Latest articles by Andy Edser
Good SSD deals might be tough to find right now, but this 2 TB Nextorage drive is still a great buy at $136
Deal Yep, you can still get a great 2 TB Gen 4 drive for very reasonable money.
Alienware Pro wireless gaming mouse review
Simple things Smooth, speedy and incredibly light. To a fault, perhaps.
The Game Boy Camera can now be used as a webcam, providing 16,000 pixels of grainy black and white glory
news Black and white and previously dead all over—but thanks to this dock, resurrected.
Excellent news—Apple Vision Pro headsets can no longer be filled with VR spiders
news You mean that was a possibility to begin with?
FTC fires out warnings to ASRock, Gigabyte and Zotac over 'Warranty void if removed' stickers in violation of US law
news Threatening stickers, err, under threat. Good riddance, says I.
Elden Ring's 1.12.3 patch notes blame third party mouse apps and unintentional ray tracing settings for performance issues
news A reminder to check your settings, and potentially disable some useful mouse configuration tools if you're having issues.
SteelSeries Arena 9 5.1 desktop gaming speakers review
Bass level Gaming monsters, but for music? A little lacking.
Extreme overclocker Vince 'Kingpin' Lucido is working with PNY on its GPUs—and potentially the next-gen Nvidia cards
news I wish I had a cool nickname like "Kingpin". And a lab.
This 20,000HP AI-generated rocket engine took just two weeks to design and looks like HR Giger's first attempt at designing a trumpet
news Or maybe just something Wallace and Gromit might jam onto a rocket for a second Grand Day Out.
Intel's Lunar Lake mobile CPUs reportedly delayed until the end of the year, missing the big back-to-school period
news Back-to-school laptop shopping is a prime trading period for mobile CPUs, but Lunar Lake might be missing the boat.
US Gov announces upcoming ban of Kaspersky antivirus software for US customers—including future updates—citing an 'unacceptable risk to national security'
news If you're a US Kaspersky customer, now's the time to look for a new AV provider.
This generative AI-powered LEGO 'printer' turns text prompts into dreams. I mean, LEGO pixel art
news Calm yourself, my inner child. It's just pretty colors, and... oh screw it, it's great.
Is Apple feeling OK? Reports indicate it's suspending work on the Vision Pro 2 to focus on making—wait for it—a cheaper version
news In other news, cats reach peace treaty with dogs, pig spotted airborne, bear uses city-based facilities.
Windows-powered Arm devices are compatible with 'more than 1,200 games at 30 fps or higher' and now support BattlEye and Denuvo
news While early benchmarks seem disappointing for Arm-based Windows laptops, it looks like there are plenty of playable games at launch.
Forget all the AI fluff—some serious next-gen CPUs are on their way, praise the sun
NPUs? Nah, CPUs Yeah yeah, NPUs etc. I wanted proper next-generation CPU announcements at Computex, and I got some.
The solid-state AirJet cooler 'not bound by the limitations of mechanical devices' aims to double its thermal performance every two years. Y'know, Frore's Law
hot topic A bold claim, but seeing the AirJet Mini Slim perform in person did ease some of my initial scepticism.
Err, is XFX working on swappable GPU fans?
news Things you don't need, but want? Don't want but need? I don't even know anymore.
This ChatGPT-powered robot koala bear is giving me serious Five Nights at Freddy's vibes
news Attach it to a squeaky Roomba, and you truly have the stuff of nightmares.
Ultimate power: These two mega-PSUs are ready for the most demanding of components, all without draining your wallet
deal Powerful hardware often needs powerful, err, power, and these two beauties are more than up to the task.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree shows some uncharacteristic mercy with identical system requirements to the base game
news It might be tough on your poor controller, but hardware-wise it looks like you might get a reprieve.
'The CPU is the weakest link in computing'—Flow says it can boost CPU performance up to 100x with its proprietary companion chip
news Bold claims, although it'd take a serious shift in priorities to bring a major chip maker on board.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X wireless review
Featherweight A light, versatile and supremely comfortable headset, just lacking a touch of low-end 'oomph'.
TSMC's chairman hints at potential higher prices for Nvidia—'I think those products are really valuable...but I am thinking about showing our value as well'
news The AI profits are flowing, and TSMC's new chairman may be looking to divert a little more in its direction.
