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Why your cardiologist might tell you to skip AirPods

staff@engadget.com (Alec Hively) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

The magnetic fields emitted by your headphones will need to be used a safe distance away from your CIDs.

Why some USB ports are purple (and why they're rarely sold in the US)

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Have you ever looked at a USB connector or port and wondered why it was that color?

Framework delays Laptop 13 Pro shipments by a month

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:50:31 +0000

Framework is pushing back shipments of its new Laptop 13 Pro to address issues with its haptic touchpad and display found in the run-up to mass production.

Windows 11 sucks slightly less now, thanks to a June update

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:51:08 +0000

The update brings a low-latency profile, speeds up search, and patches hundreds of flaws.

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac will become read-only next month

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:38:18 +0000

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac will effectively become useless next month.

Razer announces the Seiren V3 Pro, its first XLR mic

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

A podcast and streaming ready microphone for all skill levels, and yes, it has RGB.

Reminder: macOS 27 won't work on Intel Macs

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:42:25 +0000

You'll need to be running Apple silicon to use the latest operating system.

NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip could give Windows its true Apple Silicon moment

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Arm CPU cores, a powerful GPU and gobs of unified RAM? That sounds familiar!

Ferrari and HP made a vivid red laptop with a transparent 'engine bay'

staff@engadget.com (Mat Smith) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Only 4,999 units of the HP Scuderia Ferrari AI PC will be available.

Microsoft announces Project Solara, its take on an AI agent platform

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:47:23 +0000

The company demoed Solara on an Echo Show-style smart display and a smart key badge.

Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box will handle tougher AI workloads

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:45:24 +0000

Microsoft is making a Surface AI dev desktop for people who don't want a laptop.

Intel may be struggling to supply enough of its new chips

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:28:26 +0000

Intel bet big on its new Series 3 chips, made on its new 18A process. But can it get enough of those chips out of the door to laptop manufacturers?

ASUS's NVIDIA RTX Spark laptops could give the MacBook Pro some competition

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:51:00 +0000

ASUS was one of the launch customers for NVIDIA's new RTX Spark ARM "superchip" and it's laptops look like the most interesting ones for creators.

ASUS's ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 is a 2.9 pound 360 touchscreen laptop

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0000

ASUS revealed new convertible Windows laptops and three Zenbook 14 models with ARM64 and x86 processors.

The Surface Laptop Ultra is the most powerful Surface yet, thanks to NVIDIA's RTX Spark

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:43:18 +0000

Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra is basically a MacBook Pro clone (that's powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark).

NVIDIA's RTX Spark is an AI "superchip" that will power Windows laptops and desktops

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:42:52 +0000

NVIDIA claims the new RTX Spark chip for PCs will offer 1 petaflop of AI computing power.

AMD unveils the $329 Ryzen 7 7700X3D, brings back the 5800X3D for $349

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

AMD has some new gaming-focused chips for the economy we all live in.

AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card is now available to purchase

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is finally available outside of China

The new XPS 13 is Dell's answer to the MacBook Neo

staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford) — Sun, 31 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

It starts at just $599 for students or $699 for everyone else.

The Alienware AW3926QW is the world's first 39-inch 5K OLED monitor with an RGB stripe panel

staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford) — Sun, 31 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Alienware is also releasing an updated 34-inch ultra-wide alongside new affordable 32 and 34-inch displays.