Latest articles by Alan Dexter
This RTX 3070 laptop is cheaper than some RTX 3060 machines
Deal You're getting a lot of laptop for the money here.
The surprising bit about hard drive shipments being down 35% in a year is that it's not by more
News Desktop PC drives still account for a surprising chunk of that storage though.
Microsoft changes its mind about open source monetization
News Microsoft was trying to do the right thing, but it turns out doing nothing is better.
Latest Windows 11 security patch is causing problems, again
News Installation errors and known issues make the latest update a tricky one.
Give your old laptop a new lease of life with Chrome OS Flex
Shiny Shame you need semi-decent graphics hardware to install it though.
Intel's next-gen Raptor Lake CPU is 39% faster in Cinebench than the Core i9 12900KF
News That 400W power consumption is looking a little worrying though...
Windows 8.1 has begun warning users of its imminent demise
News Not long to go now before it follows Windows 7 into the long dark night.
The best Amazon Prime Day deals vs worst Prime Day duds
Not all Prime Day deals are made equal.
The prices on Prime Day SSD deals means it's never been a better time to grab a speedy 2TB drive
You don't need to choose between speed and capacity any longer. Now you can have it all.
EU tells big companies to make it easier to get rid of pre-installed software or pay up
News The EU will keep a watchful eye on the "Wild West" of the digital world.
How to spot the best deals on gaming PCs and laptops this Amazon Prime Day
Deals With sales prices up to $300 cheaper than last Black Friday, it pays to be able to spot a good deal.
Pay less for sweet 1080p gaming with this $899 RTX 3060 PC deal
Deal The only thing it doesn't bring to the game is a mass of RGB lights.
It's happening: You can grab an RTX 3070 for just $550 right now
deal Not quite MSRP territory, but that's really not too far off now.
AMD hack due to some of its passwords being just 'password'
news Extortion group allegedly has "more than 450Gb" of AMD's data.
Cyberpunk 2077's clever AMD FSR 2.0 mod can double performance but is definitely a work in progress
News We've put this one-man FSR 2.0 mod up against DLSS 2.0 and the results are impressive. Just kill motion blur, eh?
AMD has released new drivers for GPUs it no longer supports
News It's been a year since the last update and it isn't clear what's new here either.
This curved Samsung screen is down to $150 right now
Deal That's a cool $100 off its normal price.
Valve could cut the cord for future VR headset suggests new patent
News Let's just hope it isn't planning on powering it with a Steam Deck.
Intel really just asked the EU for $624M to pay it back for overturned anti-AMD fine
News This battle has been ongoing since 2009 and shows no sign of abating.
Modder builds the world's first PS5 slim
News DIY Perks is at it again, but this build is his coolest yet.
Gigabyte Aorus 17 XE4 gaming laptop
Review A beefy gaming laptop that balances power and price, if not quite portability and noise.
This surprisingly capable 1440p gaming PC is down to just $1,050
deal This all-AMD rig makes plenty of sense for relatively little money.
Don't be blinded by GPU price drops, buying an RTX 3080 even at MSRP is a mistake
Pick a card Nvidia's 4000-series is too close to release to be dropping serious money on today's hyper-expensive GPUs.
