Intel Launches "Vision Accelerator Design" Products, Based On Movidius Accelerators & Arria FPGAs
Intel on Wednesday introduced a new series of computer vision accelerators powered by a combination of Movidius chips and Arria FPGAs. Dubbed the Vision Accelerator Design series, the new...
6 by Anton Shilov on 10/10/2018Google Unveils 2018 Chromecast: 1080p at 60 fps, Chromecast Audio Support
Google on Tuesday introduced its newest Chromecast dongle for media streaming. The updated device adds support for 60 fps streaming at 1080p, but does not support a 4K resolution...
23 by Anton Shilov on 10/9/2018TSMC: First 7nm EUV Chips Taped Out, 5nm Risk Production in Q2 2019
Last week, TSMC made two important announcements concerning its progress with extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL). First up, the company has successfully taped out its first customer chip using its...
50 by Anton Shilov on 10/9/2018Google Announces the Pixel Slate: A 12.3-Inch x86-Based Chrome OS Tablet
Google on Tuesday introduced its first tablet PC based on its Chrome OS operating system, the Pixel Slate. Being based on Intel’s high-performance x86 SoCs and equipped with a...
40 by Anton Shilov on 10/9/2018ASUS Shows Off ROG Dominus Extreme Motherboard For Xeon W-3175X 28-Core CPU
On Monday Intel officially announced its new 28-core processor designed for extreme workstations, the Xeon W-3175X. The chip uses the company's high-end Xeon workstation/server sock, LGA3647, and as a...
26 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/9/2018ASUS Announces ROG Phone Pricing: Available October 18th
It’s been a little over 4 months now that ASUS first announced and showcased the ROG Phone back at Computex. Ian had written up a hands-on article showcasing the...
19 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/9/2018Intel’s New Core and Xeon W-3175X Processors: Spectre and Meltdown Security Update
Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities made quite a splash earlier this year forcing makers of hardware and software to release updates in order to tackle them. There are several ways...
11 by Anton Shilov on 10/8/2018Samsung Starts to Take Pre-Orders on 85-Inch Q900 8K UHDTV
Samsung this month has started to take pre-orders on its first commercial 8K UHDTV, the Q900, which sports a 7680×4320 resolution. Besides the sheer number of pixels that the...
19 by Anton Shilov on 10/8/2018Intel to Hold PC Desktop Event on Monday, October 8th
If the early motherboard announcements haven’t already made it clear, then Intel’s own announcement will: the CPU giant is about to release a new wave of PC desktop hardware. This...
34 by Ryan Smith on 10/6/2018Gigabyte Drops More Early Z390 Motherboards
With the Z390 chipset right around the corner, yesterday we reported that ASRock had jumped the gun with announcing their product stack. Today GIGABYTE has done the same with...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/6/2018AMD 12 and 24-Core Threadripper 2 CPUs: 2970WX and 2920X on 29th October
AMD has now disclosed the availability date for the two additional members of its 2nd Generation Ryzen Threadripper family. The AMD Threadripper 2970WX for extreme workstations as well as...
29 by Anton Shilov on 10/5/2018EVGA Enters SFX Market with SuperNOVA GM SFX PSUs
High-performance gaming PCs do not have to be big, and the rising popularity of SFX systems among gamers proves that many people already know it. Along these lines, EVGA...
11 by Anton Shilov on 10/5/2018SanDisk Extreme microSD Cards with A2 App Performance Spec Unveiled: 4K/2K IOPS
Western Digital’s SanDisk division on Friday unveiled its first lineup of microSD cards that are compliant with the App Performance 2 (A2) specification. The new SanDisk Extreme cards are...
23 by Anton Shilov on 10/5/2018ASRock's New Z390 Motherboards Show Up Early
While a lot of speculation in regards to Z390 motherboards has been made recently, ASRock has jumped the gun (on purpose?) and unveiled its upcoming gaming-focused Z390 product stack...
8 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/5/2018MyDigitalSSD Pocket Vault Express (PVX) Thunderbolt 3 1TB SSD Capsule Review
The emergence of NVMe SSDs in the compact M.2 form-factor, along with the increasing popularity of Thunderbolt 3, has enabled a new class of portable high-performance flash storage devices...
12 by Ganesh T S on 10/5/2018Nokia 7.1 Smartphone Launched: 5.84-Inch ‘PureDisplay’, Zeiss Optics
HMD Global today introduced its new ‘performance mainstream’ smartphone that will replace the existing Nokia 7.1 on the global market and will be available towards the end of the...
31 by Anton Shilov on 10/4/2018Hands-on with Surface 2018: Pro 6, Laptop 2, Studio 2, & Headphones
This week, Microsoft announced their 2018 Surface lineup at their October event, along with their semi-annual feature update to Windows 10. Afterwards, we had a chance to look and...
20 by Nate Oh on 10/4/2018Alienware Rolls Out Thin & Powerful m15 Laptop: Coffee Lake & GTX 1070 Plus 4K
Bringing together performance, style, and portability is always a challenge, but it looks like Dell’s Alienware is on the right track with its m15 laptop. The Alienware m15 notebook...
15 by Anton Shilov on 10/4/2018Nokia London 2018: Smartphone Launch Live Blog (5pm UK, 4pm UTC)
Nokia is having an event in London today for a launch of a new smartphone. We're here ready for a Live Blog. It starts at 5pm UK, or 4pm...
12 by Ian Cutress on 10/4/2018Intel's Customized SoC for HP: Amber Lake-Y with On-Package LTE Modem
Announced earlier this week, HP’s Spectre Folio convertible notebook already looks remarkable due to its leather exterior. As it appears, the system is as impressive inside as it is...
13 by Anton Shilov on 10/4/2018