Intel's 10nm Core i3-8121U now detailed in ARK database
Published in PC Hardware


Still without IGP

Intel has now officially updated its ARK database with the recently unveiled Core i3-8121U mobile CPU spotted in the Lenovo Ideapad 330.

Asus announces ZenBook Pro 15 with Core i9 CPU
Published in Mobiles


15.6-inch 4K screen with Nvidia GTX 1050 GPU

Asus has rather silently announced a new version of its ZenBook Pro 15 notebook, the 15.6-inch screen UX550GD, which comes with a choice of Intel's Core i9-8950HK CPU and Nvidia GTX 1050 GPU.

Mushkin launches Pilot M.2 NVMe SSD series
Published in PC Hardware


Based on the SM2262 controller and 3D TLC NAND

Mushkin has unveiled its Pilot NVMe SSD series which will be available in M.2 form-factor, based on a Silicon Motion controller paired up with 3D TLC and coming in 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities.

Foldable 5G Galaxy X rumored for MWC 19
Published in Mobiles


5G Galaxy S10 in January 2019

Some overly optimistic reports are coming from Samsung’s native Korea claim that the foldable Galaxy X will arrive in late February at the 2019 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

More Intel bugs emerge
Published in News
Thursday, 03 May 2018 17:59

More Intel bugs emerge


And maybe some ARM bugs too

German online magazine c't is reporting that as many eight new bugs in Intel microprocessors have been spotted.

Xiaomi Mi 7 might arrive on 23 May
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 01 May 2018 15:38

Xiaomi Mi 7 might arrive on 23 May


Teaser released

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is the first phone outside Samsung Galaxy S9 / S9+ to use the Snapdragon 845 chip and in a Fudzilla test it did really well. Some people will want to get the the Mi6 successor, which might be imaginatively titled the Mi 7 and there is an indication that this might happen on May 23.

Cooler Master announces its new TUF Gaming line of products
Published in PC Hardware


In cooperation with Asus

Cooler Master has teamed up with Asus for a new line of TUF Gaming branded products which include a couple of special TUF cases, coolers, and power supplies.

Cooler Master releases ML120R/240R AIO liquid coolers
Published in PC Hardware


With addressable RGB lights

Cooler Master has now officially announced and launched its latest series of AIO liquid CPU coolers, the MasterLiquid ML240R RGB and MasterLiquid ML120R RGB, both of which feature addressable RGB lighting certified by Asus, MSI, and ASRock.

AMD AGESA 1002a BIOS update fixes Raven Ridge bugs
Published in PC Hardware


Better power management for smoother gaming

It appears that AMD AGESA 1002a BIOS update has started to show up for some motherboards and that it fixes power management problems seen with the Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G APUs, providing both better performance and smoother gameplay - in some games.

AMD's Ryzen 2000 series CPU gets delidded
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 20:38

AMD's Ryzen 2000 series CPU gets delidded


Not worth doing

One of AMD's recently released Ryzen 2000 series CPUs, codename Pinnacle Ridge, has had its top taken off by Der8auer showing that these are still soldered to the IHS and that such a process is simply not worth doing due to small temperature differences.