Asus has announced a pair of new gaming laptops that use AMD Ryzen mobile APUs combined with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPUs. The notebooks include the FX505 and FX705 machines. Asus promises that the GPUs inside the notebooks support triple digit frame rates in many popular games. The Ryzen 7 CPU has quad cores supporting …more
MSI has announced that it has launched an updated line of gaming notebooks that use 9th generation Intel Core i9 processors and the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. MSI says that the new notebooks have 45% increase performance when compared to previous generations of notebooks. The updated machines are aimed at gamers and at content creators. …more
A recent Overwatch update added a new skin that Junkrat fans have been trying out. The skin turns Junkrat into a clown. Something weird happens if players die while using the skin. Instead of just falling down and dying as you would expect, Junkrat makes it into a seated position and stays there. Eventually, he …more
Fans of Nintendo and mobile gaming who have been around long enough will remember the Nintendo Game Boy fondly. It may be hard to believe, but the console has turned 30 years old, and some details about the console are going around that even the biggest fan might not know. The Game Boy was a …more
To get the most out of the new Xbox All-Digital game console, you will need Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass. To sweeten the deal, Microsoft has announced that it will combine those two services into one service later this year. The new service is called Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and it will sell for …more
We’ve all been there; you are on Netflix trying to find something to watch and can’t make a decision. It can be frustrating, and sometimes you just want to watch something. A report is making the rounds that Netflix is testing a “Random Episode” button that will choose something and play it. The test is …more
Over the next week, Ubisoft is offering Assassin’s Creed Unity at no cost to PC gamers via the Ubisoft Store. The game prominently features the famous Notre-Dame de Paris. The renowned landmark caught fire and burned on Monday. Ubisoft announced that it would donate €500,000 to aid in the restoration of the cathedral. Ubi says …more
We talked yesterday about all the Galaxy Fold smartphones that Samsung had available had been sold. On the heels of that revelation comes reports from reviewers, who are the only people who have hands on the $2,000 smartphone right now, that the device is breaking. Fox News reports that Galaxy Fold reviewers from multiple outlets …more
I think we all knew that Samsung would sell out of the Galaxy Fold smartphone when it went up for preorder. The device was launched in limited quantities in part because Samsung wanted to sell them all. The device hit preorder on Sunday, and the entire first batch is now spoken for. Samsung reportedly notified …more
Microsoft has promised a big announcement for E3 2019. What the big announcement will be is a mystery, what we do know is that Microsoft is promising to make up for Sony pulling out of the show for gamers fearing E3 2019 will be a bust. Talk about E3 plans came from Phil Spencer who …more
MSI Customer Support recently told a customer that the upcoming 3rd generation AMD Ryzen “Matisse” processors will not work on their 300-series chipset motherboards. The customer then posted the response on Reddit and a number of hardware sites reported that AMD Zen 2 processors might not be supported on MSI’s 300-Series motherboards. The Reddit user owns the MSI …more
Razer has outed a new external GPU that aims to bring more powerful graphics processing to laptops. The eGPU is caleld the Razer Core X, and it includes a 700W power supply, USB, Gigabit Ethernet, and Razer Chroma lighting. The eGPU will work with a range of Thunderbolt 3 Windows laptops and MacBooks. Razer says …more
Some of the first hard details on what the PS5 will bring gamers have surfaced. Sony reportedly promises some big things for the game console with support for 8K graphics, 3D audio, fast SSDs, and ray-tracing. The console will also be backward compatible with PS4 games reports The Verge. The details on the hardware inside …more
Samsung announced overnight that its 5-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology is complete and is now ready for customers’ samples. Compared to 7nm, Samsung’s 5nm FinFET process technology provides up to a 25 percent increase in logic area efficiency with 20 percent lower power consumption or 10 percent higher performance! Like its predecessor, 5nm uses extreme ultraviolet …more
The Kingston Nucleum 7-in-1 USB Type-C Hub was released at CES 2018 and it became immediately available for $79.99. The price on the Kingston Nucluem has dropped to $49.99 shipped since it was released, but the need for a USB Type-C hub has never been greater than now. More and more thin-and-light laptop makers are reducing the number …more
MateBook 13 – Ready To Challenge Other Popular Models? When we got our hands on the Huawei Matebook 13 Signiture Edition laptop we figured that we would replace the Dell XPS 13 laptop that we use as a daily driver for a week or two. The only problem is that was couple months ago and …more
WD Blue SN500 – NVMe Goes Mainstream Last month Western Digital released the WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD and it was a rather significant launch as this is the first time we have seen a PCIe NVMe drive in the mainstream WD Blue series. PCIe NVMe drives have long been coveted by the high-end users …more
Corsair Harpoon RGB Wireless Gaming Mouse Along with the Ironclaw RGB and M65 Elite, Corsair has also released a wireless version of one of their entry-level gaming mouse. It is the Corsair Harpoon RGB Wireless gaming mouse, which includes the 10,000 DPI PixArt PWM3325 optical sensor and up to 60 hours of wireless operation through …more
Corsair Ironclaw RGB – FPS and MOBA Gaming Mouse Earlier this year, Corsair released some exciting new products to their product line. When it comes to their gaming mice, they have surprised us with three gaming mice: the M65 Elite, Harpoon RGB Wireless, and the Ironclaw RGB. In this review, we will be taking a …more
Micron 1100 M.2 SATA SSD w/ FIPS 140-2 Today we are taking a look at a Micron 1100 series drive. This is a rather unusual review for us as the Micron 1100 series came out in May 2016 and we usually don’t review several year old products. We are making an exception this time around …more
Huawei announced the latest versions of its flagship smartphone, the P30 and P30 Pro, at a press conference in Paris, France this afternoon. The hype from all the rumors and teasers have smartphone fans sitting at the edge of their seat and Huawei didn’t disappoint. The press event was packed with roughly 3,000 journalists around the …more
Blue’s latest microphone, Ember, is a premium entry level, cardioid XLR condenser microphone available at an affordable price of under $100. That should make it appealing for those that are looking to get into becoming serious content creators. It uses a professional style XLR connector and not a USB style connection. This means that you’ll …more
The Intel Graphics Control Panel has been updated over the years, but it was due for a major update ahead of Intel entering the discrete GPU market. Intel went back to the drawing board and developed a new one from the ground up. Not a bad idea as the control panel hasn’t had a major …more
Are you looking for a microSD memory card to increase the storage on your camera, phone, tablet, drone, computer, or something along the lines of a Nintendo Switch? If you haven’t been paying attention to the MicroSD memory card market, you might not be aware that storage capacities have continued to grow and we now …more
Looking at GDDR6 vs GDDR5 on the Geforce GTX-16 Series I haven’t looked at Ethereum Mining performance on desktop graphics cards in the better part of a year as the bubble burst and all the easy money appears to be gone. That doesn’t mean that mining is over as mining is a necessary component for …more
GeForce GTX 1660 Brings Turing Down To $219 The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Graphics Card series brings the latest NVIDIA Turing architecture down to the $219 price point for the very first time. The GeForce GTX 1660 uses the ‘TU116’ Turing GPU and has 1,408 CUDA cores with a 1,530 MHz base clock and a …more
Entry Level Doesn’t Mean Poor Performance Or Ugly The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti XC Black 6GB GDDR6 graphics card is the entry level GTX-16 series card from EVGA and is priced at $279.99. This card is ideal for those that aren’t interested in the real-time raytracing technology in the GeForce RTX series, but still want …more
My personal Facebook page has been full of ads for multi-use earplugs by a company called Eargasm that claim a revolution in hearing protection has arrived. I have no clue why I was being targeted for such a campaign, but new and innovative products always manage to catch my attention. Eargasm Earplugs claim to provide …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
RAZER BLADE 15 UPDATED WITH NEW NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX GRAPHICS World’s smallest 15.6” gaming laptop, available with up to GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with Max-Q design, delivers high framerates and quick renders IRVINE, Calif. – Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, announced today a new range of the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model gaming …more
NETGEAR Advances the Smart Home Experience With New Technologies Introduced at CES 2019 LAS VEGAS, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), the leading provider of networking devices that power today’s smart home and small businesses, has been named a CES® 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for a range of new products across the company’s …more
LAS VEGAS, NEV., JANUARY 7, 2019 – Cooler Master, a global leader in designing and manufacturing innovative gaming peripherals and computer components, will be showcasing its new line up of wireless peripherals including the MH670 gaming headset, MM831 gaming mouse, SK621 65-key travel size keyboard, SK631 60% layout keyboard, SK651 full-layout keyboard, and the GS750 …more
Today, AMD announced a number of exciting additions to its mobility line-up, encompassing all notebook segments, including: 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile Processors powering ultrathin and gaming notebooks, AMD Athlon 300 Series Mobile Processors powering mainstream notebooks with the fast and efficient “Zen” core, and Optimized 7th Gen AMD A-Series processors elevating performance …more
Qualcomm Introduces The World’s First 7 Nanometer PC Platform —Designed from the Ground up for the Next Generation of Computing Experiences, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is the Most Extreme Snapdragon Ever, Bringing Breakthrough Innovations to PC Design— HAWAII — December 6, 2018 — During the third day of the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm Technologies, …more
Qualcomm Announces New Flagship Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform – A New Decade of 5G, AI, and XR —World’s First Commercial 5G Mobile Platform is Sampling to Customers Now and Excepted to Support Premium Multi-Gigabit Smartphones in the first half of 2019— HAWAII — December 5, 2018 — During the second day of the annual Snapdragon Technology …more
Verizon and Samsung to release 5G smartphone in the U.S. in first half of 2019 NEW YORK – Verizon and Samsung announced their plan to bring one of the first commercial 5G smartphones to market in the first half of 2019. The companies will unveil a proof of concept, powered by the upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon …more
SK Hynix Inc. Announces 1Ynm 16Gb DDR5 DRAM Seoul, November 15, 2018 – SK Hynix Inc. (or ‘the Company’, www.skhynix.com) announced that it has developed 16Gb (Gigabits) DDR5 (Double Data Rate 5) DRAM, the industry’s first DDR5 to meet the JEDEC standards. The same 1Ynm process technology used for the recently-developed 1Ynm 8Gb DDR4 DRAM …more
SK Hynix Launches World’s First ‘CTF-based 4D NAND Flash’ (96-Layer 512Gb TLC) Seoul, November 4, 2018 – SK Hynix Inc. (or ‘the Company’, www.skhynix.com) launched the world’s first 96-Layer 512Gb (Gigabit) ‘CTF based 4D (Four-Dimensional) NAND Flash (4D NAND)’ based on its TLC (Triple-Level Cell) arrays, using 3D CTF (Charge Trap Flash) design paired with the PUC …more
Kingston Digital Top Branded Channel SSD Maker in 2017 Kingston Leads All Competitors with 23 Percent Market Share Rankings Recently Released by Analyst Firm DRAMeXchange, a Division of TrendForce Fountain Valley, CA – October 30, 2018 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced DRAMeXchange, a division …more
Samsung Demonstrates Gaming Benefits of the Samsung 970 Series at BlizzCon 2018 Samsung Electronics America partners with top PC builders for the ultimate game night with the 970 Series ANAHEIM, CA – November 2, 2018 – Samsung Electronics America, the official SSD partner of BlizzCon 2018, will be hosting Samsung Game Night featuring streamer and …more
Cooler Master Introduces the MasterCase SL600M Introducing the first in a new series of cases from Cooler Master LOS ANGELES, CALIF., OCTOBER 30, 2018 – Cooler Master, a global leader in manufacturing CPU coolers, computer components and peripherals, today, announced the availability of the MasterCase SL600M, marking the start of the SL series, designed to blur …more
