In a major consolidation move, smartphone brand Realme is being folded into Oppo as a sub-brand. The move, effective immediately, is aimed at pooling resources and cutting costs for the two sister companies.
After three years as a CES concept, Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist is hitting the market. This laptop features a motorized hinge that automatically rotates the 14-inch OLED display to keep it in view. It starts at $1,649 and ships in June.
Intel has officially launched its Core Ultra Series 3 processors, codenamed Panther Lake, built on its long-awaited 2nm 18A manufacturing process. The chips, led by the Core Ultra X9 388H, promise up to 70% better gaming and integrate powerful new AI and graphics hardware for a late January launch.
Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup has reportedly sold 15.57 million units in China, dwarfing local competition. This surge comes as Apple is projected to hit a record 19.4% global market share.
HP unveiled a radical new PC form factor at CES 2026: a full Copilot+ AI computer built entirely into a keyboard. The EliteBoard G1a is aimed at hybrid workers, but it raises big questions about who really wants this and how companies will manage it.
MSI has entered the AI mini PC arena with its AI Edge desktop. It’s powered by AMD’s new flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, packing up to 128GB of memory for serious on-device AI work.
Alienware has supercharged its Area-51 desktop with AMD’s new flagship gaming processor. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D brings 5.6 GHz speeds and massive cache to a system that can be configured with top-tier hardware like the NVIDIA RTX 5090.
Dell has announced an updated Alienware 16X Aurora gaming laptop featuring a new anti-glare OLED display and Intel’s latest processors. It’s being pitched not just for gaming, but as a high-end productivity machine that could rival Apple’s MacBook Pro for Windows users.
MSI is pushing hard into the business laptop market with a redesigned Prestige series, including 2-in-1s with stylus support. At the same show, they’re also unveiling a monstrous 300W gaming laptop. The catch? We don’t know what any of it will actually cost.
Intel has unveiled its Core Ultra Series 3 mobile processors at CES 2026. Based on the new Panther Lake architecture, they feature upgraded Xe3 graphics and are built on Intel’s 18A (2nm) process. The company also teased a future handheld console platform using this tech.
