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Nvidia Asks AIB Partners to Send Any Returned 4090’s With Burnt 12VHPWR Ports
While the initial launch and release of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 certainly came with a lot of excitement and fanfare, it’s hard to deny that the last couple of weeks have mostly been surrounded by concern (if not outright controversy) over the supplied 12VHPWR adaptor. – For those of…
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Fractal Design Torrent – How to Order Your Replacement Fan Hub!
Following the recent confirmation that Fractal Design had temporarily halted sales of their new Torrent PC case due to a potential electrical fault with the fan hub controller, it was confirmed that more details would be announced regarding this problem, and specifically what current owners of the case should look…
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AMD Confirms USB Problems with 500-Series Motherboards
Following the launch of the AMD 500-series motherboards, there has been something of a relatively quiet but consistent complaint from a number of users. Namely, for reasons unclear, some USB devices utilizing the platform would randomly disconnect. Something that would clearly represent a very vexatious problem. Well, it may have…
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Corsair Issues Recall on SF Series Power Supplies
In regards to the power supply for your PC, there’s an excellent chance that many of you reading this probably have a Corsair model installed. They do, after all, represent some of the best value for money models around and certainly come from a highly-recognizable brand. If you have, however,…
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Apple Acknowledges But Play Down ‘Bent’ iPad Pro Units
Bent iPad Pro Units With the release of the new iPad Pro, Apple fans are clearly anxious to get hold of their latest slice of technology from the company. It does seem, however, that some of the models arriving are not quite as advertised. Well, I suppose that depends on…
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Poor Design Choices Plaguing LG UltraFine 5K Monitors
LG are quite proud of their UltraFine 5K Monitor, and they’ve (almost) every right to be, it’s a fantastic looking display and it has a jaw-dropping 5K resolution panel on it that’s a sight to behold, at least when it’s not flickering or blinking off completely! It seems that while…
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Apple Claims iPhone 6s Battery Issues Down to Air Exposure
Despite Apple constantly discussing the premium user experience, their devices tend to have some kind of hardware defect which comes to fruition over time. To be fair, it’s not widespread enough to result in a mass recall but Apple is forced to offer some kind of repair solution for their…
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Samsung Announces Global Recall of Galaxy Note 7
Samsung has pulled its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone from the market and initiated a global product recall following reports that the handset’s battery has a spontaneous overheating problem that results in fires and explosions. The fallout from the Note 7 fault has wiped $7 billion off Samsung’s market value.…
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Apple to Replace Faulty USB Type-C Cables
USB type-C seems great in theory, being more easily usable and set to be as universal as micro USB in future. Unfortunately, once again, problems have been found with the cables, this time, ones sold by Apple who has announced a replacement program for cables distributed between April and June…
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Microsoft is Recalling Surface Pro Power Cables Due to Overheating Concerns
Microsoft’s Surface Pro range offers superb flexibility due to detachable keyboard, integrated stand and responsive touch screen display. These type of devices are becoming more popular and could theoretically replace traditional laptops. Microsoft’s early vision for the original Surface didn’t go as planned and had pretty severe restrictions due to…
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OnePlus to Refund Faulty USB Type-C Cables
OnePlus, after admitting there is a flaw in their USB Type-C cables, has begun to offer refunds for these cables – or some of them at least. If your cable came packaged with a OnePlus 2, you’ll just have to be careful what you use the cable for. The issue…
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Apple Offers to Fix ‘Blurry’ IPhone 6 Plus Cameras for Free
Apple has been under increasing pressure from disgruntled customers affected by blurry focus on the iPhone 6 Plus rear-facing camera. The hardware fault effects models sold between September 2014 and January 2015 but Apple insists this only occurs to “a small percentage” of handsets. To setup an RMA, you need…
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All is not Well With the AMD Fury X
Since the launch of such a hugely anticipated card with heaps of new technology, it was expected that some were going to be faulty/ problematic at first. Since the media had their samples, some noted in the independent reviews; a noise coming from the GPU, which could be coil whine…
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Steam for Linux Bug Could Nuke Your Hard Drive
A bug within Steam for Linux has been discovered that could potentially wipe personal data and files stored on both the PC’s internal hard drive any connected external drive. The fault, as outlined on Valve’s GitHub Stream for Linux page, is within a line of code in steam.sh that reads…
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Latest iPhone 6 Fault Revealed
Update your list, iPhone 6 users: there’s a new fault to be concerned about. A number of online threads, originating from sources such as Reddit, MacRumors, and iFixit, have been flooded with user comments complaining about the front-facing camera suffering alignment issues. If you’re a fan of the selfie, you…
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