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Razer is looking to help out during the coronavirus pandemic with a $50 million fund to support businesses impacted by the economic downturn. That $50 million fund will be deployed throughout 2020 with three main support arms. Razer Co-Founder and CEO, Min-Liang Tan, commented that there are “many growing implications …

AMD is expanding its line-up of 2nd Gen EPYC Zen 2-based server processors with higher-TDP and frequency-tuned EPYC 7Fx2 chips. The 8, 16, and 24-core parts are positioned specifically to fight Intel's recently released Cascade Lake Xeon 'Performance' chips.

Folding@Home continues to make headlines around the world about its rapid progress. In mid-March, it was reported that the university project from Stanford was faster than the 7 fastest supercomputers in the world combined. A week later Folding@Home reached one exaFLOP of computing power. Now the project is closing in on 2.5 exaFLOPS …

Apple is forging ahead with plans for its 2020 iPhone lineup, which will reportedly come with a redesign, taking inspiration from the iPad Pro. Currently, the iPad Pro ships with a flat-edge design and later this year, it looks like next iPhone Pro will as well.  According to Bloomberg, there …

Usually demand and sales go hand in hand. However, our current situation is somewhat unusual. The PC market has seen a surge in demand – as a result of people being restricted to their home, having to study and work remotely. But because of lockdown measures, goods shipments have been …

Since shifting away from becoming a games launcher, Discord has been doubling down on becoming a better VOIP and chat app. One new feature just launched on the desktop version of Discord this week, an AI-based background noise suppressor to make voice chats clearer.  The feature is developed in partnership …

Luke and Leo are back, and this time it's all about next-gen consoles

Intel is increasing its donation efforts to combat COVID-19 once again. Previously, the company donated $1 million to Red Cross and set up a $6 million relief fund to help support other organisations helping communities impacted by the virus. This week, Intel is also committing $50 million to the Pandemic …

Back in October, Microsoft unveiled the future of Surface devices with the Surface Duo and Neo. Originally, both new devices were supposed to be launching before the end of this year, but delays are reportedly creeping in, with the Neo now no longer expected to release this year. While the …

Wireless charging has been around for almost ten years, with some companies even looking to ditch their conventional charging in favour of wireless charging. Now OnePlus has announced that OnePlus 8 series won't only feature wireless charging, but it will be also be fast.  The launch of the OnePlus 8 series is …

Mobile companies having their own credit cards is not a new concept – Apple released its own card a little over a year ago and says its card “completely rethinks everything about the credit card”. Now Huawei wants to follow suit and has announced its plans to release its own credit card. Huawei …

Intel, Apple, Nvidia, AMD – just to mention a few companies – all have one thing in common, they all strive to reach smaller node sizes in their chips. The are numerous benefits, ranging from less power consumption, better performance, less heat and cheaper production costs. Much of the worlds …

Folding@Home is making headlines through its rapid growth – going from 30 petaflops to over 1.5 exaflops in the matter of weeks. The software is aimed at those who have an idle desktop or laptop and are willing to donate their computing power. Now Vodafone Foundation and Imperial College London …

Back in 2019, Microsoft officially began work on a Chromium-based version of its Edge browser, bringing full compatibility with Google Chrome extensions and other new features. The browser spent many months in beta testing before launching earlier this year and already, Edge is beginning to give Firefox some competition.  For …

Back in 2018, AMD launched its 2nd Gen Ryzen processors and also introduced new features for AM4 motherboards. One such feature was ‘StoreMI', which allowed you to set up a fast cache on an SSD to help boost loading times on a HDD. Now, StoreMI is being discontinued, although a …

Easter is coming up, which means we are back in the middle of sale season. This week, Overclockers UK is launching its Easter sale with the first wave of deals, with more discounts to come over the course of this week.  The sale has price cuts across most products, including …

AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have all been busy with their new laptop products in the form of Ryzen 4000 APUs, 10th Gen Comet Lake-H CPUs, and RTX Super GPUs. Luke and Leo discuss the best bits and highlight their fondness for the ever evolving mobile computing space.

Sony has announced pricing and availability of its 2020 series of LCD HDR TVs for the UK and Ireland this week. This year’s LCD Sony TV line-up will include a wide selection of screen sizes for customers to choose between, ranging from 43-inch up to a huge 85-inches. Both the …

Amazon has been quietly amassing a collection of game studios and working on first-party video games for a long time now. Alongside that, a lot have expected Amazon to compete with other tech giants in the cloud game streaming space. Now, it looks like that may happen as soon as …

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 …

Over the last couple of weeks, Steam concurrent player counts and daily logins have been on the rise, in large part due to so many people remaining at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as many other digital service providers have already noted, this rise in traffic is leading to increased …

Over the last few weeks, Gamescom has been giving frequent updates on the status of its 2020 event. This week, Gamescom began revising its plans, looking to expand on digital content while a final decision on whether or not the physical event will go ahead.  Gamescom is one of the …

Finding the best time to buy new PC hardware is never an easy task, as there is always another sale or promotion just around the corner, not to mention new hardware launches in general. Late last year, ASUS launched a new rebate program running in the UK and Ireland, offering …

MicroSD cards can be used in a variety of situations – whether it be climbing Mount Everest or playing Nintendo Switch. Some cards are made to be fast, working in cold temperatures or to be able to store vast amounts of data. Now Transcend launches microSD cards with SLC NAND Flash that are designed …

We've been hearing a lot of news about Single Board Computers in the last few weeks. Recently NymphCast came out with free software that turns your Raspberry Pi into a streaming device. Now the Plasma Bigscreen project can help you turn your Raspberry Pi 4 into a Smart TV. Plasma …

Back in October 2018, Apple gave the MacBook Air a much needed upgrade, complete with Retina displays with anti-reflective coating. Now, it appears that the anti-reflective coating may be an issue, as Apple is apparently aware that some customers are ending up with defected displays. As reported by MacRumours, Apple …

A lot of businesses have been donating to coronavirus relief efforts recently, including sports leagues, game developers, retailers and tech companies. Intel is increasing its efforts this week, setting aside $6 million to help in certain areas. In an announcement this week, Intel confirmed that it will “provide $4 million to …

We often think of leaks as a word of mouth incident but there can be some shadier tactics involved at times, as was the case here, with AMD confirming an IP theft incident in December.

Crytek has been making some notable upgrades to CryEngine lately, starting with ray-tracing support in 2019 and now expanding to a full mobile pipeline. With this latest update, CryEngine will be available for Android app developers for the first time. Mobile support is starting off in beta, which developers can …

Last week, the European Union made its concerns around internet stability clear to streaming service providers like Netflix, YouTube and others. As a result, those companies are lowering bitrates or the default resolution of videos in an attempt to not overload ISPs with traffic and avoid internet outages. Now, Sony …