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Faster game and texture load times coming soon to PC games. (Image Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft readies DirectStorage API, faster loading Windows games coming soon

NVMe storage has been around for 11 years now, but its raw performance is barely utilized in applications today. Microsoft intends to change this by introducing DirectStorage - a technology that is already doing wonders on the lat...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Mar 2022 14:08

Sabrent DS-SKRT-D16TB Thunderbolt 3 dock comes with two NVMe drives built in. (Image Source: Sabrent)

Sabrent DS-SKRT-D16TB Thunderbolt docking station aims to turn your PC into a workstation of sorts

Sabrent has announced a new Thunderbolt 3 docking station aimed at content creators and power users that not only provides a host of connectivity options but also comes replete with two RAID-able NVMe SSDs up to a total of 16 TB c...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 11 Mar 2022 17:47

The C35 comes to India. (Source: Realme)

The Realme C35 launches in India, starting at just about US$160 for a 5,000mAh battery and 4GB of RAM

The Realme C35 is a phone that shares some design elements with the OEM's current flagship phones, although it comes with a much less high-end processor. It has now arrived in India with the same specs, its 3.5mm jack and triple r...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Mar 2022 19:35

150W SuperVOOC is (nearly) here. (Source: OPPO)

OPPO's new 150W charging tech is tipped to debut in a OnePlus phone

150W SuperVOOC flash charging is one of the 2 brands for BBK Electronics' cutting-edge power standards unveiled at MWC 2022. It has been presented as such by OPPO; however, the OEM executive Pete Lau has announced that the first d...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 05 Mar 2022 18:49

The BDR-213JDK is one of the few optical drives to release in 2022, a decade after the format's heyday (Image source: Pioneer)

Pioneer outs an optical disk drive in 2022, citing "increasing opportunities" due to telework

Pioneer has seemingly resurrected the optical drive, straight of the early 2000s, by launching the BDR-213JDK. This optical drive supports 21 different Blu-ray, CD, and DVD formats, and is currently available for purchase in Japan...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 03 Mar 2022 15:58

Enterprise and affluent private customers may be interested in the new 20TB variant of the WD Red Pro hard drive for NAS servers (Image: Western Digital)

Western Digital reveals large 20TB WD Red Pro NAS hard drive with 64GB of NAND flash memory

The new 20TB WD Red Pro is one of the largest NAS hard drives currently on the market, but at US$499 it might not be the most cost-efficient storage solution for owners of a network-attached storage server.

Enrico Frahn, 01 Mar 2022 22:41

The Legion Y90 is live. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo's Legion Y90 gaming flagship debuts UFS 3.1+SSD RAID 0 storage for smartphones

Lenovo has now made its first-gen Legion Y-series Android smartphone official. It brings a relatively novel form-factor to its market, having rear-firing fans that blast through its rear panel and surround its RGB logo. Its Snapdr...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 Feb 2022 18:58

PS5-compatible 1 TB Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD on sale for $152 USD (Source: Amazon)

Deal | PS5-compatible 1 TB Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD on sale for $152 USD

The drive comes with a thin CNC aluminum heatsink designed to fit within the confines of the Sony Playstation 5 console. Maximum sequential transfer rates can reach 7000 MB/s read and 6600 MB/s write.

Allen Ngo, 23 Feb 2022 04:15

Amazon currently has a decent deal on the 4TB Seagate IronWolf hard drive for NAS servers (Image: Seagate)

Deal | Seagate's 4TB IronWolf hard drive for NAS servers is now discounted on Amazon

Amazon's current deal on the Seagate IronWolf HDD is a good choice for private NAS owners who are still searching for an affordable yet reliable hard drive with 4TB of storage capacity.

Enrico Frahn, 22 Feb 2022 22:27

The Galaxy Tab S8 series. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung releases the Galaxy Tab S8, S8 Plus and S8 Ultra to the Indian market

Samsung has now launched its latest Galaxy Tab S8-series slates in India, its new and extra-large Ultra variant included. They have debuted in a limited range of RAM and storage options in their new market. On the other hand, pre-...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 Feb 2022 18:55

Legion Y90: the phone with its own SSD? (Source: Lenovo via Weibo)

The Lenovo Legion Y90 is touted as a smartphone with a hybrid UFS 3.1 and SSD storage system

The Legion Y90 is Lenovo's upcoming flagship gaming smartphone for 2022. The OEM's latest teaser for this device outlines the specs to come in its updated RGB-enabled chassis. They include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, LPDDR5 ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Feb 2022 19:30

Playstation 5 compatible 1 TB ADATA XPG Gammix S70 Blade PCIe4 SSD now only $119 USD (Source: Amazon)

Deal | Playstation 5 compatible 1 TB ADATA XPG Gammix S70 Blade PCIe4 SSD now only $119 USD with 5-year warranty

PCIe4 drives are finally falling to more affordable price levels even for the higher-end models. The 1 TB XPG Gammix S70 Blade offers read rates of over 7000 MB/s to be faster than a 1 TB Samsung PM9A1.

Allen Ngo, 19 Feb 2022 09:45

New "Motorola Moto G22" leaks suggest a potentially interesting upcoming smartphone for under US$230

A new leak asserts that Motorola will update the Moto G series of smartphones with an affordable new variant soon. Should this rumor prove accurate, it may indicate what the OEM will offer for just over US$200 in 2022. This price ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Feb 2022 18:06

The RedMagic 7 series is official. (Source: RedMagic)

The RedMagic 7 series comes with up to 1TB of internal storage, an inaugural under-display camera variant - and 165W chargers in the boxes

Nubia's high-octane Android phone brand RedMagic has just unleashed its latest 7 and 7 Pro flagships on the world. The 7 Pro in particular is rated for a number of industry-leading upgrades, a world-first under-display camera (UDC...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Feb 2022 18:27

Realme debuts the 9 Pro series in India with a flagship camera and up-to-date 5G processors

Realme has officially augmented its 9 series of smartphones with a new kind of top-end variant, the 9 Pro Plus. Despite this name, the 9 Pro has the larger display and battery, not to mention the higher refresh rate, of the two. H...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Feb 2022 18:41

Nokia launches the G11 and G21 smartphones in Europe

Nokia has made the rumored successor to the budget G20 official, and has ushered a new G11 in alongside it. The new smartphones are equipped with large batteries for markedly long run-times - which may be handy as the 2 new phones...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 Feb 2022 19:47

Most versions of the Galaxy Tab S8 become unavailable to pre-order through Samsung in the US

The freshly-launched Galaxy Tab S8 series has proven so popular that two-thirds of its variants have "sold out" on Samsung.com in the US. Well, not exactly: the OEM has announced that it is "pausing" their pre-order event while it...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Feb 2022 23:01

Rumor | Xiaomi is working on a 4G/LTE-only POCO M4 variant

A new device, purportedly from Xiaomi, has appeared on Geekbench. Its combination of a novel model number and well-worn specs have led to rumors that it is a new addition to the POCO M4 series, albeit without 5G connectivity. Acco...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Feb 2022 23:10

1 TB SK Hynix Gold S31 SATA SSD now available on Amazon with a 17 percent discount (Source: Amazon)

Deal | 1 TB SK Hynix Gold S31 SATA SSD is on sale for US$79.04 until Sunday

Those who are still using a SATA drive for various reasons can grab the 1 TB SK Hynix Gold S31 SSD for 17 percent off. After the discount, the regular price of US$94.99 goes down to US$79.04, which is very good for one of the best...

Codrut Nistor, 10 Feb 2022 17:36

The hardware-encrypted Samsung T7 Touch external USB-C SSD is currently on sale at Amazon for 26% off its regular list price (Image: Samsung)

Deal: Samsung's T7 Touch external 1TB SSD with hardware encryption and fingerprint reader is on sale at Amazon

With its fingerprint reader and fast sequential read and write speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s, the external Samsung T7 Touch SSD with USB-C is perfect for 1TB of sensitive data which needs to be encrypted in order to prevent unauthori...

Enrico Frahn, 08 Feb 2022 22:00

Huawei releases the P50 Pro and Pocket for pre-order worldwide

Huawei has now delivered on its global launch for its latest flagship smartphone, the P50 Pro, along with its foldable counterpart the P50 Pocket, with pre-orders in a number of countries worldwide. They have been released as fran...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 08 Feb 2022 18:04

Meta reports more difficulty operating in Europe. (Source: Meta)

Meta might have to pull prominent services from the European market over new data-processing rules

The European Union Court of Justice (or CJEU) has implemented a new law by which data pertaining to users in its jurisdiction has to stay there. Meta has taken issue with this, indicating that the measures are incompatible with th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Feb 2022 14:58

Affordable Western Digital Black SN770 PCIe4 NVMe SSD series now shipping starting at $60 up to $270 USD

The WD drives are cheaper than many other PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSDs albeit at the cost of generally slower transfer rates. Performance will be in between the fastest PCIe3 drives and the fastest PCIe4 drives.

Allen Ngo, 05 Feb 2022 01:03

Nokia might start launching new phones soon. (Source: Roland Quandt via Twitter)

Rumor | A Nokia G20 successor is on the way with a significant re-design and a potential SoC downgrade

The reliable leaker Roland Quandt has come across renders for what is claimed as the Nokia G21, and, thus, one of the HMD Global brand's 2022 crop of smartphones. Should this be the case, it seems the new device is dropping the si...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 03 Feb 2022 22:19

The 4TB Corsair MP600 Pro LPX SSD carries a hefty price tag of US$785 (Image: Corsair)

4TB for US$785: Corsair launches new PS5-compatible MP600 Pro LPX SSD

The price of Corsair's ultra-fast MP600 Pro LPX SSD with 4TB of capacity is higher than the MSRP of an entire PlayStation 5 gaming console.

Enrico Frahn, 02 Feb 2022 23:43

2 TB ADATA Gammix S70 Blade PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD benchmarked (Image source: Best Buy)

ADATA Gammix S70 Blade 2 TB PCIe4 NVMe SSD benchmarked

The high-end ADATA Blade NVMe SSD and its super-thin heat spreader can fit just about anywhere including inside of thin laptops and the Playstation 5, but don't expect it to sustain maximum transfer rates for long periods unless i...

Allen Ngo, 02 Feb 2022 04:43

Amazon has a great deal on the PS5-compatible 1TB WD Black SN750 SE PCIe 4.0 SSD and offers it for just US$99 (Image: Western Digital)

Deal: The 1TB WD Black SN750 SE PCIe 4.0 SSD is now discounted on Amazon

One of the most affordable NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs is currently discounted on Amazon, which makes the WD Black SN750 SE a perfect deal for PS5 owners and storage-hungry laptop users with an empty M.2 slot.

Enrico Frahn, 01 Feb 2022 21:21

The Pantera Pico PC's maker updates its backers on the tiny desktop's production as its introductory prices grow close to expiry

XDO Tech's Pantera Pico PC has become a crowdfunding darling due to its relatively tiny size and budget price. Now, the start-up has contacted its fans to assure them that it is in production, and has made some progress despite th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 31 Jan 2022 16:40

Amazon currently has a noteworthy deal on the PCIe 3.0 SSD SK hynix Gold P31 (Image: SK hynix)

Deal: 1TB SK hynix Gold P31 PCIe 3.0 SSD on sale for US$109

The quick NVMe SSD SK hynix Gold P31 is currently discounted on Amazon and could be worth consideration for owners of an older desktop PC or laptop with an M.2 slot that only supports PCIe 3.0.

Enrico Frahn, 26 Jan 2022 20:42

Amazon currently has a great deal on the large 2TB SanDisk SSD Plus (Image: SanDisk)

Deal: The 2TB SanDisk SSD Plus is on sale at Amazon for a limited time

With a low price of just US$0.072 per gigabyte, Amazon’s current deal on the SanDisk SSD Plus is the perfect opportunity to significantly upgrade the storage capacity of your desktop PC or older laptop with a 2.5-inch bay.

Enrico Frahn, 25 Jan 2022 20:57

Newegg currently has a great deal on the PS5-compatible 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD Samsung 980 Pro (Image: Samsung)

Deal | The popular 1TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD is back on sale

Samsung's spacious and ultra-fast 980 Pro SSD is once again heavily discounted and presents storage-hungry laptop and PlayStation 5 owners with the perfect opportunity to upgrade, especially with a free heatsink which is included ...

Enrico Frahn, 24 Jan 2022 21:29

Amazon currently has a deal on the 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD WD Black SN850 (Image: Western Digital)

Deal | 2TB WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD heavily discounted on Amazon

The large 2TB variant of the popular WD Black SN850 SSD is not only compatible with Sony's PlayStation 5 gaming console, but can also serve as a very quick and capable primary drive in most modern laptops and desktop PCs.

Enrico Frahn, 22 Jan 2022 20:41

Canon touts the new EOS R5 C as an "unlimited 8K" hybrid camera

Canon has launched a new variant of the EOS R5 flagship camera designed to address the original's well-publicized limitations. Accordingly, the new C version looks and acts much like its immediate predecessor - except with extra a...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Jan 2022 20:38

Microsoft releases the Surface Pro 8 and Pro 7+ to pre-order in India

Microsoft has announced that its latest flagship 2-in-1, the Surface Pro 8, is now available for Indian customers to pre-order. It has been joined in this new market by its 7+ counterpart, which also has Tiger Lake silicon but lac...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Jan 2022 19:52

The iQOO 9 and 9 Pro debut with the new Samsung ISOCELL GN5 as a main camera and more

The 9 and 9 Pro are iQOO's latest flagship smartphones. They add the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the latest E5 AMOLED display tech and a world-first outing of the 50MP ISOCELL GN5 sensor to their line's hallmark 120W charging and BMW-them...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 05 Jan 2022 18:22

SK Hynix Platinum P41 PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 SSD to hit the market Q1 2022 (Source: SK Hynix)

CES 2022 | SK hynix announces the Platinum P41 PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 SSD

Scheduled to hit the market later this year alongside the existing Gold P31 and Gold S31 series, the Platinum P41 will be the first Gen 4.0 SSD with a 176-NAND layer by SK hynix. Designed to fulfill the needs of gamers and content...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Jan 2022 11:51

Deal | Lenovo lists the 17.3-inch IdeaPad 3i (Intel) for under US$700

The 15-inch IdeaPad 3 is often regarded as one of the best-priced laptops in its category. Now, its 17.3-inch version (or 3i) has appeared on the Lenovo US website at just over US$100 off its regular price. This gets the buyer 11t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 01 Jan 2022 18:54

New S22 Ultra dummy photos. (Source: hypark22 via Twitter)

Rumor | The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will upgrade to a 1TB storage option

Samsung is said to have a top-end flagship smartphone variant in the works that is so premium it will absorb the Galaxy Note line's S Pen integration. Now, the S22 Ultra is also now said to gain a new internal storage SKU to rival...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 Dec 2021 20:28

1 TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIe4 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD on sale for $149 USD, is compatible with Playstation 5 (Image source: B&H)

Deal | 1 TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIe4 NVMe SSD on sale for $149 USD, is compatible with Playstation 5

PCIe4 x4 M.2 drives are finally becoming more affordable after a whole first year of limited availability and options. The Samsung 980 Pro is one of the faster PCIe4 options out there which makes the new sale price that much attra...

Allen Ngo, 29 Dec 2021 08:27

Amazon account banned on Amazon-owned Twitch

Twitch has strict community guidelines, and they seem to work better than the legislation of many countries in the world. The official Spanish-language Amazon Prime Video channel was suspended from Twitch (which is owned by Amazon...

Codrut Nistor, 22 Dec 2021 17:16

A new Venu 2 Plus render. (Source: WinFuture)

A bumper leak purports to spoil Garmin's entire CES 2022 product showcase

Garmin plans to start its 2022 with a bang, according to a new leak. The OEM allegedly has no less than 7 new smartwatches to show off at the upcoming CES event in Las Vegas, to become the latest additions to 4 product lines. They...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 Dec 2021 18:35

Lexar ARES DDR5-4800 memory for desktop PCs (Source: Lexar)

Lexar intros ARES DDR5-4800 memory for desktops

Introduced last week and with wide availability expected to follow during the first quarter of 2022, the ARES DDR5-4800 desktop memory solution by Lexar targets next-gen Alder Lake-powered systems and features on-die ECC, 1.1 V vo...

Codrut Nistor, 19 Dec 2021 17:23

DDR5 modules like this one from Corsair could start getting cheaper as early as Q1 2022 (Image source: Corsair)

Extreme DDR5 RAM prices might come down as early as Q1 2022, with TrendForce report predicting a 5-8 percent price decline

According to a report by TrendForce, global DDR5 prices are set to finally start coming down over the next several months. The report states that both DDR5 and DDR4 modules will get 8-10 percent cheaper by Q1 2022.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 15 Dec 2021 03:53

An allegedly leaked AMD slide for Genoa. (Source: ComputerBase)

Rumor | One Zen 4-based AMD EPYC processor could support up to 12TB of DDR5 RAM thanks to its advanced specs

AMD's next generation of EPYC processors, currently referred to as "Genoa", are tipped to support 12-channel memory. Now, it is also slated to support 1TB of DDR5 RAM via each of these channels, for a grand total of 12TB. Then aga...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Dec 2021 19:09

Rumor | Realme's GT2 Pro will have up to 1TB of internal storage

The Realme GT2 Pro is touted to match up to the most powerful smartphones in the world with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. Now, it is also said to challenge them in another way, by offering a SKU with the current top end of...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Dec 2021 20:29

Omni launches a remote control that can keep working for years without batteries

The rise of the smart home has also seen the rise of the potential number of remote controls needed for all its new devices - or for the need to deplete one's smartphone battery for the same purpose. Now, however, Omni's latest un...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 06 Dec 2021 18:37

TEAMGROUP launched two innovative industrial-grade SSDs, the N75A-M80 and N75G-M80. (Image: TEAMGROUP)

TEAMGROUP unveils two new industrial-grade storage devices

TEAMGROUP announced two new industrial storage solutions, the N75A-M80 and N75G-M80, which are designed to operate in changing and volatile environments. The company claimed that these SSDs were developed to meet the increasing de...

Aleem Ali, 05 Dec 2021 19:05

Seagate's new IronWolf Pro and Exos hard drives for NAS servers have enough space for 20TB of data (Image: Seagate)

Seagate announces massive 20TB IronWolf Pro and Exos X20 hard drives for NAS servers

When it comes to storage solutions for NAS servers, capacity is often more important than performance, which is why Seagate has now unveiled its largest IronWolf Pro and Exos hard drives yet with a massive disk space of 20TB.

Enrico Frahn, 02 Dec 2021 23:10

The Black Shark 4S Pro. (Source: Black Shark)

The next Black Shark phone is confirmed to run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC as its predecessor hits the top of the latest AnTuTu charts

The Black Shark 4S Pro is officially the fastest Android smartphone of November 2021. However, its immediate successor might outrun it, as it will launch with Qualcomm's new top-end processor, the Snapdragon 888+. The Xiaomi brand...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Dec 2021 19:09

The Galaxy A13 5G is here. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung's Galaxy A13 5G goes official on the US market

The Galaxy A13 5G has often been touted as a kind of advance preview of Samsung's mid-range Android line-up for 2022. Now, it has finally been unleashed and will be available in the United States soon. It offers a 50MP main camera...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 01 Dec 2021 23:41