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While there wasn't much hardware news from Apple at WWDC last night, one particularly big announcement was made. Apple is indeed moving over to ARM processors, referred to as ‘Apple Silicon', for future Mac computers. The change will occur over the next two years, giving developers a ‘transition period' for …

TSMC is reported to have scaled up its production capacity of 5nm and is said to have started production of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875 SoC as well as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X60 5G modem. According to the Chinese tech website 快科技 (meaning ‘fast technology') TSMC has officially started production of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875. This means …

During Electronic Arts’ ‘EA Play 2020’ event, the publisher announced that it would be bringing its popular Battle Royale shooter Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch. Now, in its most recent investor fireside chat, EA announced its intentions to bring Apex Legends to mobile platforms “by the end of the …

Samsung has a new patent that shows a smartphone equipped with an array of six camera lenses. What makes the patent special is that the cameras are capable of tilting to capture a scene or object with greater detail. Each year brings new innovations that further advances the functionalities available …

Apple is believed to be working on a game controller for the 2020 Apple TV to promote its Arcade gaming service. The upcoming Apple TV is expected to feature an A12X Bionic processor, which should provide the necessary levels of performance for smooth gaming.   The gaming industry has a worldwide …

Dutch retailer Centralpoint listed two new Acer Swift 5 laptops featuring Intel Tiger Lake i5 and i7 processors. These listings, which have since been removed, pointed to a July 27 release date for both of these laptops, meaning that we might see Intel Tiger Lake in the market before the …

Portable monitors designed to extend the desktop of your notebook are becoming ever more popular, with all the main players in the desktop display market releasing their own versions of the compact devices. HANNspree has thrown its hat into the ring now by adding two new portable monitors to its …

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Apple launched the 16-inch MacBook Pro in late 2019, once again tapping AMD for graphics, delivering Radeon Pro 5300M and 5500M options at launch. Today, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is getting an upgrade, with the Radeon Pro 5600M now available for the 16-inch MacBook Pro.  The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M …

According to a leaked 3DMark benchmark, it looks like Microsoft's fourth iteration of the Surface Laptop will come equipped with an AMD Ryzen 4500U processor.    It looks like Microsoft is willing to continue its collaboration with AMD on the laptop front. The previous iteration of the Surface Laptop came …

Ubisoft is one of the biggest video game companies in the world. With dozens of studios spanning across multiple continents, the publisher is responsible for producing a wide plethora of gaming experiences. In a recent blog update, the publisher announced that it has opened a brand new studio in Vietnam …

Usually Google releases each new iteration of the Android operating system at the annual Google I/O. However, this year Google I/O was completely scrapped and after a couple of delays, Android 11 has finally been released, albeit in the form of a developer preview. That means, so far, Android 11 is …

Back in January, during CES 2020, Razer announced that the Kishi Universal Gaming Controller was in development. At the time it was said that the launch was set for ‘early 2020’, but a little more than six months on, the Gaming Controller from Razer is finally available to purchase. The …

We've been talking about the possibility of Apple switching to ARM chips for Macs for a couple of years now. Over time, reports of Apple making the jump have picked up a lot of steam and later this month, Apple will apparently be making it all official.  According to sources …

The first quarter of 2020 saw significant disruption to the worldwide supply chain, with the consequences felt across many markets. In spite of these disruptions, the market for notebook computer display panels is anticipated to see an upswing in the second quarter of this year – with an expected growth …

Though The Last of Us struggled for years to get a film adaptation off the ground, the recently revealed HBO TV adaptation appears to be going from strength to strength. It has now been confirmed that the pilot episode of the series will be directed by none other than Johan …

It's been a turbulent time for the tech industry, and now reports suggest Apple could delay the launch of the iPhone 12 from September to October – with some reports even claiming that the launch of the popular phone won't happen until November. The reports are based on statements made …

As schools all over the world start taking their teaching online, DigiTimes reports that the demand for Chromebooks is expected to see a sharp rise that will carry on throughout 2020. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, schools in many countries have been forced to shut down, and as a result …

In a short tweet from known leaker L0vetodream, it has been claimed that the upcoming iPad Pro models will be equipped with a Snapdragon X55 5G modem and will use mini-LED display technology. Apple ships millions of tablets each year, and even though its market share has shrunk in the past …

Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world, and is known to invest heavily in new technology. Now it's reported that Apple is considering investing over $330 million in a Micro-LED factory with the goal of bringing the technology to its future devices. The factory in question is …

Apple has always been known to offer its devices support for many years – perhaps even beyond what would normally be expected. Even so, it would appear as though the tech giant might outdo itself, as according to a report, all devices which currently run on iOS 13 will also …

Asus has revealed a new value-packed laptop series this week, the E210, E410 and E510 are a range of 11.6-inch, 14-inch and 15.6-inch cost-effective laptops designed to meet the expectation of students looking for great value notebooks, capable of performing everyday computing tasks. The new E210, E410 and E510 series …

Eurocom has announced a new AMD Zen 2 powered Nightsky ARX15 Superlaptop, equipped with the extremely powerful Ryzen 9 16 core, 32 thread desktop processor and combined with the latest Nvidia RTX graphics, all packed inside a thin and light notebook form factor. The new Nightsky ARX15 Superlaptop from Eurocom …

Gigabyte has launched a new range of Aorus notebooks designed for pros on the go. The Aorus 5 vB and Aorus 7 vB are powerful, lightweight, easy to carry, durable devices equipped with new Windforce cooling systems. These two new members of the Aorus family are extremely portable and feature …

A new range of Samsung Galaxy book S notebooks has been unveiled featuring Intel Lakefield processors. The new range of Galaxy book S devices are equipped with the latest dynamic Intel processors with Hybrid Technology. Samsung’s new Galaxy Book S is intended to provide a seamless experience across devices and …

Razer is bringing some upgrades to the Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition, bumping up hardware specs to include Intel's latest 10th Generation processors and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000.  The Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition is designed as a mobile workstation, with enough power to properly serve the professional creator …

Apple has confirmed that it has acquired the tech startup Inductiv, an engineering team from Ontario that specialises in machine-learning. It's believed that Apple's underlying reason for the acquisition of Inductiv is to enhance its virtual assistant, Siri.  Apple confirmed the deal, saying it “buys smaller technology companies from time to …

News about Apple's 2020 lineup of iPhones is continuing to ramp up, and we already know all the iPhones expected to launch later this year are likely to come equipped with OLED screens. Now it's reported that Samsung Display will deliver a majority of the screens for the upcoming iPhones. Apple …

Though Google Stadia has appeared to be mostly forgotten by the gaming community at large, the game streaming service is slowly but surely adding new titles to its platform. The latest game to come to Stadia is The Elder Scrolls Online, which will arrive on the 16th of June, and …

It's an external SSD/hub, designed specifically for Apple's MacBooks