Latest articles by James Bentley
'This step is necessary to prove I'm not a bot' says agentic AI as it reportedly clicks the 'I am not a robot' button
News Ah, so it's just me who fails them now.
Ayaneo confirms a Strix Halo handheld gaming PC is on the way, but if you think the powerful AMD chip is overkill, wait until you see the M.2 slots
News Two Strix Halo handheld announcements in one week.
A Tyler, The Creator single 'leak' turned out to be an AI-generated fake and points to a whole cottage industry in misleading fans of games, music, and movies
News Don't listen to the AI.
'I didn’t want just another black box', says hobbyist who customised their PC to look like an aged terracotta pot
News The only good way to brick your PC.
Xbox is rolling out age verification in the UK with some social features blocked for young users, and no, you can't use Death Stranding to get around this one
News It may even begin rolling out to more countries.
AMD's powerful Strix Halo chip has been stuffed inside a handheld gaming PC, and it only requires carrying a battery in a backpack
News You wanted your gaming handheld to be portable? Pfft.
Microsoft claims 'Windows 11 24H2 is our most reliable version of Windows yet', which would be a welcome change
News Is it time for that update?
Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima
News The UK's new act blocks access to adult content without identification. Turns out, you only need a copy of Death Stranding and a phone to get around it.
I tested Nvidia's AI gaming assistant: it advised me to 'update' to old drivers and told me I wasn't playing a game (I was playing a game), but maybe I should've expected that from version 0.1
Chatnot Maybe give it some time.
I've just declared this the best budget compact PC case, and now I'm tempted by that all white build
Making its case Well, mostly white.
Sony WF-C710N review
Score: 62% These buds simply aren't good enough for PC gaming, but the competition is.
Flexispot OC3/BS3 review
Score: 55% An office chair with absolutely everything I want, except a comfy seat.
Razer's DeathAdder V4 Pro won an esports tournament before its release, hiding in plain sight with a camoflage colorway
News And I want the camo variant.
Steam's Hardware Survey continues to prove gamers don't have much free storage, and I am unfortunately among them
News Make some room.
This whack-a-mole with floppy disks running on an Amiga looks equal parts hilarious and surprisingly difficult
News Please don't use a mallet on the floppy disks, though.
Hyte's iconic new Wing Gundam Zero case is going to grab your eyeballs first, but it's these fresh-looking keycaps I really want
News This bad boy is perfect for watching all 25+ Gundam series.
This designer has created a Frankenstein's monster by strapping two Nintendo Joy-Cons onto the Framework 12 and they're letting you do the same too
News Ah, the joy of modular laptops.
AT&T says 'um actually' to President Trump after he blames the internet provider for conference call woes
News Maybe this one could have stayed in the drafts.
Google Earth has historic street view now and just in case you don't feel old enough already, it's to celebrate its 20th birthday
News Just don't zoom in when you scroll all the way back to 1984.
'Artificial intelligence is going to displace millions and millions of workers' says Bernie Sanders, so might as well take a four-day week
News Sanders worries about the effects of AI on the future of America. Join the club, guy.
Meta wins AI copyright suit before it could go to a jury as the 'plaintiffs made the wrong arguments'
News A landmark case on use of copyright materials by AI could be on the horizon, but the arguments weren't strong enough here.
Yeston's adorable single fan RTX 5060 adorned with tiny little bears is almost cute enough to make me want a mini gaming PC
News It'd look good in a compact all white build.
British regulator takes aim at Google's dominance with 'targeted measures to address specific aspects of how Google operates'
News These include measures for data transparency around AI and 'fair ranking principles'.
