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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The Craziest News from 2022!

There's something of an expression at the eTeknix office. It goes along the lines of 'if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well' - 'If it's weird though, just give it to Mike'. - Yep, I make very little secret of the fact ...

2 years ago

Phanteks Eclipse G500A Mid-Tower Case Review

Phanteks is one of the coolest names out there, with a range of high-end PC products that never fail to impress. While they're often priced a little higher than many of their rivals, the level of features, build quality and ...

2 years ago

5 Amazing Christmas Gifts That Santa’s Just Too Poor To Get You!

Buying tech, in the latter half of 2022 at least, has certainly been a lot easier than it was throughout the entirety of 2021. The only problem most people seem to have now is that with products actually available to purchase (and ...

2 years ago

ASUS & Noctua to Partner Again for New Nvidia 40XX Graphics Cards

In late 2021, after months and months of rumour and speculation, ASUS and Noctua formally confirmed the launch of their collaborative Nvidia 3070 graphics card, and then subsequently a 3080 model. Featuring ASUS's graphics card ...

2 years ago

Survey Finds 3 in 4 UK Consumers Approve of Microsoft’s Activision Takeover!

I haven't exactly made it a secret that I am not a supporter of Microsoft's potential acquisition of Activision/Blizzard. And getting one point very quickly out of the way, this is not because I have any invested interest in the ...

2 years ago

Netflix to Start its Account Sharing Crackdown in Early 2023

Earlier this week, changes to the UK's Intellectual Property guidelines officially confirmed that the sharing of passwords on streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, Spotify, etc. was now categorically against the law. - Yep, ...

2 years ago

Nvidia is (Apparently) Planning a 40XX TITAN Again!

Given that it's been over four years since Nvidia last released a 'TITAN' graphics card, it has led to a lot of speculation as to whether Team Green has effectively abandoned the brand alongside the shortlived (but very necessary) ...

2 years ago

For $11,500 You Can Now Buy A Smart Toilet With Built-In Alexa!

Someone famous once said that only two things in life are certain, death and taxes. While making the expression notably less eloquent, it would've probably made it a bit more accurate to add 'poop' to that list as well. - Now, of ...

2 years ago

Corsair Denies Rumours that the K100 Keyboard Features a Hidden Keylogger

The Corsair K100 is currently one of the most premium and popular mechanical gaming keyboards around. No, it admittedly isn't cheap, but in terms of functionality, it is undoubtedly a truly excellent design. - Over the last few ...

2 years ago

Google Traffic Hit New All-Time High During World Cup Final

Whether you're a football fan or not, it's hard to deny that the World Cup Final between Argentina and France was an amazing game between two well-balanced teams. With the pressures of such crucial matches often typically leading ...

2 years ago

New UK Guidelines Make Account Sharing (Such as on Netflix) Officially Illegal

Netflix, and the vast majority of other subscription-based hosting platforms no doubt, take a pretty dim view of the practice of account sharing. - For the consumer, of course, while doing this is almost certainly against your ...

2 years ago

Genesis Unveil its New Irid 505 V2 and Irid 503 V2 PC Case Designs

Genesis has officially announced the launch of both the Irid 505 v2 and the Irid 503 v2. Better ventilation, design and enhanced filtering for superior protection from dust - these are the most important traits of the new Genesis ...

2 years ago

Atari Finally Admits the VCS is a Worthless Pile of Crap

It was seen a long time coming and frankly after it arrived, I think I joined the masses in forgetting about it almost entirely. The whole thing has been one of the biggest flops in years, or at least, it would have been a bigger ...

2 years ago

Philips TAG5106 Wireless Gaming Headset Review

Amazingly, despite having reviewed peripherals for over a decade, I don't think I've ever tried a Philips gaming headset. While headphones and audio aren't generally a big focus for Philips, they're a huge company with a massive ...

2 years ago

Intel i9-13900KS Benchmarks Leak – Apparently Not Much Uplift on the 13900K

It's well known, to the point of being practically confirmed, that Intel will announce the launch of its new flagship i9-13900KS processor at some point during CES 2023. Coming pre-binned out of the box with a guaranteed 6GHz ...

2 years ago

Microsoft Resumes Windows 11 22H2 Rollout After Gaming Bug is Finally Fixed!

Following the release of the Windows 11 22H2 update back in October, I daresay that it hasn't escaped your attention that, in the grand scheme of things, it seemed to create a hell of a lot more problems than it solved. - The ...

2 years ago

Facebook Users Warned to Be Aware of New Rise in Phishing Scams

Phishing scams are about one of the most common means of third parties attempting to get your personal data. - For those of you unaware, the general premise of these scams is rather basic in that they often pretend to be a ...

2 years ago

Gigabyte AORUS B650E Tachyon Motherboard Leaks Online – An Extreme OC Machine?

One of the biggest problems surrounding the initial release of AMD's Ryzen 7000 platform is that the transition to it is quite expensive. You don't only have the cost of the processors themselves, but also a new motherboard, and ...

2 years ago

Internet Explorer is Nearly Dead But Microsoft Might Finish the Job on Feb 14th!

Back in the Summer Microsoft officially announced that support for Internet Explorer had concluded and the browser was now officially in its 'end-of-life'. - Yep, it had certainly been a pretty (well, mostly) solid 27 years worth ...

2 years ago

Major Windows 11 Updates Rumoured for Release in March AND May 2023!

Officially speaking, Microsoft has now predominantly transitioned to only releasing one major update for its operating systems per year. And this is something that is probably not an overly bad thing considering that these updates ...

2 years ago

AMD Accused of Rushing 7900 XTX to Market As Users Report Wildly Differing Performance

When it comes to processors, it's generally understood among the community that outside the remits of pre-binned samples, not all CPUs are created equally. For graphics cards though, this distinction is a little more benign with ...

2 years ago

Dead Space Remake Has Officially Gone Gold!

The Dead Space Remake undoubtedly represents one of the most highly-anticipated gaming releases for fans of survival horror titles. With it supposedly set for release next month, however, this clearly always raises a little doubt ...

2 years ago

MSI Delays Custom AMD 7900 Graphics Cards Until They Can Truly Be Custom

Following the official release of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 series of graphics cards earlier this week, while we have seen a number of custom models get either released or announced, outside of reference designs (ie. pretty much ...

2 years ago

Nvidia 4070 Ti Benchmarks Appear on Geekbench!

In regards to upcoming Nvidia graphics card announcements, there are two pieces of information which are so widely hinted at that all we're really waiting on is the official rubber stamp. Firstly, the 4070 Ti will be officially ...

2 years ago

ASUS Announce its New ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 & 4080 White Edition GPUs

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced the launch of its new Strix GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 White Edition graphics cards, available for enthusiast gamers and DIY builders everywhere. The cutting-edge Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 ...

2 years ago

Alphacool Launch Core Water Block for Nvidia 4090 Reference/Founders Edition GPUs

Alphacool has officially announced the launch of its latest water block product designed for Nvidia 4090 reference and/or Founders Edition GPU models: The Core. - The Core product line takes shape with the new coolers in the usual ...

2 years ago

BMW Reveal ‘Solid State Battery’ – A New Design Which Never Loses Capacity

While it seems that EVs will undoubtedly represent a major factor in the medium-term future of automotive design, there are clearly still more than a few factors that need to be resolved before they'll receive the backing of ...

2 years ago

Apple Prepares to Bend the Knee by Allowing Third-Party App Stores on the iPhone

Apple has certainly had a bit of a rough year when it comes to its dealings with the European Union. - Firstly they're having to deal with the new regulations that by 2025 all smart devices sold in the region must adhere to a ...

2 years ago

Corsair Opens Pre-Orders For its XENEON FLEX 45″ Bendable OLED Gaming Monitor

CORSAIR has officially announced the pre-order availability of the eagerly anticipated XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240 OLED Gaming Monitor, the world's first 45" 21:9 bendable OLED gaming monitor. Since its unveiling in August 2022, the ...

2 years ago

YouTube Rolls Out New Update Looking to Target ‘Toxic’ Comments

Google has certainly been making proactive steps over the last couple of years when it comes to toxic behaviour on its platforms. The internet, and social media in general, can, of course, be an occasionally unpleasant place ...

2 years ago

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