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Asus ROG XReal R1 XR Glasses Review
Aug 8, 2026
Asus ROG XReal R1 XR Glasses Review

Sometimes it feels like XR glasses are the next frontier when it comes to gaming accessories. And it makes sense, with the rise of handheld gaming PCs – at least before RAM prices started making them nigh unaffordable – these glasses are a great way to get something like the Steam Deck a bigger scre...

Sony Is Forcing PSSR 2.0 in Latest PS5 Pro Beta
Aug 6, 2026
Sony Is Forcing PSSR 2.0 in Latest PS5 Pro Beta

Back when the PS5 Pro came out, PSSR, or PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution was one of its biggest selling points. It didn't have the best start, but Sony released PSSR 2 back in March, with much better visual quality. And now, it seems that future updates will have the refreshed upscaler ena...

Memory Shortage Sees 2027 Production Reportedly Sold Out, as Demand Far Outstrips Supply
Aug 6, 2026
Memory Shortage Sees 2027 Production Reportedly Sold Out, as Demand Far Outstrips Supply

The big three computer memory suppliers have now sold their entire production capacity for 2027, it's been reported, as the global chip shortage intensifies.According to Taiwanese outlet DigiTimes, via Tweaktown, Samsung, SK hynix and Micron have now allocated all of their DRAM and HBM productio...

Google Is Killing Google Assistant on Android Devices Next Month
Aug 6, 2026
Google Is Killing Google Assistant on Android Devices Next Month

Google is killing off Google Assistant on Android devices starting on September 4, replacing the service with Gemini. This means that voice-controlled assistant tasks – the sort of thing summoned up with a "Hey Google" – will now be routed through Gemini instead of the older service. Gemin...

RAMageddon Continues Another Year as 2027 Memory Capacity Is Reportedly Sold Out
Aug 5, 2026
RAMageddon Continues Another Year as 2027 Memory Capacity Is Reportedly Sold Out

It feels like no matter where I look recently, there's more evidence that the RAM crisis isn't ending any time soon. Now, a new report suggests that all three memory manufacturers — Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron — have collectively sold through their 2027 memory manufacturing capacity to, yo...

The iPhone 18 Pro Will Probably Cost at Least $1,399
Aug 5, 2026
The iPhone 18 Pro Will Probably Cost at Least $1,399

The iPhone 18 Pro is just a little over a month away, likely debuting sometime in September, but if you were planning on upgrading, you should probably get ready for a higher price tag. Apple has already raised prices on most of its Mac and iPad lineup back in June, due to increased memory prices, b...

Gaming Made Up Just 6% of AMD's Earnings This Quarter
Aug 5, 2026
Gaming Made Up Just 6% of AMD's Earnings This Quarter

It's no secret that gaming hardware has been getting more expensive this year, so it shouldn't be surprising that people are buying less of it. But, it turns out that AMD's gaming business shrank by a whopping 31% in Q2 2026. In the second quarter of the year, the gaming business only ma...

Secretlab Launches Pokémon-Themed Gaming Chair ‘Skins’ Featuring the Original Three Starter Evolutions
Aug 5, 2026
Secretlab Launches Pokémon-Themed Gaming Chair ‘Skins’ Featuring the Original Three Starter Evolutions

Secretlab, maker of our favorite gaming chair, the Titan Evo, has launched a new Pokémon-Themed upgrade kit for its chairs. The new looks come in the form of Secretlab Skins, a kind of slip-cover for the Titan Evo line of chairs that let you customize their look without having to buy an entirely new...

I Hope Xbox Project Helix Is Still a Gaming PC When It Launches
Aug 4, 2026
I Hope Xbox Project Helix Is Still a Gaming PC When It Launches

It’s been a while since Microsoft teased Project Helix as a next-generation Xbox that’ll play both console and PC games. But, in the months that have followed the Project Helix announcement, the world of PC gaming hardware has been turned entirely on its head. It’s still not clear when Project Helix...

Motorola Razr Fold Review
Aug 4, 2026
Motorola Razr Fold Review

The Motorola Razr Fold takes the Razr family to a new dimension. While earlier foldables from Motorola followed in the footsteps of the original Razr, offering a flip-phone style footprint, the Razr Fold opts for a hotdog fold, akin to what Samsung has offered from its Galaxy Z Fold lineup. Motorola...

The RAM Crisis Seems to Be Expanding to Motherboards Now
Aug 4, 2026
The RAM Crisis Seems to Be Expanding to Motherboards Now

So far, 2026 is no stranger to price increases. Since the calendar flipped over to the new year, RAM, graphics cards, SSDs and processors have all seen price jumps at the hands of AI, and now a leak suggests motherboards are next on the list. Take this with a grain of salt, but according to a post o...

The Steam Frame Might End Up More Expensive Than the Steam Machine
Aug 3, 2026
The Steam Frame Might End Up More Expensive Than the Steam Machine

The Steam Machine launched a little over a month ago, and it came with quite a controversial price tag. But it seems like the Steam Frame might end up even more expensive than Valve's mini gaming PC. According to a now-deleted Stream by Valve leaker Tyler Mcvicker, and spotted by NotebookCheck,...

Microsoft Reportedly Working to Bring Xbox 360 Games to PC and Project Helix
Aug 3, 2026
Microsoft Reportedly Working to Bring Xbox 360 Games to PC and Project Helix

Microsoft reportedly has plans to allow developers to bring their Xbox 360 games to PC, as well as other Xbox devices.That's according to a leaked document sent to Microsoft's partners that was seen by The Verge. What appeared to be a portion of the document showing a roadmap for features se...

How TCL’s 2026 TV Range Brings True Competitive PC Gaming to the Couch
Aug 3, 2026
How TCL’s 2026 TV Range Brings True Competitive PC Gaming to the Couch

The Australian TV landscape has just been supercharged by the arrival of TCL’s 2026 SQD Mini-LED range. It brings with it serious performance upgrades, especially for gamers who want high refresh rates and strong HDR on a big screen. We have the flagship X11L, a true beast, and the feature-packed an...

AI Is Making Games Worse, And For What?
Aug 1, 2026
AI Is Making Games Worse, And For What?

We’re eight or nine months into the RAM crisis, depending on when you start counting, and it doesn’t look like gaming is going to get more affordable any time soon. Instead, the opposite is happening. Nvidia and AMD have both reportedly raised prices on graphics cards just this week, and the problem...

The $500 Console Is Dead
Jul 31, 2026
The $500 Console Is Dead

Gaming hardware is more expensive than ever. There’s a few different reasons things are as bad as they are, and I’ll get into them in a moment, but regardless of how we got here, there’s no denying it’s an absolutely terrible time to be in the market for a new gaming console or PC. Even worse is the...

AMD Reportedly Plans to Raise GPU Prices, Too
Jul 31, 2026
AMD Reportedly Plans to Raise GPU Prices, Too

Just a couple days after AMD introduced a new 4GB graphics card, the company reportedly plans to raise its GPU prices by around 10%, due to the ongoing memory crisis at the hands of AI. According to known hardware leaker Harukaze 5719 on Twitter, AMD has reportedly informed AIB partners that prices...

LinkedIn Adds 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button to Combat Low-Quality Content
Jul 30, 2026
LinkedIn Adds 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button to Combat Low-Quality Content

Social media sites are overrun with AI slop, churned out ad nauseum by increasingly ubiquitous AI tools that happen to have the lovely side effect of driving up the price of gaming hardware. At least one site has had enough, and it’s… LinkedIn, of all places. LinkedIn has become practically unusable...

Nvidia Graphics Cards Are About to Get Even More Expensive
Jul 30, 2026
Nvidia Graphics Cards Are About to Get Even More Expensive

Nvidia graphics cards aren't exactly known for being affordable right now, but it looks like Team Green's GPUs are about to get another price increase, thanks to the ongoing memory crisis. According to a post on Taiwan's Economic Daily News, Samsung, which makes the memory chips Nvidia u...

The RAM Crisis Is Getting So Bad, AMD Is Bringing Back 4GB Graphics Cards
Jul 30, 2026
The RAM Crisis Is Getting So Bad, AMD Is Bringing Back 4GB Graphics Cards

It's no secret that memory prices have exploded in the last year, and it's causing everything using the stuff to go up in price. But now, seemingly to combat the rising prices and give people an option they can actually afford, AMD has launched a new graphics card, the Radeon RX 9050. There...

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