This comes from DigiTimes, a common – albeit sometimes erratic – source of tech rumors, which claims AMD will hit a 30% processor market share in the fourth-quarter of 2018 according to industry sources. (Remember that Cannon Lake was first expected to ship in 2016). As DigiTimes notes, PC manufacturers are increasingly turning to AMD’s CPUs rather than Intel’s thin-on-the-ground chips. The reports cites Asus, MSI, Gigabyte and ASRock as having ‘ramped up’ the shipment of devices carrying AMD pr

There’s another perk to updating to the iOS 12.1 beta: the promised iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max eSIM support is now live. Apple’s eSIM technology allows for dual-SIM-like functionality using two lines at once, and it is in the iOS 12.1 settings now, as first spotted by 9to5Mac . iOS 12.1 beta users can find the eSIM sign-up screens in Settings > Cellular, which has details of their first line linked to their physical, removable nanoSIM that’s slotted into their iPhone. Even though users can get

During its fifth Oculus Connect conference in San Jose, Facebook and Oculus finally pulled the curtain back on its Project Santa Cruz standalone virtual reality (VR) headset. It’s known as Oculus Quest and operates completely independently of a PC or smartphone. Oculus Go, the standalone VR headset unveiled at last year’s developer conference, only supports three degrees, or 3DOF. Image 1 of 6 Oculus Quest can cast to your TV Image 2 of 6 Oculus Quest scans your room Image 3 of 6 Oculus Quest is

While Nintendo has been rather firm in its stance on the lack of a Virtual Console service for Nintendo Switch, its back-end operations suggest otherwise. A keen-eyed software designer has found references to Virtual Console game platform categories within the Nintendo eShop’s publicly available JSON readout, a file format for web-based JavaScript code. However, since deciding against a Virtual Console service for Switch, Nintendo has suggested it might treat its Nintendo Switch Online in a simi

Microsoft’s Xbox One consoles should be getting support for keyboards and mice soon, according to a tweet from Mike Ybarra, corporate vice president of Xbox and Microsoft, and corroborated by an Xbox blog post. Mouse and keyboard very close to coming to Xbox console. Developers may go even further for Xbox games, with options to do matchmaking based on input methods. Some matches may be only for players using controllers, others for keyboard and mouse players, and some for mixed groups. This wil

In the overview of controller ownership on Steam, the Xbox is unsurprisingly dominant (given the close ties between Microsoft’s PC and console ecosystems), with 45% of gamers using an Xbox 360 controller. The PS4 actually edges out the Xbox One with 12.2 million gamers (20%) versus 11.5 million (19%) respectively. When combined, however, Xbox controllers represent 64% of all gamepad-owning players, which is very nearly two-thirds of the total number. The PS3 is lagging behind on 4.1 million game

Active Driving Display is one of the best HUDs around, and it’s a sign of how car companies will show you more relevant driving info in the near future. Minimizing distractionInterestingly, Active Driving Display only shows driving info like speed the current speed limit (if you go over the speed limit, a red box appears). Additionally, by presenting only driving-related information, Mazda minimized any possibilities for cognitive distraction as all non-driving (entertainment or comfort) informa

The new documentation from Apple explains which graphics cards are compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave thanks to their support of Apple’s 3D API (known as Metal). Mac Pros released between 2010 to 2012 came with GPUs that don’t support the Metal API, so you’ll need to install one of these cards if you want to use macOS Mojave. Compatible graphics cardsThese are the cards that support Metal and are compatible with macOS Mojave:MSI Gaming Radeon RX 560 128-bit 4GB GDRR5Sapphire Radeon PULSE RX 580

A prototype camera will be exhibited at Photokina 2018, the photography expo that opens in Cologne, Germany tomorrow (September 26), with two new Lumix models being introduced next year – the 47-megapixel Lumix S1R and the lower-resolution Lumix S1, which will have a 24-megapixel sensor. There are plans for more than 10 Lumix lenses to be developed by 2020, while existing Leica SL and TL lenses can also be used with the new cameras. The higher-resolution Lumix S1R is aimed particularly towards p

As you’d expect, the 65-foot Lexus yacht oozes style from every angle, and sports many of the same design flourishes that can be seen inside the interiors of its cars. Imagine a full-fat V8 LC500 on water with the luxury Lexus fixtures and fittings to match and you get an idea of its persona. The LY 650 ramps up the innovation that was seen on the original craft. The Lexus Sport Yacht concept has already won a gong at the Japan International Boat Show earlier in the year. At the event, Tomoyama,

After the success of the GFX 50S, Fujifilm’s taken the wraps the GFX 50R. Designed for reportage photography, the GFX 50R sports a rangefinder-style design inspired by Fujifilm’s rangefinder heritage. The GFX 50R is both 2.5cm thinner than the GFX 50S, and at 775g, 145g lighter than it’s medium format sibling. Internally at least, it appears the the GFX 50R will share many of the same features as the GFX 50S. GFX 100SFujifilm also took the opportunity at its Photokina 2018 press conference to re

Following last week’s 3DMark record-setting overclock on the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, we’ve seen another overclocking expert push the vanilla GeForce RTX 2080 to extremes, using a different cooling method while making some interesting conclusions. Rather than liquid nitrogen as is commonly used (and was involved in last week’s shenanigans), prolific overclocker Der8auer opted to work with dry ice when juicing up the RTX 2080. This gave Der8auer an almost 21% boost compared to the RTX 2080 running at

Photokina 2018 is the photo industry’s biggest show. Stay tuned…What’s new at Photokina 2018Panasonic Lumix S1R and S1By far the biggest news at Photokina 2018 is the announcement of Panasonic’s new full-frame mirrorless Lumix S1R and S1 cameras. Fujifilm GFX 50RFujifilm announced the X-T3 just before Photokina 2018, but held the news of the medium-format GFX 50R back until its press conference at the show. Ricoh GR IIIRicoh Imaging has confirmed that it will be exhibiting its GR III compact c

Nintendo’s official Pokemon Twitter account heated up today with a surprise tweet pointing to a brand new creature, with hints of a possible crossover event planned between the Pokemon Go mobile AR game and upcoming Let’s Go: Pikachu and Eevee entries for Nintendo Switch. Rumors surfaced earlier this week of a new nut-shaped Pokemon appearing on player’s Pokemon Go apps at a community event in Japan. The Pokemon Twitter account has now released a short video featuring Professor Oak and his Pokem

Leica, Panasonic and Sigma have announced a strategic partnership at Photokina 2018. Known as the ‘L-Mount Alliance’, it promises a previously unparalleled form of collaboration, with all three manufacturers believing their customers will benefit. The collaboration enables Panasonic and Sigma to make use of the L-Mount standard developed by Leica for their own developments, and to offer both cameras and lenses utilizing this lens mount. The lens mount is currently used in the Leica SL full-frame

Amazon Echo Input bridges the technology gapAlthough Amazon did unveil new versions of its Echo Dot and Echo Plus both with upgraded speakers, true audiophiles will rightly ignore them as being about convenience-over-quality. Echo Link Amp is a 60W, 2-channel amplifier. The serious audiophile gear comes with the arrival or the Echo Link ($199.99, again only in the U.S. for now) and the Echo Link Amp ($299.99). Naturally, voice can be used to select music, change the volume, or configure multi-ro

Amazon Fire TV Recast: What is it? To watch what you’ve recorded, you’ll need a Fire TV device (a streaming player, a TV or an Amazon Echo Show) or the unreleased Fire TV app that should arrive when the Recast does on November 14 in the US. That means you won’t be able to use the Recast to stream shows from Amazon Prime Video or Netflix and it’s not meant to replace your existing Amazon Fire TV or Amazon Fire TV Cube. Amazon has chosen the moniker, it seems, because the Recast works at its fulle

With a starting price of £15,850 (around $21,000), the Senturion Key S177 costs more than some cars. This allows the board, which uses RFID technology to communicate with the car, to be embedded into the wearable. With a generous amount of metal used in each wearable key, Senturion discovered another roadblock. The result is a wearable key that actually has a bigger working range than the spare key handed over at the start of the process. A couple of times during my test drive I attempted to che

While Chrome 69, the latest version of Google’s popular web browser, brings some welcome changes, it also looks like it now signs you into the browser automatically when you sign in to Google websites and services, which then uploads your browsing history, as well as other information, to Google. In previous versions of Chrome you could visit Gmail, YouTube or other Google websites and log into them without needing to be logged into the browser as well. If you’re a regular user of Google’s servi

Apple’s macOS 10.14 Mojave finally launched today after months in public beta, and can be downloaded right now—assuming your Apple computer is still compatible . Desktop Tinting, for instance, which makes your Finder or browser windows pick up the color of the background behind them. In System Preferences, you can pick the color that pops up behind menus, selected text and radio buttons while in Dark Mode. Credit: Apple (Image: © Apple)With eight colors to choose between, you’ll want to stay in