Speed

How fast do you need your SSD to be? Is there a point beyond which speed won't matter, and should you really be chasing every last drop of performance? In a short time, we've jumped from spinning hard drives to SATA SSDs to the NVMe protocol, and each of these standards has reached a saturation point, beyond which any drive will be bottlenecked. Now, a relatively new breed of SSDs is doubling the potential speed of NVMe thanks to the PCIe 4.0 standard. This has opened up a whole new category in the SSD market, and most…

The Realme 9 5G Speed Edition, as its name suggests, is a more powerful version of the Realme 9 5G. While these smartphones might look similar at first, there are little differences in their design and some major changes in their hardware. That's not all, the Realme 9 5G Speed Edition also commands a higher price over the regular version. So, is it worth the premium, or would you be better off with an alternative at this price? I put it to the test to find out.Realme 9 5G Speed Edition price in IndiaThe Realme 9 5G Speed…

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max already have allegedly been leaked in design schematics, and now it has been suggested that the iPhone 14 Pro models will have upgraded Lightning connectors that can support USB 3.0 speed. This news, if accurate, might disappoint people hoping that Apple would move to the universal USB Type-C standard for future iPhones, as it has done with some high-end iPad models. Apple has also been widely rumoured to be planning to drop ports entirely and go all-wireless for future iPhone…

Intel Core i9-12900KS has debuted as the new, top-end desktop processor from the chipmaker to take on AMD. Intel claims that its new offering is the “world's fastest desktop processor” — capable of delivering up to 5.5GHz max turbo frequency. Technically, the Intel Core i9-12900KS is an unlocked version of the existing Core i9-12900K. It has the same 16-core design along with 24 threads that were available on the regular flagship Core i9 processor. However, Intel has upgraded the base power to 150W from 125W available on…

Tencent Holdings said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, in a sign of tightening compliance as Chinese regulators more closely scrutinize the industry.The country's largest social and gaming firm said late on Wednesday it will on May 31 update its games speed booster mobile and desktop apps to new versions that would only support games operating in China. The new versions will no longer allow users to access foreign games.Tencent first…