We have noticed that sometimes, Realtek Audio Console does not detect headphones connected via a 3.5mm jack. On occasion, the connector retasking menu doesn’t work, whereas, sometimes, headphones are ...

Over the past decade, smartphone manufacturers have gradually stopped including the 3.5mm headphone jack. Apple was among the first to do so with the iPhone 7, where the Lightning port became the ...

After relaunching its Area-51 brand with a new 16-inch laptop in 2025, Alienware is teasing two new laptops at CES 2026 in an attempt to reach an even larger audience. Dell's gaming brand plans to ...

Solid gaming performance. Really bright, 240-Hz display. Convenient ports in the back. Responsive touchpad. Battery life is decent. Keyboard and palm rests get warm. Cheaper gaming laptops perform ...

Gaming laptops are an interesting market, and there are a ton of great options to choose from. The Alienware 16X Aurora is just one of them, and it’s the smaller cousin to the Alienware 18 Area-51 I ...

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Alienware is a gaming laptop brand that almost every gamer has heard of. Dell's gaming branch, Alienware has been producing quality gaming laptops for nearly 30 years. However, Alienware has become a ...

Apple's decision to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 brought a sudden and jarring end to this ubiquitous audio connector (though you can still buy some smartphones with a headphone jack).

OLED monitors are incredibly prolific, so much so that it’s easy to forget they weren’t really a thing just five years ago. The Alienware AW3423WF was arguably the monitor that changed that, but it’s ...

Nintendo is launching a new version of its beloved Switch Pro controller alongside the Switch 2. In addition to some welcome upgrades — namely its Chat button that pulls up the GameChat feature — ...

It’s not easy to get your hands on RTX 50-series GPUs or PCs right now, but you can save tons of money on the RTX 4080-powered Alienware m18 R2 laptop with this deal. Normally the Alienware m18 R2 ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...