April 2022

A French computers, components, and electronics retail chain has listed two new AMD RDNA2 refresh GPUs as “in stock.” PC21.fr has specifically listed Asus branded Radeon RX 6650 XT and RX 6750 XT graphics cards that will vie for a spot on the list of best graphics cards. These unreleased Radeon graphics cards should launch shortly, alongside a new Radeon RX 6950 XT, part of the long-rumored RDNA2 refresh – which should be the last AMD graphics card launch before we move into the RDNA3 era. Hardware detective momomo_us spotted the product codes which turned up these listings. The French…

We’ve reviewed several Asus portable monitors over the past few months and they tend to hit all the right notes when it comes to performance and features. While the ROG Strix XG16AHPE and ROG Strix XG17AHPE were geared more towards the gaming end of the portable monitor segment, the Asus ZenScreen Go MB16AWP is more productivity-focused and includes functionality that we don’t often see in this segment. The Asus ZenScreen Go MB16AWP features a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS panel, 60 Hz refresh rate, 5ms response time and an integrated 7,800 mAh battery. The last feature, coupled with the built-in Wi-Fi,…

No matter how high-capacity your storage drive is, you always need to see how  much space you have used and what files are using it. While there are ways to do this from the GUI in Linux, as always, you get more detail by using the terminal command line.Terminal tools are especially useful for users who are monitoring remote systems, for example busy system administrators connecting over a secure shell connection. In this tutorial, we’ll look at various ways of using the terminal to check disk usage enabling us to see what storage space is left on our system no…

The chairman and CEO of Arm China, who refused to give up his prestigious tech leadership role despite being fired in 2020, may have finally been pushed out of the door. A Reuters report says that Allen Wu has been replaced and that all Chinese legal processes were satisfied. The replacement of the Arm China CEO appears to be a rapidly developing story. On Wednesday, we reported on Allen Wu’s exit being imminent when Arm went to court to get new business registration documents and a new seal (sometimes called a chop) issued. Mr. Wu had steadfastly refused to let…

Gigabyte Team overclocker HiCookie has achieved a new DDR5 speed world record. Using a single 16GB stick of Aorus branded DDR5 RGB memory, HiCookie hit and verified 5,011 MHz, or DDR5-10022 (10,022 MT/s). This is just a smidgeon faster than MSI Team chalked up in a milestone achievement earlier in the week, but a record is a record. It is also interesting to see some significant diversity among the component choices – there appears to be no ‘winning formula,’ but DDR5 consumer platforms are Intel-only for now. In the video above, you can see the DDR5-10022 world record-breaking moment captured…

Nvidia has scored another high-profile hire for its Arm CPU push – this time, from under Intel’s nose. Rafi Marom, Intel’s Design Manager at its Israel facilities and one of the managers behind the successful Tiger Lake architecture, jumped ship to Nvidia’s facility based within the country. His new role as Senior CPU Director casts him as one of the premier architects for the company’s future Arm products. After its multi-billion-dollar push for acquiring the U.K.-based company failed, Nvidia is seemingly doubling down on its Arm core design capabilities as it aims to push the envelope farther. Nvidia needs its…