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Toshiba Exceria M303 64GB and M501 Exceria Pro 64GB MicroSDXC review

Shuttle SZ270R8 review

Testing Toshiba's Storage devices: FlashAir W-04, TransMemory U363 and U364 flash drives

Crucial MX500 500GB SSD review

RikoMagic V5 Android Media Player review

Crucial BX300 480GB SSD review

Intel Core i7-8700K and Core i5-8400 benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7980XE and Core i9-7960X benchmarks

Review: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1080Ti

RikoMagic MK22 Android Media Player review

Latest Updates

Software

•	Exact Audio Copy: v1.1

•	Exact Audio Copy: v1.0 beta 4

•	Alcohol 120%: v2.0.3.6839

•	AnyDVD HD: v7.4.8.0

•	AnyDVD HD: v7.4.7.0

•	AnyDVD HD: v7.4.4.0

•	AnyDVD HD: v7.4.3.0

•	VSO ConvertXtoDVD: v5.1.0.14

Firmware

•	Pioneer BDR-S09XLB/XLT, v1.50

•	Pioneer BDR-209DBK, v1.50

•	Pioneer BDR-209EBK/UBK, v1.50

•	Pioneer BDR-211EBK/UBK, v1.50

•	Pioneer BDR-S09XLB/XLT, v1.34

•	Pioneer BDR-209DBK, v1.34

•	Pioneer BDR-209EBK/UBK, v1.34

•	Pioneer BDR-XD05S / XD05B / XD05TB / XD05TS / XD05CB, v3.01

Top News

Logitech Goes Vertical With Advanced Ergonomic Mouse

Logitech on Monday announced the Logitech MX VERTICAL, its most advanced ergonomic mouse that combines ergonomic design with the performance of Logitech's high-end/flagship MX series. >>>

Xpanded LG XBOOM Audio lineup takes Stage at IFA 2018

At IFA 2018 in Berlin, LG Electronics will unveil its lineup of XBOOM audio products which in addition to mini components and all-in-one products, now also include XBOOM Go portable Bluetooth speakers and XBOOM AI ThinQ smart speakers. >>>

Amazon to Release Live TV Recorder

Amazon.com is reportedly developing a new device that records live TV and could also stream that video to smartphones. >>>

U.S. Wants to Wiretap Facebook Messenger, Report Says

The U.S. government is pushing Facebook to break the encryption in its Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe, Reuters reports. >>>

Optical Storage

•	Roxio Toast 17 Adds MultiCam Editing Roxio is introducing Roxio Toast 17 Titanium and Toast 17 Pro, the latest versions of the company's digital media and burning software for Mac. >>>

•	Pioneer to Release New Blu-ray Disc Burners For Long-term Archiving

•	Micron and Intel to End Their 3D XPoint Joint Development Partnership

•	DVDs Still Find an Audience

•	Redbox Launches 4K Ultra HD Rentals in Six Markets

Graphics Cards

•	Nvidia Reports Record Revenue From Datacenter, Gaming, Professional Visualization, Automotive Nvidia said cryptocurrency-fueled demand had dried up and gave forecast sales below targets, despite th company's quarterly results that otherwise beat expectations. >>>

•	NVIDIA Unveils Turing Architecture, Quadro RTX Ray-Tracing GPU

•	AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 Delivers High Workstation Graphics Performance for Under $1,000

•	NVIDIA Teases With GeForce Event Ahead Of Gamescom 2018

•	Samsung is Developing a New GPU

General Computing

•	Arm Client CPU Roadmap Includes Advanced Hercules and Deimos Chips Arm has publicly disclosed both forward-looking compute performance data and a CPU roadmap for the company's Client Line of Business from now through 2020. >>>

•	BOE to Begin Production of micro-OLEDs in early 2019

•	Facebook Adds Authorization Process to Large U.S. Pages

•	Intel Outlines 'Data-Centric' Strategy, Shows off Xeon Roadmap

•	Toshiba Posts Quarterly Profit on Chip Sale

PC Parts

•	More Affordable, 13-inch MacBook and $160 AirPower Expected at Apple's Event Digitimes.com claims that Apple's September iPhone launch event will includue a $1200 Kaby Lake 'entry-level' MacBook in September and an AirPower. >>>

•	Intel Introduces New NUC Kits and NUC Mini PCs

•	Intel Discloses New Chip Security Flaws

•	AMD Says New 2nd Generation, 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors Break Boundaries of High-End Desktop Market

•	Intel Sets the Stage for the Persistent Memory Revolution and FPGA Acceleration

Mobiles

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Google To Release Lightweight Version of Android Pie for Entry-level Smartphones
The recently announced Android 9.0 Pie is currently available only for Pixel and the Essential PH1 phones, but the Go edition of Android Pie is also coming soon, promising to bring improvements to cheap smartphones. >>>

•	Samsung Exynos Modem 5100 Is the First 5G Modem Fully Compliant with 3GPP Standards

•	Trendforce Confirms New iPhone Launch This Fall, Including a Budget Version

•	Fraunhofer Scientists Find Dangerous Security Holes in Tracker Apps

•	Google Tracks Your Movements No Matter What

Consumer Electronics

•	Google to Launch Its Own Smart Display, Report Says Google 's Assistant-powered smart speakers with displays have been already released by Lenovo and others but the search giant seems to be ready to release a device under its own branding. >>>

•	Samsung and Harman Kardon Provide Sound in New Premium Soundbar Lineup

•	Samsung Announces New SmartThings Mesh Wi-Fi System

•	Pioneer Looking For Tie-up in the Car Electronics Business

•	Sony Launches the MASTER Series of 4K HDR TV with the AF9 OLED and ZF9 LCD Models Optimized for Netflix

Games

•	Japan Accuses Apple of Pressuring Game Rivals: Nikkei Japanese regulators are reportedly investigating Apple over allegations it pressured Yahoo Japan to slow the expansion of its online games platform, which competes with Apple's App Store. >>>

•	HyperX Announces the HyperX Gaming microSD Cards

•	Sony Playstation 4 Pro 500 Million Edition Announced

•	New AMD Semi-Custom SOC Combines AMD Ryzen CPU and AMD Vega GPU for Gamers in China

•	Nintendo's Software Sales Help Weaker Hardware Sales

Digital Cameras

•	Nikon is Working on New Mirrorless Camera Japanese Nikon on Wednesday announced the development of a next-generation full-frame mirrorless camera and a new lens under its own lens-brand NIKKOR, featuring a new mount that will enable a new dimension in optical performance. >>>