The good news is that most trackpad problems can be fixed in just a few minutes. Trackpads are extremely sensitive to oils from your fingers, hand lotion, food residue or just everyday grime. If these ...

Q: What can I do to make the mouse pad on my laptop work better? A: If your laptop’s mouse pad (a.k.a. the trackpad or touchpad) has started acting up, it’s not uncommon. If it’s smooth and accurate ...

Alienware’s 16X Aurora and Area-51 laptops won a Best of CES 2026 Award for adding beautiful OLED displays to the line. These computers have Intel Core Ultra 200HX chips and up to RTX 5090 graphics.

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The Alienware Area-51 was the kind of laptop that gets you excited to game. It felt great on the fingertips thanks to its mechanical keyboard with Cherry Ultra switches. It looked the part—like it had ...

The 2026 lineup in the NASCAR Cup Series appears relatively set. Assuming there is no upheaval from the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, there are no seats open in Cup for full-time chartered teams.

Acer has a handful of laptop updates at this year's CES show. The headlining item is the addition of the Acer Swift 16 AI to the company's flagship line. This laptop has what the company says is ...

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A 15-year-old boy is charged as an adult for the fatal carjacking of an Uber driver. Police used doorbell video to track the victim’s stolen SUV and locate the suspect in Lilburn. The teen and victim ...

In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, and then use it to display proof of identity or age at select ...