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AYANEO has teased the FLIP KB and FLIP DS once again, its pair of clamshell gaming handhelds. Despite being teased in mid-2022, AYANEO has now confirmed that the AYANEO FLIP series will not be ready until sometime during 2024.

The EliteMini UM780 XTX is MINISFORUM's latest mini-PC and one of its most powerful yet. Based around an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS APU, the mini-PC supports DDR5 RAM, PCIe 4.0 SSDs and has an Oculink port for connecting eGPUs, all from US$489 as a barebones unit.

MINISFORUM is preparing to launch the UM780 XT, a new mini-PC based around the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS APU. Additionally, the mini-PC will feature a dedicated Oculink port, among other features.

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is US$80 off, while the Ryzen 5 5600X3D hits the lowest price since launch, and the Ryzen 9 7900X3D is US$130 off.

The US$1,299.95 configuration includes 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM and 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. There is also a 32 GB RAM version for US$1,399.95 and a 64 GB RAM + 2 TB SSD one for US$1,499.

Initially thought to be part of the Ryzen 7000G series, AMD's Phoenix-based desktop APUs are now expected to launch early next year under the Ryzen 8000G series. AMD apparently sent engineering samples of models such as the Ryzen 3 8300G, Ryzen 5 8500G, Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 8700G to select motherboard makers.

CheckMag The launch of Apple's first home-grown CPU design in late 2020 has sparked an arms race with x86 giants such as AMD and Intel. The M2 Ultra has a total of 24 CPU cores in which 16 are performance cores and 8 are efficiency cores. Does the extra 4 efficiency cores that the M2 Ultra has over the M1 Ultra mean that Apple is finally able to entice workstation users?

Gamers will get a free copy of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora with select AMD hardware, which includes CPUs, GPUs and laptops running a combination of both. The promotion expires on December 30 and also applies to some pre-built PCs.

Minisforum has launched the UM480XT mini PC. It comes with the same chassis as the UM590, which launched back in October of last year. But instead of Ryzen 9, the new mini PC features a Ryzen 7 CPU, making the system powerful yet highly affordable.

Although Beelink has already unveiled a successor, the SER5 MAX is still a great purchase. It comes with Ryzen 7 5800H, packs 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, and can be found with 512 GB and 1 TB of storage. And with this 25% deal, you can make this powerful mini PC yours for just US$299.

The ASUS ROG Ally is now cheaper in various markets. Arriving a few days after the launch of the Lenovo Legion Go, the €100 markdown coincides with a recent round of updates for the ASUS ROG Ally that adds a new 1,600 x 900 screen resolution option, among other improvements.

A new report says that Samsung, Qualcomm and AMD have teamed up to bring FSR to mobile devices. The tech will be shown off alongside the Galaxy S24 series next year.

PELADN has officially launched the Silver Wing HA-4. With AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, up to 64 GB of DDR5 RAM and 2 TB of storage, and a minimalistic design, this mini PC is all about delivering high performance in a small package.

AOOSTAR GOD7 has officially hit the market. It comes with a Cyberpunk-inspired design, AMD Ryzen 7840HS, up to 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, and up to 1 TB of storage. The starting price of the mini PC is US$599.

Lenovo offers two very good 14-inch subnotebooks with the Yoga Slim 7 and Yoga Pro 7. We reviewed both models and compare them with each other.

Six AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-series processors have turned up on the PassMark benchmark site with two of the top-end parts occupying the top positions in the CPU Mark chart. The list is now headed by the 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and the 64-core 7985WX, which have left powerful Zen 4-based EPYC server chips trailing in the dust.

One-Netbook has revealed the ONEXPLAYER ONEXGPU, an eGPU showcased with the company's ONEXPLAYER ONEXFLY gaming handheld. Supposedly a game-changer for the eGPU market, the ONEXGPU has a slim design and plenty of ports, along with a small active fan to keep everything cool.

MINISFORUM continues to tease its first tablet. Now called the MINISFORUM V3 AMD Tablet, the 14-inch device will take on the Microsoft Surface Pro series with AMD Hawk Point APUs and a DisplayPort In connection, among other features.

CheckMag Since 2006, CUDA has been consistently gaining ground in the workstation and gaming market. In recent times AMD has introduced Pro Render and other features to entice workstation users.

The AOOSTAR R7 is a more powerful alternative to the R1 thanks to its AMD Ryzen 7 5700U APU. The AOOSTAR R7 also has an additional M.2 2280 slot and supports dual-channel RAM, unlike its cheaper counterpart.

The ONEXPLAYER ONEXFLY F1 EVA Edition is another limited edition gaming handheld by One-Netbook. Built on the same platform as the regular ONEXFLY, the F1 EVA Edition has a striking purple colourway with green accents and is available with up to 64 GB of RAM.

The BENICO Mini PC, equipped with Ryzen 5 5600H, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD, is currently on sale. Amazon is offering a 35% discount, reducing its regular price of US$310 to an enticing US$200.

This may have happened sooner if it were not for Qualcomm's exclusivity contract with Arm for Windows-compatible models. Nvidia is already using Arm cores in its data center Grace Hopper hybrid compute platform, while AMD has been working on Arm-based CPUs since 2021.

A Bilibili leaker says AMD plans to launch two new Dragon Range processors, the Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Both will keep the 16-core and 12-core configurations of their 7045HX counterparts but operate at lower clocks.

This discounted configuration comes with the newly-introduced IMAX Enhanced HDR feature for OLED screens. It also integrates 16 GB LPDDR5x-6400 RAM, a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD, plus a 5 MP webcam with wide angle lens and IR sensor.

The new RDNA 3 GPU will go head-to-head with the mobile GeForce RTX 4080 with performance advantages of up to 20 to 40 percent in specific titles like Hogwarts Legacy, COD: Modern Warfare 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and more.

AMD is confident that its new Threadripper PRO series has it all for use-cases ranging from "world-class" creation to "generative" design in manufacturing - a new top-end variant with double the cores and threads of the outgoing 5995WX flagship included. The 7000WX line-up also introduces PCIe 5.0 support, an increased top clock and a larger TDP, yet is touted to do so with "industry-leading efficiency" as well as potentially unprecedented speed and bandwidth.

Threadripper for the desktop is officially back today (October 19, 2023) with the launch of the new 7000X-series processors. They are rated for a selection of the main I/O support upgrades of their PRO counterparts, not to mention their improved TDP. AMD backs them to beat comparator Intel platforms in use-cases ranging from software development to industrial design on high-end PCs.

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core and Single-Core scores for the Ryzen 9 8950X have leaked courtesy of RedGamingTech. The results allege the purported Zen 5 flagship to be up to 10% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X while also beating the Core i9-13900K and even the Core i9-14900K in the multi-threaded test.

It seems that AYANEO is preparing to release two versions of the FLIP, a 7-inch gaming handheld that it recently revised. Now, the standard version has been re-branded as the FLIP KB to enable the release of the FLIP DS, a version with a small secondary display.

This configuration is now only US$663.92, and also includes 2x USB4 connectors, a 2.5 GbE NIC, plus support for 4x video outputs. Amazon is discounting all configurations, including the barebone one priced at US$511.92.

This model is only available in Japan for now and its lightness comes with a performance cost, as it supports up to a Ryzen 7 7730U processor coupled with up to 16 GB DDR4-4266 and 512 GB SSD storage. Nevertheless, the included 83 Wh battery can last up to 24 hours.

AMD has announced the Radeon RX 6750 GRE, a RDNA 2-based graphics card available with 10 GB and 12 GB of VRAM. The pair feature different GPU configurations and power requirements too, but both should handheld triple-A games with ease at 1440p with high-quality settings enabled.

AYANEO is edging ever closer to releasing the SLIDE, its first gaming handheld with a slide-up display like the GPD Win 4. Still slated to arrive with an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU, the AYANEO SLIDE has now been shown for the first time in a series of hands-on pictures.

The Nano Play is a new gaming handheld based around a 7-inch display and a Zen 4 APU. Purportedly available from US$499, the Nano Play is said to offer a 165 Hz refresh rate and a 48 Wh battery, among other hardware.

The AYANEO Flip is scheduled to launch before the end of the year, which is in less than two and a half months. In the meantime, AYANEO has confirmed initial specifications for its first clamshell gaming handheld, as well as a few images of a new design that it claims to have updated based on consumer feedback.

The Intel Core i9-14900KF has made its first appearance on the PassMark site, where it has immediately snatched the crown for top CPU performance in single-thread testing. However, the Raptor-Lake S Refresh i9-14900KF couldn’t quite leapfrog the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or the Ryzen 9 7950X3D in overall desktop CPU performance.

The XMG gaming laptop benefits from moderate noise emissions, comparatively low power consumption and still a high level of performance (Ryzen 7 7840HS, GeForce RTX 4050). Completing the setup are good runtimes and a moderate price range (from US$1,170).

Described by Alienware as a "one-stop shop for a seamless gaming experience" and featuring a design that focuses on airflow, the Aurora R15 comes with a wide range of hardware choices. Now, a 20% discount takes the Ryzen 9 7900X-powered model with GeForce RTX 4080 down to the lowest price so far, so those interested can get it for US$2,519.99.

Also included are 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, a high-quality IPS display with QHD+ resolution and 240 Hz refresh rate, plus an SD card reader.