple’s cheaper MacBook Neo laptop. Now Windows is preparing to retake the mainstream laptop market with Project Firefly, inspired by smartphone design.
Firefly aims to deliver characteristics associated with premium laptops like…
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PCWorld reports that Valve’s SteamOS is now expanding to Intel-based handhelds, with the MSI Claw becoming the first major Intel device to receive beta support.
Early benchmarks show SteamOS performing slightly behind Windows 11 on Intel hardware, while Intel’s Arc G3 platform aims to compete with AMD in the handheld market.
This expansion could…
