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HP claims that the Elite x2 1013 G3 is the world's smallest business detachable. (Source: HP)

HP intros the Elite x2 1013 G3: a Surface Pro clone for business with thin bezels

Alongside many of its premium reveals, HP has also introduced the Elite x2 1013 G2. The Elite x2 is being billed as the world's smallest business detachable and comes with upgraded internals, ultra-thin bezels, and two high resolu...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 May 2018 11:57

Verizon to bring 5G to Los Angeles by the end of the year

Los Angeles will get 5G connectivity from Verizon in the last quarter of 2018, joining Sacramento as a "progressive-minded" city. The carrier still has to announce one to three more cities that will be included in the first wave o...

Codrut Nistor, 16 May 2018 11:10

Dell XPS 15 9570 performance laptop now with Intel Core i9-8950HK processor options (Source: Dell Spain)

The Dell XPS 15 9570 with Intel Core i9-8950HK processor now available in Spain

After a painfully long wait — for those interested — the Intel Core i9-8950HK processor is now present in two XPS 15 9570 models. Unfortunately, they have only been listed on the Dell Spain website, so US customers still have to w...

Codrut Nistor, 16 May 2018 10:15

Samsung Headquarters. (Source: Social Barrel)

Canalys: Samsung dominates African smartphone market, Tecno in second

A report by Canalys has shown Samsung's dominance over the African smartphone market. The company shipped 3.4 million smartphone units in Q1 2018, up 42% from the same period in 2017. Tecno puts the pressure on from second place.

Ricci Rox, 16 May 2018 10:09

Canalys: Xiaomi recorded stunning 1500% year-on-year growth in Indonesia

While Xiaomi's worldwide growth has been worthy of accolades, the 8-year-old company's expansion in certain markets has been even more impressive. Case in point is the Indonesian market, where the company recorded a shocking 1500%...

Ricci Rox, 16 May 2018 09:59

The TV alone is worth upwards of $300. (Source: LG)

Deal | LG is offering the G7 ThinQ with a free 43" 4K TV in Canada

LG is currently offering its latest flagship, the G7 ThinQ, on pre-order with a free 43-inch 4K TV. The deal is available from May 18 to May 31, and is exclusive to the Canadian market.

Ricci Rox, 16 May 2018 09:48

The main playable character, Walker, has special abilities given to him by nanotrites. (Source: Bethesda)

Bethesda release gameplay trailer for Rage 2

An official gameplay trailer for Rage 2 has been released by Bethesda Softworks, and it is bound to delight fans of the first game. The first-person shooter has been developed in conjunction with id Software and Avalanche Studios,...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 May 2018 22:19

The new patch for PUBG Mobile also offers new avatars and a shop containing new items and outfits. (Source: Engadget)

PUBG Mobile update introduces the Miramar map

The 0.5.0 update for PUBG Mobile has been released for both Android and iOS platforms. The latest patch introduces the Miramar map in time for the commencement of season 2. According to the game’s Twitter account, other new featur...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 May 2018 21:21

New business laptops with AMD Ryzen Pro

AMD announced new Ryzen Pro APUs and all three major OEMs Dell, HP, and Lenovo were on display with corresponding products. We had the chance to talk with the manufacturers and check the new models hands-on.

Andreas Osthoff, 15 May 2018 14:26

Intel Z390 chipset block diagram (Source: Wccftech)

The Intel Z390 chipset now (almost) official with Wireless AC, Bluetooth 5.0, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 in tow

The upcoming Intel Z390 chipset is designed for unlocked processors and could arrive in just a few weeks, at the Computex 2018 trade show in Taipei. However, the page containing the technical details was removed by Intel shortly a...

Codrut Nistor, 15 May 2018 10:25

Gran Turismo currently uses the slogan "The Real Driving Simulator." (Source: YouTube)

Gran Turismo series tops 80 million sales

Sony Interactive Entertainment has issued a press release stating that the Gran Turismo racing franchise has enjoyed sales of over 80.4 million units. The original game in the popular series was released in 1997 for the PlayStatio...

Daniel R Deakin, 14 May 2018 22:55

Bethesda claims Rage 2 will offer a true open-world experience for players. (Source: Bethesda)

Rage 2 gets an announcement trailer

Video-game publisher Bethesda has released an official announcement trailer for Rage 2. The short clip does not reveal much about the gameplay but does set the tone for the sequel to the 2011 first-person shooter. The game is beli...

Daniel R Deakin, 14 May 2018 21:36

Is "facecoin" going to overtake bitcoin at some point? (Source: Steemit)

Facebook is experimenting with blockchain tech, may launch its own cryptocurrency

Apart from the implementation of a proprietary virtual token and the subsequent financial ecosystem, the integration of blockchain with the popular social media platform should bring improved security features like encrypted messa...

Bogdan Solca, 14 May 2018 18:47

Dell XPS 15 9570 not coming in black, reveals Frank Azor on Twitter

Frank Azor: No chance for a black Dell XPS 15 9570

Although those who purchase the Dell XPS 15 9575 2-in-1 can already choose to have it in black, Frank Azor has recently confirmed that the Dell XPS 15 9570 laptop will not get such a color option anytime soon. The XPS 15 9570 is o...

Codrut Nistor, 14 May 2018 17:41

Upcoming HP EliteBook x360 G3 convertible promises a ridiculously bright 700-nit display

Tired of not being able to see your laptop screen when outdoors? HP’s EliteBook x360 1030 G3 is going to be almost three times brighter than the average Ultrabook to overcome both glare and sunlight for improved outdoor visibility...

Allen Ngo, 14 May 2018 14:00

New HP Envy and Envy x360 refreshes get inspired by Damascus steel

HP has announced refreshes to its Envy notebook lineup including the Envy 13, Envy 17, Envy x360 13, and Envy x360 15. The standout feature of these notebooks is the new minimalist chiseled appearance similar to the patterning fou...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 May 2018 14:00

Trump tweet gives ZTE a lifeline

US President Donald Trump has posted a tweet indicating plans to reverse the US government's decision to block ZTE from purchasing vital smartphone components from US companies. The surprising move could save ZTE from oblivion.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 14 May 2018 10:57

The MacBook Pro's keyboard issues have irked even the most ardent of fans. (Source: Gizmodo)

Apple hit with class action suit over faulty butterfly-switch keyboards

A class action law suit against Apple was filed in the Northern District Court of California by two plaintiffs who have been at the receiving end of the Apple MacBook Pro faulty keyboard fiasco. The suit alleges that Apple intenti...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 13 May 2018 17:19

BlackBerry KEY2 gets official announcement date

The Twitter account for BlackBerry Mobile has teased an announcement date for the aptly named successor to the company’s KEYone smartphone: the KEY². According to the tweet, the KEY² will be unveiled in New York on June 7 at 10 a...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 May 2018 23:37

Xiaomi Redmi S2 released - Snapdragon 625, dual rear cameras, $160

Xiaomi has unveiled its latest budget device, the Redmi S2. The S2 offers features like dual rear camera, EIS, and a Snapdragon 625...and comes with a US$160 base price tag. It could also be rebranded to be an Android One device i...

Ricci Rox, 11 May 2018 22:48

The new SSDs from Gigabyte incorporate Toshiba 3D TLC NAND flash memory. (Source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte announces its UD PRO Series SATA SSDs

Taiwanese motherboard specialist Gigabyte has announced an entry into the SSD market. The company has published a press release detailing its new UD PRO Series. The series currently consists of just two SATA III drives: a 256 GB m...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 May 2018 21:08

Nvidia's operating income for Q1 FY19 was US$1.295 billion. (Source: Vonguru)

Nvidia reports huge first quarter revenue growth

Nvidia has earned revenue of US$3.21 billion for the first quarter of the fiscal year for 2019. The result for the first quarter in 2018 was US$1.94 billion, which means the GPU maker has enjoyed a huge year-over-year growth of 66...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 May 2018 02:14

HTC headquarters, Hsintien, Taiwan. (Source: News4Europe)

HTC's trip down the spiral continues as company records 55% drop in revenue

HTC's latest revenue figures show the company falling deeper into a pit of bad sales numbers. Revenue for April spelled a 55% year-on-year decline, which is impressive considering how bad 2017 already was for the company—sales-wis...

Ricci Rox, 11 May 2018 01:29

An estimated 39 million Americans have a smart speaker in their home. (Source: TechHive)

Voice shopping could be worth US$40 billion by 2022

A press release from a strategy consulting firm has stated that voice-based shopping will enjoy incredible growth over the next four years, hitting a total of more than US$40 billion in sales across the US and UK by 2022. The mark...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 May 2018 23:39

Trion Worlds also developed and published games like Rift, Defiance, and Atlas Reactor. (Source: Trion Worlds)

Trove joins the battle royale club

Trove, an MMORPG from Trion Worlds, will soon be offering a type of battle royale mode for players. A “Bomber Royale” mode has been announced for the popular game, and it will be made available in summer as part of a large expansi...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 May 2018 22:22

Apple customers may also benefit from in-store loans made available by Goldman Sachs. (Source: Trend Hunter)

Apple credit card may be coming soon

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Apple has teamed up with investment bank Goldman Sachs to produce a joint credit card. The Cupertino-based company already has a deal with Barclaycard in regard to financing purcha...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 May 2018 21:18

Firefox Quantum 60 for Windows 10 - About window

Firefox 60 now available for download with sponsored stories, better Android performance, and more

The recently unleashed Firefox 60 is the first Extended Support Release version since Firefox 52, so it brings more than a year's worth of new features for personal, mobile, and business users. The most important changes are the s...

Codrut Nistor, 10 May 2018 17:35

Lenovo: AMD Ryzen models ThinkPad A285 and ThinkPad A485 listed online for the first time

Lenovo has released many ThinkPad laptops in this year already, but no models with AMD Ryzen so far. This apparently changes soon, as the new models ThinkPad A285 and A485 have been listed on the Lenovo website for the first time.

Benjamin Herzig, 10 May 2018 11:02

The Kirin 980 will integrate a new AI co-processor and an improved GPU. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei's Kirin 980 SoC confirmed to get 7 nm treatment and new AI co-processor

The next gen Kirin 980 is being manufactured at TSMC's foundries and uses the 7 nm process. Huawei will also include a new AI chip from Cambricon and an improved GPU, so the upcoming Kirin 980 will surely battle it out with Samsu...

Bogdan Solca, 09 May 2018 20:32

The EUV lithography is not yet fully operational and is expected to be used at maximum capacity by the end of 2018. (Source: Anandtech)

TSMC reveals more details on the 5 nm manufacturing process

The 7 nm manufacturing process will be superseded by the 5 nm one by 2020. Right now, TSMC is working to improve the extreme ultraviolet lithography tech that should lead to reduced power consumption and considerable performance g...

Bogdan Solca, 09 May 2018 19:56

The Lenovo M-series 'Tiny' PC. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920 and M720 'Tiny' are the first one liter PCs with PCI-E expansion

Lenovo has announced the M720 and M920 updates to the ThinkCentre tower, small form factor (SFF), and 'Tiny' models. These business orientated machines feature affordable price tags and optional Thunderbolt 3 and dGPU.

Craig Ward, 08 May 2018 20:10

ZTE Headquarters. (Source: Digital Trends)

MediaTek given go-ahead by Taiwan government to trade with ZTE as latter files for suspension of US trade ban

Last week, the Taiwanese government announced that ZTE would have to take permission before embarking on any business partnerships with a Taiwanese company. That permission has been granted now, though, allow ZTE to do business wi...

Ricci Rox, 08 May 2018 16:49

Samsung claims the 970 Pro can offer a sequential read speed of up to 3,500 MB/s and sequential write speed of up to 2,700 MB/s. (Source: Samsung)

New Samsung 970 Pro and Evo SSDs receive price cuts

The latest solid state drives from Samsung have only just been launched, and they have already received price cuts. The tech giant announced the 970 Pro and Evo NVMe SSDs in April, with the devices being made available for purchas...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 May 2018 03:43

Buffett called bitcoin a "nonproductive asset." (Source: Worldnews)

Gates and Buffett bully bitcoin

It appears neither Bill Gates nor Warren Buffett are the greatest fans of bitcoin. Both men have been recently reported saying rather disparaging things about the famous cryptocurrency, which may have prevented bitcoin from achiev...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 May 2018 00:23

The GTX 1180 is based on the GV104 processor. (Source: Rock, Paper, Shotgun)

More details about the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 surface

An entry for the upcoming Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 graphics card has been made in TechPowerUp’s GPU database. Notebookcheck already reported on rumors surrounding the next-gen GPU and the data that has now surfaced online seems to ...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 May 2018 22:55

The landscape for PUBG's latest map has a southeast-Asia influence to it. (Source: Steam)

PUBG offers chicken fun while Fortnite invites Thanos

A news post on Steam has revealed the name for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds upcoming map: Sanhok. The developers are opening an experimental server for the map from May 10 to May 14, giving PUBG fans the opportunity to test the l...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 May 2018 22:01

Mysterious AMD Vega 12 GPU info leaks out, plus Vega 20 AI features

The codenames for the upcoming Vega 20 and Vega 12 GPUs were mentioned in the latest LLVM and Clang compiler patches. Codenamed GFX906, the Vega 20 will support native AI instructions and the patch information reveals that it will...

Bogdan Solca, 07 May 2018 20:36

Budget king Xiaomi Redmi S2 detailed in AliExpress listing

Xiaomi's upcoming Redmi S2 has been spotted on an AliExpress listing. The seller is a reputable store, so details of the device have been all but confirmed now.

Ricci Rox, 07 May 2018 15:12

Growth, growth, and more growth. (Source: Business Today)

IDC: Xiaomi ends Q1 2018 as the fourth-largest smartphone brand in the world

Xiaomi ended 2017 with a bang and has carried that fine form into the new year. According to a report by IDC, the company shipped 28 million smartphone units in Q1 2018, ending the quarter as the fourth-largest smartphone company ...

Ricci Rox, 05 May 2018 18:53

The Huawei P20 Lite will apparently not be sold in Canada. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei P20 devices now available in Canada

The Huawei P20 devices may not be coming to the US but they will make the trip over to Canada. Carriers Rogers and Fido currently have the P20 and P20 Pro on pre-order. The P20 Lite is, of course, duly ignored.

Ricci Rox, 05 May 2018 18:33

LG G7 ThinQ Android flagship not coming to AT&T

AT&T customers will not get the new LG G7 ThinQ, could receive the LG V35 instead

While AT&T officials confirmed that the company will not add the LG G7 ThinQ to its portfolio, they also revealed that a new exclusive LG device is headed their way and should go on sale this summer. Unconfirmed reports claim that...

Codrut Nistor, 04 May 2018 22:20

Nvidia's GPP was accused of being anti-competitive and unethical. (Source: YouTube/own)

Nvidia cancels GeForce Partner Program

Nvidia has decided to cancel the controversial GeForce Partner Program (GPP). A blog post by John Teeple, the person responsible for Nvidia’s GeForce Partner Marketing, has the very unambiguous title “Pulling the Plug on GPP, Lean...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 May 2018 22:12

Assets loaded on the card can be verified via smartphone through a validation app. (Source: Tangem)

Bitcoin gets physical

A Swiss technology company has started rolling out smart banknotes called Tangem Notes that offer a physical presence for cryptocurrencies. The "banknotes," which are actually plastic cards, have been launched for sale in a large ...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 May 2018 20:52

Samsung falls flat in latest quarterly tablet shipments (Image source: Apple)

Samsung and Amazon fall flat in latest quarterly tablet shipments

The slate tablet continues to sink while detachables steadily grow to take its place. Apple, Samsung, and Huawei were collectively responsible for over 55 percent of all tablets sold worldwide during the first quarter of 2018. Con...

Allen Ngo, 04 May 2018 18:54

The new DDR5 modules will not only be faster, but will also provide increased capacities for servers. (Source: Cadence)

DDR5-4400 RAM modules demoed by Cadence and Micron, DDR5-6400 coming soon

The first DDR5 memory modules are slated for a 2019 commercial release, while JEDEC will finalize the specifications this summer. The DDR5-4400 module demoed by Cadence requires lower voltages and is considerably faster than the c...

Bogdan Solca, 04 May 2018 14:05

Dell XPS 15 9570 performance laptop now with Core i5-8300H processor and US$999.99 starting price (Source: Dell United States)

The Dell XPS 15 9570 with Intel Core i5-8300H processor is now available starting at US$999.99

Less than two days after two more powerful XPS 15 9570 configurations were listed on the official Dell website, two cheaper variants join the lineup. Starting at US$999.99, these models come with 8 GB of memory and 8th generation ...

Codrut Nistor, 04 May 2018 09:55