Wednesday, February 19, 2014

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 20/02/2014

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Nvidia launches the GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti
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The new GPUs feature Nvidia’s Maxwell architecture and are so efficient that they do not need a dedicated power connector. Nvidia launched the GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti cards today, its new entry-level cards are the first to feature its new Maxwell architecture. The cards are based on a 28 nm GM107 silicon. The [...]
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Xiaomi Mi 3 set for launch in Singapore on March 7
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Xiaomi is set to launch the Mi 3 smartphone to the Singaporean market this March. Xiaomi has, for the most part, been a brand that’s reserved for Asia, but even countries like Singapore isn’t a priority for the growing smartphone maker.  The Mi 3, which was unveiled late last year, is taking its sweet time [...]
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Man sues Ethiopian government for spying on him
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A man is suing the country of Ethiopia for supposedly infecting his computer with malwares that recorded and uploaded his Skype phone calls and other private data. The man, a US citizen living in Maryland, has accused the Ethiopian government of spying on him using malicious software.  According to reports, a program called FinSpy slipped [...]
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Study demonstrates curing paralysis is a possibility
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A team of researchers Cornell University has demonstrated that it is possible to ‘control paralyzed limbs purely with thoughts.’ The field that studies brain-machine interfaces has been making leaps and bounds in recent years, leading to the possibility that one day we’ll be able to cure most forms of paralysis.  The path towards deciphering our [...]
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Sony achieves sales goal by selling 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles
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Sony has sold over 5 million PlayStation 4 consoles globally, and with the console’s Japanese launch imminent, sales numbers are only set to increase. Back when Sony launched the PlayStation 4, it announced that it was targeting 5 million consoles sales globally by March. While that seemed like an ambitious target at the time, Sony has [...]
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Plug-and-play security card may provide universal PC access protection
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Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), along with the Control System Security Center (CSSC), develops an easy-to-use, plug-and-play security peripheral for all computers. Computer security often comes in software packages, and the hardware part is usually in the form of the software’s installing/access medium. This idea is quite different from AIST’s [...]
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October 31 will be the last day you can buy a Windows 7 PC
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Machines designed for enterprise customers are exempt from this cutoff. Despite continued interest from OEMs for Windows 7 machines, Microsoft has decided to manufacturers to stop selling the machines after the last day in October. Machines intended for enterprise customers are exempt from this requirement. Microsoft intends to phase out sales for machines shipping with [...]
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You’ve heard of smart watches, now what about a smart ring?
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Fin is a smart ring that connects via Bluetooth and lets you control connected devices through hand gestures. Fin is different from other smart rings in that it allows you to control your connected devices rather than show incoming notifications. It does this through a sensor that is embedded in the ring. The sensor can [...]
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Nowhere to be found
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The Radeon R290X is still sold out, and it isn’t because of gamers. A surge in Litecoin mining has led to the Radeon R9 290X being sold out in the U.S. AMD’s Radeon R9 290X is in short supply, and it appears that’s not because of gamers. Reports from across the web point towards an [...]
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Breathe a sigh of relief: Valve isn’t tracking your web history
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Valve big boss Gabe Newell denies claims made on Reddit. Valve’s Gabe Newell has outright denied accusations that Valve’s anti-cheat software, VAC, is tracking user’s web histories as alleged by a Reddit user in a highly upvoted thread on the forum’s Counter Strike: Global Offensive subreddit. It was alleged that Valve’s anti-cheat software was siphoning [...]
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