Intel Initiates EOL for the VCA2: Three Xeons on a PCIe Card
One of Intel’s more interesting products over the recent years was its range of Visual Compute Accelerator cards, designed to help cloud streaming and encoding/decoding of HD and UHD...
4 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/12/2020Amazon Makes Graviton2 AWS Instances Available
Following the Graviton2's first official announcement back in December, as well as the preview period that has been going on for several months now, Amazon has today publicly launched...
22 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/12/2020POCO Announces New POCO F2 Pro - An Affordable Flagship
Today we’re seeing the return of the flagship killer – although this isn’t OnePlus we’re talking about, but rather then new POCO F2 Pro. It’s the successor to the...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/12/2020Powercolor goes ITX with RX 5600 XT for $299
Small cards and small systems are always exciting to see, especially if there’s an avenue to create a nice PC within a small volume at multiple price points. There...
22 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/12/2020MSI Unveils MEG Z490 Unify Series: Unassuming Style
With the release of Intel's 10th generation desktop processors (Comet Lake-S) looming ever closer, MSI has announced a pair of new Z490 models, the MSI MEG Z490 Unify and...
28 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/11/2020Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 768G: Higher-bin 765 up to 2.8GHz
Today alongside with the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition, Qualcomm is announcing the new Snapdragon 768G SoC which powers the device. The new SoC is...
34 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/11/2020Meizu Announces New Meizu 17 and 17 Pro Flagships
Today Meizu announced its 2020 flagship follow-up to the popular Meizu 16s: the new Meizu 17 and 17 Pro. The two new phones represent a design shift for the...
33 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/8/2020MediaTek Announces Dimensity 1000+ SoC
Today MediaTek announced a follow-up in its SoC line-up with the new Dimensity 1000+. This seems to be a binned or revisioned variant of the Dimensity 1000 announced last...
35 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/7/2020LG Announces VELVET Phone: Korea Only For Now
LG had been teasing the “Velvet” for several weeks now, trickle-feeding information about the company’s new premium level smartphone. Today, the company officially launches the device in Korea, fully...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/7/2020New Lenovo ThinkPad Range with Ryzen 4000 & 4000 PRO Mobile
Small to medium business owners generally want a something in a compact design, to lug it around to a business meeting to take essential notes, but ultimately can be...
33 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/7/2020AMD Announces Ryzen Pro 4000 for Mobile: 8 Cores, 15 W, 4.1 GHz
On the back of AMD’s successful Ryzen Mobile 4000 series launch for consumer laptops, the company today launching its range of commercial processors from the same family. These processors...
26 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/7/2020Intel Z490 Motherboards Available For Pre-Order: From $150 to $1299
In preparation for the launch of Intel's Z490 chipset and Intel's 10th generation Comet Lake desktop processors, Z490 motherboards are now available to pre-order from various retailers. For entry-level...
32 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/6/2020New ZADAK Twist DDR4 Memory, Up to DDR4-4133 and 256 GB
ZADAK has announced its latest range of DDR4 memory, the Twist series. Designed for users looking for a lower profile alternative to its previous memory brands, the Twist features...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/6/2020Microsoft Springs A Surface Refresh: Surface Book 3 And Surface Go 2 Plus Accessories
This morning Microsoft is announcing a refresh on a couple more of their Surface products that did not get updated back in October. The Surface Book 3 and Surface...
43 by Brett Howse on 5/6/2020MAINGEAR Pro WS: Pre-Configured Systems for Creatives, Up to 64 cores and 72 TB Storage
System integrators are there to offer users who don’t want to build their own system a way of getting a machine they can use for work or play. One...
5 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/6/2020GeiL Unveils 64 GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM Kit, 2 x 32 GB
Memory manufacturer Golden Emporer International Limited, or known generally as GeiL, has announced its new memory line with support for Intel 10th Gen and AMD Ryzen 4000 series processors...
21 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/5/2020The ASRock Z490 Aqua: Thunderbolt 3, PCIe 4.0 Ready, Water Cooled
Following a resurgence of motherboards decked out with custom monoblocks, ASRock has announced details on its Z490 Aqua. It includes a familiar aluminium plated copper custom monoblock, with just...
18 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/5/2020120Hz On The OnePlus 8 Pro: QHD+ Resolution But Still Power Hungry
High refresh rate displays in smartphones are all the rage in 2020, but the new exciting feature is still in its infancy in terms of hardware implementations. Currently there’s...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/5/2020First ATX12VO Consumer Motherboard: The ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4SR
A blog post from Intel has showcased the first consumer motherboard with the ATX12VO power standard from ASRock, and we reached out to ASRock for more details. They have...
47 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/5/2020The ASRock Rack Z490D4U-2L2T, Micro-ATX Server For LGA1200
Off the back of the announcement of a substantial amount of Z490 motherboards designed for Intel's 10th generation desktop processors, ASRock Rack has announced a server-focused model. The ASRock...
10 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/5/2020