(PR) Thecus Announces New APP Center
Announcing the Thecus NAS App Center, a new service for users to easily download NAS apps. You might be wondering why an app center is built to support NAS devices that used to only be basic storage devices for simple data sharing? As networking storage technology has evolved over the years, our Thecus NAS products have been continuously refined to fill multiple roles with various advanced functionalities. Thus an App Center is needed to distribute apps and modules that are able to meet the needs of a variety of users.
Home users are looking for a fully interconnected home environment for media streaming, photo sharing, and the back-up of important data; so if you're a home user, make sure you check out the following app categories: download management, cloud support, multimedia support, and mobile support. Also don't forget that our App Center makes it possible for users to easily manage their digital lives through computers, mobile devices, TVs, and DLNA devices.
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Only Intel Machines Affected by Windows 8 RTC Bug?
HWBot.org blanket-banning benchmark submissions from Windows 8 machines sent ripples across the PC enthusiast community. Overclocker Christian Ney from OCaholic.ch spent some time trying out different combinations of hardware and operating system to check if Windows 8 RTC (realtime-clock) bug affects benchmarks consistently, on all hardware platforms. His findings are interesting, and one can draw the inference that only Intel processor-based machines could be affected by the bug, not AMD-based ones.
Ney observed the Windows 8 RTC bug to affect benchmark results only on Windows 8 machines running Intel LGA1150 "Haswell," LGA1155 "Ivy Bridge," and LGA1155 "Sandy Bridge," and not AMD AM3 and FM2 platforms. The issue didn't surface on any system running the older Windows 7 operating system. With it, it's clear that it's not just Microsoft that has to do some troubleshooting, Intel has to, as well. HWBot.org may have just saved itself time and pointless "bias" debates by blanket-banning Windows 8.
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(PR) Enermax Presents New Aeolus Vegas Cooling Pad
Enermax extends the precious Aeolus notebook cooling series with a new model: The Aeolus Vegas is a high-quality aluminium cooler with an eye-catching four-colour 180 mm LED fan. Due to a magnetic mounting system, the fan can be moved directly towards the hot spots of the notebook. The Aeolus Vegas (CP007) is now available for sale in Europe. MSRP incl. VAT: 44.90 Euro. In coming months, Enermax will release further notebook coolers for different applications and target groups.
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Energy-efficient AMD A10-6700T APU Goes on Sale This Week
AMD's energy-efficient socket FM2 desktop APU, the A10-6700T, is expected to go on sale later this week. Its selling point is the 45W TDP, with no reduction in core-count, or other components. Based on the 32 nm "Richland" silicon, the A10-6700T features four "Piledriver" x86-64 cores clocked at 2.50 GHz, with TurboCore frequency of 3.50 GHz, and 4 MB of total L2 cache. It features a Radeon HD 8650D graphics core with 384 stream processors, and untouched clock speeds of 760 MHz core, and 844 MHz boost. The chip also features a dual-channel DDR3-2133 MHz integrated memory controller, and a PCI-Express gen 2.0 root complex. The A10-6700T is expected to be priced around $150.
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(PR) NZXT Announces Phantom 630 Windowed Edition Case
NZXT is happy to announce the arrival of the Phantom 630 Windowed Edition. Featuring a much desired full-sized window, the new Phantom 630 offers a window more than twice the size of the original. Naturally, all of the high performance features of the Phantom 630 are retained, including its fully modular, interchangeable hard drive cages, phenomenal liquid cooling support and discrete rear-mounted SSD trays behind the motherboard.
Along with an integrated 30-watt single channel fan controller, the Phantom 630 also features a split-level motherboard tray, offering unrivaled cable management and airflow capabilities. Further minimizing cable clutter, the Phantom 630 is equipped with a rear-mounted multi-port fan hub for a simple and clean fan controller setup. With complete support to accommodate a variety of high performance builds, the redesigned window is perfect for showing off any beautiful build. Additionally, NZXT will offer a standalone window upgrade panel that is compatible for both the Phantom 630 and the H630 chassis.
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(PR) Two New Custom PCB GeForce GTX 780 Water Blocks In The Works
EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium water cooling gear manufacturer, is working on two new Full Cover water blocks for MSI- and EVGA customized PCB design NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 series graphics cards, namely for the upcoming MSI N780GTX Lightning and recently launched EVGA 780 GTX Classified (03G-P4-3788) graphics cards.
The upcoming EK-FC780 GTX Lightning is a Full Cover water block engineered in cooperation with MSI specifically for the upcoming flagship performance N780GTX Lightning GeForce GTX 780 graphics card. This product will directly cool the GPU, RAM as well as VRM (voltage regulation module) as water will flow directly over these critical areas thus allowing the graphics card and it's VRM to remain stable under high overclocks.
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(PR) Amped Wireless First to Bring 802.11ac Range Extender to Market
Amped Wireless, the leading manufacturer of high power, long-range wireless communications products for the home and office, today introduced the REA20 High Power 700mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi Range Extender. The REA20 is Amped Wireless' new flagship Wi-Fi range extender and the first in the industry to be available with 802.11ac technology.
A universal range extender, the REA20 is capable of expanding any wireless network by repeating, amplifying and rebroadcasting signals from any Wi-Fi router. The industry-pioneering technology built into the REA20 will allow multiple users to download and stream HD or 4K media to different devices simultaneously without buffering delays. The REA20 delivers speeds up to three times faster than range extenders operating on the previous 802.11n Wi-Fi standard.
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Westone Introduces the UM Pro Series IEMs
Westone, the leader in high performance audio and in-ear monitoring technology, announces the availability of the UM Pro Series headphones. The UM Pro Series 10, 20 and 30 are the next generation of the acclaimed Westone UM Series and bring superior sound for the stage or studio. Each unit is individually hand-crafted in Colorado Springs, USA. The UM Pro 10 is ideal for on-stage monitoring for any level of musician, the UM Pro 20 is ideal for on-stage monitoring for drummers, vocalist and bass players, and the UM Pro 30 is the reference product for on-stage monitoring and home or studio recording.
With Westone True-Fit technology, Westone combines 50+ years experience with in-ear applications that has yielded a low-profile, lightweight, universal earpiece which delivers maximum comfort and in-ear coupling for dynamic music monitoring. UM Pros are meticulously built by a staff of dedicated artisans and lab technicians. Westone's USA products exhibit a level of craftsmanship that truly embodies America's rich history of handmade artistry. The UM Pro exemplifies the best in sound and fit available on the market today.
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(PR) AMD Offers New Multi-Core R-Series CPUs and Discrete AMD Radeon GPU Bundle
AMD today announced new CPU offerings for the AMD Embedded R-Series high-performance computing platform, along with the introduction of a discrete GPU promotional program to provide embedded designers more choices for meeting demanding performance requirements.
The new options include quad-core and dual-core CPUs scaling from 2.2 GHz to 3.2 GHz with Thermal Design Power (TDP) ranging from 17 to 35 watts for applications that require high performance x86 compute such as network attached storage (NAS). To address high-end visual needs for applications like digital gaming and signage that require high-performance x86 compute coupled with industry-leading discrete graphics, AMD is introducing a new discrete GPU promotional program that provides customers with both a CPU and discrete GPU for savings of up to 20 percent.
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(PR) Lian Li Announces the PC-V360 M-ATX Chassis
Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd today announces a new slim brushed aluminum M-ATX chassis with side mounted radiator support, PC-V360. While having a small and slim profile, the PC-V360 allows DIY builders to assemble an enthusiast level system with support for AIO liquid cooling systems. A hinged bracket directly across the CPU allows DIY builders to install a 240mm radiator in the PC-V360. The bracket secured by thumbscrews can be swung open on its hinge to allow for easy access of the internal components. The bracket can also be removed for fan/radiator mounting as well as taken off completely if not being used.
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(PR) Thecus Announces the Updated N2560 and N4560 NAS Devices
Thecus is proud to announce the release of the latest incarnations of its ground-breaking line of home- and SMB-targeted NAS solutions. The 2-bay N2560 and 4-bay N4560 feature the latest Intel Atom SoCs, increased RAM, as well as all the hardware that made the original models such a success. Thecus has also striven to improve functionality and productivity through the inclusion of the T-OnTheGo remote accessibility feature and the unveiling of the NAS Application Center online. With improved power and performance along with cutting-edge features, the N2560 and N4560 are pushing the boundaries in home and SMB networking.
"To make the world first even better, we looked first at what made our breakthrough possible: the SoC heart of the NAS. With the performance advances taken care of by Intel's latest Atom and 2 GB of RAM in both models, we turned to the user experience." - Florence Shih, General Manager of Thecus
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(PR) Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 Raises the Bar for Price-Performance Ratio
be quiet!, the market leader of power supplies in Germany for seven consecutive years, introduces its next generation of entry level fans: Pure Wings 2. With new fan blades and rifle bearing technology, it is quieter than ever, producing a maximum of 19.2 dB(A).
With the new Pure Wings 2 fan series, be quiet! sets a new standard for the price-performance-ratio of PC case fans. By adding two extra fan blades to the product, be quiet! increased the airflow capabilities and air pressure while maintaining a nearly inaudible noise level. The increased air pressure makes the Pure Wings 2 especially recommended for the use in water cooling and air cooling setups.
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(PR) ASUS Announces Z87 Deluxe Quad Motherboard
ASUS is excited to announce the world's first motherboard certified by Intel with Thunderbolt 2 technology, the Z87-Deluxe/Quad. Based on the new Intel Z87 chipset and ready for the latest 4th generation Intel Core processors, the ASUS Z87-Deluxe/Quad ATX motherboard has two Thunderbolt 2 ports which allow for up to 12 simultaneously connected devices. Each port is capable of up to a 20Gbit/s transfer rate and is backward compatible with first generation Thunderbolt.
"Z87-Deluxe/Quad has been subjected to a tremendous amount of compatibility, BIOS, as well as video/audio and other tests to verify its quality and design," said Joe Hsieh, ASUS Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Motherboard and Desktop System Business Unit. "Being the world's first certified motherboard for Thunderbolt 2 technology also means setting the standard for all of the upcoming products, which is something that ASUS has always done."
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MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning Pictured
Ahead of its launch, pictures of MSI's GeForce GTX 780 Lightning graphics cards were leaked to the web by HardwareZone (now redacted), and reposted by WCCFTech. Pictures reveal never before seen PCB and cooler designs. To begin with, MSI is using a brand new cooling solution called TriFrozr. It combines a large compound dual fin-stack heatsink, to which heat is fed by seven 8 mm-thick heat pipes, with an array of three fans, two larger 100 mm ones on the edges, and a smaller 70 mm one in the center. The fans feature independent control system, which lets you tweak speeds of individual fans, over software. An LED-lit badge doubles up as a GPU load indicator. A swanky back-plate lines the reverse side.
Under this elaborate cooling solution is a brute of a PCB. Drawing power from a pair of 8-pin PCIe power connectors, the custom-design PCB by MSI features a 20-phase digital PWM voltage regulation, which use a combination of high current chokes, International Rectifier PowIRstage, DirectFET chips, tantalum capacitors, and MSI's GPU Reactor module that cuts out electrical noise. The GPU is wired to 7 GT/s rated Elpida-branded memory chips, and three (that's right, three) GPU BIOS ROMs. One stores a failsafe reference BIOS, another factory-OC air BIOS, and one that primes the GPU for liquid-nitrogen cooling-assisted overclocking. MSI is expected to launch the GTX 780 Lightning on August 28, 2013, priced around $800.
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(PR) G.Skill Announces Ripjaws SO-DIMM Series
G.SKILL International Co. Ltd., the leading high performance memory designer and manufacturer, adds a brand new DDR3 SO-DIMM Series to its product line, named G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory. Besides using only highly selected components, every G.SKILL Ripjaws SO-DIMM memory kit is 100% validated with G.SKILL rigorous burn-in tests. It ensures every Ripjaws SO-DIMM kit delivers perfect stability, performance, and quality for your notebook and PC.
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(PR) Enthusiast Mini-ITX Case From NCASE Successfully Funded
NCASE Design today announced the complete success of its crowdfunding campaign to mass produce the innovative all-aluminum "M1" mini-ITX PC enclosure.
The campaign was created on IndieGoGo and launched on August 10th. The original goal of $67,500 was reached within 24 hours. Six hundred units of the case were made available for purchase. Within seven days all enclosures were claimed and over $135,000 was raised.
Due to high demand and accidental duplicate orders, a limited amount of additional M1 cases are immediately available for preorder via NCASE's website. Preorders will be accepted until midnight September 1st, 2013. The NCASE team is a two-man, grassroots effort born out of a shared appreciation for quality design and a desire to push the envelope for small form-factor enthusiast PCs.
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AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta V2 Drivers Released
AMD released the second edition of Catalyst 13.8 Beta driver suite, marked by "V2." The drivers bring with them a bucket-list of game specific performance improvements, beginning with up to 25 percent on Saints Row 4 at 1920 x 1080 and Ultra settings enabled; up to 9 percent on Splinter Cell: Blacklist at 2560 x 1600 and Ultra settings; improvements on single-GPU and CrossFireX performance with Final Fantasy XIV; improves single-GPU performance on RIPD; CrossFire performance on Minimum and Castlevania Lords of Shadow.
Catalyst 13.8 Beta V2 also fixes image quality issues with Van Helsing, display corruption when enabling anti-aliasing through Catalyst Control Center, for Far Cry 3 and FC3: Blood Dragon; random corruption issues on Doom 3 BFG Edition, and CrossFire frame-pacing issues with World of Warcraft, Sniper Elite, Watch Dogs, and Tomb Raider.
DOWNLOAD: AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta V2
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(PR) Toshiba Launches 7,278 rpm 2.5-inch HDD Series with 7 mm Height
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will expand its family of small form factor 2.5-inch HDDs with a new series that packs up to 500GB of data storage into a unit with a height of just 7mm. The new "MQ01ACF" series will start shipping from August 30.
The "MQ01ACF" series is Toshiba's first 7,278rpm, 2.5-inch product with a 7 mm height. The series offers two models: the "MQ01ACF050" with a recording capacity of 500 GB and the 320 GB "MQ01ACF032". A maximum internal transfer rate of 1,850 Mbit/s is realized by improvement to linear recording density and the 7,278 rpm rotational speed. Implementation of the 6 Gbit/s SATA interface also boosts data transfer rates over those of current models.
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(PR) X2 Presents the Aurel Headphones
We are proud to introduce to the X2 product lines, premium quality audio headphones and the soon be launched Gaming headphones. The X2 Aurel series audio headphones are designed with style, functionality and genuine audio in mind.
The X2 Aurel will go with you wherever you go, the over-ear cups will deliver excellent quality sound that will blow your mind. Easy fitting and comfortable twisting the ear-cups, even when wearing down in relax mode or on your neck. The headphones are made out of lightweight yet strong materials and are easily packed when folded flat. Noise cancellation (passive) technology will deliver superb and crystal clear sounds every single time. Supplied with a gold plated audio cable including microphone and play/pause button, 3.5 -> 6.35 mm audio jack and an airplane adapter. Enjoy excellent sound quality anywhere on the planet and beyond!
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AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series Won't Fully Support DirectX 11.2
Graphics processors based on first-generation Graphics CoreNext micro-architecture, slotted inside the "Southern Islands" and "Sea Islands" families, and branded under Radeon HD 7000 and Radeon HD 8000 (OEM) series, don't fully support Microsoft DirectX 11.2 API. Exclusive with the upcoming Windows 8.1 operating system, the Direct3D component of DirectX 11.2 introduces a handful of revolutionary consumer 3D features, such as "D3D tiled resources," which is analogous to OpenGL mega-textures; HLSL shader linking, frame-buffer scaling, etc.
In an interview with German publication c't Magazin, AMD engineer Laylah Mah pointed out that a feedback routine Microsoft deployed in the final specification of DirectX 11.2 turned out different from the one AMD anticipated. Mah stressed that the incompatibility is not at the level of the hardware, but the driver. The GPUs inside next-generation consoles like Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 aren't fundamentally different from current AMD GPU micro-architecture, and at least one of the two, Xbox One, will leverage the latest DirectX.
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(PR) Ozone Neutron, Lepton and Boson Mousepads Launched
Ozone brings you the best technology service with the best materials so you can choose the mousepad that best suits your needs as a gamer. Power and Freedom lead to your decisions.The new Ozone mousepad is the result of a perfect combination between a hard mat and a soft one. It creates a new consistent gaming performance. Ozone has developed one of the highest stable mousepads that you can ever experience. It gives you both perfect accuracy and control. Its rubber absorbs noise and ensures a quiet user experience. It's been optimized for both laser and optical mice performance as well.
The hybrid surface gives you an unique smooth feeling and the best performance. No matter you are a hardcore gamer or not, this mousepad will exceed your expectation. Manuel LaMia Mildenberger (Ozone Team Taiwan) says; "Neutron mousepad is perfect for e-sports gaming activities, since it provides a flawless and accurate performance in both quick and slow movements. It also adapts very well to any roughness in the surface thanks to its comfortable layered design. As a pro-gamer I need tools that won't let me down, that's why I choose Neutron."
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