Follow NotebookCheck UK - News, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/notebookcheck Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:00:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1B-0eNtaR6K3n9ye8UNv30 Sharge touts its latest product as the best way to turn up to 2TB of M.2 NVMe SSD storage into a "tiny- lightweight" everyday-carry accessory. It consists of an aluminum enclosure for such a card with a volume estimated at that of two bottlecaps, designed to fit into a custom silicone bumper with a lanyard that also doubles as a data cable. The Disk also features a male USB type-C to plug into a compatible laptop, smartphone, camera or console by itself for transfer speeds of up to 1GB per second (Gb/s).]]> Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:24:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1B-0eNtaR6K3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x0OM0-rxx0kO-T5HJgy6HUf Despite scoring both Ford and GM as adopters of its open-source North American Charging Standard, Tesla will still have to ensure CCS support at its Supercharger stations if it wants federal money. The nationwide EV charging network that the government is building has a US$7.5 billion budget.]]> Sat, 10 Jun 2023 15:37:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x0OM0-rxx0kO-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x03qJBmNsZzfpVjH6qdYdAk The Apple M2 Ultra scored 1,956 and 27,945 points in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests. It was tested alongside a Mac Pro with 192 GB of RAM running macOS 14 Sonoma.]]> Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:09:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x03qJBmNsZzfpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x0iDyhOb3Jm7ZVjH6qdYdAk Perhaps Alfa Romeo wasn't on the internet for the Boaty McBoatface incident of the mid-2010s, or maybe it was, and it's looking for some extra-spicy free publicity. The Italian car-maker posted a teaser for its upcoming compact electric vehicle online and asked the audience to suggest a name for its new vehicle. Speculation points to the Jeep Avenger as a platform partner for the as-yet-unnamed Alfa Romeo EV.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:48:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x0iDyhOb3Jm7ZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x0DzPKIwfYUBaCY3L745TL_ A prolific leaker has revealed how much Starfield could cost at launch. The base game will retail at US$69.99 and the maxed-out Constellation Edition at US$299. Microsoft and Bethesda will reveal more about the latter's contents at Starfield Direct on June 11.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:35:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x0DzPKIwfYUBaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1Hqiy-F2u95uT5HJgy6HUf The beta versions of platforms such as macOS are normally exclusive to those able or willing to pay US$99 (or the per-region equivalent) per year for an official Developer Program membership. However, the Cupertino giant has just unveiled a new, free version of this subscription that allows a user access to, say, the latest iOS 17 beta with their existing Apple ID.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:15:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1Hqiy-F2u95uT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x3MZHx0gpEYlqCY3L745TL_ A modder has released an unofficial patch for the popular Ubisoft game, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. The game suffered from nagging bugs, mouse deadzones, and all sorts of haphazard camera movements that Ubisoft hasn't fixed at all. The new patch fixes most of these issues and also enables DirectX 11, 4x MSAA, and support for 4K monitors.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:18:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x3MZHx0gpEYlqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2NS5wj501dYezdsCmHakzH iQOO has inadvertently helped start the 2023 Android flagship refresh fire with talk of an "11S" that will supplant the current 11 and 11 Pro soon. These rumors have raised yet more steam with hints that the device will in fact combine the best advantages of both its predecessors soon, with, for example, a flat, high-quality AMOLED display driven by an even faster version of their processor.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:55:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2NS5wj501dYezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2NS5wj501dYV1cWWor9YPv Deal | A RTX 3080 Ti-powered configuration of the unique but usually quite pricy Alienware m15 R7 has received an intriguing discount as Dell has almost slashed the original list price of the high-end 15-inch gaming laptop in half.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:38:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2NS5wj501dYV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x3FBY_6G6ic9OzdsCmHakzH Minisforum's first ever mini PC model with a laptop-grade Intel Arc dGPU is now available for pre-orders starting at $649 for US customers (late July shipping) or €759 for EU customers (late June shipping).]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:21:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x3FBY_6G6ic9OzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2MJ4BAAsalgnn9ye8UNv30 Deal | This model has not seen these low prices since last November. With the RTX 4060 models not impressing too much, heavily discounted RTX 3060 laptops like the Zephyrus G14 from 2 years ago seem to be a better deal right now.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:04:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2MJ4BAAsalgnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2huFUKbtBeE3n9ye8UNv30 The UP Squared i12 is a new single-board computer powered by a choice of four Intel Alder Lake processors. Available with the Celeron 7305E through Core i7-1270PE, the UP Squared i12 also has a 40-pin GPIO header, LPDDR5 RAM and an M.2 2280 Key-M slot, among other features.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:36:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2huFUKbtBeE3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2huFUKbtBeE-T5HJgy6HUf LG has started selling the UltraGear 25GR75FG, an IPS monitor that combines a 1080p resolution with a 360 Hz refresh rate. The monitor also has three video inputs and a USB 3.0 hub, among other features.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:33:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x2huFUKbtBeE-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1FkX_3gD1uWps0ohxaO6Yr Khadas is now selling a beefed-up version of the VIM4, a single-board computer with an Amlogic A311D2 chipset and 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The new model brings an NPU into the equation, which is capable of 3.2 TOPS of performance.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:26:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1FkX_3gD1uWps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1FkX_3gD1uWuzdsCmHakzH Evidence of a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 engineering device has surfaced online. Benchmarked in AnTuTu v10, the 'qti Pineapple for arm64' development device appears to offer a healthy performance uplift from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, even as an engineering device.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:17:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1FkX_3gD1uWuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1iokINNAkCq5VjH6qdYdAk All automakers only have a 3-5 years window to figure out electric vehicles and make it on the other side unscathed during the transition, according to Tesla's biggest competitor. For BYD, the hard part is over and it only sees growth on the horizon, while its CEO says full self-driving will never happen.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:28:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1iokINNAkCq5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1RZqDmjH6x4uT5HJgy6HUf AMD has announced that the Ryzen 8000 desktop CPU roster will contain Strix Point APUs. The Strix Point APUs are expected to combine Zen 5 cores and RDNA 3+/3.5 iGPU for discreet board-level graphics performance. According to the latest Moore’s Law Is Dead video, the desktop Strix Point chips may only pack Zen 5 cores skipping on small Zen 5c cores.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:59:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1RZqDmjH6x4uT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1dV2CGC-BEEKCY3L745TL_ The Mercury EM680 is one of MINISFORUM's latest mini-PCs, with the company having also recently showcased the Mercury UM780. The Mercury EM680 not only packs an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and up to 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, but it is also the company's smallest mini-PC to date.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:03:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1dV2CGC-BEEKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x3D6IUmEoTzpps0ohxaO6Yr Deal | Motorola touts the new vanilla variant of its Razr Android smartphone series as the one most likely to finally democratize foldable technology, thanks to its mid-range specs. Then again, its predecessor the Razr 22 may have something to say about that, with the same 144Hz main display powered by the same processor as the higher-end Razr Plus/40 Ultra. It is still last-gen, though, with potentially attractive discounts in its future starting with one from its very own brand.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:21:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x3D6IUmEoTzpps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1pA4P6kJi7XeT5HJgy6HUf There is a new electric vehicle sales runner-up after the leader China, and it is the United States which surpassed Germany to become the world's second biggest EV market. China still holds the lion's share of sales with 56% of the total, but the US is growing at a much faster pace.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:04:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oTcC9JrT0x1pA4P6kJi7XeT5HJgy6HUf