ASUS 8-Series Haswell Motherboard Video Series
For the past week we've been publishing a series of videos recorded with ASUS about its new lineup of 8-series Haswell motherboards. With two more videos to come, I...
3 by on 6/11/20132013 MacBook Air: PCIe SSD and Haswell ULT Inside
This morning Apple updated its MacBook Air to Intel's Haswell ULT silicon. The chassis itself didn't get any updates, nor did the displays. Both the 11 and 13 inch...
175 by on 6/10/2013Up Close with the New Mac Pro
In its keynote this morning, Apple teased its next-generation Mac Pro, due out later this year. Based on Ivy Bridge E, the new system will ship with two AMD...
137 by on 6/10/2013WWDC 2013 Keynote Live Blog
Brian and I are live at Moscone West in San Francisco for Apple's WWDC 2013 Keynote. The keynote starts at 10AM PT/1PM ET. Check back here for our Live Blog!
29 by on 6/10/2013Computex 2013: ASRock's M8 mini-ITX Gaming PC
After thoroughly enjoying Falcon NW's Tiki system, I was pleased to see ASRock showcase a mini-ITX tower/desktop of its own at Computex: the M8. Inside is an ASRock mini-ITX...
19 by on 6/10/2013Computex 2013: ASUS Takes on Lenovo with Pro Line of Business Notebooks
ASUS has Lenovo square in its sights with its ASUS Pro brand of business notebooks. Based on Ivy Bridge silicon (longer upgrade cycles in business, Haswell will come later)...
18 by on 6/10/2013Patriot Drives Further into Mobile with FUEL+ External Batteries
With the DRAM industry no longer as interesting as it once was (although I'd argue that with Haswell, high frequency DRAM is exciting once more - if only Intel...
3 by on 6/10/2013Computex 2013: ASUS PQ321 3840 x 2160 Display, $3799
ASUS announced its 31.5-inch "4K" display prior to Computex, but it was at the show that I got a chance to lay eyes on the highly anticipated display. The...
36 by on 6/9/2013Computex 2013: ASUS PA279Q, 2560x1440 and Factory Color Calibrated
Although its two 4K displays drew the most attention at Computex this year, ASUS was very proud of its upcoming PA279Q display. The 27-inch IPS display features a 2560...
16 by on 6/9/2013Intel's Thunderbolt 2: Everything You Need to Know
At Computex, Intel officially branded its next-generation Thunderbolt as Thunderbolt 2. As a recap, current Ivy Bridge platforms use Cactus Ridge Thunderbolt controllers while newly launched Haswell platforms use...
34 by on 6/9/2013Silvermont to Sell under Atom, Celeron and Pentium Brands, 2.4GHz Z3770 Leaked
During Computex a bit of Intel news leaked out that I didn't have time to talk about. Now that I'm back in the US, it's time to play catch...
17 by on 6/9/2013The Haswell Ultrabook Review: Core i7-4500U Tested
With Haswell we got a staggered launch, with only some parts ready to go immediately. Interestingly enough, it’s the high-end Haswell desktop parts that are most ready at this...
89 by on 6/9/2013Up Close with the 13.3-inch 2560 x 1440 Panel on Next-Gen Ultrabooks
Although entry level PC notebooks will still ship with a 1366 x 768 panel, the high end of the market is quickly shifting to 1080p and higher resolution panels...
38 by on 6/6/2013ASUS 8-Series Haswell Motherboards: New UEFI Tour [video]
Earlier this week we watched JJ give us a thorough overview of ASUS' new 8-series motherboard lineup. In today's video, JJ takes us through ASUS' new 8-series UEFI setup...
22 by on 6/6/2013Intel Demonstrates Bay Trail-T Running Windows 8 and Android 4.2.2
Last month Intel took the covers off its next-generation Atom microarchitecture, codename Silvermont. The first consumer implementation of Silvermont will be Bay Trail, a quad-core SoC for tablets. At...
25 by on 6/6/2013AMD's Richland vs. Intel's Haswell GPU on the Desktop: Radeon HD 8670D vs. Intel HD 4600
The run up to Computex has been insane. Kabini, Haswell and Iris hit us back to back to back, not to mention all of the travel before receiving those...
102 by on 6/6/2013ASUS Zenbook Infinity: Hands On with the Most Beautiful Notebook at Computex
I think I just saw the most beautiful notebook at Computex this year. Although it went unannounced in ASUS' Computex 2013 press conference, the Zenbook Infinity garnered a lot...
105 by on 6/6/2013AMD Continues Assembling Dream Team: Sean Pelletier from NVIDIA Tech Marketing to Join, Update: He's back at NVIDIA
Last year AMD was hemorrhaging talent. While we don't have a good indication of the extent of the talent exodus, Qualcomm seemed to benefit quite a bit from the...
61 by on 6/5/2013Outlook 2013 RT Coming Free to Windows RT 8.1 Tablets Later this Year
Microsoft has been pretty quiet at Computex thus far, but today we got a bit of expected news. Outlook 2013 RT will be coming with the free Windows RT...
10 by on 6/5/2013Intel Announces Thunderbolt 2 at Computex: 20Gbps Bi-Directional Bandwidth per Channel
Earlier this year Intel revealed some details about Falcon Ridge, its 2014 Thunderbolt controller. Today it went a little further and gave the updated Thunderbolt spec a new name...
35 by on 6/4/2013