Ukraine hit by massive cyber attack on airport and power provider
A massive cyber attack is happening right now in Ukraine. It has left airport systems and power provider crippled. It read: “Warning: Do not turn off your PC! If you…
Apple buys German eye-tracking firm SensoMotoric Instruments
Apple buys German eye-tracking firm SensoMotoric Instruments MacRumors uncovered the acquisition of SensoMotoric Instruments by an Apple “shell company” Vineyard Capital Corporation. Apple uses such companies to conceal its acquisitions,…
Anonymous says NASA is “on the verge” of announcing the existence of extra-terrestrial life
Anonymous says Nasa is “on the verge” of announcing the existence of extra-terrestrial life. A YouTube account affiliated with the hacking group has released a video making the claim. It…
Intel Hyperthreading bug affects system stability in Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processors
Intel has issue errata to iron out stability issues with it’s hyperthreading bug on Skylake and KabyLake processors. It is unknown if the bug also affect earlier processors. According to…
M1 launches new prepaid roaming plans with 2 GB of data and 10 voice minutes for S$15
M1 launches new prepaid roaming plans with data and voice minutes Widest selection of popular destinations – up to 17 – of any prepaid roaming plan Enables travellers to stay…
Apple stocks gets a 2nd day sell off by 4%, drops to $145
Apple;s stock price has been ascending for the past months to a high of $156.10. Last Friday, technology stocks were all hit by sell off. Apple’s stocks were heavily traded…
Apple iPhone 8 won’t support Gigabit LTE speed
A June 9 report from Bloomberg says Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming iPhone models won’t support 1-gigabit-per-second download speeds. The report notes that Apple will again look to both Qualcomm (NASDAQ:…
Gigabyte issues new beta BIOS with AGESA 1006 to support higher memory frequencies
Latest BETA BIOS (AGESA 1006) Updated 6/8/2017 AX370-Gaming K7: F4D | F4E AX370-Gaming K5: F3B | F3C AX370-Gaming K3: F3A | F3B AX370-Gaming: F3A | F3B AX370-Gaming 5: F6F |…
AMD’s Polaris cards are hot sellers as demand from cryptocurrency miners has created a shortage of AMD graphics cards
AMD’s Polaris cards are hot sellers as demand from cryptocurrency miners has created a shortage of AMD graphics cards. A search on Amazon or newegg indicates that the products e.g.…
Review of ASUS ROG GR8 II Gaming PC
ASUS RoG GR8 II Gaming PC Review Harold 20 Jun 2017 In the past, desktop PCs are usually associated to slower and older processors that probably suits just desktop applications.…
PowerColor Radeon RX 570 4GB Red Devil Review
PowerColor Radeon RX 570 4GB Red Devil Review Introduction AMD seems to be prepared for all out war not only in the processor space, it also takes aim to eats…
Heavy downpour in Taipei caused massive flooding, bus turned submarine
A friend sent me this shocking video of a public bus operating during a severe flood in Taipei. I was quite shocked to see that the bus remains operational (it…
AMD lowers price of Ryzen 7 1800X from $499 to $469, Ryzen 7 1700X from $399 to $349
AMD is capturing more market share from Intel with it’s Ryzen processors. The Ryzen 7 1800X has received good reviews among enthusiasts and is way less than the price of…
HP, Lenovo and ASUS to build Windows 10 PCs based on Qualcomm 835 processor
At Computex 2017 Taipei, Qualcomm announced it has partners with PC OEMS HP, Lenovo and ASUS to build WIndows 10 PCs based on it’s Qualcomm 835 processor. Qualcomm being the…
Computex 2017 ASUS displays Zenith Extreme RoG AMD X399 motherboard
Built for the high end desktop Ryzen Threadripper, the Zenith Extreme can be paired up with this new 16 cores and 32 threads based on the new Zen microarchitecture processor…
Computex 2017 AMD Press Conference LIVE
Catch it LIVE at 10am (GMT +9) on 31 May 2017. What will AMD be announcing ? Are you expecting more details of the ThreadRipper 16c/32t processor’s availability, pricing and…
Computex 2017 ASUS RoG Press Event – X299, graphics cards presented
— ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today welcomed visitors to its Computer 2017 showcase at Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Center, revealing its vast line-up of gaming innovations — including some never-before-seen…
Computex 2017 ASUS showcase Blue Cave Router and Lyra Mesh Network device
ASUS BLUE Cave Router Does it look like a Dyson Fan? Yes it definitely does but it isn’t a fan but a router. AC2600 Dual-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router Ultimate Wi-Fi…
Computex Taipei 2017 ASUS booth showcases ROG CrossHair VI Extreme
ROG CrossHair VI Extreme It comes with Water block plus M.2 heatsink for extreme cooling. For those who love beaming colours will love it’s aura sync RGB lighting. The board…