Jess Kinghorn

Jess Kinghorn

Hardware Writer

Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending a significant chunk of that time working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she’s not investigating all things hardware here, she's either constructing a passionate defence of a 7/10 game, daydreaming about her debut novel, or feeling wistful about the last time she chased some nerds around a field with an oversized foam sword. 

Latest articles by Jess Kinghorn

Taipei, Taiwan- July 25, 2022: The office building of Nvidia Corporation in Neihu Technology Park, Taipei, Taiwan. It is an American multinational technology company.
Taiwanese authorities detain Nvidia employee for alleged attempt to smuggle AI chips into China

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News The company itself has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

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A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.
Consumer electronics companies were already worried about securing memory next year—now, supply is predicted to plummet by 70%

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News No end in sight.

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SPAIN - 2021/08/11: In this photo illustration, a Steam logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in the background.
You won't have to worry about limited bandwidth or data now that Valve has fixed local network game transfers on Steam

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Sharing is caring—here's how to check your Steam client is up to date.

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The Colorfire Colorful Meow ME26A PC case seen on a white desk.
This cat-themed PC case has the best power button I've ever seen

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Simply the cat's pyjamas.

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Man working in computer roomm peeking between servers, ethernet cable in hand - stock photo
Micron's low power DRAM 'consumes approximately one-third the power of DDR5' in AI data center workloads, but I'm not sure that's good news

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Micron finds LPDDR5X can account for less than 7% of total system power.

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The CXMT logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface on which the flag of China is projected.
Memory chipmaker CXMT sees shares surge 466%, becomes one of China's most valuable listed companies right below Tencent

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News 'It's hard to say the optimism is sustainable.'

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General view of CXMT office buildings is seen in Shanghai, China, on July 15, 2026, as CXMT raises billions for AI technology
The fourth biggest memory manufacturer could break into America soon, and chances are you've never heard of it

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News DRAM-ing up support.

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The MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition gaming laptop floats in a blue-pink gradient void.
MSI celebrates 40 year anniversary by unveiling a SEVEN GRAND LAPTOP

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News You'd need a dragon's hoard to afford this.

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A gavel on the EU flag.
Google slapped with $1 billion fine for violating EU's antitrust legislation

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Continued non-compliance could result in further penalties of 'up to 5% of [Google's] total worldwide turnover'.

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The top half of a retainer, with a flexible copper circuit encased inside the dental resin. A small power pack is attached on the right-hand side.
Lick your way to victory with the Mouth Pad, a Bluetooth device that lets you control your PC with just your tongue

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News An early prototype looked like 'a lollipop with a bunch of sensors.'

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High angle close up view of orange laptop and a floppy disk on green background
Indie game contest tasks devs with fitting their entire game on to a 1.44 MB floppy disk

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Creativity out of some pretty strict confines.

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Woman Using VPN On laptop For Secure Online Browsing At Home
EU court rules that VPNs are 'lawful technical tools' as part of larger copyright judgement regarding The Diary of Anne Frank

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Unexpected, but welcome.

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UKRAINE - 2024/12/29: In this photo illustration, Claude AI app by Anthropic is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
US judge closes the book on first big AI copyright suit, ordering Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion settlement

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The end of the story or just the start of a fresh chapter?

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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. logo atop a building at the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. TSMC is scheduled to release earnings results on Oct. 19.
TSMC admits it's 'jealous' of memory chipmakers' margins, but is limiting its own price hike because its customers would not survive price increases of 'four to five times'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The company announces a 10 - 15% price increase, but isn't keen to emulate the memory industry's runaway pricing.

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The GHS Wireless InfinitePlay seen from various angles on a blue background. This is a wireless gaming headset from Glorious. It is black all over, save for a few subtle orange accents.
Glorious GHS InfinitePlay review

By Jess Kinghorn Published

Score: 73% This versatile set of cans impresses with its hot swappable battery system, but it's just okay otherwise.

Score: 73%
A Game Boy Advance that has been modded to use a password cracking utility very slowly.
Developer creates a password-cracking Game Boy Advance that is 'about thirty million times slower than a modern cracking rig'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Why? Why not?

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The desktop of a battery powered PC running on Hannah Montana Linux.
Streamer builds a battery powered PC with over 100 AAs, uses Hannah Montana Linux to benchmark their abomination

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The best of both worlds?

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An attendee at WAIC 2026 in Shanghai sits in a chair wearing a brain-computer interface. The EEG has been mounted inside a bike helmet. They are using the BCI to play Black Myth: Wukong.
My sluggish limbs mean I'm terrible at Black Myth: Wukong on both a controller, as well as mouse and keyboard—so surely a brain-computer interface is the answer

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Thinking 'Get good' and making it so?

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Mark Zuckerberg wearing Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
Guerilla bus stop ads are taking aim at Meta's AI glasses, and the latest stunt involves a horrifying They Live-style transforming image of Kylie Jenner

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News I spy, with my little AI…

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PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER,16: Linus Torvalds, a software engineer and principal creator of the Linux kernel, poses for a portrait at his home in Portland, Ore. on Friday, October 16, 2015
'It's not like natural intelligence is always all that great either': Linus Torvalds addresses anti-AI sentiment in Linux development

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News 'We make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools.'

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Gigabyte's BIOS screen showing Secure Boot options.
Turns out Microsoft's Secure Boot was little better than a busted lock for about a decade

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Are you up to date?

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A selection of SSD-based 'game catridges' with colourful housing and cover art, on a desk.
Redditor fashions a 'game cartridge' system for their Steam library out of cheap SATA SSDs

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News What year is it?

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Steam Deck internals
Valve to send iFixIt more Steam Deck LCD batteries, replacements will be back in stock next week

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News How many more years of aftermarket support will the Steam Deck enjoy?

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A developer plays a Counter-Strike clone on the original PSP. They have a laptop open, displaying development code.
'Yes, that's Counter-Strike on a PSP!': Modder gets favorite PC FPS working on Sony's 22-year-old handheld console

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News That's one way to introduce a new lease on life to original hardware.

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Microsoft campus
More Windows security updates to come as Microsoft leverages AI vulnerability detection, but 'only the highest-confidence findings reach the engineering team'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Humans still make the key decisions and handle fixes, though.

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