Acer refreshes Swift laptops with Panther Lake — claims 'world's largest haptic touchpad' on Swift 16 AI

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Acer is refreshing its thin Swift laptop lineup at CES 2026, updating to the latest Intel processors and adding OLED screens across the entire lineup.

The flagship, the Acer Swift 16 AI, goes up to Intel's high-end Core Ultra X9 388H, with Intel Arc graphics. Acer claims it has

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HP puts HyperX name on Omen gaming laptops — new systems get Intel and AMD's latest processors

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HP is moving its Omen gaming PC brand under the HyperX brand name. HP acquired HyperX in 2021 , but kept the peripheral brand and its own gaming system moniker separately until CES 2026. Beyond the new label, the Omen 15, Omen 16, and Omen Max 16 are getting updates with Intel and

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MSI’s Prestige ultra-thin laptops and convertibles embrace Panther Lake – up to Core Ultra X9 with standard OLED panels

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With CES 2026 well underway, it’s no secret that laptop manufacturers are busily working behind the scenes to equip their systems with the latest and greatest hardware. MSI is no exception: The company is refreshing the internal hardware for its Prestige line of ultra-thin laptops and convertibles, including the Prestige 13 AI, 14 AI, 1

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Dell brings back XPS laptops — ditches the capacitive touch bar, adds 1Hz display option, and upgrades 14 and 16-inch models

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Last year, Dell announced it was ditching many of its storied brand names, including its high-end XPS label. This year, the company has realized that mistake, and is bringing XPS back in a redesigned chassis with Intel's Panther Lake chips.

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Intel doubles down on gaming with Panther Lake, claims 76% faster gaming performance — new X-series chips deliver up to 12 Xe3 cores

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After going in-depth on its Panther Lake series CPUs late last year, Intel is finally ready to start rolling them out. At CES 2026, the company announced 14 SKUs to kick off the Core Ultra Series 3 generation, including three SKUs that have the new X9 or X7 designation to note a larger included GPU with 12

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Intel CES 2026 keynote live blog: Panther Lake debuts in Core Ultra Series 3 laptop CPUs

Jim Johnson, Intel’s Senior VP and GM of the Client Computing Division, will come on stage at 3:00 p.m. PT to talk about the Core Ultra Series 3 processors.

Nvidia launches Vera Rubin NVL72 AI supercomputer at CES — promises up to 5x greater inference performance and 10x lower cost per token than Blackwell, coming 2H 2026

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AI is everywhere at CES 2026, and Nvidia GPUs are at the center of the expanding AI universe. Today, during his CES keynote, CEO Jensen Huang shared his plans for how the company will remain at the forefront of the AI revolution as the technology reaches far beyond chatbots into robotics, autonomous vehicles, and the broader physical world

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Samsung's new 'Odyssey 3D' 6K monitor takes center stage at CES 2026, features solid eye-tracking — 1,000 Hz dual-mode panel also on display, alongside new G6 & G8 OLED monitors

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Two weeks ago, Samsung Display unveiled its new lineup of monitors to be featured at CES 2026, including a unique offering called the "Odyssey 3D" featuring a 6K resolution panel with eye-tracking. Now that the show floor has finally opened up, we took a look at all the models in-person, so here's

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Nvidia CES 2026 keynote live blog — Jensen Huang takes the stage to reveal what's next for the AI company, but don't expect new consumer GPUs

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to take the stage at CES 2026, following a record year for the company. The keynote, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, is set to begin at 1 p.m PT, and we'll be covering it live, with the latest updates.

Newegg bundles $1,460 128GB DDR5 RAM kit with $50 Starbucks gift card — 'Drink Coffee while you game!!' retailer says as memory hits RTX 5080 pricing

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Just as CES 2026 ramps up, we may have arrived at the nadir of the RAM pricing crisis. Two bundles, posted and sold by Newegg itself , offer two G.Skill Trident 128GB DDR5 RAM kits at a staggering price of $1459 (or $1469, if you like

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