Computex 2026 is kicking off in Taipei, Taiwan this week, where Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, and other tech brands are announcing new laptops, handhelds, chips, and more. 

Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark, its first family of consumer PC chips, arriving in laptops and mini PCs starting this fall. Intel is launching two new custom chips made for handheld gaming devices, the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme, which will power the upcoming Acer Predator Atlas 8. Qualcomm is taking aim at the MacBook Neo with its new entry-level Snapdragon C platform. Meanwhile, AMD’s responding to RAMaggedon by launching new versions of its old hardware and promising support for AM5 through 2029. 

Follow along here for the latest news and updates. 

• This keyboard is nerd Mad Libs.
• Afraid the Steam Machine will be too expensive? Imagine the price of this NUC with a mobile RTX 5090.
• This mouse is a Stream Deck.
• Samsung Display was holding out on us: the 4K 360 QD-OLED has a third mode.
• Would you buy a power supply that splits in two?
• Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer
• Toying with MSI’s new Intel Arc G3 handheld.
• That next-gen MSI Claw handheld apparently costs $1,700 now.
• I held the next-gen handheld
• Hyte is launching a cheaper version of its popular Y70 case.
• The Snapdragon X2 Elite chip is making its way to a mini-PC.
• Asus’ new Zenbook 14 might be another MacBook Neo competitor — if the price is right.
• Nvidia’s new DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction feature works on all GeForce RTX GPUs.
• This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
• These are the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops
• Asus just announced the OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams
• Adobe Premiere and Photoshop are optimized for Nvidia Spark laptops.
• The first confirmed Nvidia RTX Spark laptops.
• This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark
• Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
• Nvidia says ‘CPUs for agents’ are ‘our new major growth driver’.
• Only MSI could put this much dragon on a laptop.
• MSI put Vincent van Gogh paintings on two limited edition laptops.
• The MSI Katana and Venture laptops are getting a fresh redesign, but details are sparse.
• AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it
• Dell is bringing back the XPS 13 as a MacBook Neo competitor — with a temporary discount to $599
• The QD-OLED gaming monitor that started it all got a big upgrade
• MSI stuck a holographic AI capsule to its new desktop.
• This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you
• Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are all teasing Nvidia’s new N1X laptop processors
• Acer’s launching a Linux handheld for streaming your PC games
• Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
• Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM
• This is MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI Plus gaming handheld
• Qualcomm promises $300 Windows laptops with new Snapdragon C
• Acer’s new convertible laptop houses Snapdragon X2 chips and a garaged stylus.
• Intel’s first handheld gaming chip is the Arc G3, and this Acer is using it
• A roughly $300 laptop? In this economy?

If you asked me what I'd change about the Xbox Ally X handheld - aside from fixing Windows, I mean - I'd tell you two key things.

First, give me a bigger, better screen. Even a little bit bigger, so games feel less claustrophobic and with less ugly bezel. Second, get rid of the "Library" button. I am so tired of an accidental press booting me out of my game and into the Xbox library without a simple way to get back.

With the just-announced ROG Xbox Ally X20, Asus did both - and then some. It's now a slick translucent handheld with drift-resistant GuliKit TMR joysticks, a transforming D-pad that goes from 8-way to 4-way by dropping its cor …

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Dell is making good on its tease from CES and finally announcing a new XPS 13. The XPS 13 returns as a budget-friendly option, launching in July at a promotional student price of $599 - though that introductory deal only runs until September for back-to-school shopping; it'll start at $699 for everyone else. The $599 promo exactly matches up with the MacBook Neo's starting price, but students can actually get Apple's budget laptop for $100 less. That means Dell has its work cut out proving that the XPS 13 is worth the extra money.

This will be Dell's thinnest and lightest XPS to date, measuring 0.5 inches / 12.7mm thick and weighing just 2. …

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