Leaked benchmarks show that speedy Kaby Lake laptops could make a splash
While Intel has been fairly tight-lipped concerning the details of its next-generation Kaby Lake CPUs thus far – although we did get a taster at IDF, where the company demonstrated that Kaby Lake...
View ArticleFaster graphics card production has slowed down and memory is to blame
There’s some bad news when it comes to the performance of future-generation graphics cards, thanks to the announcement of a delay in the arrival of faster GDDR6 memory. GDDR6 video RAM is the next...
View ArticleSilicon Week: Beyond silicon: We discover the processors of your future tech
Introduction and carbon nanotubes Note: Our beyond silicon feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in October 2007. Today’s processors are made from silicon, which itself is...
View ArticleCorsair’s latest mechanical keyboards are basically light shows with USB ports
Corsair has announced that its new Lux range of mechanical keyboards are now on sale, with three different models available. The keyboards comprise of the K70 Lux RGB (pictured above), K70 Lux, and...
View ArticleSilicon Week: MediaTek: meet the chip maker that has powered your favorite...
Who (and where) is MediaTek? When was the last time you thought about what’s inside your phone or that set-top box under your TV? Not the thousands of photos or movies you’ve downloaded, but what’s...
View ArticleLG offering up huge 21:9 curved gaming monitor
LG has announced two new 21:9 monitors, including a 34-inch curved 144 Hz gaming monitor and a 38-inch behemoth built for designers. On the gaming front, the LG 34UC79G has what LG describes as a...
View ArticleIFA 2016: Squeak no more: Logitech announces a silent mouse
One of the most annoying things about working in the office has to be the constant clicking of mice, and now Logitech has decided to tackle this particular irritation with its first ever silenced...
View ArticleIntel’s latest CPUs will only support Windows 10
Following Intel’s official unveiling of its new Kaby Lake (seventh-generation) processors, and a rash of incoming notebooks set to use the CPUs, Microsoft has confirmed what it announced earlier this...
View ArticleIFA 2016: Asus’ new ZenBook 3 gets a portable 15-inch display to go with it
Over at IFA 2016 today, Asus has been busy showing off the ZenBook 3 with an important change to the processor spec, along with a portable, super-thin 15.6-inch full HD monitor – and plenty more...
View ArticleIFA 2016: USB Type-C HDMI update will make it even easier to connect your...
USB Type-C’s march to take over literally every digital connection has hit another milestone, with the announcement at IFA 2016 that the connector will soon be upgraded to carry HDMI signals. Although...
View ArticleLogitech new Prodigy peripherals want to make a gamer out of everyone
Logitech wants to lower the barrier of entry for PC gaming by launching a new Prodigy line of affordable peripherals staring with a keyboard, mouse and headset. Starting with the G213 Prodigy RGB...
View ArticleThis is the jaw-dropping CPU almost no one wants you to buy
The Xeon with a secret In the history of processing power, faster didn’t always quench the need for speed which is why multi-threading, multi-core and multi-socket solutions were introduced, first at...
View ArticleLeaked GTX 1050 specs unveil a Pascal card primed for 1080p
Nvidia’s line-up of Pascal-based desktop graphics cards will soon be complete with the release of the GeForce GTX 1050, and the specs of this low-end model have just been leaked. It’ll be based on the...
View ArticleBuying Guide: 6 tips for buying business printers
Introduction Think acquiring a business printer is an easy task? Think again. While a printer’s primary feature is to print, there are so many permutations on the market that it would be foolish to...
View ArticleAMD’s tuned-up Bristol Ridge processors come to desktop PCs this autumn
AMD has just announced its 7th generation A-series processors will power new HP and Lenovo desktop systems by the second half of 2016. Formally known by its codename Bristol Ridge, the desktop CPUs...
View ArticleAMD’s tuned-up Bristol Ridge processors come to desktop PCs this fall
AMD has just announced its 7th generation A-series processors will power new HP and Lenovo desktop systems by the second half of 2016. Formally known by its codename Bristol Ridge, the desktop CPUs...
View ArticleIFA 2016: AMD’s CTO: it’s ‘Moore’s Law Plus’ that will drive VR toward full...
AMD VR Proper virtual reality (VR) headsets have only been available for a few months to a year, and it’s already the next big thing in tech that we can’t stop hearing about. But, this has happened...
View ArticleFresh breakthrough means way-faster CPUs are closer to reality
As you’re probably aware, chipmakers are starting to struggle with silicon these days in terms of making better-performing CPUs built on ever-smaller processes – which is why they’re looking at...
View ArticleThis bolt-on monitor gives your MacBook up to two more Retina displays
We’ll hopefully see a new MacBook at Apple’s big press event tomorrow – whether that might be a fresh MacBook Pro or MacBook Air (or indeed neither) isn’t clear yet – but if you fancy a second display...
View ArticleNvidia’s new software makes streaming and optimizing your games a breeze
Nvidia has pushed out a new version of its GeForce Experience software which is more streamlined and boasts a revamped UI including a convenient in-game overlay. GeForce Experience 3.0 has been...
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