General Tech

At IFA 2025 last week, we caught up with Fritz! to check out their latest array of WiFi 7 products, including a new, affordable WiFi 7 USB dongle that aims to bring the latest standard to any Windows-based PC or laptop.

Last year, PowerColor entered the gaming peripheral market with its new brand, Alphyn. The launch kicked off with two great products, the PowerColor Alphyn AM10 wireless mouse and the Alphyn AH10 wireless gaming headset. We gave both positive reviews when they launched at their initial MSRPs of £99 and £79, …

Earlier this year, we heard from a number of readers who had issues obtaining their paid-for product after pre-ordering RTX 5090 graphics cards from uwgamespecialist.nl, a tech retailer in the Netherlands. Following our initial report, the CEO of uwgamespecialist claimed that an internal investigation would be launched but by July of this year, we learned that the company was in fact still scamming customers. Now another couple of months later, the company appears to have shut down.

Microsoft has announced a long-awaited fix for poor audio quality when using Bluetooth headsets in Windows 11. In a new blog post, the company has announced that Windows 11 now supports Super Wideband Stereo Bluetooth LE Audio, enabling users to enjoy high-quality stereo sound and a clear microphone signal simultaneously. For …

In recent years, shipping manifests have become an increasingly prominent source of new hardware leaks. Recently, Intel Arrow Lake and Nova Lake refresh CPUs were spotted being shipped, revealing the existence of a new 28-core Nova Lake-S CPU.  The first manifest shared by “X86 is dead&back” (via Videocardz) clearly shows …

It is back to school season. We've already covered a bunch of deals from MSI for those looking to pick up new parts for a custom PC build, but what about those looking for a laptop? Well, look no further, as we've rounded up the best UK deals going. We'll …

Earlier this week, AMD commented on a recent surge of complaints from AM5 motherboard users, who suffered 'burnt out' CPUs and sockets. AMD said this was a BIOS misconfiguration issue. Now, ASRock is rolling out a new BIOS that will improve system stability.

MARVO, a popular keyboard maker throughout the European market, is aiming to shake things up with its next release. The new Magma M40 keyboard, offering magnetic switches and a premium build, while keeping the price tag under $50. Each key on the Magma M40 utilises a Magnetic Outemu Pink Switch. …

Samsung has today expanded its audio lineup with the introduction of the Galaxy Buds3 FE. As the “Fan Edition” moniker suggests, these new wireless earbuds are designed to bring the key features of the flagship Buds3 series, including the new “Blade” design and Galaxy AI integration, to a more accessible, …

It is back to school season and MSI has cut prices on a wide range of hardware for those looking to build their first PC, or pick up a few upgrades. 

Acer UK has been cutting prices across a range of laptops for back to school season. Ahead of the start of the new term, you can find deals across a wide selection of Windows-based laptops and Chromebooks. One of the biggest discounts comes to the ACER 514 14″ Chromebook Plus, …

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 …

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.