Two processors that we’ve been hearing whispers about for the past few weeks have finally been made official. AMD today confirmed the release of both the Ryzen 9 3900 and the Ryzen 5 3500X. Both processors are aimed at AMD’s OEM partners and will only be made available in pre-built systems, so don’t expect to easily find them from your favorite

Google has updated the Google Shopping service, and the redesigned experience is now available in the U.S. for mobile and desktop users. Google says the service gives information from thousands of stores in one place, and you can discover and compare millions of products online or in a store nearby. Users can get a personalized home page with

Sony has announced that the latest update for the PlayStation 4 is coming this week around the world. The new software will take the PS4 to system version 7.00. The update brings with it key system features, including features for Party and Remote Play. Sony notes that a number of the new features, including the enhanced Party play, were unveiled

Not long after recent rumors of incoming entry-level Navi-based Radeon graphics cards started making the rounds, AMD has made an official announcement of its new Radeon RX 5500 family. As its naming implies, these new graphics cards will slot in beneath the existing Radeon RX 5700 family.

AMD is making available two version of the Radeon

Intel on Monday unveiled a bunch of new Xeon W-2200 series processors at comparatively aggressive price points. The new Glacier Falls CPUs range in core and thread count from 4-cores/8-threads up to 18-cores/36-threads, and are up to around 50 percent less expensive than the previous generation Xeon W-2100 series.

Increased competition

Late last month, Amazon unleashed a bevy of Alexa-related products including new smart speakers and even smart earbuds. Today, the company is making a more low-key announcement in the form of an upgraded Fire HD 10 tablet.

As Amazon puts it, the new Fire HD 10 is better in nearly every way thanks to specs bumps across the board and some

Following the launch of Intel’s latest Core X-series (Cascade Lake-X) of high-end desktop (HEDT) processors, MSI has come out with a trio of new X299 motherboard options for creators and professionals, including the Creator X299, X299 Pro, and X299 Pro 10G, the latter of which comes bundled with a 10G “Super LAN” card for ultra-fast wired

The problem for gamers who try and play VR games in their living room is that the immersion factor means furniture in the home becomes a hazard. Microsoft has a new patent application that has surfaced that shows what it is thinking about to help define the VR playing area to make play safer. The patent application is titled “virtual reality

It’s becoming harder and harder to find TVs these days that aren’t “smart” straight from the factory. Smart TVs with their integrated internet connectivity and media platforms make it easier for hardware OEMs to track your viewing habits (by default) and make additional revenue from advertising.

Roku is looking to take its ad-related business

Security researchers at Kaspersky have identified a new strain of malware affecting Chrome and Firefox browsers. The researchers say the malware’s authors “put a lot of effort” into how it manipulates digital certificates and mucks with outbound TLS traffic, which ultimate compromises encrypted communications.

“Analysis of the malware allowed