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

A lifestyle image of a young person using an Acer ConceptD 5 Pro laptop

Acer's updated ConceptD range is fantastic news for content creators

By Jess Weatherbed published

Acer's ConceptD range is designed with content creators in mind, equipped with the latest Nvidia and Intel hardware.

A frustrated man looking at his phone with a wireless router in the foreground

How to find your Wi-Fi password on Windows and Mac

By Jess Weatherbed published

Lost your Wi-Fi password? Fear not, there are ways to find it again using a laptop or computer

An unhappy looking man at a party holding the Discord app logo

Discord's Party Mode is a party pooper for processors

By Jess Weatherbed published

Discord's recent Party Mode is hogging processing power, causing up to 30% spikes in usage.

Intel Arc Alchemist GPU

The Intel Arc Alchemist range might disappoint PC gamers

By Jess Weatherbed published

Intel has provided the lineup of its Arc GPUs in a beta graphics driver, but only gamers on a tight budget will be happy.

A crying duckling on a chromebook being used in an office environment

Why does Google insist on Chromebooks being the ugly duckling?

By Jess Weatherbed published

Opinion Google had the chance to release an updated Pixelbook Go or Pixelbook 2 at I/O, and it missed a treat by not doing so.

A laptop showing a photograph of some delicious hummus next to the Slack logo.

I changed my Slack notifications into hummus, but now I'm hungry for more

By Jess Weatherbed published

Did you know you can change your Slack notification to a woman saying 'Hummus'? You do now, and its easy to set up.

Angry business man screaming on laptop

Even Microsoft thinks you should uninstall the latest Windows 11 update

By Jess Weatherbed published

A Windows 11 update has been causing havoc by crashing apps, with users left unable to open important programs.

Gland Computers Mining Rig

Will Nvidia need to protect the RTX 40 series GPUs from cryptomining madness?

By Jess Weatherbed published

With the next generation of Nvidia GPUs just around the corner, we could see some familiar issues start to appear.

Detail of the computer equipment used by the Ethereum miner

Nvidia's anti-cryptomining GPUs have finally been 100% unlocked

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

Nvidia's LHR cards have officially been unlocked to 100% mining efficiency, but its too little too late.

The grey wooden inspired top of the Friska Stockholm standing desk

Friska Stockholm standing desk review

By Jess Weatherbed published

Recommended

The Friska Stockholm standing desk offers customizable glamour on a budget, with plenty of optional extras and solid build quality.

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5 things you didn't know Google can do

By Jess Weatherbed published

Google has some secrets hidden away in its search engine and Chrome web browser – here are our top five.

A laptop showing lots of email notifications

Microsoft's One Outlook has leaked, but people already think it sucks

By Jess Weatherbed published

A new web-based version of the Microsoft Outlook email client has leaked, but reactions online are mixed.

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Microsoft has rolled back this controversial Windows 11 update

By Jess Weatherbed published

A Windows 11 feature that disabled the drag and drop functionality for taskbar icons won't appear in the full OS build.

And Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 inside an open PC case

Nvidia is flexing on AMD with its 'superior' GPU drivers

By Jess Weatherbed published

Nvidia takes a jab at AMD's 'sub-par beta drivers' for its GPUs in its latest video detailing how drivers are developed.

An illustration of Elon Musk drawn by thongyhod looking perplexed at falling Twitter logos

Twitter's new features may cure your fears about Elon Musk's takeover

By Jess Weatherbed published

Elon Musk can't take credit for any of these new incoming features, but all Twitter users will benefit from them.

A smartly dressed man sat in a polluted city wearing a facemask while using a tablet computer

Google's Earth Day gift is the grim realization of how polluted your city is

By Jess Weatherbed published

Google can now bring up air quality information for some cities in the US directly within the search engine.

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These gaming accessories on Amazon could be lying to you

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

Some gaming accessories online have misleading features, but it's easier to avoid disappointment if you know what to look for.

Google Meet logo being displayed on a laptop and a phone that are resting on a wooden table

How to record a Google Meet meeting

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

Sometimes you need to record your Google Meet meeting - we show you how it's done.

MacBook Pro M1

The Apple M2 could launch alongside up to seven new Mac models this year

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

Bloomberg reports that we could be seeing up to seven new Mac products released this year, all featuring Apple Silicon.

A Samsung QLED TV against a background of rice

Your new TV or monitor could soon be made from rice

By Jess Weatherbed published

Scientists in Japan have developed a way to create Quantam Dots LEDs from agricultural waste like rice husks.

The Teburu boardgame system on a red background

Teburu could be the future of board games that gamers actually want

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

Opinion Mixing both digital and physical, Teburu offers an ideal hybrid solution for modern board game lovers.

A screenchot of a beta Extensions feature being tested in Microsoft Edge

Every web browser should have Microsoft Edge's latest feature

By Jess Weatherbed published

Microsoft Edge is testing a new feature that will allow you to pause all extensions on specific websites.

MacBook Pro at an angle under a light

Mac sales fly as PC declines – did the M1 chip save Apple?

By Jess Weatherbed published

Despite the growth of PC during the Covid-19 pandemic, Apple has started to claw back some of that market share.

Nvidia Grace CPU Superchip

Nvidia Grace CPU could bring Intel a whole new world of pain

By Jess Weatherbed published

Nvidia's new Hopper architecture could provide twice the performance over Intel Ice Lake Xeon chips.

MSI Aegis Ti5

MSI MEG Aegis Ti5 review

By Jess Weatherbed last updated

Recommended

Despite being a truly bizarre-looking gaming pc, the MSI Aegis Ti5 features next-gen hardware to compliment its next-gen aesthetic.

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