FSR 4.1 will be the best thing to happen to handheld PCs this year, and the timing couldn't be more perfect
… At this price point, retailing the handheld would be completely unsustainable. …
… At this price point, retailing the handheld would be completely unsustainable. …
… The world of AI is moving at an incredible rate. The chatbots that OpenAI popularized a few years ago are now regarded as old news; pretty much every major company has an LLM you can talk to. …
… With an academic background in design and manufacturing, his insatiable curiosity spans beyond the digital domain. Chandraveer's downtime is an eclectic mix of reading fiction, practicing calligraphy, conceptualizing new products, and enjoying an expansive FLAC audio library. …
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 30, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . …
… Whether it's breaking news about the latest AMD NPUs or creating video tutorials on social media platforms, Jasmine has contributed to the world of AI and tech in a variety of ways including interviewing the CEO of Razer, AMD's Director of Product Marketing and the VP of Lenovo. …
… The entire new category of "AI PCs" featuring NPUs just isn't a strong selling point for consumers, and building an entire product range around it seems a bit misguided. …
… It remains unclear, however, how far the FSR 4.1 integration will extend to handheld hardware. Whether the rollout includes frame generation support, the features that come with the "Redstone" ML suite and ray-tracing enhancements remains an open question for now. …
… On the productivity side, Microsoft confirmed that Remote Desktop connections were failing, Outlook had issues opening, and on top of all of that, systems with System Guard Secure Launch enabled wouldn't complete a normal shutdown, which accounted for a pretty large chunk of Windows machines. …
… It remains to be seen how Microsoft responds, but I just hope it's not with more AI or Copilot for handhelds.
… Right now, the experience certainly feels fragmented. A promising platform launched without full support, features arrived in pieces, and its adoption remains limited. …