Only a few weeks ago, AMD officially announced that Ryzen Threadripper 3000 will be released in November. At the time, no solid date for the release was provided. However, confidential documents have now been leaked, which apparently suggest that Threadripper 3000 will be initially launched on 5th November. Yesterday we …
Read More »EE usurps Vodafone’s 5G launch, will start roll out next week
A couple of weeks ago, Vodafone announced plans to become the first UK carrier to offer 5G, with the service set to go live in July. Today, EE usurped those plans by announcing that it will be kicking off its own 5G roll out in May, more than a month …
Read More »Radeon VII launch stock in the UK is low but more GPUs are already on the way
Last month during CES, AMD announced that it would be launching the Radeon VII, a new high-end graphics card based on 7nm Vega. There have already been whispers of low launch stock, but it looks like we now have some credible numbers for those of us in the UK. KitGuru …
Read More »Intel’s 28-core Xeon W-3175X has arrived
While we've been hearing whispers about Intel's 28-core Xeon processor since 2017, the W-3175X was only announced in October last year. The initial December launch date was missed but today, Intel announced that the chip is ready for prime time. The Intel Xeon W-3175X comes unlocked, with a base speed …
Read More »Fallout 76 beta is live on Xbox One, will arrive on PC and PS4 next week
We're coming up to the launch of Fallout 76, and beta testing has officially kicked off. Last night, Bethesda's experimental Fallout title was playable to those on Xbox One, albeit in a short four-hour window. More opportunities to play will pop up over the week, with times shifting around to …
Read More »OnePlus launches the OnePlus 6T at the end of the month
A whole host of flagship smartphones are launching this month, with Google’s Pixel 3 line-up arriving on the 9th and Huawei shortly following on the 16th. Price to performance king OnePlus has announced that it will also be joining the fray, unveiling its OnePlus 6T on the 30th. Aesthetically, the …
Read More »RTX 2080Ti ‘general availability’ pushed back by one week
While the RTX 2080 will continue to be readily available from the 20th of September onwards, those after an RTX 2080Ti will have to wait a little bit longer.
Read More »The Honor 10 boasts an ‘AI Camera’, 5.8-inch screen and a low price tag
It is officially launch day for the Honor 10 smartphone here in London. The ‘AI powered' smartphone will be available in Europe starting today, complete with some funky design changes, some decent specs and a fairly low price tag. The Honor 10 seems to take a lot of its design …
Read More »Viglen gaming PC range appears on eBuyer
Back in September, we reported that XMA was preparing to launch Viglen PCs in to the UK retail channel. Systems were on show at the EGX gaming event at the NEC and were well received by gamers. Now a full range of systems has appeared on eBuyer. How much impact …
Read More »Supply struggles may hamper the iPhone X launch
Apple is set to open up pre-orders for the iPhone X in just one week and with iPhone 8 sales down, it seems that many are holding out for the release. Unfortunately, it seems that various production issues may hamper the launch, with analysts predicting that only 2-3 million units …
Read More »Asus kick off latest gen ZenFone 4 line with six new devices
The first generation Asus ZenFone 4s kicked off the company’s attempt to break into the modern smartphone market back in 2014. Fast forward three years later and we are entering its fourth generation, with Asus announcing six new handsets in the ZenFone 4 line, each sporting dual lens cameras. The …
Read More »Intel’s 8th generation CPUs are going to be revealed this month, release later this year
Intel planning to livestream its Coffee Lake unveiling. CPUs will roll out before the end of the year.
Read More »OnePlus 5 packs a punch for under £500, full specifications and release date revealed
OnePlus has made headlines the past few weeks, with each leak of its new flagship-killer leaving fans a little less settled. After three and a half years in development, the OnePlus 5 has been fully revealed ahead of its launch on the 27th of June. With just a slight markup …
Read More »Custom-cooled versions of the RX Vega will apparently begin shipping in August
It has been quite some time since we've heard any news surrounding AMD's launch of the RX Vega. From what we know so far, the GPU is set to launch in late July and according to new reports this week, add-in board partners will begin shipping their own custom versions …
Read More »The OnePlus 5 is on the way, reveal event happening this month
There has been much speculation surrounding the upcoming OnePlus 5 in recent months but it looks like all of our questions will soon be answered. This week, OnePlus announced that it would be revealing its next smartphone later this month, so expect ‘the flagship killer' to return quite soon. The OnePlus …
Read More »SpaceX completes second launch-pad booster landing
SpaceX has followed up its successful launch and return of a Falcon 9 rocket earlier this year, with another, though this time the booster touched down at SpaceX's Landing Zone One, having taken off from the iconic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. Doubly successful, the mission's main payload, a Dragon capsule full …
Read More »AMD’s Ryzen confirmed for early March launch
AMD has confirmed that it will be launching its new-generation CPUs, called Ryzen, in early March this year, giving us our first real concrete launch date for the technology. We were previously told to expect the new chips in the first quarter of this year, but now we know for …
Read More »Space X returns to launch success with satellite payload
Space X has returned to Low Earth Orbit once again, with the successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket over the weekend. In its first launch since a random unscheduled disassembly (RUD) on the launchpad in 2016, the rocket not only delivered its payload to orbit, but the first stage …
Read More »Update: Space X is getting back on the (rocket) horse on 14th Jan
Space X has had to push back its first launch since a refuelling accident late last year, to the 14th January. Although it was initially scheduled to launch its Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of Iridium satellites on Monday, 9th January, winds and other adverse weather conditions have forced …
Read More »‘Impossible’ EM Drive will soon have its first space test
The radio frequency resonant cavity thruster, otherwise known as the electromagnetic drive, or EM Drive, that so flummoxed scientists around the world over the past couple of years, is set to have its first test in space in the coming months. It's creator has booked a flight aboard a CubeSat …
Read More »HyperX Alloy FPS Keyboard Revealed at Gamescom 2016
Following the huge success of the Cloud and Cloud II headsets, HyperX is now moving into the gaming keyboard market. The move toward peripherals makes sense from a branding and marketing point of view when your key products (i.e. DDR and SSD) normally remain hidden from view. At Gamescom 2016, …
Read More »Slow-motion footage of Space X rocket launches are mesmerising
One of the coolest things about rockets, is that they go unbelievably fast – relatively speaking. But that makes actually seeing everything they do rather difficult, especially when you factor in all of that light and exhaust. Fortunately Space X has some ultra-slow motion footage to give us a better …
Read More »Space X completes first successful test of landed booster rocket
After a troubled 2015, Space X has been landing first stage boosters from its Falcon 9 rocket all year. But the only way these recycled boosters can save the company money is if they can actually be re-used. On the road to that first re-usable rocket system, Space X has …
Read More »Would you want a Space X landing pad near you?
Space X is looking to build two new landing pads at the Cape Canaveral Air Force base in California, so that it can attempt to land all three Falcon 9 rockets used to make up a Falcon Heavy launch. However, it needs to receive approval first and as part of …
Read More »Nintendo’s NX could be a portable console, with cartridge games
Nintendo's next generation console may blend the future with the past, as a number of rumours are now suggesting that it will support cartridges for games. That tie to the past won't mean you're tied to your living room though, as the NX is also said to be a portable console …
Read More »Nvidia unveils Pascal GTX Titan X a month early
By all accounts, Nvidia was expected to unveil its uber-high-end Pascal GTX Titan-X at Gamescom in August, but out of the blue it dropped last night. Nvidia came bearing images, specs and a swanky video trailer. At this point it would be weird if hardware launched without one. Nvidia terms this …
Read More »Uncharted 4 copies ‘stolen in transit’ in UK
In the last year, two shipments of Nintendo products have been stolen in transit here in the UK and now the same thing is happening to Sony, as a “violent assault” resulted in early copies of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End being stolen. A few copies of the game have …
Read More »AMD Radeon Pro Duo benchmark results leak ahead of launch
Right now, rumour is pointing towards AMD finally launching its dual-Fury graphics card, the AMD Radeon Pro, later this week and now that looks even more likely as some benchmark results for the card have leaked on to the web this evening. As we reported last week, at least one …
Read More »Fresh Nvidia GTX 1080 image finds its way online
A couple of weeks back, we got out first look at what could be the new cooler design for Nvidia's upcoming series of Pascal graphics cards. At the time, the image was of a ‘work in progress' model but now a snap of the final product appears to have found …
Read More »Oculus Rift customers are facing shipping delays
Oculus has been facing some issues with the launch of the Rift, last week the company revealed that it was facing a component shortage and now this week, customers are being warned of lengthy delays and given new shipping windows. Oculus sent out some shipping update emails to customers last …
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