Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

AMD A10-7860K Review
Cooler Master Devastator II Review
Corsair Gaming MM300 Anti-Fray Cloth Mouse Mat Extended Edition Review
Corsair MM300 Anti-Fray Cloth Mouse Mat Review
Dark Souls III Benchmarked: GPU & CPU Performance
FiercePC Imperial Stormer Gaming PC with Custom Water-Cooling Loop
Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station Unboxing Video
HTC 10 Performance Review: A Snapdragon 820 Powered Flagship
Kingston DataTraveler 2000 32GB Encrypted USB Drive Review
Kingston Mobilelite Wireless G3 (MLWG3)& MobileLite Wireless Pro 64GB(MLWG3/64)
QNAP TAS-268 Dual Bay NAS Review
Samsung Galaxy S7 Video Review
Samsung U24E590D en U32E850R review: Samsung 4K 2.0
Synology RT1900ac Wireless Router
Tesoro Olivant Gaming Headset Review
Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum Mouse Review

AMD A10-7860K Review

Yet AMD will argue that extant processors already provide an excellent alternative to Intel, particularly in the mainstream market. Slipping in quietly a couple of months ago, AMD announced a trio of A10-series APUs - 7890K, 7870K and 7860K. Perhaps of most interest is the 65W 7860K that ships at a £90 price point.

Still part of the Kaveri APU update stemming back to 2014, A10-7860K is a quad-core processor with a 3.6GHz base clock and 4.0GHz boost. The graphics component arrives from the Radeon R7 family in a familiar 512-core configuration that, for this 65W chip, is clocked in at a reasonable 757MHz. The memory portion is taken from the system memory.

The specifications are of no surprise to anyone who follows the machinations of the retail consumer CPU market closely, but what is new this time around is the bundled cooler. Based on a cut-down version of the Wraith shipping with higher-end APUs, the A10-7860K's cooler, built by CoolerMaster, has a distinctive red fan on top of a well-designed heatsink.

Read full article @ Hexus

Cooler Master Devastator II Review

Mechanical keyboards and purpose-designed mice are a staple of any quality gaming machine, but the price of such specialized components can put them out of reach for many customers. Cooler Master’s original Devastator mouse and keyboard were popular because they split the difference, offering solid components at a lower price point. The keyboard’s membrane switches were a compromise, but $30 for both a mouse and keyboard designed for gaming was a good deal. Now the company is refreshing the product line, bringing new keyboard switches and other improvements to the new Devastator II combo.

First up is the Devastator II mouse, which isn’t all that different from its predecessor. The materials here aren’t premium but are well chosen. The plastic is executed well, though it isn’t quite as nice as a soft touch finish. The sharp angles are reasonably comfortable, and the soft rubber on the sides is nice. The primary buttons use Cooler Master’s fairly good in-house switch, though the side browser buttons are a bit mushy. The LED illumination on the mouse looks good, but it lacks a way to toggle it on and off.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

Corsair Gaming MM300 Anti-Fray Cloth Mouse Mat Extended Edition Review

Desk sized mousepads. A marvel of an accessory to behold. An achievement in computer decoration. A clue to the unknowing that everything else about your computer is awesome. Bask in the glory as anyone points out how badass and how stupid you look using one of these things… You know better. You have a sweet gaming mouse and a wicked gaming keyboard. They deserve better. You deserve better. Corsair knows that.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Corsair MM300 Anti-Fray Cloth Mouse Mat Review

Corsair introduced a new mouse mat last October at the Paris Games week called the MM300. Available in three sizes, this "anti-fray" cloth mouse mat was developed to meet “a high-endurance, professional-grade surface for high-DPI gaming.” The weave of the material used in the MM300 should make for more precise movement control with multiple mouse sensor types.

The tight edge stitching serves to prevent fraying, making for longer usage life. At 3mm thick, the mouse mat will provide a stable and firm surface for precise tracking and the anti-skid backing will further mitigate unwarranted movement during more intense gaming sessions.

Even the smallest version of the MM300 will provide a large mouse movement area. The mat comes rolled in a deceptively small box, which hides how long the mat can be. Let's find out what some of these features will get us.

Read full article @ Neoseeker

Dark Souls III Benchmarked: GPU & CPU Performance

Dark Souls III is arguably the biggest game to launch this month. Using the engine from developer FromSoftware's 'Bloodborne', Dark Souls III looks quite impressive but you can certainly tell this is a console port. The tweakable options are decent though the game gives no real explanation of what you are enabling. You do get enhanced graphics, better performance and higher resolutions.

Read full article @ TechSpot

FiercePC Imperial Stormer Gaming PC with Custom Water-Cooling Loop

The FiercePC Imperial Stormer is a gaming PC that squeezes a custom-built water-cooling loop and some very nifty lighting effects into a rather svelte Corsair Chassis. This enables a mighty 4.7GHz overclock for the Intel Core i7-6700K, which coupled with a GeForce GTX 970 – delivers some very good performance results.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station Unboxing Video

Today, we have published a new unboxing video of the Hakko FX-888D soldering station on OCinside.de in German with English subtitles. The full review of the Hakko FX-888D soldering station is coming soon as well.

Read full article @ OcInside

HTC 10 Performance Review: A Snapdragon 820 Powered Flagship

HTC launched its latest flagship smartphone on Tuesday, the aptly named HTC 10. The HTC 10 is the follow-up to devices the HTC M9 and M10 (sans the letter designation), and as such, it has similar design language and high-end feature set. The HTC 10, however, packs some of the latest mobile hardware currently available, including Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon SoC, HTC's highest-resolution Ultrapixel camera sensor to date, and 24-bit Hi-Res sound, all wrapped up in a rigid, durable metal unibody.

HTC has also done some interesting things with the software on the HTC 10. In addition to including the newest version of Google’s Android right out of the box (v6.0.1, Marshmallow), the HTC 10 offers the latest version of HTC Themes with the device, along with something called the HTC Freestyle layout. Together, these HTC proprietary software tools allow users to customized many aspects of the UX on the HTC 10...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Kingston DataTraveler 2000 32GB Encrypted USB Drive Review

I have always been a supporter of encrypted flash drives, as security should be a number one concern for everyone. With more and more personal data being put on portable flash drives, there has to be a way to lock it down. Sure there are some apps that can encrypt data, but they also come at a higher performance cost and can be broken by weaknesses in the software design. The DT2000 encryption is completely hardware-based and keeps your data safe. I was also impressed with the speeds of the DT2000, with some benchmarks even coming in higher than the speeds advertised by Kingston, which is a huge plus. I can honestly say I have fallen in love with this drive and it will become part of my everyday use along with my Aegis Secure Key to ensure my data is safe and secure while keeping it readily available for me. Pair that with the fact that the drive can be used on just about any device with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port due to the PIN-based design on the drive, the DT2000 is a very versatile and secure flash drive.

Read full article @ OCC

Kingston Mobilelite Wireless G3 (MLWG3)& MobileLite Wireless Pro 64GB(MLWG3/64)

In the 60’s we wanted to tune out, turn on, weird out and push back from society and find our own ways, those days are long past. The world we live in today is turned on tuned in online 24/7/365 and without access to your digitally stored info your working blind. To that end Kingston has developed the MobileLite wireless series, each MobileLite is capable of accepting a USB Drive (Thumb or External) and give you wireless access to the files stored on the attached drive(s), you also get access to SD and microSD (by adapter).

Now the MobileLite Wireless G3 will only give you access to drives attached to it but the MobileLite Wireless Pro has 64GB built-in storage so you can store data internally and access external drives and SD cards. To top off the wireless miracle you can also charge phones and tablets up to 2 times using the included USB to mini-USB.

Read full article @ Bjorn3D

QNAP TAS-268 Dual Bay NAS Review

Network storage is becoming more and more popular with the home user. As their data needs change, so does they way in which they store their data. More and more, I see each individual family member has their own PC and rather than just share a folder on one of the PCs, it makes sense to have a low power … Read more.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Samsung Galaxy S7 Video Review

A closer look at Samsung's latest handset. If you want the performance, durability and sumptuous screen of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but aren't bothered about the flashy looks and extreme curves, the Galaxy S7 is the phone for you.

The S7 has proved once again that Samsung is the one to beat in 2016.

Read full article @ V3

Samsung U24E590D en U32E850R review: Samsung 4K 2.0

2015 was the year that 4K monitors, aka Ultra HD monitors, really hit the market. While last year brought the first wave of affordable TN-panel models, this year we saw a wider range of screen diagonals, panel technology and prices. Samsung recently introduced their second generation of UHD screens, and we took the opportunity to test the Samsung U24E590D and the Samsung U32E850R, two very different 4K monitors.

The two screens which we'll discuss in this review represent two very different parts of the market. The U32E850R is a high-end 32-inch screen with the kind of price that you'd expect from a model like that. It's comparable to the six models that we reviewed earlier. The U24E590D represents a group which will be mainstream in a couple of years: a 24-inch screen with a decent price, which combines the advantages of a high pixel density and a smaller format.

Of course, we've seen a 24-inch UHD screen before, the Dell UltraSharp UP2414Q, which reigned supreme in 2013, but that monitor was really targeted at a specific audience. Upon introduction, it cost 1500 Euros, and the software used at the time was not ready for the extremely high pixel density on a screen that size with that resolution. We noticed this problem in our first HiDPI compatibility investigation. Most software has since improved to be better suited to a very high pixel density, as you can see in the follow-up to that article.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Synology RT1900ac Wireless Router

Synology is widely known for its NAS products and has now decided to enter the router market with the RT1900ac Wi-Fi router, supporting transfers up to a total of 1900 Mbps. A very promising product with an advanced OS, it is also quite affordably priced.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Tesoro Olivant Gaming Headset Review

Today we are going to be taking a look at a new headset from Tesoro, the Olivant. Tesoro Project Manager, John Lin, said it right "Gaming headsets require 3 things to be truly epic: sound quality, comfort for long duration use and durability". Tag along and see if the Olivant can live up to the expectations!

Read full article @ TechnologyX

Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum Mouse Review

In this article Benchmark Reviews has the Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum Gaming Mouse for review. Boasting full RGB lighting, 5000dpi resolution, 1MHz polling, a 32-bit ARM processor backed by 512K of internal memory, and a comfortable, anti-microbial coating, this could be one of the best midrange gaming mice out there.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews