• Specifications of new Intel Haswell processors surface

  News - yesterday at 18:20

  

  Now that Intel has officially launched its Haswell platform and the first chips have become available, it's time for us to move on and see what else the manufacturer has in store for us. Leaked slides reveal a Core i7 4771 processor, clocked at 3.5 GHz and just a tad faster than the i7 4770. The processor is basically an i7 4770K without an unlocked multiplier.

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• Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 available later this month?

  News - yesterday at 16:14

  

  According to the latest rumours, Nvidia will launch its GeForce GTX 760 graphics card in week 26. It's expected that the card will make its debut June 25. We earlier reported that that GTX 760 is based on the GTX 660, an OEM card with 1152 shader units. The GTX 760 Ti will be using the same 3D-chip.

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• Buffalo DriveStation DDR3 review: external disk on steroids

  Review - yesterday at 14:58

  

  Almost every part of computers have evolved rapidly over the past few years, with the exception of conventional hard disks. The performance of processors, graphics cards and other components has increased significantly, but the speed of hard disks has been a bit stagnant. Buffalo attempts the break the mold with its new DriveStation DDR3, an external hard disk with USB 3.0 and 1 GB of DDR3 RAM.

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• Google Glass taken apart

  News - yesterday at 13:39

  Two early Google Glass adopters have completely taken the device apart to discover which hardware was used. Since the Google Glass is rather compact, it was quite a chore to disassemble, though not impossible. With a simple Torx screwdriver, the hardware could be removed from the glasses. The plastic was then removed carefully, revealing the sensors. Further disassembly required the plastic to be cut. The motherboard is kept in place with some adhesive paste and features a TI OMAP 4430 processo... Read more

• Regular Haswell chips no longer have adjustable multipliers

  News - yesterday at 11:04

  Intel's special 'overclocker' processors always had the 'K' suffix, indicative of an unlocked multiplier. Intel's regular processors can also be overclocked slightly, which some motherboard manufacturer use in special Turbo modes. Processors without the 'K' suffix already had the option deactivated to choose between base clock (bClk) frequencies of 125 MHz, 167 MHz and 250 MHz. Intel has now removed adjustable multipliers from these Haswell chips altogether, allowing regular processors to be ove... Read more

• New PNY SDXC memory cards write at 65 MByte/s

  News - yesterday at 08:37

  PNY has introduced a new line of SD memory cards. These SDHC and SDXC cards come in Premium, Performance, High Performance and Elite Performance, with capacities ranging from 4 GB to 128 GB. The entry-level Premium series has a Class 4 label and reads at up to 15 MB/s. The Performance cards have specified speeds of 27 MByte/s and 20 MByte/s for respectively reading and writing. The High Performance SDXC models are Class 10 UHS-I compliant and have maximum speeds of 50 MByte/s and 35 MByte/s. PN... Read more

• Dell UltraSharp U2913WM review: 21:9 super widescreen

  Review - yesterday at 05:58

  

  At the end of last year we reviewed LG's 21:9 monitor, the 29EA93-P. It was the first super widescreen monitor using a panel from LG Display from LG Electronics, and it was only a matter of time before more manufacturers would introduce their first 21:9 monitors. We've seen announcements from AOC and Philips, but it was Dell that was able to deliver theirs next. Today we take a closer look at the Dell UltraSharp U2913WM.

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• Last Nokia smartphones with Symbian have shipped

  News - Sunday 16-06-2013 - 16:09

  Nokia has shipped its final batch of smartphones featuring the Symbian operating system. After these units have sold, Symbian-based smartphones will officially become unavailable. For years, Symbian was the largest operating system for smartphones. It was conceived in a collaboration between Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and software developer Psion back in 1998. At the time, Psion's 32-bits EPOC operating system, which was used for PDA devices, was transformed into Symbian. In early 2002, Nokia la... Read more

• Intel Haswell-E slides published; DDR4 and octa-cores

  News - Sunday 16-06-2013 - 13:18

  Although Intel's Haswell-E chips won't be available until next year, VR-Zone has acquired some exclusive presentation slides on the new platform. The most important news is that Haswell-E will have support for DDR4 and that only processors with either 6 or 8 cores will be featured in the series. The platform is slated for the second quarter of 2014 and will replace Ivy Bridge-E as the most high-end consumer chips Intel has to offer. Like the Ivy Bridge-E chips, the 22nm Haswell-E processors wil... Read more

• 'Allways Control' laptop cooler by Thermaltake

  News - Sunday 16-06-2013 - 11:17

  Thermaltake has developed a new laptop cooler, the Allways Control. The new cooler doubles as a stand, providing a more ergonomic work environment. It has dimensions of 36 x 82.8 x 5.3 cm and, thanks to a construction of aluminium and plastic, weighs 820 grams. Two 70 mm fans are present, each ranging in speed between 1300 and 2100 RPM. An integrated fan controller allows users to determine the fan speed, or even disable them altogether. The Allways Control laptop cooler is compatible with 10" ... Read more

• Images of HTC Butterfly successor have leaked

  News - Sunday 16-06-2013 - 08:59

  The first version of HTC's Butterfly smartphone is only just available in some parts of the world, but it seems that the Taiwanese manufacturer has already developed a successor. Images of this new handset have leaked through VR-Zone. The new device is called HTC Butterfly S and is expected to be officially announced June 19th. The new Butterfly improves on the existing smartphone, with a number of new features from other HTC models. It's expected that the new smartphone will feature the 'Ultra... Read more

• Sennheiser PC 363D 7.1 and PC 350 Special Edition review

  Review - Sunday 16-06-2013 - 05:58

  

  We tested two of Sennheiser's new gaming headsets, the PC 363D featuring 7.1 virtual surround sound and the foldable PC 350 Special Edition. Both are intended for gamers looking for a comfortable headset with a balanced sound. They're not cheap, costing 270 euros and 199 euros, respectively.

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• MSI unveils powerful 14-inch GE40 gaming laptop

  News - Saturday 15-06-2013 - 16:49

  MSI has introduced a new 14-inch gaming laptop, the GE40. The new system seems to be a direct competitor to Dell's new Alienware 14, as the hardware of the two bears a lot of similarities. The GE40 has a 14-inch matte screen with a resolution of either 1600x900 or 1920x1080 pixels. It's powered by an Intel 'Haswell' Core i7 4702MQ quad-core processor. Nvidia's GTX 760M graphics card is featured, which has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory. MSI has opted for 8 GB of RAM, which can be expanded up to 16 GB. Ot... Read more

• Lenovo IdeaPad S210 Touch available in Japan next month

  News - Saturday 15-06-2013 - 14:20

  Lenovo has added a new Windows 8 notebook to its product line-up. The system, known as IdeaPad S210 Touch, has an 11.6-inch touchscreen, capable of registering 10-finger input. The display has a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. The new notebook can be equipped with an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 or Celeron processor, respectively the 1.9 GHz-clocked dual-core Core i3-3227U and the Celeron 1017U, a dual-core processor that has a 1.6 GHz clock frequency. Lenovo's new notebook has four gigabytes of inte... Read more

• Reference smartphone for Nvidia Tegra 4i surfaces

  News - Saturday 15-06-2013 - 11:33

  About four months ago, Nvidia announced a small brother to its Tegra 4 chip. This new Tegra 4i is a SoC with a quad-core CPU and a 60-core graphics chip. The CPU has a 2.3 GHz clock frequency. Our extensive review of the Tegra 4i can be found here. Images of a reference smartphone based on the chip have no surfaced. The device features one gigabyte of LPDDR2 memory. Nvidia's reference smartphone has a 1280 x 720 pixel display with a 4.8-inch diagonal. A 13 megapixel camera can be found on the b... Read more

• ASRock provides 5 years of warranty on Z87 OC Formula motherboards with waterproof Conformal Coating

  News - Saturday 15-06-2013 - 09:07

  ASRock has issued a press statement revealing that it will back its new Z87 OC Formula motherboards with five years of warranty. These boards feature a waterproof Conformal Coating, a protective layer that shields the PCB from moisture, extreme temperatures and dust. Although ASRock is quite enthusiastic about its coating, the manufacturer does recommend to keep liquids at a safe distance. The video at the end of this post shows how the Conformal Coating works in protecting the motherboard agai... Read more

• Logitech G230 Stereo Gaming Headset quick review

  Review - Saturday 15-06-2013 - 05:58

  

  Today we are taking a closer look at the G230 Stereo Gaming Headset from Logitech. It comes in a black and red color scheme, and is equipped with a microphone you can flip up. The earcups have a design that's similar to previous Logitech gaming headsets. The red accents are quite striking and give the G230 an aggressive look.

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• Creative Sound Blaster EVO headsets with integrated soundcard

  News - Friday 14-06-2013 - 17:10

  Creative has announced the Sound Blaste EVO series, consisting of two headsets, the ZxR and Zx. Both headsets feature an integrated multi-core SB-Axx1 sound chip and have a wireless Bluetooth connection with your device (with support for the aptX and AAC codecs). The soundcard is used to improve the quality of MP3 files and audio from for instance YouTube videos, which is often compressed a lot. The ZxR has a microphone in either ear cup, which isn't immediately visible at first glance. This do... Read more

• Corsair demonstrates overclocking potential Vengeance Pro DDR3-3200

  News - Friday 14-06-2013 - 15:31

  At Computex, Corsair introduced a new line of Vengeance Pro DDR3 memory. The speeds of these chips range from 1600 to 2933 MHz, but it seems the manufacturer is ready to take things even further. A Hong Kong overclocker has published images showing a Corsair module with a base clock frequency of 3200 MHz. During an overclocking session, John Lam was able to overclock the new module to 3401 MHz with timings of CL12-15-15-45 2T. This required a voltage of just 1.66V (1.65V is the standard for the... Read more

• iFixit disassembles MacBook Air 2013

  News - Friday 14-06-2013 - 14:13

  The guys over at iFixit have got their hands on Apple's latest 13-inch MacBook Air system. As is their custom, they've taken it completely apart to determine the device's repairability. It was already known that the new MacBook Air is Intel Haswell-based and that it features 802.11ac WiFi functionality. Apple also claimed an improved battery life; improving from seven hours to twelve. In addition to the efficiency of Intel's Haswell chips, part of this battery life comes from the fact that a 71... Read more

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