IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 4/20/2012

Intel Ivy Bridge cometh - what new goodies are in store?
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By the end of this month, desktops with Ivy Bridge processors will officially be out there. Since it shares the socket and board infrastructure with its Sandy Bridge predecessors, what new is in there to distinguish the newcomer? We look at the features and overall architecture...


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1.8 Million MIPS-powered Tablets Shipped to Date
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At the Linley Group Tech Mobile Conference 2012 which was recently held in the heart of Silicon Valley (San Jose), Amit Rohatgi from MIPS Technologies Inc. spoke about the penetration MIPS is bringing to the crowded Android tablet space with quite impressive figures.


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Star Trek Comes to Life: Meet Augmented World Contact Lenses
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In Star Trek: First Contact, Geordi La Forge replaced his VISOR with ocular implants. A company out of Bellevue, Washington is bringing that vision to life. What if computer screen would be - on your eyes?


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Scientists make breakthrough that could double human lifespan
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Scientists have made a major research breakthrough that could lead to the near doubling of the average lifespan of a human being.

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Assassin's Creed III in trouble over plagiarism claims
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The author of a science-fiction novel has sued Ubisoft over the alleged plagiarism of his ideas for the popular Assassin's Creed game series and is looking for the release of the third installment of the franchise to be blocked.


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Apple and Samsung to enter settlement talks
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Apple and Samsung will enter talks aimed at settling their differences over a wide-ranging legal dispute in the smartphone and tablet industries that has clogged the courts of many countries.


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The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition launches on Xbox 360 and PC
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Warner Bros. and CD Project RED have announced that the highly-acclaimed role-playing game, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, is now available in an Enhanced Edition on the Xbox 360, while a free upgrade to the Enhanced Edition is being offered to PC gamers.


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ASUS Z77/H77 Boards get Thunderbolt support, expansion card sold separately
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We've just received confirmation from ASUS that most of their retail Z77/H77 motherboard lineup will feature Thunderbolt support, albeit via a separately purchased expansion card which will be hitting the stores soon.

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GIGABYTE GTX 680 OC WindForce 3X 2GB Review
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When the GK104 based GeForce GTX 680 was first released, many pundits pointed out that the reference design had much room for improvement, especially in the power circuitry department which comes into play when overclocking. The GIGABYTE GTX 680 OC WindForce 3X that we have today attempts to address some of the shortfalls with a beefed up VRM and their custom triple fan cooler.

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