Monthly Archives: August 2018

It typically follows that once Intel or AMD roll out new processors, whether for desktop or mobile (or the server environment), systems builders are quick to announce new systems built around the chips in question. Such is the case today with Intel launching a new wave of 8th generation Core...

Toshiba has released a string of top-notch, affordable NVMe solid state drives over the last couple of years featuring its BiCS flash memory technology, which target a wide array of market segments. We’ve shown you a few recently, like the diminutive, affordable OCZ RC100 and the mainstream OEM targeted, XG5. Today...

Object storage specialist Cloudian has announced a gain in funding of $85m, of which up to 40% will go to support and product development. That is according to CEO Michael Tso, who said key areas of engineering focus would centre on meeting the challenges of moving towards petabyte deployments and...

Dell has announced a new premium Chromebook at IFA 2018 that is the very first Inspiron Chromebook to launch. The machine is called the Inspiron Chromebook 14 2-in-1 and crams an 8th gen Intel Core i3-8130U running at up to 3.4GHz with a 4MB cache under the hood. Dell also...

HPE has reported third-quarter net revenue of $7.8bn, up 4% from the equivalent period last year. Revenue in its Hybrid IT business was $6.2bn, up 3% year on year, although growth was flat when measured in constant currency. Its Compute business reported revenue growth of 5%, while there was a...

Facebook's Watch video-streaming service is rolling out worldwide, just over a year after its US launch. Users will be able to choose from a range of shows - from both established brands and new players - and have the ability to view clips saved from their News Feeds. The firm...

Intel has unveiled the latest additions to its family of 8th-gen processors, promising faster Wi-Fi and longer battery life for laptops using the new U-series and Y-series. Previously known under the codenames "Whiskey Lake" and "Amber Lake", laptops and 2-in-1s powered by the U-series and Y-series chips should arrive this...

Media playback is unsupported on your device An advert on Facebook for an app that provides a natural alternative to contraception has been banned by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority. Claims that it was "highly accurate" and "provided a clinically tested alternative to other birth control methods" were found to...

Intel is launching a new wave of 8th generation Core processors for thin-and-light notebooks and 2-in-1 convertibles that fall in the U-Series and Y-Series processor families. At their core, the Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y processors are fundamentally architecturally identical to Kaby Lake Refresh processors. That means that these processors are...

We have a treat coming up for you all tomorrow afternoon, as we’ll be hosting a livestream chat with Tom Peterson, who serves as the Director of Technical Marketing for NVIDIA. It doesn’t take a cryptologist to figure out what we’re going to be talking about: all things NVIDIA Turing...