Content and news by Jamie Fletcher

Jamie Fletcher

Jamie has been abusing computers since he was a little lad. What began as a curiosity quickly turned into an obsession. As senior editor for Techgage, Jamie handles content publishing, web development, news and product reviews, with a focus on peripherals, audio, networking, and full systems.

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AMD Announces Radeon Pro Duo – A Dual-GPU Fury For Professionals

Following up from yesterday’s news story, AMD has officially launched its latest card, a dual-GPU solution based on the Fiji architecture found in the Fury cards. The Radeon Pro Duo – its official name – has a rather unique twist in its launch, the fact that it’s not explicitly a gaming card,…..

Published on April 26, 2016

Corsair Introduces RAPIDFIRE Series For K70, K70 RGB & K65 RGB

Are mechanical keyboards with CHERRY MX Red switches still too slow for your twitch reflex actions? Corsair will soon be rolling out a new branch of some of its iconic peripherals in the new RAPIDFIRE range. The three keyboards, the K70, K70 RGB, and K65 RGB, will soon start to get a…..

Published on April 21, 2016

Western Digital Introduces New Datacenter HDDs – WD Gold Series

Soon to replace the current generation of WD Re drives, the new WD Gold series aims to better tune itself to the requirements of datacenters with an assortment of features and lower power. The launch brings three new capacities of 4, 6 and 8TB, each geared for slightly different workloads rather than…..

Published on April 20, 2016

Corsair VOID Surround Hybrid Stereo Gaming Headset Review

Under review today is a budget friendly gaming headset by Corsair, featuring a hybrid stereo/surround solution. As a stereo headset, it’s compatible with consoles, but also supports virtual surround with Dolby Headphone on PCs with an included dongle. Corsair’s VOID Surround provides versatility for multi-platform gamers. Let’s find out how it sounds.

Published on April 18, 2016

AMD Announces Updated FirePro W9100 – Packs 32GB Of Memory

Just when you thought the old 28nm GPUs had nothing left to give, AMD releases an update to one of its workstation cards. The FirePro W9100 will soon come packed with a rather hefty 32GB of GDDR5 memory, up from the original 16GB. With both 4K resolution and Virtual Reality making traction…..

Published on April 14, 2016

SteelSeries Launches APEX M500 Tournament-Ready Mechanical Keyboard

Different people are looking for different things when it comes to peripherals. Sometimes it’s lots of extra buttons, other times it’s simplicity; finding that balance between both can be a challenge. SteelSeries attempts to merge the benefits of absolute customization to a simplified keyboard, that’s ready for eSports action with the APEX…..

Published on April 11, 2016

NVIDIA GTC 2016 Recap – Pascal GPUs, Iray VR, AI and Autonomous Racing

With the NVIDIA GTC event underway, a multitude of announcements were made detailing upcoming projects and research initiatives. While the Pascal powered Tesla P100 takes many of the headlines, there’s a lot more at play than just hardware. Have a read through the impact it will have on machine learning, Iray rendering, VR, and a new motorsport, Roborace.

Published on April 6, 2016

NVIDIA’s Pascal Is Shipping: Company Announces Tesla P100 Compute GPU & DGX-1 Deep Learning Server

At GTC 2016, NVIDIA announced details regarding its first HPC-targeted compute GPU that will utilize its upcoming Pascal architecture. The expected performance increases and power savings will allow companies to scale to petaflop levels of computation, using a fraction of the power and real estate. NVIDIA’s Tesla series GPUs are headless cards for…..

Published on April 5, 2016

AMD Announces FirePro S9300 x2 Server GPU -13.9 TFLOPS Of Compute

AMD launches a new compute card that aims to take on and topple NVIDIA’s Tesla GPU line. The new S9300 x2 is a dual GPU configuration (as hinted by the name), that sports some eye-watering numbers that’ll leave most enthusiasts salivating. We’ll start with the headline, 13.9 TFLOPS of single-precision floating point…..

Published on April 5, 2016

GAMDIAS ZEUS Laser Gaming Mouse Review

Looking for a gaming mouse that can adapt to your grip? In this review, we take a look at a customizable mouse from GAMDIAS called the ZEUS Laser. With an adjustable grip and 9 programmable buttons, the ZEUS can make those long gaming sessions a bit more comfortable. Let’s find out how it fares against some stiff competition.

Published on April 4, 2016

Amazon Bans Sale Of Non-Compliant USB Type-C Cables

In the interest of public safety, Amazon is adding defective USB Type-C cables and adapters to its list of restricted products. Any third-party marketplace seller caught distributing non-standards-compliant cables run the risk of having their accounts closed. The excerpt from the policy now includes “Any USB-C (or USB Type-C) cable or adapter…..

Published on March 30, 2016

Andy Grove – Former CEO And Key Employee of Intel, Dies At 79

It is with great sadness that we lose another key member and founder of the modern tech industry, Andy Grove, who died Monday. While Intel was founded by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce from Fairchild Semi, Andy Grove was Intel’s first employee, later becoming a key individual in some of Intel’s future…..

Published on March 22, 2016

Intel Unveils Skull Canyon NUC – Can Pair With External Graphics

Intel’s Next Unit of Computing – or NUCs, are delectable tiny PCs with an impressive amount of hardware for the size. Back at CES 2016, Intel was showing off its latest generation of NUCs that utilize the new Skylake CPUs. However, tucked away in the corner was something that didn’t look like…..

Published on March 18, 2016

GAMDIAS ARES Essential Combo Review – ARES Keyboard & OUREA Mouse

Not everyone can afford high-end peripherals for their PCs, so today we take a look at a more budget offering from GAMDIAS with its ARES combo. The ARES keyboard and OUREA mouse bring essential gaming features at a low starting price. With full backlighting and macro support, we see what this $25 pair can do.

Published on March 17, 2016

Raspberry Pi 3 Announced – Brings Faster CPU And Wireless Connectivity

Today is not just a birthday for the Raspberry Pi Foundation; it also marks the release of a new Raspberry Pi: version 3. With it comes not only a faster CPU, but also integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. On a special day four years ago, the very first Raspberry Pi was brought to market, with a…..

Published on February 29, 2016

Corsair Scimitar RGB MMO Gaming Mouse Review

Do your games need more skills than you have fingers? An MMO mouse might be just what you need. Corsair takes a stab at the monolithic MMO mouse once again as we review the 17-button Scimitar RGB. With a whole lot of lighting and CUE integration, Corsair just might help you keep your button assignments under control.

Published on February 24, 2016

AMD & NVIDIA Release First Vulkan GPU Drivers, Others Vouch Support For The Technology

AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group will soon release a beta version of its GPU drivers that will have the Khronos Group’s Vulkan API enabled. This will help spearhead the deployment and begin broad testing of the much lauded new graphics API. With the release of the 1.0 Vulkan Specification, now is a good…..

Published on February 16, 2016

Taking Back Control Of Windows 10 Updates

This guide will help you take back control of Windows 10 by stopping auto updates and enable selective updates with the help of the Group Policy editor for Pro users, and Windows Services for Home users. Also prevent unexpected reboots, and disable the installation of bad updates or drivers.

Published on February 10, 2016

Synology Announces DiskStation DS216+ – x86 NAS On A Budget

It almost feels like “another day, another NAS” at this point, but Synology will be releasing a new 2-bay NAS in the coming week, in its highly desirable plus range – the DS216+. Network storage as a concept has grown in spec over the last few years – from dumb storage pools,…..

Published on January 28, 2016

Cooler Master Quick Fire XTi Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

If you are seeking out a compact mechanical keyboard and want typical gaming goodness (like macros, backlighting) but don’t care for dealing with problematic software, Cooler Master might just have the perfect keyboard for you. The Quick Fire XTi might look simple on the surface, but under its hood is a lot of potential.

Published on January 22, 2016

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