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Eurocom Crams NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 & Intel Core i7-6700K Into Monstrous Sky X9 Gaming Notebook
A desktop PC equipped with Intel’s latest high-end chip, the Core i7-6700K, as well as NVIDIA’s powerful GeForce GTX 980 sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? So what adjective could we possibly use to describe a notebook that has that kind of hardware under its hood? I am not sure I have one, but…..
Samsung Demos Its Blazing Fast PM1725 PCIe SSD
We covered the press release of the impressive PM1725 before, but it is certainly something else to see it in action as HotHardware managed to do! The PM1725 certainly lives up to the hype: at 5,689MB/s read in Iometer, the drive is actually seen exceeding its 5.5GB/s label rating. The PCIe 3.0 x8…..
A Solid-State Win: Western Digital Acquires SanDisk For $19 Billion
Yet another rumor of a huge acquisition has been proven true. While this one might not be as gargantuan as the one we saw last week when Dell acquired EMC, it’s major, nonetheless. It’s also one that could prove vital for WD’s success in the future. The Board of Directors at both…..
HTC’s $399 One A9 Smartphone Looks Like An iPhone, Tastes Like Marshmallow
Alright, let’s get this out of the way: HTC’s new One A9 smartphone is, without question, heavily inspired by Apple’s iPhone. There, now let’s get onto more interesting things. The One A9 is HTC’s second smartphone to be released this year, and it targets the ~$400 part of the Android market that’s…..
New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Airs On MNF, Awakens Frenzy Of Anticipation
It’s entirely possible that I am the biggest Star Wars fan on the Techgage staff. Would you believe it, though, if I said that I’ve steadfastly tried to avoid seeing any of the released footage (trailers, mostly) of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens? Most fans of the epic story…..
Intel Releases First Skylake Xeons In Form Of Entry-level E3-1200 v5 Series
Intel’s just-released Xeon E3-1200 v5 series of processors might be “entry-level”, but they’re the first in the entire Xeon lineup to sport the company’s latest microarchitecture, Skylake, under the hood. Built on a 14nm process, Skylake brings with it performance and power improvements, support for both DDR3L and DDR4, as well as…..
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A search for a gaming notebook that happens to offer great performance and a modest form-factor is one that’s usually going to be in vain. Well, that’s at least how it used to be. Today, thanks to the continued evolution of our processors, it’s more than feasible to get a light notebook…..
Cinemartin’s P-Module Takes Advantage Of NVIDIA Maxwell GPUs To Encode 4K H.265 At Up To 2x Realtime
When NVIDIA began pushing GPU accelerated compute some seven or eight years ago, one of the scenarios where tremendous gains were promised was video encoding. We’ve learned over time, though, that in order for benefits to be seen, a file has to be special. It either has to be very high-resolution (eg: 4K), or…..
ASUS’ Maximus VIII Extreme Is Company’s Most Refined (And Expensive) Z170 Gaming & Overclocking Motherboard
When Intel released its first Skylake-based processors this past August, ASUS was right there waiting with a slew of Z170 motherboards to choose from. As with almost every major processor launch, though, ASUS and other vendors had to work around the clock to make sure their products were ready on time –…..
NVIDIA Updates GeForce Experience With 1080/60 Support For Twitch & YouTube
It appears that NVIDIA refuses to slow down with its GeForce Experience updates, and for any GeForce user, that’s a very good thing. With a brand-new beta being released today, NVIDIA is adding support for 1080p/60 streaming through Twitch.tv and YouTube Live, as well as 4K/60 when streaming through GameStream. That latter…..
Ferrari’s New F12 TDF Is A Real Tour de Force
Ferrari unveiled the latest stallion to emerge from its stables: The F12 TDF (Tour de France) is a regular F12 Berlinetta upgraded with a slew of go-faster parts and wrapped up in a more aerodynamic body. Chief among the new F12 TDF’s mechanical performance enhancers is the 6.3L V12 with both its…..
Dell Acquires Storage Giant EMC In Record Breaking $67 Billion Deal
It’s not often that a rumor surrounding a major acquisition leaks to the Web and becomes confirmed mere days later, but that’s just what we’re seeing today with news that Dell and its partners are planning to absorb all of storage giant EMC. Valued at a staggering $67 billion, this deal becomes…..
Futuremark Reaffirms Its Commitment To Keep Cheating Hardware Vendors At Bay
It shouldn’t strike anyone as a surprise to learn that sometimes, companies cheat. It could be performance results or an exaggeration of its features. The sad thing is, from a business standpoint, it might make sense to cheat. After all, lest the truth be revealed, that particular product might not sell so…..
Razer’s Latest BlackWidow Ultimate Keyboard Features Enhanced Design, Advanced Lighting Capabilities
Razer has just updated its popular BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard, and for those who love cool lighting effects, it’s going to be well-worth checking out. Called the BlackWidow Ultimate 2016, this plank makes use of Razer’s own mechanical switches, and has been “built from the ground up” to offer the most compelling feature set…..
AOC Pushes Out Two Affordable 144Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitors
If you’re in the market for a new gaming monitor, and happen to be seeking out AMD FreeSync support, one of AOC’s two new releases might just prove suitable. Well, that assumes that you’re content with a modest 1080p resolution. Both the G2460PF and G2770PF support the same 1080p resolution, despite the…..
Microsoft HoloLens Development Kits Available Early 2016 For $3000
Starting today, Microsoft will be taking applications for its new development kits of the HoloLens augmented reality system. These units are expected to start shipping in the first quarter of next year, with a rather hefty price tag of $3000. HoloLens is a rather different product from many of the other AR…..
Microsoft Unveils Much-anticipated Surface Pro 4, Surprises With Brand-new Surface Book Notebook
One of the most anticipated products at Microsoft’s event in NYC this morning is the newest Surface Pro. With Windows 10 having been launched this past summer, it took a bit longer for the Surface Pro 4 to arrive than most had expected, but that extra wait does mean one important thing: Intel’s…..
Microsoft Elevates Its Band Fitness Wearable With Vastly Improved Second-gen Model
One of the first announcements Microsoft made at its NYC event this morning was for the follow-up to its Band wearable. It’s as if the company wanted to prove right out of the gate that it’s not letting this whole wearable thing pass it by. This second-generation model features the same name…..
Microsoft Announces Lumia 950 & 950 XL Flagship Smartphones, Powering Impressive Continuum Functionality
At an event held in New York City this morning, Microsoft unveiled a number of updates to some of its most popular product lines, such as Surface, Band, and Lumia. Overall, each set of updates were exciting in their own right, making it hard to pick a “best” from the pack. For…..
Steam Soon To Grace GameStop, EB Games & GAME UK Retail Stores
Retail stores like GameStop and EB Games haven’t cared about the PC for quite some time. Even finding adapters for console-bound hardware (like the Xbox 360/One controller) can prove an exercise in patience. Of course, none of this should come as a surprise; even consoles are quickly shifting over to a pure…..
Just How Much Has The iPhone’s Camera Improved Over The Years? This Brilliant Comparison Shows Us
In recent years, the cameras Apple has packed into its iPhones have been the “one to beat”, but usually, their quality is compared to other top-flight phones of the current generation. What’s less clear is just how much the iPhone’s camera has evolved over time. While it’s obvious that, like the phone itself,…..
Adobe Announces Slew Of App Updates At Adobe MAX, As Well As Two New Mobile Apps
At its Adobe MAX conference, which runs until the 7th, Adobe revealed a number of updates that are coming to its desktop apps, and also unveiled two brand-new mobile apps that will make on-the-go editing easier than ever. Photoshop Fix (not to be confused with Photoshop Mix) is a one-stop shop for…..
Fractal Design Launches ‘The Modding Headquarters’, Showing Off Some Brilliant Builds
Competing in the computer chassis market is tough. There’s a lot of competition, and for the most part, a lot of that competition is good. The folks at Fractal Design have found some ways to help the company stand out of the crowd, though. Back in August, it traveled to the quietest…..
NVIDIA Ushers In Its Maxwell-based Mobile Quadro Generation
With the last mobile Quadro release having taken place over two-years-ago, to say we’re overdue for an update would be an understatement. Fortunately, that update has just landed, and for those who’ve been holding off on an upgrade for this series, that wait has paid off. Similar to the improvements Maxwell brought…..
BOXX Releases Its Smallest-ever Workstation, The Liquid-cooled APEXX 1
There’s some big news out of BOXX today involving a small product that’s sure to intrigue creative professionals who demand the highest performance in the smallest form-factor. That’s a goal that the APEXX 1 delivers in spades; its chassis is a mere 4.7″ wide, 8.5″ tall, and 8.0″ long, yet it supports an…..