Back in April, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) intervened with Nvidia's plans to acquire Arm. Following a preliminary investigation, the CMA is moving on to a ‘Phase 2 investigation', after concluding that the acquisition could “create real problems” for competition. In a press release last week, CMA Chief …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm acquisition is “taking longer” than expected
Since announcing plans to acquire ARM from Japanese firm, SoftBank, Nvidia has been confident that the deal will close in the first half of 2022. Due to on-going regulatory investigations and other unexpected delays, Nvidia admits the deal is taking longer to close than anticipated. Speaking with The Financial Times, …
Read More »Anti-virus providers Norton and Avast to merge into $8.1 billion company
Cyber Security giants Norton and Avast are merging into a single company. Valued at up to $8.6 billion, depending on Avast shareholders' decision, this deal will see Avast being absorbed by Norton. As both companies turn into one, NortonLifeLock and Avast shareholders believe the merger “has compelling strategic and financial …
Read More »Aya Neo 2021 Pro aims to take on Steam Deck with Ryzen 7 4800U APU
Following the successful campaign of the Aya Neo 2021, the company has decided to launch an upgraded model - the Aya Neo 2021 Pro. Priced a little higher than the original Aya Neo, the Pro models will start at $1215 ($1315 for the Retro Edition) and features a Ryzen 7 4800U.
Read More »Gamescom 2021 will include an Xbox event, Opening Night Live, and Future Games Show
Gamescom is right around the corner, and as usual we can expect to see numerous new games, trailers and other announcements. Three live shows have been confirmed for Gamescom so far – Opening Night Live, hosted by Geoff Keighley, an Xbox games showcase and the Future Games Show. The Xbox …
Read More »Xiaomi preparing to launch OLED TVs with Nvidia G-Sync modules
Xiaomi has started teasing its new generation of OLED TVs, and as it seems, they will feature Nvidia G-Sync modules. Scheduled to release on August 10th, Xiaomi's new-gen OLED TVs will allow gamers to enjoy a tear-free gaming experience when connected to a system using an Nvidia GPU. The announcement …
Read More »Razer announces Zephyr RGB mask and beta sign-ups
During CES 2021, Razer announced its own N95 mask under the name “Project Hazel”. Now, the mask is becoming a real product, named Razer Zephyr, and a beta test will also be taking place ahead of launch in Q4 2021. It's unclear when beta testers will receive their masks, but …
Read More »Warwick and Harrison Davis build water-cooled gaming PC at Overclockers UK
Harry Potter and Star Wars actor, Warwick Davis, and his son, Harrison Davis, recently swung by the Overclockers UK HQ to put together a stunning water-cooled gaming PC. With help from the OCUK experts, a customised Infin8 Nebula system was put together, complete with personal touches, such as etching on …
Read More »MSI kicks off 35th Anniversary sale in UK
MSI is turning 35 years old this year and to celebrate that big milestone, the company is kicking off a round of sales here in the UK. Starting from the 4th of August until the end of the month, there will be discounts across MSI gaming monitors, desktop PCs and …
Read More »Samsung to produce 5nm Tensor chip for Google Pixel 6
Earlier this week, Google officially revealed the Pixel 6, the company's first smartphone to use its own SoC, know as Google Tensor. As it turns out, Google has signed on Samsung to produce the chip on the 5nm process. During its initial announcement, Google did not disclose who would be …
Read More »Leaked Thunderbolt 5 specs point to 80Gbps speeds
It looks like Intel may have revealed early specs for Thunderbolt 5. Recently, an Intel executive took some photos during a visit to the company's R&D facilities, one of which contained confidential information around the upcoming Thunderbolt 5 standard. Gregory Bryant later replaced the tweet, removing the image with Thunderbolt …
Read More »Elon Musk agrees with Epic, says App Store fees are a “global tax on the Internet”
With Epic and Apple seemingly far from settling their legal dispute, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has come out siding with Epic, stating that Apple App Store fees are essentially a “global tax on the Internet”. The dispute between Apple and Epic started almost a year ago when Apple removed Fortnite …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm acquisition could be delayed by China’s regulator
Nvidia's planned $40 billion acquisition of ARM is facing another challenge. Multiple regulatory bodies are currently investigating the deal to figure out whether or not it should be approved. Currently, Nvidia expects the deal to gain approval and go through in 2022, but it looks like China could hold the …
Read More »TSMC gets greenlight for 2nm chip plans
Just one day after Intel detailed its process node roadmap and naming changes, rival chip maker, TSMC, has received approval for its most advanced fabrication facility yet. Once set up, this facility will be used to build TSMC 2nm chips for various clients. The Environmental Review Committee (via Nikkei Asia) …
Read More »Leo Says Ep.63 – Intel Ditches Nanometres for Angstroms
We had big news from Intel this week, with the company unveiling its new process node roadmap and outlining plans to regain the process performance leadership crown by 2025. We've heard from Intel, now let's see what Leo thinks...
Read More »Amazon denies rumours of accepting Bitcoin payments
Earlier this week, reports began claiming that Amazon was in the process of enabling cryptocurrency payments on its massive store. This would have been a very big deal and we swiftly began observing cryptocurrency prices creeping up following the news. Unfortunately, the story appears to have been incorrect. Amazon has …
Read More »ASUSFest 2021 brings big discounts and a gaming PC giveaway
It's the summer season and ASUS is getting into the spirit with ASUSFest 2021, an online event that includes a huge competition, as well as discounts across a range of gaming laptops, components and monitors here in the UK. ASUS and ROG products will be on sale at special discounted …
Read More »Amazon may allow customers to pay using cryptocurrency
Most eCommerce giants are taking their time to adopt cryptocurrency as a new form of payment. Besides Newegg, it looks like most companies are still studying the best course of action, although it looks like Amazon may be ready to make the jump to accepting digital currency. A new job listing, …
Read More »Steam Deck M.2 SSD is user-replaceable but Valve warns against it
Last week when Valve announced the Steam Deck handheld gaming PC, we learned that NVMe SSDs were being used for storage, but we did not know if the SSD would be soldered to the mainboard, or if it would be user-replaceable. As it turns out, the Steam Deck is using …
Read More »Zotac launches Ryzen and RTX 30 powered MEK Hero PCs
This week, Zotac is launching its new line of MEK gaming desktops. The new MEK Hero PC Gaming series will pair AMD Ryzen 5000 processors with Nvidia’s latest RTX 30 series graphics cards and EK liquid cooling. Speaking on the new MEK Hero PCs, Zotac USA president, Gary Lau, said: …
Read More »Zalman CNPS10X Performa Black CPU cooler warranty extended in UK
Earlier this week, we reviewed the brand new CNPS10X Performa Black, the latest CPU cooler from Zalman. While we had positive takeaways from our performance testing, we were a little let down by the 12 month warranty. As it turns out, the UK distributor for this CPU cooler is now …
Read More »be quiet! is giving away a gaming PC worth €3000
Our regular readers will know that we like to run a lot of competitions ourselves, but sometimes we see a giveaway running elsewhere that we think you'd all be interested in. This month, be quiet! is running a competition for a gaming PC worth €3000. The system being given away …
Read More »Discord acquires Sentropy Technologies
Earlier this year, talks of Discord being acquired began to emerge. Eventually, the company decided to remain independent, but took on a large investment from Sony. Now, Discord is putting that money to use through an acquisition of its own. Discord has acquired Sentropy Technologies, a company specialising in AI-powered …
Read More »Analysts report slowed growth in PC market
Over the course of 2020, the PC market saw significant growth as more people shifted to remote working. Now, it looks like we're starting to see things slow down in the second half of 2021. According to the market analysts at IDC and Gartner, while demand for PCs is still …
Read More »Microsoft acquires cybersecurity firm ‘RiskIQ’ in deal worth over $500M
Microsoft is continuing its acquisition spree. This time, the tech giant has bolstered its cybersecurity offerings by acquiring RiskIQ in a deal said to be worth more than $500 million. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition will see Microsoft paying more than $500 million, although the company has not yet revealed …
Read More »Cooler Master shows off new hardware, peripherals and streaming gear at Summer Summit
Cooler Master has more to show off over the summer. Today, the Cooler Master Summer Summit goes live, introducing new cooling gear, cases, peripherals, power supplies, streaming gear and more. During the Summer Summit, Cooler Master is announcing its new Hyper H6/H6DT ARGB CPU cooler, engineered with Xtra Dimensional Heat …
Read More »Google faces US anti-trust lawsuit over Play Store policies
Google has faced plenty of anti-trust complaints over the years, with most recent cases centring around the Google Play Store and its policies for app developers. Now, an antitrust lawsuit is being levied against Google, backed by 36 US states, including Washington DC. The lawsuit takes aim at Google's policy …
Read More »Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine is going open source
It has been years since Amazon first debuted its game engine ‘Lumberyard' but we may finally start to see more games utilising it in the years to come. This week, Amazon made its engine open source, rebranding it as the Open 3D Engine. Writing about the transition to open source, …
Read More »WD will offer data recovery to My Book Live and My Book Live Duo owners following security exploit
Last week, we learned that a vulnerability has begun affected Western Digital's My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices, leading to data loss for users when these devices are connected to the internet. Now, WD has discovered that there is also a second exploit affecting these drives. In …
Read More »Qualcomm to launch improved Snapdragon 888 Plus SoC
Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 888 chip only launched six months ago and has already been powering some of this year's best smartphones. Now, the Snapdragon 888 Plus has arrived, squeezing even more performance out of the CPU and upgrading the chip's AI Engine. At MWC 2021, Qualcomm will launch the Snapdragon …
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