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So you’ve picked up one of the best 5G phones (or one of the cheapest 5G phones ), and you’re ready to give this whole 5G thing a whirl. Except, well, how do you know you’re getting the full benefit of 5G ? Sure, the little “5G” symbol pops up sometimes, but what’s the actual impact of that? Are you really getting your faster 5G speeds ? Or, if you live outside of a 5G area, where should you go to experience the next big mobile network? Whether you’re after a tool to put your new 5G connection to the test or a map that shows you where to go to access your 5G network coverage , here’s a list of the best Android and iOS apps to test your 5G connection. Meteor by OpenSignal There are a lot of great speed-testing apps out there, but OpenSignal’s Meteor is very much one of the best. The fun, frivolous theme has a suite of powerful tools backing it up. Testing is simple — tap the button, and off it goes. At the end, you’ll be served your download, upload, and ping speeds, … [Read more...] about The 5 best apps to test your 5G connection on Android and iOS

While we still don’t have an Intel Rocket Lake-S Core i9-11900K CPU to use for testing, Intel Z590 boards have been rolling in. So while we await benchmark results, we’ll be walking in detail through the features of these brand-new boards. First up on our bench was the ASRock Z590 Steel Legend 6E Wi-Fi , followed by the Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Master and Gigabyte’s Z590 Vision G . Today, we take a close look at the MSI MEG Z590 Ace. We’ll have to wait for benchmark results, though, to see if it deserves a spot on our best motherboards list. The latest version of the Ace board features robust power delivery, four M.2 sockets, a premium audio codec and more. The new Ace also has updated styling on the heatsink and shrouds while still keeping the black with gold highlights theme from the previous generation. Emblazoned on the rear IO is the MSI Dragon (with RGB LEDs) and the Ace name (no lighting). We don’t have an exact price for the MEG Z590 Ace. However, the Z490’s … [Read more...] about MSI MEG Z590 Ace Review: New Ace in Town

A number of European retailers have started to list Samsung's yet-to-be-announced Samsung 980 (non-Pro) SSDs. Despite expectations, the new units are not inexpensive SSDs with a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface, but are rather unpretentious midrange PCIe 3.0 x4 drives that share some technologies with the flagship. The Samsung 980 SSDs come in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB versions. The drives are based on the company's latest Pablo controller as well as 136-layer TLC V-NAND memory, just like the company's top-of-the-range 980 Pro drives. The controller supports AES 256-bit encryption as well as TCG/Opal IEEE 1667 coding, so the new SSDs can be used for aimed at enterprises, government agencies and other entities that require advanced security. The new M.2-2280 SSDs do not use any DRAM cache and are therefore cheaper to produce than Samsung's typical PCIe SSDs that usually come with a DRAM cache. From sequential performance point of view, Samsung rates the new 980 drives for an up to 3,500 MB/s … [Read more...] about The Samsung 980 SSD Spotted: A DRAM-Less PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD

The Raspberry Pi Pico has been with us for just over a month and in this short space of time, there have been many projects for every level of user. But for those just starting their journey with code it can be a little daunting, and this is where block based languages such as Scratch come in to their own. Block-based Integrated Platform for Embedded Systems (BIPES) is a block based coding environment for MicroPython devices and in the latest release it now supports the Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040 based boards. The BIPES project was created just over a year ago and it supports many boards such as the ESP8266, ESP32, BBC micro:bit and now the Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040 based boards. BIPES works with Google Chrome and writing code for a project is made easy via a web interface which is written in Blockly. Before any code can be written, we first need to enable Experimental Web Platform features in chrome://flags so that we can use Web Serial to talk to the … [Read more...] about Block Based Coding Comes To the Raspberry Pi Pico

Qualcomm is making it easier to single out devices that take advantage of the company’s many audio enhancements, by introducing Snapdragon Sound. It’s not a single piece of tech or innovation, but rather a stamp of approval given to smartphones, headphones, and wireless earbuds which include particular Qualcomm audio technologies. To gain a Snapdragon Sound stamp, a device will require some of the following components inside, including a Snapdragon 8-series chipset , one of Qualcomm’s Bluetooth audio chipsets, Qualcomm’s active noise canceling (ANC) technology, AptX Voice and AptX Adaptive support , and to use both Qualcomm’s Aqstic codec and its Audio and Voice Communication Suite. Rather than stuffing a device full of these and stopping there, Qualcomm will test all Snapdragon Sound products for both performance and compatibility, making sure the mark will actually mean something. Qualcomm’s intent is for Snapdragon Sound products to provide a high-quality, reliable, and … [Read more...] about Qualcomm wants Snapdragon Sound to be a stamp of approval for high-quality audio