Latest articles by Jacob Fox
Adding yet more needless features, Discord joins the 'wrapped' crew with a yearly stat recap called Checkpoint
News Can it not?
The source code for Asus' phone cameras has been hacked, but it's apparently 'not impacted Asus products, internal company systems, or user privacy'
News Presumably the source code wasn't critical, then.
'This is a race towards who can get more and more of the world’s 7.5 billion people to become subscribers': IBM's CEO says the AI industry isn't a bubble
News I'm not so sure.
Samsung rejects the claim that it is negotiating with itself over memory contracts
News The company says such reports are "baseless."
Even Raspberry Pi computers, some of the cheapest lil machines on the market, are getting price hikes thanks to the RAM shortage
News I suppose we can't expect anything with memory to be safe.
Cloudflare says DDoS attacks have multiplied to 1.7x last year's count and at points there's been about one attempt every second
News That must be quite a few packets of data.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.
Explainer: This is why memory and storage is so expensive (of course it's AI) and why PC gaming hardware prices are only going to keep rising, even probably for GPUs
Memory blues Here's all we know about skyrocketing memory prices and what's causing it.
The ROG Xbox Ally now has tailored per-game profiles and I never thought I'd say it but as a SteamOS user I'm quite jealous
News Dare I say I'm tentatively optimistic about a Microsoft feature?
Xbox full screen experience is no longer just for handheld gaming PCs, but the feature is rolling out gradually and we're not having much luck with workarounds
News Laptops, desktops, and tablets will be able to use the controller-oriented UI.
The $4,000 limited edition Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090, rated to 800 W, is officially out and oh it's sold out already never mind
News Modest performance uplift for a significant increase in price and energy.
This online tool makes choosing a motherboard easier and coincidentally has me pulling my hair out a little less
News MoboMaps could be a game changer.
The internet as we know it emerged out of the Protocol Wars, which is as nerdy as it sounds but also somehow involved the Pentagon
News Is this the nerdiest war to ever be fought?
Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming keyboard
Key whizz Keyboards are my favourite gaming gear and here are the things you absolutely need to know about them.
Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming PC
New PC Guide I bought my first gaming PC almost two decades ago, and here are the things I've learnt since then that I think you should know.
This speedrunner has been making a glorious multi-handheld gaming PC body harness rig for IRL game streaming on the move
News And that's a sentence I'm glad I can now utter.
You might want to crack open Armoury Crate as Asus has some 'BIG' updates for the ROG Xbox Ally X and non-X, plus some smaller ones for the older ROG handhelds
News BIG.little updates?
Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs
News All well and good, if the price is right.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Apparently Windows 11 becoming 'agentic AI' means letting the bots rummage through some of your files
News Thanks, I guess.
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
