Cadence Announces The Tensilica DNA 100 IP: Bigger Artificial Intelligence
Cadence is an industry player we don’t mention nearly enough as much as we should - they make a lot of IP and specialises in accelerator blocks which augment...
9 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/19/2018PNY Elite microSDXC UHS-I 512GB Memory Card Capsule Review
High-capacity microSDXC cards have started to appear in the market, thanks to the advent of 3D NAND. In August 2017, the 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card was introduced...
14 by Ganesh T S on 9/18/2018Sharp Aquos D10 Smartphone: Mid-Range with ‘Wide Color Gamut’ Display
In the back of my mind I guess I had always assumed Sharp made some sort of smart device, but I was still taken aback at their booth at...
11 by Ian Cutress on 9/18/2018LR-Link Launches Intel X550-Based 10 GbE NICs: Starting at $155
LR-Link, a maker of networking solutions from China, has introduced two new 10 GbE NICs based on an Intel controller. The cards are priced about 30% below similar products...
25 by Anton Shilov on 9/18/2018ZTE is Back: The Axon 9 Pro at IFA 2018
ZTE's troubles as of late have been well documented. Following a substantial fine and a complete removal of the senior staff from SVP and above, the company is now...
13 by Ian Cutress on 9/18/2018AMD Launches Ryzen 7 2800H & Ryzen 5 2600H APUs for High-Performance Laptops
AMD has quietly added two new APUs into its lineup of products. Based on AMD's existing Raven Ridge silicon, the new Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 5 2600H chips...
18 by Anton Shilov on 9/18/2018MyDigitalSSD Introduces M2X USB Enclosure For M.2 NVMe SSDs
MyDigitalSSD is now shipping one of the first USB enclosures for M.2 NVMe SSDs. The new M2X enclosure is based on the JMicron JMS583 USB 3.1 Gen 2 to...
17 by Billy Tallis on 9/18/2018BlackBerry Key2 LE: A Competitive Android Offering
As a person who works on my phone during my commutes to write news and stories, I have always batted around the idea of picking up a BlackBerry with...
36 by Ian Cutress on 9/17/2018Renesas to Buy IDT, Expand Product Portfolio
Renesas this month has announced plans to acquire IDT, making the move as part of a larger bid to expand its product portfolio with IDT's analog mixed-signal capabilities. The...
8 by Anton Shilov on 9/17/2018CUBOT's New 6000 mAh Smartphones: Who Calls a Smartphone King Kong?
Readers may remember that back in 2015, I wrote a review about a $150 smartphone I picked up from Amazon called the Cubot H1. This unit was a cheap...
29 by Ian Cutress on 9/17/2018SilverStone Launches SST-ECM23 Riser Card for M.2 SSDs
SilverStone has introduced its new PCIe x16 riser card for M.2 SSDs. The SST-ECM23 risers are aimed at those who want to maximize the efficiency of their SSD cooling...
16 by Anton Shilov on 9/17/2018SHIELD TV Now Supports 120 Hz Refresh, Ups Wi-Fi Bandwidth for GeForce NOW
NVIDIA has released its SHIELD Experience Upgrade 7.1, adding numerous new features and fixing bugs with their popular STB. Among the new capabilities are added support for a 120...
11 by Anton Shilov on 9/17/2018NVIDIA Delays GeForce RTX 2080 Ti General Availability By A Week To September 27
Since yesterday’s reveal of the full Turing architecture, NVIDIA has set the stage for next week’s launch of GeForce RTX. Later that day, however, NVIDIA quietly announced that general...
32 by Nate Oh on 9/15/2018Nubia’s Red Magic: An RGB Gaming Phone
‘Ian, when are we going to see smartphones with RGB?’ is a question I am never asked. The PC space has figuratively jumped in a barrel and fallen over...
20 by Ian Cutress on 9/14/2018KLEVV Launches NEO N500 SSDs Based on SK Hynix’s 72-Layer 3D NAND
SK Hynix’s subsidiary KLEVV has introduced its new client SSDs based on the manufacturer’s 72-layer 3D NAND flash. The KLEVV NEO N500 drives are aimed at entry-level desktops and...
0 by Anton Shilov on 9/14/2018YouTube, Netflix Publish First Videos Transcoded Using AV1
UPDATE: 9/14 5 PM ET: Adding information regarding Netflix videos transcoded using AV1. YouTube has uploaded about a dozen videos that were transcoded using the AV1 codec, whcih was introduced...
53 by Anton Shilov on 9/14/2018Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon Wear 3100 Platform for Smartwatches
Qualcomm this week introduced its new platform designed for smartwatches based on Google’s Wear OS. The long anticipated Snapdragon Wear 3100 packs four general-purpose processing cores as well a...
43 by Anton Shilov on 9/14/2018AOC Unveils Cheap G1-Series Curved Displays with 144 Hz & FreeSync: Starting at $280
AOC this month formally introduced its G1-series of curved gaming displays, which offer premium features like 144 Hz FreeSync support at affordable prices. The new monitors start at $230...
17 by Anton Shilov on 9/13/2018Hyper Juice: 99Wh Battery Pack with 100W Charging for ~$400
Even though IFA has passed, one interesting element I still want to highlight is this little gadget that caught my eye. A company called Hyper Juice, which specialises in...
22 by Ian Cutress on 9/13/2018Samsung’s One Invisible Connection: 75 Gbps and 230W in a Ultra Thin Cable
This perhaps isn’t news, but there was something super amazing that I saw on the show floor at IFA this year that I wanted to write about. Despite writing...
30 by Ian Cutress on 9/13/2018