Compute Express Link (CXL): From Nine Members to Thirty Three
Last month the CXL Specification 1.0 was released as a future cache coherent interconnect that uses the PCIe 5.0 physical infrastructure but aimed to provide a breakthrough in utility...
18 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 4/15/2019
Ampere Computing: Arm is Now an Investor
The pipeline for Arm based server products has a few companies fighting for as much of the market as they can get – the server market is a big...
12 by Ian Cutress on 4/15/2019
Acer Predator CG437K P: A 43-Inch 144 Hz Gaming Monitor with FreeSync and DisplayHDR 1000
Acer has unveiled its new large format gaming display (LFGD) that brings together an ultra-high-definition resolution, a 144 Hz refresh rate with AMD’s FreeSync technology, VESA’s DisplayHDR 1000 certification...
16 by Anton Shilov on 4/15/2019
The Killer AX1650: A Wi-Fi 6 Chip Built on Intel
One of the core criticisms of the Killer networking hardware has been hardware reliability and drivers. On the last generation product, the company did away with those by working...
32 by Ian Cutress on 4/15/2019
The New Acer ConceptD Family: Workstations and Displays for Professionals
Acer this week introduced its new ConceptD brand that will be used to market computers and other equipment designed primarily for content creators and engineers. The initial family of...
20 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2019
Sharp Demonstrates Foldable OLED Display for Smartphones
Sharp this week demonstrated its first foldable OLED display at a special event in Tokyo. At present, the device was demonstrated as a part of a smartphone prototype and...
16 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2019
Acer Nitro 7: Thin 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptops with 144 Hz Monitors
Acer has introduced its brand-new series of gaming laptops aimed at casual gamers. The Nitro 7 notebooks combine performance, a 15.6-inch display with 144 Hz maximum refresh rate, a...
22 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2019
The G.Skill Royal Storage Box, Now On Sale: For All Your Royal Memories
Throughout the years we've seen the evolution of the Trident Z range from G.Skill which currently offers users with three different designs of DDR4 memory to choose from. This...
16 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/12/2019
Huawei Readies Windows 10 Laptop Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Being a relatively new maker of laptops, Huawei is trying to address high-end and niche markets to gain share, avoid direct competition with numerous rivals at the same time...
39 by Anton Shilov on 4/11/2019
Sharp Demonstrates 31.5-Inch 8K 120Hz HDR Monitor
Sharp this week demonstrated its first 31.5-inch HDR display featuring a 7680×4320 resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate. The monitor uses the company’s IGZO technology and the manufacturer...
21 by Anton Shilov on 4/11/2019
Sony Develops 16K Display: A 783-Inch ‘Crystal LED’ Screen
Sony has shown at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show that it had developed a screen featuring a 16K resolution that uses its Crystal LED technology. The...
19 by Anton Shilov on 4/11/2019
Microsoft’s Windows XP Finally Dead: Last Embedded Version Reaches EOL
Microsoft this week ended support for the very last Windows XP-based operating system, essentially marking the end of the platform and an era. Being one of the longest living...
24 by Anton Shilov on 4/11/2019
Intel’s ‘Auction-Only’ Core i9-9990XE Available in Retail: €2999
When Intel quietly rolled out its 14-core Core i9-9990XE aimed at extreme desktops earlier this year, the company only planned to sell the CPU to system integrators and only...
8 by Anton Shilov on 4/11/2019
Firefox Beta for Native Windows on Snapdragon Now Available
This morning we received word that Qualcomm and Mozilla have succeeded in creating a native build of Firefox that is now available to Windows on Snapdragon users. The version...
5 by Ian Cutress on 4/11/2019
NVIDIA Releases DirectX Raytracing Driver for GTX Cards; Posts Trio of DXR Demos
Last month at GDC 2019, NVIDIA revealed that they would finally be enabling public support for DirectX Raytracing on non-RTX cards. Long baked into the DXR specification itself &ndash...
18 by Ryan Smith on 4/11/2019
Asetek Launches 645LT: A Miniature Closed-Loop Liquid Cooler
When it comes to enthusiast-class PCs, we have seen two notable trends over the past few years. On the one hand, a significant share of high-performance computers now uses...
13 by Anton Shilov on 4/10/2019
AOC Agon 35-Inch 200 Hz Curved 3440x1440 HDR Gaming Monitor with FreeSync 2 or GSync
AOC is working on its new flagship display aimed at demanding gamers. The new Agon 35-inch ultra-wide display will not only feature a 200 Hz variable refresh rate, but...
31 by Anton Shilov on 4/10/2019
Intel To Align 3rd Generation Optane DCPMM with DDR5: R&D in New Mexico
At Intel’s Data-Centric Innovation Day, Intel clarified with us where it sits in relation to its Optane DC Persistent Memory Strategy.
25 by Ian Cutress on 4/10/2019
HP’s Cascade Lake Z6 & Z8 Xeon Scalable Workstations with Up to 6 TB Optane
Being one of the world’s largest workstation supplier, HP is among the first to adopt new CPUs, GPUs, and other technologies that can speed up professional workloads. This week...
6 by Anton Shilov on 4/10/2019
Intel Releases Optane Memory H10 Specifications
Intel's Optane Memory H10 SSD will begin shipping soon in pre-built systems from major OEMs, so Intel's ready to unveil more detailed information about the drive first previewed earlier...
23 by Billy Tallis on 4/10/2019
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