The key difference between a desktop computer and a laptop computer is compactness; where a desktop has room for expandable cards and new hardware features, a laptop's hardware must fit into an ...

The CPU may be the brain of a computer, but by itself it has no way to interact with the PC's other components—it needs a nervous system. That would be the motherboard. In many ways, it's little more ...

A motherboard is a quintessential part of any electronic equipment. Be it a smartphone, laptops, computer, or even as small as an electrical toothbrush. The size of the motherboard varies from device ...

There's nobody quite like Mom and when it comes to performance desktop computers or business class workhorse machines, motherboards are always what bring the computing family together. Motherboards ...

Though this ATX-form-factor board has "Art" in its name, its appearance is far from florid. Asus targets its ProArt motherboards as products for businesses and content-creation experts, and for those ...

Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene ...

Building your own gaming PC is a rewarding experience and gives you far more control over the pieces and parts that wind up in your PC tower. Those without any familiarity of the internal workings of ...

Lenovo showed me its new ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and this year's upgrades caught me off guard ...