Tech pro ThioJoe analyzes the real risks involved in performing BIOS updates on modern computer systems. Coffee linked to significant new side effect, says massive study What happens if you don't pay ...

Alienware Computex 2026 reveals the Alienware AW3426DW OLED monitor with advanced QD-OLED technology, 280Hz refresh rate, and ultrawide gaming performance ...

Back in 2024, I was taken in by the pretty views of Alienware’s 32-inch curved 4K 240Hz QD-OLED monitor. Since then, however, the company’s monitors appear to have gone a bit off the rails. If I ...

Alienware has made some of our favorite OLED monitors in recent years. But at Computex, the company revealed a new high-end option that it says is the "most ambitious display" it's ever made. Equipped ...

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

PCWorld reports that a faulty HP BIOS update delivered through Windows Update is causing expensive laptops to freeze during boot and display Blue Screen of Death errors. The issue has persisted for ...

A hot potato: HP is again under pressure over its firmware, with a wave of user reports linking recent BIOS updates to serious failures in some premium laptops. On support forums and in community ...

HP’s auto-installed BIOS update is bricking ZBook Ultra and EliteBook X laptops. Reverting requires a specific HP USB-C dongle. HP customers are reporting that BIOS updates pushed through Windows ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

The “budget” gaming laptop always seemed like a misnomer. In today’s age, with RAM prices through the stratosphere and gadgets suffering from shrinkflation, any notion of affordability is practically ...

Alienware has always been known for its over-the-top and expensive gaming PCs, but it just announced the Alienware 15, its first true budget gaming laptop. The Alienware 15 will come with either an ...

A cheaper Alienware gaming laptop sounds great—until you look at what was cut to get there. After starting my career at PCMag as an intern more than a decade ago, I’m back as one of its editors, ...