Author: Jacob Ridley
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Asus further outlines how it’s improving its RMA process in follow-up to initial tone-deaf response: ‘we are committed to doing better’
Asus has outlined how it will update its repair service for faulty products, in another response to customer outcry about its poor service. A new document from Asus includes more information on how it will go about changing a returns process. A process which has very recently been exposed as ineffective and ludicrous by customers…
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PC user annoyed about Task Manager jumping around gets told how to fix it with one button—by the developer that built the application 30 years ago
Do you get frustrated when you’re trying to track down an application in Task Manager and the list is constantly shuffling around? Loads of people do, and that’s why the developers at Microsoft added a shortcut to prevent it happening. Simply hold down the Ctrl key and everything freezes in place. It’s so easy—why didn’t…
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The world’s largest chipmaker could flip a kill switch and remotely disable its machines in the event of an invasion
TSMC is the world’s largest chipmaker, and it produces a massive percentage of the world’s advanced computer chips—by some estimates over the past few years, even around 90%. What happens if something were to happen in that part of the world to disturb this chipmaking ability? It’d be catastrophic, of course, but TSMC and its…
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Land of dragons and jank: I took a trip to Wales in the metaverse
Dragons, daffodils, and Transport for Wales trains—just a few of the delights you’ll find in Wales’ very own metaverse. The Welsh government claims “Wales has become the first UK nation to launch in the metaverse”. A virtual glimpse of the real wonders that lie just down the M4, providing you stay on past Bristol. To…
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Trouble connecting to your VPN? Microsoft admits that a recent Windows security update is preventing virtual connections
A recent Windows security update is causing some VPN connections to fail, Microsoft has said. The company is working on a resolution. The KB5036893 update, known as the April security update, was first released on April 9, 2024. Since then, and after rolling out across heaps of PCs, Microsoft has noticed the inadvertent effect the…
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Starforge Systems Navigator Pro gaming PC review
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If you’re buying a pre-built gaming PC, broadly speaking, you’re hoping to save time, resources and troubleshooting. For that to happen, whichever pre-built gaming PC you end up purchasing must be correctly assembled, securely shipped, and work as intended on arrival. Starforge Systems has sent me its Navigator Pro gaming PC for review, and it…
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Manor Lords seems surprisingly stable for an early access game, and the developer says: ‘99% crashes so far are old drivers’
The game of the moment? The medieval city builder, Manor Lords, of course. The game burst into early access over the weekend and has so far sold over one million copies on Steam. Moreover, it reached a high point for strategy games at over 170,000 players playing at once. With figures like that, for a…
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HyperX Cloud III Wireless review
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The HyperX Cloud III Wireless offer a more affordable alternative to the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless we recommend as the best wireless gaming headset. For many PC gamers, that’s likely to be a tantalising offer. However, the Cloud III and Cloud Alpha are very different headsets, and I’m not entirely convinced by this cheaper unit.…
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Meta is creating a Quest VR headset in the style of an Xbox, which probably means it’s black with a bit of green
Ready yourselves for a special edition of the Meta Quest 3. The theme? Xbox. The point? It comes with Xbox controllers and Game Pass in the box. Meta has announced that it will be opening up the OS included with the Meta Quest 3 to other hardware manufacturers, including Lenovo and Asus. The latter is…
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Asus is creating the VR ‘gaming headset of the next generation’ built on Meta’s Horizon OS lifted off the Quest 3
The operating system powering Meta’s Quest headsets is going to be released to third-party hardware makers. The newly-named Meta Horizon OS is built on the foundations laid for today’s most popular VR headsets, and includes new tools and frameworks for utilising features we’ve come to expect from Quest headsets into new, original designs. And if…