It may not seem like that long ago to some that the Nintendo Wii was the big console on the gaming market. The Wii was massively popular and sold more than 101 million units over its seven-year span. Nintendo has announced that it will no longer repair Wii consoles in Japan starting in March. The …more
A new Apple patent has shown up that outlines a very cool potential future iMac that is integrated into a curved sheet of glass. Patent art shows the computer, screen, touch area, and keyboard integrated into a single sheet of glass. The structure behind the screen houses the computer hardware, just as we see in …more
The Call of Duty League is the esports league of the popular video game franchise. The list of sponsors has been growing for the league, and it has landed another major sponsor. The new sponsor is the United States Air Force. The USAF has signed a one-year agreement and will activate on-site at league weekend …more
Broadcom and Apple have a massive deal in place that will see Broadcom sell Apple $15 billion worth of components for wireless devices. The parts will be used in Apple products that are coming in the next three and a half years. The firms have signed two separate agreements. It’s unclear what components Broadcom will …more
Motorola has announced that it will launch its Razr smartphone on February 6. That will put the Razr on sale ahead of Samsung’s new folding screen device. The Motorola Razr will go up for preorder ahead of the official launch on February 6. Preorder banks open on January 26, which is only a few days …more
Microsoft announced this week that it had accidentally exposed over 250 million customer support records. The support requests were left on exposed servers without password protection from December 5 to December 31, 2019. The software giant says that a change made to the database’s network security group on December 5, 2019, had misconfigured security rules …more
Microsoft has been shipping some of its Surface devices with Windows 10 in S Mode. The problem for many with S Mode is that the device can only run apps from the Windows Store, meaning many software programs users need won’t work. Luckily Microsoft makes it free to move to the full Windows 10 operating …more
It’s nearly impossible for device makers to keep their products from leaking early today, too many people on the inside want the attention that comes with leaking photos. Leaks are a good thing for fans as it gives an early look at what the devices will look like. A new image has leaked that claims …more
Acer has a new Chromebook called the 712 that it recently debuted that is aimed directly at student use in the education market. The machine has a spill-resistant keyboard and child safety certifications. It uses a 12-inch LED-backlit TFT IPS LCD with the native aspect ratio of 1366×912. A touchscreen is an option. CPU choices …more
A new poll has been published that shows that 86 percent of parents believe that teens spend too much time playing games. The poll also found different patterns for teen boys than girls. The poll found that twice as many parents say that teenage boys play video games every day compared to parents of teen …more
Shooter fans will be happy to hear this. It appears that Xbox Game Pass may soon get one of the most popular games of 2019. The game is called “Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.” The game was the 9th best selling of 2019. Interestingly Xbox Game Pass just got rid of the first game in …more
Anyone not living under a rock knows that Sony is working on the PS5 and the console is due this holiday season. Sony has a patent that surfaced recently that hints at some of the features we might see for the controller that goes along with the console. The most interesting thing in the patent …more
VR fans who have been holding off purchasing an Oculus Go might want to go ahead and partake thanks to new price cuts. The official Oculus Store and Amazon has new prices listed for the headsets with the 32GB version selling for $149 and the 64GB version selling for $199. Both of those prices are …more
We all know that rumors are a dime a dozen, but we all like to hear them anyway when it comes to tech gear we’re looking forward to. One of the most anticipated debuts in gaming will happen this year when Sony pulls the covers off of the PlayStation 5. Sony has confirmed that it …more
Rocket NVMe SSD Puts Sabrent On The Radar Sabrent is an American company that has been manufacturing consumer electronics going as far back as the 1990’s. Oddly enough, in the 18 years that Legit Reviews has been around we’ve never bumped into Sabrent at any trade shows nor reviewed any of their products. This review on …more
Samsung Puts Fingerprint Scanner on Portable SSDs Samsung is no stranger to the portable SSD market and this week they introduced a new model called the Portable SSD T7 Touch. This external storage drive brings a number improvements over the Portable SSD T5 that was introduced back in 2017. For the first time, a built-in fingerprint …more
Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 5600 XT OC Edition Review AMD announced the Radeon RX 5600 XT during its press conference at CES 2020 as the ultimate discrete desktop graphics card for 1080P gaming. AMD wanted to bring a really great card to market for 1080P gamers and they think the Radeon RX 5600 XT at …more
Our Favorite SSDs From CES 2020 When Legit Reviews was at CES 2020 we had meetings with nearly a dozen storage companies at the show and got a chance to talk to them about their new products for 2020. Not all the information made it up the site during the show, so we put together …more
When it comes to memory and storage devices, there are many options to choose from. While ADATA might not be the first name that comes to mind, it is a company that you should consider. They have a long history (19 years) of manufacturing memory and various storage devices, constantly at the forefront of technology …more
Plextor M9P+ 1TB Drive Review in Model M9PG+ During CES 2020 the Plextor M9P Plus PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 RGB SSD series was announced. These drives use the Marvell 88SS1092 ‘Eldora Plus’ 8-channel controller that has been paired with the latest BiCS4 96-layer TLC NAND Flash. The pairing creates a drive capable of reaching …more
Patriot Puts RGB Lighting on M.2 Drives Today we will be looking at the Patriot Viper VPR100 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 RGB SSD. This drive features the Phison E12 controller and has been paired with Toshiba 3D TLC NAND Flash memory to deliver sequential speeds of up to 3,300 MB/s read and 2,900 MB/s …more
We’ve been hearing that Sony is giving Bose a run for their money by offering the best noise canceling headphones on the market over the past couple of years with the 1000X series. Every year it seems that Sony has been able to build on their success with incremental updates to their proven award winning design. …more
Are you a professional that spends a lot of time in a chair? Do you often suffer from back pain while or after sitting for a long time? Well do I have a solution for you – The OPSEAT Gaming Chair. OPSEAT (website) was founded by two gaming entrepreneurs, Seth and John, whose long involvement …more
NVIDIA SHIELD TV Gets Updated For 2019 The NVIDIA SHIELD TV streaming media player helped changed the living room in many homes around the world by offering home entertainment, gaming and AI capabilities all in a tiny affordable package. The original NVIDIA SHIELD TV was introduced in early 2015, got a minor update in 2017 …more
WD Blue SN550 Wants To Be Your Value NVMe Drive The SN500 was introduced by Western Digital earlier this year and was the corporations first entry-level NVMe SSD for the consumer market. Legit Reviews did a review on the WD Blue SN500 500GB drive back in April 2019 and found it offer solid performance for an …more
Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 5500 XT Reviewed AMD announced the Radeon RX 5500 graphics card series back in October and they are finally ready to hit the market. These cards have been highly anticipated for the entry-level gaming market as they harness and are built using 7nm process technology. The Radeon RX 5500 series was …more
Finding the Ultimate Surface Laptop 3 – Sponsored by Intel When Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop 3 back in October 2019 it impressed many. Partly because Microsoft announced that the new Surface Laptop 3 is twice as fast as previous generations and the fact that the main Surface Laptop 3 15-inch version was powered by …more
Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Gaming Headset Review It has been nearly ten years since Corsair entered the gaming headset market with the HS1, a comfortable pair of headphones that connected via USB. Corsair has since evolved and released several gaming headsets, with their Void series earning recommendations from us here at Legit Reviews. While …more
NZXT Announces the C Series Line of ATX PSUs Los Angeles, CA – January 21th, 2020 NZXT, a leading developer of software-powered hardware solutions for PC gaming, today announces the C Series line of 80 plus Gold modular ATX power supplies. Continuing their partnership with Seasonic, one of the most highly regarded PSU manufacturers, NZXT …more
Noctua introduces NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black CPU cooler Vienna, January 21st 2020 – Noctua today introduced another addition to its chromax line of all-black CPU coolers: the new NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black is a low-profile quiet CPU cooler for AMD’s Ryzen-based HTPCs and Small Form Factor (SFF) builds. Thanks to the same proven heatsink design and NF-A9x14 PWM fan …more
CORSAIR Announces Partnership with Team Vitality FREMONT, CA, January 21st, 2020 – CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced a multi-year partnership with Team Vitality, the leading esports team in France. Featuring some of the most successful professional players in the world across a wide variety of competitive games, …more
Huawei announces EMUI10 update schedule Shenzhen, China, 20 January 2020 – Huawei today announced the global schedule for Huawei devices to receive the free EMUI10 update. First unveiled at Huawei Developer Conference last August, the latest version of EMUI10 introduces a new interface, Dark Mode, improved performance and security and support for Multi-screen Collaboration, …more
As with most major companies, Cooler Master uses CES to announce many of their upcoming new products. This year, Cooler Master shows new products in nearly every one of their product lines. Let’s start looking at what Cooler Master tells us about their upcoming Thermal Products. G200P The MasterAir G200P is a 39.4 mm low-profile …more
Meet the Fastest OWC SSD Ever Built – the Accelsior 4M2 High-performance M.2 NVMe SSD solution delivers 6,000MB/s real-world speed for the 2019 Mac Pro and PC Towers WOODSTOCK, Ill., Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — OWC®; a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company and one of the world’s most respected manufacturers of hard drives, SSDs, Mac & …more
Kingston Technology Ships 13.3 Million SSDs in 1H 2019 Massive Figure Compiled by Market Research Firm TrendFocus Fountain Valley, CA – October 7, 2019 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced it shipped over 13.3 million SSDs in …more
Huawei Rethinks the Smartphone with its Ground-Breaking HUAWEI Mate 30 Series Iconic Handset Features the Flagship Kirin 990 5G SoC, Amazing Quad Camera System with Breakthrough SuperSensing Cine Camera & Futuristic Halo Ring Design MUNICH – September 19, 2019 – Huawei today unveiled its ground-breaking HUAWEI Mate 30 Series at an exclusive launch event …more
Toshiba Memory to Rebrand as “Kioxia” in October Unique brand name combines Japanese word for “memory” and Greek word for “value” SAN JOSE, Calif., July 18, 2019 – Toshiba Memory America, Inc. announced today that it will officially change its name to Kioxia America, Inc. on October 1, 2019. The name Kioxia (kee-ox-ee-uh) will be …more
SPECTRUM MOBILE EXPANDS ‘BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE’ OPTIONS SAINT LOUIS – May 30, 2019 – Charter Communications, Inc., today announced an expansion of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program to all of its sales channels. Now, customers can activate select iPhones and Samsung devices on Spectrum Mobile by visiting Spectrum Mobile retail store locations …more
PCI-SIG Achieves 32GT/s with New PCI Express 5.0 Specification The organization doubles PCI Express 4.0 specification bandwidth in less than two years May 29, 2019 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time BEAVERTON, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PCI-SIG today announced the release of PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 specification, reaching 32GT/s transfer rates, while maintaining low power and backwards compatibility with …more
AIDA64 v6.00 Released – SHA3-512 Benchmarks and AMD Matisse Optimizations BUDAPEST, Hungary – May 21, 2019 – FinalWire Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme 6.00 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; the immediate availability of AIDA64 Engineer 6.00 software, a professional diagnostic and benchmarking solution for corporate IT technicians …more
TSMC Unveils 6-nanometer Process 7-nanometer Enhancement Combines Performance/Cost Advantage with Fast Time-to-Market Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – April 16, 2019 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its 6-nanometer (N6) process, which provides a significant enhancement of its industry-leading N7 technology and offers customers a highly competitive performance-to-cost advantage as well as fast time-to-market with direct …more
Jabra Launches Elite 85h Headphones With SmartSound: Exclusive AI Technology for Intelligent Adaptive Audio – Best-in-class headphones sets new standards with maximum battery life, custom engineered 40mm speakers and advanced six-microphone call technology for crystal-clear sound – SmartSound technology: AI for adaptive sound environments – Digital Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation for total calls and music immersion – 100 percent hands-free …more
