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Astell & Kern’s new USB-C DAC promises hi-fi audio for phones without headphone jacks

Astell & Kern — the company best known for its high-end portable digital audio players — is making a USB-C DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that’s designed to help get better-sounding audio from modern smartphones and computers that may lack a 3.5mm headphone jack. If you want to use any digital device with a 3.5mm headphone jack,… Read more

Windows 10X Is Reportedly on Track for Release in Late 2021

Home News (Image credit: Microsoft) It might take longer than expected for Windows 10X to debut. Windows Central reports that Microsoft planned to have the operating system ready to ship in the first half of the year; now it’s said to be aiming for the second half. Windows 10X was revealed in February 2020 as… Read more

Intel’s NUC 11 Extreme Compute Element Gets The Core i9-11980HK

Home News NUC 11 Extreme Compute Element (Image credit: Chiphell) The Intel NUC 11 Extreme Compute Element (codename Driver Bay) might be right around the corner. A user from the Chiphell forums has shared a screenshot of the alleged specifications for the device, which appears to leverage Intel’s forthcoming 11th Generation Tiger Lake-H 45W chips…. Read more

Astell & Kern’s AK USB-C Dual DAC cable promises to boost your portable listening

Home News (Image credit: Astell & Kern) Portable music player specialist Astell & Kern has launched a USB-C DAC cable to enhance the sound quality of an Android phone, Windows 10 PC, tablet PC or MacOS computer. As we bask in an age of high-quality streaming and increasingly high-performing headphones, the weak link in on-the-go… Read more

iPhone Flip foldable smartphone

Apple is developing an inwardly folding smartphone with a clamshell design. Read all about the expected iPhone Flip and its possible design here. Since Samsung released the Galaxy Fold foldable smartphone in 2019, many are wondering when Apple will introduce its first folding phone. But we still have to be patient. Various sources have indicated… Read more

Sony Xperia 10 II vs Xperia 10 vs Xperia 10 Plus: What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – Sony Mobile refreshed its phone line up in 2020 with the Xperia 1 II and the Xperia 10 II. The latter succeeded the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus that arrived in 2019, offering just one device in the mid range Xperia portfolio rather than two. The design was refined and specifications were improved… Read more

Sapphire Announces the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Nitro+ and Pulse Graphics Cards

Home News (Image credit: Sapphire) Sapphire is back with new custom graphics cards designed around the RX 6700XT graphics card that launches today. Sapphire’s new 6700XT models come in the form of the NITRO+ and the lower-end Pulse. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Sapphire) Image 2 of 4 (Image credit: Sapphire) Image 3 of… Read more

Here’s where to buy AMD’s Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card

AMD’s new Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU will be available to purchase today starting at 6AM PT / 9AM ET, with a retail price of $479.99. Like other GPUs released within the last few months, AMD’s latest Radeon RX graphics card will likely sell out quickly, though AMD tells The Verge that you should be… Read more

ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT STRIX OC Review

Introduction We have with us the ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6700 XT O12G, the company’s top custom-design RX 6700 XT graphics card. AMD today launched the RX 6700 XT along with the new Navi 22 silicon, to take the fight to NVIDIA’s sub-$500 performance segment, including popular SKUs such as the GeForce RTX 3060… Read more

PowerColor RX 6700 XT Red Devil Review

Introduction PowerColor announced its top custom design AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, the RX 6700 XT Red Devil. After surprising everyone with competitive graphics cards in the enthusiast segment with the RX 6800 series and the flagship RX 6900 XT, AMD is turning its attention to the segment that earns NVIDIA the most… Read more

Samsung’s midrange phones now feature fast refresh rate screens, stabilized cameras

At its second Unpacked event of the year, Samsung officially unveiled three of its next A-series phones: the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and A72. While the company isn’t sharing US pricing or availability yet, it has confirmed European pricing: €349 for the A52 (about $415), €429 for the A52 5G (about $510), and €449 for… Read more

Retail giants look to greener cargo ships to meet climate goals

Pressure from some of their biggest customers is pushing companies like global shipping giant Maersk to pollute less when they transport goods. It’s a sign that individual companies’ commitments to tackling climate change can influence others along the entire supply chain. One of the latest trends in retail has been for companies to pledge to… Read more

DDR5-6400 RAM Benchmarks Show Major Performance Gains Over DDR4

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co. Ltd, a Chinese NAND flash memory manufacturer, has demonstrated the power of its DDR5-6400 memory with one of Intel’s Alder Lake-S processors. The company’s results show that DDR5 will be an absolute delight for next-generation hardware. Longsys currently has two DDR5-6400 memory modules in development. The… Read more

Noctua Updates the NH-U12S as the Redux Product Line’s First CPU Cooler

Home News (Image credit: Noctua) Noctua today announced two new members of the Redux product line: An updated NH-U12S, the line’s first CPU cooler, and the NA-FK1 second fan kit to complement it. The company billed the NH-U12S Redux as “a streamlined, accessibly priced version” of the original cooler that features “the same proven heatsink… Read more

Corsair K65 RGB Mini Gaming Keyboard Review: 60% Is Going Mainstream

Our Verdict The Corsair K65 RGB Mini is a well-performing highly customizable keyboard that should help raise awareness for the 60% form factor despite a few (mostly cosmetic) flaws. For + Bounty of customization options + Polling rates up to 8,000 Hz + Doubleshot PBT keycaps + Custom spacebar, Esc key Against – Pinging on… Read more