The Trump administration has made curbing China’s access to high-powered AI chips a high priority. According to the government, China may use the chips to build up its arsenal of military technology, and it simply can’t have that. At the same time, America’s considerable and longstanding chip export controls may also be aimed at slowing […]
Alienware 16 Area-51 Review: If Only the Display Was as Fantastic as the Mechanical Keyboard
The new Area-51 laptop feels like Alienware in a way that its most recent gaming PCs like its mammoth Area-51 desktop have not. The gaming laptop is extra: extra glowy, extra clicky, and all too over the top. The bottom panel sports a massive window where you can peer directly at the fan components. The […]
Computex 2025: All the Weird and Wacky Gadgets Hitting the Scene
The annual Computex computing conference in Taipei, Taiwan, isn’t going to be filled to the brim with as many wacky gadgets as CES 2025, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing noteworthy. Nvidia tried to make the show about itself with the latest in its Blackwell series of GPUs, launching the GeForce RTX 5060 and expanding […]
Alienware AW2725Q QD-OLED Review: Pretty Picture, but Pricey
Deep purple is the new black, or, if the classic gaming brand Alienware had its way, it would be. Alienware’s new AW2725Q 4K, 240Hz QD-OLED monitor with its twilight hue blends into the shadows of my faux gaming setup in my office like an extraterrestrial on the prowl, only to drown me in vibrant colors […]