General Tech

We live in an age where we all need more storage than ever, especially if you like to back up your media libraries and other data locally. In an upcoming webinar, Seagate will deliver an easy-to-follow guide on building a dependable NAS set-up for home users and creators. The webinar, …

Samsung and Google have unveiled their new smart glasses at Google I/O 2026, showcasing two styles developed in collaboration with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The glasses are engineered as phone companions, allowing users to access Google's Gemini AI and smartphone features via voice commands. The hardware integration combines Samsung's …

Back in March, CyberPowerPC entered the console market, offering up PS5s alongside its suite of gaming PCs. Now for a limited time, CyberPowerPC is bundling PS5 consoles with the purchase of select custom-built PCs.

Montech is celebrating its 10‑year anniversary with TEN, a new modular case built around a highly adaptable internal layout and support for multiple cooling and hardware configurations.

Thermal Grizzly launched its WireView Pro II tool in late 2025. Now the company is back with a new Wired edition, developed for maximum compatibility with current hardware.

ASUS ROG and XREAL previewed their ROG XREAL R1 gaming AR glasses a while back, promising a 240Hz micro-OLED display that can be used to play games on a massive virtual screen. As of today, pre-orders are officially opening up, with worldwide shipping to begin in June.

Back in early 2025, Thermal Grizzly officially began selling delidded processors, backed by a warranty to give PC builders peace of mind. This week, the company is adding a new CPU to its delidded line-up – the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K.

Intel has confirmed it is collaborating with Google to provide the hardware foundation for the newly announced Googlebook laptops. The devices are expected to feature Intel's latest Core Series 300 “Wildcat Lake” processors, built on the Intel 18A process node. While Intel will provide the x86 platform, Google VP John …

OWC has launched its annual Dads & Grads promotion, offering discounts across a range of storage, docking and connectivity hardware aimed at students, travellers and creative professionals. The campaign spans portable SSDs, Thunderbolt docks, RAID enclosures and other accessories. The promotion highlights the OWC USB‑C Travel Dock, a compact hub …

PCI-SIG has announced the release of the PCIe 8.0 draft specification version 0.5. The update confirms the technical target of 256.0GT/s raw bit rate, providing up to 1TB/s of bidirectional bandwidth in an x16 lane configuration. A significant focus of this draft is evaluating new connector technology to support increased …

Lian Li has announced the DK‑07 WOOD, an upgraded version of its motorised standing desk that doubles as a full PC chassis. You'll have to be prepared to pay for such a setup though, as it carries a $1,399.99 price tag at launch. 

Razer has expanded its open‑source AI development toolkit, Razer AIKit, adding native support for image, video, and audio models while broadening compatibility to include Arm64 systems. First introduced at CES 2026, the update shifts AIKit from a text‑focused toolkit into a fully omni‑modal development platform designed to run advanced models …

Philips Evnia is expanding its ambient‑lighting ecosystem with AmbiScape, a new feature designed to extend on‑screen lighting effects into the wider room. The update builds on the brand’s existing AI‑Enhanced Ambiglow system and its support for Windows Dynamic Lighting, aiming to create a more unified lighting setup across gaming setups. …

FinalWire has released AIDA64 v8.30 across its Extreme, Engineer and Business editions, alongside AIDA64 Network Audit v8.20. The update introduces a new real‑time frame‑rate capture module, expanded hardware support, and broader compatibility with upcoming CPU and GPU architectures. AIDA FPS is the headline addition for AIDA64 Extreme, enabling real‑time monitoring …

In the final months of 2025, we began hearing that Apple may be on the hunt for a new CEO, as Tim Cook was expected to step down sometime in 2026 after leading Apple since the passing of Steve Jobs in 2011. Now, it has been confirmed that Cook is …

Following on from last week's announcement of the low-power Cubi NUC TWG mini PC, MSI has introduced another Cubi NUC system built for more demanding applications, powered by the new Intel Core Ultra 3 CPUs. The Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG includes dual Thunderbolt 4 ports and support for up to …

Thermaltake has expanded its sim‑racing hardware lineup with two new additions, the XRW‑G1 GT Steering Wheel and the XRP‑L1 Loadcell Pedal Set, aimed at enthusiasts who want even greater configuration over controls in competitive racing games. The XRW‑G1 GT Steering Wheel uses a 300mm GT‑style layout built from CNC‑machined aluminium, …

Thermal Grizzly continues to expand its liquid-cooling line-up with the ROG Astral RTX 5080 DeltaMate GPU block – featuring borosilicate glass for the first time. The block retains the series’ core features, including 0.2mm microfins, full‑metal construction with an illuminated viewing window, and cooling coverage for all VRAM and VRM …

MSI has announced the Cubi NUC TWG Series, a new compact mini‑PC range powered by Intel’s N Series processors and housed in an ultra-compact 0.55‑litre chassis. The Cubi NUC TWG supports up to three displays, including output over USB‑C, and includes dual‑LAN connectivity with 2.5G and 1G ports. MSI’s cable …

Acer Gadget, the specialised subsidiary of the Acer Group, has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Plugable Technologies. While Plugable will continue to operate under its own brand and maintain its existing support model, the infusion of Acer’s resources is intended to fast-track the development of high-bandwidth hardware, specifically …

Back at CES, Intel launched its new Core Ultra Series 3 processors, based on the new Panther Lake architecture. MSI has prepared a rollout of new gaming laptops for 2026 with Intel's latest CPUs at the heart of them, alongside RTX 50 series GPUs.

At CES earlier this year, MSI revealed its newly overhauled Prestige laptop line. Following on from weeks of availability over in the US, the new Prestige 16 and Prestige 14 laptops are available throughout the UK.

ASUS ROG will return to DreamHack 2026. For this year's event, Asus ROG is celebrating its 20th anniversary, partnering with AMD to highlight upcoming products and provide exclusive demos and other activities for attendees to participate in.

Razer has introduced the 2026 refresh of the Blade 16, retaining the same ultra‑thin chassis as previous models while upgrading the internal hardware with Intel’s latest processors, faster memory and new connectivity options.

AMD and Hammer Distribution are promoting a CPU‑first approach to AI infrastructure in the UK, arguing that power constraints are now the primary barrier to deployment. The companies say grid connection delays have become the biggest blocker to new data‑centre capacity, with recent Ofgem and National Energy System Operator (NESO) …

ARCTIC has launched the Senza AI 370, a fully fanless under‑desk PC built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and certified as a Copilot+ PC. The system targets silent productivity and local AI workloads, offering a sizeable performance jump over the previous Senza model while maintaining zero‑noise operation through a large passive aluminium heatsink and heatpipe assembly.

In 2026, Arctic is turning 25. Since its formation in 2001, Arctic has remained true to its core mission: delivering high-performance thermal solutions, such as the legendary Liquid Freezer and MX-series thermal pastes, at an affordable price. This year to celebrate the anniversary, Arctic will be running a number of …

Kingston has introduced the IronKey Locker+ 50 G2, a new hardware‑encrypted USB flash drive aimed at users who need stronger protection for portable data. The LP50 G2 uses FIPS 197‑certified, XTS‑mode AES‑256 hardware encryption and includes safeguards against BadUSB exploits and brute‑force password attacks. The drive supports both Admin and …

Security researcher Markus Gaasedelen delivered a presentation at the RE//verse 2026 conference, where he unveiled a boot ROM-level exploit for the original Xbox One. This discovery is particularly significant because the Xbox One has long been regarded as the “unbreakable” console, having survived over a decade without a public hardware …

Cooler Master has secured four iF Design Award 2026 honours. The Hamburg-based awards, which recognise global excellence in product innovation and user experience, highlighted Cooler Master's ability to blend high-performance engineering with the creative needs of the PC building community. The winning entries span the company's entire ecosystem, ranging from …