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Apple’s iMac 24-inch M1 and iPad Pro M1 Launch Dates Revealed

Home News (Image credit: Apple) When Apple introduced its all-new iMac 24-inch all-in-one desktop and iPad Pro tablet based on its M1 system-on-chip earlier this month, it said that the new products would be available in the second half of May, but never revealed when exactly they were set to hit the shelves. On Thursday Apple finally unwrapped details about… Read more

Apple’s iPhone 12 and Mac sales skyrocket despite ongoing pandemic

Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup maintained enormously strong demand from consumers from January through March, according to the company’s fiscal Q2 earnings posted today. Apple reported record March quarter revenue of $89.6 billion, up 54 percent year over year. The iPhone took in just under $48 billion, jumping up by 66 percent from a year ago…. Read more

Google expands its Android-based earthquake detection system

Google is expanding its Android-based earthquake detection and alert system, filling in gaps in places where there are few seismometers and no early warning systems. Starting today, the program that launched in California last year will also be available in Greece and New Zealand. This also marks a new step for Google; it’s the first… Read more

Raijintek Pan Slim ITX Review

Introduction I would like to thank Raijintek for supplying the review sample. We will be covering the Raijintek Pan Slim in this review, a desktop chassis that also acts as a monitor stand. This means it is wide and fairly thin, so you may place a keyboard underneath for a tidy desktop and situate your… Read more

AMD 4700S appears to be the Xbox Series X|S CPU but for PC

Home / Component / APU / AMD 4700S appears to be the Xbox Series X|S CPU but for PC João Silva 2 hours ago APU, Featured Tech News An unknown AMD processor has appeared online, known as the ‘4700S’. The specifications of this processor don’t line up with any of AMD’s announced CPUs or APUs,… Read more

Lenovo P620 Threadripper Pro 3975WX Review

AMD’s Threadripper consumer HEDT processors continue to be praised strongly for their excellent compute performance and connectivity options. But what if you want more than 256GB of memory? What if you want your RAM to run in 8-channel mode? What if you want more than 64 PCIe Gen 4 lanes? Well… that’s where Threadripper Pro… Read more

Nintendo gives Super Mario Party a much needed online upgrade… three years later

It took nearly three years, but Nintendo has finally given you a compelling reason to load up Super Mario Party on your Switch again. The new update significantly adds to the online component — which has been woefully lacking since launch. Thanks to the latest update, Super Mario Party now allows you to play Mario… Read more

AMD Might Be Selling Off Defective Xbox Series X CPUs

Home News AMD 4700S System (Image credit: Tmall.com) If you haven’t gotten your hands on an Xbox Series X, you may be able to pick up one very soon, but without the RDNA 2 graphics, of course. The recently uncovered AMD 4700S Desktop Kit (via momomo_us) has found its way into a mini-ITX gaming PC… Read more

Anne Pro 2 Keyboard Review – Tapping is Key

Introduction I have covered a significant amount of 60% form factor keyboards recently, including the Kinesis Gaming TKO, CORSAIR K65 RGB MINI, and Ajazz K620T 2.0, with a few more still on the way. It does seem like the entire world is gung-ho on the 60% keyboard craze off late, so I sought to provide… Read more

Apple TV 4K (2021) vs Apple TV 4K (2017): Is it worth upgrading?

(Pocket-lint) – Apple has finally announced a refresh of its flagship streaming box, the Apple TV 4K. The last model was released in 2017 and was decently specced for its time. The new one is faster and includes some extra bells and whistles, but does that mean you need to upgrade? We look at the… Read more

Record Store Day’s free docuseries celebrates UK indie record store owners

Home News (Image credit: Record Store Day) Ever wondered what goes on behind the counter of the UK’s independent record shops? Well, wonder no more because Record Store Day and Classic Albums have teamed up with Bowers & Wilkins to announce series two of Behind the Counter. The 12-part documentary series will once again shine… Read more

Longer Orange 10 3D Printer Review: Cheap Price, Poor Performance

Our Verdict A small-format resin 3D printer with a bargain-basement price, the Longer Orange 10’s weak output and wobbly build quality make it a poor bargain. For + Inexpensive price + Small footprint Against – Laser-cut UV lid feels wobbly – Low XY resolution – Small build volume The Longer Orange 10 is the entry-level… Read more

A Heat Pipe-Cooled PCIe 4.0 SSD Is Finally Available in a Fanless System

Home News (Image credit: Atlast Solutions) Sometimes a tiny little thing can drastically improve performance and the user experience. Atlast! has developed just this kind of thing for one of its latest designs — it now uses a heat-pipe cooling system to passively cool both an SSD and the motherboard chipset. The performance of modern… Read more

Weird Apple design: ‘Spring Loaded’ edition

Apple’s product design is usually very good, setting industry standards for how many of the gadgets and computers we use every day look and feel. But the company’s many hits make the less obvious design decisions stand out that much more. Thanks to the huge amount of new stuff Apple introduced at its “Spring Loaded”… Read more

Vergecast: the two Apple events from this week

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge You may have heard of the new Apple products announced at the company’s “Spring Loaded” event this week — including the redesigned colorful iMac, the location-tracking AirTags, and the boosted specs on the next iPad Pro. But there was another big event focused on Apple this week: on… Read more