Apple's A12X chip launched back on October 30, 2018 and was used in devices until its discontinuation last month. However, new reports are saying that its successor A12Z is almost identical to the A12X chip. Apple's A12Z chip is reported, by TechInsight, to be exactly the same as A12X – …

Folding@Home continues to make headlines around the world about its rapid progress. In mid-March, it was reported that the university project from Stanford was faster than the 7 fastest supercomputers in the world combined. A week later Folding@Home reached one exaFLOP of computing power. Now the project is closing in on 2.5 exaFLOPS …

That's right - the GT 710 is back, and this model from ASUS is entirely passively cooled...

Thermaltake was founded in 1999 and the Taiwanese company has since gone on to release a multitude of products – including headsets, apps, cases, PSUs and even chairs. But Thermaltake is probably best known for its chassis. Now the manufacturer has announced its latest case, the mid-tower V250 TG ARGB. This chassis from Thermaltake is …

LG Corporation, formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar, has been around for many decades, producing a wide range of products – everything from monitors to laptops and smartphones. Now LG is looking to embark on a new journey with its latest smartphone – LG Velvet.  LG's announcement of its new smartphone, LG Velvet, is accompanied by …

Usually demand and sales go hand in hand. However, our current situation is somewhat unusual. The PC market has seen a surge in demand – as a result of people being restricted to their home, having to study and work remotely. But because of lockdown measures, goods shipments have been …

AMD recently started rolling out its AMD Ryzen 4000 processors for laptops. Despite sharing the same name, AMD Ryzen 4000 for laptops is based on the ‘Zen 2‘  architecture and AMD Ryzen 4000 for desktops will be based on ‘Zen 3'. Now it's reported that AMD Ryzen 4000 for desktops will …

Online communications have seen a great upswing in the amount of users these past few months. Zoom, Webex and many other services have reported a sharp increase since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. Now Microsoft Teams has also announced that it has achieved a 1000% increase in March. Microsoft released …

Ethernet Technology Consortium is the new name for the group previously known as ‘The 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium'. While the original name clearly reflected the group's aim, the rebranding of the consortium is to “reflect a new focus on higher-speed Ethernet technologies”. Now, Ethernet Technology Consortium – or ETC for …

The Walt Disney Company was founded almost 100 years ago and has brought many memorable movies to the public. In spite of being around for a long time, the entertainment company is determined to follow the progress of technology. The American based company has therefore introduced Disney+, a streaming service …

Wireless charging has been around for almost ten years, with some companies even looking to ditch their conventional charging in favour of wireless charging. Now OnePlus has announced that OnePlus 8 series won't only feature wireless charging, but it will be also be fast.  The launch of the OnePlus 8 series is …

Mobile companies having their own credit cards is not a new concept – Apple released its own card a little over a year ago and says its card “completely rethinks everything about the credit card”. Now Huawei wants to follow suit and has announced its plans to release its own credit card. Huawei …

SK hynix likes to bring out products based on new technologies – whether it be SSDs or memory. The South Korean company has now announced the availability of the PE8000 series, an SSD line aimed for datacenter costumers. To re-iterate, the products are aimed for ‘professional' costumers, specifically those who …

Intel, Apple, Nvidia, AMD – just to mention a few companies – all have one thing in common, they all strive to reach smaller node sizes in their chips. The are numerous benefits, ranging from less power consumption, better performance, less heat and cheaper production costs. Much of the worlds …

Folding@Home is making headlines through its rapid growth – going from 30 petaflops to over 1.5 exaflops in the matter of weeks. The software is aimed at those who have an idle desktop or laptop and are willing to donate their computing power. Now Vodafone Foundation and Imperial College London …

COVID-19 is a word that can be found in almost every news article as of late. Most news regarding the virus is bad. However, it's important to note that some news is good and some news is even encouraging. But there is some news out there that is just plain odd …

iOS 14 is set to bring full mouse support and may also feature the ability to convert handwritten words into typed text. But these aren't the only new features that might be introduced in the next iteration of Apple's OS – iOS 14 may finally bring home screen widgets to your iPhone. The image …

Chromebooks have been available on the market for almost 10 years. It was initially speculated that device would prove a great success with its convenient design and functionality. However, to date Chromebooks only make up about 1% of the market for laptops and tablets. This is something that Samsung is looking to …

Microsoft Teams, Skype and Zoom are names that many have become familiar with, as these services have seen a surge in users as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. But they are not alone in experiencing an upswing as a result of more people being confined to their homes. Cisco Webex now …

Nowadays it's hard to escape news related to COVID-19 – most of it being negative reports about the outbreak spreading further. However, there is also plenty of good news in connection to the virus, including how governments are working together with companies to help people, and how people are donating …

Rivet Networks’ Killer series has forged a niche in the networking market, aimed at gamers that want to obtain better performance with faster networking. The latest addition to the Rivet Networks product line is the Killer E3100 Ethernet controller. Rivet Networks has introduced many technologies over the last few years, with the aim …

The Federal Communications Commission – or FFC for short – is perhaps best known this side of the pond for its controversial stand in regard to net neutrality – with the FCC wanting to eliminate said net neutrality. However, the FCC is now working hard on improving Wi-Fi standards and has published a …

We've been hearing plenty of rumours about the iPhone SE 2 (or was it the iPhone 9?) over the past few months, and at one point it looked like a Q1 2020 launch was going ahead. Now it's reported that Apple's launch of the new ‘iPhone SE' might happen as soon …

Intel's Comet Lake-S processors still don't have a set launch date, but that hasn't hindered people from publishing information about the upcoming CPUs. Specs and approximate pricing have already been leaked and speculated on. Now a Chinese site has published reviews of Intel's Core i7-10700, i5-10600K, i5-10500 and i5-10400. Reviews like these are best …

Micron produces a variety of memory, whether it is for mobile devices, gaming desktops or industrial grade microSD cards. Now the company is looking to step up its production of the next generation of 3D NAND memory – which includes replacement gate (RG) technology and up to 128 layers. The reports are based …

The recent COVID-19 outbreak has seen a surge in the use of online communication services, such as Microsoft Teams, Skype and Zoom. A big concern for many users is how secure such methods of communications are. Now, new reports shows that Zoom might be less secure than previously thought. With …

A virtual private network – or VPN – is a technology that can be used for many purposes. It can range from being used to express political opinion, without fear of crackdowns, or as something which lets you watch your favourite show on Netflix. Now the next generation's open VPN-protocol is …

Samsung ships a variety of monitors - the company offers heavily curved, gaming and business screens. Now Samsung has announced that it plans to stop the production of LCD-monitors by the end of 2020...

Everybody that still doesn't have an SDD in their desktop or laptop is now facing a crucial decision, if you would excuse the pun… That's because Crucial is now selling 1TB SSDs for under £100.  Crucial's one terabyte solid state drive from its P1 series is being sold for £95.99. The SSD doesn't …

It has previously been speculated that OnePlus 8 series will launch in April – now it's confirmed. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer now announces that it's going to launch the phones on an online event the 14th of April. OnePlus is a relatively young company – it was founded late in 2013 …