Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

EpicGear DeFiant Mechanical Keyboard Set Review
Go Borderless with the Dell XPS 13
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro Review: The First Tango AR Smartphone
LG G5 Android Phone Review
Noontec Zoro II Limited Edition Wireless Wi-Fi Headphones Review
OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 - Forrest Gimp
QOTW: Does AMD Ryzen need to be faster than Intel Core?

EpicGear DeFiant Mechanical Keyboard Set Review

One of the oldest input devices for a modern computer has been the keyboard. First sampled from the typerwriter the computer keyboard is a way to translate human input into signals the computer can understand. If you get enough of them in the correct order you can create elaborate programs and scripts to make the computer do whatever you want. The interesting thing about keyboards is that while technological advancements have allowed us to do “more” with these devices they are still just a collection of switches.

In this review I’ll be looking at a new gaming keyboard set from EpicGear called the DeFiant Mechanical Keyboard Set. The collection is centered on the new DeFiant gaming keyboard and built using a completely modular approach that allows you to attach gaming accessories and even modify the keyboard itself.

Read full article @ Hardware Asylum

Go Borderless with the Dell XPS 13

Dell is making a strong showing with its new XPS 13. This laptop is described as having the world’s first virtually borderless InfinityEdge display.

Read full article @ DailyTech

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro Review: The First Tango AR Smartphone

Lenovo introduced the Google Project Tango Augmented Reality-infused Phab 2 Pro smartphone back in June and the product marked a number firsts for both the manufacturer and the industry as a whole. The Phab 2 Pro is the first consumer retail device to support Google Project Tango AR technology, with a multi-camera and sensor array that gives the smartphone the ability to sense and "see" the environment around it, and then map and render virtual augmentations in the environment for the user. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is also one of the largest Android smartphones on the market currently, with a ginormous 6.4-inch IPS display and a footprint exceeding 7-inches at its tallest point.

Equally as notable perhaps, the Phab 2 Pro also represents Lenovo's first commercially available US smartphone, from Lenovo proper, rather than a Moto device from the company's wholly owned subsidiary Motorola Mobility. However, can Lenovo also flex its muscle in handsets - "for those who do?"

If innovation is a key yardstick for you, the Phab 2 Pro's AR skills are certainly a good start. Let's take a closer look...

Read full article @ HotHardware

LG G5 Android Phone Review

The LG G5's main selling feature of modularity does require a bit more work, but it also shows LG is willing to think outside the box, and as a flagship phone, it is a worthy choice.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Noontec Zoro II Limited Edition Wireless Wi-Fi Headphones Review

The original Zoro II HD Headset by noontec was compact, durable and produced very good audio performance. It's successor brings the same successful recipe on the table plus Bluetooth v4.0 connectivity with up to 35 hours of continuous music playback.

Read full article @ NikKTech

OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 - Forrest Gimp

I've written a long, thorough review of openSUSE Leap 42.2 64-bit Plasma edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, GPT, 16 partitions, and a multi-boot setup with Windows 10 and several Linux distros, covering installation and post-install testing, including safe and sane partitioning defaults, look & feel, package management, updates and community repos, networking support - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, multimedia support - HD video, MP3, smartphone support - Ubuntu Phone and iPhone, apps, enterprise features, resource utilization, performance, responsiveness, stability, battery life, hardware compatibility, customization, many problems and errors like program bugs, KWin crashes, sluggishness, broken themes, broken login options, and more. Enjoy.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

QOTW: Does AMD Ryzen need to be faster than Intel Core?

Or will getting close be good enough to tempt you? AMD will have you believe that a non-optimised Ryzen chip, operating at 3.4GHz, and bereft of any turbo technology, is a good match for an $1,100 Intel Core i7-6900K. It's been a long, long while since AMD has been able to claim performance and power equality with one of Intel's finest chips. A long time.

Of course, AMD is showcasing Ryzen in the most positive light possible, but even so, it's not hard to be impressed with the performance potential, particularly for the legion of power users.

What is just as interesting is how you view Ryzen. Is simply being as fast good enough, especially as Intel, the incumbent, has a proven platform on which most motherboard guys have multiple boards and to which they have devoted almost all of their resources?

Read full article @ Hexus