Tuesday, September 10, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 9/11/2013





Saints Row IV to join Never Settle Forever bundle
In the market for a new Radeon? Well, good news: yet another title is about to join AMD's Never Settle game bundling deal.
That game is Saints Row IV , and AMD says it will soon be added to the Gold Reward tier of the Never Settle Forever promotion . That means you'll be ...
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Next-gen Gigabyte Brix barebones lineup boasts Haswell CPUs
Haswell seems perfectly suited to Intel's Next Unit of Computing. The small-form-factor PC is basically an ultrabook in a box, and Haswell brings lower power consumption and improved integrated performance to that class of CPU. All of Intel's current NUC models have older Ivy Bridge chips inside, but Gigabyte has updated its range of similar Brix systems with a host of Haswell models.
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Seagate's Shingled Magnetic Recording tech layers tracks to boost bit densities
Since about 2006, hard drives have used perpendicular recording technology to store data. That method has enabled platter densities up to 1TB and drives as large as 4TB. Perpendicular recording is starting to bump into physical limits, though. Seagate says the read and write components of current technology can't get any smaller. Neither can the associated drive tracks, which are down to 75 nanometers in width.
According to the firm, a new approach is needed if areal densities are to ...
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Intel Pro 1500 Series SSD targets corporate users
IDF kicks off tomorrow, and the festivities are getting started early: Intel has introduced a new SSD targeting corporate types. The SSD Pro 1500 Series, as it's called, combines the LSI SandForce SF-2281 controller with 20-nm NAND—a similar configuration to the consumer-grade 530 Series SSD announced a couple months back.
Like the 530 Series, the Pro 1500 will come in 2.5" and M.2 form factors. The 2.5" models will be available in 80-480GB capacities, while the M.2 variants will top out at ...
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Report: Tegra 4 orders picking up

Two months ago, the story was that Nvidia's Tegra 4 wasn't selling so well . According ...
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Rumor: Microsoft preps Surface Pro docking station
Microsoft may be soldiering on with the Surface RT, but it's also working hard to spice up its Intel-powered Surface Pro tablet. Last month, we were treated to a price cut; now, both Neowin and Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows report that a Surface Pro docking station is on the way.
The dock is expected this fall, alongside the second-generation, Haswell-powered version of the Surface Pro. It will reportedly support both the second-gen device and the current model, but not the Surface RT or that tablet's ...
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The TR Podcast 141: Haswell laptops, Ivy Bridge-E, and colored coolers
The Tech Report Podcast
Date: Sept 8, 2013
Duration: 1:37:57
Hosted by: Jordan Drake
Co-Hosts:Scott Wasson, Geoff Gasior, and Cyril Kowaliski
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This episode of the TR Podcast is sponsored by Gearbox Software, promoting their 2013 Gearbox Community Day. The team behind Borderlands 2 has something special planned for this weekend! Gearbox's Community Day, held annually in Dallas, TX, is coming to you live on Saturday, September 14. Tune in to Twitch.TV to see behind the scenes at Gearbox, ask questions of the developers, show off your cosplay, and much more. ...
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