Broadcom Makes Unsolicited $105 Billion Bid for Qualcomm
Broadcom on Monday said that it had proposed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Qualcomm for $105 billion in total for cash and stock. If the buyout...
12 by Anton Shilov on 11/7/2017BenQ Launches the SW271 Display for Professionals: 27-inch 4K with HDR and DCI-P3
BenQ has quietly released its new SW271 professional display that features a 4K resolution panel, wide color gamut support, and HDR10 support. The monitor is a smaller relative of...
27 by Anton Shilov on 11/4/2017AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.11.1
Since the launch of the Radeon RX Vega 64 in mid-August, AMD has been releasing new drivers every other week, sometimes more often, and this week is no exception...
4 by Nate Oh on 11/3/2017QNAP Begins to Ship AMD Ryzen-Based TS-x77 Series NAS: 6, 8, 12 Bays
QNAP on Wednesday said that it had begun to ship its NAS devices based on AMD’s Ryzen processors. The new TS-677, TS-877 and TS-1277 NAS feature six, eight, or...
25 by Anton Shilov on 11/3/2017ASUS Launches the Pre-Overclocked ROG G703: 17.3-inch, 144 Hz with G-Sync, i7-7820HK, GTX 1080
ASUS on Thursday launched its new ultra-high-end gaming laptop that combines an overclocked CPU with a 17.3” display featuring a 144 Hz refresh rate. The ASUS ROG G703 (aka...
7 by Anton Shilov on 11/3/2017RGB Fan for Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 Launched: $70 MSRP
Corsair has introduced a new fan for its top-of-the-range Dominator Platinum memory modules that not only adds additional airflow to the memory but also adds additional RGB LEDs. The...
15 by Anton Shilov on 11/3/2017IoT Company Discloses Upcoming Gemini Lake SKUs: Two Pentiums, Four Celerons
A maker of embedded systems has published details regarding pricing of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise licenses in Q4 2017 and has also disclosed the model numbers of Intel’s upcoming...
15 by Anton Shilov on 11/3/2017Going for Sleek: ASUS Vivo V241IC 23.8-inch All-in-One PC Released
ASUS this week has introduced a new series of cheaper all-in-one desktop PCs aimed at SOHO markets. The Vivo AIO V241IC systems are based on various dual-core and quad-core...
12 by Anton Shilov on 11/3/2017MSI Infinite X Gaming Desktops to be Released: Up to i7-8700K, GTX 1080 Ti, RGB
MSI has announced a new lineup of gaming desktops under the 'Infinite X' banner. The new machines will resemble the existing Infinite A systems that use a multi-chamber design...
8 by Anton Shilov on 11/2/2017HTC Offers Vive + GeForce GTX 1070 + Fallout 4 VR Bundle for $799
HTC this week launched a new $799 bundle that includes its Vive VR headset, NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition graphics card, as well as a copy of Fallout...
4 by Anton Shilov on 11/2/2017Lenovo to Acquire Controlling Stake of Fujitsu’s PC Business
Lenovo, Fujitsu, and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) on Thursday announced plans to form a PC joint venture. Lenovo will own a 51% stake in the new venture...
8 by Anton Shilov on 11/2/2017For Super Fans: The HTC U11+ with a 6-inch display, 3930 mAh and IP68
Today HTC is expanding its U11 series from one member into three, with the introduction of the U11 life and the U11+. The two new parts are designed to...
31 by Ian Cutress on 11/2/2017HTC Squeezes the U11 Family, Adding the HTC U11 life
Today HTC is expanding its U11 series from one member into three, with the introduction of the U11 life and the U11+. The two new parts are designed to...
5 by Ian Cutress on 11/2/2017Razer Enters The Smartphone Arena With The Razer Phone
Earlier this year, Razer bought the smartphone company Nextbit, so it should perhaps not come as much of a surprise to see the gaming-focused company step into the smartphone...
88 by Brett Howse on 11/1/2017Seagate Launches SkyHawk AI HDDs for Intelligent NVRs
Seagate has released a new family of hard drives for intelligent network video recorders (NVRs) with 'AI capabilities'. The new Skyhawk AI HDDs are built to simultaneously record footage...
9 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2017Western Digital Now Shipping 14 TB HDDs: HGST Ultrastar Hs14 with 1000 Gb/in2
Western Digital has started to ship its new HGST Ultrastar Hs14 hard drives, promoted as being suitable for cloud datacenters and for hyperscale developments. The capacity increase from its...
34 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2017Microsemi Introduces New SAS/SATA HBAs And RAID Cards
Today Microsemi is announcing the availability of a new generation of SAS/SATA adapters and RAID cards under their Adaptec brand. The new cards are based on the 28nm SmartIOC...
8 by Billy Tallis on 11/1/2017Arm Announces New Mali-D71 Display Processor and IP Blocks
Today, Arm is announcing their Mali-D71 display processor and two closely-related IP blocks, CoreLink MMU-600 and Assertive Display 5, angling for 4K VR and HDR implementations on mobile displays...
13 by Nate Oh on 10/31/2017Razer Launches Core v2 TB3 eGFX Enclosure: Dual TB3 Controllers
Razer has launched a new version of its Thunderbolt 3 external graphics enclosure for video cards, the Core v2. The new Core v2 chassis uses dual Thunderbolt 3 controllers...
20 by Anton Shilov on 10/31/2017MACOM Sells AppliedMicro’s X-Gene CPU Business
MACOM last week announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the microprocessor-related assets it bought from AppliedMicro to Project Denver Holdings, a new company backed by...
13 by Anton Shilov on 10/31/2017