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Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 proves that I don’t need a Steam Deck anymore

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 proves that I don’t need a Steam Deck anymore

3 months ago 53

DeepCool Assassin VC Elite Review: The best cooler you can’t buy in the USA

DeepCool Assassin VC Elite Review: The best cooler you can’t buy in the USA

3 months ago 47

Gigabyte quietly disables Gen5 PCIe 5.0 GPU support on B650 motherboards in F35 BIOS update — Stay on F34 if you value the unofficial PCIe 5.0 support

Gigabyte quietly disables Gen5 PCIe 5.0 GPU support on B650 motherboards in F35 BIOS update — Stay o...

3 months ago 44

Intel prepares for Nova Lake CPUs with new Linux support — retiring 20-year-old 'Family 6' designation in favor of 'Family 18'

Intel prepares for Nova Lake CPUs with new Linux support — retiring 20-year-old 'Family 6' designati...

3 months ago 56

This compact lawnbot saved me from a summer of strenuous mowing

This compact lawnbot saved me from a summer of strenuous mowing

3 months ago 78

We've found the best pair of durable all-rounder running shoes you can buy this year – say hello to the Saucony Ride 18

We've found the best pair of durable all-rounder running shoes you can buy this year – say hello to ...

3 months ago 52

Today I’m toying with

Today I’m toying with

3 months ago 57

MSI's RTX 5080 Expert features a dual-fan blower-style cooler inspired by the Nvidia RTX 40-series Founders Edition — GPU retails for $1,399 at the MSI online store

MSI's RTX 5080 Expert features a dual-fan blower-style cooler inspired by the Nvidia RTX 40-series F...

3 months ago 61

The Sage Luxe Brewer Thermal is the drip coffee maker I've been waiting for all my life

The Sage Luxe Brewer Thermal is the drip coffee maker I've been waiting for all my life

3 months ago 53

Rebadged Alder Lake CPU is priced higher than the new Arrow Lake chip in retailer listing — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F listed for $246 and $216

Rebadged Alder Lake CPU is priced higher than the new Arrow Lake chip in retailer listing — Core 5 1...

3 months ago 63

Cyberpunk 2077 Mac benchmarks show most Apple Silicon can run the game at over 30 FPS on medium settings — results vary from a smooth 130+ FPS to a cinematic 24 FPS

Cyberpunk 2077 Mac benchmarks show most Apple Silicon can run the game at over 30 FPS on medium sett...

3 months ago 56

AMD CPUs surpass the 40% threshold in latest Steam hardware survey — RTX 5070 emerges as the most preferred GPU within the Blackwell series

AMD CPUs surpass the 40% threshold in latest Steam hardware survey — RTX 5070 emerges as the most pr...

3 months ago 90

AMD Strix Halo-powered gaming handheld reveals desktop-like GPU performance — Ryzen AI Max+ 395 was a hairline from the RTX 4060

AMD Strix Halo-powered gaming handheld reveals desktop-like GPU performance — Ryzen AI Max+ 395 was ...

3 months ago 46

Take home a Core 5, RTX 4050 gaming laptop for $892 — the Asus TUF Gaming F16 laptop is great for budget gamers

Take home a Core 5, RTX 4050 gaming laptop for $892 — the Asus TUF Gaming F16 laptop is great for bu...

3 months ago 45

I've tested more than a hundred laptops in my career, and the Dell 16 Premium is the only MacBook Pro rival worth considering

I've tested more than a hundred laptops in my career, and the Dell 16 Premium is the only MacBook Pr...

3 months ago 72

I wore this $80 / £80 AI-powered Apple Watch rival for two months, and I still love it

I wore this $80 / £80 AI-powered Apple Watch rival for two months, and I still love it

3 months ago 41

Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand – Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasn’t enough

Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand – Cutting...

3 months ago 56

FiiO's wireless little BTR17 headphone DAC and amp is a tour de force at a very attainable price

FiiO's wireless little BTR17 headphone DAC and amp is a tour de force at a very attainable price

3 months ago 34

Alienware 16 Aurora review: Long on endurance, short on performance

Alienware 16 Aurora review: Long on endurance, short on performance

3 months ago 60

The Joy-Con 2 are definitely an improvement, but I’d still prefer almost any other Nintendo Switch 2 controller

The Joy-Con 2 are definitely an improvement, but I’d still prefer almost any other Nintendo Switch 2...

3 months ago 45

Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support

Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support

3 months ago 39

I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users

I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users

3 months ago 44

MSI is adding its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more MSI QD-OLED models this month

MSI is adding its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more MSI QD-OLED models this month

3 months ago 55

Huion’s huge drawing tablet aced most tests I threw at it, but let me down where it matters most

Huion’s huge drawing tablet aced most tests I threw at it, but let me down where it matters most

3 months ago 53

BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying

BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying

3 months ago 59

SignalRGB takes a swipe at Razer, makes functioning RGB toaster PC — quad-slice toaster case incorporates a Stream Deck, Mini-ITX components

SignalRGB takes a swipe at Razer, makes functioning RGB toaster PC — quad-slice toaster case incorpo...

3 months ago 79

Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patton

Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patt...

3 months ago 74

Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is increasingly easy to find in stock

Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is incre...

3 months ago 74

Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25H2 update coming later this year

Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25...

3 months ago 71

Movavi Video Suite 2025 review

Movavi Video Suite 2025 review

3 months ago 74

Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spending on AI initiatives, reorganizing teams to address expansion

Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spend...

3 months ago 75

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming chip champ drops to $449 at Amazon — $29 off its MSRP

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming chip champ drops to $449 at Amazon — $29 off its MSRP

3 months ago 45

SK hynix dethrones Samsung to become world's top-selling memory maker for the first time — success mostly attributed to its HBM3 dominance for Nvidia's AI GPUs

SK hynix dethrones Samsung to become world's top-selling memory maker for the first time — success m...

3 months ago 52

3D printing in space passes industry testing milestone for fabrication of spacecraft and associated equipment — promising future for zero gravity 3D printing

3D printing in space passes industry testing milestone for fabrication of spacecraft and associated ...

3 months ago 48

Dell's back-to-school sale takes $350 off the price of Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor

Dell's back-to-school sale takes $350 off the price of Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor

3 months ago 50

XeSS SDK 2.1 release opens up Intel's framegen tech to compatible AMD and Nvidia GPUs — Xe Low Latency also goes cross-platform if framegen is enabled

XeSS SDK 2.1 release opens up Intel's framegen tech to compatible AMD and Nvidia GPUs — Xe Low Laten...

3 months ago 90

xTool M1 Ultra Review: Four in One Crafting Machine

xTool M1 Ultra Review: Four in One Crafting Machine

3 months ago 75

Medium review 2025

Medium review 2025

3 months ago 76

Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it'll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won't work on Steam Deck, though

Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it'll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won't ...

3 months ago 48

MLPerf Client 1.0 AI benchmark released — new testing toolkit sports a GUI, covers more models and tasks, and supports more hardware acceleration paths

MLPerf Client 1.0 AI benchmark released — new testing toolkit sports a GUI, covers more models and t...

3 months ago 59

How to tweak your Windows 11 and Windows 10 setup with Winaero Tweaker — easily remove ads, tracking, AI copilot, and more

How to tweak your Windows 11 and Windows 10 setup with Winaero Tweaker — easily remove ads, tracking...

3 months ago 56

Substack review 2025

Substack review 2025

3 months ago 98

Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 review: incredible value wireless over-ear headphones that last and last (and last)

Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 review: incredible value wireless over-ear headphones that last and l...

3 months ago 647

I test gaming PCs for a living, and I was more impressed by the build and performance of the NZXT Player PC (5070 Intel Edition) than I was expecting

I test gaming PCs for a living, and I was more impressed by the build and performance of the NZXT Pl...

3 months ago 62

Microsoft follows Nvidia's lead, surpasses $4 trillion market capitalization on soaring demand for cloud services, multi-front AI endeavors

Microsoft follows Nvidia's lead, surpasses $4 trillion market capitalization on soaring demand for c...

3 months ago 58

Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F enter the budget gaming market with i5-12400 specs and 100 MHz boost

Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 an...

3 months ago 61

Samsung's roomy and speedy 4TB 990 Evo Plus SSD returns to its lowest-ever price of $229 at Newegg

Samsung's roomy and speedy 4TB 990 Evo Plus SSD returns to its lowest-ever price of $229 at Newegg

3 months ago 53

Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

3 months ago 41

Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo

Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo

3 months ago 73

AOC Q27G40XMN 27-inch Mini LED 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Tremendous color volume and brightness

AOC Q27G40XMN 27-inch Mini LED 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Tremendous color volume and brightness

3 months ago 48