If you're thinking of buying a new computer to replace your mind-bogglingly slow laptop, think again. These simple upgrades ...

Laptops are popular for a variety of reasons, including their convenience and portability. However, that convenience comes at a price. If you want to upgrade an individual component of your laptop, ...

Planned obsolescence? She doesn’t even go here.

Your computer's central processing unit, or CPU, is the equivalent of a computer's brain. It helps to power your computer's behavior, telling everything connected to it what to do by making ...

Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile phone chips, said it’s extending a push into the market for processors that are the heart of personal computers.

Acer just announced the Predator Helios 16S AI gaming laptop at CES 2026. This computer is filled with both bells and whistles, making it a decent choice for modern gamers. To that end, the laptop can ...

The laptops hitting store shelves in 2022 will have a lot of cores. Intel’s 12 th-gen Core processors for mobile, revealed at CES 2022 and starting to hit the streets now, pack up to 14 cores, and the ...

How we test laptops at ZDNET in 2026 ...

From lithe ultraportables to power machines, CES 2026 was packed with laptops worth checking out. We tried out dozens at the ...

Laptops this year will get new processors, but many computer makers are turning back the clock with designs that are easier to repair and upgrade.

Some users encountered high CPU usage in the Task Manager whenever they charged their laptops. This issue also causes several other problems, such as increased CPU temperature and reduced laptop ...