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Best Ultrabooks and Premium Laptops 2025
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
Our picks for the best ultrabooks (super thin and light notebooks), along with other premium laptops now.

Best College Laptops: Tested Picks for Research, Writing, Gaming and More
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
College laptops fit for any student.

Intel moves closer to building Apple’s entry-level M-series chips on 18A from 2027
By Luke James published
Apple is preparing to qualify Intel’s 18A process for its lowest-end M-series processor, according to a post on X from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996
By Mark Tyson published
On this day in 1996, a freshly inked U.S. patent quietly laid the cornerstone of the digital music revolution.

A 34-year-old Apple Mac crash bug ‘would have gone undiscovered for all eternity,’ but the accuracy of the MAME emulator shone a light on it
By Mark Tyson published
On real hardware, the Motorola 68030 executed an undocumented instruction to prevent a system crash at boot, but it caused problems with the emulator.

Apple 3D prints titanium chassis for Apple Watch
By Anton Shilov published
Apple’s first large-scale use of metal 3D printing lets it mass-produce titanium Apple Watch and iPhone components while halving raw material consumption.

Storied Windows dev reminisces about Z-80 SoftCard, Microsoft's first hardware product 45 years ago
By Mark Tyson published
Raymond Chen has shared some insight into the development of Microsoft’s first hardware product, the Z-80 SoftCard, from 1980.

Apple Mac Pro and Mac Mini clones launch with AMD Ryzen CPUs
By Jowi Morales published
A tech company specializing in storage solutions is venturing into the mini PC space with its Apple Mac clones.

Apple's Houston-built AI servers are now shipping, according to CEO Tim Cook — custom silicon to power Private Cloud Compute
By Luke James published
Apple CEO Tim Cook took to X yesterday, October 23, to announce that Apple’s “American-made advanced servers” have begun shipping from a new Houston facility to Apple’s own data centers.
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