Content and news by Jamie Fletcher

With the saturation of the smartphone market, ARM is looking to the next disruptive business, connecting everything online though the ‘Internet of Things’. ARM’s ambitions have led it to lower the cost of entry to SoC design by opening up access to its Cortex M3 CPUs, and removing up-front license fees. Is this ARM’s path to a trillion connected devices?

Back at Computex 2017, Intel unveiled its new Core X-Series processors, effectively the re-branded Extreme Edition processors that make up Intel’s high-performance platform of CPUs. It also announced the new X299 chipset, with supporting motherboard vendors releasing their respective designs for the new LGA2066 socket and platform. Everything was new, everything was…..

Strange as it seems, there is still a market for soundcards, even today. While integrated audio has improved massively over the last few years, there is still a fair ways to go when it comes to something that sounds decent. Creative’s new sound card is still a gaming soundcard, in that it…..

We love our ultrawide monitors here at Techgage, so it’s always nice to see companies release new models, even if they are refreshes, as it affirms there is indeed a market for such beasts. Today is LG’s turn as it pushes out the new 34UC89G, a 34-inch ultrawide sporting NVIDIA’s G-Sync adaptive…..

It finally happened! A company figured out that a mouse mat can be used as a wireless power source for mice! OK, A little sensationalist since this has been in development for a while, but Logitech managed to crack this rather difficult nut with the Powerplay mouse pad. Untangling the mess that…..

There are three key features that make up a modern gaming monitor these days, outside the usual high refresh rates and response times; that’s ultrawide resolutions, adaptive refresh, and HDR support. Today’s announcement from Samsung is all about pushing these new features for AMD graphics cards, with its first generation of FreeSync 2…..

If you are looking for a new gaming rig and you have no idea where to start, you start asking around for help. Within a couple of minutes you’ll be flooded with questions, like what you want to play, what other requirements you have, and soon enough you’ll be given hundreds of…..

Finishing up some of the announcements and late arrivals into our inbox, is MSI’s product launch range for Intel’s new X-Series processors, as well as some GPU updates. The X299 release with socket 2066 has left many motherboard makers creating many different varieties of motherboards to cover the rather bewildering array of…..

While there are plenty of companies to keep an eye out for here at Computex, it’s EVGA’s turn to see what’s new. There are more X299 motherboards after the recent announcement of Intel’s X-Series processors with a new socket, and EVGA’s generational masterpiece of NVIDIA engineering, the GTX 1080 Ti Kingpin. Out…..

If there were check-boxes for every feature I’d want on a monitor, the ASUS ROG Swift PG35VQ would tick every single one of them, and I do mean, every single one. At Computex, ASUS showed off this beast of a monitor and I’m giddy with excitement. So just what makes this monitor…..

New CPU platforms means new motherboards, and the usual suspects are unveiling their latest creations here at Computex, Taipei. Today, it’s GIGABYTE’s turn with its brand new RGB powered X299 AORUS Gaming Motherboards. If boards had RGB dials, this one would be set to 11. The X299 AORUS Gaming 9 would defiantly…..

Earlier this year, back at CES, Intel unveiled its plans for a brave new future for its miniature computers. While the Compute Stick had gained some support, it was eventually scrapped. To replace it, Intel put its effort into creating something a little bit different, a credit-card-sized computer you can actually fit…..

To coincide with Intel’s new X-Series CPUs, motherboard manufacturers are preparing the next wave of boards, fitted out with the new X299 chipsets and supporting Skylake-X CPUs. The boards need to be built with the top-end chips in mind, and as such, are configured with all the DIMM slots and PCIe lanes…..

At Computex 2017, AMD showed the world its upcoming product releases. From Ryzen Mobile APUs, EPYC server CPUs, laptops and desktops from OEM partners, and surprise announcements for Threadripper’s 64 PCIe lanes and RX Vega launch date. The next couple of months are going to be busy!

If there is one word you should become more accustomed to over the coming years, it would be mesh. In our ever more interconnected world, beyond our humble computers and TVs, Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining traction. Absolutely everything from lights to door locks, fridges to central heating, washing machines and…..

This year at Computex, Corsair is protecting you against involuntary fluid intake, while at the same time, expanding its range of water cooling solutions. There are more chassis with tempered glass, plus a whole new generation of RGB-mania with SYNC IT for, well, synchronizing all those RGB lights across not just your…..

At this year’s NVIDIA keynote at Computex in Taipei, the usual assortment of deep learning AI tech and Volta-powered systems were on show, but one thing was new, something called Max-Q. If you followed the events just a month prior at NVIDIA’s GTC, you’ll be up to speed on most of what’s…..

Welcome to Taipei, and this year’s Computex event. It’s been about six years since we last attended the show, but it’s always worth it. Our coverage kicks off with a look at a press event held by ASUS, where it’s showcasing a maelstrom of products across the entire tech spectrum. There are laptops,…..

At this year’s Google I/O event, Qualcomm announced its collaborative design with Google to create a standalone VR headset based on the Daydream VR platform. This design will put Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset at the heart of the device. Daydream was announced at last year’s Google I/O event, with only a handful…..

Being content with award-winning peripherals, memory, power supplies and chassis, Corsair is adding yet another product to its gamer-centric product portfolio – chairs. Based on the ever popular sports-type racing design found in many luxury (or modded) cars, Corsair is building something stylish, yet built to last. Gaming chairs are not new,…..