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For a 4-bay NAS, the TS-435B is a really compact design measuring just 226 x 170 x 168mm.

Strongbox, a company known for its workstations and render farms, has teamed up with ASUS this week to break some world records. As part of a partnership with ASUS, Strongbox put together a rendering-focussed build featuring a whopping eight GTX 1080Tis. In all, the system ended up setting a new …

Apple has been preparing for the high demand of its next flagship smartphone, with production on the iPhone 8 starting much earlier than usual. Despite this, it looks like only 4 million units will be ready for release due to a shortage of OLED panels. Samsung were to provide as …

Since its launch, speedrunners have been having quite a bit of fun with Arkane's Prey reboot. Just a few days after launch, one speedrunner managed to beat the game in less than twenty minutes and now, it looks like someone else has joined the fray to challenge the record-holder. This …

Following on from yesterday's performance preview, today AMD officially launched the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, delivering AMD's latest GPU architecture to consumers for the first time. AMD is pitching this as the world's fastest graphics card for machine learning development and advanced visualization workloads. Pricing is also a bit different …

This year, crypto-currency mining appears to be making a bit of a resurgence, which has caused increased demand for mainstream GPUs, with popular options like the RX 570 and GTX 1060 consistently going out of stock and fluctuating in price. To help satisfy this demand for mining specific GPUs, ASUS …

Super Thin, super quiet, 120hz IPS panel, New GTX 1080 Max-Q, Intel Core i7 7700HQ. Is this the new laptop YOU want?

KitGuru has reviewed a handful of Drobo products in recent years and today we present our analysis of their latest Thunderbolt 3/USB C DAS called the Drobo 5D3. Drobo are still working on finalising Thunderbolt 3 Windows support so we were asked to review this particular sample on an Apple …

This week, Thermaltake has launched a trio of new Tempered Glass edition cases. The new Supressor F, Core V71 full tower and Core V51 mid-tower now all come in tempered glass versions, featuring a 4mm thick window, a GPU riser support bracket and full capacity/expandability for custom watercooling. Tempered glass …

This is your chance to win a £2,200 4,500 watt bluetooth speaker from French audio masters Devialet!

Two new keyboards from Cooler Master - entry-level kit done right?

Cooler Master is bolstering its peripherals lineup this week with the launch of the MasterKeys S PBT and MasterKeys L PBT. Both keyboards take what was great about past MasterKeys boards and adds PBT keycaps, which are enhanced for a better typing experience. The MasterKeys S is the tenkeyless model …

When it comes to smart home products, it can be tough to for a regular user determine which is right for them. Fortunately this week, researchers made things easier for the rest of us by putting Google Home up against the Amazon Echo using a comprehensive 3000-question test. As it …

Microsoft has confirmed this week that a portion of its Windows 10 source code has leaked online. However, the leak isn't quite as bad as first  believed. Initially, a report over the weekend claimed that a massive 32TB of data had leaked from Microsoft, containing source code and unreleased builds …

Seven years ago, the European Commission hit Intel with a massive €1.06 billion fine, after ruling that the company had been trying to stifle AMD's own chip business. Since the fine came through, Intel has been working its way through an appeals process and after its most recent attempt in …

While the enthusiast gaming audience will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on the RX Vega, we will be getting our first taste of AMD's latest GPU architecture quite soon. The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is supposed to start shipping next week and while it isn't …

At E3 this year, Microsoft had a rather impressive showing, with 42 game reveals on stage. However, only a handful of those were exclusive first-party games, leaving many still wondering what's next for Xbox following the launches of Crackdown 3 and Sea of Thieves. Fortunately from the sounds of it, …

Update: Following on from our original story published this morning (see below), Rockstar has been in touch with us to say that OpenIV has been reinstated, with a new build now being pushed out to users. OpenIV will remain available for the foreseeable future. A tweet from the GTANet forum …

There have been a lot of rumours and leaks surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 over the last few weeks. So far, we are expecting to see a larger version of the Infinity Display, more RAM and a dual-camera design. All of that hardware doesn't come cheap though, with a …

Fireball has been a hot topic lately, with security firm, CheckPoint,  claiming that this branch of Chinese malware has infected 250 million computers worldwide.  However, it turns out that the number of infected PCs may have been massively overestimated, as Microsoft has since spoken out against this claim, asking for …

It's a stylish pair of wireless earphones from Sennheiser. Worth the £169.95 asking price?

While gamers do have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the upcoming Radeon RX Vega, for Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is launching before the end of the month for the professional crowd. AMD promised a late June launch for this GPU and it seems they will …

Buying the correct power supply should take a little thought. Some people think they can just buy the cheapest power supply, slap it in a system and forget about it. How wrong they are.

Late last year, Oculus launched its own Touch Controllers. These were a significant step up for virtual reality, improving on both the traditional gamepad and even the wands that come with the HTC Vive. However, Valve isn't too far behind and this week, the company began shipping out its own …

Futuremark, the company behind the widely used PCMark, 3DMark and VRMark benchmarking tools has now released PCMark 10 for all users. This is an updated version of the benchmarking tool for Windows 10, featuring new and improved workloads all wrapped up in a faster, more user-friendly application. Previously, only PCMark …

At Computex earlier this month, Intel officially lifted the curtain on its new family of processors- the Core-X series, alongside the new X299 chipset. Now with retail availability not too far off, we are starting to see the first X299 motherboards and Core-X CPUs go up for pre-order. Let's start …

There have been quite a few leaks regarding the next iPhone over the last few months, some more trustworthy than others. Today's leak comes from a very trusted source, giving us our first decent look at the front and back of the next iPhone redesign. This is the iPhone currently …

In the market for a 1080p console replacement? Then the Asus GR8 II Mini Gaming PC might just tick all the boxes.

Traction has picked up for the Nintendo Switch as owners will not only be receiving a new Metroid and Pokemon RPG in the future, but a selection of peripherals to choose from. Two companies this week unveiled their new additions to the Switch lineup, with new SNES-style wireless controllers on …

Since the success of Pokemon GO the augmented reality scene has received a lot of attention, with many developers trying recreate the same achievement with other beloved franchises. Abhishek Singh seems to be getting closer, bringing Mario’s world to life on Microsoft’s HoloLens. It’s difficult to bring Mario to AR …