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By Darren Allan As well as revealing the initial details about its Ryzen 2 and new Ryzen mobile processors at CES in Las Vegas, AMD also took the wraps off its first Ryzen Pro mobile CPUs. Targeted at business laptops and ‘commercial ultra-thin’ models as well as workstations, AMD has three new processors which come…

By Darren Allan HP has revealed a series of new monitors at CES this year, from the HP 22f Display up to the HP 27f Display, with all models essentially being the same save for a minor difference in connectivity. All these HP monitors – there are 22-inch, 23-inch, 24-inch, 25-inch and 27-inch models –…

By Darren Allan HP has unleashed a new 3D camera over at CES that’s designed to make scanning objects in three dimensions a snap for creative pros like computer graphics artists or game developers. The HP Z 3D Camera attaches to the top of your monitor, with a companion scan mat being placed underneath the…

By Kevin Lee AMD has announced a new series of desktop Ryzen APUs (meaning both processor and integrated graphics on a single chip) to replace its aging Athlon chips. Based on a new Raven Ridge architecture, AMD’s new APUs combine an updated version of Ryzen processor with “discrete-class” Radeon RX Vega graphics. The manufacturer claims…

By Kevin Lee AMD launched a pair of high-end mobile Ryzen processors last fall and now at CES 2018, it’s filling out its laptop APU family with a new pair of chips designed for affordable laptops and Chromebooks. Despite being designed for the budget space, the Ryzen 3 2300U is a full-feature chip featuring 4…

By Kevin Lee With AMD Ryzen 2 rumors in the air, we wholly expected the chip maker to tease its next generation processor family, and that’s exactly what we got. What we didn’t expect was for AMD to preview its roadmap on CPUs and GPUs going into 2020. Before we get to ahead of ourselves,…

By Darren Allan As the Meltdown and Spectre controversy rumbles on, Intel is now taking more flak in the form of three class-action lawsuits filed in California, Indiana and Oregon, over in the US. And what’s more, further suits are expected to be in the pipeline as the Guardian reports. The lawsuits have been filed…

By Joe Osborne Intel claims to have already nipped this whole Meltdown and Spectre security hole problem in the bud, according to its latest press release on the matter. Within, Intel states that its next batch of security updates to its processors will grant them immunity to the exploits. “Intel has developed and is rapidly…

By Kevin Lee Back from the grave of bankruptcy, Mad Catz will return at CES 2018 with a new range of gaming peripherals. Now known as Mad Catz Global Limited, the Hong Kong-based company promises to show off a new wireless version of its iconic gaming mouse: the RAT Air. We’ll also see it paired…

By Sharmishta Sarkar After hours of silence, Intel has finally responded to reports of a critical flaw in its CPUs that had tech giants scrambling to release patches to update their systems. Despite AMD releasing a statement claiming that its processors are “not susceptible” to the reported flaws due to “differences in AMD’s architecture”, Intel…

By Darren Allan Samsung has revealed a new monitor it will be showing off at CES 2018, and the 34-inch panel will be the first curved model to boast Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. The Samsung CJ791 is an ultra-wide (21:9 aspect ratio) curved monitor with a resolution of 3,440 x 1,440 and a 1,500R (relatively sharp)…

By Darren Allan A major bug in Intel’s processors can’t be fixed via a firmware update, and will require an operating system patch across Windows, Linux and macOS platforms – and the bad news is that this software patch could slow down PCs potentially by up to 30%. There are multiple caveats when it comes…

By Darren Allan Some fresh information has emerged on Intel’s incoming laptop processor that runs with AMD Radeon graphics, confirming that the chip will indeed use AMD Radeon Vega graphics cores – AMD’s current-generation tech rather than last-gen Polaris. Additionally, we now know what exactly this processor will be called as well as its wattage…

By Gabe Carey Let’s face it, PCs are powerless without their processors. These silicon chips make it possible to get from point A to point B whether it’s work or Hardpoint Domination in Titanfall. Your computer can do without a graphics card, sure, and it doesn’t necessarily need the latest and greatest hard drive either,…

By Desire Athow For many businesses buying the best scanner for their needs is still very important, as they can quickly and accurately duplicate important documents. Even home users will occasionally find the need to use a scanner, so our list of the best scanners in 2018 comes in. We’ve picked out our top five…