Thursday, November 27, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 11/28/2014





The TR Podcast 166: Reader questions, Asus answers, and our mobile recs
The Tech Report Podcast

Date: November 26, 2014
Duration: 1:26:20

Hosted by: Jordan Drake

Co-Hosts: Scott Wasson, Geoff Gasior and Cyril Kowaliski

Special Guests: JJ from Asus and Jeff Kampman

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Ubisoft doles out freebies to make up for AC Unity issues
There's now a silver lining to Assassin's Creed Unity's botched launch. Ubisoft has announced that, to make up for the game's performance issues and bugs, the upcoming Dead Kings DLC will be made available free of charge.

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In the lab: Cooler Master's Silencio 652S quiet case
Work is winding down ahead of the long weekend here at TR, but we're already all set for next week. At least, I am. I've just finished unpacking the Silencio 652S, a stealthy ATX mid-tower from Cooler Master:
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Native FLAC support coming to Windows 10
Microsoft is doubling down on support for exotic media formats. After introducing MKV support in build 9879 of the Windows 10 Technical Preview earlier this month, the company now has its sights set on FLAC—the lossless audio codec favored by audiophiles. See this tweet from Gabriel Aul of Microsoft's Operating Systems Group:
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Early Black Friday deals: 4K for $350, 1080p IPS for $100, and more
The news scene has quieted down ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, but there are loads of early Black Friday deals to peruse. Here are the ones that stand out so far today:
I didn't intend to focus displays and SSDs, but that's sort of what happened. The deals above only scratch the surface ...
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Zalman is 'not going bankrupt'
Rumors of Zalman's demise have been, it seems, greatly exaggerated. AnandTech received a statement from the Korean company yesterday, and the statement makes it quite clear that Zalman isn't bankrupt:
Moneual is Zalman's parent company, and it was recently brought down by alleged fraud. Zalman stresses that it was "not involved in any fraudulent ...
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Mechanical roadmap points to hard drives over 100TB by 2025
If you want to know what the future of hard drives holds, the Advanced Storage Technology Consortium is probably a good place to start. Otherwise known as the ASTC, the group was founded by a collection of industry heavyweights that includes HGST, Seagate, and WD. It's billed as a "forum for collaborative joint R&D efforts," giving its projections credible weight.
According to the ATSC's latest roadmap , mechanical storage densities will increase at an accelerated rate starting in a few years, when heat-assisted and bit-patterned ...
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