IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 01/01/2016

HTC and Valve get real about VR, with the Vive passing through the FCC
HTC and Valve will be celebrating on NYE, as their Vive headset has just been certified by the Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC needs to put its regulatory stamp of approval on products before their consumer release, with HTC aiming for an April launch window. Road to VR reports that...

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Apple's new $12.8 billion deal for OLED panels involves Samsung & LG
It looks like OLED is set to go mainstream, with Apple reportedly handing over a large chunk of cash in a new deal with competitors Samsung and LG for OLED panels for its next generation iPhone.

According to Reuters: "LG and Samsung Display are close to a final agreement with...
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Steam's Christmas shenanigans affected 34,000 users, Valve says
Valve explains how the Steam Christmas privacy mix up happened, and how many users were affected.

This year's Christmas turned out to be anything but merry for Steam gamers. The digital storefront was assaulted on all fronts, leading to users accidentally seeing other users sensitive account information. Billing addresses were...
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Gabriel Stricker to lead Policy and Communications for Google Fiber
Former Google communications leader Gabriel Stricker has returned to the tech giant (well, technically Alphabet now) to head up its Google Fiber Policy and Communications division. He starts January 4.

Stricker left Google in 2012 to lead Twitter's communications department, but resigned earlier this year when co-founder Jack Dorsey returned...
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Plex now free on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Plex is now free to use on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. When it launched in January, a Plex Pass subscription was required, but that's no longer the case after a recent update. If you don't know about Plex, it organizes your media collection and lets...

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January's PlayStation Plus games revealed, a few good choices
Sony just posted the game lineup that'll be included free for PlayStation Plus members. There are a few good games, lead by the incredibly good Grim Fandango: Remastered. If you've never had a chance to try Hardware: Rivals, now is as good a time as any, with its hilarious vehicular...

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iBuyPower reveals futuristic Revolt 2 gaming desktop
Today iBuyPower announces the successor in the popular sleek and modern Revolt gaming desktop, the Revolt 2.

The Revolt 2 gaming desktop is all sleek angles and curves, and the chassis very much resembles a work of futuristic art. The tantalizing design doesn't take away from its utility: the...
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Trump Filter Chrome extension claims to 'make America great again'
For some, Donald's Trump's antics in this presidential race were amusing for awhile but have since become rather annoying. If you're of the same mind, the "Trump Filter" Google Chrome extension claims to wipe the man from your browser entirely and "make America great again."

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Could this be art for Platinum's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game?
A new bit of artwork is rumored to be associated with Platinum Games' upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game...and it looks tubular.

The word is that Platinum Games, the Japanese devs who brought us such gaming greats as Bayonetta, Okami, and Viewtiful Joe, are apparently planning on spinning their magic...
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$5 million lawsuit claims Apple slowed older iPhones with upgrade
A class action lawsuit was filed with the New York district court yesterday and claims Apple intentionally slowed down older iPhones, particularly the iPhone 4s, with its recent iOS 9 upgrade. The motivation: added revenue from new phone purchases and carrier contracts.

The suit boasts more than 100 members, which...
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Duke Nukem kicked off of GoG, but he'll be back with more bubblegum
The Duke is taking a small leave of absence from GoG while they continue negotiations with the new IP holder for the right to sell Duke Nukem games on their service. He'll definitely be coming back, no doubt about it.

And to commemorate the sabbatical that he'll be taking, GoG...
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Samsung thinks SmartTV's are unsafe, makes security solution: GAIA
Samsung has just introduced a new three-layered approach to security for their SmartTV ecosystem to better secure any stored information, such as account details, payment details or any data being sent between it and the Internet.

This comes right after Samsung announced that they'd move more towards making their SmartTV's...
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Star Wars fan creates epic custom Star Destroyer gaming PC
A talented modder fashions an epic chassis that converges on two worlds of nerdery: Star Wars and PC gaming.

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens still fresh in our collective geeky hearts, a specialty modder by the name of asphiax uses the power of Force and skilled tinkering to
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The iPhone 7 might get an OLED screen, might be a flexible screen too
OLED is one of those technologies that has real-world benefits and merit yet is still very much a marketing term used to help sell more units of a particular device. It's maturing though, and the iPhone has long been rumored to include one, since time immemorial. Now those rumors might...

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TYAN S7076 (Intel C612) Server Motherboard Review

Introduction

Today I'm looking at a server motherboard from TYAN, a subsidiary of MiTAC, a well-known multinational corporation. The S7076 utilizes the Intel C612 chipset and is not focused on GPU computing as much as it is focused on storage. The modern X99 chipset is almost equivalent to the C612,...
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Transcend Develops SuperMLC Technology, an Alternative to SLC-based Solutions
Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend ),a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade products, is proud to announce its newly developed SuperMLC technology featuring a cost effective solution yet with nearly equivalent performance to SLC NAND flash. By adjusting firmware coding and preselecting high quality flash chips, Transcend has successfully developed SuperMLC technology that...

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