Zotac and EVGA liquify the GeForce GTX Titan X
Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan X is an extreme graphics card by any measure, but Zotac and EVGA apparently don't think the stock config is extreme enough. They've come up with their own takes on the formula with higher clocks and increased cooling.
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Nvidia's GameWorks program goes mobile
Nvidia's GameWorks program is expanding to Android with a development kit dubbed AndroidWorks. The kit is based on Nvidia's Tegra Android Developer Pack, but it's not limited to Tegra-based devices. Nvidia says the kit should work with "most" Android machines, including those based on x86 chips.
AndroidWorks "installs all software tools required to develop for Android and reduces the complex process of configuring an Android development system down to a single click." There's no mention of the black-box visual effects that have drawn the ...
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Lenovo's ThinkPad 10 tablet looks like a Surface 3 in a suit
Lenovo launched a bunch of new mobile systems this week, including a Win10 tablet that looks poised to take on Microsoft's Surface 3. Like the latest Surface, the ThinkPad 10 is based on Intel's 14-nm Atom processor, otherwise known as Cherry Trail. Buyers will be able to choose between two quad-core variants: the x5-8500, which tops out at 2.24GHz, and the x7-Z8700, which peaks at 2.4GHz.
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Here are two of ASRock's next-gen Z170 motherboards
Next week's Computex show will likely be filled with Skylake motherboards based on Intel's next-gen Z170 chipset. ASRock apparently can't wait, though. The company has already lifted the curtain on a couple of enthusiast-oriented models, including the Z170 Extreme7 pictured below.
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Deal of the week: Asus' Core M ultrabook for $599 and Project Cars for $34
I've got nothing for this week's intro, so let's get straight to the deals:
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SourceForge adds software bloat to more installers
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. In the "we totally didn't see this one coming" department, SourceForge is under fire for "enhancing" downloads offered on its website via the seemingly industry-standard practice of wrapping applications in new installers that beg users to add other software of questionable value.
The initiative behind the practice is called DevShare . It's optional for developers, and it's been in operation since 2013 as a way for the site to share revenue. DevShare was met with some criticism when it ...
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Google Jumps on panoramic VR video
Today's Google I/O keynote was mostly about Android, but it also contained some interesting virtual-reality news. Google introduced Jump, a system for capturing and viewing 360° VR video.
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Catalyst 15.5 betas promise gains in Project Cars, Witcher 3
AMD has just posted some Catalyst 15.5 beta drivers in response to the releases of Project Cars and The Witcher 3.
The official release notes are pretty sparse, but they mention a CrossFire profile update for The Witcher 3. They also anticipate performance gains of up to 10% for R9 and R7-series single GPUs ...
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Google unveils new Android OS, releases developer preview
At its I/O event in San Francisco this morning, Google introduced Android M, the next version of its mobile operating system. The developer preview is available today for recent Nexus devices, while the final version is scheduled for a broader roll-out later this year.
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Thursday Shortbread
Eight is Enough
- CPU-Monkey pits Core i7-4790K vs. Core i7-6700K
- Network World: Computer chips made
of wood promise greener electronics
- AMD lights up Broadway with Times Square's largest HD display
- VideoCardz: Asus confirms GeForce GTX 980 Ti specs
- Re/code: Oculus Rift total package price: around $1,500
- AnandTech: Lenovo launches ThinkPad 10
Tablet refresh and Lenovo Cast accessory
- Legit Reviews and PCPer on Nvidia Shield with Android TV
- WCCFtech: Changes to Xbox One controller
leaked - expected to be announced at E3 2015
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Zotac shows off Kaveri Zbox with quad DisplayPort outs
Zotac is stepping up its mini-PC game with a new Zbox, the MA760, which is based on AMD's FX-7600P APU. The Kaveri-based mobile chip has quad cores clocked up to 3.6GHz, plus Radeon R7 graphics with 512 shader cores running at up to 686MHz. The onboard GPU drives quad (yes, four!) DisplayPort outputs.
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AMD refreshes Kaveri APU with unlocked A10-7870K
AMD's first "Godavari" APU has surfaced, and it's exactly what we expected. Even the company's own press release describes the new A10-7870K as a Kaveri refresh. The chip is based on the same silicon as existing A-series products, and it plugs into the same FM2+ socket. Clock speeds are up slightly, though.
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Passively-cooled Zotac mini-PC packs Core M processor
Zotac has revealed a stack of new mini-PCs ahead of next week's Computex show. The most interesting of the bunch is easily the Zbox Nano CI521, which combines a Broadwell-based Core M processor with passive cooling.
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OCZ is bringing a TLC-based SSD to Computex
Hardware makers are gearing up to showcase new products at Computex next week, and some are already providing previews of what's in store. OCZ, for example, has announced that it's bringing a new entry-level SSD to the show. The Trion 100 Series will be the company's first SSD to use TLC NAND.
Instead of employing a controller of OCZ's own design, the Trion taps a SATA-based "Alishan" chip from parent company Toshiba. The flash comes from Toshiba, as well. It's based on ...
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Cisco says video will drive massive growth in Internet traffic
Cisco has published an extensive report
foretelling the future of Internet traffic. The networking firm expects
annual global traffic to exceed one zettabyte (a billion terabytes)
next year, and it says that figure will double by 2019.The growth will be fueled largely by streaming video, which comprised 67% of all traffic last year. According to the report, video will account for 80% ...
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