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Acer just unveiled new AI and AR smart glasses, putting more pressure on Meta — here's why

… But in 2026 alone, the company is facing more pressure and increased competition. At Google I/O in May, the Mountain View giant and its partners revealed new looks at three different smart glasses. …

Jun 1, 2026 · Scott Younker

Dell just announced the new $699 XPS 13 — and it could be a MacBook Neo killer

… I checked out the world’s first 6K gaming monitor — and it's a sight to behold The new Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 is great — but it's hard to recommend to most people TOPICS CATEGORIES Tony Polanco Senior Computing Writer LATEST ARTICLES 1 3 best crime thriller movies to stream on Netflix this week…

May 31, 2026 · Tony Polanco

Apple may be building an AI App Store — and it could change the iPhone forever

… While AI agents could make smartphones more useful, they also introduce new risks. An AI system with permission to act across apps could potentially AI could send messages, manage accounts, make purchases and access sensitive data. …

May 13, 2026 · Amanda Caswell

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra packs an Nvidia Spark chip — and it could be a MacBook Pro killer

… Microsoft also claims it can run AI models locally and that the chip delivers power comparable to a mobile RTX 5070 GPU. If the Surface Laptop Ultra is everything Microsoft claims, it will easily be the most powerful Surface device yet — and could give the likes of the MacBook Pro stiff competition. …

Jun 1, 2026 · Tony Polanco

Google's new $99 smart home speaker leaks — here's how it compares to the Apple HomePod Mini and Amazon Echo Dot Max

… Check out for more concrete details. …

Jun 2, 2026 · Scott Younker

AirPods Pro 3 just got put on notice — JBL launches new premium earbuds that give Apple a run for its money

… Swipe to scroll horizontally Header Cell - Column 0 JBL Live Buds 4 JBL Live Beam 4 JBL Live Flex 4 Style In-ear bud No stem In-ear stem Silicone tip Semi-open stem No tip Drivers 10 mm Dynamic 10 mm Dynamic 12 mm Dynamic Noise Cancelling True Adaptive 2.0 True Adaptive 2.0 True Adaptive 2.0 Smart … …

May 13, 2026 · Erin Bashford

Qualcomm's Snapdragon C chip is here to take on the MacBook Neo — do these $300 laptops stand a chance?

… We're aiming to get more information about this at Computex 2026 in Taipei! …

May 28, 2026 · Tony Polanco

JBL's new earbuds do one thing I've never seen on AirPods, Sonys, Bose, or Samsung earbuds — every audio brand needs to take note

… Swipe to scroll horizontally Header Cell - Column 0 JBL Live Buds 4 JBL Live Beam 4 JBL Live Flex 4 Style In-ear bud No stem In-ear stem Silicone tip Semi-open stem No tip Drivers 10 mm Dynamic 10 mm Dynamic 12 mm Dynamic Noise Cancelling True Adaptive 2.0 True Adaptive 2.0 True Adaptive 2.0 Smart … …

May 14, 2026 · Erin Bashford

I just tested the IdeaPad Slim 5x — and it’s my new favorite affordable laptop for work

… That falls below the 4,191 score of the M5 Air, but is still close to the Zenbook A16’s score of 3,807. The multi-core scoring data, which is responsible for more demanding tasks like gaming and photo/video editing, shows that the Slim 5x Gen 11 trails the competition a bit. …

May 19, 2026 · Dylan Haas

Nvidia RTX Spark is here, and it's going to 'reinvent the PC' — here's everything you need to know about this all-new laptop chip

… This is a one petaflop AI superchip... For context, some quick math I did while sitting in the keynote, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 can do around 60 Teraflops. …

Jun 1, 2026 · Jason England

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