The first thing you notice about the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is the AniMe lights. The pixelated LEDs (also found on devices like the ROG Phone 9), flowing in a rhythm from a back strip like a scar streaked dashingly across a warrior’s eye, let you know what you’re in for before you even […]
Intel’s Steady Decline Continues With 15% Cut to Staff and Scrapped Factory Plans
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan told employees in a staff-wide memo yesterday that the company plans to cut its workforce by roughly 15%—more than 25,000 jobs—aiming to end the year with about 75,000 employees worldwide. The cuts are part of the struggling chipmaker’s efforts to turn things around and compete in the booming AI market. Intel […]
Intel May be Prepping a Massive Apology to Gamers
If the rumors are to be believed, Intel may be gearing up for a major apology to gamers in the form of a suite of gaming-specific CPUs. Intel has suffered through multiple crises, a CEO ouster, sweeping layoffs, and a dour outlook on the future of the once-massive chipmaker. To make its case to consumers, […]
Now That Intel Is Cooked, Apple Doesn’t Need to Release New MacBooks Every Year
Covering tech news, you sometimes feel like the million-mile-per-hour footrace of Silicon Valley will inevitably result in a Wile E. Coyote-style calamity. There’s a part of me that craves a little more sincerity and willingness for self-reflection. When we actually receive it, the result is a little more cringe-worthy. Intel’s new boss, Lip-Bu Tan, reportedly […]
Framework Laptop 13 Review: Wait, Did I Actually Have Fun With a PC?
It takes a lot to stand out among the legion of lightweight laptops, but Framework has never really had that problem. The company has been making customizable, ultra-repairable mobile devices for the last several years and it has really honed in on its modular design. The Framework 13 is in a place where it can […]
New Intel CEO Promises to “Restore” The Company
Intel has a new boss. The new chief executive officer is Lip-Bu Tan, a former Intel board of directors member and chip software maker Cadence Design Systems. He’s promising to “double down” on things that are working and “take calculated risks” where things aren’t working nearly as well. In a statement, Tan didn’t offer many […]
Lenovo Solar-Powered Yoga PC Means You Never Have to Stop Working
Solar panels are finding new ways to fit into unfamiliar places. With that in mind, it’s taken far too long for anybody to try sticking one directly into a laptop. For MWC 2025, Lenovo showed off a Yoga Solar PC concept. Too many laptops claim full 24 hours of battery life even though you’ll never […]
Intel Delays Ohio Semiconductor Factory to 2030, Maybe 2031
There has been little good news to come out of Intel in recent memory, and now the storied chipmaker has announced it will postpone the opening of a new Ohio semiconductor factory that was originally slated to begin operating this year. The company said Friday it will not will be finished with construction on the […]