MediaTek and Alcatel OneTouch Launch the POP Astro for T-Mobile USA
Recently a new budget oriented device was launched on T-Mobile USA. It's the Alcatel OneTouch POP Astro. At $149.76 outright, the POP Astro is aimed squarely at buyers who...
5 by Brandon Chester on 5/4/2015ASRock Rack Announces Mini-ITX LGA2011-3 Motherboard, with Quad-Channel SO-DIMM DDR4
Hot on the heels of the recent announcement of a Haswell-E based mini-ITX motherboard from the main motherboard division of ASRock, the ASRock X99E-ITX, the server division has decided...
10 by Ian Cutress on 5/4/2015Update to PSU Testing 2015: A Minor Change
Today I want to discuss a minor change in our PSU testing procedures, and how they have evolved since our 2014 - How We Test PSUs pipeline post. To date...
18 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/4/2015Microsoft Hololens Hands-On
Yesterday I was lucky enough to get a chance to try out the much vaunted Hololens, which is a completely new device from Microsoft which provides “Augmented Reality” as...
33 by Brett Howse on 5/1/2015Microsoft Acquires Pen Technology From N-Trig Ltd
In a move that has long been rumoured, Microsoft has announced today on the Surface Blog that they have acquired the digital pen technology from N-Trig Ltd. This is...
22 by Brett Howse on 5/1/2015A Quick Look at One M9 RAW Photos
Yesterday, HTC updated their HTC Camera application for devices with HTC Sense. Normally, this isn't worth discussing, but the changelog had an entry for RAW photography mode on the...
43 by Joshua Ho on 5/1/2015PC Gaming Show To Take Place At E3 2015
Though this isn’t strictly hardware news, it’s hard to argue that PC hardware and PC gaming aren’t inexorably linked, especially in the case of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo...
13 by Ryan Smith on 4/30/2015AMD Crossfire Freesync Update: Delayed
When AMD launched Freesync back in March, one of the limitations of the initial launch version was that only single-GPU configurations were supported. Multi-GPU Crossfire systems could not be...
92 by Ryan Smith on 4/30/2015Xbox Game Streaming Demonstrated At Build
Today I got a chance to try the new game streaming ability of Xbox One at a breakout session. For those that are unaware, Xbox Game Streaming will allow...
17 by Brett Howse on 4/30/2015Microsoft Details Windows 10 Staggered Release Schedule
Today at a special breakout session, Corporate VP of the Operating Systems Group Joe Belfiore confirmed that the launch schedule for Windows 10 is going to be summer (he...
30 by Brett Howse on 4/30/2015Windows 10 Build 10074 Now Available
As if Microsoft has not had enough Windows news today, they have also released a new build of Windows 10 into the pipeline. Unlike the last build, this one...
27 by Brett Howse on 4/29/2015Microsoft Demonstrates Android and iOS Applications Running On Windows 10
Much to the dismay of some viewers watching at home, Microsoft's BUILD developer conference today actually focused on technologies designed to benefit developers. However, some of the new developer...
78 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015Microsoft Details Improvements To The Windows Store For Users, Businesses, And Developers
The Windows store was a large area of focus during today's Microsoft BUILD keynote. As Microsoft expands Windows across multiple platforms and devices, part of their strategy has been...
5 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015Microsoft Shows Off Continuum For Windows 10 Phones
Today Microsoft revealed a number of new features relating to their various platforms at their BUILD developer conference. One of the most interesting features shown was the Continuum feature...
17 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015Microsoft's Project Spartan Browser Officially Named Microsoft Edge
Today during the opening keynote of the Microsoft BUILD developer conference the official name of Microsoft's new web browser was revealed. The new browser has previously been referred to...
25 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015LG Announces the G4: 5.5-inch QHD with Snapdragon 808
In a joint event between London and New York, LG has lifted the veil on the next iteration of its high-end smartphone, the G4. The G3's designs largely borrows...
125 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 4/28/2015Apple Releases FY 2015 Q2 Earnings Results: Strong Growth In China Fuel Large Sales
Today Apple announced their earnings for their second quarter for fiscal year 2015. Once again, iPhone dominated their revenue stream, with 40% more units sold and 55% more revenue...
67 by Brett Howse on 4/27/2015Samsung Releases Second 840 EVO Performance Fix
If nothing else, the odyssey of Samsung’s 840 EVO has not been lacking in excitement. After initially launching in 2013 to great fanfare as an excellent, strong-performing low-cost drive...
74 by Ryan Smith on 4/27/2015ASUS Announces the ZenBook Pro UX501
Today Asus announced their new ZenBook Pro UX501. The ZenBook Pro UX501 sits above all the other ZenBooks as a flagship laptop for people who need serious processing power...
36 by Brandon Chester on 4/27/2015Imagination Announces Free MIPSfpga Design For Academia
While we admittedly don’t cover much in the way of education/university-related announcements, this one from Imagination this morning caught my eye. As part of Imagination’s ongoing university relations program, the...
16 by Ryan Smith on 4/27/2015