2025-03-31

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review: A no-compromise CPU for demanding gamers

How can we push CPUs forward? That's the question the computing industry has been asking since the Intel 4004 processor launched in 1971. Chipmakers have tried cranking up clock speeds, adding mu [...]

2025-03-05

AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT review: Hitting NVIDIA where it hurts

AMD has finally done it. For years it's tried to undercut NVIDIA with slightly cheaper, but less capable, video cards like the Radeon 6700 XT and 7900 XT. And sure, it's still following that [...]

2025-01-03

The best laptop you can buy in 2025

Laptops are evolving fast, with some new models harnessing AI-powered features that adapt to your usage and improve performance in real time. These AI PCs can optimize battery life, manage power acros [...]

2025-01-10

NVIDIA, AMD and Intel aimed for maximum power at CES 2025

There was no question that NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPUs would be one of the biggest stories at CES 2025, and I figured Intel and AMD to arrive with some new hardware of their own. But I didn't exp [...]

2025-01-06

AMD takes AI PCs to the max with Ryzen AI Max chips

AMD is targeting both low-end and high-end AI PCs at CES 2025. The company unveiled a new family of Ryzen AI Max chips meant for "halo" Copilot+ AI PCs, which will sit above existing Ryzen A [...]

2025-02-28

AMD's $549 Radeon 9070 and $599 9070 XT are gunning for NVIDIA's mid-range throne

AMD's decision to start off with mid-range RDNA 4 GPUs now seems prescient. NVIDIA's high-end RTX 5090 and 5080 are already selling well beyond their absurdly high prices, if you can find an [...]

2025-01-06

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is another 16-core beast with 144MB of 3D V-cache

After pioneering the use of 3D V-cache in CPUs — specifically, by stacking L3 cache modules on top of each other — AMD is adding another super-powered desktop CPU to the mix at CES 2025: the Ryzen [...]

2025-01-06

AMD CES 2025 press conference: Watch it here today at 2PM ET

AMD’s CES 2025 presser is nearly upon us and rumors are swirling about new graphics cards, CPUs and more. (Follow Engadget's CES 2025 liveblog for real-time updates from the show.) The company [...]

2025-02-10

Apple patches iPhone exploit that allowed for ‘extremely sophisticated' attack

A new iPhone update patches a flaw that could allow an attacker to turn off a nearly seven-year-old USB security feature. Apple’s release notes for iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 say the bug, which al [...]