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Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. HP Spectre x360 15 2018: Kaby Lake-G Showdown

Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. HP Spectre x360 15 2018: Kaby Lake-G Showdown

One Kaby Lake-G Winner. We benchmark and compare the only two laptops in existence currently shipping with Kaby Lake-G processors. We were expecting overall results to be quite similar between them, but they couldn't have been any more different to our genuine surprise.
Aug 28
If this proves to be the RTX 2070 card, then the prices for the new cards are more than justified. (Source: PCMag)

Nvidia's RTX 2080 is only a smidge faster than the GTX 1080 Ti in leaked 3DMark Time Spy benchmark?

It is not clear if these results are provided by an RTX 2080 or 2070 card. Haters would quickly point out that if this is the RTX 2080, the price Nvidia is asking for the card is clearly unjustified. On the other hand, if this car...
Intel's new Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y CPUs focus on improved mobile connectivity and battery life. (Source: Intel)

IFA 2018 | Intel launches Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y CPUs with focus on enhanced mobile connectivity

Intel is announcing new 'Whiskey Lake-U' and 'Amber Lake-Y--series processors as successors to last year's 8th gen 'Kaby Lake-R' U-series and 7th gen 'Kaby Lake-Y' CPUs. These new CPUs will continue to be a part of the 8th generat...
The merger of T-Mobile and Sprint could have side effects

No less than 28,000 jobs would be lost if Sprint and T-Mobile merge

Expected to close before the end of 2019, the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint does not look like good news to many people already. According to The Communications Workers of America labor union, this deal should not proceed as plann...
The Threadripper 1920X is the best deal of the three first gen CPUs, with price cuts of up to 50%. (Source: Overclock.net)

First gen AMD Threadripper CPUs getting significant price cuts

After almost twoo weeks from the official launch of the Threadripper 2000-series, AMD finally decided to slash the prices for the first generation Threadrippers. The best deal of all three processors seems to be the 1920X, which g...
The Citation 500 is Harman Kardon's latest smart speaker. (Source: Harman Kardon)

IFA 2018 | Harman Kardon set to launch super-expensive Google Assistant-powered speaker

Harman Kardon have a track record of smart speaker (powered by Alexa or Cortana) sales by now. Their newest one is to be debuted at IFA 2018. This device, the Citation 500, has some things in common with the Google Home speakers, ...
YouTubers can now add non-skippable ads to their content to generate revenue. (Source: TheNextWeb)

YouTube partners can now impose unskippable ads on their viewers

YouTube allows vloggers who use the platform to monetize their videos with AdSense. However, many of these ads can be skipped after a few seconds. Now, however, YouTube now contains options to include skip button-less ads for all ...
Lenovo Tab E8 Android tablet now available at Walmart for US$99.99 (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo intros five new Android tablets starting as low as US$69.99

The new Lenovo slates offer a little bit of everything to everyone, starting with the 7-inch, US$69.99 Lenovo Tab E7 with a MediaTek processor and Android Oreo Go onboard, moving on to the Tab E10 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 ch...
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 teardown reveals low repairability (Source: iFixIt)

No surprises here: The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is hard to repair

With a repairability score of 4 out of 10 awarded by iFixIt, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is considered to have a nicely laid out modular internal design that only uses standard Philips screws. However, to service any of the internal...
Xbox All Access realizes the console-as-a-service concept. (Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft's Xbox All Access subscription gets you an Xbox One X for US$35

Microsoft is introducing the concept of console-as-a-service with the Xbox All Access subscription. With Xbox All Access, customers can get an Xbox One S or Xbox One X console along with 2 years of Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gol...
The LG G7 One is what the G6 should have actually been. (Source: LG)

IFA 2018 | LG expands its G7 portfolio by announcing the wallet-friendly G7 One and G7 Fit smartphones

LG is adding two new devices to its G7 portfolio. The G7 One is the first LG smartphone to feature a Snapdragon 835 SoC and is part of the Android One program. The G7 Fit, on the other hand, comes with an older Snapdragon 821 SoC ...
The 41 MP PureView camera on the Nokia Lumia 1020 was pretty revolutionary for its time. (Source: Gadgets360)

PureView is now a HMD Global trademark

HMD Global, the new home for Nokia phones, has licensed the PureView trademark from Microsoft, which earlier had the rights to use it when it acquired the Nokia Devices and Services Division in 2014. A PureView-branded camera sign...
Samsung CJ79 34-inch curved QLED monitor. (Source: Samsung)

IFA 2018 | Samsung launches the 34-inch 21:9 C34J791 Thunderbolt 3 QLED ultra-wide curved monitor

Samsung announced the new CJ79 monitor at IFA 2018 yesterday. The CJ79 is a 34-inch ultra-wide QLED monitor with Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. The display features a VA panel that offers a 3000:1 contrast ratio and comes with suppor...
HP Omen 17t (i7-8750H, GTX 1070) Laptop Review

87% HP Omen 17t (i7-8750H, GTX 1070) Laptop Review

Quiet Giant. The Omen 17t is a well-balanced notebook. Its internals are consistently powerful, its 144 Hz G-Sync display is one of the best on the market, and it manages heat and noise with aplomb. With its competitive pricing, the Omen 17t is one of the best overall packages in the gaming laptop market.
Intel Core i7-8750H | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) | 17.3" | 3.7 kg
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600H SoC

Zen x86 4 cores @ 3300 - 3600 MHz 14nm
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AMD Ryzen 7 2800H SoC

Zen x86 4 cores @ 3400 - 3800 MHz 14nm
Galaxy Note 9 smartphone exhibiting pulse-width modulation (Source: Own)

Take caution: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 display flickers by design and could cause eyestrain

If your eyes are sensitive to flickering displays, then it may be best to avoid Samsung's latest flagship. The Galaxy Note 9 display flickers at a frequency of 227 Hz that could potentially cause headaches and tiredness. The pract...
Until recently, GlobalFoundries' 7nm process was expected to be used at AMD for some of their products. (Source: GlobalFoundries)

GlobalFoundries ceases all development on 7nm process; AMD to exclusively use TSMC for 7nm

Today GlobalFoundries, one of the world's most important silicon foundries, announced that it would no longer be working towards its 7nm process which was rumored to be used by AMD for some of its 7nm products. AMD will now be usi...
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LG V40 unofficial render (Source: SlashLeaks)

LG V40 360-degree video surfaces online

The upcoming LG V40 is not official yet and the latest 360-degree video that surfaced online is, unfortunately, an unofficial render based on the details — mainly physical dimensions — that were leaked so far. The handset shown in...
Pictures of XPS 15 competitor leaked: The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is the consumer-variant of the ThinkPad P1 (Picture source: winfuture.de)

Pictures of XPS 15 competitor leaked: The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is the consumer-variant of the ThinkPad P1

Not long ago, the first specifications of a new Lenovo ThinkPad laptop called 'ThinkPad X1 Extreme' were leaked. In another leak today, the first pictures of this mysterious new model have been leaked. They show a machines that al...
The upcoming iPhone X successor will come in three size variants. (Source: MacRumors)

Upcoming iPhone X successors will offer diverse choices but Apple hasn't zeroed in on the names yet

Apple is expected to launch three new iPhone X successors this September and apparently, the company is referring to them as 'S' devices as they are externally similar to the iPhone X and only sport internal upgrades. The largest ...
bxActions - Bix Button Remapper Android app now supports the Galaxy Note 9 (Source: Google Play)

Bixby button remapping now works on the Galaxy Note 9

Those who want to remap the Bixby button of their Galaxy Note 9 can do it thanks to the latest update received by the bxActions - Bix Button Remapper app for Android, which now sports full support for Samsung's latest high-end pha...
The Galaxy J5 (2017) is now associated with an update to 8.1. (Source: gadgets.ndtv.com)

Update to Android 8.1 available for Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) in some countries

Most of the Samsung Galaxy J5s of yesteryear run Android 7.0 (Nougat). However, new reports indicate that some of these phones are receiving an update. This software skips 8.0 Oreo and goes straight to 8.1 instead. So far, reports...
Cops were quick to reach the scene of the crime in Jacksonville. (Source: The Verge)

Gamer opens fire, kills two and injures eleven at a Madden eSports tournament in Jacksonville, Florida

David Katz, a 24-year old gamer opened fire at a Madden eSports tournament in Jacksonville, Florida killing two players and injuring eleven others. The players had gathered at the GLHF Game Bar to compete for qualifying in the adv...
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 freebie package as of late August 2018 (Source: Samsung US)

The pre-order period is over, so the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 gets a new gifts package

Those who buy the new Galaxy Note 9 directly from Samsung will also get a Duo wireless charger and an official cover in the retail package for free. For an additional US$99, the two accessories mentioned above can be accompanied b...
3DMark will be getting a ray tracing update this September. (Source: TechSpot)

Updated | 3DMark to get a new ray tracing test in September

The next version of 3DMark, a popular graphics benchmarking tool, will feature support for NVIDIA's RTX tech allowing adopters to test the ray tracing abilities of their cards. UL Benchmarks, the developer behind 3DMark, is hopefu...
Chinese smartphone users (Source: The South China Morning Post)

China now has over 800 million internet users

The world's most populated economy continues its growth in the internet users department. According to a recent report backed by the China Internet Network Information Centre, the total number of internet users hit 802 million at ...
Samsung's sequel to the Odyssey Windows MR headset will be called Odyssey+ (Source: Samsung)

Samsung HMD Odyssey+ Windows VR Headset coming soon

Samsung has a sequel to the Odyssey Windows 10 Mixed Reality headset released in 2017. As confirmed in a new Bluetooth certification, the new device will be called the Odyssey+ and it will headed to store shelves soon.
AMD Radeon Pro V340 dual GPU. (Source: Tom's Hardware)

AMD announces the Radeon Pro V340 GPU with 32 GB HBM2 VRAM for VDI applications

At the ongoing VMworld 2018 conference in Las Vegas, AMD announced the Radeon Pro V340 dual-GPU for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) applications. The Radeon Pro V340 can power demanding datacenter workloads such as CAD, rende...
Samsung Galaxy Note 9

89% Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone Review

Go penning. Samsung’s high-end phablet comes with a revolutionary S Pen, which can be used to trigger the camera remotely or switch slides during a presentation, thanks to its Bluetooth capabilities. A great display is accompanied by an intelligent camera. Whether this is enough to make the Note 9 the best business smartphone of the year, you can learn in our review.
Samsung Exynos 9810 | ARM Mali-G72 MP18 | 6.4" | 201 g
The weekly roundup - top news from August 19 through August 25 (Image source: Nvidia)

The weekly roundup - top news from August 19 through August 25

Nvidia is betting big on ray tracing technology while charging users an arm and a leg for the latest GeForce RTX GPUs. A few new quiet laptop releases round up a week that was dominated by Nvidia announcements and previews.
Aug 26
Intel Core i7-9700K shown running at 3.6 GHz base clock on an ASRock Z370 Professional Gaming i7 motherboard. (Source: Wccftech)

Intel Core i7-9700K shown to hit 5.5 GHz on all cores on water cooling

The upcoming Intel Core i7-9700K was recently spotted running on an ASRock Z370 Professional Gaming i7 motherboard and was found to have been overclocked to 5.5 GHz on water cooling. The overclocked Core i7-9700K showed impressive...
Much of the speculation around the 6T envisages a phone with a new OPPO-style notch. (Source: GizChina)

Update | Purported EEC document may refer to OnePlus 6T

A document believed to have originated from the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) specifies a new model number associated with the smartphone maker OnePlus. Given the compatibility of the number with the company's naming scheme o...
MSI GS73 8RF Stealth

85% MSI GS73 8RF Stealth (i7-8750H, GTX 1070 Max-Q, FHD) Laptop Review

Washboard belly. With a height of just 19.6 mm (~0.77 in), the GS73 Stealth belongs to the slimmest gaming laptops on the market. Despite the compact dimensions, MSI has managed to squeeze powerful hardware under the hood. You can find out in our test, whether this concept is working or the cooling system is overtaxed.
Intel Core i7-8750H | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q | 15.6" | 2.4 kg
The Poco F1. (Source: GSMArena)

The Poco F1 is set to hit Europe but it will leave its "flagship killer" title behind in India

The Poco F1 that was launched in India last week combined performance, essential features, and price into an unbeatable package. The device will make its way to Europe this week but will leave one of those features behind, making ...
The LG V20 was launched on Android 7.0 Nougat two years ago. (Source: Pocketnow)

Two years after launch, the LG V20 receives its first major OS update

The LG V20, G6, and Q6 are finally receiving their Oreo updates. It's only taken the V20 two years to receive its first major update, so LG must be applauded. And yes, that is, indeed, sarcasm.
The U11 Life. (Source: Alphr)

There's a new HTC device coming on August 30

HTC is set to unveil yet another device in a few days. It's unknown what device the company has lined up but there's a chance it's the U12 Life, or a special edition of the U12 Plus.
Huawei may be the second biggest smartphone company in the world but that title is unlikely to last. (Source: Gizbot)

Huawei records excellent growth in Europe

The name Huawei may not be a fan favorite in the US but you'd be wrong if you thought the company was just another upstart unknown Chinese OEM. According to IDC, Huawei overtook Apple to become the second-largest smartphone brand ...
Epic Games has patched a major security flaw in the Fortnite Mobile installer for Android. (Source: APK Pure)

Fortnite Mobile installer for Android found to contain a Man-in-the-Disk exploit

Google disclosed a vulnerability in the Fortnite Mobile APK that allows a pre-installed malicious application to exploit the way the game installs for the first time in Samsung Galaxy devices. Thankfully, Epic has patched this vul...
Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards

Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards

Inclusive list of all graphics cards currently available for notebooks. Approximate 3DMark benchmarks results are provided in italic.
Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List

Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List

Sort and filter through all currently available mobile graphics cards by performance or specification.
Computer Games on Laptop Graphics Cards

Computer Games on Laptop Graphics Cards

Benchmark list of all laptop graphics cards and their performance in real games. The list is divided in different settings and can be searched and restricted.
Lenovo Ideapad 720S-15IKB (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, SSD 512 GB) Laptop Review

87% Lenovo Ideapad 720S-15IKB (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, SSD 512 GB) Laptop Review

Multimedia oddball. Lenovo has outfitted the first 15-inch laptop in its 700 series with exotic hardware, including an i7-7700HQ with a TDP reduced to 35 watts and a 1050 Ti Max-Q. The contender has a lot to offer—a great display, long battery life—but the proverbial fly in the ointment could be a no-go for some people.
Intel Core i7-7700HQ | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q | 15.6" | 1.9 kg
Acer TravelMate P2410

83% Acer TravelMate P2410 (i7-8550U, MX130) Laptop Review

TravelMate: The name speaks for itself. What do you expect from a "TravelMate"? A reliable companion that does not run out of juice while on the go and an 08/15 case that is sufficiently resistant to everyday signs of use. The TravelMate offers all of this; however, Acer bargains away a better rating due to some downsides.
Intel Core i7-8550U | NVIDIA GeForce MX130 | 14" | 1.8 kg
Mobile Processors - Benchmark List

Mobile Processors - Benchmark List

This is a benchmark list of mobile processors like Intel Core M, A10, A8, Atom, ... series - sorted by performance.
The RTX 20 series has been a source of discussion, especially surrounding its very high prices. (Source: Tom's Hardware)

Controversy emerges after tech website Tom's Hardware publishes recommendation to preorder Nvidia RTX

When Tom's Hardware published an article titled "Just Buy It: Why Nvidia RTX GPUs Are Worth the Money," many figures in the tech press denounced the article as "insane" and "ridiculous." However, Avram Piltch, the author of the a...
Aug 25
The Mavic 2 Pro and 2 Zoom are DJI's latest drones. (Source: petapixel.com)

DJI's Mavic 2 line now available

DJI has finally released its long-awaited update to the Mavic Pro aerial drone. The device now has not one but two successors. The Mavic 2 Zoom has some advanced optics and videography tricks, whereas the 2 Pro features a Hasselbl...
Firefox 62 will feature a new Firefox Monitor add-on. (Source: Mozilla)

Firefox 62 comes with Firefox Monitor that notifies if you've been pwned

Version 62 of Firefox will integrate a new add-on called Firefox Monitor that basically informs users if their email accounts have been compromised. The add-on uses the popular Have I Been Pwned database backend to check if the ac...
The UMIDIGI Z2 and Z2 Pro are decently-powered phones with some distinctly 2018 features. (Source: GizmoChina)

The UMIDIGI Z2 and Z2 Pro are here for fans of flagship-maiming specs (and notches)

The UMIDIGI Z2 line has jumped into a ring increasingly full of phones with features associated with more well-known names such as the Huawei P20/P20 Pro. These new phones is powered by an octa-core processor, has dual cameras and...

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