Turtle Beach Acquires ROCCAT: a New Gaming Peripherals Giant Is Born
Turtle Beach, a leading supplier of headsets and a developer of various audio technologies, this week signed an agreement to acquire ROCCAT, a maker of gaming peripherals. The move...
17 by Anton Shilov on 3/15/2019
Acer EI491CR: A Curved 49-Inch Monitor with FreeSync 2
Being one of the leading suppliers of monitors for gamers, Acer has not had a single ultra-large, ultra-wide display for gamers. Until now. This week the company finally started...
13 by Anton Shilov on 3/15/2019
Sony Xperia 1, the Long 21:9 Smartphone, Available for Pre-Order
When Sony introduced its Xperia 1 flagship smartphone at MWC 2019, the company disclosed all technical specifications, but omitted two important details: pricing and launch date. This month some...
25 by Anton Shilov on 3/15/2019
Acer’s TravelMate X514-51: A 14-Inch Commercial Laptop under 1 kg (2.2 lbs)
Acer has introduced its new thin-and-light commercial notebook aimed at small and medium businesses. Outfitted with a 14-inch display and based on Intel’s Core i5/i7 processors, the TravelMate X514-51...
19 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2019
Samsung Begins Mass Production of 12 GB LPDDR4X for Smartphones
Samsung said late on Wednesday that it had started volume production of 12 GB LPDDR4X-4266 memory for high-end smartphones. The chip is the highest-density DRAM for mobile applications. The...
19 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2019
NVIDIA’s 65-inch Big Format Gaming Display Is Here: HP OMEN X Emperium
Huge displays for entertainment and productivity are getting increasingly popular these days as prices are falling. Last year NVIDIA proposed a reference design for Big Format Gaming Displays: 65-inch...
53 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2019
HP Expands 2018 Battery Recall Program, Delayed Announcement Due To Govt Shutdown
HP started a voluntarily recall program of around 50,000 batteries back in early 2018. This year the company expanded the program with another 78,500 battery packs as it had...
4 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2019
New WD Blue SSD Switches To NVMe
In the process of assimilating SanDisk, Western Digital has been re-using their hard drive branding on consumer SSDs: WD Green, Blue and Black can refer to either mechanical hard...
15 by Billy Tallis on 3/14/2019
Motorola’s 5G Moto Mod for Moto z3 Now Available on Verizon
Motorola and Verizon have begun taking pre-orders for the 5G Moto Mod, the addon-accessory for the Moto z3 smartphone introduced last year. The device supports 5G mmWave radio, sub-6...
16 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2019
Toshiba's HDD Tech Roadmap: A Mix of SMR, MAMR, TDMR, and HAMR
In an interview published this week with Blocks & Files, Toshiba outlined the company will be relying on a mix of hard drive technologies in order to keep increasing...
12 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2019
The Reality of SSD Capacity: No-One Wants Over 16TB Per Drive
One of the expanding elements of the storage business is that the capacity per drive has been ever increasing. Spinning hard-disk drives are approaching 20 TB soon, while solid...
86 by Ian Cutress on 3/13/2019
The MasterAir MA621P TR4: CM's Triple Fan Tower Cooler for Threadripper
Cooler Master has introduced a new air cooler specifically designed for AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper processors. Dubbed the MasterAir MA621P TR4 Edition, the cooler features a special base for use...
7 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2019
AMD Launches China-only Radeon RX 560 XT
This evening – or rather this morning in China – AMD is rolling out a new mid-to-entry level Radeon RX video card. Dubbed the Radeon RX 560 XT, the...
22 by Ryan Smith on 3/12/2019
Microsoft Brings DirectX 12 To Windows 7
Sometimes things happen that are unexpected – just ask Ned Stark. In a far less fictional event, Microsoft has posted an update on their DirectX Blog announcing that they’ve...
51 by Brett Howse on 3/12/2019
Corsair Announces K83 Wireless Entertainment Keyboard for HTPCs: Keyboard Meets Joystick
Corsair this month has rolled out its first keyboard designed primarily for HTPCs. The K83 Wireless Entertainment Keyboard incorporates a tenkeyless keyboard using Corsair's low-profile switches, along with a...
11 by Anton Shilov on 3/12/2019
Western Digital Develops Low-Latency Flash to Compete with Intel Optane
Western Digital is working on its own low-latency flash memory that will offer a higher performance and endurance when compared to conventional 3D NAND, ultimately designed to compete against...
22 by Anton Shilov on 3/12/2019
Ulefone Shows off the T3: A Helio P90-Powered Phone with a Large Punch-Hole Display & 48 MP Camera
One of the things that caught our eyes at Mobile World Congress in 2018 and 2019 were new, high-end smartphones coming from China-based manufacturers that are better known for...
12 by Anton Shilov on 3/12/2019
NVIDIA To Acquire Datacenter Networking Firm Mellanox for $6.9 Billion
Starting off the week bright and early, NVIDIA this morning announced that they’re acquiring datacenter networking and interconnect Mellanox. With a price tag of $6.9 billion, NVIDIA’s acquisition will...
34 by Ryan Smith on 3/11/2019
CXL Specification 1.0 Released: New Industry High-Speed Interconnect From Intel
With the battleground moving from single core performance to multi-core acceleration, a new war is being fought with how data is moved around between different compute resources. The Interconnect...
48 by Ian Cutress on 3/11/2019
Best Video Cards for Gaming: Q1 2019
For gaming PCs that push the pretty pixels on the screens, the video card is the most important component. And given the sheer amount of custom options, choosing the...
19 by Nate Oh on 3/11/2019
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