MSI’s CES Power Play: 300W Laptops and 30-Hour Battery Life
MSI has launched a massive refresh of its laptop lineup at CES 2026. The headliner is a 300-watt gaming laptop, while new business models promise over 30 hours of video playback.
Category: Hardware
Intel’s Panther Lake is here, but is it enough?
Intel has officially unveiled its next-generation Panther Lake processors, now branded as Core Ultra 300 series. The chips promise major efficiency gains and AI performance, but the competitive landscape is tougher than ever.
Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon X2 Plus Is All About Battery Life
Qualcomm has unveiled two variants of its new Snapdragon X2 Plus processor for Windows on Arm laptops. The chips promise major performance jumps and a game-changing 43% reduction in power use, which could finally make Arm laptops a true all-day proposition.
femtoAI Hits 100k Chip Shipments, Shows Off Edge AI at CES 2026
Edge AI startup femtoAI is taking its Sparse Processing Unit (SPU) accelerator to CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The company just announced it shipped over 100,000 units, closed a funding round, and is expanding its team.
Lockly’s New Smart Safe XL: More Room, More Ecosystem, More Questions
Lockly unveiled a larger, more connected smart safe at CES. It promises fingerprint access in 0.2 seconds and deep ties to other Lockly devices. But the security and privacy implications of a Wi-Fi safe are worth a long, hard look.
ASUS Goes All-White With Its Crazy New Flagship AM5 Motherboard
ASUS has pulled back the curtain on its new top-tier motherboard, the ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial. It’s an all-white beast with a 5-inch LCD and features aimed at extreme cooling setups, already winning a CES 2026 Innovation Award.
Apple’s iPhone 18 Chip Could Cost 80% More
The heart of the next iPhone might come with a shocking price tag for Apple. Supply chain reports suggest the A20 processor could cost 80% more to make, hitting around $280 per chip. This is driven by the difficult shift to a new 2-nanometer manufacturing process.
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch One UI 8 Update Is a Buggy Mess
Samsung’s One UI 8 Watch update has been plagued with critical bugs, from broken sensors to severe battery drain. The company has reportedly halted the rollout for some devices and may release a fix on January 12th. This is a major stumble for a key software update.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 might be a boring copy of the S25
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are rumored to have nearly identical specs to their predecessors. This is linked to a cost-cutting push by mobile chief TM Roh, but it’s drawing early negative reviews.
Your Next Smartphone Could Cost Way More, Thanks to AI
A new report warns that the AI boom is creating a memory shortage for smartphones and PCs. Manufacturers may have no choice but to pass the 40% memory cost increase to consumers, raising average device prices.