Apple’s long-rumored budget MacBook has finally arrived, and after my first hands-on session, the sleek, surprisingly capable ...

Apple has been granted a patent for “Computer Systems With Handheld Controllers.” Basically, it involves controlling Macs, iPhone, and iPads with Apple Vision Pros and/or Apple Pencils. The patent ...

An interesting trend over the last year or two has been the emergence of modern retrocomputer PCs, recreations of classic PC hardware from back in the day taking advantage of modern parts alongside ...

A designer for Apple, he created software that made it possible to display shapes, images and text on the screen and present a simulated “desktop.” By John Markoff Bill Atkinson, the Apple Computer ...

What if you could hold the nostalgia of retro computing in the palm of your hand, but with the power and flexibility of modern technology? Enter the PicoCalc—a compact, modular computer that bridges ...

The Ayaneo 3 brings a ton of ideas to the table, but certainly doesn't execute on any of them flawlessly. Oversights and software headaches can overshadow the fantastic gaming performance it brings.

The Mecha Comet is a new modular handheld Linux computer that emphasizes versatility, repairability, and sustainability. Compact yet powerful, it is designed to appeal to a wide range of users, ...

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. At CES 2025, Intel let journalists into its ...

This is not a phone. The Comet by Mecha Systems is a modular, Linux-based handheld computer built for hobbyists, engineers, students, artists and roboticists of all kinds. The Comet is a chunky ...

If you've been paying attention to smartphones and computers, you've probably heard people refer to ARM processors with increasing frequency. First developed by a small team of researchers in the ...

When Valve released the Steam Deck, PC manufacturers realized there could be a new market for small, handheld computers that are capable of running games. Lenovo released the Legion Go and Asus ...