Wednesday, August 19, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 20/08/2015

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G.SKILL shows off fast TridentZ Series RAM at 4266 MHz during IDF 2015
With the race being on for all RAM manufacturers to release the fastest clocked DDR4 memory to the public, one company leading the charge is G.SKILL with its TridentZ Series DDR4 8GB (4GBx2) kit which claimed to run at 4266 MHz.
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Audi teams up with LG, Samsung to develop electric battery
Automaker Audi will work with LG Chem and Samsung SDI to develop new electric batteries able to power its vehicles up to 300 miles on a single charge.
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Audi will receive support from LG and Samsung, as they "invest in the cell technology in Europe", aimed for Audi SUV. Of...

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The video game market in 2015 is booming, with 1.8B players worldwide
The gaming market seems to be quite healthy, and there are a lot of potential customers that game developers and hardware manufacturers can aim to reach. There are a reported 1.8 billion gamers worldwide, with 48 percent women gamers, and the average age of players at 35 years old, according...

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Corsair shows off its DDR4 RAM overclocked to 4GHz on Skylake platform
IDF 2015 - Our man on the ground at IDF 15, Steve Bassiri, has grabbed some pictures of Corsair's DDR4 RAM overclocked to a huge 4GHz on Intel's new Skylake platform.
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The system itself was powered by an Intel Core i5-6600K processor clocked at 4.5GHz, while the DDR4 RAM itself...

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AMD continues to cut spending on R&D, down 40% in the last five years
Riding back on the news that AMD has lost a considerable chunk of the discrete GPU market this quarter, this news of AMD spending less and less on research and development is not good to hear.
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AMD shares dropped 13% yesterday without any new information or reasoning behind the huge...

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AMD's GPU market share drops again, even after the release of Fury X
The last time we had GPU market share numbers, NVIDIA was dominating AMD with 76% of the discrete GPU market, leaving AMD with scraps. This was back in Q4 2014 (with our article released in February 2015), where NVIDIA's best video card was the GeForce GTX 980.
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Intel partners with Turner to create 'America's Greatest Makers' show
Intel wants to have a go at Hollywood, partnering with the United Artists Media Group and Turner to create the "America's Greatest Makers" TV show. Ideally, Intel wants to help inventors use Curie to develop "the next big wearable or smart-connected device."
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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich was joined onstage during...

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Intel unveils new Optane brand at IDF 2015
At IDF 2015 Intel has revealed Optane Technology, a new hardware brand built around its new XPoint high-performance 3D flash memory.
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Intel's new XPoint-powered Optane hardware is planned for a release in 2016, marketed across an array of form factors including standard SSD's and will even be compatible with Xeon...

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US military wants to increase number of drone flights... everywhere
The US government plans to expand UAV flights over the next few years, expanding daily drone sortie operations away from just the Air Force, according to officials.
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The number of UAV flights will increase from around 60 every day up to 90 by 2019, though there are significant manpower and...

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Intel, Fossil Group announce three new smartwatch wearables at IDF
In late 2014, Intel and watchmaker Fossil Group announced they were going to develop fashionable smartwatches, and we've finally received glimpse of the wearables.
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During IDF, Fossil showed off three Intel smartwatches, powered by Google Android Wear, with all three expected during Q4 this year. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich and...

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Rainbow Six: Siege gets delayed to December
Ubisoft today announced that Rainbow Six Siege has been pushed back from its initial October release to December 1, 2015 across all platforms and regions.
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"This wasn't an easy decision, but based on the feedback we've received, and based on our own internal tests, we felt there are adjustments and...
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Microchip teams up with Intel to strengthen IoT privacy and security

Semiconductor and microcontroller company Microchip Technology announced a partnership with Intel to utilize its Enhanced Privacy ID (EPID) technology in future products.
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"Microchip has long recognized the importance of security in IoT applications," said Ian Harris, VP of Computing Products Group at Microchip. "Collaborating with Intel to integrate its proven...
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Razer using Intel RealSense technology for VR and game streaming

During the 2015 Intel Developer Forum, Razer has announced it is working with Intel to include its RealSense technology platform for virtual reality and video game streamers.
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Utilizing RealSense, consumers can expect better game broadcasting and VR gaming capabilities, including the ability to change backgrounds while streaming. Intel RealSense-powered cameras...
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Unreal Engine 4 enjoys new challenges of virtual reality development

Epic Games wants to see its Unreal Engine 4 become the chosen platform for creating virtual reality applications, with the game studio fully embracing VR. In fact, "almost every one of the Oculus demos" shown to the public was "probably built in the Unreal Engine," according to Epic Games.
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Shure SE112m+ Sound Isolating In-Ear Headset with Remote + Mic Review

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With in-ear headphones and headsets being reviewed in abundance here at TweakTown, we have recently looked into the Tt eSPORTS ISURUS Pro, the Zipbuds Pro Mic, and the ROCCAT Syva with more brands in line to be looked at in the near future.
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New DDR4 RDIMM and LRDIMM Chipset Meets Growing Demands Of Big Data and Cloud Computing

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today introduced the R+ DDR4 server memory chipset, RB26, for RDIMMs and LRDIMMs[i], delivering superior performance and capacity for both the enterprise and data center server markets. The first in a family of R+ chips, the RB26 is an enhanced, JEDEC-compliant memory module chipset designed to accelerate...

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Cooler Master Launches MasterCase 5 & Pro 5 with FreeForm Technology

Cooler Master is excited to announce the availability of the MasterCase 5 and MasterCase Pro 5, the world's first mid-sized modular towers with exterior expandability, made possible with accessories purchased separately. Debuting at Computex 2015, the MasterCase ushers in a new era of products with FreeForm Modular System that offers...

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Arctic Announces the Accelero Hybrid III-140 VGA Cooler

Arctic announces the Accelero Hybrid III-140 video card cooling solution. The highly efficient Accelero Hybrid III-140 is the all-in-one package for real performance junkies. It combines Water Cooling Solution for the GPU with a 140 mm radiator and a special VRM and RAM cooling for outstanding power.
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