Saturday, May 4, 2013

IT News Head Lines (bit-tech.net) 05/05/2013

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Netgear Powerline Music Extender XAUB2511 Review
This pass-through Powerline kit can be an Airplay receiver, print server and USB storage NAS.

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TimeGate Studios faces bankruptcy
Section 8 developer and co-developer of Aliens: Colonial Marines, TimeGate Studios, is facing bankruptcy.

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Bit-tech and Custom PC Awards Winners Announced
Who did you vote as the best manufacturers and retailers of the year? Find out here!

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ASRock details next-gen A-Style Purity Sound tech
Two amps, no capacitors, top quality, claims company.

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Intel names Brian Krzanich as new CEO
Otellini's successor named in the nick of time.

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AMD launches semi-custom processor division
Looking beyond Sony and Microsoft.

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Intel teases Iris Pro 5200 Haswell IGP
Top-end IGP may be exclusive to BGA parts.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer released, game coming to all platforms
Call of Duty: Ghosts has been officially announced and is aiming for a November 5 release.

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SilverStone Argon AR01 Review
SilverStone's new range of coolers is here, and we take one of them for a spin.

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Zynga to publish Game of Thrones social title
Zynga is to publish a social title based on the Game of Thrones series.

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IBM animates atoms in short stop-motion film
Makes its way into the record books.

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Haswell C states raise PSU compatibility fears
Some power supplies won't cope, it's claimed.

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Zeus Edition by Ronnie Hara
Ronnie Hara talks to bit-tech about his awesome-looking Cosmos S mod - Zeus Edition

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A Week With Windows 8
Windows 7 was largely well received from the moment it was released. It looked and felt a lot like XP and Vista, but with some noticeable and useful tweaks including everything from Snap (aligning two windows side by side in a matter of seconds) to Snipping tool and decent SSD support. It’s little wonder, then, that Windows 7 sold very well indeed.

With Windows 8, however, Microsoft has made the most significant visible changes to the OS that we’ve seen in over a decade, and most reviews have been far less glowing. So when ordering my new laptop the plan was to install Windows 7 on it as soon as it arrived. But, not one to blindly take other people's word for it, when the laptop did arrive I thought I’d relent on my original plan and actually give Windows 8 a go for a week. Here’s how I got on.

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