Latest articles by Andy Edser
You can now view the Computer History Museum's collection from the comfort of your own home, and it's full of retro blasts from the past
News For those who can't make the trip to California.
DeepSeek has reportedly been given conditional approval by the Chinese government to buy Nvidia's AI GPUs
News If true, China's top AI startup may be about to receive some serious hardware horsepower.
Microsoft says the Windows 11 boot failure bug is linked to another buggy update: 'This issue can occur on devices that failed to install the December 2025 security update and were left in an improper state'
News Bugs upon bugs.
Google says Chrome's new 'auto browse' feature is 'a powerful agentic experience that handles multi-step chores on your behalf'
News Can it do my laundry? I've been meaning to wash some shirts.
Scientists say they've developed transistor-dense, flexible fibre chips as thin as a human hair, which can survive 'crushing by a container truck weighing 15.6 tons'
News I'd like to be there the next time they test that. For science.
'An unprecedented bombardment': Cloudflare claims a new world record for a 31.4 Tbps DDoS botnet attack it recorded late last year
News "The largest attack ever disclosed publicly."
Microsoft says Windows 11 now has one billion users, 'up 45% year-over-year', which is probably no surprise after Windows 10 was put out to pasture
News It's not like we had too many other options. Yes, I know, Linux.
'Vibe coding kills open source' claims new paper, as its authors lament the lack of 'human attention' towards OSS products
News "Vibe coding raises productivity... but it also weakens the user engagement through which many maintainers earn returns."
This 'scientifically dubious' Linux CPU scheduler makes decisions 'based on real-time planetary positions, zodiac signs, and astrological principles'
News "Because if the universe can influence our lives, why not our CPU scheduling, too?"
A professor lost two years of 'carefully structured academic work' in ChatGPT because of a single setting change: 'These tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability in mind'
news No way, you're kidding, etc, etc.
Highguard's output resolution is bizarrely tied to its post processing setting, which feels like a crunchy bug that needs squashing
News The difference is pretty darn clear in person.
I've found a cheap RTX 5070 gaming laptop you'll actually want to buy, an increasingly rare thing in these uncertain times
Deals Just call me Captain Deals. On second thoughts, don't.
Intel's new high-end mobile chip is an impressive game-cruncher, but I don't think proper gaming laptops should worry just yet
A call for calm I am fully prepared to debate the term "proper".
Panther Lake is simply begging to be stuffed inside a benchmark-crushing gaming handheld, but the price tag is likely to be brutal
Handhelds when? How soon is "soon", anyway?
I ditched my laptop charger for a day of travel, work and gaming with Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 chip and still had 18% battery life left when I got home
Full charge My day without cables.
Fast, feisty, fabulous: I've benchmarked Intel's new Panther Lake processor and it's dragging gaming laptop performance out of integrated graphics
Cat-like The artist formerly known as Panther Lake shows its teeth.
Sony Inzone H9 II gaming headset review
Score: 79% Great cans, let down by a substantial price tag.
Best mechanical keyboards in 2026: The clacky boards I'd buy in a heartbeat
Click Clack Make the switch with our guide to the best mechanical gaming keyboards.
Redditor claims that Monster Hunter Wilds runs better 'the more DLC you own', and it does—but not by much on my machine
News Your mileage may vary.
Best PC speakers in 2026: From 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers
Volume up Treat yourself to an awesome audio experience with the best PC speakers.
Best gaming keyboards in 2026: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest boards I've tested
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
Best gaming headsets in 2026: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.
Best microphone for gaming in 2026: from streaming to podcast mics, these are my top picks
Mouth Noises Make your voice heard with the best microphones for streaming and gaming.
