Apple has discovered a serious issue affecting 2012 MacBook Air flash storage drives which could result in data loss. Owners of the mid-2012 Air are encouraged to run a firmware update to fix the issue, and Apple has promised free replacements for those with affected drives.
Intel’s next processor architecture, Broadwell, won’t be ready this year due to a manufacturing issue. Intel told investors this week that, while they think they have the problem solved, units won’t be ready for sale until early 2014.
Valve on Friday released the basic technical specifications for the prototype Steam Machines that will be sent to beta testers later this year. The specs reveal powerful hardware, with some models sporting NVIDIA Titan GPUs and Intel Core i7 CPUs.
AMD’s new R-series GPUs may roll out sooner than expected. The high-end R9 280X and the flagship R9 290X are expected to hit shelves by the middle of October, although exact prices remain unknown.
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Amazon late Tuesday unveiled the next generation of the company’s Kindle Fire tablet line. The new models feature quad-core CPUs, improved graphics, ultra-high density displays, and impressive battery life for hundreds of dollars less than competing tablets from Apple.
Apple on Tuesday announced the 2013 update to the company’s all-in-one iMac desktop. The new model keeps the existing ultra-thin form factor but brings updated internals in-line with Intel’s Haswell architecture.
Microsoft’s Xbox One features an HDMI input to allow video signals to be passed through the console on their way to the TV. While Microsoft will not restrict what sources can be connected to this port, the company says that latency issues will give users a bad experience when connecting interactive sources, such as the rival PS4.
The iPhone 5s has just gone on sale in North America, and repair firm iFixit already has a nice teardown of Apple’s newest flagship. The teardown revealed a very similar layout to the iPhone 5, although the new Touch ID and a glued-down battery could cause some repair headaches.
The introduction of 4K televisions has increased the demands of today’s interface specifications, and the HDMI Licensing Organization has responded by releasing HDMI 2.0, a new specification that supports 4K video at up to 60 Hz, along with 32 channels of audio and a much higher overall bandwidth.
Although the rise of online storage and syncing services have reduced their necessity, USB flash drives are still important and useful for many tasks. After a year of using a Lexar drive, we found the SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0. Read on to find out why it’s now our favorite USB flash drive.