Alex Dobie

2 weeks ago | xda-developers.com | Alex Dobie

The annual Computex show in Taipei takes place in Asus's backyard, and so it's no surprise to see the Taiwanese tech giant once again putting on a big presence. This year's Asus announcements included some impressive peripheral developments including -- just about -- the world's fastest monitor, the ultimate Doom: The Dark Ages PC build and a sci-fi styled eGPU dock. Disclaimer: Asus sponsored our trip to Computex 2025.

2 weeks ago | xda-developers.com | Alex Dobie

You likely know Asus's Republic of Gamers brand from its vast pedigree in PC peripherals, components and gaming laptops. But in recent years the brand has also branched out into another key hardware area that's just as important for peak performance — gaming chairs. At Computex 2025 in Taipei this week, the ROG Courser and ROG Destrier Core gaming chairs are targeted at players with differing needs when it comes to comfort and support.

2 weeks ago | xda-developers.com | Alex Dobie

The ROG Harpe II Ace is an esports mouse with a focus on refined shape, materials and heft. Weighing in at just 48 grams, it's lighter than the average medium-sized US chicken egg, a single Krispy Kreme donut, or two small bags of Doritos. The mouse boasts an 8000Hz polling rate, a 42,000-dpi optical sensor and 100-million click lifespan.

Oct 30, 2024 | howtogeek.com | Alex Dobie

Qualcomm Your browser does not support the video tag. So the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is here -- and it's not called that -- but it still might be the biggest deal in smartphone silicon in years. Let me explain. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is the successor to Qualcomm's earlier Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and it's just been announced at the Snapdragon summit event in Maui.

Oct 25, 2024 | howtogeek.com | Alex Dobie

Big Android version updates are now basically obsolete... And that might actually be a good thing. If you're a smartphone fan of a certain vintage, you'll no doubt remember a new Android version dropping with each Pixel or, previously, Nexus device. But this generation, something changed. In August 2024 the Pixel 9 series was announced, and all four of those new phones ran not Android 15 but Android *14*, first unveiled in October of 2023. New Pixel, but no new Android.