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Gigabyte’s New Gen 4 M.2 SSD Promises 7GBps Speeds All Day Long

Home News (Image credit: Gigabyte) Gigabyte’s latest Aorus SSD promises to eliminate thermal throttling and deliver extremely fast read speeds of up to 7GBps. The drive is called the Aorus 7000s Prem., and it comes with a gigantic black heatsink measuring up to 1.76 inches (44.7mm) in height, to ensure the drive stays cool under… 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

Asus Implies AMD’s X570S Arrives in Q3: Fanless Motherboards Incoming

Home News (Image credit: Asus) AMD’s X570 platform has numerous advantages, but it also has one key disadvantage: the X570 chipset gets hot under load and requires active cooling. AMD has developed a new revision of the chipset — the X570S — that does not require a high-performance active cooling system, but the company hasn’t… Read more

Deezer

Our Verdict Its ambition is to be applauded, but Deezer falls between the two stools of Spotify and Tidal and struggles to justify itself over either For Vast catalogue and device support CD-quality HiFi tier Envelope-pushing 3D audio Against No hi-res streaming Spotify does discovery better Tidal does hi-fi better Deezer appears to be stuck… Read more

Ford teams up with South Korea’s SK Innovation to build EV batteries in the US

Hot off the heels of the public debut of the F-150 Lightning pickup truck, Ford announced that it will form a joint venture with South Korea’s SK Innovation to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles at scale. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture called BlueOvalSK that would manufacture batteries… Read more

Epos H3 Gaming Headset Review: Powerful Plug-and-Play

Our Verdict The Epos H3 gaming headset thumps out crystal-clear, bassy audio with excellent range. However, the microphone makes an annoying, persistent hissing noise. For + Lightweight + Excellent audio reproduction and thump + Soft earcups Against – Not a lot of features for the price – No software Editor’s Note: This review was originally… Read more

Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) review: Can it finally replace the laptop?

(Pocket-lint) – A lot has happened in the world since the launch of the iPad Pro 12.9-inch in 2020, yet the need for us to work on the go is still an key factor for many people. Apple’s 2021 iPad Pro looks to up the ante once again, bringing a new processor, a new screen,… Read more

‘HiFi’ icon spotted in Spotify’s iOS app suggests a Spotify HiFi launch is imminent

Home News (Image credit: TheMonarc/Reddit (Spotify) ) Hot on the heels of Apple announcing Apple Music lossless and Spatial Audio earlier this week, we have a new clue that suggests the previously announced Spotify HiFi lossless tier could be with us soon. One Reddit user, TheMonarc, has apparently been able to find the Spotify HiFi… Read more

Best popcorn makers 2021: Get cinema-worthy corn at home

(Pocket-lint) – There are few pleasures in life that can match snuggling up to watch a great movie with a big bowl of freshly-made hot popcorn, whether you’re having it plain, buttered or with any number of other flavour options. Best ice cream maker: Make ice cream and gelato at home without hassle It can… Read more

Zalman X3 Review

1 Packaging & Contents » Introduction I would like to thank Zalman for supplying the review sample. The Zalman X3 has been around for a hot minute, but that does not make us less excited to review it. Released in early 2020, the X3 represents Zalman’s approach of including some unique DNA to have their case… Read more

Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Review: Team Red’s Blasting Off Again

Our Verdict The Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 is so good that it makes us wonder why Dell didn’t team up with AMD on a laptop sooner. For + Strong gaming performance + Excellent productivity performance + Unique chassis + Not too costly for it power Against – Internals run hot – Middling audio –… Read more

Apple’s Phil Schiller gives Epic iPhone testimony

What does ‘locked in’ mean, though? We’ve gotten through the expert witnesses of Epic v. Apple, and as a reward, Phil Schiller — currently an “Apple Fellow,” whatever that is, and previously the senior vice president of worldwide marketing — took the stand like a twinkly App Store St. Nick. To hear him tell it,… Read more

AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 XT Will Likely Be Capped At PCIe 4.0 x8

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Hot on the heels of the latest Radeon RX 6600 XT leak, German news outlet Igor’s Lab has shared more juicy details on AMD’s forthcoming Navi 23 offerings. Wallossek’s information seemingly helps to confirm some of the rumored specifications for the Radeon RX 6600 XT. As we’ve suspected for a… Read more

ASUS ROG Gladius III Review

Introduction ASUS is a Taiwan-based computer hardware and electronics company founded in 1989. Back in 2014, the ROG Gladius was the first gaming mouse released by ASUS under the ROG brand. With the ROG Gladius III, ASUS both iterates on and innovates this classic design. For the Gladius III, PixArt’s flagship sensor for both wired… Read more

Connect a U.2 SSD to Your PC’s USB Port With This Adapter

Home News (Image credit: Icy Dock) Icy Dock has developed the industry’s only U.2 to USB 3.2 Gen 2 adapter, which lets you connect an enterprise-grade U.2 SSD to any desktop or laptop with a USB Type-A or Type-C port. The EZ-Adapter Ex MB931U-1VB targets people who need to transfer data from an enterprise-grade SSD to a… Read more