Wednesday, February 10, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 11/02/2016

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Oculus Rift-ready gaming PC pre-orders will open on February 16
If you're wanting to buy a new Oculus Rift-ready gaming PC, pre-orders for Rift-ready gaming PCs bundled with an Oculus Rift start on February 16 at 11AM Eastern, or 8AM Pacific.
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As for the companies offering the Oculus Rift-ready gaming PCs, we have Alienware, Dell and ASUS - which will...

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Windows 10 changelog site launched
Microsoft has been pretty secretive about the contents of its Windows 10 updates, but that's no longer the case as of today. The company has launched a new section of its website which details all updates in changelog form, starting with two updates released today (one for each Windows 10...

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Tales of Symphonia mod fixes stuttering, resolution issues
As reported last week, JRPG Tales of Symphonia is in pretty bad shape on PC, sporting a default rendering resolution of 720p and 30FPS lock, among other issues. Fortunately modder Kaldaien has come to the rescue again, releasing a fix similar to the one for Tales of Zestiria.
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ViewSonic's 4K FreeSync capable gaming monitor now available
ViewSonic had quite the lineup of gaming monitors at CES, breaking into that segment with quite the bang. Some of those monitors, of the FreeSync variety, are already available in stores even.
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The star, of course, is the XG-2700-4K, a 27" 2160P, UHD, monitor that packs FreeSync compatibility with a...

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FCC filing confirms 3600mAh battery for Galaxy S7 Edge
A few days after learning Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge (concept picture below) would feature a 3,500mAh battery comes an FCC filing confirming the original rumor was close but not quite on. Rather than 3,500mAh, the Edge will feature a 3,600mAh battery, according to a screenshot included in the filing.
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Voice dictation coming to Apple TV
Voice dictation is on its way to Apple TV. Currently, Siri is supported by the device, but you are not able to utilize dictation for searching (including the App Store) or entering user account information, but that will change when Apple releases its tvOS 9.2 beta 3.
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New Fallout 4 1.3 update improves draw distance on PS4, Xbox One
Bethesda has just rolled out Fallout 4's newest update on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, which significantly boosts in-game performance and squashes pesky bugs.
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Since consoles don't have access to mods (yet), Fallout 4 gamers are pretty much at Bethsoft's mercy for any kind of alterations or fixes. While the...

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Surprise! Final Fantasy IX available on iOS and Android right now
Final Fantasy IX is finally out on iOS and Android after being teased back at the end of December. We were unsure whether it would be a staggered Japanese then western release, but it looks like it's now available worldwide.
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This is one game that has been long in the...

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Telstra apologises for service outage, offers free data for one day
For around five hours yesterday, Australia's biggest mobile network was thrown into disarray courtesy of an "embarrassing human error" courtesy of a technician who "reconnected the customers to [a] malfunctioning node rather than rather than transferring them to the nine other redundant nodes". While the problem is now fixed, the...

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Get acquainted a dangerous world in Far Cry Primal's newest trailer
A new Far Cry Primal trailer takes you on a quick exploration of all the possible dangers that you'll cross paths with in the developing world. And it looks like you'll have some horrible odds against you as you try to save humankind.
Primal isn't just an inconsequential label...

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Players can change The Division's visual settings to boost frame rates
Ubisoft is opening up new doors to help ensure fluid performance for The Division on consoles. According to a Ubisoft dev, the game will let players adjust particular in-game settings to enable more responsive controls and FPS.
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In a recent preview Q&A session, a Ubisoft dev revealed that PS4 and...

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Mad Catz CEO & Chairman resign after poor quarterly results
Mad Catz is in trouble. That is, they likely didn't quite meet the financial expectations for this fiscal quarter, so as a result, the CEO, Darren Richardson and the company chairman, Thomas Brown, have decided to step down from their positions.
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The peripheral company has had declining profits for some...

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Metal Gear Online getting a new expansion 'Cloaked in Silence'
Metal Gear Online is getting its first DLC campaign sometime in March of 2016. The DLC pack will include three brand new maps and the ability to actually play as Quiet. All for the low low price of $3.99.
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The new DLC is called Cloaked in Silence and also has...

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World of Tanks update 9,14 is gonna be big, plenty of bang to it
World of Tanks is getting a pretty hefty update soon. Wargaming.net showed off the progress their making and what they're working on with version 9.14.
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Like always they're hard at work meticulously recreating new tanks to bring into the fight. For this version they plan on introducing us to the...

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Amazon's new games engine is powerful, flexible, and totally free
In an attempt to woo developers, Amazon has released a brand new cloud-connected games engine to go up against established suites like Unity and Unreal. And the best part is that it's totally free.
Amazon's new engine is called Lumberyard, it's completely free with full source code, and it's...

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Cougar 450M Ambidextrous Optical Gaming Mouse Review

Introduction, Specifications, and Pricing

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It seems that Cougar had started us with the best of what they have to offer when it comes to mice, offering us the 700M first. Since that review, we have steadily been pressing through the rest of the series and are now on products that...

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