The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Review: Exynos and Snapdragon at 960fps
With much anticipation we dwell deep into the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+. In this review we look at the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and Samsung Exynos 9810...
191 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/26/2018
Meltdown & Spectre: Analyzing Performance Impacts on Intel's NUC7i7BNH
One of the consequences of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, besides the immediate security concerns, is what it has meant for our ongoing testing and benchmarking operations. Along with...
84 by Ganesh T S on 3/23/2018
The MSI X299M Gaming Pro Carbon AC Motherboard Review
There are only a few options in the microATX market if you want all the Intel cores but want to remain small and compact. The challenger today is MSI's...
18 by Joe Shields on 3/22/2018
AMD Confirms CTS-Labs Exploits: All To Be Patched In Weeks
If you have been following our coverage regarding the recent security issues found in AMD’s processors and chipsets by security research firm CTS-Labs, it has been a bit of...
102 by Ian Cutress on 3/20/2018
The Plextor M8V SATA SSD Review: Toshiba 3D TLC In a Mainstream Drive
Today we're taking a look at Plextor's M8V SSD. This is their latest entry-level SATA SSD and the first SATA drive from Plextor to use 64-layer 3D TLC NAND...
8 by Billy Tallis on 3/20/2018
Xilinx Announces Project Everest: The 7nm FPGA SoC Hybrid
This week Xilinx is making public its latest internal project for the next era of specialized computing. The new product line, called Project Everest in the interim, is based...
16 by Ian Cutress on 3/19/2018
Our Interesting Call with CTS-Labs
In light of the recent announcement of potential vulnerabilities in Ryzen processors, two stories have emerged. Firstly, that AMD processors could have secondary vulnerabilities in the secure processor and...
122 by Ian Cutress on 3/15/2018
Change of Strategy: A New GlobalFoundries CEO in Dr. Thomas Caulfield
In a surprising move, GlobalFoundries has announced that its CEO is stepping down. Sanjay Jha, who lead the world’s second largest foundry for four years, was in the past...
15 by Anton Shilov on 3/15/2018
Analyzing Threadripper Thermals: Big Base Cooling Wins
AMD's Threadripper processors step quite far outside typical CPU designs in several ways, one of which is their relatively massive physical size. The CPU’s surface area is much greater...
43 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/14/2018
Security Researchers Publish Ryzen Flaws, Gave AMD 24 hours Prior Notice
Through the advent of Meltdown and Spectre, there is a heightened element of nervousness around potential security flaws in modern high-performance processors, especially those that deal with the core...
213 by Ian Cutress on 3/13/2018
The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Gaming Headset Lineup: GameDAC Or Wireless
SteelSeries is a well-known manufacturer in the PC accessory space, and have been in the gaming headset market for some time. Today they are launching two new products at...
32 by Brett Howse on 3/13/2018
The MSI B350 Tomahawk Motherboard Review: Gaming On a Budget
Without key buzzwords such as 'RGB' and 'gaming', MSI is looking to target AMD users on a strict budget with the B350 Tomahawk. Compared to X370, the B350 boards...
46 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/12/2018
The Intel Optane SSD 800p (58GB & 118GB) Review: Almost The Right Size
Intel's first Optane products hit the market almost a year ago, putting the much-awaited 3D XPoint memory in the hands of consumers. Today, Intel broadens that family with the...
116 by Billy Tallis on 3/8/2018
The Ulefone T2 Pro Hands-On: A 6.7-inch Stunner Smartphone
Every trade show has a few gems. This year at MWC, one of the most impressive was from Ulefone, with its new T2 Pro smartphone. The device, due to...
54 by Ian Cutress on 3/7/2018
The MSI X299 Gaming M7 ACK Motherboard Review: Light up the Night
What happens when a vendor adds 802.11ac to Killer networking? You get an ACK - specifically, the MSI X299 Gaming M7 ACK. This motherboard includes 3-way SLI and Crossfire...
34 by Joe Shields on 3/5/2018
The HAVIT KB395L RGB Mechanical Keyboard Review: Marvelous Mechanical Minimalism
In today's review we are taking a look at the KB395L, a mechanical keyboard from HAVIT, a Chinese manufacturer of advanced PC peripherals. Emphasizing a minimalistic design that's only...
27 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/1/2018
Hands-On With the Nokia 8 Sirocco: Reviving Nokia's 'Dream Phone' Concept
BARCELONA, ESP — Nokia on Sunday introduced a new top-of-the-range, styled 'dream' phone, the Nokia 8 Sirocco. Nokia quoted it as perhaps one of the most awaited addition to...
61 by Anton Shilov on 2/27/2018
MWC 2018: ASUS Press Event Live Blog (6:30pm UTC, 1:30pm ET)
We're here in Barcelona covering ASUS's press event- expect the new ZenPhone 5!
7 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/27/2018
Galaxy S9 Exynos 9810 Hands-On - Awkward First Results
Following our launch article I promised an update on the performance scores of the Exynos 9810 variant of the Galaxy S9. I was able to have some time with...
130 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/25/2018
Samsung Announces The Galaxy S9 and S9+
Today Samsung is announcing the Galaxy S9 and S9+. Both devices bring iterative designs over the Galaxy S8 – which is not a bad thing. The camera sees significant...
58 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/25/2018
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