Tag: hardware

The Logitech G PowerPlay charging mouse pad was my baby, but I’m a little disappointed after seeing the second version just announced

The Logitech G PowerPlay…

When I was first bestowed a Logitech G PowerPlay mouse pad I was sceptical, but I very soon realised…
So long and thanks for all the space junk: China-based Starlink competitor SpaceSail plans to have 15,000 satellites deployed by 2030, and it’s not the only one with its eyes on the skies

So long and thanks…

If I say to you “satellite-based internet provider”, your first thought is probably Starlink. A subsidiary of Elon Musk’s…
The RTX 50-series might make ‘high-end pricing’ seem like an understatement but at least there are still reasonably priced entry-level builds out there like this one

The RTX 50-series might…

Yeyian Tanto | Core i5 13400F | RTX 4060 | 16 GB DDR5-5600 | 1 TB SSD | $1,099…
It looks like XeSS 3 and multi-frame generation can be enabled on older Intel GPUs with the most minor of tweaks, so it’s not just Panther Lake that gets in on the fun

It looks like XeSS…

Intel has been keen to talk up the benefits of XeSS 3 and multi-frame generation in recent months, alongside…
The curious tale of the missing eight: Some Nvidia RTX 50-series cards are shipping with missing ROPs in the GPU, Nvidia says only 0

The curious tale of…

Nvidia’s latest gaming GPU, the RTX 50-series, hasn’t enjoyed a flawless launch. With high prices, low stock, and concerns…
Ex-Intel exec, Raja Koduri, blames the bureaucratic ‘Powerpoint snakes’ within the company for its current issues: ‘These processes multiply and coil around engineers’

Ex-Intel exec, Raja Koduri,…

Raja Koduri, the former chief architect and executive vice president of Intel’s architecture, graphics and software division, has written…
Rocket wizard Scott Manley has used a ZX Spectrum to land a Kerbal on the Mun and I am phenomenally impressed

Rocket wizard Scott Manley…

Here’s a list of things the ZX Spectrum is better at than me. One, maths. Two, being an iconic…
Asus’ new ‘Fragrance Mouse’ can be filled with oil to make your desk less stinky, but there has to be a better way

Asus’ new ‘Fragrance Mouse’…

I think my office smells good. We light candles in my household, and despite a number of pets, the…
Newsflash: Intel’s all-important 18A node is officially ‘ready’ but what exactly happened to the ‘five nodes in four years’ thing?

Newsflash: Intel’s all-important 18A…

“Intel 18A is now ready.” So proclaims a new landing page on Intel’s website for the company’s all-important new…
Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) review

Asus ROG Flow Z13…

For as long as I’ve been writing about PC hardware, I’ve hoped for a processor with an integrated GPU…