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An LG 8K Signature OLED TV. (Source: LG)

Some of LG's 2020 TVs are set to go beyond the 8K Ultra HD criteria

LG has announced that the next generation of Signature OLED and NanoCell TVs have "exceeded" the requirements for the 8K Ultra HD designation. This new spec has been developed by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in order ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 16 Dec 2019 21:38

Visible light communication can enable local networks using everyday fittings. (Source: Medium)

The visible light communication market may exceed US$100 billion in value by 2024

Visible light communication is a form of wireless technology that uses radiation in the visible to infra-red light spectrum to transmit data. It is seen as an increasingly robust and reliable way of doing so, and needs not much mo...

Deirdre O Donnell, 13 Dec 2019 20:10

The Element T6 Max Bluetooth speaker. (Source: Tronsmart)

The Tronsmart Element T6 Max is a 60 watt Bluetooth speaker

Tronsmart has announced the Element T6 Max, a new speaker that, despite being wireless and intended as a portable accessory, has a striking 60 watts (W) of total sound output power. The OEM claims this is due at least in part to i...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 Dec 2019 22:31

Are the Mac Pro's wheels worth $400? (Image via Apple)

Haven't spent enough on your Mac Pro? Add wheels for an extra $400

Apple's new Mac Pro is expensive, but most of the components seem worth the asking price (for the most part). But what about the wheels? At its asking price of $400, Apple is pushing the limits of supply and demand.

Sam Medley, 12 Dec 2019 17:02

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme. (Image source: Lenovo)

Lenovo resolves ThinkPad P1 and X1 Extreme's second screen low framerate bug, then pulls the update that fixes it

If you own a ThinkPad P1 or X1 Extreme and connect it to an external monitor on Windows 10, then the chances are that you have experienced sluggish performance with your device set to "Second screen only". Lenovo finally released ...

Alex Alderson, 12 Dec 2019 15:09

The new Mac Pro: all the jokes have already been made. (Source: B&H)

The new Apple Mac Pro is now on sale

Get ready for what could be the most expensive cheesegrater in your life: the new Mac Pro is here. It is now available to pre-order from Apple.com and retailers such as B&H. This new PC has configurations that go from 4- to 6-figu...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 Dec 2019 23:28

Arnold 6 and Maya 2020 now have an NVIDIA Studio Driver. (Source: Autodesk/Lee Griggs)

Autodesk releases an NVIDIA Studio Driver for Maya, making it RTX-compatible

Autodesk's Maya is one of the best-known applications in 3D animation. Its latest driver includes features that can be used by NVIDIA RTX graphics cards. This also extends to the latest version of Arnold, Maya's renderer.

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 Dec 2019 21:57

The new AZIO FOKAL mechanical keyboard. (Source: AZIO)

AZIO is back on Indiegogo with its new FOKAL mechanical keyboard

AZIO has a new RGB mechanical keyboard up for crowdfunding on Indiegogo. This one has a less retro appearance, yet is still touted to be high-end in terms of its materials and build quality. It also has the OEM's new FOKAL spinnin...

Deirdre O Donnell, 10 Dec 2019 17:38

The Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2. (Source: Magewell)

The Magewell Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2 can bring high-res video to the PCIe-less boards of the future

Magewell is a company that makes the components that connect video and audio output with the applicable software. Its latest M.2 video capture card is of its 'Eco' line-up, and is capable of single-channel operation at up to 4096x...

Deirdre O Donnell, 10 Dec 2019 16:54

Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition in Review: Good Workstation with a lot of performance

Blade 15 Studio Edition: Razer's workstation comes with a great OLED display

With the Blade 15 Studio Edition, Razer delivers a traditional 15.6-inch workstation. The laptop offers a lot of performance, a 4K OLED touchscreen display and a Thunderbolt 3 port.

Sascha Mölck, 07 Dec 2019 17:12

The Lenovo ThinkPad P73 runs quiet, but gets too warm in return

IIn our review, the Lenovo ThinkPad P73 ran surprisingly quiet, as the fans were mostly turned off. While the low noise emission is great, this resulted in higher temperatures – which negatively impacted the GPU performance.

Benjamin Herzig, 07 Dec 2019 09:54

The EHA has released the results of its latest study. (Source: EHA)

60% or more European consumers would go for an AMD APU in their next desktop

The European Hardware Association (EHA) has released the results of its latest study into user preferences for chipsets from different manufacturers. It indicates that over 60% of these customers would choose AMD for their next no...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Dec 2019 23:43

Researchers develop first electro-optical processor, bridging the gap between electrical- and light-based computers

Researchers at Oxford University have developed a new device that can transmit, encode, and decode information either through light or electrons. The new device should bridge the gap between traditional computers and new light com...

Sam Medley, 30 Nov 2019 17:21

There are discounts on Lenovo ThinkPads, IdeaPads, Legions, and Yogas. (Image source: Lenovo)

Deal | Lenovo's doorbuster deals: US$1,680 off a 1st Gen ThinkPad X1 Extreme or US$2,520 off a ThinkPad P53 with i9-9880H and Quadro RTX 4000

Lenovo has some very impressive doorbuster deals running at the moment that offer consumers savings that reach into the thousands of dollars. Various ThinkPad P53 mobile workstations have been discounted by nearly 50%, and there a...

Daniel R Deakin, 29 Nov 2019 06:18

The Alienware Area 51 desktop. (Source: Dell)

Deal | Dell's Black Friday sale offers up to US$1020 off Alienware gaming PCs

Dell.com's Black Friday event has kicked off with about 20% off many XPS and Inspiron models. In terms of less productivity-focused hardware, however, its banner listing may be the Alienware Area-51 desktop with a Threadripper 295...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 Nov 2019 23:25

LG has some OLED TV offers for US customers. (Source: LG)

Deal | LG unveils its Black Friday sale on 2019 OLED TVs

LG has unveiled what it calls the "best prices of the year" on its OLED TVs sold through its site and authorized dealers in the US. It includes no less than US$2000 off one 77-inch model, and a 55-inch SKU that now goes for just $...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Nov 2019 15:14

AMD confirms 64-core Threadripper coming in 2020, possibly Threadripper 3990X

AMD has confirmed a 64-core Threadripper chip is coming in 2020. This chip will likely be the Threadripper 3990X, a beastly HEDT processor that will likely clobber the Intel Core i9-10980XE. AMD may be the premium choice for conte...

Sam Medley, 26 Nov 2019 18:18

Excellent workstation that runs rather hot: Dell's Precision 5540

Precision 5540: Dell Workstation offers good battery life despite 4K panel

With the Dell Precision 5540, an upgraded workstation with good performance and a design that is similar to that of the XPS 15 series is now available. The 4K option's display shines in our review and the OLED panel does not reduc...

Mike Wobker, 25 Nov 2019 20:28

NVIDIA updates its Game Ready Drivers. (Source: Neowin)

NVIDIA releases its latest Game Ready Driver update

NVIDIA has a new driver update for its more recent GPUs. This version (Game Ready Driver 441.20 WHQL) makes 1 more Asus monitor and 2 more Acer displays G-SYNC compatible. It may also improve gameplay in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Ord...

Deirdre O Donnell, 24 Nov 2019 14:05

RTX support comes to Chaos V-Ray and Blender Cycles animation rendering engines, offering big performance gains

Nvidia's latest set of Studio Drivers bring RTX support to Chaos Group's V-Ray software and Blender's Cycles rendering engine. Through RTX, both engines should see a significant bump in performance in GPU-based rendering. A slew o...

Sam Medley, 21 Nov 2019 23:35

Centaur x86 CPU design with dedicated AI co-processor. (Source: Centaur Technology)

Centaur announces new SoC featuring an 8-core server-class x86 CPU with AVX512 support and an integrated 20 TOPS AI co-processor

Centaur Technologies has announced that their SoC combining eight x86 cores and a dedicated AI co-processor has posted outstanding results on the MLPerf AI inference benchmarks. This is the industry's first server-class SoC with a...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Nov 2019 09:30

Lenovo's ThinkPad P53 offers incredible GPU horsepower

Lenovo now offers better GPU options and for the first time, an OLED display in its 15-inch workstation. Nvidia's Quadro RTX 5000 offers a level of performance that is usually exclusive to 17-inch models.

Andreas Osthoff, 15 Nov 2019 08:06

The page on which a user can update to Windows 10 1909. (Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft rolls the November 2019 update out for Windows 10 devices

Microsoft has let it be known that checking for updates on Windows 10 PCs that run the stable-channel 1903 version may result in the ability to download its successor, 1909. This November 2019 replacement for that build can also n...

Deirdre O Donnell, 13 Nov 2019 20:44

Acer ConceptD 7: Premium multimedia laptop with throttling issues in review

With the ConceptD series, Acer has launched a completely new product lineup. The premium white multimedia system tries to appeal to creators of digital multimedia content. However, as our review shows, it comes with a few drawback...

Christian Hintze, 13 Nov 2019 09:45

GoToMeeting's security issues may have been prevented by timely reporting. (Source: GoToMeeting)

GoToMeeting is found to be potentially susceptible to hacking

The European "responsible vulnerability disclosure" specialists Swascan claim to have discovered that the popular virtual conference service GoToMeeting may be subject to various common weakness enumerations (or CWEs). They may af...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 Nov 2019 15:16

NVIDIA says that the Jetson Xavier NX is the world's smallest supercomputer for AI applications. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA Volta and Carmel ARM CPU power the US$399 Jetson Xavier NX Nano supercomputer

NVIDIA has announced the Jetson Xavier NX that can deliver up to 21 TOPS of computing power for AI applications on the edge. The Jetson Xavier NX is powered by a 384 CUDA and 48 Tensor core Volta GPU and a 6-core Carmel ARM CPU. T...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Nov 2019 11:25

Lenovo's ThinkPad P53s combines a workstation with a low price

You don't always have to pay 2,000 Euros (~$2,213) or more for laptops with a graphics card specialized in applications. With the ThinkPad P53s and Nvidia's Quadro P520 GPU, Lenovo shows that it can be cheaper.

Mike Wobker, 09 Nov 2019 23:44

The 8K 7x10.7 KAS S from Canon. (Source: Canon)

Canon introduces the first 2 of its 8K broadcast-grade lenses to the US market

Canon USA has unveiled its inaugural 8K broadcast lenses, the UHD-DIGISUPER 51 and 7x10.7 KAS S attachments. The company is pitching them at the capture of live TV in this UHD resolution. They also have an image format size that c...

Deirdre O Donnell, 09 Nov 2019 20:50

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs. Intel Core i9-10980XE. Look who won. (Image via Geekbench 4)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X beats pricier Intel Core i9-10980XE and Core i9-9980XE in Geekbench

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has been spotted in Geekbench 4 and Geekbench 5, where it handily beat the Intel Core i9-10980XE and Core i9-9980XE, respectively. Considering the 3950X has beat these same CPUs in other benchmarks, it's like...

Sam Medley, 08 Nov 2019 22:32

The Core i9-10980XE will have some tough competition from AMD's offerings. (Source: KitGuru)

Intel's HEDT woes continue: Core i9-10980XE looks to trail behind the Core i9-9980XE by 2.6% in Cinebench R20, 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X is within striking distance

The first benchmarks of the Intel Core i9-10980XE Cascade Lake-X have been published early and the processor seems to be facing tough competition from the likes of the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. In tests such as Cinebench R20, the 10980XE...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 27 Oct 2019 15:25

Lenovo ThinkPad P43s in review: The mobile workstation's display and performance disappoint

The display of the ThinkPad P43s won't win any awards

Lenovo's mobile workstation scores points with great input devices, good battery life and a Thunderbolt 3 port. But the laptop isn't able to reach its full performance potential.

Sascha Mölck, 26 Oct 2019 20:41

MSI WP65 workstation is mostly a reskinned GF63 or GF65

Both the MSI GF63 and WP65 are budget laptops in their respective categories. If you plan on purchasing one or the other, it'll be good to know that they share the same chassis design but with slightly different aesthetics.

Allen Ngo, 19 Oct 2019 06:41

The upcoming Xiaomi Mi Surface. (Source: Weibo)

The Mi Surface is Xiaomi's new 34-inch gaming-grade monitor

Xiaomi has announced the existence of the Mi Surface via its Weibo channel. It is a 34-inch 1500R-curved monitor with a 21:9 aspect ratio. This new panel is also rated for AMD FreeSync and 121% of the sRGB color space. The Mi Surf...

Deirdre O Donnell, 18 Oct 2019 00:08

Intel is planning to make the jump to PCIe 5.0 and 8-channel DDR5 in 2021. (Source: SegmentNext)

Intel's upcoming LGA 4677 platform to support PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 for 10 nm+++ and 7 nm CPUs, launching 2021

The LGA 4677 platform will add support for PCIe 5.0 and 8-channel DDR5 RAM for the upcoming 10 nm+++ Sapphire Rapids and 7 nm Granite Rapids server-grade Xeon CPUs, which are supposed to compete with AMD's EPYC Milan and Genoa pro...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Oct 2019 16:04

Intel launches new Xeon W-2200 HEDT CPUs based on Cascade Lake-X

Intel announced its new Xeon W-2200 HEDT CPUs earlier this week. The Cascade Lake-X chips offer some upgrades over the current Xeon silicon, including clock speeds up to 4.8 GHz and 18-core/36 thread CPUs. Most interestingly, Inte...

Sam Medley, 10 Oct 2019 16:47

The new 12-layer 3D DRAM packaging will first be integrated in 24 GB HBM2 modules. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung completes development of 12-layer 3D TSV DRAM for high-capacity HBM2 modules

The jump from 8-layer to 12-layer 3D TSV DRAM designs will enable AIB integrators to include as much as 96 GB of HBM2 DRAM on a single board, increasing the memory bus to 4,096-bit. The resulting increase in memory bandwidth will ...

Bogdan Solca, 09 Oct 2019 15:44

Semiconductors are not going anywhere any time soon. (Source: Flickr)

The semiconductor market will reach US$573 billion by 2024

New research has shown that the market for semiconductors is estimated to grow to US$573 billion in 5 years. This may be driven by a demand for these materials in wireless communications, vehicles and online connectivity. However,...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 Oct 2019 21:34

High-quality workstation with weak CPU performance

HP's Whiskey Lake update of the ZBook 15u shows some weaknesses

The HP ZBook 15u G6 continues to offer the usual quality in terms of exteriors. However, some weaknesses that ought not to occur persist on the inside. Let's just hope the new AMD GPU can save the day.

Mike Wobker, 08 Oct 2019 18:38

HP ZBook 14u G6 laptop review: The mobile workstation has problems with performance

The hardware in the HP ZBook 14u G6 mobile workstation often has to apply the brakes

Hewlett Packard's mobile workstation features good input devices and a great display. This is joined by a docking port, good battery life and a Thunderbolt 3 port. There are problems with performance.

Sascha Mölck, 08 Oct 2019 07:22

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