The Cyber Monday deals are rolling out, and Cyber Monday Anker deals are always some of the best and most popular. The brand makes top-notch accessories that are also great value, from portable chargers and power banks to speakers from its Soundcore line, and they're even better value when the Cyber Monday sales come around.

This Cyber Monday, Anker deals will get you up to 30% off on accessories and audio devices. Those looking for a power bank and portable charger combo, for example, can save $23 on Anker's PowerCore Essential 20000, while if you're working from home you can grab a heavily-discounted Anker PowerConf S3 Bluetooth Speakerphone. (Not in the US? Scroll to the bottom of this article to find the best Cyber Monday Anker deals where you are.)

We're seeing discounts of up to 47% in savings on eufy products as well, if you're looking for something from Anker's smart-home line. Below we've rounded up all the Cyber Monday Anker deals on the brand's roster of accessories.

Today's best Anker Cyber Monday deals

Anker is no stranger to excellent value, offering products that are robust, reliable, and reasonably priced. This Cyber Monday, they're an even better value with up to 30% off in Cyber Monday discounts.

Anker Portable Charger, PowerCore Essential 20000: $74.99 $52.49 at Amazon
Save $22.50 – The Anker Power Core Essential 20000 offers a ton of juice on the go, so you can keep your phones or tablets topped up. It has 18W power delivery, so it can fast-charge some devices. And, Anker includes the charging brick and cable you need to keep this battery pack topped up.

Anker PowerConf S3 Bluetooth Speakerphone: $99.99 $79.99 at Amazon
Save $20 – Upgrade your audio when you're in meetings with the Anker PowerConf S3. This handy Bluetooth speaker features six microphones to help pick up your voice as well as the voices of anyone else at the table with you. The mics even make it easier to pick up distant voices, so you can pace the floor while having a call. Bluetooth 5.0 ensures stable connections, and a 24-hour battery life means you don't have to worry about getting cut off mid-call.

Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker: $39.99 $29.99 at Amazon
Save $10 – You can jam out with Anker's Soundcore 2 portable Bluetooth speaker on the cheap this Cyber Monday. You can enjoy 12W stereo sound with play times up to 24 hours. Plus, the Anker Soundcore 2 is water-resistant, so you're good to take it to the beach or get caught in the rain. 

Anker PowerCore 13000 Portable Charger: $39.99 $29.74 at Amazon
Save $10.25 – This compact little unit from Anker lets you take 13,000mAh of charge with you in a device you can slide into your pocket. All that juice could fully charge a phone or two easily, and with two USB ports for power output you can charge two phones at the same time.

Anker Nano Charger 20W PIQ 3.0: $29.99 $23.99 at Amazon
Save $6 – Need a powerful little charger but on a tight budget? You can get Anker's Nano Charger for just $24 with this Cyber Monday deal. This unit is tiny, but it can supply charge at up to 20W. This deal adds extra value by including a six-foot USB-C-to-Lightning cable in the package, which you'd pay more than $12 for separately.

Anker New Nylon USB C to USB C Cable (2-pack): $17.99 $11.99 at Amazon
Save $6 – You can pick up some handy USB-C cables at a discount on Cyber Monday. This deal will give you a pair of long, six-foot braided cables. They support basic data transfer and robust power delivery at up to 60W. Anker also offers a few different colors.

Need a shorter cable? You can grab the 3.3-foot pack instead.

Anker Portable Charger, PowerCore Slim 10000 Power Bank: $21.99 $15.29 at Amazon
Save $6.70 – Compact power on the go is available with the Anker PowerCore Slim 10000. You'll get a healthy helping of extra juice to fully recharge pretty much any smartphone. It can even charge at up to 12W for a quicker top up for your phone. 

Anker USB C to Lightning Cable: $14.99 $10.19 at Amazon
Save $4.80 – Apple might charge a lot for its Lightning charging cables, but for Cyber Monday, Anker won't. You can pick up this six-foot cable to keep your iPhone, AirPods, or iPads charged up, and it'll cost you just $12. It also supports Power Delivery for faster charging with compatible devices.

Anker New Nylon USB-C to Lightning Charging Cord: $18.99 $13.59 at Amazon
Save $5.40 – Need an extra charging cable for your Apple devices? Anker has you covered with its robust, nylon USB-C-to-Lightning cable. This model is affordable yet still six feet long, and it supports PD fast-charging. It's even MFi certified, so you know it's good to go with your devices. You can find discounts on other sizes as well if you need a shorter cable.

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No matter where you live, you'll find all the best Cyber Monday deals on Anker power and audio products from around the web below. 

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The new Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition is back and ready to make you forget about the most recent MacBook Pro upgrades, thanks to a bunch of Apple-topping specs.

Its max-out configuration is rocking a Quadro RTX 5000 GPU, 4K OLED touchscreen and one of the new Intel Comet Lake chips, the i7-10875H.

That's a serious step up from last year's Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition (2019), which we found impressive with a 9th-gen Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia Quardo RTX 5000 GPU. It was part of the Nvidia’s RTX Studio program for creative professionals.

It's enough to give MacBook Pro users pause. While Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro, released late last year to rave reviews for its new internal upgrades and fresh design features, it’s still only maxing out with a 9th-gen Intel Core i9 processor, AMD Radeon Pro 5500M GPU and a 2560 x 1600 non-touch IPS display.

The new Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition offers a Windows 10 alternative, and it has even more horsepower than the new MacBook Pros. It's ideal for those creative professionals who need a whole lot of power in a portable body.

Of course, with great power comes a (not-so-)great price tag. In this new souped-up configuration, the Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition costs a hefty $4,300 (£4,300, about AU$6,470), about $800 more than the most powerful MacBook Pro with the same RAM and storage.

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Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition features

Another notable feature that the 2020 Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition brings to the table is a much improved keyboard layout. The new keyboard now includes a longer shift key with the four arrow keys below, according to The Verge, giving your fingers a bit more space and making them less prone to inaccurate presses.

It also boasts a huge touchpad, RGB backlighting, 720p webcam, and a plethora of ports that include two USB-Cs – one with Thunderbolt 3 support, two USB-A ports, an HDMI out, 3.5 mm audio jack and an SD card reader.

The Quadro RTX 5000, 10th-generation Intel Core i7 Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition comes with 1TB SSD storage and 32GB of RAM. It’s now available for purchase in the US and Canada, and will be made available worldwide later this year.

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AMD has been making headlines lately, especially with the rumored next-generation AMD Ryzen 4000 ‘Renoir’ details being leaked not too long ago. Now, it looks like the manufacturer could also be hard at work in its budget GPU department as well.

A leaked CompuBench benchmark from late 2019, recently shared by hardware leaker @Komachi_Ensaka, for a GPU codenamed AMD 7340:CF could be AMD’s entry-level Radeon RX 5300. 

This unconfirmed chip has 3GB of GDDR6 memory, a maximum boost clock speed of 1,900 MHz and 24 Compute Units (CUs). Based on the current RDNA architecture, the rumored RX 5300 could also have a total of 1,536 Stream Processors (SPs), which means it may give the Radeon RX 5500 XT a run for its money in the budget segment.

According to Tom’s Hardware, if this graphics card is indeed the Radeon RX 5300, it will most likely be a Navi 14 GPU that has PCIe 4.0 support and will probably come with 14 Gbps memory complemented with a 96-bit memory interface. If AMD's using the same specifications as the mobile variant, that is.

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Performance and release date

There are currently three CompuBench benchmarks for the AMD 7340:CF that exists, and all of them date back to August 2018. Based on those results, its performance would have rivaled that of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650. Plus, a 3GB graphics card nowadays is hardly impressive.

The good news is, AMD has had more than enough time to test and tweak the chip, and its performance and specs could have improved since then. If AMD does have plans to roll out this Radeon RX 5300 chip, we could be looking at a much more powerful low-end graphics card.

We don't know if, and when, this graphics card will ever see the light of day – or even if it’s an OEM-exclusive part. AMD is said to release its next-generation graphics card in September, but it’s hard to tell whether this graphics card will roll out later this year. If it does, we might not even know until it starts appearing in PCs, much like the Radeon RX 5300 XT, which didn’t get an official launch.

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It hasn’t been that long since Igor's Lab published AMD’s “Renoir” APU portfolio, which he obtained from an unknown source, listing several Ryzen 4000 APUs. Now, a new leak has surfaced that not only validates that list, but also sheds some light on which APUs will actually make it to production.

According to Wccftech, Biostar just posted the CPU support list for its new B550 motherboard, the Racing B550GTQ Ver. 5.0, and it lists several new Ryzen 4000 'Renoir' APUs, complete with their actual model names (not just their OPNs) and their final clock speeds.

Discovered by leaker Komachi_Ensaka, the list shows seven new Renoir APUs – three with a TDP of 35W and four with a TDP of 65W. And, among these seven include the much anticipated Ryzen 7 4700G, confirming rumors of its existence.

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Ryzen 4000 ‘Renoir’ APU and specs

While Biostar’s CPU support list doesn’t actually give us all the important specs for each chip, only the model names, OPNs, base clocks and TDPs, we can cross-reference it to the more detailed list from Igor's Lab. By doing so, we can confirm that the Ryzen 7 4700G, with OPN# 100-000000146, will boast 8 cores, 16 threads, a base clock of 3.6GHz and 65W TDP. 

It looks like we’re also getting a Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G and a Ryzen 7 4700GE, both of which will have 8 cores and 16 threads, but 65W and 35W TDPs respectively. Other Renoir APUs on the list are the Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G, Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G, Ryzen 5 4400GE, & the Ryzen 3 4200GE.

Based on these leaks, here are the 'Renoir' APUs we have so far, alongside their specs:

• Ryzen 3 4200GE: 4-core, 8-thread, 3.5GHz base clock, 35W TDP
• Ryzen 5 4400GE: 6-core, 12-thread, 3.3GHz base clock, 35W TDP
• Ryzen 7 4700GE: 8-core, 16-threads, 3.10GHz base clock, 35W TDP
• Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G: 4-core, 8-thread, 3.8GHz base clock, 65W TDP
• Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G: 6-core, 12-thread, 3.7GHz base clock, 65W TDP
• Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G: 8-core, 16-threads, 3.60GHz base clock, 65W TDP
• Ryzen 7 4700G: 8-core, 16-threads, 3.60GHz base clock, 65W TDP

All seven chips will utilize the same Zen 2 architecture and 7nm process, but also feature an enhanced 7nm Vega GPU core and native support for DDR4-3200 MHz speeds. 

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We have long been anticipating the arrival of both Nvidia’s Ampere GPU architecture to its GeForce graphics cards as well as AMD’s ultimate Nvidia killer, the Big Navi... unfortunately, we have been disappointed on both counts. So far, AMD hasn’t shared any concrete details about its RDNA 2, while Nvidia has launched Ampere only for Data Center. 

On the upside, it does look like these GPUs are coming, and they’re coming later this year. 

That's according to Digitimes, who says graphics cards vendors are expected to cut prices for older products because both AMD and Nvidia are “set to launch their next-generation GPUs in September.”

Unfortunately, Digitimes has made no mention of which GPUs will be launching, and does not name its source, so we are taking this with a grain of salt. However, the report does corroborate an older press release by TrendForce, which states that “Nvidia and AMD are planning to release new GPUs in 3Q20.”

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Adding weight to the rumors

This also seems to line up with existing speculations. Nvidia’s next-gen Ampere graphics cards are already expected to arrive in Q3 2020, and AMD’s Big Navi has already been reported to come at the end of 2020.

The timing makes sense – both GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti were launched in September 2018, followed by GeForce RTX 2070 the next month. And, in July, the Super RTX line will be a year old. Meanwhile, a new rumor points to both AMD’s Ryzen 4000 desktop processors and RDNA 2 GPUs going on on sale in October 2020.

Computex 2020 has also been postponed until September, though both manufacturers are rumored to be giving the major event a miss. However, it’s also possible that they’ll use the conference as an opportunity to show off their next-generation graphics cards. Major cities around the world are starting to open back up, and things could be back to normal by then.

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The Samsung Galaxy Book S with the Intel Lakefield CPU appears to finally be on its way, according to a new leak, and it's apparently been outed by... Samsung itself.

The Book S with an Intel Lakefield Core i5-L16G7 chip was spotted on the Samsung Canada online store, according to NotebookCheck. It backs up a Hexus report from October that first claimed Samsung was making an Lakefield model of its pro tablet.

This means we'll likely see the new Samsung Galaxy Book S in the wild very soon and it may take the mantle as first x86 with Lakefield device. Microsoft's Surface Neo was slated to be the first x86-based Lakefield device, but that's now rumored to be delayed until 2021.

Available in both Mercury Gray and Earthy Gold, this Lakefield Galaxy Book S will be a 13-inch model with the same specs as the already existing Snapdragon 8cx model. It will have the same 8GB memory, the 256GB and 512GB storage options, a 13.3-inch touch display and a 42Wh battery.

However, the Lakefield model won’t have LTE connectivity and will have a shorter battery life of only 17 hours on a single charge (next to its ARM-based counterpart’s 25 hours). At least, it will have Wi-Fi 6 support, which is faster than the 8cx model’s Wi-Fi 5.

Other specs revealed about the Lakefield Galaxy Book S include a fingerprint reader on the power button, two USB Type-C ports, a microSD card reader, a combo audio jack, 1MP camera and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. It will also run on Windows 10 Home.

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Advantages over Snapdragon 8cx

Performance-wise, we just have to wait and see how it will measure up to its 8cx counterpart. A newer chip, the i5-L16G7 may have a performance comparable, if only slightly better, to the Snapdragon 835, based on a leaked benchmark. Next to the Snapdragon 8cx, it only has a minimal single-core performance advantage and has nothing on the 8cx when it comes to multi-core performance.

With a lower performance and a shorter battery life, one thing that could convince folks to opt for this Lakefield model is a more affordable price tag. Unfortunately, the leaked specs did not pinpoint pricing or availability.

It should also be a practical option for users who rely on x86-64 apps. While the ARM implementation can run these apps via emulation, this Lakefield model should have better Windows app support, so users no longer have to jump through hoops to use their favorite x86-64 apps.

When the Intel Lakefield-powered Galaxy Book S will be out in the wild is anybody’s guess. But, it certainly won’t be long now.

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Microsoft Build 2020 is a lot different than past versions of the conference, for better or worse. Stating safety concerns – understandably due to the pandemic and shelter in place orders – Microsoft decided to shift gears and turn its biggest software conference into a 48-hour digital-only event.

Originally scheduled to take place in Seattle for four days, Microsoft’s massive developers conference is now a “48-hour digital experience.” What that means is that Microsoft is producing continuous content, both pre-recorded and live, spanning all timezones in that 48-hour period starting May 19 at 8AM Pacific. And, it’s now completely free to all attendees.

As disappointing as this may be to many, the fact that Microsoft is proceeding with the event, considering the actual cancellations of such events as Google’s I/O and Facebook’s F8, is still great news. 

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look Microsoft has much to share concerning its consumer-related products at this event. Even though Microsoft Build has always been for developers, the Redmond company has slipped in consumer-related news in the past. This year’s event, however, is more focused on developers than ever, judging from its session catalog. It has, however, shared some news regarding its Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge products on the consumer and business side, according to Thurrott.

Here’s everything you need to know about Microsoft Build 2020, from what Microsoft has confirmed so far to what we hope to see.

When is Microsoft Build 2020 and where will it take place? 

Instead of its typical four-day event, Microsoft is now holding Microsoft Build for 48 hours. It is slated to start on May 19, 2020 at 8AM PST and end on May 21, 2020 at 8AM PST, with the first day live-streamed and kicking off with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella.

What does that mean exactly? Basically, Microsoft is packing four days’ worth of sessions – from keynotes to live Q&As to user-generated content – into a continuous 48-hour conference. All these sessions will be available to all participants at all times, regardless of timezone, during this 48-hour duration, which allows you to switch between sessions anytime no matter where you are in the world. Just pay close attention to that time difference.

Obviously, since it’s a digital-only event, it’ll take place on your PC, and you won’t even have to leave the bed, if you don’t want to. Simply go to the Microsoft Build 2020 website to register for free and to sign-in. 

Microsoft Build 2020: what to expect

It doesn’t seem like Microsoft will be making any major announcements on the consumer side this year. Last year, it shared some Cortana improvements, unveiled the new version of its Chromium-based Edge browser, and teased us with a new Minecraft AR game. 

However, if we were to go by this year’s session catalog, the upcoming event will be even more focused on developers and A.I.-leaning, with sessions like Expert Q&A: Cloud AI and Machine Learning, and Latest and greatest with Azure AI. Products on the consumer end, it seems, might take a backseat.

Still, we’re hoping to see Microsoft share a bit of news about its OS, which is slated to get its next update this month, Microsoft Office, and perhaps Windows 10X.

Windows 10 May 2020 Update
Since the past builds for Windows 10 May 2020 Update have been available to Fast Ring Insider testers since early 2019, we already know some of the new features and changes it’s bringing to the table. We also know that it’s done, and will be released sometime between May 26 and May 28, thanks to Microsoft accidentally revealing it in its Driver Shiproom Schedule.

This close to its release date, we hoped that Microsoft be using its developers conference to share a bit of May 2020 Update news, possibly even unveil it. According to Digital Trends, Microsoft is scheduled to give Windows a breakout session at the conference. Additionally, the Windows Insider team has already announced on Twitter that they will be hosting two webcasts for the event. 

Unfortunately, while Microsoft did shares some new things for Windows developers, it has not revealed any new information for consumers.

Microsoft Office
In an effort to bring the invaluable tools we use at work into our personal and family lives, Microsoft unveiled its two new services – Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family – back in March. Then, earlier this May, it rolled out an Office 365 update with new features, bug fixes and security upgrades.

So, while there will be some Office-related workshops for developers at Microsoft Build 2020 like Focus Group: Office Extensibility and Automate spreadsheets with Office Scripts in Microsoft Excel, it’s not very likely that Microsoft will be making any major announcements concerning its productivity suite. 

It has, however, shared some new additions to Microsoft 365 that are meant to improve businesses' experience with the suite:

• Microsoft List – This new Microsoft 365 app allows businesses to do things like track issues and manage inventory.
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• New integration for Microsoft Power Platform – Users of the Microsoft Power Platform can now build apps through Power App. And, in July, they'll be able to use Power Automate for automating different Teams experiences.
• Fluid Framework – In an effort to "end-users to experience the Fluid Framework," Microsoft has launched the new Fluid Workspaces and Fluid Components as a preview for Outlook for web and Office.com.

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft has been aggressively promoting Microsoft Edge in the last few weeks, having been launched for Windows and macOS earlier in May. And now, it's getting several new features.

The web browser's Collections feature is getting Pinterest integration and the ability to export to OneNote. Edge is also getting Sidebar Search, which allows users to quickly search the web for a word or phrase from a page by highlighting that word or phrase, right-clicking and selecting “search in sidebar."

For businesses, the browser will now have Automatic Profile Switching, which allows users to switch between their work and personal profile credentials much easier. 

Surface Duo, Android and Windows 10X
Perhaps the biggest question in everyone’s mind is whether or not Microsoft will be releasing massive details about its upcoming dual-screen device, the Surface Duo, which will run on Android 10, as well as Microsoft’s own OS for foldable devices, Windows 10X.

With rumors circulating about the Duo’s potential early release, and its possible final specs leaked, Microsoft might take this opportunity to set records straight and perhaps share exciting news of their own. It’s also likely that it will release more details about its plans to support dual-screen devices through its new upcoming version of Windows, Windows 10 X.

The catalog doesn’t reveal much about these. However, sessions like Unifying and evolving the Windows app platform and Focus Group: Cross-Platform Native App development will certainly give Microsoft plenty of opportunity to do so. 

With rumblings about the Surface Duo possibly hitting the shelves earlier than its promised  'holiday 2020' release, more and more leaks surrounding Microsoft's dual-screen device should start circulating soon. In fact, it’s already begun, with the most recent report sharing some wildly specific claims about the device's specs.

The foldable dual-screen device, which is set to have two 5.6-inch screens with 1800x1350 resolution each and run on Android, will have a Snapdragon 855 System on a chip (SoC) under the hood, according to Windows Central. That SoC will be paired with 6GB of memory, as well as 64GB or 256GB of storage.

That’s not all. Apparently, the Surface Duo will also be touting a single 11MP camera lens, located above the right display so it can act as both the front- and rear-facing camera, AMOLED panel displays with a pixel density of 401, USB-C fast charging, and a 3,460mAh battery that should be enough to get your through an entire day on a single charge.

Software-wise, the device will evidently run on Android 10, as speculated, but will be updated to Android 11 not too long after its release. It will also come with a number of pre-installed apps, which Microsoft is hoping to finalize by early June. These first-party apps will support spanning across both displays and feature drag and drop capabilities, unlike third-party apps whose dual-screen functionalities will be at the discretion of their respective developers.

On the downside, the Surface Duo may not offer wireless charging, NFC capabilities and 5G support, which will disappoint quite a few people if true.

Unfortunately, short of Microsoft confirming it themselves, we won’t know if these specifications are indeed accurate until the Redmond company is ready to share. So, we must take it with a grain of salt. Still, we can’t help but wonder at how strangely specific details are. Plus, Windows Central itself seems to hint at a Microsoft employee being its source for the leak.

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What’s more interesting about this leak is that Microsoft’s much-anticipated foldable might not even come with the latest parts. The battery is certainly not the long-lasting kind. The one camera it has is only 11MP, whereas the Galaxy S20 and iPhone 11 models have several cameras with 12MP sensors. This seems to dispute Microsoft's earlier claims that the device is going to have a world-class camera.

Perhaps most notably, it doesn’t have the latest Snapdragon chip, which Windows Central says may be due to the fact that the Snapdragon 865 requires a separate 5G chip, and the Surface Duo's interior design was already finalized before this one tiny detail was revealed.

The decision to use Snapdragon 855 may be a godsend here, as the chip’s successor requires more power and has a higher price tag. Besides, the 855 still offers plenty of power. With it under the hood, Microsoft might just be able to sell the Surface Duo at a more affordable price without compromising on performance.

As for the rest of it, the Surface Duo’s innovation is in its foldable, dual-screen design and 360-degree hinge. And, at least in its early iterations, it was never going to be touted as the most powerful device on the market.

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It seems that leakers just can’t get enough of this whole Renoir desktop APU business. This time a whole lineup of AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs have been spotted.

Igor Wallosek of Igor's Lab has just published AMD’s “Renoir” APU portfolio, listing quite a few Ryzen APUs. More importantly, the list, which he obtained from an unnamed source, also contains quite a lot of very specific information regarding technical specifications.

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Obviously, we need to take this with a pinch of salt. However, if these listings are in fact real, then AMD is ramping up its APU line with an 8-core, 16-thread APU flagship.

Ramping up the APU flagship

Unfortunately, the portfolio only displays the products’ OPN numbers, so we can’t confirm whether or not the recently leaked Ryzen 7 4700G is indeed real. There is one APU on this list with 8 cores, a CPU base clock of 3GHz, and iGPU clocked at 1750MHz. 

While this somewhat supports an earlier leak spotted by @_rogame, that at least one APU with those specifications exists and is currently being tested, this particular APU in the listing seems to be for mobile, not desktop.

You can, however, see from the listing below that there are four desktop APUs with 8 cores and 16 threads supporting the rumor that AMD is doubling up on its flagship, the Ryzen 5 3400G, in terms of cores. 

These APUs also have 8 CUs, 512 Stream Processors (SPs) and impressively high CPU base frequencies at only 65W and 35W TDPs, which means that they’re going to offer decent performance boosts while being power efficient as well.

Wallosek says that not all of these will make the final line-up, and AMD could still tweak the specs so they might be slightly different on the production models. Still, this gives us a pretty good peek at what’s in store for Team Red. We're sure AMD will lift the veil from these processors when its ready to show off the rest of the Ryzen 4000 desktop lineup.  

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AMD Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” desktop APUs are having quite a month in the Twitterverse. First, an unidentified desktop Renoir APU was spotted by TUM_APISAK on UserBenchmark touting 8 cores, 16 threads and a base clock of 3GHz. And now, tipster @_rogame has leaked another chip bearing the Ryzen 7 4700G moniker.

Spotted from an Ashes of the Singularity benchmark, the Ryzen 7 4700G is shown to have the same 8 cores and 16 threads as the previous APU, though we urge you to take this with a grain of salt. 

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If this processor is real, it’s expected to utilize the same Zen 2 architecture and 7nm process that made the mobile Renoir chips a staggering success. More importantly, it could double the core count of the current Ryzen 3000 APU line and its flagship, the Ryzen 5 3400G, which only has four cores.

UserBenchmark has seen fake submissions before, so this is hardly proof that a 8-core, 16-thread Renoir desktop APU is definitely coming. However, it’s worth noting that AMD’s Ryzen 7 chips typically sport 8 cores, so if this rumored APU does in fact have 8 cores, the name is certainly fitting. 

If the AMD Ryzen 7 4700G is real and on its way, it would be the very first APU to carry the Ryzen 7 branding.

Here’s what Ryzen 7 4700G could look like

Not much else is revealed about the Ryzen 7 4700G in this leak, unfortunately. But, that hasn’t stopped anyone from speculating before.

As reported by Tom’s Hardware, if this chip and the previously leaked desktop Renoir APU are actually one and the same, then the Ryzen 7 4700G will have a base clock of 3GHz, with 3.95GHz boost. On the other hand, _rogame did argue that there are currently two 8-core Renoir APUs being tested, one with a 3GHz base, the other running at 3.5GHz. 

In any case, these are decent numbers that could potentially be higher in the final production units.

Tom’s Hardware expects the processor to support DDR4-3200 memory modules out of the box, though perhaps not PCIe 4.0 as the mobile Renoir processors only offer PCIe 3.0 support. Still, the Ryzen 3000 desktop chips are on the PCIe 4.0 interface, which means that it’s also possible for the desktop Renoir APUs to take after them.

It further speculates that the Ryzen 7 4700G could take after the Ryzen 9 4900H’s iGPU design, which will give it eight Compute Units (CUs) and up to 512 Stream Processors (SPs). Since current flagship Ryzen 5 3400G has up to 11 CUs, this could be a downgrade. However, AMD may offset that with a higher graphics clock.

Obviously, there’s no word yet on the pricing. But seeing as the Ryzen 5 3400G sells for $149 (£139, AU$240), the price tag on Ryzen 7 4700G – again, if it does exist – is expected to stay competitive, especially with AMD’s ethos of offering powerful components for less than the price of the competition.

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Looks like it’s full Steam ahead for the video game digital distribution store’s biggest event of the year. The dates for Steam’s Summer Sale 2020 may have just been leaked, asserting that the platform's sought-after limited time sale is coming back.

According to PCGamesN, the Steam Summer Sale 2020 is taking place from June 25 to July 9, as claimed by developer Pavel Djundik of SteamDB, with the discounts going live at 9:55am PST / 12:55pm EST. Given he correctly anticipated when last year's Steam Summer Sale would go down – on June 25, 2019, amusingly – we're taking his prediction even more seriously, though Steam could always shift around the start and end dates.

Thanks to lockdowns and stay-at-home orders all around the world, many people are turning to video games to pass the time. Games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons are reaping the benefits of boredom, so it’s no wonder that Valve is going ahead with it.

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What can we expect from the sale?

There’s no word yet on which crowd-favorites will see a markdown. However, last year’s event, which also ran from June 25 through July 9, saw Steam offering deep discounts not just on lesser-known and obscure titles, but also some of the biggest AAA games and most popular indies as well. 

Those include Monster Hunter World, Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition and The Witcher III, all of which got up to 70% off, as well as popular indies like Stardew Valley, No Man’s Sky and Cuphead, which got up to 20% off.

We’re expecting to see the same caliber of offerings in this year’s event as well, hopefully with the likes of Doom Eternal and Halo: MCC making the list.

We’re also hoping to see a special event promotion. In last year’s sale, players were invited to play a special browser-based Steam game named Grand Prix to win free games and giveaways. And, it would be great to see that type of promotion this time around, though perhaps something that’s less confusing and easier to follow.

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For now at least, Nvidia’s promising new GeForce Now cloud gaming service seems to be in a grin-and-bear-it situation. Mere weeks after its February 2020 launch, it already lost a few major publishers, which was a big blow to what was an impressive library that included top titles like the Borderlands franchise, Call of Duty games, Bioshock, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and World of Warcraft.

Luckily, Nvidia seems undeterred. The company just added 19 shiny new games to its GeForce Now lineup, led by Enplex Games's Population Zero, which is still in early access.

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Well, mostly new to the service, that is. Apart from Population Zero (2020) and Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition (2020), the rest of the games on the list are from 2017 and earlier. Among the most popular of these titles include Darksiders II, Hitman: Blood Money, X3: Terran Conflict, Worms Armageddon, The Guild 2, and Styx: Shards of Darkness.

Here’s the full list of GeForce Now’s recently added games:

• Population Zero
• Age of Conan: Unchained
• Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition
• Cube World
• Darksiders II
• Door Kickers: Action Squad
• EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
• Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
• Hitman: Blood Money
• King's Bounty: Warriors of the North
• Sacred 2 Gold
• Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition
• STEINS;GATE
• Styx: Shards of Darkness
• The Guild II: Renaissance
• This Is the Police 2
• WORMS Armageddon
• WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship
• X3: Terran Conflict

On top of these games, the demo for the upcoming FPP slasher Ghostrunner, whose trailer just dropped, will be up and playable on GeForce NOW shortly.

Fate of the GeForce

The question now is: are these new games enough to keep the GeForce Now members and help save the service from a certain demise? They'll probably help it keep on chugging along for the time being. The service is only $4.99 per month, after all. It also just added Control, alongside a few other games, to its lineup in March, and it'll likely add a few more popular titles in the coming months.

Still, many of the Founders members signed up for access to the most popular AAA games. And, without some pretty big names from major studios, many of them might start questioning if it's worth their money.

There's light at the end of the tunnel, however. After losing Activision Blizzard due to an oversight, the company has expressed hope “to work together with Activision Blizzard to re-enable these games and more in the future.” Re-negotiations with the publisher, as well as Bethesda and 2K Games, aren’t completely off the table, and we could still see these games back in the service in the near future.

And, with Epic Games founder already giving Nvidia GeForce Now his wholehearted support, that probability is high.

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Two new top-of-the-line accelerated processing units (APUs) from AMD’s Ryzen 4000 family of mobile processors are on their way, and we should see them in gaming and productivity laptops come Q2.

AMD announced the Ryzen 9 4900H family consisting of two processors, the Ryzen 9 4900H and the Ryzen 9 4900HS, which are built for 45W and 35W operations respectively. Both chips will boast AMD’s SmartShift feature, which enables the processor and the integrated graphics to consume power from a single power budget and shifting that power for optimization depending on the task.

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According to Anandtech, these processors are expected to offer better graphics performance and more frequency than all of AMD’s other offerings with the 4900HS touting 8 cores, 16 threads and 3.0 GHz clock speed (up to 4.3 GHz with Turbo Boost). The 4900H, on the other hand, has a 3.3 GHz base clock and a boost up to 4.4 GHz.

They’ll also be the only APUs to carry the Ryzen 9 branding.

Performance-wise, they’re expected to compete with Intel’s i9 mobile processors. The Verge reported that based on AMD’s tests, the 4900HS outperformed Intel’s Core i9-9880H by 28% in the Cinebench R20 benchmark, 23% on video transcoding, 56% on image rendering and 32% on audio encoding. However, the i9 did score 8% higher on PCMark 10 DCC that measures overall system performance for content creation.

The 4900HS have also received top marks on several AAA titles, getting 104fps in Rise of the Tomb Raider, 90fps in Hitman and 90fps in Far Cry 5 when paired with a Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-Q graphics card.

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AMD’s Zen 2 desktop processors have fast risen from the ranks with their sheer performance, and it looks like the company is hoping to achieve the same level of success for its APUs. While we haven’t tested the Ryzen 9 4900H and 4900HS mobile processors just yet, both look very promising based on the test results shared by AMD.

We also saw it firsthand on the ASUS Zephyrus G14 at CES 2020. With this laptop, Asus went with all guns blazing. It’s the only 14-inch touting an H-class processor and a discrete GPU, for which it earned the title, “the world’s most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop.”

And it’s only the beginning – a number of thin and light notebooks are set to come out armed with either processors sometime in 2020. It won’t be long before they hit the streets too, with Ryzen 9 4900H and 4900HS APUs expected to hit the market in Q2 2020.

Just keep in mind that the impressive Ryzen 9 4900HS will only be available for AMD’s OEM partners. The S, says AMD, stands for special, after all. If you want it, you must purchase a laptop fitted with it.

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We’d hold off on buying your next gaming laptop until April, as the next generation laptops are coming soon. And, they’re coming with pretty impressive power under the hood.

In an exclusive by Wccftech, it says that a new breed of laptops are hitting the streets in Q2, touting Intel’s 10th-generation processors and Nvidia’s Super line of graphics cards for laptops, both of which are slated to launch on March 31. These portables will be launched on April 2 and made available for purchase on April 15th.

That’s, of course, if all goes according to plan, and this whole coronavirus scare doesn’t stall their release.

These gaming notebooks should give many gamers out there more powerful options if they want the latest and greatest, whether they’re looking to upgrade their aging laptops or invest in their first portable gaming machine. It should also give economical buyers more choices, as older models with less powerful yet still fairly fresh specs should have lower price tags.

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New Intel CPUs and Nvidia mobile graphics cards launching soon 

Wccftech also got the exclusive on the details surrounding the new Intel Comet Lake-H CPUs for laptops and Nvidia’s next generation of mobile graphics cards. 

According to the website, at least six new variants of graphics cards for laptops are coming: GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce RTX 2070 and the GeForce RTX 2070 Super. These cards should hit the shelves in April around the same time as the gaming laptops, and may be sold at the same price points as their predecessors, only more powerful and with better memory.

Similarly, we should see Intel unleash at least three new Comet Lake-H CPUs based on the 14nm architecture: Core i5-10300H, Core i7-10750H and the Core i7-10875H. The rumored higher end Core i9-10880H and Core i9-10980HK chips might also get the same release date. 

The combination of these internals in laptops should give us better performing gaming portables. You have until April to start saving. 

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EA is now suspending all of its live esports events as coronavirus cases continue to rise around the world, according to GamesRadar.

Live EA games events have now been officially suspended until further notice by the Redwood City company. It’s all in an effort to “limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic" as well as protect not only the competitors, but also employees and the gaming community, amidst growing coronavirus concerns. 

These live events include the Apex Legends Global Series, Madden NFL 20 Championship Series, EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series and the FIFA Online 4 Live Events. Third-party events running under license from EA are suspended as well.

According to the EA website, the company will “continue to monitor the situation around the coronavirus and receive updated guidance from health officials around the world, we will use this time to determine next steps for moving forward with all of EA’s Competitive Gaming live events and online broadcasts.”

The suspension, however, doesn’t apply to “online events, where participants and staff are remote and separated" so there's a bit of good news.

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 Coronavirus sweeping across the globe 

While the number of the novel coronavirus infections seems to be slowing down in places like China and South Korea, it’s only gaining momentum in other parts of the world. Italy is now on lockdown and Spain soon will be as well, while countries like the US and Turkey are banning all flights to/from many European countries.

In fact, COVID-19 has swept across Europe like wildfire in the last few days, clobbering many industries from tourism to tech along the way. 

The tech world is definitely one of the several industries to take the brunt of the hit, with factories shutting down, supplies depleting, sales declining, and many events and conferences either being cancelled or switched to online only.

The EA live esports events are only the latest in the growing list of tech events that met their demise this year, following the cancellations of MWC 2020 in Barcelona, Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2020 in San Francisco and E3 2020 in Los Angeles.

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