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Xilinx has unveiled new “purpose-built video transcoding appliances” based on a new “Xilinx Real-Time Server reference architecture”. The device is designed to deliver good video quality at lower cost and high channel density per rack.  Just a year ago, few could have predicted the massive upswing in video conferencing that …

ASUS' new ZenWiFi AX Mini is designed to bring faster speeds and better coverage for your home Wi-Fi network. This trio networking devices from ASUS are capable of streaming 8K video and can cover an area of 4800 square feet (ca. 446 square metres). The ZenWiFi AX Mini system consists …

On May 28, Cisco announced its intent to acquire the privately-held ThousandEyes, known for its software-as-a-service (SaaS) product capable of measuring network performance.  ThousandEyes was founded back in 2010 and its headquarter is located in San Francisco – the company also has offices in Dublin, London, New York and Tokyo. ThousandEyes has seen a …

In April this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FFC) set the standards for Wi-Fi 6E, and now Qualcomm has announced its FastConnect 6900 and 6700 chips that feature support for Wi-Fi 6E, with speeds of up to 3.6 Gbps. FastConnect 6900 is the faster of the two chips with speeds of up …

It's expensive... but boy oh boy is this Orbi AX6000 kit fast

The Internet is growing at an exponential rate, and with such growth comes the need for faster speeds. To meet that need, researchers work hard on finding faster ways of transmitting data from one point to another. Now, a team based in Australia report that they have reached a speed of …

Tensions between the US and Huawei can be traced back to at least early 2018, and resulted in the company being blacklisted in the US. However, the UK allowed Huawei to continue to sell its 5G infrastructure domestically, albeit with some limitations. Now it looks like the UK is preparing …

Intel has announced that it is acquiring Rivet Networks – a company mainly known for its network solutions, with its Killer series often used in various gaming machines. Intel said that the acquisition will boost “Intel's Wi-Fi offerings for PC Platforms”. The world is growing ever more dependent on Wi-Fi …

QNAP has just released the new stylish TS-230 NAS for your home media consumption needs. Available in baby blue, the TS-230 aims to be the perfect NAS for a living environment, working as your “daily central storage, back up, photo and video sharing” solution. With the TS-230, your data is …

NoenMaker software from Thermaltake allows users of certain Thermaltake components to create personalised PC builds with advanced RGB lighting customisation providing stunning visual displays. Currently, the NeonMaker Software supports a range of Thermaltake components such as Riing Quad, Riing Trio and Floe DX series products, with the company aiming to …

How good is this 8-bay SMB-focused NAS from QNAP?

This week, QNAP launched its TS-x31K series high-performance quad-core NAS with an understated compact white appearance to seamlessly blend in with any home décor. The TS-x31K series is designed to provide centralised data management and backup, as well as easy access to files and simple file sharing. To provide the …

AMD is expanding its arsenal of EPYC powered data centre systems with a new venture in partnership with Oracle that equips the company’s latest Cloud Infrastructure Compute E3 platform with 2nd generation EPYC processors, to bring a new level of performance to Oracle Cloud. The Oracle Cloud “E3 Standard” leverages …

QNAP has announced the launch of two new multi-platform USB 3.2 Gen 2 JBOD storage enclosures including an 8-bay desktop model and a 12-bay 3U rackmount redundant power model designed for NAS, PCs and servers. The new TL series USB JBOD enclosures from QNAP could be used to expand QNAP …

Ethernet Technology Consortium is the new name for the group previously known as ‘The 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium'. While the original name clearly reflected the group's aim, the rebranding of the consortium is to “reflect a new focus on higher-speed Ethernet technologies”. Now, Ethernet Technology Consortium – or ETC for …

How good is this drive from Kingston, aimed at the server market?

Users who spend long hours at the desk working can often find that an uncomfortable chair makes the hours drag on and potentially unearths all kinds of aches and pains in the back, neck and even the wrists. Thermaltake has an answer to this problem with its new CyberChair E500 …

Rivet Networks’ Killer series has forged a niche in the networking market, aimed at gamers that want to obtain better performance with faster networking. The latest addition to the Rivet Networks product line is the Killer E3100 Ethernet controller. Rivet Networks has introduced many technologies over the last few years, with the aim …

The Federal Communications Commission – or FFC for short – is perhaps best known this side of the pond for its controversial stand in regard to net neutrality – with the FCC wanting to eliminate said net neutrality. However, the FCC is now working hard on improving Wi-Fi standards and has published a …

Memblaze has announced its new PBlaze5 920 series of NVMe SSDs for enterprise systems. Adopting 96-layer 3D eTLC NAND, the PBlaze5 920 series is available in both 2.5-inch U.2 and HHHL add-in card form factors with maximum capacity of up to 7.68 TB. There are a total of four SKUs …

Intel is focusing its 3rd generation of AI on neuromorphic computing, which is the idea of emulating the neural structure and operation of the human brain. The key challenge Intel faces with neuromorphic computing is matching a human's flexibility, and ability to learn with the energy efficiency of the human …

A new partnership between NETGEAR and Midwich is set to extend NETGEAR’s reach into the UK Pro AV market with the company’s range of M4300 and M4500 managed network switches designed for AV over IP systems. The new deal will see Midwich become the UK and Ireland distribution partner for …

Synology has announced the launch of its latest entry-level 2-bay network attached storage enclosure. The DiskStation DS220j is a cost-effective and easy to use personal cloud designed for storage of photos, videos and documents for home users. The DiskStation DS220j NAS enclosure from Synology is equipped with a Realtek RTD1296 …

AMD has announced that the world’s fastest supercomputer is set to be powered by the company’s next-generation EPYC processors and AMD Radeon Instinct GPUs to unleash power exceeding 200 of today’s fastest supercomputers combined. The El Capitan system will be the second All AMD CPU and GPU exascale supercomputer in …

Western Digital has announced a new line of NVMe SSDs for enterprise systems, the WD Gold series offers small and medium-size enterprises a range of products for a simple transition to NVMe storage and improved system performance. The new series of Western Digital enterprise SSDs are the company’s first to …

Kingston has announced the availability of a new DC1000M SSD series of enterprise-grade SSDs for data centre deployments. The DC1000M series is designed for data-intensive workloads such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and deep learning applications. The new DC1000M U.2 NVMe PCIe SSD series joins the Kingston range of enterprise-class …

iiyama has announced the introduction of a new 43-inch 4K monitor being added to its desktop solutions range. The ProLite X4372UHSU is equipped with an IPS panel featuring 4K resolution with excellent colour reproduction and wide viewing angles. The ProLite X4372UHSU-B1 from iiyama is designed to make work more comfortable …

TRENDNet has introduced a new AC2200 Mesh Wi-Fi Router system designed to enable high-speed wireless internet access around the entire home or office. Additional AC2200 Wi-Fi Mesh Routers can be added to the network to expand wireless connectivity in homes or offices with more than 4000 square feet of area. …

Kioxia has announced that its CM6 and CD6 series of PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives for enterprise customers are now being shipped, this means that Kioxia is the first company to ship these next-generation PCIe 4.0 SSDs to enterprise and data centre partners. Both the CM6 and CD6 SSDs are compliant …

SMART Modular has launched a new series of low profile DDR4-3200 Mini-DIMMs designed for industrial applications. The Mini-DIMM range now includes 32GB registered and unbuffered EEC modules in both Ultra Low Profile (ULP) and Very Low Profile (VLP) formats. The new series of Mini-DIMMs from SMART modular have been extensively …