Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. The rise of the ...

I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus years and have covered just about every kind of computer gear—from the 386SX to 64-core processors—in my long tenure as an editor, a writer, and an ...

In brief: One-Netbook's newly unveiled second-generation external GPU is the first known product featuring AMD's Radeon RX 7800M mobile GPU. Internal benchmarks suggest that the chip could put ...

External GPUs are great, but are limited by the bandwidth of Thunderbolt. At CES 2024, Lenovo has announced a proprietary port and external GPU with a full PCIe connection to get more out of your ...

An external Graphics Processing Unit (eGPU) is a device that allows you to enhance the graphics capabilities of your laptop by connecting an external graphics card. This can be particularly appealing ...

Alienware unveiled its interesting Concept Nyx at CES 2022 this week, but it also showed off its Concept Polaris which turns portable gaming laptops into enthusiast-class beasts. The new Alienware ...

If you want to get cutting-edge graphics on your older PC, hook up an external graphics card. Hardware to plug external graphics cards into Thunderbolt 3 PC ports is becoming available. Other external ...

To use both Integrated and Dedicated Graphics on Windows, you need to tweak your system’s BIOS/UEFI settings. This includes enabling iGPU, which refers to the graphics solution integrated into your ...