Philips’s 243B1: An Inexpensive Monitor with USB-C Docking & Presence Detector
USB Type-C connectors on displays and docking capabilities for modern laptops are extremely convenient, but up until recently monitor manufacturers have treated USB-C as a premium feature. This is...
16 by on 2/20/2020ADATA Releases SE760 USB 3.2 Gen 2 External SSD: Up to 1000 MB/s
High-performance external storage devices are gaining popularity these days as many mobile PCs come with a relatively low-capacity SSD that cannot be upgraded. To that end, ADATA this week...
9 by on 2/20/2020BIOSTAR Brings Windows 7 To Intel's B365 Platform: A Core i9-9900K w/ Win7, Anyone?
Even though Microsoft ended regular support for Windows 7 last month, there are millions of customers who continue to use the OS and plan to stick with it for...
49 by on 2/20/2020Samsung Starts Mass Production at V1: A Dedicated EUV Fab for 7nm, 6nm, 5nm, 4nm, 3nm Nodes
Samsung Foundry has started mass production of chips using its 6LPP and 7LPP manufacturing processes at its new V1 fab. The new facility employs one of the industry’s first...
30 by on 2/20/2020Plextor Unveils M9P Plus SSD: A Proven Design Gets 96L 3D TLC & Up to 3.4 GB/s
Plextor has introduced its new flagship consumer SSD lineup, the M9P Plus. The new drives continue to use Marvell’s proven "Eldora" controller, but come equipped with Kioxia’s 96-layer BiCS4...
2 by on 2/20/2020Kontron Releases KBox B-202-CFL Mini-ITX PC: SFF Desktop For Commercial Use
Embedded computing specialist Kontron has revealed anew Mini-ITX system for commercial use. Designed for applications such as AI/ML, image processing, data analysis, system monitoring & control, and manufacturing...
24 by on 2/20/2020ASUS Upgrades Compute Stick: The VivoStick TS10 Gets More RAM, Storage, & Windows 10 Pro
Intel’s Compute Stick, a self-contained PC-on-a-stick that could be used to transform any display into a PC, was an interesting concept when it was revealed several years ago. However...
35 by on 2/19/2020AMD Expands EPYC Lineup with 64-Core EPYC 7662 & Large Cache EPYC 7532 CPUs
Today AMD has added two new processors into the EPYC lineup: the EPYC 7662, its fifth 64-core CPU for applications that need loads of cores, as well as the...
24 by on 2/19/2020ATP Unveils N600S-Series Industrial SSDs w/ MCU-Based Power Loss Protection
ATP has revealed its new N600S-series SSDs for industrial and commercial applications. The industrial-grade SSDs are designed to offer high performance and write endurance while also offering extreme physical...
10 by on 2/19/2020Arctic Reveals Freezer 7 X: A $20 Tower Cooler With LGA1200 Compatibility
When it comes to cooling, the attention of most PC enthusiasts is drawn towards high performance air or liquid CPU coolers that can handle overclocked high-end processors without breaking...
15 by on 2/19/2020EKWB Dips Into Professional Liquid Cooling: Maximum Flexibility & Reliability, No RGB
Founded in 1999, EKWB was among the pioneers of the PC liquid cooling market. But despite the market's roots going even farther back – as a spin-off of supercomputer...
5 by on 2/19/2020Showa Denko Begins Shipments of Platters for MAMR HDDs
Following up on news from earlier this month that they have developed HAMR HDD platters, Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has announced that it has started shipments microwave assisted recording...
8 by on 2/18/2020Compal Develops FlexBook: A Foldable 13-Inch PC with a Hardware Keyboard
Compal, a leading contract maker/ODM of notebooks and other mobile devices, has developed a prototype of a foldable hybrid tablet that can be equipped with a hardware keyboard. The...
11 by on 2/18/2020Patriot Releases Cheap P300 M.2 PCIe SSDs: Two Products, Same Name
Patriot has launched its new family of entry-level NVMe SSDs with a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface designed for budget PCs. Patriot’s P300 drives come in capacities ranging from 128...
29 by on 2/18/2020SMART Modular Reveals 32 GB DDR4-3200 Low Profile Mini-DIMMs for Extreme Environments
SMART Modular has unveiled a new lineup of 32 GB Mini-DIMMs for extreme environments, such as industrial or telecommunication applications. The new high-density modules come in ULP (Ultra Low...
7 by on 2/14/202028 TB of Storage in a Laptop? Eurocom Has It
Proving that where there's a will, there's a way, these days higher-end desktop replacement laptops can beat mainstream gaming desktops on general-purpose computing performance, graphics performance, and even RAM...
38 by on 2/14/2020280 Hz Fast: The ASUS TUF Gaming VG259QM IPS Monitor, It's Love At First Sight
Now that 24.5-inch and 27-inch Fast IPS panels with a 240 Hz maximum refresh rate are in mass production, it is time to overclock them. ASUS was the first...
42 by on 2/14/2020Andy Rubin’s Essential Smartphone Company to Shut Down
Essential, a company founded by Andy Rubin with an aim to create easy-to-use devices tailored for the most important needs, this week announced its cease of operations. Andy Rubin, the...
51 by on 2/13/2020ASUS ROG Huracan G21: A Small PC with 8-core and RTX 2080
ASUS this week updated its compact ROG Huracan G21 gaming system. The new enthusiast-class machine retains a stylish miniature case that allows easy access to components, but offers more...
21 by on 2/13/2020Sonnet Introduces CFexpress and XQD Pro Card Reader with Thunderbolt 3
The market of professional memory cards has shrunk in the recent years as many cameras shifted to more compact SD cards, but there are still a good number of...
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