Latest articles by Andy Edser
Meta spent $4.3 billion on its VR division in three months, and made *checks figures* $440 million in return
news Math isn't my strong point, but those numbers make my teeth hurt.
This Fallout-inspired post-apocalyptic wasteland game runs in Excel, because spreadsheets will outlive us all
news Some would argue using Excel was like living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland already. Zing!
Jen-Hsun turns delivery driver as he hands over the first DGX H200 to OpenAI to 'advance AI, computing, and humanity'
news Caption competition below: "Actually, I ordered an extra leather jacket"
The first official reference to the 'AMD Ryzen 9000 series' gives Zen 5 a name and hints at an imminent release date
news Gigabyte's latest AM5 BIOS update means it's time to say hello to the Ryzen 9000 series, as if we suspected any other name.
Twitter users have been confusing Elon Musk's Grok AI with fake news and it's all rather amusing
news You almost feel sorry for it, don't you? Almost.
An AI company has been generating porn with gamers' idle GPU time in exchange for Fortnite skins and Roblox gift cards
news And now I feel like I need to take a shower. Ugh.
An AI-controlled F16 has performed its first ever dogfight with a human pilot, coming within 2,000 feet of each other at 1,200 miles per hour
news Given previous simulated results, my money's on the robot coming out on top.
Final Fantasy XIV has a new benchmarking tool ahead of the release of the Dawntrail expansion
news Give me a character creator and I'll create a purple-haired Elvis, apparently.
Even with smart tools like this indie GameHDR app, HDR gaming on PC is still an absolute clown show
news Why, HDR PC gaming? Why do you elude me so?
Boston Dynamics' Atlas bot is dead and its replacement is horrifying yet fascinating in equal measure
news Well, call me both scared and curious. More of the former, as it happens.
Logitech Playseat Challenge X review
Ups and downs Comfortable and decently sturdy, but the odd durability issue and some similar competition raises a question mark.
Moza R5 Bundle + Performance Kit review
Speed Demon Moza's budget direct drive wheel might be relatively cheap, but it's mini, mighty and mountains of fun.
'Meet the computer addicts' with this BBC report from 1983 that makes my daily PC habits look pretty dire by comparison
News I told you this computer thing was no good. Back to books, the lot of you.
AI is embedded in Intel's chipmaking process from 'front end silicon design, back end, software development, all the way to manufacturing'
news While AI often hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Intel appears to be doubling down on the tech in multiple aspects of its chip business.
SSD prices will continue to rise thanks to high demand and 'supply chain challenges' WD says
News The SSD prices, they're coming for us all.
These two crypto-integrated handhelds are aiming to make Web3 gaming happen—because if it doesn't work the first time, try, try and try again
news It's our old friend the blockchain, rising from its cold, hard grave.
Floppy disks aren't dead yet as this San Francisco train line relies on three of them to run every morning
News Give 'em six years though, and they'll be replaced. Wait, what?
Nvidia rumoured to be sticking to its regular programming with the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 launching in Q4 this year
News It's early days still, but a consensus seems to be building in rumour-land.
Majority D80 Active Bluetooth Speakers review
Budget Bangers Big, bold and punchy speakers for less than you might expect.
Intel's XeSS 1.3 SDK has been released with a host of new presets, faster performance and improved image quality
news More speed and better image quality? Yep, I'll be having some of that.
To stay safe in Windows 10 from next October commercial customers have to pay $61, then 'double every consecutive year for a maximum of three years'
news Commercial customers will have to get their wallets ready to keep receiving security updates for Windows 10.
Roku has filed a patent for your TV to detect when you're paused and play 'relevant ads'. Nope, no thank you, not for me I'm afraid
news Did you decide to take a break? Why not buy something? Buy something now.
Microsoft Edge might let you limit its RAM usage soon including a setting just for gamers
news That's if you use Edge in the first place of course. Whoops, I said it.
