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The subscription service trends over the last few years. (Source: Parks Associates)

46% of US households with broadband have multiple streaming subscriptions now

New research has found that nearly 50% of all US households with broadband subscribe to 2 or more subscription-based services in 2019, whereas this figure was 33% in 2017 and only 20% in 2014. The apparent demand has driven the nu...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 Oct 2019 20:22

KFA2 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EX Review - High-end Nvidia GPU with a custom cooling solution

Extremely fast! These days you can find RTX-branded GPUs in almost all price segments. The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the highest tier consumer GPU that Nvidia currently sells. We ...
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) | 32.00"

Sebastian Bade, 08 Oct 2019 13:18

AMD reveals details on upcoming Zen 3 "Milan" and Zen 4 "Genoa" EPYC server CPU architectures

AMD recently unveiled a roadmap for its EPYC line of server-grade CPUs. The Zen 3 ("Milan") and Zen 4 ("Genoa") EPYC CPUs look like they will continue to pressure Intel's enterprise business. While Milan looks more like a refineme...

Sam Medley, 08 Oct 2019 05:00

The Turtle Beach Atlas Edge USB audio adapter. (Source: Turtle Beach)

Turtle Beach claims its new Atlas Edge USB adapter gives any 3.5mm-jack headset an audio edge

Turtle Beach has released the Atlas Edge, a new USB adapter for any conventional wired headset. It is intended to enhance any headset connected to it with an in-house panel of software called Control Studio. This suite is designed...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 Oct 2019 23:02

The Galaxy Fold phones can now work with the Windows Your Phone app. (Source: Microsoft)

A new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build can link PCs to more Samsung phones

The latest Insider's version of Windows 10 updates the Your Phone app so that it is compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, as well as the Galaxy Fold. This allows a user to monitor battery levels, screen-mirror and sync da...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 Oct 2019 22:28

The Radeon RX 5500M will debut in the MSI Alpha 15 later this month. (Image via AMD)

AMD launches new Radeon RX 5500 and Radeon RX 5500M graphics cards

AMD announced two new GPUs today. The Radeon RX 5500 and its mobile equivalent, the Radeon RX 5500M, will make their debuts in various machines before the end of the year. The RX 5500M, in particular, will appear in the MSI Alpha ...

Sam Medley, 07 Oct 2019 18:33

Intel's Xe GPUs are set to shake up the discrete GPU market. (Source: Intel)

Raja Koduri hints at mid-2020 debut for Intel's discrete Xe GPUs

Intel has hinted that the first of its eagerly anticipated Xe discrete GPUs will launch in June 2020. The launch date has been discerned from a cryptic tweet posted by the head of the project and former AMD GPU chief Raja Koduri.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 07 Oct 2019 12:57

Nvidia's next-gen Ampere GPUs are set for 1H 2020 release. (Source: Nvidia)

Rumor: Nvidia Ampere 7nm GPUs to launch 1H 2020

Nvidia’s successor to the Turing architecture powering its current line of Turing based RTX 20 series GPUs isn’t far away. According to the latest rumors, the graphics powerhouse will be releasing its new chips based on Samsung’s ...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 07 Oct 2019 08:29

Computational photography: we take it for granted now. (Source: Engadget)

The computational photography market may be worth nearly US$30 billion by 2024

Computational photography - or imaging that depends at least as much on software as on hardware - was worth US$7.9 billion as a market in 2018. However, the latest analysis indicates that this valuation will grow to $29 billion ov...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 Oct 2019 21:01

Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to Stadia. (Source: Rockstar Games)

Red Dead Redemption 2 will be a Stadia title on launch

Google has announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 will come to its Stadia platform on it November 2019 launch. The wildly popular Rockstar game will thus be available for streaming via the new service from its very first day. At pre...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Oct 2019 22:52

Google Shopping is back. (Source: Google)

Google Shopping re-launches in the US, integrates with Lens this time around

Google has announced the re-institution of its Shopping service, albeit for users located in the US only. The company claims that the renewed feature can analyse millions of retail listings and other data in order to show customer...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Oct 2019 16:33

The new microcode is expected to bring fixes and improvements for the entire Ryzen CPU family. (Source: MSI)

AMD Ryzen CPUs to get microcode update with 100+ improvements this November

Expected to be released in early November via BIOS updates from all mobo manufacturers, the new CPU microcode is said to bring needed fixes, stability improvements and even new features to all Ryzen 3000 processors, as well as to ...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Oct 2019 15:38

The GTX 1660 SUPER makeover could be arriving before the end of the month. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER midrange challenger GPU rumored to launch on October 29

NVIDIA looks set to have a busy end of the month, at least if latest rumors are to be believed. Chinese insiders claim that the company will release the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in the final week of October, a week after it is expec...

Alex Alderson, 03 Oct 2019 15:29

AMD's Radeon RX 5500 GPUs will challenge Nvidia's GTX 1660 solutions. (Source: AMD)

AMD to announce the Radeon RX 5500 on October 7

Preliminary reports position the upcoming Navi-14-based Radeon RX 5500 GPu as a direct competitor for Nvidia's GTX 1660 solutions. Even though the memory bus is not as wide compared to the Nvidia GPUs, the RX 5500 compensates with...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Oct 2019 16:27

The legal disputes between the two foundries could affect a considerable portion of the global semiconductor supply. (Source: WCCFTech)

TSMC countersues GlobalFoundries

TSMC strikes back with a "retaliatory litigation", claiming that GlobalFoundries infringed on 25 of its patents that include FinFET designs for the 40 through 12 nm nodes. Unlike GlobalFoundries who sued TSMC's fab-less companies ...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Oct 2019 16:09

The Cascade Lake-X series will start at just US$590. (Image source: Intel)

Intel Cascade Lake-X Core i9 processors to start at US$590; 18 core Core i9-10980XE will cost just US$979

Intel has not only confirmed the product stack of its Cascade Lake-X series but has also priced it unbelievably competitively. The series starts at just US$590 for the 10 core Core i9-10900X, before rising to US$979 for the 18 cor...

Alex Alderson, 02 Oct 2019 01:56

DoH is not sitting well with Congress. (Source: Wikipedia)

Google is being investigated by the US Congress over a new feature in Chrome

DNS over HTTPS is a new way of connecting to websites proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in 2018. Google is reportedly working on implementing it in an upcoming version of its Chrome browser. However, an anti-t...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Oct 2019 23:11

The next generation of Intel iGPUs may be in testing at present. (Source: Intel)

A 96 EU iGPU described as Intel Gen12 surfaces on Compubench

The Compubench site has added a listing for a "genuine" Intel CPU that is integrated with a "Gen12 Mobile Graphics Controller". This, then, may be the integrated graphics solution that is said to launch alongside Tiger Lake chipse...

Deirdre O Donnell, 29 Sep 2019 15:48

AMD could seriously ramp up performance with the ability of Zen 3 to process four threads simultaneously per core. (Source: AMD)

Rumor: AMD Zen 3 architecture could run four threads per core

The x86 architecture has been hitting something of a wall lately but AMD looks like it could be set to inject it with a fresh breath of life. According to the rumor mill, the company has finalized the Zen 3 design and it introduce...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 29 Sep 2019 05:26

The Core i9-10940X is a Cascade Lake-X refresh of the Core i9-9940X. (Image source: Intel)

14 core Intel Core i9-10940X fails to impress on Geekbench; just 5% ahead of the Core i9-10920X and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in multicore workloads

We have already seen 10 core, 12 core and 18 core representatives from Intel's upcoming Cascade Lake-X (CL-X) series hit Geekbench, and now a 14 core SKU has appeared online. While previous results have shown a demonstrable differ...

Alex Alderson, 27 Sep 2019 20:05

The silicon-interconnect fabric resembles a semiconductor wafer with chips directly placed on it. (Source: IEEE Spectrum)

Motherboards must die: researchers working on silicon-interconnect fabric alternative

Current PCBs are eating too much space and researchers think these can easily be replaced with a new silicon-interconnect fabric that would lead to more powerful devices in reduced form-factors. The use of such new fabrics would a...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Sep 2019 17:03

After announcing home-grown CPUs and GPUs, China is now looking to enter the DRAM market, as well. (Source: GlobalBusinessOutlook)

China starts producing its own DRAM chips

The efforts to reduce the dependence on U.S. technology are constantly fueled with new developments endorsed by the Chinese government. After the Jhaoxin CPUs and the Jingjia Micro GPUs, China is now preparing to enter the memory ...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Sep 2019 16:33

The Core i9-10920X, a Cascade Lake-X replacement for the Core i9-9920X. (Image source: Intel)

12 core Intel Core i9-10920X edges the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in Geekbench; scores 22% more than the Threadripper 2920X in multicore workloads too but at likely 3x the price

Yet more of the Cascade Lake-X product stack has appeared on Geekbench, with someone now testing the successor to the Core i9-9920X. The processor in question looks to be an engineering sample based on the clock speeds that Geekbe...

Alex Alderson, 25 Sep 2019 18:23

Gears of War 5 running in 8K is not impressed with your expensive GPUs. (Source: Microsoft)

8K gaming: we there yet? Gears 5 running in 8K brings Titan RTX GPU to its knees

Gears of Wars 5 running in 8K is too much even for the most expensive gaming GPUs out there. While 4K @60 fps is starting to look "doable" these days, running Gears 5 in 8K at 30 fps is already an impossible task for GPUs like the...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Sep 2019 15:03

Navi 14: The Radeon RX 5300 series? (Image source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 5300 XT and B550 chipset inbound: Navi 14 launching on October 8?

Navi 14 may be arriving earlier than we expected and in the form of pre-built desktops, at least according to new HP machines. The upcoming graphics chip looks set to be marketed as the Radeon RX 5300 series, which would suggest t...

Alex Alderson, 23 Sep 2019 16:40

The AMD Ryzen 3000 series third-generation Threadripper will launch in November. (Image source: AMD)

AMD will release the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X and first 24-core Ryzen 3000 Threadripper processors in November

AMD has officially stated that the Ryzen 9 3950X desktop processor and the next generation of Ryzen Threadripper chips will be launched in November. Although some will be disappointed about the delay of the 16-core Matisse CPU, ot...

Daniel R Deakin, 21 Sep 2019 00:45

The Core i9-10980XE may be Intel's flagship Cascade Lake-X processor. (Image source: Intel)

The Intel Core i9-10980XE gives AMD a run for its money in Geekbench listing; scores 42% more than the Threadripper 2950X in the process

We have already seen the 10 core Core i9-10900X achieving a Geekbench multi-core score close to 40,000 points, and now the Core i9-10980XE is flexing its muscles. The 18 core Cascade Lake-X processor breezes past all before it, ex...

Alex Alderson, 20 Sep 2019 21:43

The new PuroGamer headset. (Source: Puro Sound Labs)

The latest Puro Sound Labs headset aims to boost aural health in gaming

Puro Sound Labs describes itself as "the world's leading manufacturer of premium, safe-listening headphones". It has developed the PuroGamer, a "studio-grade" headset with 50-millimeter (mm) graphene drivers for better audio at lo...

Deirdre O Donnell, 20 Sep 2019 21:15

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels can be pre-ordered now. (Source: Curve Digital/Kuju)

Netflix Narcos: coming to a controller near you soon

Curve Digital & Kuju have announced that they are bringing a title based on the Netflix show Narcos to PCs and consoles. It will allow a user to play either for the Cartel in question or against it a DEA agent. This original conte...

Deirdre O Donnell, 20 Sep 2019 18:51

AMD will pitch the Ryzen 5 3550X as a Core i5-9400F competitor. (Image source: AMD via JD.com)

Intel Core i5-9400F trades blows with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X in early listing

Chinese retailer JD.com has jumped the gun and listed the Ryzen 5 3500X on its website before AMD has even formally announced it. The listing confirms the tip that prolific leaker @TUM_APISAK posted last month, with AMD marketing ...

Alex Alderson, 20 Sep 2019 18:47

Borderlands 3 Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

We all need a little fun. With Borderlands 3, Gearbox seamlessly carries the tradition of the loot shooter series forward: Brightly colored comic graphics and exuberant action are supposed to create a popcorn mood for players. In our benchmark test, we cla...

Florian Glaser, 19 Sep 2019 22:50

Quantum computers are still big and noisy, reminding of the monolithic systems from the 1940s. (Source: CNet)

IBM presents new quantum computer with 53-Qubit CPU

This is not the fastest quantum computer to date, as Google already has a 72-qubit computer and is working on even better ones, but IBM intends to make the new 53-qubit model the fastest commercially available prototype this Octob...

Bogdan Solca, 19 Sep 2019 17:14

The GTX 1650 Ti is expected to have an MSRP of around US$185. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia's budget GTX 1650 Ti GPU rumored to launch on October 22

The upcoming GTX 1650 Ti is supposed to give AMD's Radeon RX 5600 a run for the money, replacing the older GTX 1050 Ti. Chinese insiders claim that the GTX 1650 Ti is scheduled for a late-October release, with an MSRP close to US$...

Bogdan Solca, 19 Sep 2019 15:14

The Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series appears to be compatible with AMD's X570 chipset. (Image source: TechSpot)

Intel falls hopelessly short of the latest 32 core AMD Threadripper 3000 processor to hit Geekbench

Intel is lining up its next-generation High-End Desktop (HEDT) processors, which it will still base on its 14 nm FinFET process. A new Threadripper 3000 Geekbench listing demonstrates how far Intel is behind AMD in the HEDT space ...

Alex Alderson, 19 Sep 2019 12:56

The Core i9-10900X will be one of many Cascade Lake-X SKUs. (Image source: PC World)

10 core Intel Core i9-10900X disappoints in Geekbench; scores 10% less than the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in multicore tasks and falls up to 2.3x behind the Threadripper Zen 2 series

Another 10 core Cascade Lake-X processor has appeared on Geekbench, with the numbering scheme of Intel's next High-End Desktop (HEDT) series now seemingly having been confirmed. The upcoming processor even gets within 10% of the A...

Alex Alderson, 18 Sep 2019 19:00

Windows Core OS gets a simplified UI. (Source: WindowsCentral)

Windows Core OS could be launching with Microsoft's new Surface foldables

Latest reports claim that the upcoming Windows Core OS will offer a modular low-level platform running on desktops, laptops, VR machines, consoles and foldable devices. On top of it, Microsoft plans to add different variants of Wi...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Sep 2019 17:03

The Minix Neo G41V-4 at IFA 2019. (Image source: Notebook Italia)

Neo G41V-4: Minix introduces an Intel Gemini Lake fanless mini PC for US$270

Minix presented its new small NEO G41V-4 at IFA 2019 in Berlin, a fanless mini PC that fits in one hand. The G41V-4 incorporates an Intel Celeron N4100 processor, UHD Graphics 600 and 4 GB of DDR4 RAM among other components. The G...

Alex Alderson, 16 Sep 2019 13:35

Dali and Renoir should arrive next year. (Image source: AMD)

AMD readies impressionist and surrealist APUs for 2020 release

AMD is on track to deliver its next APUs next year, according to fresh Linux driver revisions. The two series, codenamed Dali and Renoir, are not based on the Navi architecture, but they should still offer improvements over existi...

Alex Alderson, 16 Sep 2019 13:24

16K Sony Crystal LED tech is ready for the TV room. (Source: Sony)

Consumer-grade Sony 16K Crystal LED panels are now available

Sony is ready to release its Crystal LED technology to home theater systems. These next-gen panels are capable of both 8K HDR and 16K resolutions. With specs such as 140% of sRGB coverage and 120 frames per second, they are also r...

Deirdre O Donnell, 14 Sep 2019 17:13

Opera GX has been downloaded over 1 million times by now. (Source: Opera)

The Opera GX browser attracts over 1 million downloads

GX is a version of the Opera browser specificially designed with gaming in mind. It has been available as an early-access build since June 2019, and has proved so popular that it has accrued over 1 million downloads to date. Opera...

Deirdre O Donnell, 14 Sep 2019 14:47

Rock Pi X: An affordable Raspberry Pi alternative with an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor. (Image source: Radxa via CNX Software)

Rock Pi X: An affordable Raspberry Pi alternative with an Intel Cherry Trail processor that costs less than US$40

The Rock Pi X is like a cross between an Atomic Pi and a Raspberry Pi, but even more affordable. Radxa equips the 85 x 52 mm developer board with an Intel Atom x5-Z8300 processor, up to 4 GB of LPDDR3 RAM, along with a host of por...

Alex Alderson, 14 Sep 2019 00:02

G-SYNC is coming to big-screen LG OLED. (Source: LG)

LG announces NVIDIA G-SYNC support for select 2019 OLED TVs

LG has revealed that certain 2019 OLED TVs will gain G-SYNC compatibility via a firmware update. This will apply to 55- to 75-inch C9 and 55 or 65 inch E9 variants. The OEM asserts that this development will enhance immersion in g...

Deirdre O Donnell, 13 Sep 2019 20:28

The NanoPi M4V2 features a Rockchip RK3399 SoC and 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. (Image source: FriendlyElec)

FriendlyElec NanoPi M4V2: Powerful Raspberry Pi alternative now available for US$70.00

The NanoPi M4V2, as its name suggests, is a new revision of the NanoPi M4, which FriendlyElec launched last year. The Rockchip RK3399 powered single-board computer (SBC) includes 4 GB of dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM, four USB 3.0 Type-...

Alex Alderson, 11 Sep 2019 15:43

War Thunder 1.91 "Night Vision" is finally available

War Thunder 1.91 "Night Vision" goes live with more modern jets, Chinese hardware, a new tone mapping system, and more

The latest major update to War Thunder comes with Chinese ground and air tech trees for a total of no less than 38 new pieces of military hardware, as well as 8 helicopters, 12 aircraft, 11 ships, and 7 ground vehicles for other n...

Codrut Nistor, 11 Sep 2019 13:46

MSI launches Prestige PS341WU 34-inch HDR600 5K monitor, costs the same as the Apple stand after rebates

Although well-known for its curvy LED-heavy gaming monitors, MSI wants to prove that it can still design sleek no-frills monitors for professionals, too. The 34-inch Prestige PS341WU is expected to ship on September 16 with a $200...

Allen Ngo, 10 Sep 2019 20:33

The NUC 8 Rugged is even smaller than your high-end smartphone. (Source: KoolShare)

Intel plans to release 6 W Chaco Canyon fanless rugged NUCs

No larger than a smartphone, the NUC 8 Rugged is powered by refreshed Apollo Lake CPUs with ultra-low-power TDPs of only 6 W. Gaming on these systems is clearly out of the question, as the HD Graphics 500 iGPU is only aimed at IoT...

Bogdan Solca, 10 Sep 2019 16:05

The GTX 1660 SUPER and GTX 1650 Ti may be Navi 14 challengers. (Image source: MyDrivers)

NVIDIA puts the GTX 1650 Ti back on the table; SUPER related price cuts for the GTX 1660 series too

Thought that AMD and NVIDIA had ended their tit for tat game for the time being? Think again, as the green team has a response to Navi 14, which will probably be called the RX 5600 series. NVIDIA may even take a leaf out of AMD's ...

Alex Alderson, 08 Sep 2019 19:46