Ahead of Computex, Intel held its Intel Tech Tour in Taipei, where it broke down the details of its upcoming mobile processors, codenamed Lunar Lake. The new chips are designed to achieve a wide variety of goals, from better efficiency to on-device AI. Indeed, the company specifically said that it wants to "bust the myth that x86 can't be as efficient as Arm".

Ducky is a company that youve probably heard of in the peripherals space, specifically for keyboards. The company makes high-quality mechanical keyboards of all shapes and sizes, and at this years Computex, I found the most beautiful keyboard Ive ever seen. Its Duckys Year of the Dragon Edition, but you probably wont ever be able to buy it.

Image: Aptoide / The Verge Aptoide, the popular Google Play alternative for Android devices, is launching a third-party iOS app store in the European Union — the first focused entirely on gaming since the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules came into effect. Aptoide’s iOS game store is being released via a closed launch on Thursday, with access initially restricted to users with invitation-only access codes. Aptoide says it has a waiting list of 20,000 signups and plans to issue between 500 to 1,000 codes per day, with the limited launch enabling the platform to monitor feedback from early adopters.The Aptoide iOS store will launch with seven games — a fairly standard ensemble of popular activities like Solitaire, Charades, and Mahjong — but the company says... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images As the AI craze continues, even the microcomputer company Raspberry Pi plans to sell an AI chip. It’s integrated with Raspberry Pi’s camera software and can run AI-based applications like chatbots natively on the tiny computer. Raspberry Pi partnered with chipmaker Hailo for its AI Kit, which is an add-on for its Raspberry Pi 5 microcomputer that will run Hailo’s Hailo-8L M.2 accelerator. The kits will be available “soon from the worldwide network of Raspberry Pi-approved resellers” for $70.Hailo CEO and co-founder Orr Danon tells The Verge that its accelerator’s “power consumption is below 2W and is passively cooled.” The accelerator offers 13 tera operations per second (TOPS), which is lower than chips planned for AI laptops like I... Continue reading…

Portable gaming fans have had a lot of reasons to be excited throughout 2024, and we're only halfway through. We've seen plenty of Steam Deck alternatives arrive from all kinds of companies, from those new to the scene to manufacturers with years of experience under their belt. Even now, we're chomping at the bit for more details on the Asus ROG Ally X. Now, fresh out of Computex, the mini-PC manufacturer Zotac has revealed that it's trying its hand at the portable device scene with its new device, the Zone.

Reinstalling your operating system can be a useful fix for a slew of problems you might run into on your computer, even on the best Macs. However, people often hesitate to reinstall macOS due to fears of data loss or the hassle of starting from scratch. Luckily, it is possible to reinstall your current macOS version with a built-in tool without losing any data. It only takes a few steps to initiate, and doing so can fix issues on your Mac, from small bugs to system-wide slowdowns. If this sounds like what you need to revive your Mac, follow the steps below.

Intel’s Lunar Lake held aloft by Intel client chip boss Michelle Johnston Holthaus. | Image: Intel Last year, Intel boasted that its Meteor Lake processors, dubbed Core Ultra, represented the company’s biggest architectural shift in 40 years. But Intel didn’t settle down after that: today it’s revealing how Lunar Lake, its next laptop chip coming this fall, will overhaul the formula yet again.Facing the existential threat of Arm and the opportunity of AI PCs, Intel has apparently ditched its famous tick-tock cadence for a whole new system-on-chip design, one that not only triples the size and more than quadruples the performance of its AI accelerator, but promises up to 14 percent faster CPU performance at the same clockspeed, 50 percent more graphics performance, and up to 60 percent better battery life than last year’s model. “... Continue reading…

This is not the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus but, rather, a Fallout edition of the original. (I used generative expand around the edge because the image was cropping poorly.) | Image: MSI Just three months after releasing its first gaming handheld PC to damning reviews — here’s mine — MSI is already announcing a likely replacement. The MSI Claw 8 AI Plus swaps its lackluster Intel Meteor Lake chip for the brand-new Lunar Lake ones, while replacing its seven-inch, 1080p 120Hz variable resolution rate screen for a larger eight-inch one.Perhaps even more importantly, it will boast up to an 80 watt-hour battery, MSI tells The Verge — tying it with the recently announced Asus ROG Ally X for biggest battery in a PC gaming handheld. Despite the larger screen, it’ll still offer a smooth 120Hz refresh rate with VRR, writes MSI marketing specialist Anne Lee. The Claw will also offer a second USB-C port with Thunderbolt 4... Continue reading…

When you're looking for a new laptop, it's always worth checking out the top Lenovo machines, which will lead you to the best ThinkPads. However, you'll still have a lot of options, like the all-new ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 or the reliable T14 Gen 5. So, which computer should you choose?

The Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry (MCT) on Windows is a double-edged sword. I say that because it collects data to improve your experience, but it can sometimes become a resource hog, consuming excessive CPU power and slowing down your PC. MCT is typically known to be one of the culprits that causes your system to lag, and you are not alone in trying to find ways to reduce MCT's high CPU usage.

If they haven't been already, desktop operating systems are about to get supercharged with artificial intelligence. Microsoft has been integrating AI into Windows 11 for some time, led by Copilot, and that effort continues with Copilot+. We don't know exactly what Apple might have in store for macOS, but we'll likely find out next week at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). If you've been wondering where ChromeOS fits into all of this, we know have the answer. With the latest ChromeOS 125, which is rolling out to users in the stable channel now, Google is bringing some of its best AI features to Chromebooks and some new ones, too.

At Computex 2024, Intel and AMD both announced new families of x86 laptop processors, which include NPUs that can get up to 48 TOPS or 50 TOPS, respectively. While well in excess of the Copilot+ requirements that Microsoft set for its new AI PC initiative, devices with these chips actually won't ship with the suite of features.