Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

3DRudder VR Foot Controller Review
Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC Review
ASUS RX 480 STRIX OC 8 GB
ASUS STRIX X99 Gaming Broadwell-E Motherboard Review
Corsair RM650x PSU Review
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming
Meizu m3 Note Review: A budget smartphone with plenty to like
Moto Z DROID And Moto Z Force DROID With Moto Mods Review
Moto Z Review
MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6G Review
MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X Graphics Card Review
Nvidia announces 12GB Pascal Titan X
NVIDIA Drops Pascal Bomb With GP102-Based TITAN X
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card reviewed
Xiaomi Mi Band 2 Review

3DRudder VR Foot Controller Review

3DRudder is one of the first third-party peripherals to hit the VR market. It lets you move around virtual environments with your feet, while leaving your hands free for other tasks. We take it for a spin.

Read full article @ Tom's Hardware

Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC Review

Want the best GTX 1060 that money can buy? Asus reckons this is it. It would be nice to own a GeForce GTX 1080 or GTX 1070, but let's face it, for many of us gamers, Nvidia's top-tier parts are priced out of reach. Want a quality PC gaming experience without having to raid the credit card? Then you need to look further down the performance hierarchy, where the new Radeon RX 480 and GeForce GTX 1060, priced from around £230, both come into play.

Nvidia's third-rung solution has arrived in a variety of flavours courtesy of multiple add-in-board partners, and while we patiently await delivery of custom RX 480s, third-party GTX 1060s are routinely landing in the HEXUS mailbox. We've already put MSI's Gaming X through the wringer and today we turn our attention to another premium option in the form of the Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC.

Read full article @ Hexus

ASUS RX 480 STRIX OC 8 GB

The ASUS RX 480 STRIX OC is the first custom design variant of the RX 480 that we are reviewing. It comes with the same cooler as the STRIX GTX 1080, which ensures excellent temperatures. ASUS has also improved power capability of their card, it's coming with an 8-pin power connector now.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

ASUS STRIX X99 Gaming Broadwell-E Motherboard Review

The X99 platform was recently refreshed with Intel’s Broadwell-E range of processors designed to offer content creators and professionals working with multi-threaded workloads the absolute best performance. Those with deep pockets now have the opportunity to deploy the world’s first 10-core processor outside of the Xeon family. From what I’ve seen so far, the new architecture hasn’t enticed existing users to upgrade due to the hefty pricing and value of the 5280K on the second-hand market. Nevertheless, it’s encouraged motherboard vendors to unleash new products which contain more gaming-orientated features. This is mainly because Broadwell-E motherboards are compatible with previous generation processors like the 5820K and 5930K. In particular, the 5280K became a firm favourite among high-end consumers due to the 6-core, 12-thread configuration which only cost slightly more than the i7-6700K. In theory, this should broaden the appeal of Broadwell-E motherboards sporting fresh and exciting designs.

ASUS has gained a lot of consumer confidence over the past decade and continues to innovate in the motherboard market. They’ve just compiled the first STRIX motherboard which retails at the very competitive price of £279.99 and looks absolutely stunning. As you might expect, the ASUS STRIX X99 GAMING utilises premium components and supports the spectacular Aura RGB lighting system. Additionally, it’s capable of housing three graphics cards in either an SLI or CrossfireX setup. On another note, the motherboard can reach WiFi speeds up to 867Mbit/s and push NVMe storage devices to their maximum potential. Given the exceptional specification and marvellous aesthetics, I’m expecting the ASUS STRIX X99 Gaming to excel in every department.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Corsair RM650x PSU Review

Another Corsair PSU is in the lab, commanding our attention. We already reviewed the RM750x and RM550x, so we couldn't leave out the RM650x. It promises the same high performance as its siblings, along with super quiet operation.

Read full article @ Tom's Hardware

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming

If you ware looking for an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card to purchase you will quickly find that there are 21 different models widely available from NVIDIA’s board partners in North America. Gigabyte alone has five different models to pick from as you have Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition for those that are looking for the NVIDIA reference design and then four custom cards. The card that we are looking at today is the Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Meizu m3 Note Review: A budget smartphone with plenty to like

The Meizu m3 Note is a 5.5-inch budget device with an attractive price tag of just $170, placing it in direct competition with the third-gen Moto G. There’s a lot of quality in this device at its price, including a 1080p IPS LCD on the front, an octa-core Helio P10 SoC on the inside, a huge 4,100 mAh battery, a fingerprint sensor, and a 13-megapixel rear camera.

Read full article @ Techspot

Moto Z DROID And Moto Z Force DROID With Moto Mods Review

The Lenovo-Motorola Moto Z Droid, Moto Z Force Droid, and their companion Moto Mods are a new series of Android smartphone devices that underscore the combined strengths of both companies. From the industrial design chops of Motorola's handset division, to the well thought-out feature execution that has made significant market impact for Lenovo with new capabilities, like 360 degree Yoga laptop hinge designs, the synergy between the two companies is quickly coming into focus.

Today we're going to take a look at the culmination of this synergy with our launch review coverage of the Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid Android phones for Verizon's network, along with a few of the more interesting Moto Mods that add new levels of capability and functionality to the base smartphone concepts we've all gotten used to over the years.

Do the Moto Z and Moto Z Force Droids, with their snap-on Moto Mods, offer anything truly breakout among other Android flagship devices?

Read full article @ HotHardware

Moto Z Review

Our Moto Z review has been updated with final performance tests, camera samples and battery life benchmarks. Price and release date information has also been added.The Moto Z is an Android phone with a new name that begins at the end of the alphabet, but is actually pioneering modular connectivity in a more robust way than its competitors.It's the world's thinnest phone at 5.19mm in so-called "thickness," and it feels incredibly thin to hold.

Read full article @ Techradar

MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6G Review

As you might expect, the MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6G is going to outperform a card that comes with lower baseline core clock speeds, even if they are at the top end of the Gaming App range of speeds by default. In just about every test, MSI's GTX 1060 Gaming X 6G delivered higher FPS levels than the Founders Edition card. After the launch of the GTX 1080 and 1070 Gaming X cards, MSI took some heat about the Gaming X cards running at the Gaming App overclock settings by default. Some felt this was an unfair advantage that was not clearly advertised. The card does run faster by default than the advertised clock speeds, however you have the option of using MSI's Gaming App to slow things down a bit.

Read full article @ OCC

MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X Graphics Card Review

NVIDIA’s Pascal architecture marks a major shift in performance per watt and revolves around the highly efficient 16nm FinFet manufacturing process. So far, the company has unleashed products designed for higher resolutions and enthusiasts who are prepared to pay extra for a more fluid gaming experience. For example, AIB versions of the GTX 1080 in the UK can cost over £650 and have received hefty price hikes. Whether this will subside once supply increases or Sterling becomes more stable is unclear, but the current market price is unlikely to appeal to a large audience. While the GTX 1070 offers performance beyond the GTX Titan X for significantly less, it’s still too expensive for many people on a tight budget. According to AMD’s internal research, 84% of PC gamers select a graphics card within the $100-$300 price bracket.

Speaking of AMD, they recently unveiled a mainstream GPU entitled, the RX 480 which delivers a “premium VR experience”. Prior to its release, the rumour mill was in full force speculating about the performance and some AMD fans hoped it would defeat the R9 390X while retailing for a mere $200. Clearly, this never came to fruition because Polaris was always intended to target affordability and provide a good entry point for PC gaming. Those with realistic expectations admire the RX 480’s excellent price to performance ratio and believe it’s a superb product. Unfortunately, the launch has been marred by the GPU’s power exceeding PCI-E slot specifications. This led to users reporting hardware damage and they were concerned about the impact of using the RX 480, especially when paired with a cheaper motherboard. Thankfully, AMD resolved this issue in a quick fashion via a driver update and explained the situation pretty well.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Nvidia announces 12GB Pascal Titan X

Despite claims that there is no need for anything faster than Geforce GTX 1080, our deep throat  told us that there was a demand for $1000 Titan cards especially in boutique computing market. Since Nvidia could built it, it was pretty sure it could sell it and the people would come.
Nvidia spun us a yarn about how the Titan X was a result of an internal bet between Brian Kelleher Nvidia top hardware engineer and Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang. Kelleher claimed that they can build a chip delivering more than 10 teraflops of computing performance from a single chip. Jen-Hsun thought that was crazy. Brian won the bet as they managed to make the card although since the bet was for a buck no one was really enriched.

Read full article @ Fudzilla

NVIDIA Drops Pascal Bomb With GP102-Based TITAN X

NVIDIA has historically taken a somewhat different approach when announcing its newest Titan-branded graphics cards, that differs from the measured, methodical launches of its more mainstream consumer products.

Tonight’s announcement, however, takes the cake. We just received details from NVIDIA regarding an upcoming ultra-powerful, Pascal-based Titan X, featuring a 12 billion transistor GPU, codenamed GP102. The email’s subject began with “SURPRISE” and the body started with, “It began with a bet”.

NVIDIA is obviously having a little fun with this one.

Read full article @ HotHardware

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card reviewed

Nvidia's second Pascal graphics card, the GeForce GTX 1070, aims to set a new bar for graphics performance in the $379-and-up price range. We put MSI's GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming Z card through the wringer to see how a more affordable Pascal card performs.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Xiaomi Mi Band 2 Review

Xiaomi's Mi Band 2 might be one of the best entry-level fitness trackers available. Reviewing an entry wearable like the Mi Band 2 is tough on someone like me. I’ve been an avid runner for longer than I can remember now and see step tracking as a nuisance that gets in the way of the stats I really want to see. I judge my day’s activity successes by miles instead of steps. However, the health industry, places a huge importance on the number of steps taken every day. That’s not a bad thing at all, though, considering the obesity problem we are facing as in the US. Any activity is better than no activity – and if tacking on more steps each day ultimately solves the problem, then I’m all for it.

Read full article @ WinSupersite