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Just as expected, the ROG Xbox Ally got its final launch trailer at Gamescom today. The new collaborative handheld gaming system from Asus and Microsoft will begin shipping out in October, the company has confirmed at Gamescom 2025. 

Every good PC gaming set up needs a reliable mouse pad, one that will enable smooth tracking during intense firefights. Sharkoon has one of the most performant mouse mats on the market with the SKILLER SGP50, which strikes an optimal balance between speed and precision. The SKILLER SGP50 uses a …

Mark your calendars for November 11th. AMD has officially announced that it will be holding its next Financial Analyst Day, the company's first major strategy and product roadmap event in quite some time. For tech enthusiasts, these events are a treasure trove of information, often providing the first official glimpse …

Gamescom officially kicks off tonight with the Opening Night Live stream. Alongside this, MSI is running a Gaming Week sale, slashing prices across a range of hardware and bundles until the 26th of August. 

Nvidia is kicking off Gamescom week with a band. Today, Nvidia announced a bunch of GeForce-related updates. Here, we break down all of the upgrades coming to the GeForce Now cloud gaming platform, with Ultimate tier subscribers soon to see an upgrade from RTX 4080-powered servers to RTX 5080.

Gamescom has always had a strong PC focus, with many PC hardware companies often attending. This year, ThermalTake will be making its first-ever appearance at Gamescom to showcase its new racing sim gear. Over the past few years, ThermalTake has been building out its own line-up of Racing Sim gear. …

Image editing on your PC has typically been a complex task reserved for developers with technical knowledge. Nvidia is looking to change that, announcing the new FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] image editing model from Black Forest Labs is now available as an easy-to-deploy Nvidia NIM microservice for RTX AI PCs. The …

Ever since the death of E3, Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards, Summer Game Fest and Gamescom Opening Night Live have served as the big three gaming events for each year. Ahead of the latter’s arrival on the 19th of August, Keighley and co. have begun to tease some of the many games expected to be shown off during the showcase, including the much-anticipated Resident Evil 9.

Ebuyer, an etailer that has served the tech enthusiast scene in the UK for decades, has now entered administration. It might not be the end though, as sources have already indicated that Fraser Group is due to buy the company from administrators. Fraser Group is a company founded by Mike …

It's back to school season and that means there are a ton of deals to be found on PCs and laptops. Until late August, MSI is slashing prices across a range of laptops just in time for the new school year. At the top of our list is the MSI …

Back at Computex, Thermal Grizzly gave us a preview of the der8enchtable, a modular, user-friendly benchtable featuring an integrated active PCB and D-RGB lighting. Now, the der8enchtable is ready to hit the market. The der8enchtable is aimed at the hardware tinkerer and enthusiast, with features that simplify testing. It combines …

Just as the PC industry is getting its footing with PCIe 5.0, and with the ink barely dry on the PCIe 7.0 specification, the PCI-SIG has just announced its targets for the next-generation interface. With PCIe 8.0, PCI-SIG continues the relentless trend of doubling the available bandwidth with every single …

It is back to school season and with that comes a ton of deals on PCs and laptops. Today, CyberPowerPC UK launched its new deals, slashing prices across a range of PCs and laptops great for work, study, creative projects and gaming.  The first on our list of deals is …

Fritz! is known throughout Europe for its easy-to-use routers, enabling customers to fully control their network and traffic. Today, Fritz!OS 8.20 is rolling out to all, packing optimised parental controls, a failsafe fallback system to keep your internet connection stable and more.  AVM, the company behind Fritz!Box routers and the …

WiFi 7 is becoming more affordable by the day. This week, Netgear is launching its most affordable Orbi WiFi 7 mesh system yet, hitting the market at just over £200. Netgear Orbi is typically a very high-end product, but prices have gradually been coming down for all WiFi 7 capable …

The Elgato Facecam 4K is finally launching. Starting today, the new webcam will be available for creators everywhere, coming in at a $100 discount compared to the Elgato Facecam Pro, while offering some very similar features. The Elgato Facecam 4K will support any 49mm lens filter, so users can customise …

Today, LC-Power is unveiling its new line-up of high-performance OLED monitors, designed for everyone from creative professionals to the hardcore gamer. These displays offer advanced QD-OLED panels, ultra-fast responsiveness, and rich color precision for immersive and demanding workflows. LC-Power's new OLED monitor lineup features three distinct models. The LC-M27UO is a …

Back in 2018, Nvidia underwent a big shift towards AI, a bet that has massively paid off in recent years, cementing the company's position at the top of the tech industry. As it turns out, Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, may have wanted to bring Samsung along for the ride with a series of rejected proposals.

At Computex last month, AMD introduced the world's first block FP16 stable diffusion model, a breakthrough model that combines the accuracy of FP16 with performance of INT8. Now, this ongoing collaboration between AMD and Stability AI is proceeding to a new phase, with SD 3.0 Medium now available to download …

In recent years, the number of people using AI to find answers, rather than using traditional Google Search, has risen by a huge amount, The saying 'Google it' is being replaced with 'ask ChatGPT', in the same way that Google killed Ask Jeeves decades ago. Now, AI is invading the political & social media landscapes, which could pose a whole new set of threats for the future.

Seagate is bringing two more mass-capacity drives to the market. This week, the company announced the global availability of its new 30TB and 28TB Exos M drives, as well as new 30TB and 28TB IronWolf Pro HDDs, built with Seagate's new Mozail 3+ platform. As the AI market continues to …

If you've been tinkering with NVIDIA's Project G-Assist and have a great idea for a new feature, now's your chance to shine, and potentially win some next-generation hardware. Nvidia is running a hackathon to encourage developers to build custom plug-ins for its AI assistant, but you'll have to be quick, …

Following on from a reveal at Computex 2025, Phanteks is now launching its latest Eclipse case, the G370A. The Eclipse series has long been popular amongst system builders. Now, the Eclipse G370A looks to carry that legacy forward with a performance-first design. The Phanteks Eclipse G370A features a complete front …

Google has had its operating system development split across two different systems for years – Android for mobile and ChromeOS for laptops. There has been an effort to unify these two systems in recent years, including Android emulation on ChromeOS. Google is looking to take things a step further though, …

MSI has another game bundle on the way. Today, MSI is launching its new hardware game bundle, offering eligible MSI case or PSU buyers a free code for 505 Games' latest title, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a new game published by 505 Games and developed by Leenzee …

The Red Dot Design Awards take place each year, recognising products that push the envelope of consumer product design. This year, Acer is one of the big winners, with nine products receiving the prestigious award. Acer's PC line-up serves a broad gamut of user needs. The TravelMate is ideal for …

Ahead of its arrival in September, Tokyo Game Show has announced the full list of developers and publishers set to be present at this year’s expo:

Intel's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is reportedly exploring ceasing marketing its 18A process technology to external foundry customers. Instead, it would focus on the 14A process node. This potential shift, first reported by Reuters, represents a departure from the previous strategy of focusing on 18A, which saw substantial investment poured …

Six months after its introduction at CES 2025, the HDMI Forum officially approved the HDMI 2.2 standard. This upgrade dramatically boosts the maximum bandwidth to 96 Gbps, unlocking support for resolutions as extreme as 16K at 60Hz. However, users should be aware that achieving this will necessitate new “Ultra96”-certified cables, …

MSI has announced a unique line of Toy Story-themed PC components (only available through a pre-built system), bringing Pixar's iconic characters to the gaming arena. Unfortunately, this limited edition collection, emblazoned with Toy Story branding from the graphics card down to the motherboard's CMOS battery, will be sold exclusively in …