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By Kane Fulton AMD has lifted the lid on its 7th-generation accelerated processing unit (APU), named Bristol Ridge. If you’re thinking about picking up a laptop for streaming 4K (or Ultra HD) video and delving into some light gaming, it may be worth holding on to see how new laptops featuring the APU fare in…

By Kane Fulton AMD has lifted the lid on its 7th-generation accelerated processing unit (APU), named Bristol Ridge. If you’re thinking about picking up a laptop for streaming 4K (or Ultra HD) video and delving into some light gaming, it may be worth holding on to see how new laptops featuring the APU fare in…

By Darren Allan Intel has revealed some blazingly fast new SSDs, including models which are the first drives to utilise its 3D NAND technology. Those 3D NAND-toting beasts are the DC P3520 and P3320 series of solid-state drives. The P3320 will be offered in 2.5-inch (pictured) and PCIe card flavours, and it’s optimised for cost-effective…

By Darren Allan Intel has revealed some blazingly fast new SSDs, including models which are the first drives to utilise its 3D NAND technology. Those 3D NAND-toting beasts are the DC P3520 and P3320 series of solid-state drives. The P3320 will be offered in 2.5-inch (pictured) and PCIe card flavours, and it’s optimised for cost-effective…

By Darren Allan Seagate has revealed the Innov8, a new external hard drive with a whopping capacity 3.5-inch disk inside the enclosure – and it’s a drive which doesn’t need to be plugged into a power socket. As the name suggests, the Innov8 offers 8TB of storage, and uses an innovative system called Ignition Boost.…

By Darren Allan Seagate has revealed the Innov8, a new external hard drive with a whopping capacity 3.5-inch disk inside the enclosure – and it’s a drive which doesn’t need to be plugged into a power socket. As the name suggests, the Innov8 offers 8TB of storage, and uses an innovative system called Ignition Boost.…

By Darren Allan Gaming monitors? Pah, says Acer, as the company unveils its new gaming projector which allows for the latest and greatest shooter to be played on a 120-inch screen. Acer claims that the Predator Z850 is the world’s first ultra-wide HD laser projector which is specifically designed for gaming, and it offers a…

By Darren Allan Heat isn’t the biggest enemy for the humble hard disk, rather humidity is what causes the most failures, a new piece of research has observed. The study, carried out by Rutgers University and entitled ‘Environmental Conditions and Disk Reliability in Free-cool Data Centres’, found that the most negative effects on drive controllers…

By Darren Allan Corsair has revealed its new gaming mouse which is the most accurate the company has ever made. The Corsair M65 PRO RGB optical mouse boasts a resolution of 12,000 dpi, the highest resolution the company has ever achieved – although there are gaming mice out there which exceed this (Razer’s Diamondback mouse…

By Darren Allan Razer has announced a new box of tricks for those who want a simple hardware solution for streaming their gaming sessions on the likes of Twitch or YouTube via their PC or games console. The Razer Ripsaw promises smooth streaming and will literally rip uncompressed gaming footage from your PC or console…

By Kane Fulton If you’ve been browsing mechanical gaming keyboards but have stopped short of picking one up because of their higher cost compared to regular membrane models, Razer thinks you’ll be interested in its latest products. Called the BlackWidow X, the company’s newest gaming keyboard is a stripped down version of its flagship BlackWidow…

By Kane Fulton If you’ve been browsing mechanical gaming keyboards but have stopped short of picking one up because of their higher cost compared to regular membrane models, Razer thinks you’ll be interested in its latest products. Called the BlackWidow X, the company’s newest gaming keyboard is a stripped down version of its flagship BlackWidow…

By Kevin Lee Wireless mice have gotten a bad rap in the PC gaming world thanks to latency issues. But now, Logitech claims it has solved all their problems with its latest wireless gaming mouse. Christened the G900 Chaos Spectrum, it sounds more like a finishing move from a fighting game than Logitech’s first wireless…

By Kevin Lee Wireless mice have gotten a bad rap in the PC gaming world thanks to latency issues. But now, Logitech claims it has solved all their problems with its latest wireless gaming mouse. Christened the G900 Chaos Spectrum, it sounds more like a finishing move from a fighting game than Logitech’s first wireless…

By Kane Fulton As the curtain closed on Apple’s iPhone SE (or is that iPad Pro 9.7?) event, I felt a pang of indifference at the lack of an updated 12-inch MacBook. I won’t have been the only one. In fact, except for a new iPod, I can’t think of an Apple product refresh that…