Tag: hardware

I thought audio driver troubleshooting hell was a thing of the ’90s until I tried using Bluetooth headphones with my laptop

I thought audio driver…

Whenever I’m about to declare that this or that has gone down the drain, I pause and ask myself…
Linus Torvalds is still on the ‘same old boring Radeon RX 580’, which is a sign I probably don’t need that upgrade I’ve been eying up

Linus Torvalds is still…

It’s easy to get lightly obsessed with upgrading PC gaming hardware, but if Linux developer Linus Torvalds is still…
Can a graphics card be 2

Can a graphics card…

When Intel re-entered the gaming graphics card market in 2022, there was hope that, at long last, AMD and…
Asus TUF A14 (2025) review

Asus TUF A14 (2025)…

This laptop feels like it was made specifically for me, and those like me. Its lush brushed metal and…
We just got our first proper look at GPD’s battery-optional Strix Halo handheld gaming PC and I’m still unconvinced

We just got our…

The GPD Win 5 is looking to be a strange device. An AMD Strix Halo-powered gaming handheld that lacks…
Razer BlackShark V3 review

Razer BlackShark V3 review

There are many differences between Razer’s BlackShark V2 and the new V3 line of gaming headsets—from sparkling new drivers…
Nearly two-thirds of Brits surveyed about the UK’s new age verification laws think the changes aren’t effective, but even more support them being made in the first place

Nearly two-thirds of Brits…

It’s been one week since the UK government introduced its Online Safety Act, legislation that requires people to provide…
The first gaming benchmarks for AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme show memory bandwidth is hobbling the full potential the new handheld chip

The first gaming benchmarks…

At the start of 2025, during the annual CES event, AMD launched the successors to its popular Ryzen Z1…
Semiconductors left in Trump’s trade purgatory as new US tariffs on Taiwan set at 20%

Semiconductors left in Trump’s…

If you’re anyone other than President Donald Trump, there’s a good chance you’re sick of the word tariff. I…
The latest version of Intel’s XeSS 2 now lets other GPUs run its AI-based frame generation system, throwing RTX 30-series owners a Team Blue-shaped bone

The latest version of…

For what seems like a very long time now, the combination of the words ‘Intel’, ‘news’, and ‘good’ has…