You can pay for third-party PC optimization software to make your computer run more smoothly, but Microsoft PC Manager does ...

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We test dozens of laptops every year here at ZDNET, and our testing process employs a dual approach. On one hand, we run a series of benchmarking programs to gather important system data and metrics.

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At CES 2026, the big maker of mobile chips teased details—and some benchmarks—for its new mainstream Snapdragon processor ...

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CES is still raging on, and before Nvidia can even blink, there are performance leaks of the company's upcoming Nvidia RTX 5080 laptop graphics chips. Leaked benchmarks using Geekbench's OpenCL test ...

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We had a chance to go hands-on with a prototype Lenovo Core Ultra 3 notebook at CES 2026 and put the Panther Lake laptop ...

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