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Bill Thomas (Twitter) is TechRadar's computing editor. They are fat, queer and extremely online. Computers are the devil, but they just happen to be a satanist. If you need to know anything about computing components, PC gaming or the best laptop on the market, don't be afraid to drop them a line on Twitter or through email.

Articles by: Bill Thomas

Falcon Northwest Talon review

By Bill Thomas published 29 January 20

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The Falcon Northwest Talon is an absolute behemoth of a gaming PC.

Musicians should feel free to use MacBooks to make music, no matter what Neil Young thinks

By Bill Thomas published 28 January 20

Opinion In an interview with the Verge, Neil Young said that artists creating music on a MacBook is a problem. We're tired of this kind of take.

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT launch is a mess: here's what you need to know

By Bill Thomas published 25 January 20

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT launched with a new VBIOS that some customers might have to apply themselves, highlighting the confusing nature of the aftermarket graphics card market.

Alienware m15 R2 review

By Bill Thomas published 22 January 20

The Alienware m15 is a portable gaming laptop that takes Dell's gaming design to the next level.

Nvidia could be striking back at AMD with rumored RTX 2080 Super-equipped laptops

By Bill Thomas published 21 January 20

We've spotted a leak for a Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super, but is it real?

Hands on: Alienware Concept UFO review

By Bill Thomas last updated 17 January 20

Not yet rated

CES 2020 With the Concept UFO, Alienware clearly takes inspiration from the Nintendo Switch. But we were able to get our hands on it to see what the future of PC gaming might look like.

AMD Ryzen 4000 processors for laptops may be nearly as fast as desktop CPUs

By Bill Thomas published 15 January 20

We're starting to see performance leaks for AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile processors, and they're looking juicy.

AMD Zen 2 specs, price and release date: all about AMD's newest processor tech

By Bill Thomas published 15 January 20

Updated AMD Zen 2 is the architecture behind the hotly anticipated Ryzen and Threadripper 3rd Generation. Here's everything you need to know.

Love it or hate it, the Epic Games Store is raking in the cash

By Bill Thomas published 14 January 20

Epic Games Store made some money moves in 2019, and it doesn't look like it will be slowing down any time soon.

Can we stop with these non-gaming gaming laptops?

By Bill Thomas published 11 January 20

CES 2020 The Lenovo Legion Y740S is a gaming laptop without discrete graphics, and we think that's a bad move for everyone involved.

I got to use a 360Hz monitor at CES 2020, and it went better than I thought

By Bill Thomas published 11 January 20

CES 2020 Nvidia just announced a new 360Hz G-Sync monitor at CES 2020, so of course I had to take it for a spin.

The best in computing at CES 2020

By Bill Thomas published 10 January 20

CES 2020 CES 2020 was absolutely packed with awesome computing concepts and products, and we rounded up the best ones right here.

AMD won CES 2020 with Ryzen 4000 mobile, but can it beat Intel?

By Bill Thomas published 9 January 20

CES 2020 AMD announced a full lineup of Ryzen processors for mobile at CES 2020, and while they should be faster, is that enough to beat Intel at the laptop game?

Intel needs to put out a desktop processor if it doesn't want to become irrelevant

By Bill Thomas published 8 January 20

CES 2020 At CES 2020, Intel would have absolutely ruled the world if it announced new desktop processors, but it didn't. And now it feels like Intel's relevance is waning more than ever before.

Hands on: Dell Concept Duet review

By Bill Thomas last updated 7 January 20

Not yet rated

CES 2020 The Dell Concept Duet is Dell's first foray into the foldable world, but because it's just a concept we probably won't see it for quite a while.

AMD flexes on Intel at CES 2020 with new CPUs and graphics

By Bill Thomas published 6 January 20

CES 2020 AMD is on top of the world, and if CES 2020 is any indication, it's going to stay there.

LG is bringing Nvidia G-Sync to a bunch of OLED TVs – and we think that's a mistake

By Bill Thomas published 6 January 20

CES 2020 At CES 2020, LG announced that many of its 2020 TVs will be packing Nvidia G-Sync technology, and we just can't grasp why it would do that.

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Chromebook review

By Bill Thomas published 6 January 20

Not yet rated

CES 2020 The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is one of the most beautiful pieces of Chrome OS hardware, and we went hands-on at CES 2020.

Intel is staying ahead of AMD in the laptop space, thanks to 10th-gen H-series chips

By Bill Thomas published 6 January 20

CES 2020 Intel's 10th-Generation H-Series desktop lineup is on the way, along with the Ghost Canyon NUC.

The Witcher on Netflix made me jump back into my favorite game series

By Bill Thomas published 5 January 20

Like everyone else, I went back to the Witcher games after watching the show. Here's how that went.

Intel is coming for AMD if these leaked Comet Lake specs are any indication

By Bill Thomas published 30 December 19

The entire Comet Lake-S lineup just leaked online, but will it compete with AMD Ryzen 3?

Intel may be responding to AMD Ryzen with a hyperthreaded Core i3 processor

By Bill Thomas last updated 26 December 19

We've just seen a leaked benchmark for the Intel Core i3-10300, the first major 10th-gen desktop leak.

Intel Tiger Lake-U processors might be much faster than Ice Lake

By Bill Thomas published 23 December 19

We've spotted some leaked benchmarks for a Tiger Lake-U processor, and they might point to a very powerful laptop processor.

Intel in 2019: the year of the missing processors

By Bill Thomas published 29 December 19

Intel's 2019 was a year full of new laptop processors and, well, not much else.

Top Christmas gifts for PC gamers

By Bill Thomas last updated 20 December 19

Gift ideas Our top suggestions for spoiling the PC gamer in your life in the Holiday 2019 season.

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