News - subcat

ASUS shows off 2016 ROG lineup, new ZenBook Pro
Published in News


External GPU dock, detachable liquid cooling and more

At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we stopped by the ASUS Media Lounge at the Trump International Hotel to get an overview of the company’s new ROG lineup for this year, including new 28-inch and 24-inch MG 4K Series UHD 3840x2160p gaming monitors, and a new ZenBook Pro based on Intel Skylake silicon.

Hands-on with HTC Vive headset and SteamVR demo at CES 2016
Published in News


Vive Pre developer unit impresses, but controllers may need some work

Perhaps one of the most anticipated and talked-about technology showcases at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas were the variety of virtual reality headsets offered from HTC, Oculus, Jaunt, Creative Labs, Leap Motion and others.

Keymouse named CES 2016 Innovation Awards Honoree
Published in News


Split hybrid ergonomic keyboard mouse combo, $399 to pre-order

Every January, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a chance for new startups and established companies alike to demonstrate their very best efforts at disruptive consumer gadgets and products that they believe the world shouldn’t live without. This year has been no exception.

Cooler Master shows almost-ready MasterWatt 1200W and 1500w PSUs
Published in News

Smartphone app via Bluetooth 3.0 allows real-time diagnostic monitoring

A year ago at CES 2015 in Las Vegas, Cooler Master unveiled two prototypes of its new flagship 80 Plus “Titanium” power supply units while they were still a work in progress. Today, the company is putting the finishing touches on a breakthrough new PSU series that gives IT professionals more control over real-time energy consumption data than ever before.

Hands on with Huawei's Mate 8 and Nexus 6P at CES 2016
Published in Mobiles

During CES 2016, Chinese multinational smartphone giant Huawei unveiled its 6-inch Mate 8 flagship smartphone to succeed the 6-inch Mate 7 released in October 2014. While both devices have beautiful 1080p, 368ppi IPS-NEO panels that take up roughly 78 percent of the device’s screen-to-body ratio, the Mate 8 is Huawei’s first device running its own silicon with the Kirin 950 16nm octa-core FinFET processor as we wrote about back in November.

OCZ shows new Trion 150 SSD at CES 2016
Published in Cloud
Thursday, 14 January 2016 17:04

OCZ shows new Trion 150 SSD at CES 2016


Based on next-generation Toshiba 15nm TLC NAND

Since OCZ Trion 100 has been selling for quite a while, it was about time it gets an update and the company has now unveiled the successor at CES 2016 show in Las Vegas, the Trion 150 SSD. 

Mushkin to bring 4TB SSD for US $500
Published in Cloud
Thursday, 14 January 2016 14:28

Mushkin to bring 4TB SSD for US $500


The new Reactor series SSD spotted at CES 2016

While CES 2016 was pretty much crowded with new solid state drives (SSDs), a new addition to Mushkin's Reactor SSD lineup certainly caught a lot of attention as it promises 4TB of capacity for US $500.

Changhong shows off 98-inch 8K 98ZHQ2R "Full UHD" display at CES 2016
Published in News


Needs DisplayPort 1.3 connector for native 8K playback

Changhong (Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.), the second largest manufacturer of televisions in China, unveiled its own 98-inch 8K "Full Ultra High Definition" (FUHD) monster on the show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center last week and took no shortcuts in competing against similar offerings from LG, Samsung and Hisense.

Hands on with HP’s 4K EliteBook Folio G1 ultrabook at CES 2016
Published in AI


World’s thinnest 12.4mm design, thinner than 2015 12-inch MacBook

During Pepcom at CES last week, we had a chance to stop by the HP booth where we got some hands-on time with the company’s latest EliteBook Folio G1 based on Intel’s 14nm Skylake platform.

EVGA shows off prototype full tower ATX gaming case at CES 2016
Published in News


Up to 6 degrees cooler than other cases, plenty of headroom for radiators

EVGA had quite a few products on showcase at CES 2016 and one of them was a new full tower ATX gaming case prototype focused on GPU and liquid cooling.