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Best Laptops 2026: Our benchmarked picks for productivity, portability, and battery life
By Andrew E. Freedman published
We test dozens of laptops a year for their performance, screen quality, and battery life, to find the best laptops right now across Windows, macOS, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm notebooks.

1Hz laptop display reportedly helps deliver outstanding 43-hour battery life on the XPS 14 during web browser use
By Jowi Morales published
The Dell XPS 14 achieved battery life that's nearly three times as long as the M5 MacBook Air thanks to its 120Hz VRR display that can go as low as 1Hz.

Apple turns 50 — one of the world's biggest tech companies started with hobbyist computers
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Apple is 50 years old. The company, famous for its iPhones and AirPods, is built on a foundation of hobbyist computing.

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, M5) review: Steady as it goes
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The MacBook Air with M5 offers a strong variety of performance and premium materials to make it a strong computing value.

Apple's new MacBook Air gets M5 and doubles starting storage
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Apple today announced updates to its best-selling laptop, the MacBook Air.

Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, saving his life
By Jowi Morales last updated
An Apple M1 MacBook Air took a shell shrapnel hit and survived, with the laptop still working despite damage to the screen and the letter K on the keyboard missing.

MacBook Pro trackpad can double as a weighing scale, and the source code is free
By Mark Tyson published
A new app called TrackWeight uses the Apple laptop Force Touch trackpad pressure sensors for weighing scale duties.

Cyberpunk 2077 has been tested on several Apple Silicon generations, results range from around 13 to 105fps at 1080p, depending on Mac and game settings tested
By Jowi Morales published
This could open the way for more AAA games to land natively on macOS.
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