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Earlier this year, the European Union officially passed the amended Radio Equipment Directive, which will enforce a common charging port for all smartphones and tablets. This will force Apple to finally join Android phone makers in using USB-C as the common charging port across devices.  While this rule passed earlier …

We've covered a lot of tech deals today for Black Friday, now we turn our attention to peripherals. We've been on the hunt for the best deals we can find for mice, keyboards and headsets to find the standouts.  Starting off with gaming headsets, the Logitech G Pro X Gaming …

Black Friday is officially upon us and we're seeing a ton of great discounts on PC upgrades. We've already covered a bunch of the best deals you can find, but now we turn our attention to Gigabyte, with discounts on graphics cards, power supplies and motherboards.  Gigabyte has a handful …

Sales season is in full swing and we've been checking around to gather up the best deals our readers might be interested in. MSI has a wide range of discounts currently available, so you can save a good chunk of money across a wide range of products. MSI's Black Friday …

Black Friday is officially upon us and we're seeing a ton of great discounts on PC upgrades. If you are after a new CPU, a prebuilt gaming rig, a new graphics card, a monitor upgrade or anything in between, we have some good options for you.  For starters, AMD's current-gen …

Like many other brands during this season, AMD is holding some special deals at the moment, cutting down prices for a range of products. We've already seen some good price drops for Ryzen 7000 CPUs. Now, there are also great deals to be had on previous-gen Ryzen 5000 chips, as …

OneXPlayer 2, the successor of the original OneXPlayer, promises to bring many improvements over the first model. The company has now begun sharing more details about the new handheld, including details on Intel and AMD processor options.  OneXplayer shared a video on Twitter showing the core features of its new …

Black Friday is just around the corner, but you can get some deals early if you shop around. MSI already has some early Black Friday deals live, focusing on gaming monitors and a few components. Better yet, MSI is also running an RTX 4080 giveaway.  MSI's Early Black Friday deals …

Nvidia has had a run of bad luck with cybersecurity this year. Earlier in the year, a ransomware attack was carried out against Nvidia. Now, the company's Taiwan Twitter account has been breached and naturally, the hacker used this opportunity to run a crypto scam. 

Back in 2017, Cooler Master celebrated its 25th anniversary with a limited edition version of the famous Cosmos II chassis. Now five years later, the company is preparing for its 30th anniversary, and it has more limited edition releases lined up for the occasion.  Cooler Master has a good range …

Meta has been having a few issues with its services recently. Earlier this month, there was a major WhatsApp outage, stopping millions from being able to send and receive messages. Now, Instagram is facing some problems, with millions of accounts getting an unintended suspensions.  The Instagram outage began this morning, …

Earlier this year, the European Union announced legislation requiring smartphone and tablet makers to use a universal charging port to help reduce electronic waste. This isn't an issue for most Android device makers, as the vast majority have been using USB-C for years. When it comes to the iPhone though, …

Due to its ability to be booted as an operating system, Memtest86+ has become one of the most recommended tools to check memory stability. Despite its status, the last non-beta version was released nine years ago. That has now changed, as the developer launched a new update introducing support for …

While Google had intended to drop Chrome support for Windows 7 back in 2021, the company ended up extending the window considerably. Now, Google is planning the final version of its popular web browser for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. After this last update, future versions will no longer support …

Last year, Meta suffered a major outage that took down most of its services, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Oculus. Today, Meta seems to be having issues again, with WhatsApp going down and impacting users across the globe.  As of 8 AM this morning, WhatsApp has been down, giving thousands …

Edifier is back with a newly upgraded bookshelf speaker set. The new S1000W offers wireless audio streaming, in addition to physical audio outputs for those looking to wire everything up for the best audio possible.  For wireless, users can use WiFi or Bluetooth to connect devices like smartphones to stream …

Microsoft is currently battling with regulators to push through its record-setting acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a deal worth roughly $70 billion. Despite the massive piles of cash Microsoft has at its disposal, the company is still shifting things around, with plans for roughly 1,000 layoffs in the coming months.  …

A couple of weeks ago, Razer teased the return of the Razer Edge. This time around, rather than being a Windows gaming tablet, the device is positioned as a handheld games console, complete with 5G capabilities for fast access to cloud gaming services. Now today at RazerCon, the company has officially unveiled the system, which also promises some excellent hardware for native gaming too. 

It is Amazon Prime Day, making the next 48 hours a perfect time to pick up a few new bits for your PC setup. If you're in need of some new peripherals, or you're looking to kickstart a stream with some Elgato gear, Corsair has some deals worth checking out …

As usual, AMD will be hosting a keynote at CES 2023 to share upcoming products. At the moment, it's unclear what the company will be showcasing, but it should be something big, considering Dr Lisa Su herself will be hosting it. For those interested in checking it out, the keynote …

We've seen a number of officially licensed SD cards for the Nintendo Switch over the years, and now the roster is expanding with new Fortnite designs from WD's SanDisk.  This week, Western Digital announced a new partnership with Epic Games and Nintendo to deliver the first officially licensed Fortnite SanDisk …

Crypto-mining, and more specifically, Ethereum mining, has been the source of plenty of controversy in recent years, in part due to the colossal amount of energy mining farms use up, and in part due to the fact that the mining craze drove up the prices of graphics cards to astronomical …

Sharkoon has been releasing gaming-oriented furniture for some time now, with a full selection of gaming chairs and desks. This month, Sharkoon is introducing two new desks – the SKILLER SGD10 and SGD20, both of which come with a tabletop-sized mouse mat and plenty of space for a full gaming …

Last Friday, we had the opportunity to pop down to Silverstone to meet with ASUS. While there, two new OLED ROG gaming monitors were revealed, and Asus is also partnering up with the Racing Sim experts at Vesaro. During an ROG Apex event at Silverstone, the company revealed two upcoming …

It is MSI's 36th Anniversary this month and to celebrate the occasion, the company is running a number of promotions. If you recently picked up an MSI product, then you'll want to take a look at some of the competitions you are eligible to enter.  If you bought (or buy) …

If you happen to be a streamer looking to make a name for yourself and take the next step towards being a professional, then Asus might be able to help you out. This month, Asus is running the ROG Pantheon, a showdown inviting streamers to enter to win new hardware, …

Today is a big day for the folks at be quiet!, as the company is now officially celebrating their 20th anniversary. With that comes a new product launch – a new series of ‘FX' RGB hardware, including a new case and two new CPU coolers.  Up first is the new …

Intel shares have taken a significant dip this week following the company's quarterly earnings report. Intel missed revenue targets last quarter and the company has also cut down its earnings predictions for the rest of the year. 

8Pack is back with another high-end, custom gaming rig. The new 8Pack Comet MK2 is a compact Micro-ATX system with a full custom liquid cooling loop and plenty of high-end hardware, including an RTX 3090 and an Intel Core i9-12900KS. The Comet MK2 uses an Intel Core i9-12900KS processor overclocked …

It has been four years since Mountain burst onto the peripherals scene with a few excellent mechanical gaming keyboards. At this point, there are three keyboards to choose from, a detached numpad, a gaming mouse and other accessories, all of which are on sale at big discounts to celebrate the …