Our Favorite 4K Curved Monitor Is Cheaper Than Ever

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If your graphics card’s got the power to handle 4K gaming, the experience is a celebrated boost from playing at FHD or even QHD resolution. Finding a 4K monitor that’s curved and a larger size for less than $500 is a challenge. But as the best Black Friday tech deals are flooding in, the Samsung 32" UR59C surpasses that dream with a recent price drop to $400.

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Nvidia Speeds up Data Center Graphics Offering With Tesla V100s

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Nvidia already touted its Tesla V100 as the world's most advanced data center graphics card. But now it's kicking things up a notch with the brand new, speedier Tesla V100s detailed today by TechPowerUp .

The Tesla V100s is physically identical to the V100. It adheres to a similar dual-slot, PCIe add-in card (AIC) design and employs Nvidia's


Nvidia Preps for Halo: Reach With Game-Ready GeForce Driver

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Halo: Reach will be the first of the remastered Halo Series games to come out when it debuts on December 3. As with any new game release, Nvidia is here to drop its Game-Ready graphics driver. This one is version 441.41 and WHQL-certified.

Halo: Reach is part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection . When completed, the collection will include Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary,

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Report: RISC-V Plans to Move From the US to Switzerland

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The RISC-V Foundation could move from the U.S. to Switzerland over concerns about potential trade restrictions, according to Reuters , which reported yesterday that the non-profit organization might decide to relocate as early as the end of this month.

This move hasn't been kept a secret: the foundation said on its website that it voted to move to Switzerland at its December 2018 summit. It also said that it's making this move because it's


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AIDA64 Adds Support for Next-Gen AMD Ryzen 4000 CPUs, Renoir APUs

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AIDA64, a popular system information and monitoring utility, has added support for AMD's upcoming Renoir APUs and preliminary support for fourth-generation Ryzen desktop CPUs . This may be a hint that early samples of both silicon are already out in the wild.

AMD has done a remarkable job of shifting the majority of its products on the new 7nm process node. Its APUs are currently the only parts still stuck on the previous 12nm process. However,

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Kano: Star Wars The Force Coding Kit Review

Our Verdict

Kano: Star Wars The Force Coding Kit will entertain kids with the app’s playful tutorials. But lacking lessons and the inability to code in JavaScript means it’s not as educational as it could be. Plus, coding is mostly about app animations, making the physical toy a near afterthought.

For

  • Fun and easy to build
  • Nails the Star Wars theme
  • Delightful block coding tutorials using kit’s motion sensors and RGB lights
  • Good price

Against

  • Tutorials could be more informative
  • No JavaScript coding
  • RGB lights are dull and
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Microsoft Explains Foldable Devices' Two-Tiered App Development Process

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Earlier this year Microsoft announced its first foldable devices, the upcoming Surface Neo PC and Surface Duo Android phone , as well as the Windows 10X operating system on which they would rely. Yesterday, the Windows Developer Platform's corporate vice president, Kevin Gallo, explained in a blog post how the company expects developers to start supporting this new form factor.

Gallo said it's actually just a two-step process: "1. Your websites and apps work," and


Intel SSD 665p to Pack 13% More Performance, 50% More Endurance Than 660p

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Intel has announced the Intel SSD 665p as the successor to the Intel SSD 660p , which we found to offer good performance and value in our testing. For the upcoming SSD,  the chipmaker will not be offering a 512GB drive. Instead, the 665p will only be available in 1TB and 2TB capacities.

Like the 660p, the 665p complies with the M

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Black Friday Budget Case Deal: Get Phanteks' Eclipse P300 for Just $40

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It’s so good we picked it for one of our budget $500 system challenges when it was at full price. The Phanteks Eclipse P300 is an incredible mid-tower ATX chassis, and this Black Friday holiday it’s available with $20 (33%) off its retail price with a $10 rebate. So what is it that makes this case so special?

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Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Gaming Mouse Review: Maximum Comfort Palmhugger

Our Verdict

Corsair’s Ironclaw RGB Wireless is the perfect balance between crazy form and intuitive function, and at an impressive price. It’s the perfect palm-gripping mouse.

For

  • Insanely comfortable for palm grips
  • Strong sensor performance
  • Impressive price point
  • Intuitive button layout

Against

  • Heavy
  • Not as proficient for claw/fingertip grips

Although polling on grip style is quite lackluster across the Internet, it’s fairly common knowledge that the most common grip is that of the right-handed palmer. In fact, some estimates say that nearly

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