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GroDock is the best Windows taskbar alternative I've used so far

By Cale Hunt Published

Apps Sick of the stock Windows 11 taskbar? There are plenty of alternatives, but GroDock is my new favorite. Here's why.

Apps
Modern XPS 13 laptop with text overlay "Windows 11 on 8GB? Wait, what?"
Is Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM really that bad? I decided to find out.

By Cale Hunt Published

Windows 11 I'm seeing a lot of negativity recently about running Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM, so I thought I'd test it out myself to see what the experience is really like. Here's what I found out.

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Windows 11
Chief Financial Officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) Wendell Huang gives a talk 2023 annual shareholders meeting at Ambassador Hotel, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
What would a price hike at TSMC look like for the rest of tech?

By Cale Hunt Published

Hardware TSMC makes 70% to 90% of the world's chips. You do the math.

Hardware
Dell XPS 13
MacBook Neo vs. Dell XPS 13 (2026): A spec comparison with surprising results

By Cale Hunt Published

Laptops A new laptop battle in the budget range is taking place; here's what you need to know.

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Laptops
Two handheld gaming devices (Acer Predator Atlas 8 and MSI Claw 8 EX AI+) on a table, showing different video games with a cityscape in the background.
Hands-on with the new Intel Arc G3 Extreme gaming handhelds

By Cale Hunt Published

PC Gaming I had a chance to test out new gaming handhelds featuring Intel's latest Arc G3 Extreme chips. Here's what I learned (and why these chips are the new standard for mobile gaming).

PC Gaming
Tech exhibit featuring "Republic of Gamers" branding with a "20th Anniversary" emblem.
On the ground: ASUS and its ROG gaming brand went all-out at Computex

By Cale Hunt Published

Computex ASUS's ROG gaming brand turned 20 this year, and Computex is where the anniversary is being celebrated. I went through the elaborate exhibit to find the best new products.

Computex
A sleek XPS 13 laptop displaying a tech news website on a light-colored table.
How Dell and Intel want to take the student PC market back from Apple

By Cale Hunt Published

Laptops I spoke with Intel and Dell about their collaboration at Computex, and why the new XPS 13 is resetting budget PC expectations.

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Laptops
ASUS ROG mechanical keyboard and wireless mouse on a wooden table, with ROG-branded boxes in the background.
ASUS goes gold with its revamped ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 keyboard

By Cale Hunt Published

Review An already excellent mechanical keyboard gets a major makeover for ASUS ROG's 20th anniversary.

Review
A black and gold ASUS ROG computer mouse on a wooden table, with a keyboard and bookcase in the background.
A gold-plated gaming mouse? In this economy? I gave it a shot for a couple of weeks.

By Cale Hunt Published

Review ASUS is celebrating ROG's 20th anniversary with a special edition mouse, and I've been using it for a couple of weeks.

Review
Three XPS 13 laptops on a wooden desk in a lecture hall, two open with colorful screens, one closed with "XPS" on the back.
Dell's XPS 13 returns to take on the MacBook Neo

By Cale Hunt Published

Laptops Backlit keyboard, multi-monitor support, up to 32GB of RAM, and the latest Intel chips make the new XPS 13 one enticing laptop.

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Laptops
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