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Nvidia claims RTX Spark laptops will offer all-day battery life
Computex 2026 I asked Nvidia what kind of battery life RTX Spark laptops will have, and the answer was reassuring, if a bit vague.
AMD's Socket AM5 CPU support is here to stay through 2029
Computex 2026 AMD has promised to extend its AM5 CPU socket support through 2029, and it's no surprise based on AM4's longevity.
'Welcome to the family' — Qualcomm is glad Nvidia is joining the Arm race
Computex 2026 Qualcomm welcomes Nvidia to the Arm family — and I think it will have the edge over the RTX Spark with its affordable Snapdragon C chip.
Watch out, Apple — Nvidia just unveiled its RTX Spark Arm 'superchip' to take on the M5 at Computex 2026
Computex 2026 Nvidia is taking on Apple and Qualcomm with its very own Arm-based chip, and Intel and AMD should be worried as well.
Quote of the day by Steve Jobs: "Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think" — advice on upskilling for the future
Steve Jobs was a huge believer in the power of education and learning skills like programming and development
The best cheap graphics card 2026
Looking for the best cheap graphics card for your budget PC build? TechRadar has you covered.
Quote of the day by AMD CEO Lisa Su: "The age of traditional computing is dead" — marking the start of the heterogeneous computing era
A decade before GPUs took center stage in the AI buildout, Su projected a future in which conventional processors would no longer reign supreme
The best AMD processors 2026
Updated I'm rounding up all the best AMD processors from the current crop of AM5 Ryzen offerings to older AM4 alternatives.
