Thursday, June 18, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 6/19/2015





So long, and thanks for all the gerbils
I started contributing to TR while attending university, mostly to score the latest PC hardware without eating into my ramen budget. Little did I know my geeky hobby would eventually turn into a full-time job. Scott ended up offering me a position after graduation, and I'm grateful for the opportunity. In the 13 years since, I've had the privilege of working with really smart, talented people while knee-deep in cutting-edge technology—mostly while sitting at home in my underwear.
It's been a heck of a ride, but I've decided that it's time to ...
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Killing Floor 2 simulates realistic gore with Nvidia's PhysX FleX
We've seen some neat demonstrations based on Nvidia's PhysX FleX particle-based materials simulation library in the past few months, but the technology doesn't seem to have been used in an actual game—until now. Killing Floor 2 developer Tripwire Interactive built some impressively disgusting bodily fluids and gore atop FleX, and the fruits of its labor got a public showing last night at the PC Gaming Show at E3. Hold on to your lunch, courtesy of this image from Nvidia:
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Put 4TB in your pocket with Samsung's P3 and M3 external drives
Seagate's Samsung storage division has announced two new 4TB external hard drives, touted as the world's first 4TB externals based on a single 2.5" disk. The M3 features a matte-looking finish with a kind of faceted pattern, while the the P3 goes for a glossier, more metallic appearance.
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Samsung's SM951 PCIe SSD reviewed
PC enthusiasts give little credence to arbitrary product segmentation. We want the best parts, and we don't care if they were never meant for our machines. From time to time, this desire has driven us to adopt enterprise-grade hardware with more brawn than consumer-grade gear. It's also taken us into mobile territory, where lower-power components have appealing characteristics for smaller form factors and quieter cooling.
Now, imagine getting the best of both of those worlds—performance that trounces typical desktop parts in a tiny, mobile-friendly package. That's the basic ...
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SteelSeries' Stratus XL wireless controller is one snazzy gamepad
SteelSeries isn't taking the news of Microsoft's Elite controller for the Xbox One and PC lying down. The gaming peripheral company has a new controller of its own for Windows and Android, called the Stratus XL.
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Keep on haulin' in the free world with American Truck Simulator
If you're a Euro Truck Simulator fan who's always wanted a taste of trucking on the other side of the pond, take note: developer SCS Software showed off the upcoming American Truck Simulator with a twangy teaser trailer at the PC Gaming Show at E3 last night. Behold:
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Eidos shows off Dawn engine, new Deus Ex gameplay
Eidos Montréal brought a tech demo of their new Dawn engine to the PC Gaming Show at E3 yesterday, justifying our collective investment in new GPUs. See for yourself:
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EVE: Valkyrie demo is six degrees of impressive
We were treated to another snippet of EVE: Valkyrie's VR-infused gameplay at the PC Gaming Show last night, and it's pretty awesome-looking. Check out the video:
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