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Newly Launched GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Lands in Japan, for $200

Home News (Image credit: Palit Microsystems) Because it’s hard to get a modern graphics card, some suppliers are now trying to meet demand for entry-level options by re-launching older products. Earlier this month we reported that Japanese vendor Kuroutoshikou decided to re-start sales of its GeForce GTX 1050 Ti boards. This past weekend the card made it… Read more

Poco X3 Pro review: Is bigger better?

(Pocket-lint) – The big ol’ beast upon which your eyes are affixed is the Poco X3 Pro: the Xiaomi offshoot’s sub-flagship device, here to tempt you with massive screen, massive battery, and not-so-massive price point. Just a year after the Poco X2 launched, the X3 Pro isn’t exactly an unexpected surprise. But it does cut… Read more

Mushkin Jumps On The RGB RAM Bandwagon With Redline Lumina Line

Home News Redline Lumina RGB DDR4 (Image credit: Mushkin) Mushkin has been away from the memory game for a while, but the company is back with a new series of DDR4 memory. It recently revealed its Redline Lumina RGB product line that’s designed and optimized for the most up-to-date Intel and AMD platforms. The Redline… Read more

Nvidia’s Reflex Technology Beats AMD’s Radeon Boost Counterpart: Report

Home News (Image credit: Nvidia) Last year, in a bid to increase system responsiveness in competitive video games, both Nvidia and AMD released new technologies to reduce input lag for improved system performance: Nvidia’s Reflex Low Latency and AMD’s Radeon Boost. Both Nvidia and AMD say their respective technologies’ performance gains are significant, but how… Read more

HP Spectre x360 13 review: Convertible champion

(Pocket-lint) – The HP Spectre x360 13 is a bit of a dream convertible laptop. Not much has changed in this 2020-2021 version apart from a shift to Intel’s 11th Gen processors. But these bring a significant jump in performance, especially for gaming, with no downsides. You have plenty of laptops to choose from with… Read more

Polk React soundbar + React Sub review: An injection of bass

(Pocket-lint) – If your TV audio isn’t up to snuff then there are a bevy of options on the market to help step things up a notch. Among these is Polk Audio’s React soundbar, which is available for less cash than many a rival. But just because you’re paying less doesn’t mean you’ll get less… Read more

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT review: Nvidia wins this round

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Unless AMD actually sells them for $479, of course AMD and Nvidia are pretending they live in a fantasy world, one where you can buy a state-of-the-art graphics card for under $700. Heck, a fantasy world where you can buy a new AMD GPU at all — though… 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

Almost all of LG’s Android 11 updates aren’t coming until the end of 2021

LG’s German website has revealed its Android 11 update roadmap — at least for Europe — and the news isn’t too encouraging. With the exception of the LG Velvet 5G, most of the company’s phones won’t get Android 11 until the back half of 2021, with the vast majority of devices not seeing the update… Read more

Polk React soundbar + React Sub review: An injection of bass

(Pocket-lint) – If your TV audio isn’t up to snuff then there are a bevy of options on the market to help step things up a notch. Among these is Polk Audio’s React soundbar, which is available for less cash than many a rival. But just because you’re paying less doesn’t mean you’ll get less… Read more

Huawei FreeBuds 4i wireless earbuds deliver noise-cancelling at surprisingly low price

Home News (Image credit: Huawei) Huawei has taken the wraps of its latest – and most affordable – true wireless earbuds. The new Huawei FreeBuds 4i offer active noise-cancelling and a 22-hour battery life for just £80 (around $110, AU$150), which is considerably cheaper than the majority of noise-cancelling true wireless buds on the market…. Read more

A former pro is helping figure skating look more authentic than ever

On TV, ice skating often looks like a sport stuck in time. Cameras aren’t hanging from wires above the action or placed close to the ice for a dynamic look at skaters zipping by. Instead, a few stationary cameras planted around a rink flip from one view to the next when a better angle is… Read more

Waymo is disclosing more autonomous vehicle data for research purposes

Waymo is publicizing more data from its autonomous vehicles, which it says is for the benefit of the research community. Building on the trove of data it released in 2019, the Alphabet company is calling this latest batch “the largest interactive dataset yet released for research into behavior prediction and motion forecasting for autonomous driving.”… Read more

EU aims to double chip manufacturing amid growing fears about ‘digital sovereignty’

The European Union wants to double its chip manufacturing output to 20 percent of the global market by 2030. The goal is part of its new Digital Compass plan, announced yesterday, which aims to boost “digital sovereignty” by funding various high-tech initiatives. As well as doubling chip output, the EU also wants all households to… Read more

Apple reportedly overestimated iPhone 12 mini demand, by a lot

Apple is cutting production of the iPhone 12 mini in the first half of this year, Nikkei Asia reports. Planned production of the smallest iPhone 12 model has reportedly been reduced by 70 percent or more in the first half of this year, making up the majority of a 20 percent cut in total iPhone… Read more