Computers

By Darren Allan Nvidia has officially announced the price and launch date for its incoming GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti graphics cards – and we’ve seen the first game benchmarks for the former Pascal-on-a-budget offering. Both the GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti will launch a week today (October 25) priced at $109/£115 (around AU$140), and…

Samsung announced the global launch of its high-end curved gaming monitor today, named the CFG70. It uses quantum dot technology that allows for accurate color reproduction and finer visual detail, amounting to a much more immersive experience than traditional displays. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

The Mad Catz RAT gaming mice range includes next-generation sensors that enable precision and reliability during gameplay. It could even provide additional skills and moves through the use of unique components such as the modular scrolling wheel. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

Acer’s new Chromebook 15 CB3-532 features a massive 15-inch display that could prove to be both its strength and weakness. It is also cheaper than the model it replaces and offers several improvements. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Kane Fulton Updated: We’ve added the SteelSeries Arctis to our shortlist of the best gaming headsets you can buy today. No PC gamer worth their kill/death ratio would skimp on a decent headset. Arguably more important than a mechanical gaming keyboard or mouse, a worthy pair of cans make the difference between guessing where…

By Desire Athow Update: We’ve swapped out the Western Digital My Passport Wireless with its “Pro” counterpart, accompanied by a USB-C offering at numbers 8 and 9! Yes, even in a world replenished by the wonders of cloud computing, the external disk drive, or HDD for short, has its place. With desktops on the wane…

Google and a slew of tech titans joined IBM in its quest to deliver faster server chips. Meet CAPI, the ‘coherent accelerator processor interface’ that will threaten Intel’s dominance over the server realm. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Kevin Lee The original HP Spectre x360 was arguably the one of the handsomest 2-in-1 laptop ever created and now the company has released a dramatically improved next-generation model. The new 13-inch 2-in-1 laptop brings a ton of improvements including a new chassis that’s 13% thinner and 11% lighter while featuring a quarter more…

Leaked details regarding the Samsung Chromebook Pro reveal a laptop and tablet hybrid device with a $499 price tag. It will also come with a stylus, which is a first for a Chromebook. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Desire Athow Routers, like pretty much every other piece of computing hardware, have reached a maturation peak with very little disruptive innovation now happening. A few smaller vendors are trying new things to differentiate themselves from the rest of the competition, often by offering fine-tuned, bespoke services. It certainly came as a surprise when…

The new Acer Swift 7 is the world’s thinnest laptop, and it’s now available for purchase in the United States. Amazon and Best Buy already list the device as out of stock at the time of writing, but Acer still has it in store. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Matt Hanson The Kingston 1TB SSDNow KC400 is a hard drive that sets out to change perceptions. It’s long been assumed if you want impressively fast data transfer rates you need an SSD (solid state drive), as the lack of moving parts means it’s not relying on how fast a disc can spin to…

By Stephen Lambrechts It’s hard to truly understand how enveloping one of the new breed of ultrawide 21:9 curved monitors can be until you’ve actually plonked yourself down in front of one. Productivity immediately increases – you find yourself zeroed in on a given task, with everything else on screen still there, but fading off…

The Surface Book 2 and MacBook Pro 2016 are supposed to be in a tight competition. After putting rumors and facts together, however, we think we have a clear winner. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Darren Allan Tt eSports (a division of Thermaltake) has announced a new gaming mouse with a novel addition – a fingerprint sensor built into the side of the peripheral. The Black FP mouse sports the integrated sensor at the front of the left-hand side of the device, where the thumb of a right-handed person…