Tag: hardware

Zen 5 revisited: Testing what a new BIOS and Windows update does for AMD’s Ryzen 9000 chips

Zen 5 revisited: Testing…

It's fair to say the launch of AMD's launch of its Zen 5 desktop processors hasn't exactly been plain…
The new SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds actually fit my weird little ears and if that isn’t a glowing endorsement then I don’t know what is

The new SteelSeries Arctis…

SteelSeries has just announced and launched its first earbuds with the Arctis GameBuds. As usual when trying them out,…
‘This is a big deal’: Meta announces neural AR glasses powered by AI and of course Nvidia’s CEO showed up wearing a pair

‘This is a big…

Mark Zuckerberg has just wrapped up his Meta Connect 2024 keynote, in which he announced new products such as…
Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Quest 3S: $300 VR headset to mostly match the Quest 3, coming October 15

Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta…

There's a cheaper Quest 3 coming out next month. It's called the Quest 3S, and it comes with many…
Here’s why I’m hoping to score Lunar Lake inside my next handheld gaming PC: Intel’s Core Ultra 7 258V tested in games

Here’s why I’m hoping…

Usually we'd gloss over processors like Intel's 200V-series for a gaming laptop, favouring instead a chunky desktop part stuffed…
Presumed Battlemage engineering sample suggests there’s some hope for Intel’s next-gen Arc GPUs in the mid-range

Presumed Battlemage engineering sample…

Talk might revolve around AMD Strix Point and Intel Lunar Lake chips of late, but there's plenty of hunger…
Can my 14-year-old gaming PC, loaded with the one-time most powerful graphics card in the world, still deliver a good PC gaming experience in 2024?

Can my 14-year-old gaming…

Navigate this feature quickly 1. The mission 2. The hardware 3. The games 3. But can it run Crysis…
The new iPhone 16 proves that we’re winning the fight for the right to repair

The new iPhone 16…

The new Apple iPhone 16 is much more repairable than its predecessor. So says no less an authority on…
This Balrog spacebar is literal fire and has made me realise I need a full set of LOTR keycaps, ASAP

This Balrog spacebar is…

Do you remember the first time you witnessed the Balrog? I do. First, a distant flicker, an orange hue…
The GPU market is back, baby, and astonishing ‘market watchers who have been predicting its doom for decades’

The GPU market is…

There's been relatively little news on the discrete graphics card front for a while. The most exciting developments have…