MSI unveils AI server platforms based on NVIDIA MGX and DGX Station architectures, boosting enterprise and cloud data centre AI capabilities. Read...

Nvidia’s newest (and possibly last) addition to the RTX 50-series lineup launches today. At $299, the GeForce RTX 5060 stands well-poised to continue the xx60-series’ success as the PC gaming de facto standard, at least from a pricing standpoint. But you shouldn’t buy the RTX 5060 when it appears on store shelves today, and Nvidia knows it – because it’s being very quiet about the launch. Based on the numbers provided to press by GeForce product manager Justin Walker ahead of Computex, the RTX 5060 should be a middling generational performance upgrade. Look for it to be around 20 percent faster than the ho-hum $299 RTX 4060 it’s replacing, or twice as fast in games that support DLSS 4. (That’s because the RTX 4060’s AI frame generation technology only supports a single AI-generated frame between GPU-generated frames, whereas the RTX 50-series can triple that.) That’s not the problem. The problem is the RTX 5060 only has 8GB of GDDR7 memory. In the year of Our Lord 2025, that simply doesn’t cut it. Nvidia says it made the decision to help keep costs down, but such skimpy memory capacity can create performance problems like stuttering, crashes, silently reduced texture quality, and games outright failing to load. In fact, that’s already happening with the pricier RTX 5060 Ti. Nvidia conveniently only sent reviewers the pricier $429 RTX 5060 Ti to test when it launched. It’s good! But the $379 version with 8GB of memory suffers hard from its limited memory capacity, as the Hardware Unboxed video below amply demonstrates. Even though the 5060 Ti GPU is much faster than the $250 Intel Arc B580 in raw performance (and much more expensive), the Arc B580 beat down Nvidia’s card in many, many games simply because the B580 has 12GB of VRAM. The RTX 5060 Ti’s 8GB capacity repeatedly ran into performance issues in modern games. Seriously, you should watch the video – it’s great and incredibly illustrative of the issues surrounding 8GB graphics cards in 2025. Anywho, it’s clear Nvidia is aware of the problem, and the shitstorm brewing over shipping 8GB graphics cards in 2025. Nvidia didn’t send the 8GB RTX 5060 Ti to reviewers. It isn’t providing early GPU drivers for the RTX 5060 to reviewers either – meaning that even if a reviewer was able to source a physical RTX 5060 ahead of launch (hi!), there is no way to test it and let buyers know the card’s performance when it hits the streets. This is incredibly rare. Also, the timing of the release and drivers – May 19, smack dab at the start of Computex, the biggest PC industry show of the year – means that many reviewers who would normally test these cards will be in Taipei for the week, far away from their testing rigs. This is also incredibly rare. When Nvidia hard launches products at shows like CES and Computex, it usually provides them to reviewers under NDA at least a week ahead of time. For the RTX 5060, crickets. Nvidia is burying 8GB reviews. Not that it should be a surprise – Nvidia is burying this launch as a whole. The RTX 5060’s launch date barely squeaked out earlier this month, hidden deep at the end of a blog post brimming with news about DLSS 4 coming to various B-tier games. Then, right at the very end: Oh, hey, guys, the RTX 5060 is launching may 19, keep it on the down low. Get this: There are 37 paragraphs or trailers to get through before the RTX 5060 got two brief paragraphs at the end. One of those two paragraphs is only two sentences. None of this screams confidence in the product. And if Nvidia isn’t confident in the GeForce RTX 5060… well, I wouldn’t be confident buying it either. It may be fine for esports and many games at 1080p, but the 8GB could be a deal-breaker surprisingly often. We’d know that if there were reviews today! But there aren’t. Those reviews are coming though. We’ve got YouTube’s own Will Smith toiling in our San Francisco lab today to start generating benchmarks, and other reviewers will no doubt jump on these cards as soon as they’re able. You know, after Computex. Wait for them. Yes, the GeForce RTX 5060 hits the streets today, and yes, the price looks good on paper. But you shouldn’t buy one and it sure smells like Nvidia knows it. Don’t step in the shitstorm before you’re fully informed. Further reading: The fate of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50-series lies in DLSS 4’s hands Read...

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A VPN is a powerful tool to browse securely and protect your information. But the service will really only be safe when it is decentralized, and no data can be traced back to you. This is what makes NymVPN unique in the market. Where many other VPNs ask you to provide email address and pay by credit card, NymVPN does just the opposite, making you completely anonymous.  Behind NymVPN is Chelsea Manning, the whistleblower from WikiLeaks. This says a lot about their level of ambition. This is not a VPN that compromises. It is a service based on the privacy technology of the future, where no one – even Nym – knows who you are.  From $4.54/month (+5 months free!) How it works  Many traditional VPNs save logs centrally. This means that your activity can be linked to you if they are hacked, or if someone forces them to disclose information. NymVPN instead uses a mixnet, a decentralized network that mixes your traffic with others in a way that makes it impossible to track what any individual has done.  This technology is especially useful in times of increased surveillance and censorship, as it makes it harder for hackers, government agencies and companies to monitor or restrict your internet use.  Nym You also do not need to register with an email address. Instead, you get an anonymous access code that becomes your unique key to the service.  Unlike other VPNs, NymVPN is the first to make your payment information completely detached from your NymVPN account, so your online activity cannot be traced back to you.  When you pay for NymVPN, it happens completely anonymously. You use a credit card or cryptocurrency that is converted to an anonymized VPN access ticket. Thanks to these so-called zero-knowledge credentials, your online activity is never linked to your payment information, and therefore is never linked to your identity. In this way, your privacy is fully preserved.  From $4.54/month (+5 months free!) VPN for everyone  NymVPN offers the same convenience as other leading VPN services. A global network of fast servers makes it easy to stream movies and shows, play online and surf without interruption.  While other VPNs can collect data about you, even if they promise not to save it, NymVPN lacks the technical ability to collect anything at all. You can watch your favorite series without buffering, protect your IP and avoid geo-blocks, and at the same time be sure that no one logs your activity in the background. It gives you full freedom online without having to reveal a single bit of personal data.  Despite the advanced technology, NymVPN is designed for ease of use. You don’t have to juggle complex settings or technical details to get started. The installation is fast and smooth. The entire experience is optimized to allow you as a user to surf, stream and work online without having to worry about what you leave behind.  NymVPN is developed by an international team of cybersecurity, cryptographics and privacy experts. Among the key figures are Chelsea Manning, known for his work in exposing irregularities and defending the right to transparency and anonymity online. Other prominent names behind the service include Ben Laurie, a pioneer in secure web development, and Professor Bart Preneel from KU Leuven, a leading researcher in cryptographics and information security. Read...

As the CPU designer who stands behind customers like Qualcomm, Arm has never really needed a charismatic brand. But the company has decided upon a new naming scheme that’s easier to remember. Over the last year or so, Arm has chosen the dreadful “CSS for Client” to refer to the processors it licenses for smartphones and PCs. Its CPUs have been known as a “Cortex,” while it has branded its GPUs as Mali. Arm’s customers sometimes to refer back to the Cortex brand, but are otherwise free to call them what they want. What Arm is changing is the name of the platform, to signify what purpose the chips will be used for. Now, for example, an Arm core designed for mobile will be known as a “Lumex,” while an Arm core designed for PCs will be known as “Niva.”Arm will use “Zena” as its automotive brand, “Orbis” for IoT, and “Neoverse” for an infrastructure product. Arm will also take a page from Dell, which ditched its iconic laptop brands for a more generic Pro and Pro Max nomenclature. Now, Arm will use “names like Ultra, Premium, Pro, Nano, and Pico to show performance tiers — making it easier for developers and customers to navigate our roadmap,” the company said. “This platform-first approach reflects the rapid conversion taking place to the Arm compute platform at the system level, not just the core IP,” Arm said. “It allows our partners to integrate Arm’s technology faster, with higher confidence, and with less complexity — especially as they scale to meet the demands of AI.” It’s not clear what the new brands have to do with “AI,” but at least they seem to have a bit more thought behind them. Now can we do something about the corporate logo? Read...

At a glanceExpert`s Rating Pros Excellent full-color night vision Sharp 3K video resolution Smart motion detection with human and vehicle filtering Cons No included microSD card No AI-driven features beyond basic smart detection Our Verdict The Annke NightChroma NC500 is a rock-solid budget camera that delivers sharp, full-color surveillance–including at night–and smart detection where it counts. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today If you’re in the market for a budget-friendly security camera that doesn’t skimp on nighttime clarity, the Annke NightChroma NC500 is worth a look. This wired 3K PoE (Power over Ethernet) camera captures full-color video even in total darkness, something you don’t typically get at its modest $64.99 price point (that was the sale price at the time of this review; MSRP is $99.99). That combination of sharp imaging and vivid night vision makes it an appealing option for DIYers setting up their own security systems–especially those who are also looking for a local networked storage option–as well as homeowners looking to add reliable coverage without blowing their budget. The Annke NightChroma NC500 doesn’t try to dazzle with extras; it focuses on doing the basics really well, and that’s what makes it such a strong buy. Design and features The Annke NC500 is available in both bullet and turret styles; I tested the bullet version. It has the no-nonsense look of a classic security camera—long and cylindrical, with a sturdy mounting bracket that makes it easy to aim exactly where you need coverage. The housing is made of aluminum and feels solid and well-built, with an IP67 weatherization rating that protects it against dust and rain (it can withstand being immersed in up to 3.3 feet of water for as long as 30 minutes). It can also operate in extreme temperatures, with an operating range of -22 degrees Fahrenheit to 140 degrees F (-30 to 60 degrees C). (To find out more about how well devices are protected from the elements, read our informative guide to IP codes at the preceding link.) Whether it’s scorching summer heat or a winter freeze, the Annke NC500 is built to hold up outdoors. The compact bullet-style camera supports Power over Ethernet, meaning power and a network connection are supplied by a single cable, simplifying outdoor installations. Michael Ansaldo/Foundry Beneath its rugged exterior, the camera is more impressive than its price might suggest. It captures video with 3K resolution (3072 × 1728 pixels), providing a significant leap in detail over standard 1080p (1920 x 1080). That’s especially useful for identifying faces, license plates, or small movements at a distance. But what really sets this camera apart from the competition at this price is its low-light performance. The Annke NC500 uses a large f/1.0 aperture and a backside-illuminated (BSI) image sensor, both of which help it gather more light after dark. Combined with Annke’s Acme Color Night Vision technology, the camera can deliver full-color footage even in near-total darkness. A built-in soft supplement light discreetly activates in 0 lux conditions, boosting low-light performance without the harsh glare of a spotlight or the grayscale fallback of infrared night vision. Other useful features include a built-in microphone for audio capture and support for local storage (up to 256GB via a microSD card that you’ll need to supply your own. Video is compressed using the efficient H.265+ codec, which helps reduce file sizes without sacrificing image quality. Setup and performance Support for Power over Ethernet (PoE) means both data and power travel over the same ethernet cable, simplifying wiring and delivering added flexibility as to where you install the camera–you’re not limited to locations near an electrical outlet. As long as you have a PoE-capable ethernet switch or a PoE injector you can use with your existing switch or roouter, one cable from your router or NVR (network video recorder) is all it takes to power the camera and get it online. The NC500 is designed to work seamlessly with Annke’s own NVR systems; if you’re using a third-party recorder, you’ll want to confirm compatibility before purchasing. The Annke Vision app has a spare, intutitive design that makes it easy to control the camera and customize its settings. Michael Ansaldo/Foundry Once connected, setup is handled through the Annke Vision app, which offers a relatively smooth user experience. You can view live footage, play back recorded video, adjust camera settings, and set up motion detection alerts. The motion detection feature allows you to fine-tune sensitivity levels, helping reduce false alarms from wind-blown trees or passing cars. In terms of performance, the NC500 punches well above its weight. Its night-vision capabilities are particularly strong—footage is captured in full color and is impressively clear even when the ambient light drops to near zero. This gives it a significant edge over traditional IR-based night-vision cameras, which often revert to grainy black-and-white imagery when operating in full darkness. During my testing, the camera maintained sharp image quality in both rainy and bright conditions, and the sturdy build showed no signs of stress during a spring downpour. The onboard microphone also did a decent job picking up conversation, handy for capturing more context in your recordings. This review is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best home security cameras. The camera’s smart detection capabilities are a clear step up from basic motion alerts. It can distinguish between people and vehicles, which helps cut down on false alarms from things like swaying branches or neighborhood pets. In my testing, motion alerts were timely and mostly accurate, with only the occasional missed detection or unnecessary ping. You can tweak sensitivity and set motion zones in the app to further reduce noise, making the alerts more useful and less disruptive. Should you buy the Annke NightChroma NC500? The Annke NC500 doesn’t try to dazzle with extras; it focuses on doing the basics really well, and that’s what makes it such a strong buy. You get sharp video, reliable full-color night vision, and motion detection that’s smart enough to tell a person from a passing car. That’s more than enough to stand out in a crowded budget security camera market. Read...

Microsoft dealt a heavy blow to Windows 10 with the most recent Patch Tuesday. May’s KB5058379 update is causing some annoying problems, like making Windows request the BitLocker recovery key on startup on some Windows 10 PCs. (Windows 10 normally only requests this key when changes are made to the hardware or BIOS settings.) German blog Borncity reports on this problem as it relates to German users, but there are also reports in the US, like the one by Windows Latest. The problem affects Windows 10 computers in companies as well as PCs used privately, and information from affected users can be found both in the Microsoft forums and on Reddit. Without the BitLocker recovery key, Windows 10 remains locked and therefore cannot be used. Some affected users have to go through system recovery and restore their OS to a point in time before the update installation. But that’s not all. Even after Windows 10 starts, some users are running into blue screen crashes. As a workaround, it seems to help if you deactivate the “Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)” option in the BIOS/UEFI. Instructions on how to do that have been provided by Windows Latest and BleepingComputer. According to Windows Latest, the problem affects computers from Dell, HP, and Lenovo running Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise. Microsoft doesn’t currently mention the above issues on the KB5058379 update support page, but this is an important security patch that you should install, and Windows should install it automatically once it’s available to your PC. Unless you have a good reason, don’t skip it. Further reading: How to upgrade Windows 10 to 11, step by step Read...

Acer’s Swift Edge 14 AI laptops already feel like one of the standouts of next week’s Computex 2025 show, combining a matte OLED display with an incredibly light weight. If you’re constantly on the go, this might be a laptop for you. All told, the Acer Swift Edge’s magnesium-aluminum chassis eliminates the vast majority of the weight. At 2.18 pounds, this puts the emphasis on light, which should be one of the focus points for a laptop that is constantly dropped into a bag or backpack. Acer’s Swift Edge 14 AI (SFE14-51 and -51T) and the Swift Go 14 and 16 AI are among the number of laptops that the company is debuting at Computex in the thin-and-light category, along with the Swift X creator series and the cheaper Aspire notebooks as well. Acer is also launching updates to its Predator line of gaming notebooks, too. I had a chance to go hands-on with the new Swift Edge in a preview of Acer’s Computex lineup. The Swift Edge is incredibly light, easily drawn out and moved around with a single hand. The real star of this Core Ultra (Lunar Lake) notebook may be its 14-inch screen, a 2880 x 1800 OLED coated with a Corning Gorilla Matte Pro finish. Laptop makers typically offer reflective screen which can mirror the light and background of your nearby environment. If you’ve ever worked in a library or cafe with overhead lighting, you’ll notice it. On the other hand, a matte screen dulls all that, eliminating reflections and minimizing the reflected light. That’s even more important with an OLED display, whose rich blacks tend to emphasize a reflective display. Acer’s Swift Go laptops, available in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes, are a bit more conventional. Like the Swift Edge AI, these are Copilot+ laptops, so the Intel Core 200V chips (Lunar Lake) inside these Swift Go 14 AI and Swift Go 16 AI allow for Microsoft’s Copilot+ experiences like Windows Studio Effects, Windows Recall, and more. The signature feature here is one you may have seen before: the Acer Multi-Control touchpad that provides contextual controls — such as play, pause, and fast-forward/rewind — during specific applications. The Swift Gos also include Acer Assist, a dedicated AI app, which provides a folder into which users can load documents and then assign an LLM to make sense of them all. The new Swift Go platform also includes Purified Voice 2.0, which can filter out ambient noise during video calls like magic. (Rival Asus offers a similar technology. Both use the NPU for noise filtering, which I’ve tested.) Because of the variability of the Trump tariffs, Acer isn’t disclosing pricing or the ship date of these laptops for the U.S. markets. In general, however, you should expect them to ship in between 30 and 90 days, Acer tells us. “We will announce U.S. pricing, availability, and configurations closer to market availability in the United States/North America,” Acer said in a statement. Acer did provide European pricing, however, as a point of comparison. Acer Swift Edge 14 AI Previously, Acer’s Swift Edge featured AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 CPUs. At least for Computex, Acer is showcasing the Swift Edge AI with just Intel inside. Acer’s Swift Edge 14 AI helps set the bar for the thin- and-light laptop category.Mark Hachman / Foundry Acer’s Swift Edge 14 AI measures 12.35 x 9.02 x 0.37in (9.3-16mm) and includes processor options from Intel Core Ultra 5 226V to the Core Ultra 9 288V, plus Intel’s integrated Arc graphics GPUs. Though it’s thin and light, it’s not flimsy; the laptop is rated at MIL-STD 810H resilience. Inside the notebook are options for either 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and up to a terabyte of PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. This is the advantage of a matte screen: look at your phone or laptop edge-on, and note the reflections…which don’t appear here.Mark Hachman / Foundry Although battery life will vary based on a number of factors, the Swift Edge boasts a 65Wh battery, enough for what the company says is good for 21 hours of battery life. Wireless connectivity is supplied by Intel’s Killer Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 and above. There are also plenty of ports: a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports, plus two USB-A ports, one that’s capable of charging. The specifications of Acer’s Swift Edge 14 AI.Acer Acer includes a standard 1080p webcam on the Acer Swift Edge 14 AI, but with an additional fingerprint reader mounted behind the power button. The Acer Swift Edge 14 AI (SFE14-51/T) will be available in Europe in June, starting at EUR1,599 ($1,788) and in Australia in the second quarter, starting at AUD3,999. Acer Swift Go 16 AI and Acer Swift Go 14 AI Acer’s Swift Go laptops are thicker, and built out of aluminum. Acer’s 14-inch Swift Go 14 AI, for example, measures 12.3 x 8.89 x 0.63 inches and measures 3.06 pounds; the 16-inch version measures 14 x 9.87 x 0.63 inches and weighs a chunkier 3.53 pounds. They both include 64Wh batteries. Acer’s Swift Go 16 AI.Acer The two laptops are built around either your choice of an OLED (a 16-inch 2040 x 1280 or 14-inch 1920 x 1200) or a standard 1200p IPS display — put another way, the 16-inch offers significant differences in screen resolution while the 14-inch does not. In both, you’ll have a choice between four different Core Ultra (Lunar Lake) processors, with up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and a whopping 2TB of storage. Both laptops have two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, WiFi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4. The Acer Swift Go 16 AI (SFG16-74) will be available in Europe beginning in August, starting at 1,299 euros ($1,453). The Acer Swift Go 14 AI (SFG14-75) will be available in Europe in July, starting at EUR1,199 ($1,341). Acer Read...

Acer’s most interesting gaming notebook for Computex 2025 isn’t necessarily a gaming notebook at all. The Predator Triton 14 AI is a surprisingly thin, creator-class notebook that includes both Intel’s Lunar Lake notebook CPU alongside an Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU cooled by something new: graphene. Acer also is announcing the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI, a slightly cheaper version, plus refreshes of the Nitro lineup that go as large as an 18-inch display. Here’s what you need to know about all three gaming laptops: Acer’s 14.5-inch Predator Triton 14 AI is just 11mm thick at its thinnest point. Acer replaced the traditional liquid metal with graphene for improved cooling, and there’s a haptic touchpad (with its own stylus!) for inking while you’re on the go. Acer’s new 14.5-inch Helios Neo 14 AI combines a Core Ultra 9 285H with an RTX 5070, and should cost a bit less. Acer also is shipping several versions of its Nitro gaming laptops, both 16- and 18-inch versions which focus on the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processors. One of the questions I asked was if Acer is designing toward a price point, or to the component choices it deemed best for its users. Acer executives said they were making the latter choice, which might be one of the reasons that Acer is keeping the price and availability of the laptops mum for now. “We will announce U.S. pricing, availability, and configurations closer to market availability in the United States/North America,” Acer said in a statement. Acer did provide pricing and availability for Europe, which we’ve included here for comparison’s sake. Acer Predator Triton 14 AI Acer’s new Predator Triton 14 AI reminds me of a classical gangster: dark suit, dark tie, sunglasses, coolly confident. That’s until the per-key RGB lights up, reminding you what you’re here for. Creator-class notebooks have always interested me, since they offer some of the power of a gaming laptop without all of the weight. A few years ago, you might have to think about whether a lower-end discrete GPU could offer enough gaming horsepower; today, frame generation technologies are working to make that a moot point. As I held the Triton 14 AI (PT14-52T) at Acer’s preview, I was impressed by how compact it felt: it measures 12.6 x 8.7 x 0.43 inches at its thinnest, sloping out to 0.68 in (17.31mm) at its thickest — it still weighs 3.7 pounds, but that’s a far cry from the laptops that weigh over 5 pounds or more. (It earned Nvidia’s Studio Premium certification, which requires a thickness under 20 mm.) Acer treated the dark chassis with an anti-fingerprint coating that seemed to really work, and it’s the only one of its new gaming notebooks that included it. Acer’s Predator Triton 14 AI features per-key lighting and an Intel Core Ultra 200-series chip inside. Willis Lai / Foundry Acer built in a graphene thermal interface material into the insides of the laptop, which the company estimates will actually offer 14.5 percent better cooling, combined with the 0.5-mm-thin AeroBlade 3D metal fans that directs cooling air to the laptop’s hot spots. With the additional cooling, Acer has a choice to either push clock speeds faster or go thinner and lighter, and executives said the target market caused them to opt for the latter. While Acer didn’t reveal the key travel, the RGB keyboard does offer per-key lighting, controlled by the PredatorSense app. The touchpad joins the small but growing trend of laptops that use haptics for a uniform click experience across the whole of the trackpad. I didn’t expect Acer to include a bundled stylus, but it has done so, with support for the AES 2.0, USI 2.0, and MPP 2.5 protocols with 4,096 pressure level and tilt support. And look at the photo above. The trackpad almost disappears! Otherwise, the 14.5-inch 2,880 x 1,800 OLED display features 100% DCI-P3 color at up 120Hz — with touch support, which in OLEDs isn’t always a given. There’s just 340 nits of light output, however. Inside is an Intel Core 288V “Lunar Lake” chip, up to 32GB of DDR5-8533 memory and a PCI Express Gen 4 connection allowing customers to configure up to 2TB of SSD storage. Intel’s Killer Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt 5 also appear. These are the specifications of the Acer Predator Triton 14A AI, as provided by Acer. Acer also made some last-minute changes that are reflected in the text.Acer Remember, Intel’s Lunar Lake processor and its 48-TOPS NPU makes this a Copilot+ PC, with support for all of Microsoft’s AI-powered features like Windows Recall. The Predator Triton 14 AI (PT14-52T) will be available in EMEA in July, starting at 2,999 euro Acer said. Predator Helios Neo 14 AI Acer’s Predator Helios Neo 14 AI laptop (PHN14-71), also with a 14.5-inch display, uses the Core Ultra 200H “Arrow Lake” chips, which performed surprisingly well in our laptop tests without all of the issues of their desktop cousins. They don’t offer the AI performance of the Lunar Lake family, however. Acer’s Predator Helios Neo 14 AI.Acer Acer typically uses the “Neo” branding to denote a step down, and some of the innovations on the Predator Triton 14 AI do not appear here. For example, Acer returned to the 5th-gen AeroBlade technology and the more traditional liquid metal thermal grease and a vector heat pipe. Likewise, the laptop uses a slightly older WiFi 6e technology alongside Thunderbolt 4, and the RGB keyboard is divided up into three zones. Physically, the Helios Neo 4 AI weighs 4.2 pounds, and measures 12.7 x 10.2 x 0.81 in., with the thinnest point being 11.5mm. Acer Users will have an option between a 14.5-inch OLED (2880 x 1800, 120Hz, 400 nits, 10 percent DCI-P3) or a 14.5-inch IPS (2560 x 1600, 165Hz, 400 nits, 100% sRGB) and choices of either a Core Ultra 9 285H/255H and an RTX 5060 or 5070 GPU. Users can choose from up to 32GB of DDR5-7467 memory and up to 2TB of PCI3 Gen 4 storage. The Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71) will be available in EMEA in July, starting at 1,699 euro. Nitro 18, 16, and 16S Finally, Acer has the Nitro lineup of gaming notebooks, which typically include almost dozens of different variants. For Computex, Acer is launching the Nitro 18 AI and the Nitro 16 AI, as well as the Nitro 16S and Nitro V 165 AI. They’re all oriented around the Ryzen AI 9 365 (Strix Point) architecture from AMD, which includes Copilot+ AI capabilities. Typically, Acer charges about $1,200 to $1,500 for these laptops. Here’s what we know about the Nitro 18: it will have an 18-inch display with 2560 x 1600 resolution at 165Hz, with 32GB of DDR5 5600 memory and 2 TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage. Acer will use copper and vector heat pipes inside to cool an Nvidia GeForce 5070 Ti. As for the Nitro 16S AI, Acer is offering users a Ryzen AI 9 365, up to an RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB of DDR5-5600 memory and 2 TB of SSD storage, all hidden below a 2560 x 1600, 180Hz display. The Nitro V 16S AI will offer the same display, memory, and storage options, but an RTX 5070 instead, plus USB4. Read...