Sunday, March 6, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 07/03/2016

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AMD's ultra-thin gaming notebooks should be powered by Thunderbolt 3
AMD has already teased that it will "spice things up" at the Game Developers Conference next week, but what has me excited is the promise of next-gen, ultra-thin gaming notebooks.
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During an AMA on Reddit, AMD's Robert Hallock said: "Ultra-thin notebooks are awesome to carry, but nobody in their right...
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CD Projekt Red confirms 'most of The Witcher sales are for the PC'

The Witcher series of games have been widely successful on both the PC and various consoles over the years, but during a recent interview with CD Projekt Red (the developer behind The Witcher series), we've found out that the PC is the lead platform when it comes to sales.
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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will soon have multi-GPU support

The Coalition and Microsoft have found themselves in a pretty insane position right now, launching Gears of War: Ultimate Edition onto the Windows Store. Windows Store-based games do not feature multi-GPU support, so with it being a DX12-powered game - those high-end GPUs in SLI or Crossfire are wasted on...

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HTC will soon offer Vive-optimizing VR gaming PCs

If you pre-ordered the HTC Vive but don't yet have a fast enough gaming PC to handle VR, you might want to keep an eye out for Vive-optimized gaming PCs that are on their way.
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According to the VP of Planning and Product Management for HTC Vive, Dan O'Brien: "We'll...
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Free Up Space On Your iOS Devices with the iKlips Flash Drive

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Running out of space on your iPhone? You don't need to spend hundreds on a new phone with more storage or delete those treasured photos of your cat-just get the iKlips iOS Flash Drive, now starting at $65 at TweakTown Deals. Get the free iKlips iOS app for your iPhone,...
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Capcom to start punishing rage quitters on a weekly basis

Capcom is as tired of rage-quitters as you are, and they're going to implement some keen punishment for those that take advantage of the ability to quit mid-match in Street Fighter V.
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The problem is that the system is far too lenient for those that wish to simply quit as...
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Keanu Reeves is Neo in real life, while training for John Wick sequel

Keanu Reeves is currently training for John Wick: Chapter Two, where a new video has emerged of him "shedding" - or training with guns - with Taran Tactical.
Taran Tactical Innovations took to Facebook, explaining: "Well ladies and gents, everyone loves a little shredding. Make sure you guys check...
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Netflix members viewed 42.5 billion hours of TV in 2015 alone

We all know how powerful Netflix is, but what kind of impression is it leaving against the traditional TV market? Well, Netflix is really cutting into traditional TV ratings, and that's both a good, and bad thing.
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In 2015 alone, Netflix accounted for around 50% of the 3% decline in...
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NVIDIA rumored to have Pascal-based gaming notebooks at Computex 2016

NVIDIA is reportedly preparing a big gaming notebook push for Computex 2016, which kicks off in June in Taipei. According to SweClockers, NVIDIA will be launching their new Pascal-based mobile GPU at the show, with a big focus on portable Pascal-powered gaming notebooks.
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Computex 2016 starts on May 31, and...
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The new ASUS GeForce GTX 950 requires no PCIe power connector

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 950 was already a pretty damn efficient video card, but with a more efficient GTX 950 rumored to be in the works, ASUS seems to be the first AIB partner with a super-efficient GTX 950.
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ASUS has introduced a new GTX 950, which features the same GM206...
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He-Man should have his own RPG, he needs a comeback in gaming

He-Man is likely one of the most iconic action heroes of our time. Not just historically, but even currently. The most powerful man in the universe has survived extinction since 1976, appealing to the imagination of multiple generations by being both generic and providing a true sense of wonder. That's...

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Latest Windows 10 preview has lots of love for Cortana

Windows 10 Build 14279 has been released today to Windows Insiders on the Fast ring.
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If you're a big Cortana user, this one should make you very happy: Spanish (Mexico), Portuguese (Brazil) or French (Canada) languages are now supported, as are quick reminders. To set a quick reminder, say something...
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Amazon's Fire OS 5 dropped local encryption

Amazon's Fire OS 5 came out in September, but only now is it being discovered that the operating system no longer supports local encryption (which makes data accessible only with a passcode or key). Concerns have arisen as a result, given Amazon just filed a brief supporting Apple's defense of...

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Remedy confirms Alan Wake: The Return isn't a sequel

When Remedy Games trademarked "Alan Wake: The Return", the gaming world flipped out--it looked like we'd finally get the Alan Wake sequel we've been waiting on for ages. Sadly, Remedy has stepped in to squash the hype.
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Alan Wake: The Return isn't a sequel, it's just a spoof serial TV...
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Akamai has big plans for curbing gamers frustrations in the future

It's no secret that there's a general, and seemingly persistent, level of saltiness in the air when it comes to gaming. Positivity exists, but it's not as prevalent as it should, or could be. Akamai has your back, and they're working towards finding a solution to your problems, making gaming...

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Gods of Egypt (2016) Cinema Movie Review

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Gods of Egypt (2016)

The merging of Ancient Egypt and sci-fi been a genre owned almost entirely by Roland Emmerich's Stargate franchise, but now we have a new challenger, which on paper has everything going for it: A visionary director behind the lens, solid production values, and a generous budget....
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Samsung Introduces World's Largest Capacity (15.36TB) SSD for Enterprise Storage Systems

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it is now shipping the industry's largest solid state drive (SSD) - the "PM1633a," a 15.36 terabyte (TB) drive.
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First revealed at the 2015 Flash Memory Summit in August, the 15.36TB SSD is based on a...
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Samsung Portable SSD T3 Now Available for Purchase

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today announced availability and pricing of the Samsung Portable SSD T3, a premium, palm-sized, external solid state drive (SSD) that offers multi-terabyte (TB) storage capacity. "Today's consumers and business professionals are increasingly relying on external storage, seeking faster data transfers and larger capacities. The Samsung Portable...

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QNAP Announces Budget Dual-core TS-128 and TS-228 Compact NAS

QNAP Systems Inc. today announced the release of the energy-efficient and budget-friendly dual-core Compact NAS, including the 1-bay TS-128 and 2-bay TS-228. Designed with a mini-tower form factor that takes less desktop space, they are ideal for home users to create their own personal cloud. The feature-rich TS-128/228 helps users...

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AMD GPUOpen Fuels Seismic Supercomputing Efforts for Geoscience Leader CGG

AMD today announced that CGG, a pioneering global geophysical services and equipment company, has deployed AMD FirePro S9150 server GPUs to accelerate its geoscience oil and gas research efforts, harnessing more than 1 PetaFLOPS of GPU processing power. Employing AMD's HPC GPU Computing software tools available on GPUOpen.com, CGG rapidly...

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Lian Li Hosts Facebook Giveaway for its First Ever Brushed Aluminum Keyboards

Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd is pleased to announce a giveaway event to kick-start its latest venture: the TerminAl keyboard and mouse bundle. Participants have a chance of being the first owners of Lian Li's first ever peripherals. Come participate in the giveaway!
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From March 1st to March 25th, fans can...
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AMD Announces the A10-7890K and Athlon X4 880K Processors

AMD today announced new additions to its 2016 Desktop processor family, offering increasingly powerful processor options available for anyone seeking outstanding gameplay and power efficiency for their desktop PC. Setting a new APU Standard, the new AMD A10-7890K is the fastest AMD desktop APU released to date, with 1.0 TFLOPS...

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Kingston Digital Details Plans for IronKey's Future

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced that it has finalized the integration plans for IronKey. As a leader in the USB Flash drive market since 2004, Kingston will utilize its IronKey product line to deliver...

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Western Digital Expands its Hard Drives and External Storage Solutions to 8TB

Western Digital Corporation, a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the expansion of its award-winning portfolio of performance storage solutions with 8 TB capacity drives for NAS, video surveillance and desktop external applications. Increasingly centralized, rich-content, which continues to grow in popularity among enterprises, small business and consumers alike,...

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Valve-HTC VIVE Available for Pre-order

HTC and Valve today announced their 2016 CES Best of Show winning VR system is available now for pre order with first shipments targeted to begin on Tuesday, April 5th. A complete VR solution, Vive includes two wireless VR controllers, room scale movement, a full 360Ã,° of tracking, and an...

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LaCie Enhances Award-Winning 5big with Enterprise Class Hard Disks

LaCie, the premium brand from Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), announced a leap forward for its award-winning 5big Thunderbolt 2 professional 5-disk storage solution. Now featuring Seagate's industry-leading 8 TB Enterprise Class hard disks the new LaCie 5big provides more capacity totaling 40 TB, superb reliability and an extended warranty....

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