It’s time to start docking phones again, DisplayLink says
Eight to nine years ago, the Windows world was full of companies who thought it would be a great idea to turn a Windows phone into a PC. Now, almost a decade later, a major…
Mark Hachman
Mark Hachman
Tariffs could cause tech prices to skyrocket, CTA warns again
As the new Trump administration prepares to take office, the Consumer Technology Association is warning again that any proposed tariffs could cause consumer technology prices to skyrocket. The CTA began sounding the tariff warning bells…
An updated USB logo will now mark the fastest docking stations
If you’re buying a USB docking station, especially one with USB4, keep an eye out for an updated USB labeling scheme that will help you identify the USB technology being used. In 2019, the names…
AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D shortages on complexity, Intel’s crappy chips
AMD’s world-beating 9800X3D chips destroyed the competition and promptly sold out. Why? David McAfee, AMD’s corporate vice president and general manager of its Client Channel Business, and Frank Azor, the chief architect of gaming solutions…
AMD blames HX3D chip shortages on Intel’s crappy chips
AMD’s world-beating 9800X3D chips destroyed the competition and promptly sold out. Why? David McAfee, AMD’s corporate vice president and general manager of its Client Channel Business, and Frank Azor, the chief architect of gaming solutions…
Lenovo has removed its iconic TrackPoint nub from new ThinkPad laptops
For more than three decades, the TrackPoint’s iconic red rubbery nub has been a staple of IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. But now, no longer. Lenovo has removed its famous TrackPoint from its latest ThinkPad…
Ventiva’s fanless PC cooler wins Intel over
Around Christmas time, Ventiva launched its Ionic Cooling Engine (ICE), the latest in what has been an unexpectedly disappointing industry of fanless cooling solutions for laptops. But with Ventiva, there’s a key difference: It has…
Nvidia CEO: PC games will never be entirely rendered by AI
A day after launching the most hotly anticipated product in the PC world, the Nvidia GeForce 50-series family of graphics cards, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang appeared on stage at CES to answer reporters’ questions.…
Q&A: AMD execs explain CES GPU snub, future strategy, and more
Why didn’t AMD talk about their upcoming GPUs in their CES 2025 keynote? Or their new Z-series processors for handheld PCs? What is the Ryzen AI Max? And when can I actually buy a Ryzen…
AMD’s beastly Ryzen 9955HX3D aims to dominate gaming laptops
AMD launched the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D mobile processor for gaming laptops at CES 2025, staking its own, bold claim as the world’s best mobile processor for gaming and content creation. AMD separately added a pair…