Today at Computex, Intel announced the next generation of Intel Optane memory—Intel Optane memory M15 for 7th Gen and later Intel Core platforms. The Intel Optane memory M15 uses the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface rather than the PCIe 3.0 x2 interface that the the Intel Optane memory M10 uses. Intel Optane memory M15 modules still …more
Microsoft has launched the new Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse for gamers that aims to be durable and offer the performance gamers demand. The mouse is on the Microsoft Store now for $59.99. For the money, gamers get a customizable device that allows you to change three of the five buttons to your desires. The sensor inside …more
It’s been a while since we’ve thought about an iPod, after all, we all have smartphones these days so what’s the point. Apple hasn’t forgotten about the iPod line and has announced an iPod touch upgrade. The newly updated device now uses the A10 Fusion SoC. Other than the new hardware inside, the iPod touch …more
NVIDIA today announced that Quake II RTX will be available as a free download on June 6th, 2019. As some might have figured out, Quake II RTX is the 1997 classic with dynamic real-time ray tracing enhancements. The free game brings you the first three single-player levels with path-traced graphics and other enhancements. NVIDIA GeForce also released …more
Apex Legends was one of the first battle royal games to give Fortnite real competition for the game time of players around the world. The game boomed early on and then started to lose some of its players. New data suggests that revenue for the game has declined by 74% in the last two months. …more
A rumor has been floating around that Microsoft will be launching a special edition Fortnite Xbox One S game console. The leak now has an image and some details that have turned up lending weight. The purple gradient console you see here is tipped to be the special edition. Rumors suggest that in addition to …more
Lenovo kicked off Computex 2019 by showing off a working prototype of the world’s first 5G-connected PC. The PC is the outcome of Project Limitless, a years-long collaboration between Lenovo and Qualcomm to develop a new class of 5G connected PCs that are always-on, always-connected. The ACPC is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx …more
Since NVIDIA first announced support for Adaptive-Sync Variable Refresh Rate monitors, they’ve tested 503 of the 536 Adaptive-Sync monitors available. Only those that have successfully passed several tests can earn the right from NVIDIA to be called “G-SYNC Compatible” displays. Of the 503 displays tested only 28 passed and were able to deliver a smoother, clearer, …more
Corsair has shown they are ready for AMD’s upcoming X570 platform and third gen Ryzen desktop processors by announcing the Force Series MP600 M.2 SSDs. The new Force Series MP600 M.2 SSDs will become available in July along with the launch of AMD’s platform. They might look like normal M.2 2280 ‘gumstick’ drives, but they …more
AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su took to the stage tonight as the keynote speaker at Computex 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan. AMD is set to have an incredible year thanks to having both 3rd Gen Ryzen processors and new Navi GPUs built on the latest 7nm manufacturing process. Just like many expected, AMD did indeed …more
AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su is finally ready to talk about Navi GPUs that built using the 7nm manufacturing process by TSMC. AMD is seeing a 25% improvement with regards to performance-per-clock and a 50% uplift in performance-per-Watt. This is thanks to AMD implementing RDNA gaming architecture as they have moved beyond the away …more
Intel today announced the 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS special edition processor that will be shipping later this year. The 9900KS features 8-cores and has been fine-tuned to deliver 5 GHz all-core. That is an impressive feat considering the Intel Core i9-9900K had an all-core clock of up to 4.7 GHz. Intel managed to get an …more
Intel has released new Windows 10 DCH drivers that provide launch support for A Plague Tale: Innocence, Total War: Three Kingdoms, and Conan Unconquered. The latest Intel Graphics driver (version 26.20.100.6861) also has both playability improvements and performance optimizations for Total War: Three Kingdoms, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, and Risk of Rain 2. The Intel driver team …more
NVIDIA has released a teaser video today letting folks know that ‘Something Super is Coming’ here shortly. The brief video shows a metal “super” logo and not much more. The news has many enthusiasts and gamers wondering what NVIDIA is trying to build hype for. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX series of cards was just recently …more