Friday, March 20, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 3/21/2015





Renegade X commands and conquers Jr. Damage's attention
Our series of game impressions videos continues with Renegade X, a long-in-development shooter that's completely free to play. Here's the scoop.
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Let's handicap the 2015 GPU race for a moment
We had an exchange in the comments earlier this week that seems to me like it's worthy of a little more attention. TR reader "ermo" asked me the following question:
Do you have any informed speculation to offer on whether we will see AMD update the R9 280X (GCN 1.0) ...
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Deal of the week: A Bay Trail tablet for $75, a 5TB hard drive for $160, and more
E-tailers have cut prices on loads of big-screen TVs as part of their March Madness promotions, but we still managed to find some sweet PC hardware in the discount aisle.
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Carrizo's graphics involve clear signs of volcanic activity
AMD just released its reference guide (PDF) for generation three of its Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture, also known as Volcanic Islands. The upcoming Radeon R9 390X is expected to be based on this new generation of technology, and reading through the document offers some insights into exactly how GCN3 works.
The document also resolves a bit of a mystery about AMD's Carrizo APU —namely, what generation of ...
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Promo provides glimpse of Magic Leap's augmented reality future
For years, a well-funded startup called Magic Leap has been working in secret on new augmented reality technology. The company was founded by former biomedical engineer Rony Abovitz, and according to the New York Times, its proprietary tech beams "3D light sculptures" onto your eyeballs. Pretty neat.
Although Magic Leap has shared few details about its plans, the company has posted an ...
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Windows 10 update for pirates isn't amnesty
After Microsoft's surprising revelation that users of pirated versions of Windows would be eligible for a free upgrade to Win10, there has been understandable confusion as to whether this opportunity constitutes a grandfathering for those who didn't pay for their OS. Amidst this clamor, Microsoft issued a statement to ZDNet yesterday clarifying what the Windows 10 update means for illegitimate copies of Windows:
We have always been committed to ensuring that customers have the best Windows experience possible. With Windows 10, although non-Genuine PCs may be able to upgrade to Windows 10, the upgrade will not change the genuine state of the license. Non-Genuine Windows is not published by Microsoft. It is not properly licensed, or supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner. If a ...
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MSI's Cubi is a NUC-le sandwich
Intel's NUC and its derivatives may not replace gaming PCs, but for most people, these tiny boxes provide more than enough power for daily computing. Now, MSI is getting on the NUC-alike bandwagon. Its new Cubi mini-PC isn't much larger than the average sandwich, at 4.5" x 4.4" x 1.4", and it features a range of Intel's latest Broadwell CPUs.
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EVGA's Torq X5 and X10 mice reviewed
What's the first product that comes to mind when you think "mouse?" For me, it's one of Logitech's G-series clickers. Others might name classics like Microsoft's IntelliMouse Explorer or Razer's DeathAdder. But we might be hearing EVGA's name from mouse fanatics soon, too. Yeah, that EVGA. Say hello to the company's Torq X10 (left) and X5 (right):
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The Quadro M6000 is a Titan X for workstations
We know that Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan X is a monster of a graphics card, but as a consumer-oriented product, it lacks the driver support and ISV certification that workstation builders demand. Those goodies come with Nvidia's Quadro cards. Pictures of a new high-end Quadro leaked over the past few days (most notably, from international electronic music superstar deadmau5), and now, the GM200-based Quadro M6000 is official.
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AMD makes FreeSync official, reveals display pricing
Although some displays have already leaked out into stores in various places, today is the day AMD is officially introducing its FreeSync display technology in the U.S. As a result, you may be able to find some FreeSync monitors available for purchase now.
For instance, the BenQ XL2730Z is selling at Newegg for $629.99 , and it kind of tells the story of FreeSync in a nutshell. It's a 27" monitor ...
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Gesture tweaks are coming to Windows 10
Microsoft is tweaking how touch-based gestures work in Windows 10. According to a WinHEC presentation available online, the new OS will add a handful of touchpad gestures and change some of the edge-based touchscreen swipes already incorporated into Windows 8. Here are the touchpad gestures:

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Fanless ultrabox boasts Broadwell guts, industrial design
For days, the press release announcing Logic Supply's ML100 has sat in my inbox, taunting me to write about it. The funky-looking mini PC packs Bay Trail or Broadwell hardware into a passively cooled chassis that operates in blissful silence. That's a good pitch, but the ML100 is also an industrial system designed to survive "dust, harsh environments, shock and vibration." It's a little bit... different.

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