This was a turbulent year in the world of Windows laptops. The introduction of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips completely changed the game — and I don’t say that lightly. They entered the market in such ...

When Qualcomm showed off its benchmarks of its new Snapdragon X Elite chips last October, there was one flaw in its argument: Qualcomm was comparing the new Snapdragon platform to Intel’s older ...

The Acer Swift X 14 is a well-built machine designed for creatives. Does it hold up in mid-2026?

How do you go one step further from putting "Ultra" in your product's name? If the latest Intel rumor is to be believed, it's by adding an "X" after it. The company is reportedly planning to introduce ...

Intel formally announced its new Panther Lake CPUs with some details revealed at its recent Tech Tour 2025 event, but now CPU ID has added in support for the new Panther Lake CPUs and their naming ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Intel will be unveiling its next-generation Panther Lake CPUs on October 9, and it looks like we can expect another naming scheme to be unveiled: Core ...

We tested another upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon X Arm chip—see how it did against Intel Core Ultra. Plus, chip-by-chip details on the full Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processor lines. I have been a ...

Intel finally has the most efficient x86 processors and claims to beat both Apple and Snapdragon in terms of performance and efficiency. Intel’s latest Lunar Lake processors use a hybrid architecture ...

Laptops using Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chips have yet to ship. But PC makers — and you — will now have another option: the Snapdragon X Plus. Think of the Snapdragon X Plus as Qualcomm’s version ...

The EliteBook Ultra G1i looks particularly compelling, and we also get our first glimpse at HP's new OmniDesk PCs. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming ...

The race to build the most compelling AI PC processors continues with the launch of Intel's Core Ultra 200V. At Computex in June, we learned these "Lunar Lake" laptop chips would feature a powerful 48 ...