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Apple will not release any more standalone displays on their own but instead work with partners like LG.

Apple: No more standalone displays!

Apple apparently decided to quit its standalone display business. This information was tweeted by the editor in chief at The Verge recently who claimed, that Apple told him about this change in direction. Instead of creating new displays on their own, Apple will work with partners like LG to deliver display solutions for the Mac.

Alexander Fagot, 30 Oct 2016 21:56

Microsoft Surface Studio AiO with 28-inch touch display and Intel Core Skylake processors

Microsoft Surface Studio AiO now official

This new AiO desktop PC has a generous 28-inch PixelSense touch display, uses a discrete NVIDIA GeForce graphics adapter with up to 4 GB VRAM, a Skylake Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, as well as up to 32 GB of memory.

Codrut Nistor, 28 Oct 2016 07:45

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G Review

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G Review

GP107 by Samsung The GTX 1050 Ti is Nvidia's latest addition to its Pascal line-up below the GTX 1060. Our review will show how the 14-nm chip, which is produced by Samsung, performs and whether it can compete with AMD in this price segment.

Intel Core i7-4790K, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)

Klaus Hinum, 25 Oct 2016 15:01

Aida64: v5.80 brings hotkeys, DPI scaling and AMD Bristol Ridge benchmarks

Aida64: v5.80 brings hotkeys, DPI scaling and AMD Bristol Ridge benchmarks

FinalWire today announced a new update for Aida64, the successor to Everest. Aida64 v5.80 supports the latest Windows 10 builds and the most recent hardware components, including the AMD RX 400 series and Nvidia's GTX 1050 GPUs.

Ronald Matta, 25 Oct 2016 08:07

Acer and Lenovo shipments falling in EMEA

Acer and Lenovo PC shipments falling in EMEA

The overall PC market is relatively stable in the region as of Q3 2016 with only a slight decline in shipments compared to Q3 2015. Meanwhile, sales of business notebooks are offsetting the decline in demand for consumer notebooks.

Allen Ngo, 25 Oct 2016 05:06

Razer announces high-end gaming laptop Razer Blade Pro

Razer announces High-End Gaming Laptop Razer Blade Pro

The desktop in your laptop: Intel Core i7 quad-core CPU, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 GPU with 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB PCIe SSD storage, 4K-display with G-Sync support as well as a mechanical keyboard. What sounds like components from a powerful gaming PC is actually crammed into a chassis that is just 22 millimeters thin. But can this work? We already had the chance to take a closer look at the device in a first hands-on.

J. Simon Leitner, 20 Oct 2016 20:12

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

640 Pascal cores @ 1354MHz, 128 Bit GDDR5 @ 7008MHz

Specifications and benchmarks of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card for desktops.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)

768 Pascal cores @ 1290MHz, 128 Bit GDDR5 @ 7008MHz

Specifications and benchmarks of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics card for Desktops.

Mafia 3 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Mafia 3 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Interesting scenario with technical issues. One thing right away: You will be disappointed if you expect triple-A graphics from “Mafia 3”. The visual quality of the open-world game is average at best. Our benchmark test will show whether this is at least good news for users of low-end and mainstream PCs.

Florian Glaser, 16 Oct 2016 18:21

Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak now available for download

Ubuntu 16.10 is now available for download

Nicknamed "Yakkety Yak," this new release aims to enforce Ubuntu's position as the leading Linux for the cloud, including Hybrid Cloud Operations and Unity 8 developer preview, as well as multiple tweaks and optimizations.

Codrut Nistor, 14 Oct 2016 17:50

FIFA 17 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

FIFA 17 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Engine Switch. Every year, football fans get to choose between the two giants, Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA. The latter has just been released in its 17th iteration with gleaming graphics. We ran FIFA 17 on multiple notebook and desktop GPUs to check how well the game runs.

Florian Glaser, 14 Oct 2016 08:30

Nvidia Titan X Pascal Review - The Fastest Consumer GPU Available

Nvidia Titan X Pascal Review - The Fastest Consumer GPU Available

Fast, faster, fastest. Two months after the launch of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founder's Edition, the Nvidia Titan X was introduced to the public on 8th of August 2016. The new Titan X is based on the Pascal architecture, which has significantly improved the performance of the smaller variants. 1024 shader units more than the GeForce GTX 1080, 12 GB GDDR5X VRAM, and a wider memory interface raise hope for outstanding performance. In our review, you will find out how well the higher performance potential can be used and whether there are also points of criticism.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal, 32"

Sebastian Bade, 07 Oct 2016 05:24

Fujitsu: Lenovo to take over the PC business?

Fujitsu: Lenovo to take over the PC business?

According to a report from nikkei, Lenovo is planning to take over Fujitsu´s PC business. Its no secret that Fujitsu wants to leave the market, Lenovo on the other hand has many experiences with acquisitions.

Benjamin Herzig, 05 Oct 2016 23:55

Apple may be returning to Nvidia graphics for future Macs

Apple may be returning to Nvidia graphics for future Mac products

Nvidia is looking for new applicants who can "help produce the next revolutionary Apple products."

Allen Ngo, 29 Sep 2016 05:17

OWC announces USB Type-C Drive Dock docking station

OWC announces USB Type-C Drive Dock docking station

The external docking station supports read and writes rates of over 400 MB/s and is now available for just under $90 USD.

Allen Ngo, 26 Sep 2016 04:32

No Man's Sky - Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

No Man's Sky - Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Risky gamble. Infinite worlds, endless boredom - critics could easily sum up No Man's Sky with this sentence. We checked this game by British indie developer, Hello Games, on laptops and desktop PCs to see how it performs.

Florian Glaser, 25 Sep 2016 10:21

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Cyberpunk meets hardware hunger. “Mankind Divided” has exciting game and story elements, but it needs powerful hardware to run well. Our benchmark test course will determine just how demanding the game is on different notebook and desktop GPUs. Update: now with 27 graphics cards!

Florian Glaser, 18 Sep 2016 00:00

Samsung 960 PRO and 960 EVO NVMe SSDs available in in 250 GB, 500 GB and 1 TB variants

Samsung 960 PRO and 960 EVO SSDs coming next month

These two new drives offer capacities between 250 GB and 1 TB (960 EVO) and 2 TB (960 PRO), being expected to hit the market next month starting at $129.99 USD and $329.99 USD.

Codrut Nistor, 21 Sep 2016 14:55

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition Review

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition Review

Designed by Nvidia. The smaller sibling of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founder's Edition is called Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founder's Edition. Powered by a Pascal GPU chip with 8 GB of GDDR5 VRAM, the card is supposed to prevail, especially in the lower high-end range. Learn in this review, whether Nvidia has actually achieved this, and where there might be weaknesses.

Intel Core i7-4790K, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)

Sebastian Bade, 12 Sep 2016 09:49

Nvidia GTX 1050 specifications for desktop purportedly leaked (Source: Overclock3d.net)

Nvidia GTX 1050 specifications for desktop purportedly leaked

If true, then the GTX 1050 is expected to have a very similar core configuration to the GTX 950 with just slightly more texture units.

Allen Ngo, 06 Sep 2016 18:46

Sorry, folks! Future silicon requires the latest Microsoft platform.

Microsoft: Intel Kaby Lake- and AMD Zen-Chips only support Windows 10

Microsoft, Intel and AMD made it clear, that earlier Microsoft platforms before Windows 10 will not be supported anymore on next generation silicon. This could lead to Skylake-hardware being in high demand for the foreseeable future.

Alexander Fagot, 03 Sep 2016 18:39

HP Pavilion Wave is the first desktop PC built around a 360-degree speaker

HP Pavilion Wave is the first desktop PC built around a 360-degree speaker

The small Pavilion Wave will be shipping this September 16th for $529 with a Core i5-6400T CPU, up to 8 GB RAM, and dedicated AMD R9 M470 graphics options.

Allen Ngo, 01 Sep 2016 07:24

AMD's Polaris Architecture

AMD's Polaris Architecture

Polaris is the name of the 4th generation of the GCN architecture from AMD. It was launched in mid-2016 with two chips. They are processed in 14 nm FinFET and are ready for the latest technologies such as DirectX 12, DisplayPort 1.4, HDR, and HVEC. In the following article, we will cover what is new in this architecture and describe the two chips in detail.

Klaus Hinum, 30 Aug 2016 19:29

Samsung delays GDDR6 to 2018

Samsung delays GDDR6 to 2018

Samsung delays production of GDDR6 memory until 2018, anticipates greater performance and efficiency over GDDR5X.

Akim Green, 30 Aug 2016 10:03

IFA is becoming more and more interesting for fans of smartphones, tablets, laptops and VR.

IFA 2016 | The most important date for hardware manufacturers in Europe

IFA is becoming more and more important for IT companies. This year, new records in exhibitors and exhibition space are being expected.

Florian Wimmer, 29 Aug 2016 13:33

Some Kindle users have trouble connecting their device to a PC running Windows 10. (Photo: Amazon)

Windows 10: Amazon Kindle can cause blue screen

With the Anniversary Update, Microsoft has also created some new problems: Amazon's e-reader Kindle is experiencing problems with Windows 10.

Florian Wimmer, 27 Aug 2016 16:16

Penguin Tux is the official mascot of Linux, he is celebrating his 20th anniversary.

25 years of Linux: Happy anniversary!

Congratulations, little penguin! 25 years ago, Linus Torvalds announced his own open-source OS.

Florian Wimmer, 26 Aug 2016 12:21

HP FQ3 2016 financial results show dropping profits and revenue

HP FQ3 2016 financial results show dropping profits and revenue

Revenue from the manufacturer's Printing business is down 18 percent YoY while sales of notebooks are up 8 percent.

Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 26 Aug 2016 08:32

Intel: Detailed Kaby Lake road map leaked

Intel: Detailed Kaby Lake Road Map leaked

The expected launch of Intel Kaby Lake dual-core processors seems to be confirmed again. First-gen chips (with DHCP 1.4) should be released in September, chips with the new stepping (and DHCP 2.2 support) in the end of December or the start of January in combination with the quad-core processor from the S- (desktop) and H-series (mobile).

J. Simon Leitner, 25 Aug 2016 13:01

Andromium Superbook will be a second display for both Windows and Macs

Andromium Superbook will be a second display for both Windows and Macs

The Kickstarter campaign has met its goals to begin producing a notebook shell that can act as external displays for Windows PCs, Macs, and Android devices.

Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 23 Aug 2016 06:40

Don't call it lapotp. The gigantic Sky X9E2 mostly contains desktop components. (Picture: Eurocom)

Eurocom Sky X9E2: Massive gaming notebook with desktop components

Canadian manufacturer Eurocom presents a massive gamine notebook with desktop components wheighing 5,6 kilos and supporting up to 6 TByte of mass memory.

Florian Wimmer, 22 Aug 2016 19:56

Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN980 Mini PC Review

Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN980 Mini PC Review

GTX 980 in a mini PC. The ZBox EN980 is one of the first mini PCs to be VR Ready and, surprisingly, it runs relatively cool and quietly thanks to its dense cooling system. Nonetheless, idling fan noise could have been quieter and the system is still missing some key features we find should be common for its $1600 USD price.

Intel Core i5-6400, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 3.9 kg

Allen Ngo, 22 Aug 2016 06:04

AMD announces new Zen architecture for a launch by Holiday 2016

AMD announces new Zen architecture for a launch by Holiday 2016

A tech demo shows an octa-core Zen CPU edging out the Core i7-6900K in clock-to-clock benchmark tests. AMD "Naples" and Raven Ridge" platforms for servers and notebooks will not launch until 2017.

Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 22 Aug 2016 04:13

Nvidia Pascal for Notebooks: In-depth Benchmarks for the Geforce GTX 1080 (SLI), GTX 1070, and GTX 1060

Nvidia Pascal for Notebooks: In-depth Benchmarks for the Geforce GTX 1080 (SLI), GTX 1070, and GTX 1060

Desktop power in a laptop! We provide you with an exclusive benchmark comparison including many current PC games of all new mobile graphics solutions from Nvidia. This comparison covers the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 SLI, which is the new top model, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. These are the successors of the Maxwell chips GTX 980, 980M, and 970M. How well do the new GPUs perform compared to their predecessor? How big is the performance loss compared to their desktop counterparts with the same name? This in-depth review will provide you with all the answers.
Update 08/19.: New GTX 1060 benchmarks with more than 30 games added!

J. Simon Leitner, Klaus Hinum, 20 Aug 2016 00:00

Lenovo expands its Y series with the Y910 AiO, Y910 notebook, and Y710 Cube

Gamescom 2016 | Lenovo expands its Y series with the Y910 AiO, Y910 notebook, and Y710 Cube

All new devices are coming later this year and will sport Pascal with starting prices in the 1699 to 2799 Euros range.

Benjamin Herzig/ Allen Ngo, 19 Aug 2016 07:40

XFX Radeon RX 460 4 GB Double Dissipation (RX-460P4DFG5) Review

XFX Radeon RX 460 4 GB Double Dissipation (RX-460P4DFG5) Review

Polaris 11. The XFX Radeon RX 460 Desktop graphics card utilizes AMD's new Polaris 11 chip, which is produced using a 14 nm FinFet process. Our review with numerous benchmarks and hardware tests shows what performance the new chip and the partner-GPU are capable of.

Intel Core i7-4790K, AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)

Klaus Hinum, 15 Aug 2016 05:10

Ashes of the Singularity Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Ashes of the Singularity Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

DirectX 12 warfare. Ashes of the Singularity is a resource-intensive DirectX 12 strategy game with large-scale battle sequences, which jumps on the same bandwagon as Supreme Commander. What type of notebook and desktop hardware is necessary to allow stutter-free gameplay?

Klaus Hinum, 09 Aug 2016 09:33

MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 4 GB Review

MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 4 GB Review

Slimmed-down RX 480. AMD's new Polaris architecture made its debut with the top model Radeon RX 480 about two months ago. We can now review the smaller sibling. Our article is supposed to give an idea of the GPU’s performance classification.

Intel Core i7-4790K, AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

Klaus Hinum, 08 Aug 2016 01:32

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming Z 8G Review

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming Z 8G Review

Quiet beast. - The MSI GTX 1070 is a unique graphics card thanks to its quiet, yet large cooling system and slight overclocking. In our review, we will test the 8 GB GDDR5 Gaming X graphics card.

Intel Core i7-4790K, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)

Klaus Hinum, 01 Aug 2016 01:11

HP remains number one in EMEA ahead of Lenovo, Dell, and others

HP remains number one in EMEA as of Q2 2016

The increase in business PC sales have not been enough to offset the large falloff of consumer PC sales in the region.

Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 29 Jul 2016 06:05

Asus to raise prices by as much as 9 percent in the UK

Asus to raise prices by as much as 9 percent in the UK

Starting this October, retail prices of Asus notebooks will go up in the country as a direct response to the British exit.

Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 29 Jul 2016 05:43

Intel Q2 2016 earnings reveal stable sales and half the profits

Intel Q2 2016 earnings reveal stable sales and half the profits

Revenue is up just slightly YoY while core divisions remain relatively stagnant in terms of sales.

Ronald Tiefenthäler/ Allen Ngo, 25 Jul 2016 06:55

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - benchmarks and specs

2816 Maxwell cores @ 1000MHz, 256 Bit GDDR5 @ 7000MHz

Specifications and benchmarks of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card for Desktops.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Review

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Review

Pascal vs. Polaris. After Nvidia covered the high-end segment with the GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, we now get the much more affordable mainstream model. The GeForce GTX 1060 is the direct rival to AMD's price-performance champion Radeon RX 480. Which card will win the duel?

Intel Core i7-6700K, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)

Florian Glaser, 19 Jul 2016 15:11

Windows 7 increases in market share in wake of Windows 10 anniversary update

Windows 7 increases in market share ahead of the Windows 10 anniversary update

A recent survey shows a slight 0.5 percent bump in Windows 7 usage while Linux and MacOS command 2 percent and 5 percent of the desktop market share, respectively.

Florian Wimmer/ Allen Ngo, 09 Jul 2016 02:58

Microsoft issuing final reminder for free Windows 10 upgrade period

Microsoft issuing final reminder for free Windows 10 upgrade period

Forget small notification bubbles. The free Windows 10 upgrade period is going out with a bang and with a fullscreen warning for those still running Windows 7 SP1 or 8.1.

Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 07 Jul 2016 20:12

Microsoft reimburses travel agency for forced Windows 10 update damages

Microsoft reimburses travel agency for forced Windows 10 update damages

California company sues Microsoft for rendering its systems almost inoperable only to be awarded new equipment and lost revenue by the Redmond company to avoid steep court fees.

Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 01 Jul 2016 02:01

Lenovo Solution Center gets patched after discovering major vulnerabilities (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo Solution Center gets patched after discovering major vulnerabilities

Owners of Lenovo systems are being urged to update LSC to version 3.3.003 or later to avoid unauthorized takeovers.

Florian Wimmer/ Allen Ngo, 30 Jun 2016 03:17

AMD Radeon RX 480 Review - The fastest Polaris desktop card at launch

Performance for everyone. Polaris is AMD's solution for the high-revenue segment of dedicated entry-level and mainstream graphics cards. We review the top model Radeon RX 480 in the reference design and evaluate the improvements from the architecture as well as the much smaller 14 nm manufacturing process.

2304 Polaris cores @ 1120MHz, 256 Bit GDDR5 @ 8000MHz

Klaus Hinum, 29 Jun 2016 15:02

Apple discontinuing its 27-inch Thunderbolt display

Apple discontinuing its 27-inch Thunderbolt Display

A successor to the Thunderbolt Display is nowhere to be seen as Apple sells of it remaining stock.

Alexander Fagot/ Allen Ngo, 27 Jun 2016 21:40

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