We just learned that Microsoft is blocking some Intel SSDs from installing the April 2018 Update after discovering an incompatibility issue that causes performance and stability issues. In short, the problem was explained by Microsoft Continue reading “Windows 10 April Update Blocked On Small Number of Intel SSDs Due To Issues”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2018 at 4:42pm
DDR5 is expected to double the memory bandwidth, be more power-efficient and improve the density over DDR4. The bad news is that DDR5 memory is still a ways off and we expect it to enter Continue reading “Micron DDR5 4400 MHz Memory Demo By Cadence”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2018 at 3:23pm
Plenty of video games these days allow players to play the game in an alpha or beta period before the official launch. PUBG, for instance, was an early access game on Steam for a long Continue reading “Bioware’s Anthem Promises Ways for Fans to Play Early”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 9, 2018 at 2:00pm
Fans of the game Dota 2 will have a new mode to enjoy that adds in battle royale mode. It’s not really a surprise that Battle Royale is coming to the game considering some of Continue reading “Dota 2 Gains Battle Royale Mode Called The Underhollow”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 9, 2018 at 1:00pm
AMD is applying for a patent on a Super-SIMD that will be used for GPU computing. The original filing date was November 2016, so this was done while Raja Koduri was running the Radeon Technologies Continue reading “AMD Seeks Patent On Super-SIMD for GPU Computing”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 8, 2018 at 3:17pm
AMD is likely mighty happy with HP as they appear to be launching not one, but almost 70 laptops using AMD Ryzen PRO processors! Most of the new models will be different configurations of the Continue reading “HP Introduces Dozens of New Business Laptops Powered By Ryzen PRO Processors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 8, 2018 at 2:45pm
Niantic tried to host the Pokmon Go fest last year and it was a massive flop for many reasons. This left a bunch of angry gamers who shelled out money to go to the festival Continue reading “Pokmon Go Fest 2018 Gives it Another Go”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 8, 2018 at 2:00pm
Corsair Carbide 275R Mid-Tower Case At CES 2018, Corsair announced three new cases, in March they released the final new case the Carbide 275R. There are two versions of the 275R, the first uses an Continue reading “Corsair Carbide 275R Mid-Tower Case Review”. …more
By Steven Kean •
May 8, 2018 at 1:57pm
Nintendo has given up some details of the Switch online service that will be coming this September. The service is described as affordable and will have multiple features to give gamers a reason to pay Continue reading “Nintendo Talks Switch Online Service Landing in September”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 8, 2018 at 1:00pm
The Samsung SSD 970 Series finally became available for purchase at major retailers today and we just learned that Samsung is cutting the Suggested Retail Pricing (SRP) for both the Samsung SSD 970 PRO and Continue reading “Samsung SSD 970 PRO and 970 EVO Drives Launched At Lower Pricing”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 7, 2018 at 2:33pm
An image has leaked that appears to show a special edition of the PS4 Pro console that is coming. The console appears to have a livery that is based on the Spider-Man game that is Continue reading “PS4 Pro Spider-Man Edition Image Leaks”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 7, 2018 at 2:00pm
Fans of the Red Dead games have been wanting for years for the second entry in the franchise to land. That game will finally land this year and there will be special editions. Details are Continue reading “Red Dead Redemption 2 to have Special Edition Version”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 7, 2018 at 1:00pm
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has added in four new games this year and they are all interesting and important titles. One of them is a game from 1961 called Spacewar! that is Continue reading “World Video Game Hall of Fame Adds Four New Titles”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 4, 2018 at 2:00pm
Activision had its earnings call recently and during the call, there was a bit of talk about what is coming for Destiny 2. Coming expansions and will bring with it a new gameplay mode. Activision Continue reading “Destiny 2 Expansion to Add New Mode”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 4, 2018 at 1:00pm
When AMD announced the new Ryzen 2000 Series processors along with the new X470 platform on April 19th, 2018 many might have missed that G.Skill released new Trident Z RGB and Sniper X DDR4 memory Continue reading “DDR4 Memory Scaling Performance with Ryzen 7 2700X on the AMD X470 Platform”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 4, 2018 at 11:44am