Latest Articles and Reviews
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Crucial BX500 4TB 2.5 inch SSD Review
SSD |The BX500 4TB drive behaves as expected for a QLC drive and presents the same shortcomings as the P310 drive, meaning that we have a considerably lower TBW versus TLC NAND and a very low write speed when writing directly to QLC, between 10MB/s and 20MB/s, basically lower than regular HDDs.
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Silicon Power QS58 20000 mAh Power Bank Review
The QS58 power bank from Silicon Power comes in handy when you need to recharge multiple devices from a single source, while being packed with a lot of safety technologies. The remaining charge is displayed via a simple 4-LED display and can be easily taken with you on flights, complying with IATA regulations.
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Patriot Viper Venom 32GB (2X16GB) 7000MT/s Memory Kit Review
Memory |The non-RGB version of the Viper Venom DDR5-7000 memory kit runs great on Intel platforms and compatibility is assured with many motherboards thanks to the inclusion of no less than 3 XMP 3.0 profiles. 32GB of installed RAM is becoming mainstream to be able to handle lots of game launchers in the background, browser tabs and games…
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Shuttle XPC nano NA10H7 Barebone Review
The AMD-based NA10H7 barebone from Shuttle has impressed us quite a bit thanks to the Ryzen 7 8845HS APU which can pack quite a punch with the 8-thread APU, for a total of 16 threads with HT and the integrated AMD Radeon 780 GPU, which is around the dedicated Radeon RX 470 dedicated GPU in terms of…
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Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Gaming Keyboard Review
As the SteelSeries Apex PRO Gen 3, Huntsman V3 Pro is the ultimate keyboard for competitive gamers, integrating the latest technologies such as adjustable actuation, Razer Snap Tap, Rapid Trigger Mode and direct integration with controller buttons. The actuation force is lighter than with the well-known CHERRY MX Reds for a faster reaction speed, while the PBT…
Latest News from around the web
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The next iPhone might have more color options
Hey there! We lay out why Netflix’s new pricing tier (still in testing) is inevitable, Fortnite Playground is a (not-long-for-this-world) hit and how smart, secure bikes are changing one editor’s approach to cycling.
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Lian Li announces PC-O11 Air high-airflow case
Up to four radiators.
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Netflix renews ‘Aggretsuko’ and commits to more new anime
Netflix is going all-in on anime, renewing another series and bringing in a bunch of new ones, it announced at the Anime 2018 festival. There’ll certainly be a lot of variety, starting with season 2 of Aggretsuko (below, arriving in 2019) about a red…
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Cooler Master MasterAir G100M RGB UFO Cooler Review with two videos
Unlike the recently tested MA410P, MA610P and MA620P tower coolers, the small round Cooler Master G100M UFO cooler is more for the small space requirement in Micro ATX or Mini ITX enclosures, without sacrificing an optical highlight. We test whether the cooling performance is still satisfactory and also have the 360 degree view, a new video with sound and yet another video with all the RGB effects in our OCinside YouTube channel.
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Scientists reprogram T Cells to target autoimmune diseases
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco have uncovered a gene-editing technique which could provide safer treatments for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases. The breakthrough — which involves the CRISPR/Cas9 system — w…
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Facebook reportedly in talks for a Cristiano Ronaldo reality show
News emerged back in May that global football sensation (and model, and philanthropist, and…) Cristiano Ronaldo was working on a scripted drama for Facebook Watch about an all-girls soccer team in upstate New York. But the social media giant might…
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Microsoft may offer a Movies & TV app on Android and iOS
If you have a Windows PC and don’t have a Windows Mobile handheld — and who could blame you — Microsoft has been making sure that core apps like Edge and Launcher would be available on Android and iOS devices so you can continue to use the company’…
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When will Nissan EVs drive themselves?
Autoblog recently went to Japan to drive cars, ride trains, and talk to carmakers about automotive history and the future of mobility. This video is part of a larger in a series of special reports from Japan. YOKOHAMA, Jap…
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Belkin power bank charges with your iPhone’s Lightning cable
The need to use proprietary Lightning cables with your iPhone creates some complications, including for external batteries — you’ll have to carry a separate cable just to top up your power pack. We can’t guarantee that Apple will solve the problem…
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MoviePass’ surge pricing starts today
Last month, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe announced that surge pricing would soon go into effect, charging customers a little extra for movies and showtimes that are especially popular. That added fee, which MoviePass is calling Peak Pricing, starts rolli…
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Tesla hit by Chinese tariffs
Trade war begins to bite
Despite signs that Tesla is beginning to turn the corner on production, it faces a new set of woes tomorrow.
Unless China and the USA call the whole trade war off, North American manufacturers Tesla and Ford will face a 40 percent tariff when import restrictions go into effect tomorrow.
China has made it easier for non-US vehicles to be imported, reducing the tariff on those from 25 percent to 15 percent, increasing the pressure on American manufacturers.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Tesla outlets in Shanghai said that stocks “are running low”. The dealerships will have to raise prices on the already pricey vehicles.
The same newspaper said that China and Mexico will exact tariffs on provolone and mozzarella cheeses.
US manufacturers have put their overstocked cheese in refrigerators, hoping the financial temperature will rise above freezing and they can start selling their products to Mexico and China again.
The expected chaos of the continuing trade wars on electronic supply chains – wars initiated by the US president, and including former allies the European Union and Canada, have yet to emerge.
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Australian airport begins passport-free biometric check-in trials
Qantas passengers who travel through Sydney Airport will be among the first groups of travelers to use facial recognition in automated check-ins, bag drop, lounge access and plane boarding. The system will ultimately allow officials to process travel…
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[M] Creative iRoar Wireless Intelligent Speaker Review
After fully charging the iRoar as soon as it arrived, we have connected the speaker via USB to our computer, in order to try out the Dashboard but also to check for the latest firmware updates. The software has updated the speaker firmware in about a minute and we were ready to rock! After listening plenty of clips on YouTube, some TV shows and the Death Wish movie with Bruce Willis, we were quite surprised how loud the speaker can get. After enabling Roar mode, everything got boosted, including the bass effects, which is a treat during action scenes. The speaker can deliver when playing games as well, thanks to the multitude of drivers (active (subwoofer driver and the two frontal tweeter drivers) and passive (two radiators on the side)).
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Samsung’s Galaxy S9 couldn’t keep profit growth on pace in Q2
Samsung’s projected operating profit for April to June of 2018 is around $700 million more than its profit from the same period last year. At $13.2 billion, though, it’s still going to be much smaller than the $14 and the $14.4 billion profit it post…
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‘Fortnite’ Playground mode has one more week to live
It’s no secret that we love Fortnite’s 4-player “Playground” mode. Whether you just need a bit of training or want to experiment with the game’s features in creative ways, after a delayed launch it’s there for you — at least for another week. Epic p…
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GIGABYTE AORUS K7 Review @ Vortez
The AORUS K7 will have to do a great job to set itself apart from the pack, and it does make a good first move. Swaying away from plastic for the top fascia, the K7 offers a metal one which looks and feels quite premium. Things like the highly adjustable feet stands, and on-the-fly controls do also help its push to differentiate itself.
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$3,950 will get you a life-size BB-8 that doesn’t move
If you’ve been wanting a life-sized replica of Star Wars’ BB-8, Sideshow Collectibles will soon have you covered. The company just announced its BB-8 Life-Size Figure, a 37-inch tall replica of the adorable droid that appeared in Star Wars: The Force…
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Tesla Model 3 gets self-parking with Summon feature
Can open/close the garage door
Thanks to an over-the-air software update, Tesla’s Model 3 finally got the “Summon” feature which was already available on the Model S and the Model X cars.
According to a Tweet from none other than Elon Musk, which came as a response to a Tweet from Tesla’s official Twitter account, Tesla Model 3 will now be able to get in and out of the garage without a driver at the wheel. The feature can also be linked to garage doors, allowing it to open and close as it starts the autonomous parking process.
Note, no one is in the car or controlling remotely. Car is driving entirely by itself.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 5, 2018Elon Musk was keen to confirm that no one was at the wheel or that the car was controlled remotely.
Tesla had a hard time with Model 3 which cost the company a lot and has only recently reached the goal of making 5000 Model 3 cars in seven days. Those 5000 Model 3s are a big part of Tesla’s milestone of 7000 cars a week.
The Tesla Model 3 Summon update started rolling out last month, together with the WiFi access, as it has previously relied only on LTE for updates.
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NGD Launches Catalina 2 Programmable SSDs
NGD Systems has announced its second-generation SSDs that feature compute capabilities. The Catalina 2 drives come in both 2.5-inch/U.2 and add-in-card form-factors, and are aimed at high-density servers for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and computer vision (CV) server applications. The drives feature 16 TB – 32 TB capacities depending on the form-factor and use 3D TLC NAND memory.
On a high level, NGD’s Catalina 2 drives are NVMe 1.3-compliant SSDs featuring a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface and based on Toshiba’s BICS3 3D TLC NAND memory. It is noteworthy that NGD’s architecture supports any 3D TLC flash and is 3D QLC ready, so the manufacturer can adopt any type of flash and is not dependent on its supplier. In fact, the AIC versions of the drives rely on M.2 modules that can be switched at any time. U.2/2.5-inch Catalina SSDs will be available in 4 TB, 8 TB, and 16 TB configurations, whereas add-on-cards will support maximum capacity of 32 TB. Peak read/write performance of the Catalina 2 drives can be as high as 3.9 GB/s, but this is not the main selling point of these SSDs. As for power consumption, the U.2 is speced for 12 W (which is in-line with requirements of enterprise-grade 2.5-inch storage devices), while AIC consumes up to 13 W.
Just like in case of the original Catalina drives launched in early 2017, the key features of the Catalina 2 are in-storage processing capabilities (In-Situ Processing), patented Elastic FTL (Flash Translation Layer) algorithm, and a strong LDPC-based ECC (since it is QLC ready, it must feature a strong ECC). The NGD Catalina 2 are based on a recent Xilinx FPGA featuring several general-purpose ARM Cortex-A53 cores along with programmable transistors, and flexible I/O capabilities. The FPGA runs a micro-OS based on Linux to perform in-storage processing along with flash management, and ECC tasks.
Processing data on an SSD enables to perform relatively simple tasks (e.g., search, analyze, etc.) without moving massive amounts of data to host CPU or over a network, which greatly reduces loads on data buses and networks, therefore speeding up processing while reducing overall power consumption of a data center. Because workloads vary greatly, NGD does not like to talk about raw performance numbers of its drives because their value for the end clients does not necessarily depend on it.
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Wooting One @ LanOC Reviews
So the big trend recently in mechanical keyboards has been optical switches. You have even seen companies like Razer jumping on just this past week. I’ve had a few in the office testing like the Bloody B975 that I reviewed a few weeks ago. But there is one keyboard that is taking a different approach. Its called the Wooting One. It’s an optical keyboard as ell and its been out for a while. They actually have their Kickstarter live right now for the full sized Wooting Two. Anyhow, I have been testing the TKL sized Wooting One for a while now. It uses Flaretech optical switches and with those, they are able to offer a full analog input experience. What that means is where other keyboard switches are just on or off, these are like a gas pedal and can detect input through the entire range. For most things, you will use them in a normal way, but in some games, you can use them to get a better control. So today I’m going to check out what the whole Wooting experience is all about and see how their keyboard stands out.