Tag: hardware

Razer has pulled the pricing and pre-order pages for its new Blade laptops and I think it’s pretty obvious what’s happening here

Razer has pulled the…

There have been multiple reports going around about Razer pausing direct sales of its gaming laptops in the US…
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…
‘Sick, bro, nice vape’ is what I’d say to the people that turned a vape into a synth ocarina

‘Sick, bro, nice vape’…

If you’re feeling bad about your disposable vape becoming e-waste when you’re done with it, why not turn it…
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…
Best Buy creates the GPU pricing meme nobody asked for, so here’s the sadly inevitable Nvidia RTX 5090 for $5090

Best Buy creates the…

This is definitely not a trend we want to see develop: graphics cards with pricing to match their model…
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…
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…
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…