Tom Gerken is a Tech Guy at BBC News. He specializes in consumer technology, covering topics such as video games, computer software, consumer electronics, and mobile apps. Tom's work has been featured in prominent outlets including Yahoo Sports Canada, BBC World, and AOL, Inc.
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The price of Ram - once one of the cheapest computer parts - has more than doubled since October 2025.
Tom Gerken - Technology reporter Imagine calling your friends, ordering a pizza, and opening up RuneScape on your PC.
New PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, the gaming giant has announced.
The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.
Tom Gerken - Technology reporter You don't need to look hard to find a film or TV fan who will say a reboot is never as good as the original.
By: Tom Gerken
Actors including Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan have written to the UK government demanding greater protection against their voices being used by AI.
The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice.
By: Tom Gerken
Tom Gerken - Technology reporter A top safety researcher at Anthropic's has warned AI is advancing so quickly there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade.
It is the latest in a series of increasingly stark warnings about the safety threat posed by AI that leading industry figures have made.
The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the hotly anticipated superhero game from Spider-Man makers Insomniac.
