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Laptops, desktops, processors, graphics cards, monitors and the operating systems that run on them.
Leaked details suggest Microsoft will debut the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark silicon, starting at $2,000 for an 18-core model with 24GB of unified memory.
A test of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra fitted with a low-profile AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT shows solid 1440p gaming performance inside a compact 4.8-litre chassis.
The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra mini PC—barebones at $599 (Core Ultra 5) or $1,159 (Core Ultra 9)—supports full-sized PCIe x16 5.0 graphics cards and delivered strong 1440p gaming performance in ETA Prime’s testing, including 80+ FPS in Forza Horizon 6 and Cyberpunk 2077 with Frame Gen.
Google confirmed that Intel-powered Googlebooks rely on a translation layer for mobile software, leaving hundreds of popular Android apps incompatible without developer updates compared to Snapdragon editions.
Apple has not announced a MacBook Ultra. But macOS 27.2 — now in its third beta — contains touchscreen code that points to one coming soon.
macOS 27.2 Golden Gate adds functional touch gesture code to core apps — Safari, Notes, Photos, Quick Look — suggesting Apple is actively preparing for a touchscreen Mac, possibly the rumored MacBook Ultra due late 2026.
The ASUS NUC 15 Pro is shipping globally with Intel Core Ultra 7 265H chips, but its real advantage isn’t horsepower. It’s footprint. And its biggest limitation isn’t thermals — it’s immobility.
Apple is planning two separate product launches in October 2026: one on October 13 for home devices, and another in the final week for Macs and possibly an OLED iPad mini. The iPhone Duo arrives separately on October 23.
The Acemagic X3 mini PC — Ryzen 7 H255, 16 GB LPDDR5-6400, 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 storage — is $546 on Amazon through October 11. Use code JZLM55AT. The K5 variant is $360.99 with code 964TVL7B. Both are available now.
Apple’s first OLED MacBook Pro is due this month or next. It’ll be lighter and thinner, feature touchscreen input and Dynamic Island, and run macOS 27.2 on M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. Pricing hasn’t been announced — but it won’t undercut existing models.
Apple has confirmed — indirectly, but unmistakably — that a touchscreen MacBook Pro is real, imminent, and already coded into macOS 27.2 beta 3.
The M5 Pro MacBook Pro runs Cyberpunk 2077 natively — but Apple hasn’t announced the M5 chip yet. Engadget tested it. No price, no India launch, no M5 Neo confirmation. Mac gaming is possible. It’s just not simple.
The 2026 MacBook Air 13-inch with Apple’s M5 chip is $200 off — $1,099 — during Amazon’s October Prime Day sale.
HP has slashed $2,200 off the Omen 35L gaming PC, bringing it to $2,799 — a 44% discount — ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day. The deal is live on HP.com and applies to a configuration with an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, and an unannounced NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU with 16GB GDDR7 VRAM. No pricing or availability is given for India or other regions.