Originally announced at CES in January, Razer’s new PC Remote Play platform has now officially launched. Designed to let you borrow the processing power of your desktop PC while playing on a separate device, the service is compatible with smartphones, tablets, Windows PC gaming handhelds, laptops, and even other desktop PCs.
In terms of operating systems, you’ll need Windows 10 or 11 on your PCs or on mobile, iOS 18 or Android 14 and up. You can also pair your device with any iOS or Android-compatible controller, or with any mouse and keyboard. If you use one of Razer’s own Kishi Ultra controllers, you’ll also benefit from some fancy haptic feedback.
While playing, Remote Play will adapt the stream to the device you’re using, matching the game’s output with your maximum refresh rate, ratio aspect, and resolution. The aim is to give you the best possible visuals for the device you’re using while relying on the source PC for all the hard work. Because it’s compatible with Steam, Epic, PC Game Pass, and more, you should be able to stream just about any game you own on your PC.
Once your devices have been paired, you don’t even need to stay on the same network — you can stream on any WiFi or even cellular networks as long as your desktop PC is on. The better your internet connection, the better your gameplay will be but Razer recommends at least 30 Mbps for smooth gameplay. If you’re in a pinch, the minimum bandwidth is 15 Mbps.
As you might imagine, you’ll need to download some software and apps to both your PC and your handheld devices if you want to set this up. On mobile, you’ll need both the Razer Nexus app and the Razer PC Remote Play app, and on PC you’ll need to download Razer Cortex and enable Remote Play.
From there, your mobile device should connect to your PC automatically once you’ve signed into Nexus with your Razer ID. You can also use pin pairing to connect your devices if you don’t have a Razer ID.
There are already a lot of different ways to stream PC games to mobile devices, and the best one for you likely depends on what you play and the devices you own. Razer’s advantage here is that its Remote Play service is free, works with any Windows PC, and is compatible with a large range of mobile devices and controllers. If you haven’t found a remote play service that ticks all your boxes yet, it won’t cost you anything to try this one out.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.