Biostar releases B250 mining motherboard
With 12 PCIe slots
With cryptocurrency mining creating havoc on the GPU market, Biostar is looking to cash in on the craze by releasing a motherboard based on Intel's B250 chipset and with no less than 12 PCI-Express slots, the TB250-BTC Pro.
Cooler Master launches two new keyboards
MasterKeys S and MasterKeys L with PBT keycaps
Cooler Master, a company known for its PC cases and coolers, has launched two new gaming keyboards, the MasterKeys S and MasterKeys L, both of which will feature Cherry MX switches, minimalistic design with thin bezels and, most importantly, PBT keycaps.
Microsoft adds GPU utilization to Task Manager
In the latest Windows 10 build
With the latest Insider Build for Windows 10, version 16226, Microsoft has added GPU utilization in the performance tab of the Task Manager.
AMD expands Ryzen DDR4 memory compatibility list
Ranging from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-3200
AMD has continued to work on updates for its Ryzen CPUs and AM4 motherboards and has posted an extended and updated compatibility of DDR4 memory modules and kits.
Futuremark and UL unveil Testdriver automation software
Software for hardware reviewers and manufacturers
Futuremark unveiled yet another piece of software, Testdriver, which is benchmark automation software aimed at IT administrators, hardware manufacturers, reviewers, and others alike that test hardware on a daily basis.
Nvidia officially announces the Tesla V100 card
12nm FinFET, PCIe interface, and 5120 CUDA cores
After talking about the new Volta GPU at the GPU Technology Conference earlier last month, Nvidia has now officially unveiled the PCIe-based Tesla V100 GPU accelerator, based on the GV100 GPU and offering 14 TFLOPs of single-precision compute performance.
Skype suffers problems in Europe
Not working as of last night
Skype users in Europe, including us, are reporting massive connectivity issues with the client as of last night.
Intel unveils DC P4501 SSD series
Datacenter-oriented NVMe SSDs
Intel has introduced its new datacenter-oriented P4501 SSD series based on its second-generation NVMe controller, 3D TLC NAND and either M.2 or 2.5-inch U.2 form-factors.
ZTE Nubia Z17 sold out in under a minute
All three versions
According to a report, the first batch of 10,000 ZTE Nubia Z17 units sold out in just 51 seconds at a Chinese online store.
Xiaomi Mi 6 suffers from shortages
Big demand, ceramic and SoC to blame
Xiaomi's latest flagship, the Mi 6, is already sold-out in all flash and pre-order sales but it appears that it never came in high volume due to ceramic and SoC shortages.