Latest articles by James Bentley
Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.
8BitDo Retro R8 gaming mouse review
Score: 87% A striking look, great charging stand, and even better price make for a great mouse. If a little niche.
Insta360 Link 2C review
Score: 86% Thanks to regular sales, the Link 2C is a webcam worth waiting for.
For the boujee among us, we've just crowned this the best luxury gaming desk (though I'd be picking the budget choice)
Swanky surface Truly luxurious.
The humble Rubik's Cube is now achingly 2025 thanks to the addition of 24 LCD screens and a whopping $299 price tag
News Can you put Subway Surfers on the bottom of it?
Rufus is a free tool that gets rid of most of Windows 11's installation nonsense and I'll show you exactly how to use it
Upgrade time And it can even help you switch to Linux.
Sony and AMD detail their 'gamechanger' for PS6: enhanced ray tracing and memory tech some of which is surely headed to gaming PCs in future
News "The results are quite promising."
The US has approved billions worth of Nvidia GPU exports to the United Arab Emirates in 'transformational US-UAE AI partnership deal'
News Who will come out ahead in the AI race?
Amazon October Prime Day UK PC gaming deals
Prime Day Deals Amazon's next sales event, Big Deal Days, is finally over, but there are still some deals worth paying attention to.
Meta's latest bid to get you into the metaverse is the Horizon Engine, promising 'infinite connected spaces, more realistic physics, and higher player counts'
News And beta signups are now open.
AMD and Intel are in 'early-stage talks' about signing a foundry commitment, a win that the struggling chip giant and US government would both love
News Intel is looking for even more investment.
Unity has found a security vulnerability that has sat dormant for almost a decade: 'Take immediate action to protect your games & apps'
News Though Unity claims there's no evidence of impact 'on users or customers.'
Horrible news: exploit found in Humanoid robots capable of 'creating a robot botnet that spreads without user intervention' over Bluetooth
News The phrase 'humanoid robots as attack vectors' just sent a chill up my spine. Though a fix for this specific exploit is reportedly rolling out.
Job losses might be likely due to AI but Nvidia's CEO says the booming billion-dollar industry will always need more plumbers and electricians
News It seems like it's AI or nothing.
Intel's quietly buffed its GPU drivers to fix gaming frame rate issues with some older processors
News Some CPUs still need work, though.
Taiwan rejects 50/50 chip production proposal from the US stating it would not 'agree to such conditions'
News It's not clear yet what Taiwan would get out of the deal.
This Energizer-branded laptop has a massive 192 Wh battery with up to 7 days standby time, but you won't technically be able to take it on your next flight
News That's one way to show off your batteries.
EA's new owners are leaning heavily on AI to make some money and its huge debt go away, which seems like one helluva gamble to me
News This is fine.
Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme early tests beat out AMD, Intel, and Apple as the most powerful mobile chip on the market but price uncertainty still remains a sticking point
News It will likely be more expensive than the previous generation.
The ROG Xbox Ally X priced at $1,000 and available to preorder in October, making it officially the most expensive 'Xbox' ever
News Big money. Little device.
Intel's 13th and 14th Gen chips will reportedly see a 10% price hike soon, partly in response to 'the lackluster performance of AI PCs'
News Raptor Lake has had a strange few years.
Intel has reportedly approached Apple for an investment, after CEO Tim Cook said 'we'd love to see Intel come back'
News I just hope Apple doesn't go back to using Intel chips.
