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Razer Eyes Creatives With Blade Studio Edition Laptops

Razer's Blade Studio Edition laptops, available in 15- and 17-inch versions, sport 4K displays and run Nvidia's latest high-end graphics processors, including a spanking-new Quadro RTX GPU.

By Chloe Albanesius
Razer Blade Studio Edition laptops

'Navi' Gets Real: AMD Announces New Radeon RX 5700 GPUs

The new Radeon graphics cards feature latency reductions, higher-bandwidth performance, and PCI Express 4.0 readiness, and a form of Navi will appear in Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 console.

By Adam Smith
AMD Navi RX 5000 GPU Shot

Intel Teases 10nm 'Ice Lake' CPUs, Special Edition Core i9

Intel tries to steal AMD's Computex thunder with news that 10nm is getting real, and an upticked version of its flagship mainstream desktop CPU is coming.

By John Burek
Intel Computex 2019

Computex 2019: What We Expect to See

This year's edition of the world's biggest PC-centric trade show promises to be one of the most eventful ever. Check out our predictions around AMD's next-gen Ryzen, Intel's chip-parry moves, GPUs named "Navi" and "Xe," the next generation of PCI Express, and much more.

By John Burek
2019 Computex Generic Opener

Zalman's New Fan Doubles as Holographic 3D Display

South Korean company Zalman is well known for its cooling products, but a new fan they are working on adds something extra: 3D holographic projections. This fan doesn't just cool you down, it outputs 3D images and plays video.

By Matthew Humphries
Zalman holographic 3D fan

The Best of Computex 2018

The Computex trade show in Taipei provides a glimpse into the future of PC computing. After taking it all in, these are the products we're most excited about.

By Tom Brant
The Best Of Computex 2018

Asus, MSI Join the 49-Inch Monitor Club

At Computex, Asus and MSI announced gargantuan new curved computer monitors that are wider than many peoples' televisions.

By Tom Brant
MSI Optix MAG491C

Meet the PS42, MSI's First Ultraportable Laptop

With a 14-inch screen and a weight of 2.6 pounds, the PS42 is ready to give the Dell XPS 13 a run for its money.

By Tom Brant
MSI PS42

Asus Adds Comfort, Style to VivoBook S

The VivoBook S was formerly code for boring budget laptop. A refresh announced at Computex changes that by adding a slick hinge and color options.

By Tom Brant
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New AMD Ryzen Threadripper Has 32 Cores, 64 Threads

The second-generation Threadripper chip will begin shipping in the third quarter of 2018, AMD announced at Computex, where it also teased a new version of its Vega graphics cards.

By Tom Brant
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2nd Gen

Pretend You Have More RAM With Aorus RGB Dummy Sticks

The kit comes with two 8GB modules and two dummy modules, so all of your slots can be lit up even if you're not using all of them for actual RAM.

By Tom Brant
Gigabyte Aorus Memory

Nvidia Walks a Tightrope Between GeForce, AI

Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency mining are winning out over consumer GPUs at Nvidia right now.

By Tom Brant
Nvidia Jetson Xavier

Next Up for Intel: Whiskey Lake, 28-Core CPU

Although its production process is still stalled at 14nm, Intel's new chips will offer better energy efficiency, the company announced at a Computex keynote.

By Tom Brant
2018 Computex

Qualcomm's New Snapdragon 850 Is for PCs Only

New Snapdragon-powered laptops could have better performance than the current crop thanks to a chip that's even more powerful than Qualcomm's flagship smartphone SoC.

By Tom Brant
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 at Computex

Asus ROG Strix Has Thin Bezels and a Bossy Keyboard

Two different models of the Asus ROG Strix gaming laptops let their keyboards inform you whether you should use them for FPS or MOBA games.

By Tom Brant
Asus ROG Strix 2018 3

Hands On With the Asus ROG Gaming Phone

This might be the fastest smartphone ever, but processing power is far from the most intriguing part of this gaming phone.

By Tom Brant
Heavily Skinned

Computex 2018: What We Expect to See

Asia's major consumer tech trade show gets underway on June 5. Here's what to expect, from laptops to liquid cooling systems to artificial intelligence.

By Tom Brant
2018 Computex

Intel's New Core X CPU Comes With 18 Cores

The pricey top-of-the line Core i9 Extreme Edition is the first Intel desktop CPU to breach one teraflop of performance. It has less powerful and cheaper siblings, too.

By Tom Brant
Intel Core i9 X Series

Asus Shows Off Super-Slim, Stylish ZenBooks

The ZenBook Flip S is the world's thinnest convertible laptop, while the ZenBook 3 Deluxe is the slimmest 14-inch laptop, Asus says.

By PCMag Staff
Asus ZenBook Flip S (UX370)

The Best of Computex 2015

From selfie phones to super-charged processors, Computex 2015 did not disappoint.

By Chloe Albanesius  & John Burek
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