Paul Lilly
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It has been nearly 25 years since Microsoft introduced its OG Xbox console, and in celebration of the Xbox brand's silver anniversary, Microsoft is rolling out a limited edition Xbox Series X25 designed in a translucent green chassis...
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We're in an odd space in the tech timeline, where component shortages driving by massive AI demand are driving up prices on gaming systems, including both PCs and consoles. Even the Steam Deck is not immune. Don't despair, though—deals are...
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Time is ticking on securing a Father's Day gift, but the good news is, there are plenty of deals to be had on consumer electronics. Maybe you're looking to splurge on a mini LED or OLED TV, and if that's the case, check out our recent...
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Your dad may have accumulated quite the collection of ties over the years via Father's Day gifts and other occasions, and speaking as a parent myself, he would no doubt happily accept another one this year. However, if you're aiming for a...
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NVIDIA may still be cooking up something Super (with a capital 'S') after all. Over on X, leaker MEGAsizeGPU claims the oft-rumored GeForce RTX 50 Super series is "back on track" and as part of the launch, there will be a refreshed GeForce...
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All eyes are on Valve and its upcoming Steam Machine release, with questions looming over when exactly it will release and how much it will cost. Those questions remain unanswered, though Valve did offer a bit more clarity on the former...
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HP and Ferrari Design Studio are releasing an ultra-luxury, ultra-limited laptop with high-end specifications that the two outfits have been designing for the past two years. Debuting in time for the Monaco Grand Prix, the collaborative...
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Gamers can't seem to catch a break. It wasn't all that long ago when the cryptocurrency mining craze deplete the market of mid-range and high-end GPUs. After that wave passed, tariffs wreaked havoc on PC part pricing, and now an AI-driven...
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AMD gained more ground on rival Intel in x86 market share, with fresh figures from Mercury Research's latest report showing AMD hitting an all-time high at 32.6%. The good news for Intel is that it is still dominating, though it's 67.4%...
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In order to be in compliance with European Union directives and regulations as they relate to batteries, Nintendo confirmed it will make changes to its Switch 2 handheld console in the region so that the system's battery is easy to...
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As part of its celebration of 20 years of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) sub-brand, ASUS is offering up some special edition products, one of which is a retooled ROG NUC 16. The new ROG NUC 16 Edition 20 (what a mouthful, eh?) swaps out the...
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After rolling out its Surface Laptop Ultra earlier this week, Microsoft is following up with its Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a sleek and compact PC that brings a bit of Xbox Series X styling to the RTX Spark party that NVIDIA ignited at...
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The second half of 2026 will not bring much relief to the PC market that has been ravaged by soaring memory and storage prices, and instead is shaping up to be turbulent, according to IDC. According to the market research firm, PC...
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There was a time when buying a foldable smartphone meant a hefty investment. That is no longer the case. If you're looking to score a folding phone at a reasonable price, then head on over to Woot (owned by Amazon) and check out the site's...
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For perhaps the first time ever, Intel is facing an existential threat to its dominance in the PC space, which it built on the back of x86 designs over the course of several decades. Whether this threat began in earnest when Apple ditched...
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ASUS once picked up right where Intel left off when the chip maker decided to shift is Next Unit of Computing (NUC) platform to a licensing model, so it's not surprising that ASUS is also first in line to inject Qualcomm's Snadragon X2...
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Dell is calling out Apple's MacBook Neo with the launch of a retooled XPS 13 laptop starting at $699, or $599 with an education discount. Like Apple, Dell is aiming to make its premium laptop more accessible, but is turning to Intel and...
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ASUS is celebrating 20 years of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand by launching an upgraded version of its ROG Xbox Ally X handheld. The new ROG Xbox Ally X20, as it's called, trades the regular X model's 7-inch IPS-type display for a...
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It's not taking long for device makers to embrace NVIDIA's entrance into the consumer PC market with RTX Spark, an Arm-based chip introduced at Computex and designed to power a new wave of systems for the agentic AI era. Count Microsoft...
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The PC handheld space is suddenly topsy-turvy with Valve jacking up the price of its Steam Deck by as much as $300. Valve's price increase in the wake of an AI-driven shortage of key components like memory and storage effectively turned...
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Cooler Master and G.Skill have joined forces on fan-cooled memory modules that they plan to showcase at Computex next week. In the meantime, we get some teaser shots posted to X of the MasterDimm AC DDR5 memory, as it's called, which is...
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A big sale on Bose audio gear is happening right now, with significant savings on a range or products including earbuds, headphones, soundbars with Dolby Atmos support, and portable speakers. If you're looking to get a head start on...
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