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Reçu — 15 janvier 2026 ⏭

Facebook rebranded to Meta for VR — now it's laid off 1,000 people and shut down 3 VR game studios to catch up with AI

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
15 janvier 2026 à 07:20
Meta is shutting down three of its video game studios and laying off 1,000 people from its virtual reality department to focus and channel those resources into AI and wearable technology.

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company.

This Dell XPS 13 deal just hit its sweet spot — and the perfect way to dodge 2026's laptop price hikes

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
14 janvier 2026 à 17:01
Stop waiting for 2026's laptop prices to stabilize. This Dell XPS 13 deal is the perfect hedge against rising costs, offering OLED luxury for a mid-range price.

Dell XPS 13 with Snapdragon

This 2025 laptop blew away our expectations in the best ways possible — and it's now perfect for casual users thanks to this 38% price drop

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14 janvier 2026 à 13:40
We have found a special 31% discount for the HP OmniBook 5 14-inch laptop, one of our most pleasant surprise laptops of 2025 that's worth buying in 2026 for its sleek, portable-friendly design, dependable performance, and long-lasting batteries.

Image of the HP OmniBook 5 14 (G1q) laptop.

"The year ahead is shaping up to be extremely volatile" — IDC adds another PC price alarm to a market already filled with noise

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
14 janvier 2026 à 11:19
Expert analysts agree that 2026 will be anything but pleasant for those shopping for a new PC, and smaller brands will struggle the most.

ASUS Zenbook A14

Best Buy's Winter Sale is the antidote to rising PC prices — Hundreds of deals are available, but I found the 13 best Windows laptop discounts

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
14 janvier 2026 à 09:47
DRAM and NAND shortages, fueled by the AI buildout, are threatening to drive laptop prices through the roof in 2026. Best Buy's Winter Sale might be one of the last times to get a great Windows laptop without overspending.

Best Buy Winter Sale laptop deals

What is Wi-Fi 8? Here's everything you need to know about the next generation of wireless internet.

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
14 janvier 2026 à 08:45
The evolution of wireless internet continues with Wi-Fi 8, but it might not be the upgrade you were expecting compared to Wi-Fi 7. Here's everything you need to know.

Wi-Fi 8

Valve's Steam Deck suffers the same problem as the Xbox Ally, and the solution might be a modern manufacturing impossibility — Sony nailed it 16 years ago

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Par : [email protected] (Ben Wilson)
13 janvier 2026 à 12:00
Handhelds are a modern marvel, but they're getting way too big. Is the PSP Go an example of what we should have done, or is that space filled by smartphones?

Sony PSP Go handheld resting above a Steam Deck on a purple card stock background

Storage might join RAM on your PC shortage wish list — NVIDIA's new AI supercomputers will suck up millions of TB of SSDs to operate

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
13 janvier 2026 à 10:27
NVIDIA's new Rubin AI supercomputers have arrived, and they're likely going to need millions of TB of NAND to scale out. Priced into the market or not, SSDs are likely about to become the next big short in 2026.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Vera Rubin AI platform during a question and answer session with reporters at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2026.

What is an "ambient intelligence layer" and why should you care? Lenovo thinks it has multi-device AI figured out with Qira, but there's more to the story

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
12 janvier 2026 à 15:05
At CES 2026, Lenovo introduced Qira, a new cross-device and cross-OS AI assistant that will become what is essentially your AI twin. I was able to test it out, and I sat down with Lenovo's President of Intelligent Devices Group, Luca Rossi, to get more information.

Lenovo Qira

A14 gets smarter, A16 gets stronger, but they're still both lightweight — ASUS expands Zenbook lineup with faster Snapdragon power and bigger OLED options

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Par : [email protected] (Zachary Boddy)
12 janvier 2026 à 14:56
At CES 2026, ASUS refreshed the awesome Zenbook A14 — and announced a new, ultra-light 16-inch version powered by Qualcomm's most powerful laptop chips yet.

The Iceland Gray and the Zabriskie Beige ASUS Zenbook A16 laptops floating in the air near bubbles.

Reçu — 22 décembre 2025 ⏭

Conspiracy theory or apt prediction? — The AI-fueled hardware shortage will kill local PCs, paving the way for subscription-based cloud computing

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
21 décembre 2025 à 09:58
2025 saw RAM prices climb to obscene levels, with storage not far behind. It's only going to get worse, and there's not really an end in sight. Is there something going on besides a global AI buildout?

A still frame from Signs, in which the actors are wearing tinfoil hats.

If your Xbox or ROG Ally is running hot or stuttering, disabling CPU boost is an easy fix that can make games feel noticeably better — here’s how to do it

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20 décembre 2025 à 10:59
CPU Boost is useful for short tasks, but during gaming it can limit GPU power. Here is a guide on how to disable it and when it makes sense to do so.

An Xbox Ally X with cartoon arms drawn flexing behind it.

Steam Deck's biggest competitor is now just $489 — Enjoy Xbox and PC titles on the go with this gaming handheld for Christmas

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20 décembre 2025 à 10:40
The Xbox Ally, the Xbox spinoff of the critically-acclaimed ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld, has received a 30% discount sale as part of Amazon's Super Saturday event.

Xbox Ally on its back with the default Windows background showing the ASUS ROG logo and the Xbox logo.

The 15-inch Surface Laptop 7 with 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD is 30% discounted — a rare deal as memory prices keep climbing

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20 décembre 2025 à 10:28
Amazon's Super Saturday Deals sale has acquired a lucrative 30% discount on the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (15-inch), which we regard as one of the best Copilot+ laptops ever made for its excellent design, performance, and battery life.

Surface Laptop 7

The Surface Laptop 7 with a Snapdragon X Elite is down to $699.99 — and you can still get it before Christmas [Updated: Ended]

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
20 décembre 2025 à 05:42
The Surface Laptop 7 just dropped to $699.99. It’s a major discount on the Snapdragon X Elite model that can still arrive before the holidays.

Surface Laptop 7

Steam Deck LCD production is ending — Valve's budget handheld gaming PC will no longer be available once stock is gone

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19 décembre 2025 à 18:29
The Steam Deck LCD helped define modern PC handhelds, but its quiet exit may signal a shift toward higher-priced hardware across Valve’s lineup.

A Steam Deck displaying a red screen with two X-ed out eyes and a frown.

My top 14 handheld games I played in 2025 — Indies and AAA titles I recommend for Steam Deck, Xbox Ally X, Legion Go 2, and more

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Par : [email protected] (Rebecca Spear)
19 décembre 2025 à 15:08
I played dozens of games on my handheld gaming PCs this year, but 14 of them stood out from the crowd. Here are my favorite games I played on handhelds this year.

Various video game characters coming out from an Xbox Ally X that is floating on a colorful background.

Newegg launches fresh DDR5 RAM bundle discounts, giving PC builders a cheaper path to high‑speed memory — prices as low as $150 for 32GB

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
19 décembre 2025 à 10:52
DDR5 RAM prices have reached a level where they're unaffordable for most sane buyers. There's still a small loophole that can help you pay last year's DDR5 prices, but it's closing fast. Here's what you need to know.

DDR5 RAM bundles

Reçu — 18 décembre 2025 ⏭

Don't fall for this Surface Pro 11 'deal' — I found three ways to get a Surface Pro for less

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
18 décembre 2025 à 17:58
Don't be misled by "record low" labels. We found the Surface Pro 11 for significantly less than the prices being touted as all-time lows elsewhere.

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

"Unprecedented high demand from the AI industry" — G.Skill succinctly addresses the cause of the DRAM shortage and spiking consumer prices

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
18 décembre 2025 à 09:41
Consumer RAM prices have reached orbit of late due to rising DRAM costs, and G.Skill has addressed its community with an update as to exactly why its products are now so expensive.

G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB

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