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Update, Nov. 13, 2019: Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a larger screen and improved keyboard. It completely replaces the previous 15-inch model.  Rumors have been swirling around Apple’s upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro for months now, and Wednesday could finally see the announcement of the laptop. The new computer will come with a bigger, brighter screen …

The holidays are coming, and that means there will soon be new games aplenty. You can get ready for the new video game promised land by updating your gaming laptop, and right now you can nab an ASUS 15.6-inch gaming laptop for $580 from Best Buy, down from the regular price of $850. See it at Best Buy Let’s be …

The core wars are incomprehensible to many people. But those people don’t need to work in four (or more) of Adobe’s applications at the same time, encode and decode 4K (or bigger) video, render high-quality 3D stills or animations, mix complex multitrack audio or perform any number of other tasks that absorb CPU cycles like a power sponge. If you …

Google just announced quantum supremacy, a milestone in which the radically different nature of a quantum computer lets it vastly outpace a traditional machine. But Microsoft expects progress of its own by redesigning the core element of quantum computing, the qubit. Microsoft has been working on a qubit technology called a topological qubit that it expects will deliver benefits from …

Let’s restate the obvious: Black Friday deals are no longer confined to the Friday after Thanksgiving. Amazon’s Black Friday deals have already begun, Walmart has its “Early Access Sale” and Costco is readying its first holiday sales for Nov. 7. Dell is getting in on the early sales action with a Black Friday Sneak Peek sale that started a few days …

Dell’s newest XPS 13 2-in-1 is one of the best ultraportable convertibles you can buy at the moment. That’s saying something considering the category is loaded with great options. Also, I wasn’t a big fan of the last version of this XPS two-in-one, mainly for its weak processor and big price. The 2019 model is a complete overhaul centered around Intel’s …

Update, Nov. 13, 2019: Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a larger screen and improved keyboard. It completely replaces the previous 15-inch model.  Rumors have been swirling around Apple’s upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro, and this week a new image of the laptop’s design was discovered that gives the Internet even more to chatter about. The new image appeared in the …

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. When I started at CNET 10 years ago my beat was laptop reviews. I admitted, even then, that I wasn’t terribly interested in laptops, and I’m still not. What I was excited …

You don’t buy an Alienware computer because your old PC died and you urgently need to finish that PowerPoint deck. No, an Alienware is an indulgence, from the high-end components and faster-than-it-needs-to-be processor on the inside to the streamlined styling on the outside. If you’re about to spend more money than your loved ones would want you to on a …

Samsung was hit hard in its third quarter by the slowdown in tech. The company on Wednesday reported a steep drop in operating profit amid ongoing weakness in the chip industry. But the company’s bottom line was buoyed by stronger smartphone sales. The South Korean electronics giant reported its third-quarter operating profit for the three-month period ending on Sept. 30 …