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Adata XPG Spectrix D50 Xtreme DDR4-5000 C19 2x8GB Review: Toy For The Rich

Our Verdict The Spectrix D50 Xtreme DDR4-5000 is one of those luxury memory kits that you don’t necessarily need inside your system. However, you’d purchase it in a heartbeat if you had the funds. For + Good performance + Gorgeous aesthetics Against – Costs an arm and a leg – XMP requires 1.6V When a… Read more

All the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti Cards Announced So Far

Home News (Image credit: Asus) With Nvidia announcing the all-new RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti at Computex this year, AIB partners have wasted no time in announcing custom variants of the two GPUs. There are seven AIB partners so far that have listed custom variants of the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070… Read more

AirPods 3 launching this year, AirPods Pro 2 arriving in 2022, report says

Home News (Image credit: Apple) The AirPods 3 will launch this year, but we won’t see the AirPods Pro 2 until 2022, a new report says. According to Bloomberg, the new AirPods will sport a new design that mimics that of the AirPods Pro – namely a new case and shorter stems. This is in… Read more

AMD’s Ryzen ‘Cezanne’ Ryzen 7 5700G, 5600G APUs Coming to Retail for Desktop PCs

Home News (Image credit: AMD ) AMD CEO Lisa Su revealed two key new processors during the company’s Computex 2021 keynote. The $359 Ryzen 7 5700G and $259 Ryzen 5 5600G APU, both of which come to market August 5, 2021, will plug two glaring gaps in the company’s Ryzen 5000 product stack that currently… Read more

Xiaomi Mi Band 6 review: Greatness on a budget?

(Pocket-lint) – Xiaomi’s expertise when it comes to affordable fitness trackers is no longer a matter for debate. This is the sixth iteration of its impressive Mi Band tracker, after all, and practice does tend to make (closer to) perfect. Best fitness trackers 2021: Top activity bands to buy today We’ve been wearing it for… Read more

Acer Laptops Get RTX 3000, Tiger Lake H-Series

Home News (Image credit: Acer) Acer’s bringing Intel’s new high-powered 11th Gen Tiger Lake chips to its gaming laptops, alongside new mobile RTX 3000 GPU options and a new design for one laptop in particular. New, more budget-friendly RTX 3000 gaming desktops are also joining those mobile options, giving gamers who haven’t been able to… Read more

Best gaming microphones 2021: immerse yourself in the action

(Pocket-lint) – Your computer’s microphone or Airpods might be good enough for Zoom calls or chats to your friends on the other side of the world, but for organizing coordinated attacks against online foes, you’re going to need something more dedicated. Gaming microphones take all the expertise from the recording studios and bring it right… Read more

Actual photos* of Beats Studio Buds headphones surface ahead of launch

Home News (Image credit: MySmartPrice (source unknown) ) Eight days ago we reported that Apple was working on a Beats-branded set of true wireless headphones named ‘Beats Studio Buds’, as spotted in the 14.6 iOS and tvOS codes. Now – and most likely ahead of an impending official launch – the first actual (if unofficial) product images… Read more

Tonor TC30 USB Microphone Review

If you’re struggling with your audio quality, you may be tempted to buy a dedicated microphone to improve your work calls, live streaming, content creation. Some of you may not want to splash too much cash however, so today we’re taking a look at a very affordable microphone by Tonor, the TC30 USB microphone, which… Read more

A courtroom artist’s view of the Epic v. Apple trial

Drawn by Vicki Behringer Eight of the artist’s favorite sketches from the three-week court proceeding On Monday, lawyers gave final statements in the Epic v. Apple case, finishing up just over three weeks of in-court proceedings that gave an unprecedented look at how Apple manages the iOS App Store. Both images and audio from the… Read more

Phison E18 + Micron 176-Layer NAND Preview – Faster than Samsung 980 Pro

Introduction If you’ve been following the SSD space at least a little bit, you definitely know Phison. An SSD controller vendor that started with low-performance budget chips, Phison has improved tremendously since and is now offering solutions that rival the fastest controllers available. Phison was founded in 2000 in Taiwan and is shipping hundreds of… Read more

Oppo Enco Air earbuds: the new AirPods rival that costs just £69

Home News (Image credit: Oppo ) Smart device and audio specialist Oppo is today launching two new additions – the Enco Air true wireless earbuds and an Oppo 46mm wi-fi smartwatch. The Chinese brand has expanded its wireless headphone offering to include the Oppo Enco Air earbuds, which promise to combine “lightning-fast Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity… Read more

Qualcomm 7c Gen 2 Targets Low-End Windows, Chromebooks

Home News (Image credit: Qualcomm) Qualcomm has a new Arm processor ready for Windows and Chrome. Today, it announced the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2, aimed at laptops starting at $349, which means you probably won’t see it powering the best Ultrabrooks and premium laptops . The company claims that this will bring premium features to… Read more

Wattbike Atom (Next Generation) review: Turn down for watt

(Pocket-lint) – Lockdowns around the world led to a boom in indoor cycling, with training and virtual racing taking off. For many this has meant buying a smart turbo trainer – such as the excellent Wahoo Kickr or Tacx Neo 2T Smart – and hooking your bike up to it before riding off into the… Read more

Sony X95J flagship LCD TV to hit the shelves in June

Home News (Image credit: Sony) Sony has announced the arrival of its top LCD TV for 2021. The hotly anticipated Sony X95J will be available to buy in June and is even open for pre-order already in some regions in 75in and 85in panel sizes. The 65in model will be released later in the year…. Read more