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Chinese Chip-Producer Zhaoxin and Via Technologies Strengthen Ties

Home News (Image credit: Zhaoxin) Via Technologies and Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., a joint venture between Via and Shanghai Municipal Government, have announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Via will transfer some of its IP to Zhaoxin. The intellectual property will enable Zhaoxin to continue the development of its x86 PC… Read more

Best phono preamps 2020: budget to high-end

Home Best-buys (Image credit: Vertere) Best phono preamps Buying Guide: Welcome to What Hi-Fi?’s round-up of the best phono preamps you can buy in 2020. A phono preamp (aka phono stage) raises your turntable’s output to make it compatible with modern amps. At the same time, it adds standardised equalisation. So why do you need… Read more

New Oppo phone might arrive with Snapdragon 870 chipset

Qualcomm is about to launch the Snapdragon 875 chipset in December, and we expect a “lite” version of the flagship platform to tag along. It will sit as a more affordable chip that can offer pretty similar performance, while missing on a few features. The leakster that goes by the (machine-translated) name Digital Chat Station… Read more

MSI announces the B550 Unify series of motherboards for enthusiasts

Coming right on time for the release of Ryzen 5000 series, MSI has introduced two new ATX B550 motherboards. Aimed at “enthusiast gamers”, both the B550 Unify and B550 Unify-X offer enhanced thermal and power solutions. Featuring a UV black printing with no sight of RGB lighting whatsoever, the MSI B550 Unify motherboards focus on… Read more

Review: Panasonic TX 55HZW984

Panasonic offers four OLED models , and that arouses our curiosity. We check what you get with the entry-level model. Extensive HDR support, top image processor, that looks fine. But we also look at what you just don’t get. Because there is no doubt that there are certain compromises against a lower price. Beautifully finished… Read more

Review: KEF LS50 Wireless II

Sometimes a new product seems very very similar to its predecessor. That first impression can be very misleading, we discovered (again) with the KEF LS 50 Wireless II. This recently released version of the successful wireless stereo speakers has been improved in so many ways that you can hardly compare old with new. In particular,… Read more

Corsair launches HS75 XB Wireless gaming headset for Xbox

Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Featured Tech News, Headphones Corsair is well known for its PC gaming peripherals but what about console gaming? Today, Corsair is launching the HS75 XB Wireless gaming headset, the company’s first licensed headset for Xbox. The HS75 XB Wireless is compatible with Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series… Read more

Review: One For All WM7471 Universal Tripod TV stand

You don’t like the TV cabinet more and a wall bracket you don’t like. You are looking for a more artistic way to give the TV a place in the living room. This universal TV booth from One For All looks like an interesting candidate. The package in which the TV stand arrives is surprisingly… Read more