Seagate Confirms Plans for 12 TB HDD in Near Future, 16 TB HDD Due in 2018
The CEO of Seagate has confirmed plans to release new nearline harddrives with 12 TB capacity in the coming months, and HDDs with 16 TB capacity over the course...
31 by Anton Shilov on 1/30/2017Mushkin Announces Helix SSDs: 2.5 GB/s, 3D MLC NAND, SM2260, 2 TB Capacity
Mushkin introduced its new lineup of high-performance SSDs at CES. The Helix drives use 3D MLC NAND flash memory as well as Silicon Motion’s SM2260 controller. The M.2 SSDs...
3 by Anton Shilov on 1/30/2017The OcUK 8Pack OrionX: X99 + Z270 in a Custom Overclocked $30,000 Desktop PC
Overclockers UK has started to offer its top-of-the-range 8Pack OrionX computer that weds two completely different systems in one box: a multi-core overclocked Intel Core i7-6950X-based high-end desktop and...
42 by Anton Shilov on 1/30/2017Basemark Releases VRScore, a VR & VR Headset Benchmark Suite for Windows
Back in 2015 as the development of the first generation of modern VR headsets was coming to a close, benchmark developer Basemark announced that they would be applying their...
5 by Ryan Smith on 1/30/2017MSI Upgrades Its Aegis and Nightblade PCs with Intel’s Kaby Lake CPUs
MSI this month upgraded its whole lineup of gaming desktops with 7th generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors as well as newer motherboards featuring Intel’s 200-series chipsets. The new...
16 by Anton Shilov on 1/28/2017SK Hynix Lays Out Plans for 2017: 10nm-Class DRAM, 72-Layer 3D NAND
SK Hynix this week announced financial results for its fiscal year 2016 and also revealed general plans for 2017. As expected, the company intends to start volume production of...
12 by Anton Shilov on 1/28/2017NVIDIA Releases Android 7.0 Update for 2015 SHIELD TV, Adds Amazon Video App
Earlier this month when NVIDIA announced the 2017 version of the SHIELD TV, the company also announced that the updated, Android 7.0-based OS that was at the heart of...
16 by Ryan Smith on 1/28/2017QNAP at CES 2017 - Thunderbolt 3 and Xeon D NAS Units, Residential Gateways, and More
As part of my usual CES vendor visits, I caught up with QNAP and took a look at the new products and QTS features slated to enter the market...
21 by Ganesh T S on 1/27/2017Toshiba Announces Plan to Sell Minority Stake In NAND Flash Production Business
This morning Toshiba has announced that they will be spinning off their chip production business as part of a broader plan to sell off a minority stake in the...
1 by Ryan Smith & Anton Shilov on 1/27/2017Microsoft Announces Q2 FY 2017 Results
This afternoon, Microsoft had its earnings announcement for the second quarter of their 2017 fiscal year. The results for this quarter are the first to contain results from their...
7 by Brett Howse on 1/26/2017Intel Announces Record Quarterly Revenue And Full-Year Revenue For Q4'2016
This afternoon, Intel announced their quarterly earnings for the fourth quarter of their 2016 fiscal year. Intel set a new record for revenue for this quarter, coming in at...
20 by Brett Howse on 1/26/2017AOC Announces the AGON AG352UCG 21:9 Curved Display: 35", 3440×1440, 100Hz with G-Sync
Last week AOC introduced its new high-end curved gaming display, the AGON AG352UCG. The new 35” monitor boasts a considerably higher resolution than AOC’s other large curved gaming display...
11 by Anton Shilov on 1/26/2017MSI Trident 3 Announced: A Core i7 Console
Over CES, MSI announced a new console-like PC called the Trident 3. The new unit packs the latest Intel’s Kaby Lake CPU, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPU, memory, an...
28 by Anton Shilov on 1/26/2017BenQ PD2710QC Announced: 27" 2560x1440 with Integrated USB Type-C Dock
Last week BenQ introduced its new display with QHD resolution that has an integrated USB 3.0 Type-C dock. Aside from the dock, the 27” monitor's big selling point is...
27 by Anton Shilov on 1/26/2017HP Recalls Over 100,000 Laptop Batteries Due to Potential Fire and Burn Hazards
HP has expanded its voluntary recall of batteries due to fire and burn hazards. The batteries were used for various laptops sold under the HP and Compaq brands between...
19 by Anton Shilov on 1/26/2017Pioneer Announces Ultra HD Blu-ray Supporting BDR-S11J Drives
Pioneer has announced its first Blu-ray disc burners that officially support playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The drives will be Pioneer’s top-of-the-range ODDs and will thus support all...
66 by Anton Shilov on 1/26/2017Update: Xiaomi International VP Hugo Barra to Leave the Company, Join Facebook As VP of VR
Update 1/26: Wasting no time, Facebook has announced that Hugo Barra is joining the company as the Vice President of their VR division, puting him in charge of the...
21 by Ryan Smith on 1/26/2017Microsoft Readies Game Mode For Windows 10 Creator’s Update
The Windows 10 Creator’s Update was announced in October, at the same event where the Surface Studio was launched. It promises many new features for makers, but when makers...
50 by Brett Howse on 1/25/2017NVIDIA Releases 378.49 WHQL Driver Update
A little over half a month in, and we have our first driver release from NVIDIA for the new year. Both camps were so rapid fire with driver releases...
22 by Daniel Williams on 1/25/2017Razer Updates The BlackWidow Chroma Keyboard: New Ergonomics And Switch Choices
The Razer BlackWidow keyboard has been around since 2010, and it is one of Razer’s most popular gaming keyboards. Today Razer is announcing an updated version of this keyboard...
14 by Brett Howse on 1/24/2017