Monday, November 16, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 17/11/2015

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COD: Black Ops 3 needs'high-end CPU and SLI' for consistent 120FPS
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 might have made a huge $550 million in its first 72 hours on sale, but 91% of gamers in the UK decided to buy it for their consoles, instead of gaming PCs. But how's the PC performance side of things going?
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Halo 5's first big update will deliver 16-player vehicle battles
If you've been part of the huge $400 million in first-week sales of Halo 5, you're going to enjoy the news of the first big patch to arrive from 343 Industries.
The first patch is dropping next week and has been dubbed "Battle of Shadow and Light", which will...

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Initial thoughts on Star Wars: Battlefront are less than lukewarm
Some gamers have been playing Star Wars: Battlefront over the last few days, with Jason Evangelho from Forbes saying that after playing Battlefront, he "walked away disappointed and discontent".
After around 10 hours with the game, Evangelho said: "That sobering truth is that there simply isn't enough content or...
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StarCraft II Korean coach Gerrard spent $48.7k on illegal gambling

Following the announcement of StarCraft II's recent betting and match fixing scandal, Police information has now surfaced with a little more detail on exactly what went on behind the scenes.
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Following the arrests of professional StarCraft II gamers 'BBoongBBoong' and 'YoDa', plus Team Prime head coach 'Gerrard', official information has...
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JPR's latest data still sees NVIDIA with 81.1% of the GPU market

The latest time we saw the discrete GPU market share numbers, NVIDIA was dominating with 82% of the market. We thought with the release of the Radeon R9 390X and the hyped to hell Radeon R9 Fury X (as well as the Fury, and R9 Nano) that AMD would win...

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France terrorists allegedly used PS4 Network to co-ordinate attacks

The appalling loss of life following this weekend's terrorist attacks in France have led many to question how such an attack can be co-ordinated in a time of unparalleled access to communications by security organisations and authorities across the world. According to news reports, the PlayStation Network might have played...

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New Samsung M.2 PCIe SSD will be better priced

Off the back of its 950 Pro release, reports claim that Samsung's new 750 EVO M.2 PCIe SSD will be much cheaper.
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M.2 PCIe SSDs offer the advantage of increased speeds and performance across the board, however, the large price of these drives has caused concern with most end users....
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USB ChargeDoubler V2.0 claims to offer a 200% increased charging speed

Funded as a successful Kickstarter campaign in the past, the USB ChargeDoubler is back with version 2.0, sporting what it calls a "Xmas-bundle."
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A backing of around $17 will earn you a single Xmas-bundle, featuring the Apple iPhone or Micro-USB charger and a matching keychain. If you're keen on something...
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Fresh off defeat, Ronda Rousey to feature on EA SPORTS UFC 2's cover

Announced just before her loss in a ring down under, EA SPORTS issued a press release stating that Ronda Rousey will be featured on the front cover of UFC 2, set for release in spring 2016.
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Rousey stated that "EA Sports is a cultural barometer to know what's going on...
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Intel CEO to play eSports match for Charity in San Jose

Brian Krzanich will be taking some time out of his busy schedule to play a little League of Legends "ARAM" game mode at the SAP Center in San Jose, happening as part of a charity side-event being held at the Intel Extreme Masters tournament.
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This phone vibrator is the phone accessory you never knew you wanted

"The most simple vibrator, you just need a phone," reads the bolded font on Izivibe's front page, showcasing a iPhone 6 wrapped in a pink skin, supporting a long and slender protrusion at the top.
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Peaking our curiosity while wondering if this product will actually sell, the Izivibe claims to...
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Largest LAN in the world bought out for $28 million

Modern Times Group has recently gathered an $84 million, 74 percent stake in the Electronic Sports League, but were apparently looking at further gaming domination, just announcing a 100 percent buyout of DreamHack for a cool $28 million.
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Known as the largest LAN party in the world, DreamHack further runs...
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TYAN Exhibits HPC Optimized Server Platforms Featuring Intel Xeon Processor E7-4800 v3 and E5-2600 v3 at Supercomputing '15

TYAN, an industry-leading server platform design manufacturer and subsidiary of MITAC Computing Technology Corporation, highlights multiple HPC (High Performance Computing) optimized 1U/2U/4U server platforms supporting the latest Intel Xeon processor E7-4800 v3 and E5-2600 v3 product families this week at SC'15 in Austin, US. Heading TYAN's latest offerings for HPC...

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Ronda Rousey Featured on the Cover of EA SPORTS UFC 2 out Spring 2016

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) today announced EA SPORTS UFC 2 will launch this Spring, featuring UFC bantamweight champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey as the game's global lead cover athlete. Rousey, the undefeated UFC champion (12-0), is the most dominant and recognized fighter in the world. Hear what Rousey thinks about the...

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