ROG Maximus VIII Impact is a mighty mouse of a motherboard
Asus has a tradition of cramming as many goodies as it can into its top-end Mini-ITX motherboards, and the ROG Maximus Impact VIII carries that torch for the Z170 chipset. Like the Maximus VI Impact before it, the Maximus VIII includes heavy-duty power circuitry and high-end onboard audio components on daughter cards to maximize the goodness-per-square-inch factor.
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Asus PG27AQ and PG279Q G-Sync displays join the Republic of Gamers
Asus has teased us with previews of its PG279Q and PG27AQ G-Sync monitors for months, but the wait is over now. This dynamic duo of variable-refresh displays got an official introduction last night at the company's "ROG Unleashed" event in San Francisco, and they remain some of the most drool-worthy gaming monitors we've seen to date.
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Archos' GranitePhone is a new spin on the secure Android device
Watch out, BlackPhone, there's a newcomer in town. Archos and Sikur are getting into the secure phone business with the GranitePhone.
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Report: PC shipments fell 7.7% year-on-year in the past quarter
Time for the red ink to flow again. According to a report by Gartner, worldwide PC shipments totaled 73.7 million units in the third quarter of 2015, a 7.7% drop versus the same time last year. The report says desktop PC shipments saw a "high-single-digit" decline, while notebooks and "premium ultramobiles" experienced a low-single-digit drop.
It's not all doom and gloom, though. Gartner also reports the U.S. market for notebooks and ultramobiles saw positive growth. One of the main reasons for the year-on-year slump is the U.S. dollar's sharp rise against many other currencies, particularly those from weaker economies. The company's analysis ...
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Qualcomm demonstrates 24-core ARM server SoC
Qualcomm is making a move on the server market. Yesterday, the company took the wraps off its Server Development Platform (or SDP), a system based on a 24-core ARMv8-A SoC. The SDP is aimed at "hyperscale data center customers" and infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, big data, and machine-learning workloads. Qualcomm says it's sampling SDPs to "tier-one data centers" now.
The 24-core prototype chip inside the SDP doesn't have a catchy name, but Qualcomm says it's built on a FinFET process and includes server-class PCIe and storage interconnects. The company demonstrated the SDP with a software ...
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Deals of the week: an ultrawide FreeSync monitor and more
Happy Friday, gerbils. Last week, our deals were all about SSDs, and this week, they're (almost) all about monitors. Check out these displays for PC users of every stripe:
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MSI puts mobile Quadros to work in its WS60 and WT72 notebooks
Nvidia just refreshed its mobile Quadro workstation graphics lineup with Maxwell GPUs, and MSI has wrapped those chips up in some powerful mobile workstations. The company's WS60 notebook puts Quadro M2000M graphics in a thin-and-light body, while the desktop-replacement WT72 houses Quadro M4000M and optional M5000M chips.
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HP's Envy 32 display blends FreeSync and living-room DNA
Do you want a big, FreeSync-infused screen that can turn a few heads? Look no further than HP's Envy 32 Media Display.
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Prepare for the wasteland with Fallout 4's system requirements
Want to build your own settlement, craft finely-tuned instruments of destruction, and jetpack around the wastes of post-apocalyptic Boston in Fallout 4? Bethesda has provided some minimum and recommended system specifications in advance of the game's November 10 release so that would-be vault dwellers can prepare. Here are the nuts and bolts:
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Green means gaming on HP's updated Pavilion notebooks
HP wants to give you some green—in the form of its updated Pavilion gaming notebooks, anyway. These laptops are powered by Intel Skylake CPUs and GeForce GTX 950M graphics. The refreshed Pavilions come dressed with green backlit keyboards and an equally retina-searing honeycomb motif on the palm rest—a finish HP describes as a "reptilian pattern."
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Dell brings infinity display to XPS 15 laptop; launches XPS 12 2-in-1
Dell's XPS 13 notebook is a popular choice among Windows laptop buyers these days, thanks to its sleek design and ultra-thin bezel. Today, Dell is refreshing its larger XPS 15 notebook with the same "infinity display" design. Both the XPS 13 and the XPS 15 are now powered by Skylake CPUs, too. The company is also introducing the XPS 12, a convertible tablet that can be configured with a 4K display.
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