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Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip ‘reinvents’ laptops for agentic AI • Are Nvidia’s RTX Spark PCs really new AI productivity tools, or just a fancy set of new gaming laptops?

Nvidia’s RTX Spark just turned Arm into a real PC threat • Team Green just kicked off a fight with x86 PCs.

Nvidia RTX Spark vs. Gemini Spark: Which is the real future of AI? • Nvidia’s RTX Spark posits a future with local AI “supercomputers” in every home, while Google’s Gemini Spark agent lives in the cloud.

Forget AI: Nvidia RTX Spark could be game-changing for gaming handhelds • DLSS 4.5 could soon be possible on PC gaming handhelds, and that’s potentially huge news.

The Surface Laptop Ultra’s killer feature? A cleaner Windows • (I guess the PC is all right, too.)

Googlebooks aren’t just Android laptops. They’re a Trojan horse for Gemini • There’s a new flavor of Google notebook coming this fall. It’s called a Googlebook (sigh), and it runs on Android…and boy, does it drip with Gemini AI.

Dell copied Apple’s best MacBook Neo ideas. Windows may ruin it • Dell’s new XPS 13 borrows the MacBook Neo’s best ideas. But with only 8GB of RAM, Windows may still keep it from matching Apple’s laptop breakthrough.

Windows Insider meetups are back. I went to one and so should you • Microsoft’s Windows Insider meetups are back. They’re a reminder of what made Windows 10 feel so personal and worth caring about.

Alienware 16 Area-51: Absurd speed, serious outlet anxiety • This is one powerful laptop.

Adobe Acrobat Studio: Acrobat becomes an AI workspace • PDF Spaces layers AI-powered document analysis and collaboration onto Adobe’s familiar PDF platform.

Seagate One Touch: The cheapest path to more terabytes • Hot on the heels of the company’s FireCuda X Vault, the One Touch external USB 3.5-inch hard drive also provides scads of storage and runs on bus power alone.

Ugreen Maxidok: Thunderbolt 5 dock built for serious desks • The Ugreen Maxidok combines Thunderbolt 5, DisplayPort 2.1, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and an M.2 slot for SSDs up to 8TB.

Mammotion Luba 3 AWD: This robot mower conquered my lawn • It’s not perfect, but it definitely surprised me.

Razer Ornata V3 X: Surprisingly good keyboard for $40 • A sleek design and quiet typing thanks to membrane switches, all at an attractive entry-level price.

The laptop middle class is vanishing • Laptop choices are quickly dividing into an ultra-compromised budget space at around $700, and premium options above $1,500, with few options between. The notebook economy has gone K-shaped.

Best of Computex 2026: The most intriguing and innovative PC hardware • This is the best PC gear from the best PC show.

Google Search knows where you live. Here’s how to claw back some privacy • You probably can’t disappear from Google completely, but you can make yourself much harder to find.

The ’80/20’ ChatGPT prompt is the fastest way to learn anything • Need a fast primer on any topic? Use the 80/20 prompt technique to get up to speed in minutes.

Roku’s new home screen is a big change. Here’s how to use it • The new design emphasizes content over apps, but you can tweak it.

Forgot a file at home? This free Google tool can save the day • Chrome Remote Desktop makes remote access simple and painless.

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