Mark Tyson
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AceMagic StarShip M2A Mini Gaming PC: As Tested - $1,039 The AceMagic StarShip M2A is a mini PC with a retro-futuristic design, which packs in potent but previous-gen processors that can keep up with many of today's top gaming laptops. Good Performance Quiet And Cool Operation Relatively Small Form Factor...
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Geekom A8 Mini-PC with Ryzen 9 8945HS: $849 As Tested (Sale Price) use code HOTHRDA8 for 5% extra OFF Geekom has updated to its sleek aluminum 4x4 Mini-PC with one of AMD's 8C/16T Hawk Point processors with Radeon 780M graphics, ample DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen4 storage. Current flagship AMD mobile...
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Minisforum V3 3-in-1 Tablet PC: Starts @ $969, $1,199 As Tested (Sale Price) The Minisforum V3 3-in-1 Tablet is powered by AMD's latest mobile platform and packs some unique features, but its included accessories left something to be desired. Current AMD mobile processor All-round good performance Tablet build...
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Geekom Mini IT13 - Starting at $499 (Use Coupon Code hothardwareit13 For $40 Off). Sample we tested with Core i9-13900H, 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD currently $899 $789. A very compact system, which seems nicely built and excels in some workloads, but held back somewhat by slower DDR4 RAM and an occasionally...
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A Redditor has shared a video showcasing an exquisitely made palm sized retro-PC. The ‘desktop’ looks very much like one of the beige machines we used to covet back in the 90s, alongside a vivid ‘Sony Trinitron’ CRT. However, the true scale of this design is shown by the placement of a penny, and we also see this cute...
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Mobile processor designer Arm has issued a security bulletin for developers using its Mali GPU drivers. The firm has warned that a flaw tracked as CVE-2023-4211 “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” Affected devices include the Google Pixel 7, Samsung Galaxy S20 and S21, the ASUS ROG Phone 6 and many more by...
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A new report from Bloomberg reckons that a full-blown Apple search engine "may be closer than you think." Maneuverings inside Apple, as well as various recent acquisitions, point to the Cupertino company preparing a formidable search engine which may be enhanced with AI smarts.
Apple is fond of vertical...
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HP has launched a pair of Chromebook Plus laptops, which it touts as "do-it-all" consumer devices. The new models consist of the HP Chromebook Plus x360 14-inch and HP Chromebook Plus 15.6-inch. The former is a touchscreen convertible, and the latter a more traditional clamshell design.
HP says the new Chromebook...
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A Geekbench score which appears to have been run by a system packing an Intel 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPU has been spotted online. The headlining Core i7-14700KF processor is particularly interesting, as the i7-14700 products are expected to deliver the most meaningful upgrades over current gen parts...
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Logitech has released the Playseat Challenge X – Logitech G Edition. The design could be important for Logitech, as it brings pricing to new lows for a Logitech branded gaming cockpit, so beloved of sim racers. Logitech boasts of the Playseat Challenge X – Logitech G Edition’s price of $299 / €299, but this product...
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What appears to be a benchmark score from a PC system packing an Intel Core Ultra 7 165H 16-Core CPU has been spotted online. The fresh result can be found in the Geekbench result browser, and the score is one of the strongest we have seen for the unreleased Meteor Lake (MTL) family of processors.
This isn't the...
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InfiRay P2 Pro Thermal Camera For Smartphones: Starting at $299 (With Coupon) InfiRay is an established player in the professional thermal imaging space that going after a larger piece of the consumer market with the P2 Pro for smartphones. Compact and light No batteries required Excellent specifications...
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A new video from Techtesters helps illustrate the potential benefits available to PC users who are willing to undervolt their graphics cards. Undervolting might help your graphics card run quieter and cooler, as well as cutting electricity costs, but many will be concerned about a corresponding drop in performance...
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ASUS and Make A Wish International have clubbed together to launch a special graphics card auction. The highly anticipated ASUS ROG Matrix RTX 4090 is the prize, and a cherry on this deliciously powerful cake is that it bears the gold-inked signature of the NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang. As you might expect, proceeds of...
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ASUS has finally lined up a launch event for the liquid cooled ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. You might have already read about this graphics card's role in breaking some landmark performance world records, but ordinary humans may at last have the chance to grab one of these powerful flagships from...
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Silicon Motion is one of the leading producers of NVMe PCIe SSD controllers. At the recent Flash Memory Summit one of the firm’s senior managers reportedly indicated that the first laptops packing PCIe 5.0 SSDs will hit retail by the end of 2024. According to Chinese tech media, Silicon Motion’s Product Planning...
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LG has launched an attractive new gaming monitor which should offer broad appeal thanks to its enviable specs. However, the new UltraGear OLED League of Legends edition (LG 27GR95QL) gaming monitor is set to be particularly coveted by players of the eponymous online battle arena title from Riot Games.
Several nice...
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The purported specs of three high-end 1st Gen Intel Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' processors have been outlined by Chinese tech tipster Golden Pig Upgrade Package (GPUP). In a separate development, someone appears to have been benchmarking unannounced HP laptops that are packing some of the first Intel Core Ultra...
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) is expected to be a big beneficiary of Intel’s plans through 2024-25. According to Goldman Sachs Securities analysts, as relayed by Taiwan’s Commercial Times, Intel is confidently expecting to ship significant numbers of its upcoming processor generations, and...
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A redditor has posted some images and screenshots from a PC system they thought was packing one of Intel's newest flagship processors. However, there is a jarring disconnect between the CPU photos and screenshots from PC sysinfo software tools. The redditor says they bought an Intel Core i9-13900K, but the firmest...
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Ace Magician AM06PRO: Starts at $237.95 with Ryzen 5 5500U APU The Ace Magician AM06PRO is a fast, affordable and surprisingly powerful Mini-PC, packing a 6-core / 12-thread AMD Ryzen processor and Radeon graphics. Ryzen 5 5000U 6C/12T CPU with Radeon graphics Compact form factor Great price Includes 16GB RAM...
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