I challenge any PC maker at CES 2026 to serve up a more eye-catching desktop design than the Asus ROG G1000, which comes kitted out with outrageous dancing holograms in the side and front windows.

A rocky year ahead of the PC industry We're halfway through CES 2026, and it’s clear that it's going to be a rough year for the PC industry. In this episode, Devindra chats with Engadget's Dan Cooper about Intel,

That's not to say the new AMD-powered Alienware Area-51 range isn't impressive, but the cheapest models showcased at CES 2026 do largely give mid-range vibes. You're getting an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070,

LG drove home the point in several discrete demos comparing an “affordable” OLED TV against a rival mini LED television. Mini LED uses standard LCD technology, with roughly 1,500 “block-dimming” chunks spread across the screen; OLED can turn each of the 33 million+ pixels in a 4K display on and off independently.

IO Interactive reveals a ton of new details for its upcoming action game 007 First Light, including PC spects, features, and a major collaboration.

Windows 10 is no longer going to receive free security updates in the future, but that doesn't mean you have to update to Windows 11 just yet.

Still, it would be nice to free this one from defunct platform prison. There are obviously excellent spiritual successors like Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, yet sometimes going straight to the source is what you need. It's also just a unique way to preserve a game, even if not the intended way to experience it.

Analyst firm IDC says that major PC makers are warning of 2026 PC price increases of as much as 20 percent, thanks to ongoing shortages and price increases in DRAM and SSDs thanks to AI hyperscaler demand.