Monday, April 11, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Overclockers Club) 10/04/2011



Overclockers Club
My Opera Mail
Many may not have heard of a web browser called Opera, or their offered service called My Opera. My Opera allows Opera users to blog and share in the Opera browser. Although still in beta, My Opera has added My Opera Mail which is a email service provided by Opera. The goal of the new mail service is to provide an easy and cross platform email service.

This new service provided by Opera will be another challenger in the battle of email providers. Opera Mail still has the same basic features as other mail providers such as Gmail. The team did mention the mail service would have "conversation view" or threaded message view. So far the mail service seems lacking anything game changing.

Keep in mind that this is all still in beta and as the Opera Team promised, new features will roll out as the beta moved along.

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DirectX 11 Patch Coming To Crysis 2
As expected to be announced sooner than later, the Crysis 2 patch that adds DirectX 11 support has just been stated as official. There is no word yet on when the patch may be available for download however, but according to a user on the MyCrysis forums, the Crytek team will be attempting to get the most out of the DirectX 11 technology and code when it is final. No features have been announced yet concerning the technological patch, but it is expected to test even the beefiest systems on the market with higher resolutions and better shading architectures along with the other technologies that DirectX 11 features.

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Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
For you gamers out there who have been looking for a gaming headset, we have a pair of reviews for you to check out. First up is the ROCCAT Kulo Stereo Gaming Headset, a lightweight over-the ear model with built-in microphone. For console gamers, there is a review of the SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB headset designed for the Xbox 360. We also have a few odds and ends to keep you occupied, do dig in and enjoy!

Speakers/Headphones
ROCCAT Kulo Stereo Gaming Headset @ Madshrimps
Steelseries Spectrum 5XB @ XSReviews

Miscellany
Confessions of a multi-monitor madman @ Tech Report
PCPer Podcast #149 @ PC Perspective
2010 Toyota AFL Grand Final 3D Blu-ray @ TweakTown

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