This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The Mac Pro, Apple’s desktop workstation, arrived in 2019 — and it’s a safe bet that a new version will launch in 2022. It didn’t happen at Apple’s March event, where the company introduced the Mac Studio desktop plus …

What’s happening At Computex 2022, AMD previews new generation of desktop PC CPUs, initially targeting gamers, and a new laptop CPU geared towards laptops costing $399-$699. Why it matters Cheaper laptops with fewer compromises are always in demand, plus the new PC CPUs promise more than just the usual generation-over-generation performance increase, as well as support for some technologies that …

HP bolsters a fairly rote hardware refresh of its Envy and Spectre clamshell and convertible (two-in-one) laptops by extending some of its current suite of software smarts into them. The various models — 13.5- and 16-inch Spectre x360 two-in-ones, 13.3- and 15.6-inch Envy x360 two-in-ones and Envy 16- and 17.3-inch clamshells — all move up to 12th-gen Intel Core processors …

Acer Next, the company’s May announcement event, dropped a multitude of products on us — mostly a raft of refreshes. We saw updates to existing models including the Spin 5, Swift 3 and Predator gaming laptops with current-generation processors and some design tweaks. One move in particular stands out, though: Acer’s expanding its SpatialLabs technology to bring glasses-free stereoscopic 3D …

In a lot of ways, the Asus ROG Flow Z13 is a terrific idea. The company’s tablet-plus-detachable-keyboard gaming laptop comes to the product line launched with the Flow X13 convertible last year and its external GPU dock accessory, the XG Mobile. Detachables in the style of the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 make more sense to me than convertibles, which tend to be …

Google I/O, the company’s annual conference for developers, kicked off for 2022 with the usual keynote — in person for the first time in three years — hosted by CEO Sundar Pichai. During the keynote Google treated us to updates about the next version of its operating system, Android 13, and the company launched the Pixel 6A phone, Pixel Watch …

You’ll hear Intel and laptop manufacturers refer to Intel’s latest chip as a “desktop-class” processor, but the new HX line of Intel’s 12th-gen Core i9, i7 and i5 CPUs are really just the company’s most powerful mobile CPUs to date. They share a lot of characteristics with their most recent fixed-location equivalents. They’re primarily targeted at creatives, though with unlocked …

This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Microsoft made a big splash when it introduced its Xbox Adaptive Controller for gamers with disabilities a few years ago, and followed up with its low-tech Surface Adaptive Kit for laptops last September. Now, it’s introducing a …

AMD’s midterm refresh of several RX 6000-series graphics cards holds few surprises. Available today, the Radeon RX 6950 XT ($1,299), RX 6750 XT ($599) and RX 6650 XT ($399) remain essentially the same as the RX 6900 XT, RX 6700 XT and RX 6600 XT they replace, but with boosted clock speeds to eke out some extra frames per second. …

Razer’s Viper gaming mice are some of my favorites, despite the fact I’m not the line’s target, which is esports competitors. The Viper 8K Hz wired version earned my first (and still only) Editors’ Choice Award in the category last year. And I loved the 2019 Viper Ultimate, the predecessor to the just-launched $150 (£150, AU$260) Viper V2 Pro. For instance, …