AMD, it seems has more planned than just their CPU and GPU announcements at CES. Starting off with FreeSync 2, with HDR support, lower latency, and more exciting features we will talk about below. FreeSync AMD’s FreeSync launch in 2015 came as a reply to NVidia’s G-Sync technology; both essentially …
Read More »ASUS announces VivoPC X; a compact PC made for VR
VR is a difficult challenge; not only are the VR headsets extremely expensive – unless you have Lenovo’s prototype – but the hardware to power these headsets also needs to be top-of-the-line. ASUS has today announced a compact PC that weighs merely 2.2kg, but packs enough punch to power a …
Read More »Lenovo’s Miix 720 seems to be a better Surface Pro
Lenovo has updated the last year’s Miix 700; the Miix 720 brings hardware updates on the inside but stays quite familiar on the outside. The Miix series of 2-in-1 convertible tablets have always resembled Microsoft’s Surface Pro – it’s a tablet first, but with a detachable keyboard; Lenovo isn’t changing …
Read More »More than 50% of Steam users are now on Windows 10
Windows 10 now houses more than half the users of Valve’s gaming platform, Steam. This comes almost a year and a half after the release of Microsoft’s newest operating system. Quick rise to the top The data comes from Steam’s voluntary hardware and software survey, conducted by Valve every month. …
Read More »Lenovo shows its prototype Windows Holographic VR headset
At the Surface event in October, Microsoft announced a brand-new VR imitative; one which would bring all of its OEMs together to build low-cost affordable VR headsets that work with Windows Holographic. Lenovo is now showing what it has created, at CES. It’s a prototype, and it is tethered – …
Read More »Dell officially reveals the XPS 13 2-in-1 convertible
This certainly didn’t take long; Dell has officially revealed the new XPS 13 – it’s not a revision, but rather an option. The XPS 13 was one of the best laptops of 2016, loved for its bezel-less edge-to-edge display and a sleek body. The new XPS 13 has everything yesteryear’s …
Read More »Dell accidentally reveals the new XPS 13 (convertible!) ahead of CES
CES begins in just a few days – most of the keynotes have been announced – but a few companies simply cannot resist announcing their new fancy laptops and quantum-powered monitors before the chaos of CES kicks in. Dell, though, made a mistake; they have accidentally revealed their surprise. The …
Read More »Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 details leak ahead of the CES keynote
Qualcomm has a keynote planned on 6th of January during the CES week; the big surprise, however, has been spoiled. A few slides have leaked showcasing what the Snapdragon 835 will offer; this matters, because Microsoft is making a big push to bring x86 apps on ARM, and the demo …
Read More »Dell’s new ’27 Ultrathin’ is an incredibly thin QHD monitor
The CES 2017 show floor opens in two days – on 4th of January – but that doesn’t stop folks from having a peek at the show floor. Dell has a new monitor – a 27-inch ultra-thin monitor that might even support some form of HDR (more on that in …
Read More »Windows 10 market share grows closer to 25%; Windows 7 and XP grow as well
2016 is over, and the stats from NetMarketShare for December are here. According to the report, Windows 10 now owns 24.36% of the market; the November market share stood at 23.72%, making this a 0.64% increase. NetMarketShare gets its data from the network of websites that use its services, so …
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