The tech I’m most interested in seeing this year is anything but traditional PC silicon, and certainly isn’t x86

Dave James once saw a laptop Dave James This week I mainly: Playing with one of the most ridiculous handhelds… that I still love, and losing myself as I stare lovingly at the glorious OLED screen of the Razer Blade 16. I’m a PC gamer, a tech obsessive, and probably a bit of a contrarian. … Read more

HyperX Cloud III Wireless Review

The HyperX Cloud III Wireless offers a more affordable alternative to the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless that we recommend as the best wireless gaming headset. For many PC gamers, that’s probably a tempting offer. However, the Cloud III and Cloud Alpha are very different headsets, and I’m not entirely convinced by this cheaper device. Let’s … Read more

Gaming PCs without visible cables are the boldest design change I’ve seen in my decade of building computers

An ASUS BTF graphics card with the connector up close. Jacob Ridley, cable hater Jacob Ridley portrait with yellow background This month I tested: Gaming mice with ultra-high polling speed, to see what all the fuss is about; and try to find out which is the best PC fan.This month I played: a bit of … Read more

SETI chief says US has no evidence of alien technology. ‘And we never did that’

If all reports of mysterious objects buzzing in our sky are interpreted as true encounters, it appears that Earth is under attack. But spoiler alert: for the main leader of the SETI Institute, founded to seek and understand life beyond Earth, it is necessary to take a step back and cuddle up with a cup … Read more

I tried to make a medieval paradise in Manor Lords, but now it’s just full of eggs and corpses

A man pulls a cart surrounded by corpses. There are some advantages to being a medieval peasant. For example, Twitter hasn’t been invented yet, so your exposure to the world’s worst opinions is quite limited. But on balance there are many more disadvantages. Healthcare is a bit iffy. You have no central heating. Heavy labor … Read more

Alienware 32 AW3225QF gaming monitor review

Alienware 32AW3225QF. All new technologies have a learning curve. And with the cataclysmically desirable new Alienware 32 AW3225QF, we’re certainly learning some lessons about OLED as a display solution for PC gaming. In fact, this isn’t the first of the brave new 4K OLED generation we’ve tested. A few weeks ago I cast my beady, … Read more

Sierra Space aims to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth within 90 minutes

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co – Sierra Space has unveiled a radical new concept for on-demand cargo delivery from orbit. The company aims to land critical supplies anywhere in the world within 90 minutes of the request. Sierra Space says the concept could allow soldiers on the battlefield or in remote areas to acquire much-needed supplies on … Read more

See Jupiter close to a crescent moon (also Mars near Saturn) in the night sky ‘View a Planet Day’

In an unofficial sense, I’d like to call today (April 10) ‘View a Planet Day’. In the early morning hours two planets will appear very close together and later that same day in the early evening sky we will have the chance to see Jupiter hovering close to a slender waxing crescent moon, making for … Read more

2024 total solar eclipse thrills millions in North America (video, photos)

The moon darkened the daytime sky as it swept across North America during a total solar eclipse on Monday (April 8), thrilling tens of millions of skywatchers who had their eyes glued to the sky. All of North America and Central America experienced a partial solar eclipse, but only those areas within the path of … Read more