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GPU Welcome to TechRadar’s GPU channel. Here, we’ve pulled together all the latest news, reviews, analysis, and more for all things GPUs and graphics cards. While most of our focus is going to be on desktop graphics, we also dive into mobile GPUs for laptops and professional-grade GPUs as well. The GPU market has been shaken up in recent years, so it’s definitely kept us busy, whether it’s extensively testing to find thebest graphics cardon the market, or crunching the numbers to find thebest cheap graphics cardthat matches great performance with an accessible price point....

Intel Intelis possibly the most important chipmaker in the US, having pioneered semiconductor manufacturing for more than half a century while giving us some of thebest processorsever made along the way. Whether it’s in thebest laptopor thebest computerfor the home or office, odds are that there is an Intel processor inside it. It is one of the few companies in the world that have the chip-making foundries necessary to produce semiconductors, and so it is a major player on the processor scene regardless of how its latest processors hold up against the competition, all of whom have to look for a foundry to produce their chips....

iOS iOS is the mobileoperating systemused byApple’siPhones. First introduced with the original iPhone in 2007, the software has remained a feature of every iPhone released in the years since, and continues to provide the basis for other Apple operating systems includingiPadOS,tvOSandwatchOS. Apple’s App Store serves as the centerpiece of its iOS mobile operating system, with the company’s virtual marketplace now containing more than 2 million apps optimized for the platform....

Kindle When it comes to ereaders, there’s no other device as popular as the Kindles. In fact, the name ‘Kindle’ is synonymous with ‘ereader’ around the world. That shouldn’t be surprising consideringAmazonhas been making a Kindle device since 2007. Perhaps what makes the Kindles even more popular is the price point – they’ve typically been cheaper than the competition and easily accessible in most major markets. The Kindle Paperwhite has been the most popular of Amazon’s ereaders, and there’s been a version of this tablet since 2012 – the current Paperwhite is the fifth iteration released in 2021....

OnePlus OnePlus broke onto the phone market back in 2013 as a pluckyAndroid-powered underdog that amassed a cult following among the mobile community. It prided itself on its debut device’s ‘flagship killer’ persona, which saw it undercutting some of the biggest players at the time – especially in terms of price versus performance. Since then, the company and its phones have matured greatly, with its latest flagships – among other things – offering up some of the best display experiences and software out there....

Philips Hue There are few names as synonymous with smart homes asPhilips Hue, thanks to its highly successful line of colorful smart lights. Founded by Philips in 2012, the company has gained a glowing reputation for making some of thebest smart lights, including its remotely-controlled smart bulbs, light strips, and lamps. You can customize the ambiance of any room in your home from your smartphone with Philips Hue’s super user-friendly app, whether you want to set up lighting routines, sync your lighting with your favorite music or mimic the sunrise as you wake in the morning....

Samsung Galaxy Phones TheSamsungGalaxy series is arguably the best-known line of phones afterApple’siPhones. That said, it encompasses more thanjustphones, with tablets, watches, earbuds and laptops all falling under the South Korean firm’s Galaxy brand. As far as smartphones go, the series is currently helmed by the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone series and the Samsung Galaxy Z foldable series, the company’s most premium models. Samsung’s Galaxy phones run a gamut of price ranges, with the Galaxy A series firmly in budget territory, while the Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 4 are as expensive as phones get....