Monday, January 11, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 12/01/2016

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NVIDIA used GTX 980 MXM modules during Pascal tease at CES 2016
CES 2016 - During NVIDIA's CES 2016 press conference, CEO and founder Jen-Hsun Huang took the stage to talk about where NVIDIA is in its journey on automotive technology.
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Huang announced that NVIDIA's next-generation Pascal architecture would be powering their automotive efforts this year, with it being as fast as...

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HTC sales dropped 35% in 2015, but the Vive is right around the corner
HTC sales took a big hit in 2015, dropping 35% over sales in 2014, according to the company's newly released annual financial report.
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Last year, revenue totaled $3.65 billion, down 35.24% from 2014's $5.64 billion; December 2015 sales totaled $195.7 million, a 57.08% decline year-on-year, and 36.64% sequentially. HTC is...

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AMD Crimson Edition 16.1 hotfix driver gets rid of all kinds of bugs
AMD has released its Crimson Edition 16.1 hotfix driver, fixing bugs in eight different games, as well as various non-game issues.
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Fallout 4, Elite Dangerous, Black Ops 3, Dirt Rally, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Battlefront, and Just Cause 3 are the games affected; the issues no longer present range from poor...

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Lenovo Ideapad Y900 gaming laptop packs overclockable Core i7
CES 2016 - Lenovo displayed their latest push into mobile gaming at CES 2016 with a new gaming notebook, the Ideapad Y900. The Ideapad Y00 is a 17-inch Full HD gaming notebook with some impressive specifications.
Inside, we have an Intel Core i7 K-series processor meaning it can be...

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Motorola name on phones to be replaced with 'Moto by Lenovo'
Lenovo will be replacing the Motorola name on its Moto phones this year with new 'Moto by Lenovo' branding. The iconic 'M' logo will remain.
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The change is especially significant because Motorola invented the cell phone, and has been a dominant industry force in the past. In recent years, it...

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We go hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, features Windows 10
CES 2016 - We had our man on the ground at CES 2016, with Johannes Knapp and his beautiful accent covering some content from various companies, like Samsung.
Johannes scoped the new Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, which is a very cool Windows 10 tablet. It features a 12-inch Super...

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Deepcool's new Genome case sports built-in liquid cooling
CES 2016 - Deepcool's new Genome case combines the spacious utility of a performance PC chassis with a complete AIO closed-loop cooling system.
Set in a mid-tower form factor, the Genome case sports an integrated AIO closed-loop CPU liquid cooling system that works in tandem with a fan array...

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Phison's NVMe SSD controller is capable of 2.6GB/sec reads
CES 2016 - Phison was showcasing their extensive line of storage products at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, with PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe solutions, as well as next-gen SSDs using 1Znm TLC flash. Not only that, but flash drives using USB Type-C and super-fast 128GB SD cards were also...

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Games piracy will end in two years, says cracking group 3DM
The age-old battle against pirates and publishers has raged for decades now, but it looks like the publishers may have just won the war with a new major advancement in DRM tech.
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Denuvo's new-ish Anti-Tamper technology has slowed the once-steady flow of pirated games, allowing many key AAA hits to...

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be quiet! teases they will have an AIO watercooler in the near future
CES 2016 - Our last meeting of the day for day one of CES 2016 was with German cooling giant be quiet!, where we took a look around their suite at their current array of products.
There's not much new to show, but what we did find out was...

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Fatshark confirms SSAO bug in Vermintide, fix coming soon
In our tweak guide for Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide, we uncovered an issue with the Skin Shading graphics option where turning it on or off would also turn Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) on or off. Fatshark graphics programmer Axel Kinner has confirmed to us this is the case...

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Ears-on with massively upgraded Beyerydynamic T1 high-end headphones
CES 2016 - Beyerdynamic has a good showing at CES this year with a new product that just launched, the DT 1770 PRO, as well as a much improved version of their halo product, the T1, which I took the chance to sit down and relax to some tunes while...

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Half-Life writer leaves Valve, says he won't be writing Half-Life 3
Marc Laidlaw, the man responsible for writing Valve's magnum opus Half-Life series, has officially left the company after 18 years of work.
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Valve has just lost one of its key talent juggernauts. Marc Laidlaw not only penned the legendary shooter that changed PC gaming forever (Half-Life) all by himself, but...

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Microsoft might be launching their own data service for Windows Phones
A new app just made it onto the Windows Phone app store that might point towards the future of data services for Windows Phones. It looks like this app is going to pave the way for an in-house data connection solution much in the same vein as Google's Fi.
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Illuminate your PC chassis with Enermax's new LED-bladed DIY case fans
CES 2016 - Enermax has just unveiled a new duo of DIY case fans aimed at merging high-performance cooling with stylish lighting, adding a bit of futuristic flair to PC builds.
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Enermax's new case fans consist of the D.F. Pressure and D.F. Vegas models, and represent a "giant leap...
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GIGABYTE Z170X-GAMING 7 (Intel Z170) Motherboard Review

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It's no secret that motherboard makers are zoomed in on gamers as their primary target audience for the Intel Z170 chipset. The push by board makers is part of Intel's push towards gamers with their Skylake CPU since PC gaming is expanding and more gamers are building systems with...
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The New Enhanced Series of DASHER Pro Gaming Mouse Pads with 3 Sizes to Fit Your Needs!

Thermaltake Gaming: Tt eSPORTS, the energetic and powerful challenger unveils a new series to its famous DASHER family, the DASHER MINI SLIM, DASHER MEDIUM and DASHER EXTENDED gaming mouse pads. The 3 different sized DASHER mouse pads give gamers an enhanced design for your mouse and different sizes to accommodate...

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Kingston Announces SSDNow KC400 Series

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced KC400 solid state drive, the newest addition to its SSDNow family. Designed for enterprise client workloads, KC400 SSD is 15-times faster* than a hard-disk drive delivering consistent performance for...

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EVGA Introduces New and Innovative Products at CES 2016

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Lexar Announces New JumpDrive C20i, a 3-in-1iOS Flash Drive

Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the Lexar JumpDrive C20i flash drive. Featuring two connectors - Lightning and USB 3.0 - the new flash drive is designed for the iPhone or iPad and lets users easily offload content, add storage, back up files, and charge...

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Lexar Announces New Plug and Stay JumpDrive S45

Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the Lexar JumpDrive S45 USB 3.0 flash drive. The new drive features a low-profile, plug-and-stay design and allows users to quickly and securely store and transfer photos, videos, and files between devices like laptops, TVs, and in-car entertainment systems....

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SilverStone Press release Accessories CA02

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Synology Introduces DiskStation DS416j

Synology Inc. today launched the DiskStation DS416j, a budget-friendly 4-bay network attached storage (NAS) server designed for home and personal use to manage data and enjoy multimedia. The new NAS is ideal for viewing and streaming content on TVs, computer monitors, projectors, tablets, cell phone screens, and more. "People are...

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Tt eSPORTS unveils the new CHALLENGER Prime RGB Membrane Gaming Combo

t eSPORTS is excited to announce the new CHALLENGER PRIME RGB Membrane Gaming Combo that packs a whole lot of features at a budget friendly price. Featuring an enhanced colorbar concept, our basic customizable backlighting has been evolved for extreme customization. The Challenger Prime RGB gives a spectrum of visual...

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Banco Popular Dominicano Selects Gemalto Bio-sourced EMV Bank Card

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is delivering its bio-sourced Optelio EMV bank card to Banco Popular Dominicano, the leading bank in Dominican Republic. The green banking card is manufactured from renewable PLA* material derived from corn and allows Banco Popular to reduce the ecological footprint...

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OWC Announces Mercury Extreme Pro 1TB SSD

OWC, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, today announced the addition of a 1.0TB model to the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD lineup, with immediate availability. The 1.0TB drive is now the highest capacity model in the Mercury Extreme Pro lineup, which also includes 120GB, 240GB, and...

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OWC Releases New 4.0TB Aura SSD Upgrade for 2013 Mac Pro

OWC, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, announced today the immediate availability of the OWC 4.0TB Aura SSD Upgrade for the 2013-current Apple Mac Pro. The Aura SSD for Mac Pro is the first internal SSD upgrade for the 2013-current Mac Pro and debuted at CES 2015...

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GIGABYTE Launches High-End Desktop Motherboards and Next Gen. BRIX at CES 2016

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MSI Announces Motherboard Cashback Program for the EU

MSI offers cashback to end-users who buy a selected MSI motherboard from official MSI resellers. Picking new hardware to prepare well for upcoming game-titles has never been so easy. End-users can get up to â,¬40 cashback when purchasing new MSI (gaming) motherboards. Some of the eligible products are numerous models...

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TrendNET Ships AC2600 Streamboost MU-MIMO Router

TRENDnet, a global leader in reliable SMB and consumer networking solutions, announced today it is shipping its new AC2600 StreamBoost MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router, model TEW-827DRU, featuring the latest 802.11ac technologies to produce faster speeds and maximize bandwidth for more devices.
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"MU-MIMO and quad-stream wireless capabilities were recently introduced as a...
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Kingston Digital Ships Encrypted USB with Keypad Access

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of DataTraveler 2000 encrypted USB Flash drive. DataTraveler 2000 offers hardware encryption and PIN protection with access through an onboard alphanumeric keypad. It will ship later in...

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