Wednesday, June 26, 2013

IT News Head Lines (AnandTech) 6/27/2013

AnandTech



NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Review: The New Enthusiast Kepler
A little less than a month has transpired since the launch of the GeForce GTX 770, and we’re back again with another new NVIDIA card. Launching today at $250 is the GeForce GTX 760, the successor to the GTX 660 Ti and GTX 670, and NVIDIA's new enthusiast class Kpeler card. Designed to go up against the Radeon HD 7950, as we'll see the GTX 760 can both beat it on performance and undercut it on price, making for a very welcome shakeup in the enthusiast market segment.


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Strontium Hawk (240GB) Review
Strontium is probably a new acquaintance for many of our readers, but their story may be familiar. Founded in 2002 in Singapore, Strontium is one of the many memory manufacturers who have turned to SSDs to expand their product portfolio and increase revenues. What makes Strontium special is the fact that they actually buy the whole SSD from a third party and simply rebrand it. In case of the Hawk, Strontium sourced the SSD from Toshiba. Read on to find out how the Hawk performs.


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Sprint Shareholders Approve SoftBank Acquisition, Scuttle DISH Bid
Approval sets the stage for a fight over ClearWire
    




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New "Leakage-Free" Nanotube, Quantum Dot Transistor Uses No Semiconductors
Device operates at room temperature; feature with is currently 20 nm, could be shrunk smaller
    




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Barnes & Noble to Leave Tablet Design, Production to 3rd Parties, Slashes Prices
Book seller will look to partner with third parties for branded color tablets, to avoid soaring losses
    




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Australia Denies Classification to "Saints Row 4," Will Receive a Cleaner Version
The ACB's decision not to classify "Saints Row 4" marks the first time this has happened since the new R18+ rating was released
    




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ITC Changes Rules to Block Foreign Patent "Trolling" Efforts
Change is unlikely to impact contentious smartphone wars
    




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AT&T Sells Out of HTC First Smartphone, CEO Says It's a Flop Like the Motorola Rokr
But he wants to continue working with Facebook to make it better
    




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Apple Stock Dips to $400 as iPhone Inventory Climbs
Apple stock enters a downward spiral
    




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"Biowire" Imitates Human Heart Tissue Through Better Cell Maturation
The cells grow easily in this long environment because it mimics their normal growth pattern
    




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Sony Announces 6.4" 2.2GHz Xperia Z Ultra Smartphone, SmartWatch 2
Sony expands its mobile lineup with a new superphone and a new companion device
    




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Lenovo Looks to Smartphone Gaming to Challenge Samsung in China
Lenovo Game World to offer video games and social connectivity
    




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