Tag: hardware

Japanese railway turns to 3D printed replacements for ageing shelters that can be built in less than 6 hours

Japanese railway turns to…

I’ll spare you the customary rant about the highs and lows of using the British railway system. Instead, let…
Trump gave global chipmaking leader TSMC an offer it could not refuse: ‘All I did is say if you don’t build your plant here you’re gonna pay a big tax..

Trump gave global chipmaking…

Say what you will about Trump’s tariffs, they certainly make for, let’s say, ‘interesting’ times. And in case you…
Corsair’s new website to update firmware means I can finally say goodbye to iCUE

Corsair’s new website to…

If you aren’t a fan of Corsair’s iCUE or simply don’t like too much software on your rig, Corsair…
Microsoft has now fired the employees who publicly protested the company supplying AI tech to the Israeli military

Microsoft has now fired…

Last Friday, two software engineers vocally protested the use of Microsoft’s AI technology by the Israeli military. This follows…
ROG Ally X, Legion Go, and now the Nintendo Switch 2 are missing one important thing: Why don’t more handhelds have OLED screens?

ROG Ally X, Legion…

James Bentley, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week: I’ve been watching the Nintendo Switch 2 news with excitement…
The Last of Us Part 2 proves that 8 GB of VRAM can be enough, even at 4K with maximum settings, so why aren’t more games using the same clever asset-streaming trick?

The Last of Us…

When Sony’s masterpiece The Last of Us Part 1 appeared on the humble PC two years ago, I hoped…
Framework is ‘temporarily pausing US sales’ on some of its laptops due to Trump’s tariffs: ‘At a 10% tariff, we would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss’

Framework is ‘temporarily pausing…

Trump’s tariffs seem to be putting a thorn in the side of major hardware manufacturers, as both Nintendo and…
AMD is reportedly plotting an NPU-enabled ‘Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme’ chip for handhelds and we still can’t figure out what it’ll do for us aside from drain more the battery juice

AMD is reportedly plotting…

AMD is reportedly planning to release a new version of its Strix Point APU for handhelds with a fully…
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G.Skill’s 128 GB golden…

I’m the sort of PC enthusiast that likes my hardware understated. I’m not immune to a bit of RGB…
So, it’s the mirrors

So, it’s the mirrors.…

Profiteering, the AI boom, latterly the looming threat of tariffs—there are a lot of reasons why computer chips have…