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Anand Chanrasekher, Senior VP and GM, shows off the Centriq 2400. (Source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm announces commercial shipments starting for world's first 10 nm server processor - Centriq 2400

After a four year design, development, and implementation process Qualcomm has announced that they are now shipping their Centriq 2400 ARMv8-based server processors. These processors are available in up to 48 cores and have been d...
Craig Ward, 14 Nov 2017 23:58
Nearly one in four smartphones shipped have been from Samsung according to IDC (Source: Samsung)

Nearly one in four smartphones shipped have been from Samsung according to IDC

Despite shipping nearly 10 percent more smartphones this year, Samsung revenue dropped QoQ because of a more balanced sales distribution between its entry, mainstream, and flagship offerings.
Allen Ngo, 03 Nov 2017 03:56
Raven Ridge is AMD's answer to Intel's mobile processors. (Source: AMD)

Multiple Ryzen 7 2700U Geekbench results show it trading blows with the i7-8550U

Multiple Geekbench 3 results from an Acer laptop show an interesting comparison between the performance of AMD Ryzen 7 2700U and the Intel Core i7-8550U.
Craig Ward, 25 Oct 2017 22:25
The Clevo P870TM (Source: Clevo)

Ditch the desktop: Clevo debuts the world's first gaming notebooks powered by Intel 'Coffee Lake-S' 95W CPUs

Clevo has announced the availability of new laptops powered the latest Intel 'Coffee Lake-S' CPUs. Initial benchmarks of the Core i7-8700K found in the highest end P870TM notebook shows up to a 45% increase in multi-threaded perfo...
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 05 Oct 2017 15:04
The i7-8700K is expected to be released in October for around US$450. (Source: Intel)

Intel's Core i7-8700K desktop CPU gets benchmarked

The multi-threaded tests ran in CineBench R15 and CPU-Z reveal that the new i7-8700K is significantly outperformed by AMD's Ryzen 7 1800X. Nonetheless, Geekbench is where the i7-8700K shines, overtaking the AMD competition in both...
Bogdan Solca, 12 Sep 2017 14:58
Performance comparison: 15 W ULV dual-core vs. 45 W HQ quad-core CPU

Performance comparison: 15 W ULV dual-core vs. 45 W HQ quad-core CPU

We've been paying extra attention to CPU throttling lately, but what exactly do you need that CPU power for? We run an ultrabook with 15 W CPU and desktop replacement with 45 W CPU through everyday tasks while measuring CPU utilization to determine whether you really need a full-fat 45 W CPU in your notebook.
Column by Douglas Black & Christian Reverand, 11 Sep 2017 05:07
The fastest notebooks of 2017

The fastest notebooks of 2017

When buying a high-performance laptop it can be a daunting prospect to shell out large amounts of money without knowing if you're getting the fastest notebook possible. We've compared our benchmark results and put together a list of the fastest laptops tested in the last 12 months.
Craig Ward, 07 Sep 2017 11:11
Ryzen is playing a large part in AMD's return to relevance in the performance segment. (Source: AMD)

AMD processor sales surpass Intel sales at Germany's largest online PC component retailer

Data collected from Germany's largest online PC component retailer shows that sales of Ryzen CPUs are now higher than Intel's core series, giving AMD the leading market share in the performance space. AMD also holds the leading ma...
Craig Ward, 02 Sep 2017 22:23
Bing's search engine is also used by some other services such as Yahoo. (Source: Microsoft)

Bing market share at 33 percent in the United States

Infographics from the Microsoft Bing team show market share is higher than you may have expected with many countries in double digits. International market share is at a much lower 9 percent.
Craig Ward, 20 Aug 2017 01:35
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper is the largest consumer CPU ever made. (Source: PCWorld)

Early reviews show Threadripper tearing up the competition

Initial benchmarks show AMD's Ryzen Threadripper performing head and shoulders above consumer-class processors in CPU performance, competing with dual-CPU servers.
Douglas Black, 08 Aug 2017 04:03
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
Huawei inching closer to Apple as the second largest smartphone manufacturer (Source: Huawei)

Huawei inching closer to Apple as the second largest smartphone manufacturer

Xiaomi has knocked off Lenovo from the top 5 list while Huawei is now a mere 2.5 million away from outpacing Apple.
Allen Ngo, 04 Aug 2017 09:28
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
Ryzen is great — so why are most AMD notebooks embarrassingly bad?

Ryzen is great — so why are most AMD notebooks embarrassingly bad?

With Ryzen, AMD has come back to the desktop market as a major competitor to Intel. But what is going on with the state of AMD-based notebooks? Generally made with absolute bottom-rung components such as 1366 x 768 TN panels and slow storage and RAM, it's clear that AMD needs to get Raven Ridge (Ryzen) into laptops as soon as possible — as well as encourage OEMs to put in a little more effort.
Douglas Black, 30 Jul 2017 13:30
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
With the start-up and memory use improvement that "quantum flow" brings we could soon have a more agile fox. (Source: Mozilla)

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
Worldwide Smartphone OS Market Share. (Source: IDC, May 2017)

Android shipments touch 85% while Windows Phone relegates into the abyss

There's no stopping the Android juggernaut as the latest IDC numbers for Q1 2017 put it in a comfortable lead of 85% while the lack of new hardware or developer support has pushed Windows Phone into virtual extinction.
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Jul 2017 17:15
(Source: Microsoft)

Opinion: It's time we talked about throttling in reviews

Due to the prevalence of thermal throttling and new passive-cooling technologies, it is no longer enough to run a few short benchmarks and declare a machine's performance is satisfactory.
Column by Douglas Black, 16 Jul 2017 16:32
Nvidia GTX 1060 is now the most popular DirectX 12 GPU amongst Steam users

The GTX 1060 is finally more popular than the GTX 750 Ti on Steam

The GTX 1060 has just jumped ahead of the GTX 750 Ti on Steam's latest hardware survey with a very high 1.1 percent month-to-month growth rate.
Allen Ngo, 05 Jul 2017 21:33
Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo have all experienced incredible growth in just a few years. (Source: Pocketnow)

Chinese smartphone OEMs may have already hit their peak

Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo have seen negative growth and are slightly lowering their market forecasts for 2017, says a report from Digitimes.
Douglas Black, 23 Jun 2017 14:38
The Galaxy S8+ and S8 took gold and silver, while the S7 Edge beat out the LG G6 and iPhone 7 Plus for bronze. (Source: PocketNow)

Consumer Reports' top three smartphones are... Samsung, Samsung, and Samsung

Consumer Reports' ratings of top smartphones are currently topped by the Samsung Galaxy S8+, S8, and S7 Edge.
Douglas Black, 14 Jun 2017 10:46
Samsung and Apple cleaned house in the ACSI's 2017 Customer Satisfaction Survey. (Image: ACSI)

Apple and Samsung dominate 2017 American Customer Satisfaction Index

The two brands claimed every spot in the ACSI's top 20 smartphones ranked according to customer satisfaction.
Sam Medley, 24 May 2017 23:26
Lenovo is the best overall laptop brand, according to Laptop Mag. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo dethrones Apple in Laptop Mag's "Best & Worst Laptop Brands" list for 2017

Lenovo has claimed the top spot from Apple in Laptop Mag's annual brand ranking. The Cupertino giant fell to 5th place due to controversial design changes in its Macbook and Macbook Pro lines.
Sam Medley, 10 Apr 2017 21:47
The Microsoft Surface is 2017's king of customer satisfaction. (Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft Surface ranked best overall tablet by J.D. Power

For the first time since its inception, the top spot in J.D. Power's annual Tablet Satisfaction Study has gone to the Microsoft Surface line of devices which narrowly edged out its Apple and Samsung competitors.
John Garcia, 06 Apr 2017 18:59
The OnePlus 3T has been found to have cheated on benchmarking tools like AnTuTu. (Source: Phone Arena)

OnePlus and Meizu caught cheating on benchmarks

Both companies' flagships were found to maintain high clock speeds instead of idling based on which app was currently opened. This happened with benchmarking apps like Geekbench and AnTuTu.
Sam Medley, 01 Feb 2017 20:45
Face Off: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs. Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 vs. HP Elite x2 1012 G1 vs. HP Spectre x2 12 vs. Huawei MateBook

Face Off: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs. Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 vs. HP Elite x2 1012 G1 vs. HP Spectre x2 12 vs. Huawei MateBook

The Who's Who of the Windows world. Which is the most productive Windows tablet? Is it the Surface Pro 4, which occupies the first place of our Top 10? Learn about the details and differences of the most portable Windows companions.
Sebastian Jentsch, 27 Aug 2016 23:25
Smartphone market is slowing down according to IDC

Worldwide smartphone market is slowing down according to IDC

Research firm predicts a growth of just 3.1 percent this year compared to 10.5 percent in 2015.
Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 05 Jun 2016 21:38
Nvidia sees green in its Q1 FY 2017 earnings report

Nvidia sees green in its Q1 FY 2017 earnings report

Latest quarterly results ending May, 2016 show a profit increase of nearly 50 percent YoY for the popular GPU manufacturer.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 17 May 2016 03:46
HTC announces sharp sales decline as of Q1 2016

HTC announces sharp sales decline as of Q1 2016

After a brief period in the green early last year, the Taiwanese manufacturer is now back to being knee deep in red with a quarterly loss of 2.616 billion NT.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 14 May 2016 03:41
Lenovo overtakes HP as world's largest notebook manufacturer

Lenovo overtakes HP as world's largest notebook manufacturer

Overall notebook market is down 7.3 percent year-over-year when looking at the top 8 manufacturers worldwide.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 13 May 2016 22:36
Global sales of tablets have shrunk again as of Q1 2016

Global sales of tablets have shrunk again as of Q1 2016

New data from TrendForce shows a YoY drop of 7.9 percent and a QoQ drop of 35 percent.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 06 May 2016 23:49
Nearly 50 percent of all PCs are still running Windows 7 according to a new study

Windows 10 now running on 20.8 percent of all PCs according to StatCounter

The new data conflicts with Netmarketshare, which claims that only 14 percent of PCs are running Windows 10 with Windows 7 still clearly in the lead.
Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 06 May 2016 04:01
General tablet market down 14.7 percent while detachables pick up steam

Tablet market down 14.7 percent as detachables pick up steam

Hybrid devices with dockable keyboards are eating into the tablet and PC markets. Tablet sales and prices have been dropping off with a couple of exceptions.
Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 02 May 2016 20:28
Samsung Q1 2016 financial results reveal higher profits and revenue

Samsung Q1 2016 financial results reveal higher profits and revenue

While Samsung's smartphone division has been performing spectacularly, its semiconductor and LCD divisions have been flat YoY.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 02 May 2016 08:30
Oppo and Vivo crack the top 5 list of world's largest smartphone manufacturers

Oppo and Vivo crack the top 5 list of world's largest smartphone manufacturers

Meanwhile, smartphone shipments as of Q1 2016 are up just two-tenths of a percentage compared to Q1 2015.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 30 Apr 2016 23:18
Q1 2016 financial figures from Alphabet, AMD, and Microsoft now public

Q1 2016 financial figures from Alphabet, AMD, and Microsoft now public

Revenue and profits for Alphabet are up while AMD and Microsoft are down by double-digit percentages YoY.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 24 Apr 2016 07:01
Samsung, Apple, and Huawei continue to dominate the smartphone market

Samsung, Apple, and Huawei continue to dominate the smartphone market

Shipments have fallen 1.3 percent YoY with Chinese brands making up a significant chunk of the 292 million smartphones shipped.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 23 Apr 2016 04:21
VR could boost sales of gaming PCs and accessories

VR could boost sales of gaming PCs and accessories

Analysts from TrendForce are estimating a total revenue of $24.35 billion USD in gaming gear sales driven by virtual reality headsets.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 03 Apr 2016 20:58
Worldwide smartphone shipments to grow by just 7 percent by end of 2016

Worldwide smartphone shipments to grow by just 7 percent by end of 2016

Gartner forecasting no significant growths in the PC, notebook, or smartphone markets until at least 2018.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 01 Apr 2016 19:19
Market research survey breaks down iPhone SE demographics

Market research survey breaks down iPhone SE demographics

Sales and pre-order data show the kind of audiences that the iPhone SE is appealing to. Around 16 percent of iPhone SE purchasers had previously owned an Android device.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 31 Mar 2016 20:14
Tablets predicted to face declining sales through 2021

Tablets predicted to face declining sales through 2021

The saturation of cheap white label tablets from lesser-known brands will cause more users to turn to major brand names for future purchases.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 29 Mar 2016 20:55
Global smartphone sales are up as of Q4 2015

Global smartphone sales are up as of Q4 2015

Year-over-year smartphone sales should rise by 7 percent by the end of 2016 thanks to rapid growth in China.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 02 Mar 2016 22:18
The top 10 talked about brands of MWC 2016

MWC 2016 | The top 10 talked about brands of this year's Mobile World Congress

More than 400,000 Tweets were analyzed and ranked to identify the hottest topics of MWC 2016.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 27 Feb 2016 22:56
Wearables market up 172 percent thanks to fitness trackers and the Apple Watch

Wearables market up 172 percent thanks to fitness trackers and the Apple Watch

The global wearables market saw a significant upswing to more than 78 million units shipped as of 2015.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 26 Feb 2016 01:03
Nvidia reporting higher sales and lower profits for FY2016

Nvidia reporting higher sales and lower profits for FY2016

The grass is getting greener for Nvidia with GPU revenue up 9 percent to $4.187 billion as of FY2016 compared to $3.839 billion in FY2015.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 18 Feb 2016 19:58
Lenovo reporting higher profits and slower sales

Lenovo reporting higher profits and slower sales

While overall sales are down 8 percent for its Q3 2015/2016 fiscal quarter, net income is up 14 percent YoY.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 03 Feb 2016 23:55
Tablet market in decline as of Q4 2015; Amazon now tracking ahead of Lenovo

Tablet market in decline as of Q4 2015; Amazon now tracking ahead of Lenovo

IDC is tracking an overall global decline of 10.1 percent whereas detachables appear to be booming. Amazon and Huawei have both cracked the Top 5 list of the world's largest tablet manufacturers.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 02 Feb 2016 00:08
Microsoft shipped 4.5 million Lumia smartphones in Q4 2015

Microsoft shipped 4.5 million Lumia smartphones in Q4 2015

While Microsoft's mobile phone business has been cut in half, its Cloud services are booming.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 30 Jan 2016 04:29
Top 5 smartphone manufacturers saw increase in shipments for 2015

Top 5 smartphone manufacturers saw increase in shipments for 2015

According to IDC, smartphone shipments this past year from the world's largest manufacturers were up 10 percent compared to 2014.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 30 Jan 2016 02:33
Worldwide tablet sales down 12 percent year over year

Worldwide tablet sales down 12 percent year over year

Analysts at Trend Force are reporting double-digit falls for the first time since the company began tracking tablet sales.
Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 28 Jan 2016 07:48

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