Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

23.7-inch LG UltraFine Display Review
Aerocool Playa Slim RGB PC Case Review
Alienware m15 (OLED) Gaming Laptop Review
AMD Zen 2 CPUs to Support Official JEDEC 3200 MHz Memory Speeds
Asus teases AMD X570 chipset motherboard launches
Benchmarking AMD FX vs. Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge CPUs Following Spectre, Meltdown, L1TF, Zombieload
Bosma X1 Review: A Decent Indoor Security Cam That Lacks Polish
Cooler Master MasterBox Q500L Computer Case Review
Gigabyte teases World's first PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD - 5GB/s speeds
Google Pixel 3a XL Review
Iiyama ProLite XUB2792UHSU 27in Professional Monitor Review
Kingston KC2000 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review
Linux VPN plugin failed error - What now?
Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B CPU Cooler Review
Shuttle SH370R8 Barebones PC Review
Windows 10 May 2019 Update Feature Focus: Light Themes And Sandboxes

23.7-inch LG UltraFine Display Review

After discontinuing the smaller 21.5-inch UltraFine Display, LG has released a new larger 24-inch UltraFine-labeled monitor in its place at the same $699 price point. If the launch of the new display flew under your radar, thats probably because much of the spotlight was centered on Apples new 2019 MacBook Pro models, which launched alongside LGs new display.
This new UltraFine Display is like a combination of the UltraFine 5K and the older UltraFine 4K Display, and for the most part thats an okay thing. The biggest feature is the inclusion of not just one, but two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Thats an improvement over LGs previous Apple-centric displays, as youll see in our hands-on video review.

Read full article @ 9to5Mac

Aerocool Playa Slim RGB PC Case Review

There are loads of big PC cases out there already. However, Aerocool has decided to slim things down with their new model, the Playa Slim. Now, Im not overly keen on the product name, it sounds like its trying too hard to be cool.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Alienware m15 (OLED) Gaming Laptop Review

The Alienware m15's optional OLED panel literally changes the game with its eye-popping colors.

Read full article @ Tom's Hardware

AMD Zen 2 CPUs to Support Official JEDEC 3200 MHz Memory Speeds

An AMD-based system's most important performance pairing lies in the CPU and system RAM, as a million articles written ever since the introduction of AMD's first generation Ryzen CPUs have shown (remember the races for Samsung B-die based memory?). There are even tools that allow you to eke out the most performance out of your AMD system via fine memory overclocking and timings adjustment, which just goes to show the importance the enthusiast community derives from such tiny details that maximize your AMD Zen-based CPU performance. Now, notorious leaker @momomo_us has seemingly confirmed that AMD has worked wonders on its memory controller, achieving a base JEDEC 3200 MHz specification - up from the previously officially supported DDR4-2666 speeds in the first-gen Ryzen (updated to DDR4-2933 speeds on the 12 nm update).

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Asus teases AMD X570 chipset motherboard launches

And it shares a brief glimpse of what looks like an Asus ROG gaming tablet.

Read full article @ Hexus

Benchmarking AMD FX vs. Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge CPUs Following Spectre, Meltdown, L1TF, Zombieload

Now with MDS / Zombieload being public and seeing a 8~10% performance hit in the affected workloads as a result of the new mitigations to these Microarchitectural Data Sampling vulnerabilities, what's the overall performance look like now if going back to the days of AMD FX Vishera and Intel Sandybridge/Ivybridge processors? If Spectre, Meltdown, L1TF/Foreshadow, and now Zombieload had come to light years ago would it have shaken that pivotal point in the industry? Here are benchmarks looking at the the performance today with and without the mitigations to the known CPU vulnerabilities to date.

Read full article @ Phoronix

Bosma X1 Review: A Decent Indoor Security Cam That Lacks Polish

Our verdict of the Bosma X1:The Bosma X1 gets the job done well enough but lacks the polish and extra features to justify its above-average price.610If you havent already, you should invest in an indoor security camera as a kind of insurance. It may never actually prove useful, but you dont want to be in a position where youre burgled or violated and not have any footage. The Bosma X1 indoor security camera kit is available for $119, which includes a few bells and whistles on top of the base camera.

Read full article @ MakeUseOf

Cooler Master MasterBox Q500L Computer Case Review

The Cooler Master MasterBox Q500L is a compatible compact case that is letdown by its less than ideal design choices and restrictive airflow.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Gigabyte teases World's first PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD - 5GB/s speeds

And it will be introducing Aero 15 and 17 laptops with Samsung AMOLED 4K screens.

Read full article @ Hexus

Google Pixel 3a XL Review

When's the last time you saw a full-featured smartphone launch for well under $500? There have been a few to hit the market in this price range recently, usually with significant caveats, but in general the trend is towards more expensive flagship devices that are commanding upwards of $1000 quite often. Google's new Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, however, buck this trend with HD OLED displays, big batteries, and the same great camera configuration that made Google's higher-end Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL the Android phones to beat, when it comes to smartphone photography. The new Pixel 3a is a 5.6-inch device, for folks who prefer their phone be a bit more pocketable, but the Pixel 3a XL sports a 6-inch display, for those like us who want more screen real estate...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Iiyama ProLite XUB2792UHSU 27in Professional Monitor Review

It's a 4K monitor from Iiyama targeting professionals - just how good is it?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Kingston KC2000 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review

The just announced KC2000 M.2 2280 NVMe line of SSDs by Kingston offers blazing fast data transfer speeds, capacities up to 2TB and is covered by a 5-year limited warranty.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Linux VPN plugin failed error - What now?

I've written a short tutorial showing how to troubleshoot a generic VPN connection failure, including possible false positives around regressions and software configuration changes, step-by-step analysis, other tips and tricks, and more. Take a look.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B CPU Cooler Review

In the market for a new CPU cooler? Don?t be so hasty picking up that AIO. Today, we?re looking at an air cooler that might just win you over with its performance, all without the fear of those pesky leaks. Read on for our review of Scythe Mugen 5, Revision B - now AMD support!

Read full article @ MMORPG

Shuttle SH370R8 Barebones PC Review

Shuttle SH370R8 We love a good barebones system here at eTeknix. The latest from Shuttle, the SH370R8, is packing a lot of impressive features that make it appealing to those who want a quick-to-deploy high-performance PC.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Windows 10 May 2019 Update Feature Focus: Light Themes And Sandboxes

This week, Microsoft officially rolled out the Windows 10 May 2019 Update to the world. However, due to some recurring issues over the last couple of updates, the company is thankfully taking a very measured approach this time. An approach which will hopefully mitigate some of the update issues that always seem to arise when a major system update comes to software that runs under an almost infinite number of configurations.

Read full article @ Anandtech