BATTERYFORPC BLOG
‘KRANE’ CONFIRMED AS A PURE CHROME OS TABLET COMING SOON BY LENOVO
‘Krane’ is a Chrome OS device in development that we’ve not talked about too often. As a matter of fact, we mentioned it upon its arrival in our consciousness in April of this year and once again as Gabriel found it would be only the second Chrome OS device to make the questionable decision of ditching the headphone jack. Other than those two posts, we’ve not really tracked anything unique about t ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:27:30
No Motorola Razr comeback orders in 2019: Costly foldy nostalgia mobe pulled back
We've got some bad news for the deeper-pocketed nostalgia-tinged tech fans out there: Motorola is pushing back the launch of its foldable reboot of the Motorola Razr. Preorders of the revived flip-phone were expected to open on December 26, with the first units trickling out on January 9, but those dates have been ditched in favour of an unspecified time next year. In a statement issued by paren ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:27:30
Windows 7 dies Jan. 14. Here's what you need to do
If you're still using Windows 7, it's time to move on. The venerable and much-loved 2009 version of Windows gets its last security update on Jan. 14, 2020 (unless your company pays for extended support) and the free Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus program will (probably) no longer be supported either. As we get further into 2020, Windows 7 machines will be more likely to become infected ... Read more
2019-12-22 20:23:20
This Casio Smartwatch Perfectly Illustrates the Struggles of Wear OS
The history of Wear OS watches is long, and mostly disappointing. Over the years, Qualcomm’s less-than-snappy Snapdragon Wear 2100 chip bore a decent chunk of the blame. The arrival of the 3100 was supposed to offset that, and it’s better sure—but not by a degree that offsets years of stunted development. Knowing all this, I wasn’t expecting much when mulling around a showcase of Casio watches a f ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:19:11
RAZER BASILISK X HYPERSPEED REVIEW
The Basilisk X Hyperspeed is Razer's latest stab at the affordable wireless mouse market. Its big selling point is that it boasts the same wireless tech found in the Viper Ultimate and the Basilisk Ultimate—but while those mice cost $150-plus, the Basilisk X Hyperspeed is just $60. Razer claims the technology is 25 percent faster than any other wireless tech. In practice, as I said in my Viper Ul ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:19:11
OWC launches Accelsior PCIe SSD for Mac Pro, up to 8TB with speeds up to 6000MB/s
Just as Apple announced the 8TB SSD option for the Mac Pro, OWC has launched a PCIe SSD with storage up to 8TB capacities and speeds hitting up to a blazing 6000MB/s. The OWC Accelsior 4M2 SSD is slot powered and starts at $480 for the 1TB model. OWC announced the launch of its new PCIe SSD in a press release today: the all-new Accelsior 4M2 ultra high-performance PCIe M.2 NVMe internal SSD that ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:15:03
This Apple Watch charger plugs directly into a USB-C port so you can carry fewer cords
If you’ve been looking for an Apple Watch charger that isn’t yet another long cable that can get tangled up in your bag, Satechi’s new USB-C Apple Watch charging dock might be the charger you’ve been looking for. The dock looks to be pretty straightforward — it’s just a magnetic Apple Watch dock that can plug into a USB-C port. You can also plug the dock into an included USB-C male to USB-C femal ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:15:03
This pint-sized Radeon RX 5700 would be a perfect fit for a small form factor PC
PowerColor is apparently selling a mini-ITX version of AMD's Radeon RX 5700 in Japan, and I really hope the company decides to make it more widely available. If so, this could end up being the best graphics card for small form factor (SFF) builds. I say this because the full-size 5700 is already one of the top GPU options in terms of frames per dollar—the bang-for-buck factor is high, and compare ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:11:20
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i9-10980XE: High End Flagships Fight
If you just so happen to be in the market for some serious firepower, both AMD and Intel have new high-powered HEDT (high-end desktop) processors designed for the heaviest workloads. Intel recently launched its Cascade Lake-X family, spanning from ten to 18 cores, while AMD unleashed the third-generation Ryzen Threadripper chips with models that come with either 24 or 32 cores. The 32-core 64-thr ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:11:20
ASRock's X299 Taichi CLX Mothboard Now Supports RDIMMs up to 256GB
ASRock has released a new firmware (Version 1.4) for its X299 Taichi CLX motherboard that brings support for RDIMMs (registered DIMMs). Standard DIMMs currently max out at 32GB per stick. RDIMMs, on the other hand, hold up to 256GB on a single module. However, there are two caveats. For starters, RDIMM support is solely coming to the Intel Skylake-X family of processors. For reasons unknown, ASRo ... Read more
2019-12-18 20:35:50