Between CES at the beginning of the month, a series of presentations at Storage Field Day last week and a quarterly earnings report this week, we’ve heard from just about every division of Western Digital about their latest priorities, strategy and roadmaps. Here are the highlights. Hard Drive Tech: Energy-Assisted […]
Q&A with Dr. Lisa Su
This week AMD took the wraps off of its latest generation of mobile processors. The company is being aggressive, offering up to eight cores for both the traditional ultra-portable notebook as well as the higher-performance content creator and prosumer notebook. The move to 7nm, as well as design efficiency improvements, […]
Razer Cuts Bluetooth Audio Lag with Hammerhead Wireless Earbuds
Razer this year has been on the rampage of new product announcements, bringing dozens of devices to the market and entering new categories. Adding to the company’s lineup, this week the company introduced its Hammerhead wireless earbuds, which promise to reduce the audio lag that Bluetooth headphones are typically known […]
These HiSilicon-Based Security Cams And DVRs Are Vulnerable To Sneaky Firmware Backdoor
Well, this is disturbing. Russian security researcher Vladislav Yarmak is warning of a backdoor that exists in firmware for digital video recorder (DVR) and network video recorder (NVR) powered by HiSilicon system-on-chip (SoC) hardware. This is a zero-day vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain root access to a […]
Razer’s Blade Pro 17 Gets a 4K 120 Hz Monitor
When Razer introduced its revamped 17.3-inch Blade Pro 17 laptops earlier this year, one of the things that caught the eye was the absence of models with an Ultra-HD display, a strange design decision considering positioning of these machines for demanding gamers and prosumers. This week the company unveiled a […]
BIOSTAR Adds Windows 7 Support To Some Intel and AMD Motherboards
With Windows 10 now a primary user requirement for the majority of current generation motherboard models, BIOSTAR has today announced that its latest range of Intel and AMD models will include Windows 7 support. Since July of 2015 when Microsoft launched its Windows 10 operating system, its main focus has been shifting […]










