BATTERYFORPC BLOG
Why your next Tiger Lake laptop likely won't perform as well as all those Intel slides claim
Intel dropped a whole bunch of details on their 11th gen Tiger Lake series this week complete with detailed press releases, interviews, and performance slides. According to their own benchmark results for the Core i7-1165G7, raw multi-thread performance should rival the Ryzen 7 4700U while the integrated Xe GPU should be on par with the discrete GeForce MX350. The problem with manufacturer-provid ... Read more
2020-09-04 02:48:54
Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election
Facebook has announced that it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election on 3 November. However, the firm will still allow existing ads to continue to be promoted and targeted at different users. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed the measure in a Facebook post. He said that he was "worried" about divisions in the country potentially ... Read more
2020-09-03 20:16:23
Chrome OS 86 bringing tab search to Chromebooks and it’s awesome
Earlier this week the Stable Channel of Chrome OS 85 was released to Chromebooks. Hot on the heels of that, the Chrome OS 86 Dev Channel was updated and I’ve been using it on my daily driver. If you’re the kind of Chromebook user I am and have one or two dozen tabs open at any given time, you’re likely going to love the new tab search feature. Here’s a screenshot of it in action: Above you can s ... Read more
2020-09-03 01:54:30
Apple more valuable than the entire FTSE 100
The valuation of US tech giant Apple has continued to surge, surpassing the entire value of all the members of the UK's top share index. Apple's shares rose 4% on Tuesday, valuing it at $2.3 trillion (£1.7tn), compared to the £1.5tn value of all the companies in the FTSE 100. Apple shares fell back on Wednesday, but remained ahead of the London index at the close of trading on Wednesday. It is ... Read more
2020-09-02 20:16:41
Nvidia's new Reflex latency-busting technology aims to make you a better gamer
Nvidia is today announcing the introduction of Nvidia Reflex technology. In an attempt to put a quantifiable number on gaming PC input lag, Nvidia and its pals at monitor manufacturers are introducing screen-based technology called Reflex Latency Analyzer that is able to accurately measure system latency for the first time without specialised equipment. It's also adding per game support for a new ... Read more
2020-09-02 02:34:24
Chrome OS 85 Stable Channel arrives: Here’s what you need to know
On Tuesday, Google announced that the Chrome OS 85 Stable Channel is released, with the typical staggered rollout over the coming days. As usual, Google has highlighted some of the newest features for Chromebooks, but there’s always more in terms of experimental functionality. I’ll share what you need to know about Chrome OS 85 from the official release and cover thee additional items Google has ... Read more
2020-09-02 02:34:24
Don't download latest Windows 10 update if you own one of these popular laptops
There's a fresh Windows 10 warning out this week and ignoring it could leave your PC facing the nightmare of the dreaded blue screen of death. The new alert has been issued by the team at Lenovo who say that, after installing the August 2020 cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 2004, some ThinkPad laptops are being hit by this irritating bug. In a post on its support page Lenovo states that & ... Read more
2020-09-02 02:29:24
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 vs original Galaxy Fold: we compare the foldable phones
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is here - as the follow-up to Samsung's first ever foldable phone, the original Galaxy Fold, it brings some tweaks and improvements to the established formula with some extra features thrown in. We first heard about the Galaxy Z Fold 2 at the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 launch event, where it was teased by the company, but we didn't get all the information until a separate ... Read more
2020-09-02 02:29:24
Coronavirus: Apple iPhones can contact-trace without Covid app
Apple has begun letting its iPhones carry out contact-tracing without the need for users to download an official Covid-19 app. As an alternative, owners are being invited to opt in to a scheme called Exposure Notifications Express (ENE). This keeps a 14-day log of other phones detected via Bluetooth and serves an alert if one or more of their users is later diagnosed to have the virus. Th ... Read more
2020-09-01 23:09:09
Sabrent unveils Rocket 4 Plus NVMe M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
7,000MB/s read and 6,850MB/s write sequential performance Although we might have seen a glimpse of Samsung's 980 Pro, Sabrent is not giving it any room to breathe as it has unveiled its answer, the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus PCIe 4.0 SSD. Being a faster version of the Rocket 4, the Rocket 4 Plus uses Phison's PS5018-E18 SSD PCIe 4.0 controller paired up with TLC NAND flash, hitting impressive sequent ... Read more
2020-09-01 02:56:24