Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

Jess is a former TechRadar Computing writer, where she covered all aspects of Mac and PC hardware, including PC gaming and peripherals. She has been interviewed as an industry expert for the BBC, and while her educational background was in prosthetics and model-making, her true love is in tech and she has built numerous desktop computers over the last 10 years for gaming and content creation. Jess is now a journalist at The Verge.

Articles by: Jess Weatherbed

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Apple will continue to use Intel processors in Macs for a while

By Jess Weatherbed published

The launch of Apple's M1 silicon has taken the computing world by storm, but future Intel-based products are set to be released.

A monitor on fire displaying game artwork for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

Did you buy the GTA Trilogy remaster on PC? If so, Rockstar has a gift for you

By Jess Weatherbed published

Anyone who purchased Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition on PC is entitled to a free game from Rockstar

An LG UltraGear Gaming laptop on a dark background

LG has announced its first gaming laptop, and it's a BEAST

By Jess Weatherbed published

LG has unveiled some details for the 17G90Q, a 17-inch gaming laptop for its existing UltraGear gaming hardware line.

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Charity drive 'Thankmas' shows us the future of fundraising with 3D printed houses

By Jess Weatherbed published

Popular YouTuber and streamer Sean “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin is tackling homelessness for the holidays.

A frustrated looking gamer

Want cheap DDR5 RAM? We have some bad news...

By Jess Weatherbed published

The new generation of RAM is going to be expensive for a long while yet, so prepare to empty your wallet for an upgrade.

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Apple iMac Pro 27-inch with Mini-LED display anticipated for early 2022

By Jess Weatherbed published

Apple could be reintroducing its iMac Pro line with a new Mini-LED display and a 120Hz refresh rate.

The official Galaxy themed Sony PS5 console faceplates against a starry background

PS5 covers finally let you officially change the color of your console

By Jess Weatherbed, Adam Vjestica published

Sony has announced that users will soon be able to customize their PlayStation 5 consoles with a range of new PS5 covers that come in various colors.

Bill gates wearing a VR headset in a Metaverse VR office

Bill Gates predicts that most meetings will move to the Metaverse within 3 years

By Jess Weatherbed published

Microsoft founder Bill Gates believes that the future of virtual meetings lies with VR, not applications like Teams or Zoom.

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Razer's latest RGB gaming product made me realize I'm out of touch

By Jess Weatherbed published

Despite playing games on my Android device, it took an RGB phone cooler to remember that mobiles are valid gaming hardware.

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The chip shortage is far from over according to Samsung

By Jess Weatherbed published

Samsung has weighed in with its own estimations about the global chip shortage currently affecting the wider tech industry.

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Huion Kamvas Pro 16 review

By Jess Weatherbed published

Recommended

The Huion Kamvas Pro 16 is giving Wacom a run for its money, offering great quality and features at a very appealing price tag.

Doja Cat dancing against a wall of code

Doja Cat's latest interactive music video will teach you how to code

By Jess Weatherbed published

Girls Who Code has paired up with Doja Cat to create the world's first codable music video to introduce more girls to computer science.

A close up shot of a graphics card and water block in a gaming PC

Graphics cards are getting more expensive again

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

China is currently experiencing GPU shortages, causing prices to rise due to demand.

A woman being blown away by an Asus RTX 3060 graphics card

We're finally getting some cheap graphics cards next year

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

The rumored RTX 3050 is among a handful of cheap GPUs expected to hit the market in the first half of 2022.

Windows fail

New Windows 10 update is causing a whole world of pain

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

Windows 10 KB5001330 update is resulting in installation and performance issues, as well as bugs and the Blue Screen of Death.

Windows 10 update stress

Windows 10 update issues discovered minutes after release

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

The Windows 10 21H1 update is being rolled out to devices, but two problems have already been discovered.

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Tajezzo PZ5 Smart Backpack review

By Jess Weatherbed published

The Tajezzo PZ5 is packed full of features that proved themselves useful, especially if you get around on two wheels.

An Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 garphics card on the lawn of the White House

Nvidia has requested President Biden's help to get more RTX 3060s and RTX 3080s to the US

By Jess Weatherbed published

Nvidia has requested that GPUs be made exempt from the Trump-era 25% tariff policy to reduce costs.

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MSI Creator Z16 review

By Jess Weatherbed published

A great hybrid laptop if you need one machine to play games and create content, but there are some issues to deal with.

The grinch stealing an RTX 3090 graphics card from a Christmas tree

The US government is trying to save Christmas from PS5 and RTX 3080 scalpers

By Jess Weatherbed published

Congress has announced the Stopping Grinch Bots Act, aimed to prevent PS5 consoles and graphics cards from being scalped online.

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The entry-level Intel Arc Alchemist GPU could actually be affordable

By Jess Weatherbed published

Intel's Arc Alchemist budget graphics card looks like it will come with 6GB of memory and an affordable price tag.

The Mixware Hyper-S on a wooden table

Mixware Hyper-S 3D Printer review

By Jess Weatherbed published

The Mixware Hyper-S FDM printer is an impressive piece of kit, but with a potential pricetag that could make your eyes water.

TSMC semiconductor chip close up

The White House has rejected Intel's plans to increase chip production

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

The ongoing chip shortage has the entire world of tech in a chokehold, so why won't the US government help end it?

Qualcomm's 7 new IoT chipsets

Qualcomm wants to become the 'preferred platform for PCs' over Intel and Apple M1

By Jess Weatherbed published

Qualcomm has plans to shake up the current PC hardware industry.

A Gigabyte Aero OLED laptop against a colorful background

Keep your MacBook Pro, I only have eyes for Nvidia Studio laptops

By Jess Weatherbed published

While Apple's latest flagship has gained some serious attention, I remain fixated on the Windows-based alternatives.

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