Tag: hardware

MSI has gone so heavy with 12V-2×6 power sockets in its latest high-end PSUs that many AMD and Intel graphics cards have no way of being powered

MSI has gone so…

Nvidia’s 12VHPWR power connector, later updated to the 12V-2×6 format, has been at the centre of controversy since it…
HP settles the class action lawsuit which claimed its printer updates ‘act as malware’, avoiding either a big payout or admitting wrongdoing

HP settles the class…

If you’ve been annoyed that your HP printer doesn’t work with non-HP ink and toner, a recent class-action lawsuit…
‘For too long, Apple has operated a walled garden around its products’: The EU forces Apple to open its closed system to third parties

‘For too long, Apple…

Apple is well known for its closed ecosystem of tech, rather than its PC gaming. The brand has long…
The 2012 source code for AlexNet, the precursor to modern AI, is now on Github thanks to Google and the Computer History Museum

The 2012 source code…

AI is one of the biggest and most all-consuming zeitgeists I’ve ever seen in technology. I can’t even search…
Logitech G PowerPlay 2 mouse pad review

Logitech G PowerPlay 2…

The idea that you could have a mouse pad that keeps your wireless mouse charged is one that’s kept…
A Jensen Huang-signed version of this golden Asus RTX 5090 will be auctioned off to support relief efforts for the California wildfires

A Jensen Huang-signed version…

Ordinarily, I’d be tempted to be more than a little snarky about a golden RTX 5090, given the real-world…
Nvidia CEO sets sights on making ‘several hundred billion’ dollars worth of electronics in the USA over the next four years, increasing the chance of your next GPU being made in America

Nvidia CEO sets sights…

In the wake of tariffs set by the Trump administration and new factories in the US from world-leading chip…
You can win an MSI RTX 5080 in Taiwan if you collect nine dragon figurines given away with *checks notes* MSI RTX 50-series GPUs

You can win an…

When I was just a boy, my father dutifully collected a set of Natwest pigs, hopeful that one day…
Colorful iGame RTX 5070 Ti Vulcan OC review

Colorful iGame RTX 5070…

Reviewing Colorful’s RTX 5070 Ti Vulcan has kinda felt like my very own savage journey into the heart of…
Microsoft announces DirectX Raytracing 1

Microsoft announces DirectX Raytracing…

Microsoft has announced DirectX Raytracing 1.2 at the GDC conference with claims of “game changing” performance benefits. But the…