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The HP Elite X3 is currently the highest-end smartphone running Windows 10 Mobile. (Image source: HP)

Windows may be moving to a unified mobile/desktop OS

According to rumors, Microsoft may soon be killing of development of Windows 10 Mobile in favor of pursuing a unified operating system that more closely ties development and features of the desktop version of Windows to a retooled...

Sam Medley, 08 Aug 2017 00:01

Pre-binned CPUs offer guaranteed overclock performance while delidding can greatly lower temperatures. (Source: Intel)

Pre-binned and delidded X299 CPUs up to 5.3 GHz now available from OverclockersUK

If you're willing to spend extra then you can now avoid the silicon lottery on X299 CPUs thanks to OverclockersUK. They announced earlier today that there is now a range of i7-7740X, i7-7800X, and i9-7900X available in their store...

Craig Ward, 07 Aug 2017 22:49

The Aorus X299 Gaming motherboard is specifically designed for Intel's i7-7740X and i5-7640X CPUs. (Source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte presents the Aorus X299 Gaming motherboard specifically designed for Kaby Lake-X CPUs

This Kaby Lake-X-specific mid-range motherboard includes support for 4X DDR4-4133 RAM and 3-way SLI or Crossfire. Being marketed as a gaming product, it also comes with programmable RGB LEDs.

Bogdan Solca, 07 Aug 2017 13:48

The new Remix 3D allows you to build upon other's creations easily. (Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft brings Parts and Remixes to Remix 3D.com

The new update to the popular online service will enable users to re-use parts of existing 3D models (with attribution to the original creator) and spin off new creations.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 07 Aug 2017 12:30

The non-X versions of the Threadripper CPUs would feature reduced boost clocks, but can still be easily overclocked. (Source: AMD)

Motherboard manufacturers list unannounced 1920 Threadripper CPU, other non-X versions could follow

The non-X 1920 Threadripper CPU could be considerably cheaper than the X variant, and even though it could end up with reduced boosts clocks, the multipliers are most likely remaining unlocked to further provide excellent overcloc...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Aug 2017 11:14

Thermal compound applied correctly. (Source: EKWB)

Liquid metal found to be the most effective in a massive thermal compound test by Tom's Hardware

A tester at Tom's Hardware has just published the results of a huge 85 product test of thermal compounds to measure the impact they have on cooling performance and usability. Liquid metal was found to be the most efficient, but th...

Craig Ward, 06 Aug 2017 21:18

At 12 liters the Corsair ONE is certainly small form-factor and has a small foot print to match, however it is quite tall in order to still support non-custom components. (Source: Corsair)

Specification upgrade for the small form factor Corsair ONE PRO

Corsair has three new configuration options for the Corsair ONE PRO after updating specs on an existing model and introducing two new variants. Buyers can now choose a GTX 1080 Ti, up to 32 GB of RAM, and receive NVMe drives as de...

Craig Ward, 06 Aug 2017 15:55

The Lian-Li desk-case is sleek but expensive. (Source: Lian-Li)

Lian-Li standing-desk computer case now available at US$2100 MSRP

The Lian-Li standing desk PC-case which was announced back at CES is now a available for purchase. The desk is made of iron, aluminium, and tempered glass but has an MSRP of US$2100 without any computer parts inside.

Craig Ward, 05 Aug 2017 18:07

EKWB's sleek single-slot water block which covers the GPU core, memory, and VRMs. (Source: EKWB)

EKWB releases sleek new full-cover water blocks for AMD RX Vega

Full loop water cooling enthusiasts can now add AMD RX Vega cards to their build as EK Water Blocks reveals four new water block options for Vega reference designs. Prices range between US$130 - US$145 and will be available from 1...

Craig Ward, 03 Aug 2017 17:37

Coffee Lake processors are likely to be Socket 1151, but could lack backward compatibility. (Source: VideoCardz)

Coffee Lake product roadmap shows six-core CPU using Socket 1151

Product road map slides for Intel Coffee Lake show a 95 W six-core CPU, and two new motherboard chipsets, Kaby Lake Refresh and Cannon Lake. The slides show Socket 1151, but there may be chipset limitations that stop Coffee Lake f...

Craig Ward, 03 Aug 2017 14:41

ASRock confirms that Coffee Lake isn't compatible with 100-series and 200-series motherboards. (Source: Pixabay)

'Coffee Lake' isn't compatible with your current motherboard says ASRock

ASRock has inadvertently confirmed via Twitter that Coffee Lake CPUs will require a new motherboard when replying to a users question regarding whether they will support the new CPUs on one of their existing Z270 motherboards.

Craig Ward, 02 Aug 2017 21:34

HP has created a more toned down version of their Omen VR Backback, aimed at business use (Source: HP)

HP decides that businesses need VR too, announces VR backpack with a Quadro P5200

HP has announced the 'HP Z VR Backpack' designed for virtual reality use in a business environment where red accents and flashing LEDs look out of place. It uses an i7-7820HQ, 32 GB RAM, and a Quadro P5200.

Craig Ward, 01 Aug 2017 17:53

The ASUS ROG Strix version of the Vega 64 features a similar visual design to previous strix GPUs. (Source: ASUS)

Asus reveals the first custom designed AMD RX Vega 64

ASUS is the first manufacturer to announce a custom designed AMD RX Vega 64 graphics card. These feature familiar ROG Strix design with a large heatsink and a triple-fan cooler. These custom cards are expected in early September, ...

Craig Ward, 31 Jul 2017 22:06

AMD revealed the unique Threadripper packaging last week. (Source: AMD)

AMD has announced the US$549 Ryzen Threadripper 1900X octa-core CPU

The Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is US$50 more expensive than the Ryzen 7 1800X, and even though they have similar specs, the Threadripper CPU is worth the extra cost considering the benefits of the new X399 chipset.

Bogdan Solca, 31 Jul 2017 18:51

The wait is finally over. AMD's new Vega based GPUs will soon be available in a store near you. (Source: AnandTech)

AMD Radeon RX Vega now official: $499 for the Vega 64 and $399 for the Vega 56

AMD has finally made the next gen Vega GPUs official with the unveiling of 3 Radeon RX Vega GPUs featuring enhanced features at seemingly competitive price points, with broad availability starting August 14.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 31 Jul 2017 17:34

Can the new AMD Vega chips regain lost territory from NVIDIA? (Source: HardwareLuxx)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 GPUs spotted in liquid and air cooled versions ahead of official launch

Pictures of consumer versions of graphic cards based on AMD's next gen GPU architecture, Vega, have made their way to the internet ahead of their official launch and they seem to sport good looks along with the promise of a superl...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 30 Jul 2017 12:22

New leak details upcoming Intel Core-X models including the i9-7980XE

A completed table reveals the $1999 USD 18-core i9-7980XE running at just 2.6 GHz with slower Turbo Boost clock rates than the $599 i7-7820X.

Allen Ngo, 30 Jul 2017 03:16

The fingerprint sensor next to right alt is the main feature of the Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID. (Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft Modern keyboard with Fingerprint ID now available for purchase

Microsoft has now released the Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID in the regional Microsoft stores for the US, Canada, and China. The retail price is US$130, and compared to the Microsoft Surface Keyboard it also featur...

Craig Ward, 29 Jul 2017 16:47

The Micro-B connector is sheltered within the Type-A one, while the Type-C connector is protected by a special rubber cap on the opposite side. (Source: Silicon Power)

Silicon Power outs all-in-one Type-A / Micro-B / Type-C Mobile C50 USB drives

The Mobile C50 drives come in 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB configurations featuring a unique 3-in-1 design.

Bogdan Solca, 28 Jul 2017 13:52

The Cubi 3 Plus enclosure features a 5x5 STX LGA 1151 motherboard that allows for CPU upgrades. (Source: MSI)

MSI's Cubi 3 Plus compact PC is powered by the i7-7700 Kaby Lake

The new Cubi 3 Plus line offers several CPU options, starting with the entry-level Celeron G3930 model priced at US$427, up to the high-end Core i7-7700 selling for US$791.

Bogdan Solca, 28 Jul 2017 11:29

Reviews claim Ryzen 3 is a hit

Ryzen 3 was released a few hours ago, and reviews of the two new CPUs have appeared online. Reviewers have found the 4-core processors offer great value when compared to the 2-core i3 CPUs at the same price point. This value becom...

Craig Ward, 27 Jul 2017 20:12

If rumors are correct, we can expect Coffee Lake to be the first six-core CPUs on Intel's mainstream platform. (Source: Intel)

Specs leaked for upcoming i7-8700K

A progressive series of 'leaks' over the last few days have given us an idea of what to expect from the Coffee Lake i7-8700K. It will be a 6-core CPU operating on the same LGA 1151 socket as Skylake and Kaby Lake, have 12MB of cac...

Craig Ward, 26 Jul 2017 23:58

Is AMD slowly returning to its glory days from the early 2000s? (Source: AMD)

AMD's Q2 2017 revenue results unveiled - Ryzen steals the show

AMD is well on its way back to profitability, thanks to the Ryzen CPUs, the Vega GPUs and the EPYC datacenter products. Q2 2017 revenue increased 19% over Q2 2016.

Bogdan Solca, 26 Jul 2017 11:57

The TB250-BTC+ motherboard features a moistureproof PCB and over current / voltage / heat protections. (Source: Biostar)

Biostar announces world's first 8-Slot PCI-e mining motherboard

Biostar has expanded their dedicated mining portfolio with the TB250-BTC+ motherboard that features 1 x PCI-E x16 3.0 slot plus 7 x PCI-E x1 3.0 slots. This model is designed for DIY people who intend to build home mining rigs.

Bogdan Solca, 25 Jul 2017 16:26

SK Hynix is the second largest DRAM chip manufacturer, with a quarter of the worldwide market. (Source: SK Hynix)

DRAM chip manufacturer SK Hynix reports record profit

After recording a record profit in the first quarter of 2017, SK Hynix has broken that record by reporting a second consecutive record profit. Operating profit increased by 24% and net profit by 30% between the first and second qu...

Craig Ward, 25 Jul 2017 13:12

The leaked specs are rather exhaustive yet make no mention of hyper-threading. (Source: eTeknix)

Coffee Lake hexa-core desktop chip specs leaked

Specifications have leaked for three upcoming Coffee Lake desktop chips, which operate at 95-watt TDPs for the overclockable CPUs and 65 watts for the non-overclockable.

Douglas Black, 25 Jul 2017 06:05

The i7-7740X is one of two quad-core processors on X299. Ivybridge-E was the last time we had a quad core on the enthusiast platform, and it wasn't designated as an 'X' SKU. (Source: NotebookCheck)

Kaby Lake X i7-7740X overclockable to 5 Ghz on air

The i7-7740X has top of the line single core performance, but lags behind six and eight core processors in multi-threaded workloads. Anandtech have managed to push their CPU to 5.0 GHz stable on all cores. This could indicate bett...

Craig Ward, 25 Jul 2017 03:27

Firefox 55 reduces startup time by 90 percent and memory usage by 75 percent

A Mozilla developer has tested multiple versions of the browser and found that the current beta version improves startup times by over 90% and reduces memory usage by 75% when compared to the latest stable version. While these res...

Craig Ward, 25 Jul 2017 03:22

The Fall Creators Update could witness some popular legacy features getting axed. (Source: Windows Central)

Paint and other legacy features to get axed in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

The upcoming feature update to Windows 10, the Fall Creators Update, will see many legacy features in Windows getting removed or deprecated: the most noticeable among them being the classic Paint program, System Image Backup and s...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 24 Jul 2017 18:01

Laptop sales in EMEA up 3.1 percent YoY as of Q2 2017

Weak numbers from both Asus and the desktop sector drag down an otherwise healthy PC market.

Allen Ngo, 22 Jul 2017 07:47

Phoenix OS 2 in action, version 2.1.9 now available for download

Phoenix OS 2.1.0 now available

This new build is the second one based on Android 7.1 Nougat and comes with updated keyboard mapping, better hardware compatibility, as well as some minor tweaks and bug fixes.

Codrut Nistor, 22 Jul 2017 01:50

The i9-7920X features 16.5 MB of level 3 cache compared to i9-7900X’s 13.75 MB. (Source: Intel)

Intel quietly announces the i9-7920X CPU in response to AMD's Threadripper

Intel's latest CPU price list mentions the i9-7920X as a 12-core / 24-thread processor with a base clock of 2.9 GHz and an MSRP of US$1,189. The core count make it a direct competitor for AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 1920X, even thoug...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Jul 2017 19:38

Get ready to bid farewell to the (somewhat) beloved gumdrop emojis. (Source: IDG)

Android 8.0 information revealed in Reddit AMA

The annual Reddit AMA by Google's Android engineering team has revealed some interesting information about the next version of Android and the future of the OS.

Douglas Black, 20 Jul 2017 06:13

The fanless case features radiator fins to disipate heat. (Source: MeLE)

MeLE announces the PCG35 Apo fanless mini PC powered by Celeron J3455

The PCG35 Apo is powered by Intel’s Apollo Lake Celeron J3455 CPU with 10W TDP, and will begin shipping in August for about $179.

Bogdan Solca, 19 Jul 2017 22:46

HP remains ahead of Lenovo in worldwide PC sales

Global shipments of desktop and notebook PCs have shrunk from 62.607 million units in Q2 2016 to 60.543 million as of Q2 2017.

Allen Ngo, 15 Jul 2017 06:02

AMD's Ryzen Threadripper CPUs will be available in early August. (Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is 50% faster than Intel's direct competitor – the i9-7900X

Information on pricing and availability for two enthusiast Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, as well as for two of the entry-level Ryzen 3 CPUs was presented in AMD's latest product update video, along with some Cinebench R15 benchmark res...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Jul 2017 21:58

Too fast but not furious: sofos1990's overclocking setup. (Source: HWBOT)

Beat this! Intel Core i9 7900X overclocked to 6.01GHz under LN2 cooling, breaks HWBOT benchmark

What do you get when you have a combination of Intel's latest HEDT processor, a specially crafted enthusiast Gigabyte motherboard and a can of liquid nitrogen? An overclock that shatters all records imaginable.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Jul 2017 10:43

Petya's decryption key is now available but tough luck for those affected by NotPetya. (Source: MalwareBytes Blog)

Master decryption key for Petya ransomware found to be ineffective against NotPetya

The decryption key for the Petya ransomware seems to be ineffective for use in systems infected by NotPetya, leaving those infected by the nefarious program still in the lurch.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Jul 2017 04:46

The ultra-dense nanotube lanes of communication between the memory and logic layers. (Source: Nature)

MIT and Stanford present a 3-D chip that integrates CPU and RAM

MIT and Stanford have developed a 3-D chip that integrates both CPU and RAM using carbon nanotubes to interconnect stacked-up logic layers and RAM layers. The design has great implications for overcoming communication bottlenecks.

Bogdan Solca, 12 Jul 2017 04:41

The Intel Pentium G4560 may be impossible to find on store shelves later this year. (Source: Intel)

Intel may limit or discontinue the Pentium G4560

Intel may be artificially reducing stock of the Pentium G4560 due to the CPU's cannibalization of sales of the Core i3 line, which is double the MSRP of the Pentium while only offering a small bump in performance. Expect prices fo...

Sam Medley, 12 Jul 2017 00:05

Windows 10 has you covered if you happen to forget your Microsoft Account login. (Source: MSPoweruser)

You will soon be able to recover your Microsoft Account directly from the login screen

Microsoft is testing a new feature in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update that enables users to directly recover their Microsoft Account from the login screen itself, thereby saving the hassle of hunting for another devic...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 11 Jul 2017 13:47

Tux fans have all the reason to cheer with the availability of Linux distros directly from the Windows Store. (Source: MSPoweruser)

Ubuntu now available for download in the Windows Store

Insiders running the latest Windows Insider Preview builds can now get a taste of a native Ubuntu experience directly from the Windows Store and play around with popular Linux developer tools without the hassle of managing multi-b...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 11 Jul 2017 13:46

Linux Fedora 26 launching today for all platforms

Fedora 26 launches today

After three delays faced by the alpha release and two for the beta, Fedora 26 is now on track, and the torrent downloads are already available, although the official website has not been updated with the news yet.

Codrut Nistor, 11 Jul 2017 10:10

The 36-core Jenga system that’s running four applications. Jenga gives each application a custom virtual cache hierarchy. (Source: MIT)

On the fly hierarchical caches could speed up CPUs

MIT is currently running simulations of their improved cache memory system called Jenga that can reallocate cache access on the fly in order to create “cache hierarchies” specifically tailored for any program. Jenga can lead to pe...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Jul 2017 04:41

Users running desktop apps traditionally had to sign out and sign back in to apply new DPI settings. (Source: Liliiputing)

Enhanced DPI scaling coming to Windows 10 in the Fall Creators Update

The latest Insider preview build of Windows 10 now gives desktop apps the ability to retrieve DPI/display scaling information from Windows without the need to log off the entire session and log back in.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 09 Jul 2017 12:40

The Manli P106-100 (F336G) mining card features reference GTX 1060 specs. (Source: Manli)

Zotac, Manli and Biostar get on the dedicated mining cards bandwagon

With the ever increasing cryptocurrency mining demand for mid-range GPUs leading to the shortage of graphics card stocks, more and more manufacturers are announcing new mining cards. Manli, Zotac and Biostar are the newest compani...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Jul 2017 10:49