MSI adds two color options to Claw 8 AI+, no sign of Panther Lake model though

MSI adds Glacier Blue option to Claw 8 AI+ handheld, shows Polar Void concept at CES 2026

MSI is refreshing its Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld with a new Glacier Blue Edition . The change is cosmetic, at least based on what MSI has shared so far, and it targets the Claw 8 AI+ line rather than the Claw A8, which is the separate AMD based model.

The Claw 8 AI+ remains one of the few mainstream handhelds built around Intel’s latest mobile platform.

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NVIDIA Broadcast 2.1.0 adds multi-GPU support

NVIDIA Broadcast 2.1.0 adds multi-GPU switching, updates Virtual Key Light

NVIDIA has updated the Broadcast app with an option aimed at multi-GPU PCs. The main change is support for switching which GPU runs Broadcast, instead of being locked to a single adapter.

In the 2.1.0 release notes, NVIDIA says the installer now downloads the required engines for any GPU in the system. After that, users can select the GPU for Broadcast from the NVIDIA Control Panel, and the app should

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Intel

ASRock announces NUC Ultra 300 and NUCS Ultra 300 Mini-PCs, powered by Panther Lake

ASRock Industrial announces NUC Ultra 300 BOX and NUCS Ultra 300 BOX mini PCs with Intel Core Ultra Series 3, up to 180 TOPS

ASRock Industrial has announced its NUC(S) Ultra 300 BOX Series mini PCs, based on Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 3). The company is positioning the lineup around local AI workloads, citing up to 180 TOPS of AI inferencing with up to 16 CPU cores, Xe3 graphics, and an NPU 5.0 block

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HAVN launches its first PSU: XR 1000W Platinum A++

HAVN unveils XR 1000W platinum A++ psu for ATX 3.1 builds

HAVN has announced its first XR Series power supply at CES in Las Vegas. The model is called HAVN XR 1000W Platinum A++ and targets high end gaming and workstation PCs with a focus on low noise and tight voltage control.

The company says the unit is built around the ATX 3.1 spec and uses a 12V-2×6 dual connector. HAVN also claims minimal deviation

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT-based ONEXGPU 3 external graphics is limited to 180W

ONEXGPU 3 (RX9070XT) has the same TBP as ONEXGPU 2 (RX7800M)

ONEXPLAYER is teasing ONEXGPU 3 at CES 2026, and the show-floor spec card adds a few key details. The company is moving away from the earlier ONEXGPU models that used RDNA 3 mobile GPUs like Radeon RX 7600M XT and Radeon RX 7800M.

The CES placard lists AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT inside ONEXGPU 3,

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Acer’s new Veriton RA100 SFF PC has Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 APU

Acer announces Veriton RA100 mini workstation with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Acer used CES 2026 in Las Vegas to announce a new Veriton desktop lineup for business. The range includes all-in-ones, a tower desktop, and a compact AI-focused mini workstation.

The Veriton RA100 AI Mini Workstation (VRA100) is a Copilot+ PC built around AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395. Acer is positioning it for prosumers, creators,

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Apple Silicon|Intel

Samsung Display and Intel co-develop SmartPower HDR to cut OLED power use

Samsung Display and Intel detail SmartPower HDR as Galaxy Book6 Pro moves to Core Ultra 300

Samsung Display says it has co-developed SmartPower HDR with Intel to cut OLED emissive power use on laptops. The companies say the feature targets HDR workloads without forcing the panel to run at a fixed high drive voltage.

SmartPower HDR adjusts panel driving voltage based on what is on screen. Samsung Display says the laptop SoC analyzes each frame’s peak brightness in real time and sends the data to the display timing controller,

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Intel

Intel shows off Arc B390 graphics in games: “playable at 1080p with XeSS”

ntel Panther Lake iGPU hits 80 fps in Cyberpunk in early tests

Intel’s Panther Lake laptops are starting to show up in controlled CES 2026 hands-on sessions. Tom’s Hardware tested a Lenovo reference system with the Core Ultra X9 388H and Arc B390 iGPU, which is the 12 Xe3-core configuration reserved for X-series parts. Reveiwers at the scene were closely monitored and were not allowed to just tinker with the reference system how they

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Intel

Intel presents Core Ultra 3 300 “Wildcat Lake” CPUs, with up to 6 cores

Intel’s smallest Core Ultra 300 mobile design is not Panther Lake, meet Wildcat Lake

Intel quietly confirmed at CES 2026 that not every Core Ultra 300 mobile processor is based on Panther Lake. The detail appeared on a slide rather than in the main presentation, and it explains why a couple of low core count SKUs do not fit the standard Panther Lake packaging options.

Intel describes three Panther Lake package configurations that cover the bulk of the 14-SKU lineup. These pair a

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Vastarmor presents Radeon RX 9060 XT in low-profile design

Vastarmor downsizes RX 9060 XT

Vastarmor has shown a low-profile Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB card at CES 2026, using a compact triple-fan cooler. The unit was spotted on display at the Minisforum booth apparnetly.

The key point is the 16GB memory configuration paired with a lower power target. This model is said to run at a 140W TDP, down from the 150W to 160W range seen on typical

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