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I tested three Windows laptops in the MacBook Neo’s price range — there’s no contest

2026-04-17T13:39:11-04:00

The Neo king of affordable laptops. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

When the MacBook Neo arrived last month, I knew Windows laptop makers were in trouble. For $599, the Neo offers fantastic build quality and solid performance in a sleek and ultra-portable package. Windows laptops in this price range tend to be ugly, cheap-feeling, and a little slow.

Despite years of rumors, the MacBook Neo still seemed to take the Windows world by surprise. I expect proper competitors to pop up just as soon as the companies can manage, but I wanted to see what the competition in the PC space is like now.

So I asked a bunch of laptop manufacturers to send me their best answers to the MacBook Neo.

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The MacBook Neo is a 13-i …

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This phone starts fires on purpose

2026-03-06T08:30:15-05:00

Until now, most mobile phone companies have worked to ensure their phones won't start fires. (Occasional Samsung devices excepted, of course.) But this week at Mobile World Congress, we found a company that dared to go in a different direction. Oukitel's WP63 rugged smartphone includes a built-in fire starter, and this is what it looks like:

On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge's Dominic Preston joins Nilay to explain the existence of this particular mobile device, as well as wrap up all the weird and wonderful gadgets he and the team saw at MWC. There was also a "robot phone" that dances to (and so far, only to) "Believer" by Imagin …

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The best mobile tech announced at MWC 2026 so far

2026-03-08T11:47:11-04:00

Mobile World Congress 2026 is still in full swing in Barcelona, Spain, with announcements continuing to come from the mobile-focused show that runs until March 5th.

To make sure you don't miss the best new smartphones, laptops, concepts, and accessories, we're rounding up all the most newsworthy gadgets that have debuted so far at MWC 2026. And if you want to stay on top of all the news, you can follow our full coverage of the show right here.

Lenovo AI Workmate Concept

Lenovo didn't skimp on the concepts at MWC this year, but its AI Workmate might be the most peculiar. The device looks like a tiny robot arm but instead of a manipulator o …

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A robot arm with puppy dog eyes is just one of Lenovo’s new desktop AI concepts

2026-03-08T11:47:49-04:00

The AI Workmate Concept can move and rotate to accomplish various tasks, but can it ever truly know love? | Image: Lenovo

Alongside a handful of new laptop concepts (and a range of real products too), Lenovo used MWC to announce a pair of AI-based productivity companion concepts. Both are standalone desk devices designed to boost productivity while providing office workers with a bit of artificial dystopic companionship.

Lenovo describes its AI Workmate Concept as an "always-on desk companion," but it looks like a tiny robotic arm on a swiveling base with a bulbous screen on the end displaying an expressive pair of eyes. It doesn't look as engaging as a human coworker, but through local AI processing you can interact with the device as a smart assistant via vo …

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The new Yoga 9i 2-in-1 from Lenovo has an angled ‘canvas mode’ for easier note-taking

2026-03-02T07:37:07-05:00

The magnetic pen case is pulling wedge duty in there.

Lenovo has a few new Yoga laptops it's announcing at MWC 2026: the 14-inch Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition, 15-inch Yoga Pro 7a, and 14-inch Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition.

The most interesting of the pack is that 9i 2-in-1, outfitted with a 2880 x 1800, 120Hz OLED touchscreen. It includes a Yoga Pen Gen 2 stylus with a case that attaches to the laptop's lid. Fold the convertible back with the pen case attached and the screen sits at a slightly elevated angle. This should be more ergonomic while drawing and taking notes than writing on it flat, and the laptop has rounded edges and corners for a comfier grip. The 9i's main specs include an Intel Core …

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Lenovo’s redesigned ThinkPad Detachable tablet has a bigger screen and legit keyboard

2026-03-02T06:16:50-05:00

We’ve been waiting five years for this follow-up to the X12 Detachable. | Image: Lenovo

Lenovo is announcing five new ThinkPads and a new ThinkBook laptop for MWC 2026. There are various new chip offerings and updates for this swathe of ThinkPads, but the device I find the most interesting is the X13 Detachable. We haven't seen a major update to Lenovo's tablet-style ThinkPad in years, when it was the X12 Detachable.

The new releases (and starting prices) are:

ThinkPad T14S Gen 7 ($1,899)
ThinkPad T14S 2-in-1 Gen 2 ($1,849)
ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 ($1,799)
ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 ($1,799)
ThinkPad X13 Detachable ($1,999)
ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 6 ($1,754)

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Compared to its predecessor, the X13 D …

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Lenovo made a Framework-like laptop with modular ports — and a second screen

2026-03-02T07:05:11-05:00

Lenovo goes a little Franken-laptop. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

One of Lenovo's big laptop concepts for MWC 2026 is a modular ThinkBook with two screens. Officially called the ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept, the proof-of-concept is a 14-inch productivity machine with two plug-and-play interchangeable ports and a second 14-inch display magnetically attached to the rear of its lid. The second display is removable and can be propped up on a magnetic kickstand (stored under the laptop) and plugged in via USB-C.

But this concept PC has one more trick: removing the keyboard / trackpad deck and replacing it with the second screen, turning the whole thing into a dual-screen laptop you use with the keyboard and …

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This Windows gaming handheld has a screen that folds in half

2026-03-02T05:48:24-05:00

I love a tall boy.

Lenovo put a foldable display on a gaming handheld. The Legion Go Fold Concept is a Windows-based handheld with a flexible POLED display, detachable Joy-Con-like controllers, and a folio case to turn the whole thing into a mini laptop.

You can use it as a standard Steam Deck-esque handheld with the display folded down to 7.7 inches and controllers attached at its sides, or you can unfold it for a bigger experience. When unfolded, the controllers can be repositioned to all four sides, allowing you to play with the screen in vertical or horizontal orientations.

In vertical split-screen mode, you can put your game on one half of the screen …

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Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop

2026-02-27T06:24:24-05:00

Image: WindowsLatest

Lenovo's next gaming laptop could be a shapeshifting foldable called the Legion Go Fold, which can be used as a laptop or a handheld gaming PC with two different display sizes, as Windows Latest reports. Leaked images of the device show it attached to both a keyboard and controllers, with a hinge in the middle of the POLED display, allowing it to unfold from 7.7 inches to 11.6 inches.

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Users can attach the controllers with the display folded or unfolded, use the display in a vertical split-screen mode, or attach it to the keyboard for laptop mode, for a total of four different form factors rolled into one device. Even the controllers are co …

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Lenovo wants other companies to make accessories for its modular laptops

2026-02-27T09:05:24-05:00

Two years ago, Lenovo introduced a collection of modular Magic Bay accessories for its ThinkBook 16p. They attached to a magnetic pin connector at the top of the laptop's display and added functionality like an improved 4K webcam, or LTE connectivity. The company has since expanded Magic Bay compatibility to more of its laptops and demonstrated concepts for additional accessories, but it's now opening the system to third-party accessory makers, as spotted by VideoCardz.com.

According to an update a Lenovo product manager shared to the Chinese social media platform Weibo, Lenovo has "opened up support for third-party accessories." There's no …

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