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Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts

Thursday, May 5, 2016

IT News Head Lines (bit-tech.net) 06/05/2016

bit-tech.net



Ubisoft working on 'permanent solution' to The Division woes
Apologises again for missing missions.

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Microsoft launches new documentation initiative
Aims to improve the reader experience.

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IBM launches five-qubit quantum processor
Offers free access via the cloud.

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Corsair Gaming M65 Pro RGB Review
Corsair switches to an optical sensor and adds RGB lighting for its latest gaming mouse

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Jalopy is a game about driving a terrible car in a land of psychopaths.
Rick plays gaming's first road-trip simulator and finds breaking down more fun than breaking the sound barrier.

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Nvidia, Samsung settle mobile GPU patent suits
No 'other compensation,' says Nvidia.

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Intel cancels Broxton Atom, SoFIA modems
Denies mobile market exit, though.

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Thermaltake UK Modding Trophy powered by Scan Final Voting
They're all in! Take a look at the fantastic completed case mods and vote for your favourite

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Available Tags:Ubisoft , Microsoft , IBM , Gaming , mobile GPU , Samsung , GPU , Intel , Thermaltake , UK

IT News Head Lines (Guru of 3D) 06/05/2016

Guru of 3D



6950X Benchmarked
4.5GHz Cinebench
Image: http://cdn.overclock.net/9/98/983d8b73_4500a.png

Here are some quick direct clock for clock, voltage to voltage...

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Where to find the Improved cutscenes pack for the pc version of MK9?
All the links I find are already deleted and they are always the same ones, Does anybody know where can I find a working link or torrent?
Sorry if...

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Rumor: YouTube to Stream TV channels though paid subscription
YouTube seems to be working hard on a paid subscription model called Unplugged that would offer customers a bundle of cable TV channels streamed over...

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Review: AMD A10-7860K APU
We check out the 65W AMD A10-7860K APU slash processor that was announced in February. It is an APU at a reasonable price. The 7860K is the second...

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Dishonored 2 Launching 11 November
Bethesda Softworks (from Fallout, The Elder Scrolls and Wolfenstein) have announced a worldwide release date for Dishonored 2; the highly anticipated...

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8Pack Lian Li PCD888WX Chassis on OCUK
Slap a name on it and charge a little more.Â*Overclockers UK stocks the first ever case developed by Ian '8Pack' Parry, in conjunction with Lian Li...

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Call of Duty 4 MW vs Remastered Comparison
Detail graphic comparison Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Original release vs. Incoming Remastered Edition. Â*Check it out here....

Call of Duty...

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where to find modded drivers for amd ??
Hello guys im looking for modded and updated drivers for amd R9270x...where can we find it??? i only found 4 months older drivers modded from...

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AMD Driver release 16.5.1
AMD Driver release 16.5.1
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+10+-+64

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Had a job interview at a famous game publisher today...!
Had a job interview at à famous game publisher today...!

Was so damn stressed, but it went Well... I guess ! Haha!

If anyone wonders how it...

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Microsoft is working on a fix for VR motion sickness
The concept is rather old, weird that no one of the VR manufacturers has thought about it before.
It kind of works like having light-colored...

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Fallout 4 expansion Far Harbor released May 19th
The Fallout 4 Extension 'Far Harbor' will be released May 19th, a Thursday.Â*Far Harbor releases on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC...

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Amd snags a prize :)
http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/leslie_pirritano_moves_from_nvidia_to_amd/1

A marketing prize :)

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Samsung sees no future for OLED TVs
Ah bummer, I was kinda hoping on a Samsung OLED UHD TVÂ*myself.Â*Samsung sees no future for OLED TVs, according toÂ*Kim Hyun-suk who leads the...

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DICE Launches Road to Battlefield program
DICE announcesÂ*'Road to Battlefield'Â*program including free DLC and events leading up to new Battlefield game.Â*...

DICE Launches Road to...

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Available Tags:YouTube , TV , AMD , APU , Driver , Microsoft , motion , Samsung

Thursday, April 28, 2016

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 28/04/2016





Watch 9 minutes of Pokemon Go, Nintendo's augmented reality mobile game - CNET
Leaked beta footage has given us our best look yet at Pokemon Go, Nintendo's highly anticipated game for mobile platforms.

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FBI tips off Apple to security flaw -- a first under sharing process - CNET
For the first time under a White House process created in 2014, the agency shares information about a flaw in an Apple product, the company tells Reuters.

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World's first Brain Drone Race takes off (Tomorrow Daily 354 show notes) - CNET
It might look silly, but University of Florida researchers hope developing the technology to control a drone with your mind might lead to controlling things like wheelchairs and prosthetics, too.

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Families of teens lost at sea fight over recovered iPhone - CNET
One family worries that critical evidence about the boys' fate may be lost if the phone leaves law enforcement hands.

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Hearthstone tops 50 million players, Old Gods expansion goes live today - CNET
Blizzard's free-to-play card game is big business, but it's also changing in a big way.

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4 future NFL stars show their stuff in virtual reality - CNET
NFL draft hopefuls, ranging from a sure shot to an underdog, promote themselves in 360-degree virtual reality videos.

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Umbrella Corps is more Call of Duty than Resident Evil - CNET
Capcom's Umbrella Corps shooter is all action with a minor survival/horror a twist on PC and PS4.

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Apple incites weeping (with new ad about onions) - CNET
Technically Incorrect: Coinciding with its quarterly results, Apple releases an iPhone 6S spot, featuring Neil Patrick Harris, all about our favorite weep-inducing vegetable.

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Blizzard discusses closure of unauthorised classic WoW servers, says pristine realm is in discussion - CNET
Community manager J. Allen Beck: "There is not a clear legal path to protect Blizzard's IP."

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A Samsung fridge is a great place for an orgy - CNET
Technically Incorrect: A peculiar new Samsung ad, starring Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, shows foodstuffs making out. Oh.

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Dark Souls 3 patch fixes quest bugs, item drop glitches, Xbox One crashes - CNET
Next update for From Software's action RPG detailed.

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Mechanical doping: Cyclist gets 6-year-ban for using bike with hidden motor - CNET
Noted Belgian cyclo-cross star Femke Van den Driessche is the first cyclist to be charged with mechanical doping.

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AT&T video push still fuzzy - CNET
The telecom giant's sales topped $40 billion in the first quarter but details on its upcoming online video service remain scant.

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Ultimate fan-made Lego Voltron wants your votes - CNET
This Voltron set, inspired by the super robot from the '80s animated series, could become a reality if it gets enough votes on the Lego Ideas site.

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Twitter counts on new math to show user growth, stock tanks - CNET
Using a new way to tally active tweeters, the microblogging service says it added users in the first quarter. Even so, sales fell short.

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Apple sales drop as iPhone shipments decline for first time ever - CNET
CEO Tim Cook said the company faced "macroeconomic headwinds," which is code for having a really hard time convincing people to buy iPhones, iPads and Macs.

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Uncharted 4's story will dive into Nathan Drake's mysterious childhood - CNET
"We don't know a lot about his childhood and what happened."

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Gears of War creator: 'I hope Microsoft doesn't screw it up' - CNET
"It's kind of like breaking up with an ex and wanting to see them get remarried but not to somebody who is better-looking than you."

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FBI is trying to avoid saying how the San Bernardino iPhone was hacked - CNET
According to The Wall Street Journal, the feds will argue that they don't know how the hack actually works.

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Ryan Reynolds kicks in $5K for Utah theater's 'Deadpool' defense fund - CNET
The actor who plays the "merc with a mouth" donates to the legal fund of a movie theater that could lose its liquor license for serving alcohol during a screening of "Deadpool."

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Facebook seems to have burned Bernie, but that's not really what happened - CNET
The #BernieBlackout hashtag was born when some Bernie Sanders-related Facebook pages were inaccessible. But it wasn't just about politics -- and it's happened before.

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Reebok made Ripley's Alien Stompers shoes only in men's sizes - CNET
Oh no you didn't, Reebok. Twitter users call out the shoe company for offering the iconic sneakers -- worn by one of sci-fi's most badass female characters -- only in sizes made for fellas.

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HTC pledges $100 million to fund VR content - CNET
The maker of the Vive virtual-reality headset launches a $100 million startup accelerator to help build out a VR ecosystem.

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Ugly hack at dating site for 'beautiful' people (CNET Update show notes) - CNET
Security researchers find personal data leaked for more than 1 million users of the "elite" dating site BeautifulPeople.com. Spotify users may also be dealing with a hacking headache. Meanwhile, Twitter takes another step toward fighting online abuse.

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Dropbox looks to declutter your hard drive - CNET
"Project Infinite" is meant to save you hard drive space by letting you work with your online files as easily as you do files on your drive.

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Available Tags:CNET , Apple , security , iPhone , WoW , Samsung , Xbox , Twitter , Microsoft , Facebook , HTC , hack

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 28/04/2016





Watch 9 minutes of Pokemon Go, Nintendo's augmented reality mobile game - CNET
Leaked beta footage has given us our best look yet at Pokemon Go, Nintendo's highly anticipated game for mobile platforms.

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FBI tips off Apple to security flaw -- a first under sharing process - CNET
For the first time under a White House process created in 2014, the agency shares information about a flaw in an Apple product, the company tells Reuters.

Read More ...




World's first Brain Drone Race takes off (Tomorrow Daily 354 show notes) - CNET
It might look silly, but University of Florida researchers hope developing the technology to control a drone with your mind might lead to controlling things like wheelchairs and prosthetics, too.

Read More ...




Families of teens lost at sea fight over recovered iPhone - CNET
One family worries that critical evidence about the boys' fate may be lost if the phone leaves law enforcement hands.

Read More ...




Hearthstone tops 50 million players, Old Gods expansion goes live today - CNET
Blizzard's free-to-play card game is big business, but it's also changing in a big way.

Read More ...




4 future NFL stars show their stuff in virtual reality - CNET
NFL draft hopefuls, ranging from a sure shot to an underdog, promote themselves in 360-degree virtual reality videos.

Read More ...




Umbrella Corps is more Call of Duty than Resident Evil - CNET
Capcom's Umbrella Corps shooter is all action with a minor survival/horror a twist on PC and PS4.

Read More ...




Apple incites weeping (with new ad about onions) - CNET
Technically Incorrect: Coinciding with its quarterly results, Apple releases an iPhone 6S spot, featuring Neil Patrick Harris, all about our favorite weep-inducing vegetable.

Read More ...




Blizzard discusses closure of unauthorised classic WoW servers, says pristine realm is in discussion - CNET
Community manager J. Allen Beck: "There is not a clear legal path to protect Blizzard's IP."

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A Samsung fridge is a great place for an orgy - CNET
Technically Incorrect: A peculiar new Samsung ad, starring Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, shows foodstuffs making out. Oh.

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Dark Souls 3 patch fixes quest bugs, item drop glitches, Xbox One crashes - CNET
Next update for From Software's action RPG detailed.

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Mechanical doping: Cyclist gets 6-year-ban for using bike with hidden motor - CNET
Noted Belgian cyclo-cross star Femke Van den Driessche is the first cyclist to be charged with mechanical doping.

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AT&T video push still fuzzy - CNET
The telecom giant's sales topped $40 billion in the first quarter but details on its upcoming online video service remain scant.

Read More ...




Ultimate fan-made Lego Voltron wants your votes - CNET
This Voltron set, inspired by the super robot from the '80s animated series, could become a reality if it gets enough votes on the Lego Ideas site.

Read More ...




Twitter counts on new math to show user growth, stock tanks - CNET
Using a new way to tally active tweeters, the microblogging service says it added users in the first quarter. Even so, sales fell short.

Read More ...




Apple sales drop as iPhone shipments decline for first time ever - CNET
CEO Tim Cook said the company faced "macroeconomic headwinds," which is code for having a really hard time convincing people to buy iPhones, iPads and Macs.

Read More ...




Uncharted 4's story will dive into Nathan Drake's mysterious childhood - CNET
"We don't know a lot about his childhood and what happened."

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Gears of War creator: 'I hope Microsoft doesn't screw it up' - CNET
"It's kind of like breaking up with an ex and wanting to see them get remarried but not to somebody who is better-looking than you."

Read More ...




FBI is trying to avoid saying how the San Bernardino iPhone was hacked - CNET
According to The Wall Street Journal, the feds will argue that they don't know how the hack actually works.

Read More ...




Ryan Reynolds kicks in $5K for Utah theater's 'Deadpool' defense fund - CNET
The actor who plays the "merc with a mouth" donates to the legal fund of a movie theater that could lose its liquor license for serving alcohol during a screening of "Deadpool."

Read More ...




Facebook seems to have burned Bernie, but that's not really what happened - CNET
The #BernieBlackout hashtag was born when some Bernie Sanders-related Facebook pages were inaccessible. But it wasn't just about politics -- and it's happened before.

Read More ...




Reebok made Ripley's Alien Stompers shoes only in men's sizes - CNET
Oh no you didn't, Reebok. Twitter users call out the shoe company for offering the iconic sneakers -- worn by one of sci-fi's most badass female characters -- only in sizes made for fellas.

Read More ...




HTC pledges $100 million to fund VR content - CNET
The maker of the Vive virtual-reality headset launches a $100 million startup accelerator to help build out a VR ecosystem.

Read More ...




Ugly hack at dating site for 'beautiful' people (CNET Update show notes) - CNET
Security researchers find personal data leaked for more than 1 million users of the "elite" dating site BeautifulPeople.com. Spotify users may also be dealing with a hacking headache. Meanwhile, Twitter takes another step toward fighting online abuse.

Read More ...




Dropbox looks to declutter your hard drive - CNET
"Project Infinite" is meant to save you hard drive space by letting you work with your online files as easily as you do files on your drive.

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Available Tags:CNET , Apple , security , iPhone , WoW , Samsung , Xbox , Twitter , Microsoft , Facebook , HTC , hack

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 27/04/2016

VR-Zone



OnePlus 3 spotted in benchmark listing with 6GB of RAM
OnePlus 3
The upcoming OnePlus 3 has made its way to two more benchmark databases after AnTuTu. According to the OnePlus 3 listing on GeekBench, the smartphone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset and pack a whopping 6GB of RAM. The GFXBench listing on the other hand, suggests the smartphone will only include 4GB...

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AMD rolls out Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 driver
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2
AMD today rolled out the latest Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 driver. The latest release adds new Crossfire profiles for “Elite Dangerous” and “Need for Speed”. In addition to the new profiles, the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 release provides full support for Thunderbolt 3 eGFX ecnlosures configured with Radeon R9 Fury, Nano or 300...

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Colorful intros iGame Z170 Ymir-X high-end gaming motherboard
Colorful iGame Z170 Ymir-X
Chinese graphics card and motherboard manufacturer Colorful has introduced a new high-end gaming motherboard based on the Intel Z170 Express chipset, the iGame Z170 Ymir-X. The motherboard comes with 10K black gold solid caps and SANYO tantalum capacitors with a 14-phase power delivery design to ensure stable and reliable power delivery. For high-speed data storage,...

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Crucial MX300 750GB SSD to be priced at $208
Crucial MX300
Micron’s MX300 750GB SSD with IMFT 3D technology will be priced at $207.99 according to a listing on Amazon. The Crucial MX300 fuses the latest 3D NAND flash technology with the proven success of the previous MX-series SSDs from the manufacturer. In terms of performance, the drives is claimed to hit 530 MB/s sequential read...

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GIGABYTE showcases three of its upcoming X99 motherboards
GIGABYTE X99
GIGABYTE showcased three of its upcoming X99 boards at its PAX East booth recently. All the three motherboards are expected to launch around the same time as the Intel Core i7 “Broadwell-E” processor lineup. The motherboard lineup includes the X99-Designare EX, X99 Phoenix SLI G1, and the X99 Ultra Gaming. All of the above boards...

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AMD Radeon Pro Duo benchmarks leak ahead of launch
duo pro
AMD Radeon Pro Duo is slated to make its debut later this week, and ahead of the official launch, Chinese site Expreview posted its full review of AMD’s offering. Slated to feature dual GPUs, the card is twice as fast as the Fury X at 1080p and 60% faster at 4K resolutions. Several recently announced titles such as The...

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Microsoft Surface Phone could be powered by the Snapdragon 830 chipset
Microsoft
Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Phone could be powered by the Snapdragon 830 chipset from Qualcomm. Microsoft recently updated its “Minimum hardware requirements” page for the Windows 10 platform, adding support for the MSM8998 chipset, which is the codename for Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon 830 SoC. The chipset is also rumored to support up to 8GB of memory,...

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Remedy is fixing Quantum Break issues on Windows 10
Quantim Break
Remedy’s Quantum Break is a fantastic game on the Xbox One, but the PC port has been riddled with issues since it made its debut earlier this month. Remedy is now looking to fix several issues with a patch that will roll out to the Windows 10 version of the game. The studio has signed...

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DriveClub VR outed by ESRB, may turn out to be a launch title for PlayStation VR
DriveClub1
DriveClub VR has been officially rated by the ESRB, suggesting we’ll see a VR-based edition of the game in time for the launch of the PlayStation VR. A virtual reality version of the racing simulator was demoed last year, although nothing materialized. That may all change now that we’ve got a launch date for PlayStation VR. Although...

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Samsung Galaxy C7 specs surface online yet again
galaxy-c7-gfxbench
It seems we are getting extremely close to a launch of the Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7, devices in Samsung’s new Galaxy C lineup of Android smartphones. The Galaxy C5 has been detailed in numerous leaks, and the Galaxy C7 also had its specs revealed through an online benchmark. The latter has made yet another...

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AMD’s moving out of its iconic Sunnyvale headquarters
AMD Sunnyvale
AMD is moving out of its Sunnyvale headquarters, with the vendor looking to lease a smaller office in Silicon Valley. AMD sold the building and leased it back from New York-based W.P. Carey in 1995 for $95 million, with the lease extending to December 2018. AMD’s 319,000 square feet headquarters is spread across a 32.5 acre site, and the...

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Sirin Labs aims to launch a $20,000 Android smartphone for executives next month
Sirin Labs
British-Israeli start-up Sirin Labs is planning to launch a “groundbreaking” new smartphone next month with a price close to $20,000. The device would primarily be aimed at executives and is claimed to incorporate technology that is not commercially available currently with military-grade security. In fact, the company’s co-founder says the technology used in the phone...

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Huawei Honor V8 to sport a 5.7-inch display & 12MP dual rear cameras
Huawei Honor V8-a
The upcoming Honor V8 has been certified by TENAA in China, revealing its key specifications such as the display size and the camera setup. According to the TENAA listing, the Honor V8 will feature a 5.7-inch 1080p display, with a 2.3GHz octa-core chipset powering the smartphone. Like the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus, the Honor...

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Samsung will start 10nm LPP production later this year
Samsung 10nm
Samsung is currently well underway into its 14nm LPP (Low Power Plus) manufacturing process, which is used in this year’s Exynos 8890 as well as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820. The South Korean vendor is now looking ahead to the 10nm node, with plans to commence production on the 10nm LPP from later this year: Samsung is already using the 10nm...

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iPhone 7 won’t be a major upgrade over the 6s, says Ming-Chi Kuo
iPhone 6s
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo warned in a recent research note that the upcoming iPhone 7 from Apple may not be a major upgrade as it apparently lacks any “attractive updates”. The analyst suggests the iPhone 7 will not be very different from the iPhone 6s visually and may not bring any new “game-changing” feature...

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Lenovo Vibe K5 arrives in Europe with a €199 price tag
Lenovo Vibe K5
Lenovo’s Vibe K5 has finally made its way to Europe, almost two months after it was officially unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. The smartphone is now available for pre-order in Greece for €199. It is possible that Lenovo could expand the availability of the smartphone to other markets in...

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ZTE announces the Blade L5 Plus with a 5-inch display & 8MP rear camera
ZTE Blade L5 Plus
ZTE today launched a new entry-level Android smartphone dubbed the Blade L5 Plus. The smartphone comes with a 5-inch 720 x 1280 HD display and runs on a MediaTek MT6580 chipset with 1GB of RAM. Like most other entry-level Android smartphones, the Blade L5 Plus includes 8GB of expandable onboard memory. At the back, there...

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HTC Desire 830 spy shot and specs leak online
HTC Desire 830
An alleged live shot and rumored specs of the HTC Desire 830 have leaked online courtesy of the website NoWhereElse. The upcoming mid-range smartphone will reportedly feature a 5.5-inch display with 1080 x 1920 Full HD resolution and could be powered by the MediaTek MT6753 octa-core chipset clocked at 1.3 GHz. In terms of memory,...

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Meizu m3 announced with a 5-inch display, $92 price tag
Meizu-m31
The Meizu m3 has gone official today, after a couple of leaks that gave us early information on the handset. The m3 features a 5-inch HD display and is powered by the YunOS, an Android fork with Meizu’s FlyMe UX on top. Almost refreshingly, there’s no metal body on the m3, though that reflects on...

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Available Tags:AMD , Radeon , driver , gaming , SSD , GIGABYTE , motherboards , Microsoft , Windows , Samsung , Galaxy , Android , smartphone , iPhone , Lenovo , ZTE , HTC

Sunday, April 24, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 25/04/2016

TweakTown



AMD Radeon Pro Duo official specs arrived, 1.5x performance of Titan X
AMD is days away from pushing its Radeon Pro Duo into the wild, its first dual-GPU video card since the infamous Radeon R9 295X2. The press slides are now out - even before I received them (thanks, AMD...) and now we know the official specs - even though we kinda...

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300TB of data from the Large Hadron Collider released by CERN
The researchers at CERN have just released an insane 300TB of data from the Large Hadron Collider, with the data itself from 2011.
300tb-data-large-hadron-collider-released-cern
A physicist who works on the Compact Muon Solenoid detector, Kati Lassila-Perini explains: "Once we've exhausted our exploration of the data, we see no reason not to...
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The new DOOM is a 'slow generic console multiplayer shooter clone'

We have been all over DOOM news for the last few months, with our recent stories like the PC version of DOOM being neglected, and the game having the 'trademark id Tech texture streaming issues' on consoles. I don't know how Bethesda and id Software let this happen, but all...

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AMD's Project Quantum might return with Zen CPU, Vega GPU with HBM2

Project Quantum is one of the coolest things AMD has ever shown off, but it was never delivered to market. Project Quantum and an insane amount of power inside of its small, and super-unique chassis - but used an Intel CPU at the time, alongside the dual Fiji GPU when...

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Oculus PC bundles shipping faster than early Rift pre-orders

While early Oculus Rift adopters wait in uncertain limbo for shipping confirmations, retailers have ample supplies of Oculus Rift PC bundles and have started to ship orders.
oculus-rift-pc-bundles-shipping-faster-early-pre-orders
Even if you bought an Oculus Rift just minutes after pre-orders went live, everyday consumers can actually get a Rift before you. Since...
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Persona 5 release date listed for July 8 across PS4 and PC

Persona 5 will see a simultaneous release in July according to the official Persona Channel website.
persona-5-release-date-listed-july-8-ps4-pc
According to listings on the Persona Channel, Persona 5 will launch on July 8, 2016 across PlayStation 4 and PC. A quick Google translate of the Japanese text revealed the news ahead of the...
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Borderlands 3 confirmed, gets new writer and art director

At a PAX East panel, Gearbox Software confirmed it will begin development on Borderlands 3 once Battleborn and all its accompanying DLC packs are completely finished.
borderlands-3-confirmed-gets-new-writer-art-director
"It's no secret, obviously there's going to be another Borderlands," Gearbox's Randy Pitchford said during the panel. "We don't even know if we're going...
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These new Witcher 3: Blood and Wine screens are absolutely enchanting

CD Projekt RED drops a new batch of Witcher 3: Blood and Wine screenshots, showing even more of Toussiant's enchanting world.
new-witcher-3-blood-wine-screens-absolutely-enchanting
Blood and Wine isn't only the last DLC pack for The Witcher 3, but it also concludes the story of Geralt of Rivia. In order to send off the...
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Steam to start accepting bitcoin as valid payment option

According to a leaked post on Steam's official developer forums, Valve will start accepting Bitcoin crytocurrency as a valid payment option for purchases on the digital storefront.
steam-start-accepting-bitcoin-valid-payment-option
"We are excited to announce that Steam is going to start accepting payments via bitcoin," Valve wrote on the leaked forum post. "We're...
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AMD stock rises 52%, biggest gainer and most active stock on NASDAQ

AMD has had a great week, topping it off with a huge 52% rise in stock to $3.99. This is the highest gain in a single day since AMD stock was listed, all the way back in 1979.
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For the day, AMD was the biggest gainer and the most active...
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G details leaked

The first retail GeForce GTX 1080 video card is here, according to the leaked photos on the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G.
msi-geforce-gtx-1080-gaming-8g-details-leaked
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VideoCardz has done some detective work, comparing the new GTX 1080 GAMING 8G against MSI's older GTX 980 GAMING 4G - where the site reports that it's...
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Blizzard 'failed horrifically' with mysterious Project Titan MMO

After seven years of development, Blizzard cancelled its ambitious Project Titan MMO in 2014. Now Blizzard dev Jeff Kaplan sheds some light on why Titan collapsed, and how the "devastating failure" inspired the team to create Overwatch.
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"You had a really amazing group that was working on Titan. They were...
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AMD to 'regain GPU share in 2016' from NVIDIA with its Polaris cards

The last time we reported on the GPU market share, NVIDIA dominated with 82% of the dGPU market in November 2015.
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During AMD's Q4 2015 earnings call, company CEO Lisa Su said: "We have clear opportunities to regain GPU share in 2016 based on the performance per watt of our...
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iPhone 8 reportedly using by 7nm processor, includes wireless charging

While the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus are the current flagship smartphones from Apple, we're months away from the purported iPhone 7 - and years away from the iPhone 8. That however, doesn't stop the rumor mill from spinning out rumors on the iPhone 8.
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Horizon: Zero Dawn reportedly delayed into 2017

Upcoming PS4-exclusive RPG Horizon: Zero Dawn may be delayed into 2017 if an industry insider can be believed.
It's practically a tradition in the games industry today for high-profile titles to get delayed, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that Guerrilla Games' post-apocalyptic RPG Horizon: Zero Dawn may...
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EpicGear DeFiant Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Introduction, Specifications, and Pricing

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EpicGear has been around for a while now, and sadly, in that time, we have no seen all that much as far as products go. Checking back into their folder on the NAS, we found that review sampling has come down to two products. The first...
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Dark Souls III PC Review

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When Namco Bandai was originally pitched on this series by From Software, you have to wonder what that meeting was like. They wanted to build a game that was incredibly challenging, many players would get so frustrated they would not finish and at every turn, the player would seem like...
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QNAP launches 4-bay TBS-453A M.2 SSD NASbook

QNAP Systems, Inc. released the world's first M.2 SSD-based NAS - the TBS-453A NASbook. Featuring a quad-core Intel processor and using M.2 SSDs for storage, the TBS-453A not only provides full NAS functionalities with RAID protection in an ultra-compact size, but can also act as a physical network switch and...

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BIOSTAR announces the Hi-Fi B150S5 motherboard

BIOSTAR proudly introduces its latest Hi-Fi series motherboard intended for gaming and multimedia enthusiasts. With a balance of features and performance, the BIOSTAR Hi-Fi B150S5 offers those looking for a foundation for their next movie and gaming system to get the most of out their experience.
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Microsoft reports $20 billion in revenue for Q3 of FY2016

Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016:
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  • Revenue was $20.5 billion GAAP, and $22.1 billion non-GAAP
  • Operating income was $5.3 billion GAAP, and $6.8 billion non-GAAP
  • Net income was $3.8 billion GAAP, and $5.0 billion non-GAAP
  • Earnings per share was $0.47 GAAP,...
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    AMD reports 2016 First Quarter results
    AMD today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2016 of $832 million, operating loss of $68 million, and net loss of $109 million, or $0.14 per share. Non-GAAP operating loss was $55 million and non-GAAP net loss was $96 million, or $0.12 per share.
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    Razer Turret living room gaming mouse and lapboard hit stores, enables high-performance wireless PC gaming from the couch
    Razer, a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced the much-anticipated release of the Razer Turret, a mouse and integrated keyboard and mouse surface that together deliver the power of desktop-grade gaming peripherals into the laps of gamers. The combo was originally unveiled as a prototype...

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    Corsair announces three keyboards with Cherry MX speed switches
    Corsair, a leader in high-performance gaming hardware, today announced the newest entries to its celebrated line-up of mechanical keyboards, the K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE, K65 RGB RAPIDFIRE and K70 RAPIDFIRE. The first keyboards in the world to feature the all-new Cherry MX Speed switch, the Corsair RAPIDFIRE family's linear mechanical key...

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    HWBOT partners with TAITRA and CyberMedia to promote overclocking at Computex 2016
    HWBOT, an organization regulating international Overclocking competitions and rankings is delighted to announce its partnership with TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) and CyberMedia as the HWBOT World Tour 2016 attends COMPUTEX 2016.
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    From May 31st - June 4th 2016, the HWBOT World Tour 2016 will host a booth located...
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    Acer readies Skylake-powered Chromebook 14 for work
    Acer today debuts its new Chromebook 14 for Work, the industry's first Chromebook with 6th Generation Intel Core processors, available with a durable design to meet the demanding needs of enterprise, government, small business and institutional users. The Acer Chromebook 14 for Work is powered by a 6th Generation Intel...

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    Acer Unveils the Aspire S 13 Ultra-Thin Notebook
    Today Acer announced the latest addition to its ultra-slim S series notebooks, the Aspire S 13, a perfectly engineered thin and powerful Windows 10 notebook for design-conscious users. The angular, sleek chassis houses the best-value-priced laptops on the market today, packed with features for work and play.
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    Tesoro Launches Low-profile Switch GRAM Spectrum Mechanical Keyboard
    Tesoro Technology, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-tech gaming peripherals, today has announced the launch of the GRAM Spectrum mechanical keyboard. Engineered to equip gamers with an elite weapon in gameplay, the Gram Spectrum utilizes cutting-edge Tesoro AGILE mechanical switches. The low-profile switches offer short travel distance yet retain...

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