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PC Perspective Podcast #592 – Apple Silicon, ASRock Z490 Taichi

Jim Tanous — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 09:31:43 +0000

Join us this week as we discuss the Apple Silicon announcement from Monday's WWDC 2020 virtual keynote, check in on the latest news in Western Digital's ongoing SMR controversy, review a great-sounding…

Samsung T7 Portable SSD – Speed Without the Fingerprint Reader

Jim Tanous — Tue, 19 May 2020 14:00:15 +0000

Earlier this year, Samsung launched the latest version of its high performance T-series portable SSDs, the Samsung T7 Touch. The new drive offered significantly improved transfer speeds of up to…

Lenovo Announces Ryzen 4000 and 10th Gen Core Legion Gaming Laptops

Jim Tanous — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:00:28 +0000

After teasing updates earlier this month, Lenovo today announced new additions to its Legion gaming lineup featuring the latest hardware options from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. In…

Check Out the GOG Spring Sale and Get The Witcher Goodies Collection Free

Jim Tanous — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:04:29 +0000

While many gamers are using the recent trend of self-quarantining as an opportunity to catch up on their backlog of games, GOG is standing by for those looking to save some money…

Samsung T7 Touch Review

Jim Tanous — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:47:49 +0000

Samsung last month released the latest version of its T-series portable SSDs, the T7 Touch. Starting with the T1 in early 2016, the Samsung T-series line has offered relatively fast external…

CES 2020: Samsung Announces Fingerprint-Secured T7 Touch SSD

Jim Tanous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:00:12 +0000

Samsung this week announced the latest update to its well-reviewed T-series of portable external SSDs. The Samsung T7 Touch is a USB 3.2-based portable SSD offering capacities up to 2TB and…

CES 2020: Intel Touts Up to 2X Graphics Jump for Tiger Lake, DL Boost in Adobe Creative Apps

Jim Tanous — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 02:34:12 +0000

Following its performance workshop Sunday night, Intel held its CES 2020 keynote Monday afternoon. The company highlighted its strengths in the enterprise, AI, and “intelligent computing” in general, but also revealed some…

CES 2020: 64-Core Threadripper 3990X Arriving February at $3,990

Jim Tanous — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 23:17:06 +0000

To cap off its CES 2020 Keynote, AMD expanded its third-generation Threadripper lineup with the announcement of the 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. AMD previously launched the 24-core Threadripper 3960X and 32-core Threadripper…

CES 2020: AMD Announces Zen 2 Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors

Jim Tanous — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 22:28:51 +0000

As expected, AMD used its CES keynote Monday afternoon to announce updates to its Ryzen mobile lineup, including what AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su called “the best laptop processor ever.”

The new Zen…

CES 2020: The Origin BIG O Returns With Choice of Liquid-Cooled PS4 or Xbox One

Jim Tanous — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:12:48 +0000

Corsair-owned Origin PC today announced the return of the “BIG O”, the company’s unique device that pairs a custom PC and game console in the same chassis. Touting the “best of both…

CES 2020: Seagate Announces FireCuda and BarraCuda Portable SSDs

Jim Tanous — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:35:33 +0000

Seagate this week announced two new portable solid-state storage solutions aimed at gamers and those who need fast storage on the go. The company also unveiled an enterprise-focused storage system for managing…

CES 2020: HyperX Cloud Flight S Wireless Headset Supports Qi Charging

Jim Tanous — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:32:32 +0000

HyperX is at CES this week to announce a number of new and updated products in its line of gaming peripherals and memory, including a new wireless headset that supports the Qi…

CES 2020: New Killer Wi-Fi Feature Automatically Switches to Best Access Point

Jim Tanous — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:00:24 +0000

Rivet Networks, maker of the Killer line of networking products, announced during CES this week that its Killer Intelligence Engine is being updated with new “AI capabilities” in an effort to improve…

Corsair Acquires High-End Controller Maker SCUF Gaming

Jim Tanous — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 04:00:53 +0000

Corsair this week announced another addition to its expanding portfolio of technology companies: SCUF Gaming. Founded in 2011, SCUF Gaming offers a range of high-end controllers for PC, Xbox, and…

Corsair Launches iCUE for Mac

Jim Tanous — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:18:16 +0000

After a year of betas, Corsair today has officially launched iCUE for Mac, allowing users of Corsair's peripherals to control and customize them in macOS. Prior to the launch, those…

Lenovo ThinkPad P53 Review: A True Mobile Workstation

Jim Tanous — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:27:34 +0000

In a laptop industry that seems exclusively focused on weight and style at the expense of performance and flexibility, it’s refreshing to know that some choices still exist for power users who…

Valve Announces Half-Life VR Game

Jim Tanous — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:48:59 +0000

It may be the third Half-Life game, but it’s not the long-awaited Half-Life 3. Valve late Monday announced Half-Life: Alyx, a new “flagship” game for its SteamVR platform. The title likely refers to…

Ryzen 9 3950X 24 Percent Faster Than i9-10980XE in Leaked 3DMark Benchmark

Jim Tanous — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 17:39:45 +0000

A new leak today from the well-connected industry leaker APISAK teases good news for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9 3950X, at least in comparison to Intel’s Cascade Lake-X platform. Two 3DMark…

Alleged Leak Teases 6- and 8-Core Ryzen Mobile Processors for Surface Laptop 3

Jim Tanous — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:54:53 +0000

Following recent rumors that Microsoft will use AMD processors in the next version of its Surface Laptop, German site WinFuture reports that the company may even get its hands on…

iPhone 11 Benchmarks: The Quickest of Quick Looks

Jim Tanous — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:52:59 +0000

Apple launched its latest iPhones on Friday, with the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro models powered by the company’s custom ARM-based A13 “Bionic” processor. While we will look further…