Crysis 2 Recommended System Requirements Unveiled
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Remember the nightmare faced by the PC gamers more than 3 years ago where all high end graphics cards back then can't even run the game properly when all the eye candies were enabled? It seems the suitation is much better now with the new CryEngine 3 that seems more robust and support multi-platforms. You have about a month time to upgrade your dated PCs to play Crysis 2 comfortably before it hits the retail on March 22nd.
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The Daily VR-Zone News Summary - 18 Feb 2011
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In today's news roundup:
- The 'Wintel' dominance appears to be on extremely shaky ground now that tablets are fast replacing traditional PCs and netbooks as the preferred computing platform;
- TSMC is reportedly taking action to further ramp up wafer production capabilities at its fabrication plants to meet the growing demand;
- Sony launches a new premium line of OLED television sets, and...
- ... starts cracking down on users who have 'jailbroken' their PlayStation 3 consoles by landing the banhammer on the first group of offenders
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Corsair Launches Enthusiast Series TX V2 PSU
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Corsair has announced the Enthusiast Series TX V2 PSUs, targeting gamers and enthusiasts. Available in 650W, 750W and 850W capacities, the non-modular 80 PLUS Bronze certified PSUs boast a single 12V rail, Japanese capacitors, active PFC, an updated DC-to-DC converter design (for tighter voltage regulation), and is equipped with a 140mm double ball-bearing fan for cooling.
The Enthusiast Series TX V2 PSUs, covered by a five year warranty, are expected to ship at prices of
US$99 (TX650 V2),
US$119 (TX750 V2) and
US$139 (TX850 V2).
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Hands on with Asus' Eee Pads at MWC
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We got a chance to spend a few minutes playing around with a couple of prototypes of Asus' Eee Pads at the Mobile World Congress and although it was clear that these models were far from production ready units, Asus will have something on offer that none of its competitors currently has. The big selling point of both the Eee Pad Transformer and the Eee Pad Slider is the fact that they have near full size QWERTY keyboards which makes them productivity devices and not just consumption devices.
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Sharkoon Releases DriveLink USB 3.0
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Sharkoon has announced the DriveLink USB 3.0, a nifty contraption designed to connect any SATA devices to your PC via an USB 3.0 interface.
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NTT Docomo shows off 3D display Android phone at MWC
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Japanese NTT Docomo was demoing some of its rather unique phones at the Mobile World Congress and one of the more interesting devices that was on display was the Sharp Lynx 3D SH-03C which features a 3.8-inch 800x480 pixel glasses free 3D display. This Android handset is exclusive to NTT Docomo and was developed specifically for the operator by Sharp, one of many partners that develop unique phones for NTT Docomo.
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Prolimatech Rolls Out Genesis CPU-Cooler
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Taipei based cooling specialist, Prolimatech, is preparing to showcase the Genesis - its latest high-end CPU cooler, at CeBIT 2011. Measuring 146 X 216.5 X 160mm and weighing 800g, the massive cooler boasts six 6mm heatpipes, two aluminum heatsinks, and supports up to three 140mm/ 120mm spinners. Its low height and two heatsinks allow "high clearance for better motherboard compatibility" and cooling for both MOSFET and RAM. The Genesis, compatible with all Intel LGA 775/ 1366/ 1156/ 1155 and AMD AM2/ 2+/ 3 processors, cost
€59.90 and comes bundled with a tube of PK-1 thermal compound.
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Shuttle Unveils Sandy Bridge-based Mini-PCs
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Shuttle has released the XPC Barebone SH67H3 and SH67H7, supporting Intel's new 32 nm-technology processors (Intel's second-generation Core processor). They feature a H67 motherboard, offering four DDR3 memory slots (up to 16Gb RAM), one 5.25" and two 3.5" drive bays, one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (for graphic accelerator), one PCIe 2.0 x1 (for expansion cards), four SATA II/ III connectors, four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, a mini-PCIe port, DVI and HDMI outputs, and a 300W PSU.
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EKL Debuts Alpenfohn Peter high-end VGA cooler at CeBIT 2011
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German based EKL will be introducing its Alpenföhn Peter high-performance VGA cooler at CeBIT 2011 this coming March.
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Sony reportedly "earnest" in preparing a PlayStation tablet PC...with Android, of course
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How does the idea of being able to game away on your favourite game titles for the Sony PlayStation console from the luxury of a tablet PC sound like? Well, don't be surprised, but that day might actually come a lot sooner than you'd expect. According to various sources, it appears that the Japanese electronics giant is well under way in its plans to bring out a new tablet PC for consumers that will do more than just enjoy the 'standard' media content supported by most competing devices today.
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Google woos Delicious users
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Following rumors that Yahoo is trying to offload its popular social bookmarking service, Delicious, many opportunistic parties have taken advantage of the chaos and come up with their own Delicious boomark importers. Google has joined in the fray in a bid to market its own Google bookmarks as a safe haven. Read On.
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Monster launches Turbine Pearl professional In-Ear speakers
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Monster has announced the new Turbine Pearl professional In-Ear speakers designed for serious audiophile and audio professionals. The Monster Turbine Pearl is available now.
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No iTunes? No problem: new music service offering for Android supposedly in the works for Honeycomb
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Think that a new user interface and built-in support for devices with larger display sizes are the only draws that Honeycomb has to offer for the Android lovers out there? Well, it seems that Google has got one more ace up its sleeve in ensuring that the latest version of its mobile operating system has got what it takes to go toe-to-toe against the likes of iOS. How does an iTunes-esque music service for Android sound like to you?
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Korea gets a new smartphone to play with, courtesy of Pantech
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If it wasn't already clear enough, Google's free Android operating system is definitely on a roll in terms of market share and adoption, and it seems that such a trend is set to continue well into 2011, at least in Korea. Pantech, a well-known Korean handset OEM, has just announced the release of its new Vega S smartphone as its latest contribution to the ever-growing market share of the Android platform.
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NEC joins Android fray, releases new Android-powered netbook
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Think that Acer is the only OEM to offer a netbook which gives consumers the chance to play around with a notebook-optimized port of the mobile Android operating system? Well, think again: NEC has also broken out its own answer to the Android laptop market with its new LifeTouch Note netbook. Wait, didn't Google announce some time back that certain builds of Android were not meant to be used on devices that sport larger-than-smartphone display sizes?
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Leaked Dell roadmap reveals 3 new smartphones and 6 tablet devices for 2011/2012
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Leaked documents show Dell has planned for three smartphones (Android and Windows Phone 7) and six tablet devices which are based on Android 3.0 Honeycomb and Windows platform this year and early 2012.
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Intel's LGA-1155 cross platform compatibility confirmed
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There have been some rumours about Intel's cross platform compatibility for the LGA-1155 and VR-Zone can now confirm that the current Sandy Bridge platform will be compatible with the upcoming Ivy Bridge platform. That said, it's not guaranteed that you’ll be able to pop an Ivy Bridge processor into a P67/H67 motherboard without having to think twice about it.
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