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Image of the Lenovo Legion Tab (Gen 3) tablet.

Lenovo's Legion Tab (Gen 3) is the best Android-powered iPad Mini alternative

By Zachary Boddy published

Review The Lenovo Legion Tab (Gen 3) is a small but mighty 8.8-inch Android tablet designed for mobile gaming, but it's also the best iPad Mini alternative I've used.

Review
Maingear Ultima 18

Maingear's new 18-inch gaming laptop is its first since 2009

By Cale Hunt published

Laptops The new Maingear Ultima 18 wants to replace your gaming desktop with the latest mobile hardware from Intel and NVIDIA, and it's available now.

Laptops
Waterfield ROG Ally Magnetic Case in front of an ROG Ally X on an airplane tray. A badge on the screen reads, "The Best Windows Central."

I loved traveling with this zipperless ROG Ally carry case

By Rebecca Spear published

Review Waterfield's new ROG Ally case features a magnetic lining around the opening to keep the bag shut, rather than using a zipper. Here's my real-world experience.

Review
The Lenovo Legion Go S standing on a desk, showing the display.

ASUS only had to make one more change to make me go crazy over the Xbox Ally

By Zachary Boddy published

Gaming Microsoft and ASUS have announced the ROG Xbox Ally gaming handheld, and it could be amazing... But I'm not excited about one part of the new handhelds.

Gaming
Microchip and Intel logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo.

Everything I know about Intel Nova Lake, Core Ultra Series 4

By Ben Wilson published

Components Intel Core Ultra 400 desktop and mobile processors are rumored to arrive with their Nova Lake codename, and here's what I know.

Components
Apple Liquid Glass on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Watch

Apple's new Liquid Glass is a sorry imitation of Windows Vista's Aero Glass

By Zac Bowden published

Windows I watched Apple unveil its new Liquid Glass design language for its software platform, but I can't stop thinking about how much nicer Microsoft's Aero Glass from Windows Vista was.

Windows
Xbox Ally and a Steam Deck facing forward on a background that goes from pink to purple.

Here's how the new Xbox Ally compares to Steam Deck

By Rebecca Spear published

Handheld It turns out that the Xbox Ally is rather comparable to the Steam Deck. Here's how these two gaming handhelds match up against each other.

Handheld
Image of the ASUS Zenbook A14 (2025).

The lightest AI laptop just hit its lowest price ever

By Cale Hunt published

Deals If there's one OLED AI laptop I recommend to everyone, it's the Zenbook A14. It just so happens to be $250 cheaper right now, dropping it to the best price yet.

Deals
Windows 10 with the OpenAI logo

ChatGPT helps modder bypass locked firmware on an old tablet

By Cale Hunt published

AI It might be a fluke, or it might be a new method to fix devices with locked firmware. Either way, this is one of the coolest uses of ChatGPT I've seen.

AI
Xbox Ally

The Xbox Ally needs to compete with the Steam Deck on price

By Richard Devine published

Handhelds Now we've had the big reveal of the first Xbox handheld experience and the spec sheet to go with it, one thing stands out that means it has to be affordable.

Handhelds
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