Tuesday, May 19, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 5/20/2015





We have a winner in our GeForce GTX 980 giveaway
We've selected a winner in our GeForce GTX 980 giveaway. Congratulations Gerald Goudy, you're getting the Gold Edition card Asus developed to celebrate 20 years of making graphics cards. Check it out:
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Fractal Design murders out the Define R5
Fractal Design's case design language usually includes contrasting black and white elements (see our Define R5 review for an example), but that look might not be to everybody's taste. A new version of the Define R5 could woo folks who prefer a stealthier approach. It's called the Blackout Edition, and it trades the regular R5's white accents for a murdered-out look. The white expansion slot covers and fans are replaced with all-black versions, and the blue power LED is swapped out for a white one. Behold:
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Moorefield-powered ZenFone 2 available tomorrow for $199 unlocked
Asus' ZenFone 2 has been on the market elsewhere in the world for a while now, but the company's latest flagship handset was officially launched in the U.S. today. It features a 5.5" 1080p display, Moorefield-based Atom CPUs, a 13MP camera, and up to 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM. The best part? All of that goodness will be available in unlocked, contract-free form starting tomorrow at select retailers, including Newegg.
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Noctua's latest coolers won't block PCIe slots
Huge, aftermarket air coolers can have their drawbacks. For example, Noctua's NH-D15 and NH-C14 both block the first PCIe slot on most motherboards, a problem the company seeks to correct with its new NH-D15S and NH-C14S. The updated coolers have offset designs that should leave the first expansion slot unobstructed on most mobos.
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Doom teaser schedules E3 gameplay reveal
Bethesda will show the first glimpse of gameplay from the new Doom game at E3 next month. The reveal is scheduled for June 14 at 7:00 PM Pacific, and there's a brief teaser to whet your appetite:
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Braswell SoCs appear on fanless Asus microATX boards
Otherwise known as Braswell, Intel's latest Atom processor combines upgraded graphics with 14-nm fabrication. We've already seen the chip pop up on several Mini-ITX motherboards from MSI, and now, it's been spotted on a couple of Asus microATX boards.
The N3050M-E and N3150M-E are pretty much identical apart from the SoCs hiding under their passive heatsinks. The former is based on the Celeron N3050, which has ...
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GeForce 352.86 drivers are ready for a Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is due out tomorrow, and GeForce owners can already grab new graphics drivers tuned specifically for the game. Nvidia's GeForce 352.86 drivers offer optimal performance for CD Projekt RED's open-world action RPG, according to the company. They also include an SLI profile for the title along with settings optimization mojo available through GeForce Experience.
The release notes (PDF) mention the addition of a handful of SLI profiles for other games, plus updated 3D Vision profiles for several ...
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Microsoft will control Windows 10 Mobile updates
Unless you own an iPhone or a Google Nexus device, getting timely OS updates on a smartphone is usually a process mired in red tape by carriers and manufacturers alike—if updates arrive at all. Microsoft didn't even offer Windows Phone 7 users an upgrade path to Windows Phone 8, but the company appears to be changing course with the impending release of Windows 10. ZDNet's Ed Bott caught an interesting line in this Microsoft blog post introducing the new Windows Update for Business service. In that post, VP Terry Myerson said "today, we’re announcing this continuous update process applies to all Windows 10 devices, including phones."
Microsoft told Bott that it'll provide updates to both business and personal devices running Windows 10 Mobile, and that the update process will resemble the Windows Update desktop experience we know and (maybe) love. Devices running Windows 10 Mobile will apparently get all updates at Microsoft's ...
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