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By Darren Allan AOC has revealed a new 28-inch monitor from its gaming range which supports AMD’s FreeSync and has a 4K resolution. The AOC U2879VF boasts a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 (with a refresh rate of 60Hz) and uses an 8-bit+FRC TN panel that promises decent colour accuracy for those who wish to…

By Darren Allan AOC has revealed a new 28-inch monitor from its gaming range which supports AMD’s FreeSync and has a 4K resolution. The AOC U2879VF boasts a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 (with a refresh rate of 60Hz) and uses an 8-bit+FRC TN panel that promises decent colour accuracy for those who wish to…

By Darren Allan Sony is putting out a range of consumer SSDs – brace yourselves for the SLW-M series. As TechPowerup, which spotted the development, notes, Sony has been producing solid-state drives for the Japanese market previously, but these units will get an international rollout. The SSDs are 2.5-inch drives supporting SATA 3.0 and will…

By Darren Allan Sony is putting out a range of consumer SSDs – brace yourselves for the SLW-M series. As TechPowerup, which spotted the development, notes, Sony has been producing solid-state drives for the Japanese market previously, but these units will get an international rollout. The SSDs are 2.5-inch drives supporting SATA 3.0 and will…

By Darren Allan Mechanical keyboards are definitely of the moment, and here’s another one from Logitech. The G810 Orion Spectrum is a full-size gaming keyboard with Romer-G mechanical switches which Logitech claims give you “near-instant responsiveness”. In fact, the company reckons that key presses will register up to 25% quicker than your standard Cherry MX…

By Darren Allan Mechanical keyboards are definitely of the moment, and here’s another one from Logitech. The G810 Orion Spectrum is a full-size gaming keyboard with Romer-G mechanical switches which Logitech claims give you “near-instant responsiveness”. In fact, the company reckons that key presses will register up to 25% quicker than your standard Cherry MX…

By Joe Osborne AMD has garnered a reputation in the PC component world of focusing on throughput over thermals, or power over practicality. That’s been true for some time, but the chipmaker is looking to turn that around with its latest desktop processors for 2016. The company’s big ticket item is more of an upgrade…

By Joe Osborne When you think of desktop PC parts, AMD has garnered a reputation of focusing on throughput over thermals or power over practicality. That’s largely rang true for some time, but the chipmaker looks to turn that around with its latest desktop processors for 2016. Though, AMD’s big ticket item is more of…

By Darren Allan AMD has unveiled its new FirePro S-Series video cards, which it notes are a “world first” in terms of graphics technology, being virtualised GPUs boasting multi-user GPU (MxGPU) tech. In other words, stick these cards in a server and they can provide virtual GPUs for remote PCs which are relatively underpowered lacking…

By Darren Allan AMD has unveiled its new FirePro S-Series video cards, which it notes are a “world first” in terms of graphics technology, being virtualised GPUs boasting multi-user GPU (MxGPU) tech. In other words, stick these cards in a server and they can provide virtual GPUs for remote PCs which are relatively underpowered lacking…

By Darren Allan Have you got an HP LaserJet printer tucked away in the corner of the office? If that’s the case, then be warned that malware peddlers could be abusing the hard drive on board the device. This warning comes courtesy of security researcher Chris Vickery (who runs the MacKeeper blog), and he notes…

By Darren Allan Have you got an HP LaserJet printer tucked away in the corner of the office? If that’s the case, then be warned that malware peddlers could be abusing the hard drive on board the device. This warning comes courtesy of security researcher Chris Vickery (who runs the MacKeeper blog), and he notes…

By Darren Allan Samsung is planning to launch a pair of monster ultrawide (21:9) monitors later this year which will boast a resolution of 3440 x 1440 and will push refresh rates on that res skywards. The two planned displays are 30- and 35-inches and will boast a refresh rate of up to 144Hz, thanks…

By Darren Allan Samsung is planning to launch a pair of monster ultrawide (21:9) monitors later this year which will boast a resolution of 3440 x 1440 and will push refresh rates on that res skywards. The two planned displays are 30- and 35-inches and will boast a refresh rate of up to 144Hz, thanks…

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