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A new ColorPro VP68a monitor. (Source: ViewSonic)

The new ViewSonic ColorPro VP68a monitor series offers Pantone validation and a color-blindness filter

ViewSonic has announced new monitors with specific kinds of support for accessibility in content creation. The OEM claims they come with color accuracy certified by Pantone out of the box, and also include color-blindness modes. T...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:39:00 +0100

A BOE AMQLED display. (Source: Wiley Online Library)

BOE launches a ground-breaking 55-inch UHD AMQLED display

BOE has announced that it has made active-matrix quantum dot light-emitting diode (or AMQLED) technology 4K and TV-sized for the first time. This emerging display standard is based on quantum dots, as is QLED, but does not require...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:27:00 +0100

MediaTek has absorbed Enpirion. (Source: Intel)

MediaTek acquires Intel's power-management chip business for US$85 million

Intel has reportedly sold its Enpirion arm to MediaTek. This division is responsible for the chipsets that regulate the power delivered to CPUs or ICs. Therefore, the Taiwanese silicon firm may be looking to combine some or all of...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:42:00 +0100

Sharkoon RGB Slider compact ATX case with RGB lighting (Source: Sharkoon)

Sharkoon launches the affordable RGB Slider compact ATX case

Priced below the US$50 threshold, the Sharkoon RGB Slider is a compact ATX case with a tempered glass side panel and a front panel that features an RGB LED strip with a built-in RGB controller with 14 presets, as well as support f...

Codrut Nistor, Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:35:00 +0100

AMD Instinct MI100 HPC accelerator. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD announces CDNA-based Instinct MI100 GPU with 120 CUs for HPC, promises up to 2.1x more performance per dollar compared to the NVIDIA A100

AMD has announced what it calls the world's fastest HPC GPU, the Instinct MI100 based on the CDNA architecture. The Instinct MI100 offers up to 11.5 TFLOPs of FP64 compute performance when paired with 2nd gen EPYC processors. The ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:46:00 +0100

Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 15 W500G5T review: Powerful workstation with weaknesses

The Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 15: 5000 Euros (~$5908) is too much money for a workstation without a Thunderbolt 3 port

The workstation from Asus scores some major points with its high level of performance, 4K screen and 16 GB of VRAM. Moreover, it also comes with 32 GB of RAM an...
Intel Core i7-9750H | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q | 15.60" | 2 kg

Sascha Mölck, Sat, 14 Nov 2020 03:36:00 +0100

Not willing to wait a few more months for the Zen 3 mobile APUs? Origin PC has got you covered with desktop-grade options. (Image Source: Origin PC)

Updated | Origin PC NS-15 AMD mobile workstations get Ryzen 5000 desktop-grade CPU options

Don't want to wait a few more months for the Zen 3 mobile APUs? How about some custom laptops with desktop-grade Ryzen 5000 CPUs like the NS-15 AMD workstations from Origin PC? They sure are pricier, but you are essentially replac...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:09:00 +0100

MSI confirms an accidental fire at its Chinese PCB factory

Recently, reports of a fire breaking out at MSI's plant in Bao'an, Shenzhen arose on social media and on news sites. Now, the OEM has officially stated that these reports were true, although the incident in question was immediatel...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:09:00 +0100

Next-gen EPYC processor promises to deal another blow to Intel, EPYC 7713 Milan vs. Intel Xeon Platinum (Source: AMD)

64-core AMD Zen 3-based EPYC 7713 Milan server CPU spotted online, obliterates the Intel Xeon Platinum

With the Ryzen 5000 desktop CPUs already dominating the consumer market in terms of both raw performance and value, AMD is now working on the next-gen EPYC Milan lineup that will target the server market. An early sample of the 64...

Codrut Nistor, Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:16:00 +0100

The RTX 3090 Founders Edition. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA announces revised pricing for the RTX 3000 FE series in India

NVIDIA launched the RTX 3000 Founders Edition (FE) series starting at US$499 in the United States. Therefore, Indian flagship GPU fans may not have been impressed to find that the same prices in their market were far above these l...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:50:00 +0100

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Cinebench performance shows almost Ryzen 7 3700X performance (Source: APISAK on Twitter)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X destroys the Intel Core i5-10600K in Cinebench

The new AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is almost as fast as the Ryzen 7 3700X and its level of Cinebench performance simply blows the Intel Core i5-10600K out of the water: 42% better in multi-threading and 25% faster in the single-core test. ...

Codrut Nistor, Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:31:00 +0100

The new ROCCAT Vulcan series. (Source: ROCCAT)

ROCCAT introduces new Vulcan keyboards and a Burst Pro mouse

ROCCAT has announced new additions to its gaming peripheral line-up. The new Vulcan keyboard series consists of Pro, Pro TKL and vanilla TKL variants. They are equipped with this OEM's Titan switches and AIMO lighting system, as i...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:44:00 +0100

Noctua's latest chromax.black products. (Source: Noctua)

Noctua unveils chromax.black editions of the NH-D15 cooler and NH-U9S fan

Noctua has announced new additions to its chromax.black line-up. For the uninitiated, they are versions of this Austrian OEM's PC coolers or fans in an all-matte black finish. These latest examples are new versions of the award-wi...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:35:00 +0100

Some Spectrum manufacturing samples. (Source: Eve Devices)

Eve Devices announces a shipping delay for the Spectrum monitor

Eve Devices is adamant that it should not ship its upcoming Spectrum monitor "until it is ready". To this end, it has revealed that the shipping date for its QHD/240Hz and 4K/144Hz SKUs has been pushed back to February 2021. This,...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:57:00 +0200

New Acer ConceptD 7 Pro & ConceptD 7 workstations with GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Acer is releasing an updated mobile workstation: The ConceptD 7 Pro combines the Quadro RTX 5000 with Intel Comet Lake H. As a variant, the ConceptD 7 contains the GeForce RTX 2080 Super instead of the ISV-certified Quadro.

Benjamin Herzig, Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:45:00 +0200

Acer's new Predator and Nitro monitors can go up to 280Hz and 34-inch 1900R curvature

Today (October 21, 2020), Acer has unveiled its latest gaming monitors. The Predator X34 GS is the likely headline here, as it combines a 34-inch 1900R panel, a UWQHD resolution and a new stand type in one. Then again, the 24.5-in...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:45:00 +0200

HP ZBook Firefly 15 G7: Even new designs can't save Comet Lake laptops

Intel-based business laptops still have to make do with Comet Lake. This may not stop business customers from buying, but for many customers, laptops with outda...
Intel Core i7-10610U | NVIDIA Quadro P520 | 15.60" | 1.8 kg

Benjamin Herzig, Mon, 19 Oct 2020 03:21:00 +0200

The XPS series is in this winter sale. (Source: Dell)

Dell discounts a host of consumer and small business hardware for the 2020 winter holidays

Dell's end-of-2020 holiday deals have been outlined in good time this year. They are a range of discounts on PCs and monitors for entrepreneurs as well as those looking for gift ideas already. This includes Vostro-brand machines, ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:00:00 +0200

Intel Core i9-10885H is almost 20 percent slower than the Core i7-10875H

You're probably going to need a beefy laptop and cooling solution if you want to maximize the performance potential of the vPro Core i9-10885H. The budget Dell ...
Intel Core i9-10885H | NVIDIA Quadro P620 | 15.60" | 2.2 kg

Allen Ngo, Mon, 12 Oct 2020 05:16:00 +0200

The new RTX A6000 card. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA unveils the RTX A6000 and A40: new Ampere-based cards for creative or data professionals

The RTX A6000 and A40 have been introduced as state-of-the-art GPUs for content creation, data-centers or engineering. They are based on the latest Ampere architecture, and have been equipped with next-gen tensor, RT and CUDA core...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:38:00 +0200

The new OWC Thunderbolt dock. (Source: OWC)

OWC unveils its first Thunderbolt 4 dock

OWC has launched its first dock specifically aimed at PCs equipped with Thunderbolt 4 ports. It offers a further 3 USB type Cs with the same standard, as well as a 3.2 type A port. It is rated to support dual 4K displays or one 5 ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Sat, 03 Oct 2020 18:18:00 +0200

Folding@home's software on a Covid-19 benchmark.

The [email protected] project gains CUDA support, potentially speeding it up on NVIDIA GPUs by about 30%

[email protected] has developed software that makes the complex process of protein structure analysis crowd-sourced. Accordingly, it benefits from the "spare" GPU power of its contributors' PCs. Furthermore, its software now has CUDA s...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:56:00 +0200

The RTX 3090 will be in very short supply at launch according to Nvidia. (Image: Nvidia)

Nvidia warns to expect low stock of impending RTX 3090 launch GPUs, more customer blowback inbound

With the Nvidia RTX 3090 launch a mere few hours away, Nvidia has advised potential buyers to expect a shortage of cards much as was experienced with the recent launch of the RTX 3080 cards. The company has issued a statement alre...

Sanjiv Sathiah, Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:56:00 +0200

Samsung launches the 980 PRO SSD globally

The 980 PRO NVMe M.2 is a new Samsung SSD designed for high-performance PCs - and, according to all its leaks, the PlayStation 5. Its maker has finally formally unleashed it on the world. Its ultra-high read and write speeds have ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:24:00 +0200

The new ViewSonic All-in-One Direct View LED Display. (Source: ViewSonic)

ViewSonic announces a new all-in-one LED display that goes up to 216 inches in size

Large-scale 'video wall'-style displays (or those that are about 100 inches diagonally or more) are often impressive and effective, particularly in a professional environment. However, they can pose several disadvantages, especial...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Sat, 19 Sep 2020 17:49:00 +0200

Lenovo may have some good prices on X1 Carbons this weekend. (Source: Lenovo)

Deal | Save about US$1000 on a new-ish ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Lenovo US has announced a major sales event running for this weekend only, with up to 70% off some PCs of various types. Among these are the 7th- and 8th-gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabooks, which are down to under US$1000 in some c...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:56:00 +0200

SiFive's RISC-V processors are coming to a PC near you this October. (Image Souerce: SiFive)

SiFive announces new RISC-V processor architecture plus its first-ever desktop PC processor in response to Nvidia's plans to dominate the server market

In the event that Nvidia compromises most processor-related ARM IPs, SiFive's RISC-V scalable CPUs could see increased adoption even from mobile and smartphone OEMs. SiFive is already prepared to meet the increased demand with its...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:03:00 +0200

The Ampere RTX Quadro's alleged specs. (Source: Twitter)

A next-gen RTX Quadro has more CUDA cores and memory than the 3090: new leak

The leaker Moore's Law is Dead has posted details of a card described as an NVIDIA Quadro based on Ampere. This would make it a successor to the current RTX generation of this high-powered content-focused series of GPUs. It beats ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:08:00 +0200

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX has a TDP of 280 W. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX scores 130% more than its nearest Intel rival on PassMark and can be picked up inside a Lenovo ThinkStation P620 - if you have the money

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX super processor has been flexing its muscles on PassMark’s CPU Mark benchmark, and unsurprisingly the 64-core, 128-thread part has soared straight to the top of the high-end CPU chart. However...

Daniel R Deakin, Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:39:00 +0200

HP and Lenovo have yet to offer a 17-inch workstation as compact as the Dell Precision 5750

The Precision 5750 is a unique 17-inch laptop that juggles between being an Ultrabook and a full-fledged mobile workstation. It doesn't particularly excel at on...
Intel Xeon W-10885M | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q | 17.00" | 2.5 kg

Allen Ngo, Thu, 10 Sep 2020 01:54:00 +0200

Asus' latest cards are announced. (Source: Asus)

Asus intros its new RTX 30-based cards: ROG Strix and TUF Gaming flavors with new shrouds, fans and RGB accents

Asus has launched its new Ampere-based cards. They are based on the RTX 3090, 3080 and 3070 GPUs, which are distributed across new additions to the ROG Strix and TUF Gaming lines. Both are described as composed of "top-shelf" comp...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Wed, 02 Sep 2020 23:35:00 +0200

The new Alienware 38 Gaming Monitor. (Source: Dell)

Dell's latest Alienware monitors include a 38-inch curved display with G-SYNC ULTIMATE

Dell has announced its new Alienware gaming monitors. This series has 25- and 27-inch flat variants, although its flagship is a 38-inch curved option. Dell asserts that this "best-in-class gaming monitor" will enhance immersion an...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:00:00 +0200

HP's new workstations now feature the more powerful 10th gen Comet Lake-H and Xeon CPUs. (Image Source: HP)

HP updates ZBook mobile workstation lineup with new Fury and Power G7 models equipped with Intel's 10th gen Comet Lake-H and Xeon CPUs

The new ZBook G7 workstations now include Intel's 10th gen Comet Lake-H and Xeon CPUs, which are 30 to 70% faster than the Coffee Lake models on the previous G6 models. The more affordable Power 15 laptops can be equipped with up ...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0200

The HP ZCentral 4R is a 1U workstation that can be stacked in server cabinets to serve work-from-home staff. (Source: HP)

HP brings power into working from home with ZCentral and the ZCentral 4R 1U rack workstation

Today HP announced the “world’s most powerful 1U rack workstation” in the form of the HP ZCentral 4R. Backing up these claims is the comprehensive range of configuration options. Additionally, HP’s ZCentral Remote Boost and ZCentr...

Craig Ward, Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0200

Dell Precision 7550 comes with almost everything you'd expect from a mobile workstation except for full-power Quadro RTX 5000 graphics

For a full-size mobile workstation with all the bells and whistles, it's odd to see a Quadro Max-Q GPU instead of the full-power non-Max-Q variant.
Intel Xeon W-10885M | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q | 15.60" | 2.8 kg

Allen Ngo, Mon, 31 Aug 2020 06:57:00 +0200

The new skyBOX portable SSD. (Source: Indiegogo)

The skyBOX is a "credit-card-sized" wireless portable SSD that is now available on Indiegogo

HyperAccessory is a start-up that purports to pack the advantages of on-the-go storage with top-end data transfers into a form-factor with the footprint of the average bank-card. This skyBOX also features Wi-Fi 6, alongside capaci...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Sat, 29 Aug 2020 19:46:00 +0200

The professional headset market may take off into the next decade. (Source: Frost & Sullivan)

Global professional headset shipments may grow to 65.7 million units by 2026: new research

The number of "workplace-style" headsets shipped worldwide might exceed 65 million over the next 6 years, compared to a figure of 22.9 million from 2019. This may correspond to a market value of US$2.94 billion in 2026. This growt...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:34:00 +0200

Dell claims it had a very good 2FQ2021. (Source: Dell)

Dell Technologies reports that it beat market-analysis estimates for the sixth quarter running with its latest earning results

Dell Technologies has posted its performance for its second fiscal quarter of 2021 (2FQ2021), which ended on July 31, 2020. The company has announced total revenues of US$22.7 billion for this period, with a net income of $1.1 bil...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:34:00 +0200

The Eve Spectrum in prototype form. (Source: Eve Devices)

Eve Devices displays its Spectrum monitor prototypes

Eve Devices started taking reservations for its Spectrum monitor in January 2020. Now, it has a new post to share with its community in which the first prototypes for its inaugural display product are shown off. It includes video ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0200

Is work-life balance worth a pay cut? (Source: Max Pixel)

36% of professionals polled would happily trade 35% of their current salaries for an improved work life balance

A recent poll conducted on the professional's forum site Blind found that 36% of workers at companies such as Microsoft, Google and Oracle would accept 65% of their current pay-checks in exchange for more parity between their work...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:41:00 +0200

IBM's new Power10 server-class chips are fabricated on Samsung's 7 nm EUV process. (Image: IBM)

IBM rolls out first 7nm processor as if to rub salt in Intel's wounds

It seems everyone and their dog is launching silicon on a 7 nm process -- except Intel that is. IBM has just announced that it has launched its latest server processor, the Power10, which will be manufactured using Samsung’s 7 nm ...

Sanjiv Sathiah, Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:30:00 +0200

Dell Precision 5550 is the full-on refresh of the Precision 5540 in the same vein as the XPS 15 9500, but performance hasn't really changed

If it's important for your mobile workstation to be as portable and sexy as possible, then go ahead and get the Precision 5550. Otherwise, the older Precision 5...
Intel Core i7-10875H | NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q | 15.60" | 2 kg

Allen Ngo, Mon, 10 Aug 2020 07:58:00 +0200

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