We bet this one wasn't on your 2024 Bingo card. Intel and AMD are partnering to establish a new advisory committee to enhance and further integrate the x86 ecosystem, intensifying the competition against Arm.
Read More »HP is updating its monitor lineup with four new IPS Black monitors
HP is expanding its monitor line-up with four new models. All these monitors belong to the HP Series 7 and feature IPS Black panels, which offer the same benefits as standard IPS displays with enhanced contrast in an effort to get deeper black levels. Starting with the HP 738pu, it …
Read More »HP Omen OLED monitor set to launch at CES
HP's HyperX and Omen brands plan to expand their lineups with a few new gaming products at CES 2024. Besides gaming peripherals such as keyboards, headsets, mice and controllers, HP's gaming brands are also launching a new 4K OLED gaming monitor and new laptops. According to Windows Report, there's a …
Read More »Upcoming HP Omen 17 gaming laptop can be configured with an RTX 4090 16GB GPU
It looks like Nvidia will soon be launching the first RTX 40 mobile GPUs for laptops. It seems the upcoming HP Omen 17 gaming laptop will be one of the first to feature a new-gen Nvidia laptop GPU, as it has been spotted with the RTX 4090 listed as a …
Read More »HP launches X27q – combining understated design with gaming-grade specs
HP has been revamping its line-up of gaming monitors recently, with the new understated HP X34 and HP X32 displays. Now, following the game theme, HP is also launching the X27q, using the same simple design, while packing gaming-oriented features, like QHD resolution and 165Hz refresh rate. Ignoring the display …
Read More »HP X32 gaming monitor packs a 32-inch QHD IPS panel with a 165Hz refresh rate
HP is launching a new display to join the ranks of the 32-inch WQHD gaming monitors. Simply named X32, the new HP gaming monitor has an understated design without the characteristic gaming aesthetics. However, its specifications are pretty decent, offering a 165Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time for a …
Read More »HP launches X34 ultra-wide gaming monitor with 165Hz refresh rate
HP's gaming monitor line-up is getting a new entry this month, the HP X34, not to be confused with Acer's own ultra-wide X34 monitor. The HP X34 packs an ultra-wide IPS panel with 1ms response times and a 165Hz refresh rate. The HP X34 comes with a 34-inch IPS panel …
Read More »HP Omen 16 revealed with Radeon RX 6000M graphics
HP has recently announced the first Radeon RX 6000M-powered laptop, the Omen 16 2021. Aside from being the first laptop with a Radeon RX 6000M GPU, it is also the first 16-inch Omen laptop. The HP Omen 16 laptop will come with up to an Intel Core i7-11800H processor or …
Read More »HP acquiring HyperX from Kingston in $425 million deal
In an unexpected announcement today, HP has revealed that it has acquired HyperX from Kingston. Kingston will continue to operate its memory business, but the HyperX gaming peripherals brand will now be moving on to new ownership. HyperX will support “HP's strategy to drive growth in its Personal Systems business”. …
Read More »HP announces S750 SSD in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB form
HP is back in the SSD arena, this time with a new S750 2.5″ SATA model coming in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB options. All three models were announced this week, produced in a partnership with BiWin, the same company that has made other SSDs for HP in the past. In …
Read More »A new NVMe SSD from HP has appeared online
We don't typically think of HP as a storage manufacturer, but the company does have a pre-existing SSD product stack. Now, a new drive has appeared on the HP website known as the HP EX900 Pro M.2 SSD, sporting read and write speed of up to 2100MB/s and 1500MB/s respectively. HP's …
Read More »HP updates its Omen gaming desktops and launches new 27-inch gaming monitor
HP has just updated its Omen line of desktops, adding the new 25L and 30L gaming PCs, built with components from HyperX, Cooler Master and Western Digital. Additionally, the company has also launched the new HP Omen 27i gaming monitor that uses an LG Nano IPS panel. Over the last …
Read More »HP is working with Valve and Microsoft on a ‘next gen’ VR headset
It looks like Valve and Microsoft aren't done with third-party partnerships in the virtual reality space. This week, HP announced that it is developing a “next gen” VR headset in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft, presumably meaning it will support both Windows Mixed Reality and Steam VR. The announcement doesn't …
Read More »HP rejects Xerox acquisition offer but remains open to exploring the possibility further
A couple of weeks ago, we first heard that Xerox was planning on making an acquisition offer to take over HP, as part of a deal backed by a major bank. While HP is looking to shake up its business by cutting down its work force by 16 percent, the …
Read More »Xerox considers HP takeover
Xerox, with a market value of $8.23 billion, is planning to make a cash-and-stock offer for HP, a $29.85 billion company. According to rumours, the company board analysed the possibility this Tuesday, and there's a major bank backing this offer. In October, HP had announced that it would cut up …
Read More »New AMD Navi GPU listed by HP
This has been quite the week for PC hardware leaks. We’ve been hearing a lot about Threadripper, Intel 10th Gen, Cascade Lake-X and various motherboards but now, we are also getting early news of upcoming graphics cards. Specifically, new GPUs based on AMD’s Navi architecture. Over the weekend, we began …
Read More »HP’s latest consumer VR headset has the highest resolution display to date
When the first wave of Windows Mixed Reality headsets were revealed, HP was among the few early supporters for the platform. Now a few years later, HP has had time to develop a new and improved headset, featuring the highest resolution VR display we've seen in a consumer headset to …
Read More »CES 2019: HP to launch the first Nvidia BFGD in February, complete with built-in Nvidia Shield
Update: Although HP’s Omen X Emperium is being marketed at 144Hz, PR representative Jen Andersson has confirmed to KitGuru all BFGD devices are set to ship at 120Hz. Owners will then have the option to manually overclock the display within the settings. Original Story: Nvidia’s effort to bring 4K, 144Hz …
Read More »Omen by HP 27 Gaming Monitor Review
It's a very stylish monitor from HP - but can it justify the £699 asking price?
Read More »The first ARM-powered Windows 10 laptop is more expensive than expected
Microsoft has been working on bringing Windows 10 to ARM chipsets for a couple of years now, with the goal of launching affordable portable PCs. The full roll out is expected to kick off over the next few months, but today HP gave us a preview of what to expect, …
Read More »Nvidia is bringing high refresh rates, G-Sync and HDR to 65-inch 4K displays
PC gaming is great but more often than not, if you want low latency, high refresh rates and G-Sync, then you are going to have to settle for a 27-inch monitor over something like a large living room TV. Nvidia is looking to change that this year with the announcement …
Read More »Hundreds of HP laptops have been affected by a hidden keylogger
Back in May, HP was struck with the surprising revelation that some models of its laptops had been shipping with a keylogger preinstalled on the systems. It seems that history is repeating itself, as a security researcher has discovered a second keylogger that could have affected more than 460 models …
Read More »The first two Windows 10 ‘mixed reality’ headsets are now available
Late last year, Microsoft announced that it would be launching mixed reality headsets built for Windows 10 at some point in 2017. We have already seen a few third-party companies show off their own Windows 10 mixed reality headsets and today, two of them are hitting retail, one from Acer …
Read More »HP breathes new life into its OMEN gaming line-up
HP’s push into the gaming market continues as the company has begun rolling out a new line of OMEN systems, including desktops, notebooks and an upcoming portable VR system. Interestingly, the OMEN X VR Backpack meant to launch this month seems to have also had a rework and a slight delay …
Read More »HP has been unknowingly shipping a keylogger with its laptops but a fix is coming
Update: Since publishing our initial story yesterday, HP has been in touch with us to provide a statement, confirming that HP did not develop the key logging driver itself. However, it has since been in touch with the developer and will be rolling out a fixed version later today. Here's …
Read More »HP is finally launching its vaunted portable VR system, the Omen X VR Backpack
Almost a year after the initial news broke, HP's foray into VR technology will finally reach shops come June this year, reports PC World. Little is known of the device's specs, however. HP has disclosed it will weigh 4.5 Kgs (10 lbs), include dual batteries for hot-swapping without powering down …
Read More »Updated: HP is recalling 100,000 laptop batteries, issues statement
Updated: After publishing our initial story yesterday, HP got in touch with us to provide a statement on the recall: “On January 24, in cooperation with various government regulatory agencies, HP is announcing the expansion of a June 2016 worldwide voluntary safety recall and replacement program for certain notebook computer …
Read More »HP is recalling 100,000 laptop batteries
It looks like Samsung isn't the only company to run into some bad luck with batteries lately as HP has announced that it is recalling thousands of laptop batteries due to risk of overheating and catching fire. The recall affects 101,000 laptop batteries in total, all sold between March 2013 …
Read More »HTC and HP team up for ‘budget’ Vive VR system bundle
Hopping on to the virtual reality bandwagon isn't cheap. Not only do you need to shell out around £800 for the headset and make sure your gaming PC is up to scratch, but the recent downturn in the pound's value against the dollar hasn't helped things. To ease that blow to …
Read More »HP has launched the world’s thinnest laptop
It looks like HP is going to shake up the laptop market a little bit as the company launched the world's thinnest laptop this week. Known as the HP Spectre, the laptop measures in at just 10.4mm thick and is packed with Intel's Skylake tech as well as a PCIe …
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