Sony hires a 'crisis specialist' who is already advising the company
It feels like we've written 50+ stories on Sony in the last couple of weeks, but the stories just continue. News has broke that the hacked company has hired Judy Smith, who is a crisis specialist, so much so that there's even a TV show based on her career - ABC's Scandal.
North Korea has since offered a joint investigation with the United States to find the real culprit, after the Obama administration and the FBI pegged the blame on Pyongyang.
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Sony removes 'The Interview' Twitter and Facebook accounts
Sony is currently removing any trace of The Interview from social networks, with The Interview's Facebook page gone, and the Twitter account isn't far behind that. There were 1800+ tweets on The Interview Twitter account, all of which have been deleted.
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ASUS teases external VRM device for extreme GPU overclocking
GIGABYTE and EVGA have been on the market with external VRM solutions for serious GPU overclocking, but it looks like ASUS is stepping into the game with its own external voltage regulator module, or VRM.
The VRM card in question features a "single 8-phase output with output voltage of up to 2.5V (with output voltage offset switches [+0.4V, +0.3V, +0.2V, +0.1V]) and current up to 500A. The card has on-board voltage control/monitoring, output current monitoring, VRM temperature monitoring, load-line calibration (0%, 60%, 80%, 100%), hotwire setting/monitoring and other features required by extreme overclockers. The board sports four six-pin PCIe (4*75W) input power connectors, which means that it can deliver up to 300W of power to the graphics board, enough power to break world's records" reports Anton Shilov from KitGuru.
We should expect ASUS to unveil this soon, or they could wait until Computex 2015 in June to show off this extreme overclocking VRM beast.
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NVIDIA working on modules for Google's modular smartphone, Project Ara
NVIDIA and Marvell have been confirmed by Google to be working on modules for its upcoming modular smartphone, known as Project Ara. Both companies are working on application processors (APs) which will feature the first generation Toshiba UniPro bridge ASICs for Project Ara Spiral 2 prototype handsets.
The modules being discussed now are only the first generation units, with the Spiral 3 prototype launching sometime in Spring 2015. These new prototypes will make use of Toshiba's second-generation UniPro switch and bridge ASICs, something that will sport contactless M-PHY data transfer capabilities. Google should start selling the first Project Ara smartphones next year, but we don't know if they'll be using the Spiral 2 or Spiral 3 chassis or not.
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Xiaomi raising $1 billion in new funding according to latest reports
It looks like Xiaomi is raising more funds, with the Chinese smartphone giant reportedly raising over $1 billion in a fresh round of funding that could be finalized on Monday.
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Google Fiber expansion into 34 new cities has been delayed
Google teased earlier in the year that it was expanding its Fiber service into 34 new cities in nine metro areas, but the Mountain View-based search giant has now delayed these plans.
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Sony teases PlayStation 5 could be a cloud-based console
While most news for Sony is about the hack against it by North Korea, or so the US government alleges, the Japanese giant is out there teasing its next-gen console. Yes, the PlayStation 5 has been mentioned, and it's about damn time.
Ito said "I think there will be a PS5. However, I don't know what form it'll have. It could be a physical console, or it could be in the cloud. But even if the form might change, PS5 Games will be born. This is what we want." Now I'm two minds about this, especially with what has happened lately with Sony. On one hand, being in the cloud would stop a lot of the hardware issues holding us back, seeing a next-gen console barely do 1080p 30FPS would just be disastrous. On the other hand, if everything is in the cloud and Sony gets hacked... well, we know how that has turned out lately.
Sony has made quite the number of headlines this month, where they were attacked by the GOP, had leaked e-mails and embarrassing situations with celebrities and more. The US has said that it will respond to North Korea over the hack, but North Korea has denied the attack, with the country stating that it wants to lead a joint investigation with the United States to find out who the real hacker, or hackers were.
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Instagram is now worth $35 billion, after Facebook paid $1 billion
Most thought that Facebook was a bit crazy when it purchased image sharing service Instagram for $1 billion, but now the company is worth upwards of $35 billion according to a new valuation estimate.
The $35 billion valuation is still quite speculative, withi Citigroup's own analysts weary of it, as it depends on multiple factors, but they're still optimistic that the service is undermonetized. Citigroup believes that Instagram could provide Facebook with around $2 billion in annual revenue eventually.
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Latest Call of Duty DLC stars Bill Paxton, John Malkovich, and more
Kevin "Frank Underwood" Spacey may have been the big draw card for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare when it launched, but the latest DLC for Activision's super-popular first-person shooter has some massive stars lining up to lend their talent.
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Silicon Power T11 240GB Thunderbolt External SSD Review
With that said, today we look at Silicon Power's first Thunderbolt solution, the T11. The T11 is a portable SSD featuring Thunderbolt interconnectivity. Capacities for this solution include 120GB and 240GB with marketing specifications dictating 340 MB/s reads and 280 MB/s writes. Compatibility extends to Windows 7 and 8 along with OS X 10.6+.
MSRP of the Silicon Power T11 in the 240GB flavour is listed at $199.99 with a three-year warranty.
The Silicon Power T11 is quite a unique solution in that it's our first single drive portable SSD to use the Thunderbolt interface. It is also Silicon Power's first Thunderbolt enabled device on the market.
The build quality of this drive was quite good. The aluminum enclosure of the device adds a good amount of durability to the solution, while also acting like a heat sink of sorts, which you do need as this device does get pretty warm after extended periods of write operations.
Performance of the T11 was quite good as well, especially in our DiskBench testing with real data. In our sequential testing, we were able to meet marketing specifications for read operations with results coming in at 363 MB/s read, while writes didn't quite make the cut at 208 MB/s.
PRICING: You can find the Silicon Power Thunderbolt T11 240GB Portable External Solid State Drive for sale below. The prices listed are valid at the time of writing but can change at any time. Click the link to see the very latest pricing for the best deal.
United States: The Silicon Power Thunderbolt T11 240GB Portable External Solid State Drive retails for $188.95 at Amazon.
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Huntkey New Products Release Conference Held in Uzbekistan
Huntkey hosted a product release conference at hotel DEDEMAN, Uzbekistan. Huntkey, a global leader in providing accessories of computers, presented new PIO (Parts-In-One) desktop series and cases, in order to sustaining the share of market in Uzbekistan. 3 reporters of well-known IT media in Uzbekistan and 60 local customers attended the conference.
The competition of assembling a desktop PC is another important point to note. The participant showed lots of interesting in the competition.
The Huntkey product release conference in Uzbekistan demonstrates that Huntkey has taken a new step into the Uzbekistan market, which can promote the sales of Huntkey products in the CIS market positively and effectively. The success of the conference has also laid a good foundation for the coming Huntkey product release conference in Uzbekistan.
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Lian Li Launches O Series Wall-Mountable Chassis
Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd, today launches the O Series open-air, wall-mountable chassis: PC-O5, PC-O5S, PC-O6S and PC-O7S. Previewed to the worldwide technology community in its prototype stage, the O Series chassis final design reflect the feedback of the DIY community, and feature oversized tempered glass windows, a PCI riser cards, and sleek aluminum construction.
Customizable Storage Options
The O Series chassis give builders several options for storage installation. Hard drives can be mounted in the hard drive cage, hidden by an anodized aluminum shield, directly mounted on the motherboard tray, or installed on a removable bracket behind the motherboard.
Water Cooling Support
The PC-O5S, PC-O6S, and PC-O7S support AIO water cooling systems. The "S" suffix in the aforementioned models denotes water cooling compatibility. The PC-O5S supports radiators up to 240mm, while the PC-O6S and PC-O7S supports 360mm radiators.
Versatile Placement
The O Series cases can be mounted to the wall, placed on a desk in the vertical position using the included aluminum stand with rubber grip, or arranged horizontally on four attachable feet with rubber padding.
- Open-Air Chassis
- Oversized tempered glass panel
- Wall-mountable
- Can be placed in a vertical or horizontal position on a desk
- Some models with AIO water cooling support: PC-O5S, PC-O6S, PC-O7S
- Aluminum construction
- MSRP:
o PC-O5S: $ 319
o PC-O6S: $ 379
o PC-O7S: $ 419
- Available soon in the US in February
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