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AMD Unveils New ‘Threadripper’

Computer Daily News August 3, 2017 No Comments

Leading chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chose the Siggraph annual computer graphics conference here to launch a range of powerful new products aimed at the video gaming field and workstation…

US Claims Breakthrough With Rechargeable Alkaline Battery

Computer Daily News August 3, 2017 No Comments

A Massachusetts start-up company today plans to unveil what it claims is a major breakthrough in battery design: technology that it claims can make solid-state alkaline batteries a viable alternative…

HP Launches Wearable VR/PC

Computer Daily News August 3, 2017 No Comments

Hewlett-Packard has joined the virtual reality push with a wearable PC – but says it’s aimed at enterprise customers rather than gamers. The HP Z VR Backpack comes with a…

Samsung Unveil Blu-Ray Player Worthy Of Their QLED TVs

Fergus Halliday August 2, 2017 No Comments

Samsung have officially announced specs, availability and pricing for their new UBD-M9500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player, which they say marries the very best in picture quality with new levels of…

Snap In-Talks For Drone Expansion (Again)

Fergus Halliday August 2, 2017 No Comments

Social media giant Snap is reportedly in talks to acquire China-based drone-marker Zero Zero Robotics. As originally reported by The Information, “People familiar with the company said it had been…

Samsung Topples Intel As No. 1 Chipmaker

Computer Daily News August 1, 2017 No Comments

Samsung, known mostly for its smartphones and televisions, has taken the mantel from Intel as the world’s largest chipmaker by revenue. Samsung’s semiconductor unit, whose fortunes come largely from selling…

Samsung Race Ahead In Latest Earnings Report

Fergus Halliday July 27, 2017 No Comments

Samsung has posted a record profit for the quarter, with approximately $6.7 billion (AU) in revenues and $896 million in profits. “Looking ahead to the third quarter, the company expects…

AMD Basks In Revenue Jump

Computer Daily News July 27, 2017 No Comments

Advanced Micro Devices has forecast current-quarter revenue above estimates and raised full-year expectations, based on robust demand for its graphics chips and its new Ryzen processors for PCs. AMD now…

DJI Acknowledges Spark Drone Crashes

Jon Bragg July 26, 2017 No Comments

DJI has responded to a reported issue with its Spark drone that has seen the device randomly falling out of the sky mid-flight. Following on from a story by Quartz yesterday…

Nikon Confirms Development Of D850 DSLR

Jon Bragg July 25, 2017 No Comments

Nikon have announced the development of its next “high-resolution, high-speed” full-frame digital SLR called the D850. Set to replace the company’s “highly praised” D810 released in 2014, Nikon said the…