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Nvidia Q1 Revenue Exceeds Expectations. Cites Demand for Datacenter, Gaming, Mining Cards

Home News (Image credit: Nvidia) Nvidia on Monday said first quarter revenue would exceed the previously expected $5.30 billion, citing strong demand for its GPUs for datacenters, gaming, and cryptocurrency mining. The company says that demand for its products exceeds supply and will continue to throughout the rest of the year. “While our fiscal 2022 first quarter… Read more

Hisense Roku R50A7200GTUK

Our Verdict Between the excellent operating system and solid all-round performance, this is an impressively complete package at a reasonable price For Excellent upscaling Bold, colourful picture Superb Roku UI Against Sonically lightweight Colours can be heavy-handed There are reasons why wine is dated by year. The grapes might come from the same fields, the… Read more

iPhone 12 Pro Space Collection featuring Elon Musk

Caviar launches 5 Limited Edition models of the iPhone 12 Pro (Max) dedicated to space conquerors. Each features a real fragment of a famous spacecraft. Today it is exactly 60 years ago that the first manned space flight took place. This memorable day has been renamed the Day of the Cosmonauts. In honor of this… Read more

New Trailers: Cruella, The Woman in the Window, Loki, and more

So yesterday I watched the first episode of the Netflix documentary This is a Robbery, about the 1990 heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and the accents alone made me homesick. For those who did not grow up in the land of dropped R’s: two thieves dressed as cops stole 13 works… Read more

South Korea EV battery makers reach settlement in US trade dispute

South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers SK Innovation and LG Energy Solution have reached a settlment in a US trade dispute, Bloomberg reported. Under the terms of the agreement, SK will pay $1.8 billion (2 trillion won) in cash and royalties to LG. In a joint statement the companies said they would “work to help the… Read more

Despite Shortages, PC Shipments Up 55 Percent in Q1

Home News (Image credit: HP) News stories about chip shortages for various applications have become so common in the past few months that they now sound like background noise. It’s no secret that demand for PCs and other electronics is high, but sales of personal computers have actually beaten all the expectations in the first… Read more

Best ceiling speakers 2021: Top architectural picks for home cinemas and discreet playback

(Pocket-lint) – Ceiling and in-wall speakers give you all the benefits of room-filling sound while remaining out of the way of your furniture and out of sight. Whether you’re looking to install them as part of a home cinema surround sound setup, or you just want to discreetly have music filtered in all around you,… Read more

Best waterproof speakers 2021: Top portable picks for any budget

(Pocket-lint) – Owning a top waterproof speaker allows you to take your tunes near the pool, in the shower or on expeditions in the great outdoors – all while remaining free from damage. While all speakers offer some level of Ingress Protection, the dedicated water-resistant and weatherproof options we’ll be detailing below are a different… Read more

One side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine could be a heavier period

Katharine Lee got her COVID-19 vaccination early on in the United States’ rollout. So did a friend of hers — they got their shots on the same day. They compared notes, curious to see what the side effects would be. Lee, a research fellow in the Division of Public Health Sciences at Washington University in… Read more

Humax Aura

Our Verdict As a Freeview PVR, the Humax Aura is hard to beat , but its incomplete smart platform requires a pause for thought For Excellent recording and playback Full-bodied, exciting sound Useful Aura mobile app Against No Netflix app HDR picture could be better User interface a touch convoluted Even without an Oxbridge education,… Read more

Realme 8 Pro review: a peek at what’s next in midrange smartphone imaging

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The Realme 8 Pro is a good, inexpensive Android phone that you probably shouldn’t buy right now — at least if you’re in the US. But it’s also a preview of positive things to come to the… Read more

Corsair K70 RGB TKL Review: Little Wonder

Our Verdict The Corsair K70 RGB TKL is a powerful yet compact gaming keyboard. We didn’t notice an immediate benefit from the 8,000 Hz polling rate, but with a sleek look plyus premium media controls and keycaps, this keyboard’s in a league of its own. For + Space-saving, durable build + Premium keycaps + Media… Read more

Amazon Fire TV Stick (3rd Generation)

Our Verdict The 3rd Generation Fire TV Stick is a capable video streamer, but it drops at an awkward price point For Strong app offering Improved UI Excellent HDR performance Against SDR picture could be more subtle 4K model only costs a little more What’s grey and sticky? The Amazon Fire TV Stick (3rd Generation),… Read more

So you’re vaccinated — what are you waiting for?

I asked experts when vaccinated people can resume high-risk activities — and got a whole bunch of answers It’s been over a year since my office shut down. Over a year since I went to a bar, a fitness class, a movie theater, a concert, a Knicks game, or to the many other public events… Read more

Intel Ice Lake Xeon Platinum 8380 Review: 10nm Debuts for the Data Center

Home News (Image credit: Intel) Intel’s long-delayed 10nm+ third-gen Xeon Scalable Ice Lake processors mark an important step forward for the company as it attempts to fend off intense competition from AMD’s 7nm EPYC Milan processors that top out at 64 cores, a key advantage over Intel’s existing 14nm Cascade Lake Refresh that tops out… Read more