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Asus’ V700 Mini Tower, announced at Computex 2026 gives the home desktop a rare design win. The new mini desktop keeps the practical shape of a tower PC, but swaps the usual cold box look for clean lines, soft contours, and a wood-grain finish meant to sit where people can actually see it. That visual shift does real work. A mini desktop doesn’t have to be hidden under a desk, tucked behind a monitor, or parked beside a router because it looks too harsh for the room. Asus introduced the V700 Mini Tower as part of its Computex 2026 AI…

Maverick Games has announced an open-world action-driving game called Clutch. Clutch will be the debut game for the studio, which was founded by Mike Brown, who designed Forza Horizon 2, 3, and 4, and served as creative director for Forza Horizon 5. While that history with perhaps the premier open-world racing franchise will help in creating Clutch, it sounds as though this new title will be more cinematic and narrative-driven.Clutch features a cinematic, story-driven campaign telling the story of sibling racers competing in a historic racing series called the R1K. Within the R1K, players can take part in sanctioned events.…

Google Photos backups are getting a little less wasteful for people who use Takeout to keep their own copy of a photo library. This is aimed at Google Photos users who don’t want Google to be the only place their photos live, especially anyone keeping a second archive on an external drive, NAS, or another cloud service. Google says Incremental Takeout for Photos will make recurring downloads faster and more efficient once the initial archive is complete. The first run still includes all selected photos and albums, but later runs focus on photos and videos that were uploaded, backed up,…

MSI has taken the wraps off its latest handheld gaming device at Computex 2026, and it looks like a big step forward for portable PC gaming. Dubbed the Claw 8 EX AI+, the new model is powered by Intel’s Arc G3 Extreme processor, making it the first gaming handheld to use Intel’s new platform designed specifically for handheld devices. The company says the new chip brings a major boost to graphics performance while maintaining the power efficiency needed for longer gaming sessions. If these claims turn out to be true, it could become the handheld gaming console to look out…

Asus has a new Zenbook 14 announced at Computex 2026 with the kind of color range most AI laptops still avoid. Arctic Blue, Komodo Coral, and Zabriskie Beige give this 14-inch ultraportable a livelier hook than another argument about neural processors. The refreshed Zenbook 14 wraps those finishes around a 1.1kg Ceraluminum and metal chassis. It also checks the premium laptop boxes, with Copilot+ PC support, OLED display options, and processor choices spanning Intel, AMD, and Snapdragon. For a MacBook Neo rival, though, one unanswered detail matters most, price. Why do the colors stand out Most AI PCs still look…

Cherry XTRFY announced the K63W Pro Compact at Computex 2026, and the standout feature is one you don’t often see in gaming keyboards: Ultra-Wideband technology. With a true 8000 Hz polling rate, this compact keyboard is positioning itself as a serious wireless option for gamers who don’t want to compromise on performance. What is Ultra-Wideband doing in a keyboard? Traditional wireless keyboards operate in narrow frequency bands, which is where interference creeps in and causes problems. Ultra-Wideband takes a different approach, transmitting data in short bursts across a much wider frequency spectrum. Cherry XTRFY claims this results in more precise…

Toyota and Lexus may have just shelved one of the most exciting electric vehicle concepts shown in recent years. According to reports from Automotive News and Nikkei Asia, Toyota has halted development of the next-generation Lexus EV that was expected to be based on the futuristic LF-ZC concept. For EV enthusiasts and Lexus fans, the news is particularly disappointing because the LF-ZC represented one of the clearest signs that Lexus was finally preparing to make a serious leap into the premium electric future. One of Lexus’ most ambitious EV projects has reportedly been paused The Lexus LF-ZC concept was first…

Alienware has four new screens coming out of Computex 2026, and the lineup cuts across almost every tier that serious PC gamers care about. Its latest Alienware gaming monitors put brighter OLED, faster ultrawide refresh rates, and $299.99 240Hz QHD gaming into one launch window. The range includes a 39-inch 5K OLED flagship, a 34-inch 280Hz QD-OLED ultrawide, and two 240Hz QHD LCD options at 32 inches and 34 inches. That spread gives Alienware a high-end halo product while pushing fast QHD screens closer to mainstream upgrade territory. The Alienware 39 5K OLED Gaming Monitor, AW3926QW, is the flashiest entry.…

For years, tech companies have tried making AI assistants sound warmer, friendlier, and more emotionally human. But new research suggests that approach may actually backfire more often than companies expect. A recent study highlighted by Tech Xplore found that people generally prefer AI chatbots whose personalities mirror their own communication style rather than assistants that act excessively cheerful or overly friendly all the time. According to the findings by the Northeastern researchers challenge one of the biggest assumptions driving modern AI development is that making chatbots more emotionally expressive automatically improves user experience. People prefer AI that feels familiar, not…

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE has now launched globally at Computex 2026. AMD first introduced the RDNA 4-based GPU in China in May 2025, so this is a wider rollout rather than a brand-new graphics card. It will be available from board partners starting June 2, in reference and overclocked versions, with a suggested retail price of $549. AMD is aiming this at 1440p gamers The RX 9070 GRE comes with 48 RDNA 4 compute units, 48 ray accelerators, 96 AI accelerators, and 3,072 stream processors. It has 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with up to 432GB/s…