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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Introduction

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.

"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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IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 21/12/2015

Google Nexus 6P Special Edition to go on sale in India next week

Huawei will be bringing the Nexus 6P Special Edition to India next week. The Nexus 6P Special Edition is basically the Gold color variant of the Nexus 6P, which has so far been available only in Japan. Huawei will begin offering the Nexus 6P Special Edition starting December 21st. Just like the other variants, the...

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ZTE Axon Max goes official with a 6.0-inch display and premium metal build

ZTE today announced the biggest Axon smartphone yet, the Axon MAX with a 6.0-inch display. The phablet carries over the same premium design language of the rest of the Axon lineup with a thin body made out of aircraft-grade aluminum and titanium alloy. One of the main highlights is of course the large 6.0-inch AMOLED...

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Huawei P9 flagship smartphone rumored to arrive in March next year

According to a new rumor out of China, Huawei will introduce the P9 flagship smartphone in March next year. The rumored smartphone will succeed the Huawei P8 flagship launched by the company in April this year. Very little is known about the device at this point, except some rumored specs that surfaced online recently. Those...

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Asus ZenFone 3 rumored to include a fingerprint sensor

A new report published by Taiwanese publication Digitimes claims next year’s Asus ZenFone 3 will come with a fingerprint sensor. The report cites Taiwan-based supply chain makers and claims Asus will be using fingerprint recognition solutions developed by Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics and China-based Goodfix for its ZenFone 3, reportedly launching in May or June next...

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Samsung’s new 128GB Pro Plus microSD card delivers up to 95MB/s read speeds

Samsung’s newest memory card, the PRO Plus 128GB microSD delivers blazing fast performance for modern smartphones capable of playing back and recording videos in 4K resolution. It also makes sense for owners of DSLR and other cameras capable of shooting videos in 4K resolution. The Pro Plus 128GB utilizes highest-quality MLC NAND flash and supports...

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12 WHQL drivers now available for download

AMD today released the new Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12 WHQL drivers. The new driver version includes a number of bug-fixes such as rendering issues with Star Wars: Battlefront and texture compression in Just Cause 3. CrossFire performance in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has been improved, while the flickering problems during gameplay in...

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Samsung introduces a 128GB Galaxy Note 5 version in South Korea

Samsung has finally introduced a 128GB version of the Galaxy Note 5, dubbed the Winter Edition. Sadly, the new 128GB version Galaxy Note 5 Winter Edition is only being offered in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. The phablet goes on sale in the country today and is available in two color options – Gold...

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Windows Phone 8 smartphones won’t be updated to Windows 10 until next year

Bad news for owners of Windows Phone 8.x smartphones. Microsoft now expects to begin updating older Windows Phone handsets to Windows 10 Mobile only by next year. The Redmond based company had earlier planned to begin updating Windows Phone 8.1 handsets to Windows 10 Mobile before the end of the year. According to an updated...

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Moto X 2014 international variant starts receiving Android Marshmallow update in select regions

Motorola has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Moto X 2014 in Europe and India. According to Android Police, the update is rolling out in Germany, Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom currently. We expect the OTA update to spread across other parts of Europe very soon, so if you live in...

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Thermalright Macho Direct HDT CPU Cooler now official

Thermalright has come up with a new effective cooler targeted at the budget segment, the Macho Direct. The Macho Direct is Thermalright’s first Heatpipe Direct Touch cooler and is based on the proven Macho-Design. Thermalright claims it is confident that the Macho Direct will reach the top of the HDT-cooler charts thanks to its particular...

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 618 and 620 SoCs get renamed to Snapdragon 650 and 652

Qualcomm has decided to rename its recently unveiled Snapdragon 618 and Snapdragon 620 chipsets to Snapdragon 650 and Snapdragon 652. Qualcomm believes the renaming will help these two chipsets to be better differentiated from the rest of the new Snapdragon 600 lineup, including the Snapdragon 615, 616, and 617. The Snapdragon 618 and 620 feature...

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OnePlus X Champagne Edition to be available starting next week

OnePlus today announced that the Champagne Gold color option for its new OnePlus X smartphone will be available to consumers in western markets starting December 22nd. Until now, the OnePlus X Champagne Edition was exclusive to the Chinese market. The front and back of the smartphone are finished in white, while the metal frame comes...

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BIOSTAR unveils value-oriented GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC graphics card

BIOSTAR announced yet another new GeForce graphics card, the GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC. The new card offers a great combination of performance and value to gamers. Based on the NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, the card comes with 640 CUDA cores and 2GB of GDDR5 memory. It is a factory overclocked card with a base clock...

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LG and Samsung not likely to launch 4K display smartphones next year

New reports from Korea suggest both Samsung and LG are not too keen on making the jump to 4K resolution with their flagship smartphones next year. When Sony announced the Xperia Z5 Premium at IFA this year, some of you may have wondered if other smartphone makers will soon join Sony and come up with...

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YU Yutopia goes official in India with a Rs. 24,999 price-tag

Micromax subsidiary YU today announced its first flagship smartphone, the YU Yutopia for Indian consumers. The smartphone features an aluminum unibody design with a ‘PureBlack’ Glass on the front. It packs a 5.2-inch 1440 x 2560 Quad HD resolution LCD display from Sharp with a claimed 91% NTSC color gamut coverage and Gorilla Glass protection....

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OnePlus X to be available without an invite every Tuesday

OnePlus confirmed the weekly open sale on Twitter.  OnePlus recently put its current flagship, the OnePlus 2, on general sale without the need for invites, and the company is now extending the courtesy to the OnePlus X. Well, it’s a more limited kind of courtesy – the OnePlus X will be available without invites only...

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iPhone 6s was the most searched consumer tech product on Google this year

Google trends data shows the Apple iPhone 6s was the most search consumer tech product this year, edging past key rival Samsung Galaxy S6. At the third spot was Apple’s first smartwatch the Apple Watch. The next position was also held by an Apple product, the iPad Pro. Rounding off the top 5 was LG’s...

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Huawei Watch variant for women to debut at CES 2016

At its CES 2016 press conference next month, Huawei is likely to debut a few smartwatches aimed at women. A report from 9To5Google suggests the Chinese company will launch a redesigned version(s) of its Android Wear running Huawei Watch at the event exclusively for women. The new watches will not be different from the Huawei...

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QNAP unveils quad-core TS-531P NAS with 10GbE support

QNAP’s new TS-531P 5-way TS-531P business NAS is now available. The tower form-factor NAS is powered by an Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 quad-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processor. It also includes 2GB of DDR3 RAM (upgradeable to 8GB) and features such as RAID 5/6 support, hardware-accelerated encryption, and SSD cache support. The NAS comes with...

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IT News Head Lines (Engadget) 24/11/2015

Two-player synthesizer looks just as wild as it sounds


Noodling on a synthesizer is normally a solo affair, but Ben Bengler and Fiore Martin have found a way to spice things up. Their Collidoscope lets two musicians play in tandem thanks to the combination of twin keyboards and a clever sample-grabbin...

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Scientists create quantum entanglement at room temperature


Quantum entanglement, where two particles are inextricably linked, is a real thing. However, creating that odd behavior has been extremely difficult so far -- you have to cool things down to near absolute zero to pull it off on a significant scale...

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A 'Dragon Quest' game is coming to PCs through Steam


At long last, you can get a Dragon Quest game on Steam... if not quite the role-playing game you might be hoping for. Square Enix has revealed that Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below is coming to Windows as a Steam downl...

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FanDuel warned staff against winning too often on rival sites


DraftKings and FanDuel may have bitten off more than they can chew when they sued New York to keep their daily fantasy sports games alive in the state. FanDuel's corporate policies from before it self-regulated have been entered into evidence, and...

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Researchers create working electronics inside a rose


Plants and electronics frequently get along, but you don't see electronics in plants -- not surprisingly, it's hard to insert circuitry without killing the host. Swedish scientists just overcame one of the biggest hurdles to creating these strange...

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China and the US create a 'space hotline' to avoid conflicts


The Kremlin and the White House famously established a hotline between each other during the Cold War to avoid annihilating each other by mistake, and history is repeating itself now that China is a powerhouse. China and the US have set up a "space...

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Microsoft app tries to lure you from Android to a Windows phone


It's true that Windows Phone (and now Windows 10 Mobile) doesn't have as many apps as Android or iOS. However, the perception of that app deficit may be just as problematic -- why would you switch to a Lumia 950 if you assumed that none of your fa...

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Motorola's Chicago flagship store is the antithesis of an Apple store


Motorola has exactly one retail store, and it's located in the heart of Chicago's downtown Loop district. I happened to be in the area recently and stopped by on a Friday afternoon before its grand opening. As I found, it is, in many ways, the anti...

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After Math: That's it, we're calling security


It's been a heck of a week. With the world still reeling from the Paris attacks, more people than ever are concerned with their personal security. That's why we're featuring five of this week's best posts about stuff that keeps us safe -- and one a...

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Inhabitat's Week in Green: The new Prius and a two-legged puppy


2016 is shaping up to be a tremendous year for green transportation. This week Honda announced plans to launch its Clarity Fuel Cell car next year in the US, while Gogoro is getting ready to roll out its battery-swapping Smartscooters in Europe. Ch...

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IT News Head Lines (Guru of 3D) 19/11/2015

Some more motherboard problems
recently the 1st RAM slot died so used the other slots for two sticks.

Same thing happened tonight: sudden shutdown upon simple file transfer and...

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75 percent of Windows Phone Owners Migrate to Android or iOS
The drop-off rate of end-users with aÂ*Windows Phone migrating towardsÂ*Android or iOS is rather ginormous. Whenever users get a chance to upgrade,...

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More Details Intel 7th Generation Core Kaby Lake and 200-series Chipset
New slides have leaked onto the web shared tech specs onÂ*Kaby Lake. We already knew that Kaby lake would extend the Tick-Tick product release cycle....

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Nvidia talks Pascal 16GB OF Memory and 1TB/S bandwidth
At the Japanese edition of NVIDIAs GPU Technology Conference, NVIDIA revealed some details behind its 2016 graphics architecture, codenamed...

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Is 75***8453;PSU load to much ?
Hi I have a seasonic 430w S12II 80 plus certified bronze PSU, I calculated all my components power at maximum load (even overestimating them a bit)...

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AMD driver updates
Why in the world did it take AMD just now to release fallout 4 / cod / assassins creed related driver updates?

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Getting started with rendering... ?
Hello all!

So just looking for some input.... I am considering getting into rendering 3d models. Are there any good starting resources to get me...

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New Sapphire TriXX allows the overvolting of Fury cards
First time thanks to Szaby59 for this news !

New Sapphire TriXX allows the overvolting of Fury cards (+75 mV)

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36 cores / 72 HT
PART 1 of 4

Et Ali

I rebuilt the prior box and this is its new incarnation
Yes, dropped the water cooling



I tried to make an ultimate...

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unstable pc+overclock.need help
im having a few issues with my pc and need some help i have upgraded from a 7970 to sli 980tis. some examples bellow

in 3d games i seem to get...

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WD Black drive
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IS this the retail packaging of WD black 1tb? i been reading confliction stories, on if it is or isnt

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What monitor should I buy?!!
Story: Looking to get a good monitor for computer gaming. I just upgraded my system with 16gb of ram and a R9 390x Strix graphics card. I'd like a...

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Star Wars Battlefront - Game Bundle with R9 Fury
Following a ripple in the force, AMD has announced that starting November 17th, qualifying purchases from participating retailers of an AMD Radeon R9...

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Radeon R9 380X gets caught on camera
There are multiple leaks on the web today showing photos of the upcomingÂ*Radeon R9 380X. The upcoming graphics card from AMD is spotted with brands...

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6870 dead?
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I have the card radeon hd 6870 and about 2 months ago it started failing on me. It suddenly crashed freezing my pc. The screen went black...

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Nvidia GeForce 306.23 WHQL 64-bit
Download Nvidia GeForce 306.23 WHQL 64-bit for Windows Vista 7 and 8

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Nvidia GeForce 306.23 WHQL 32-bit
Download Nvidia GeForce 306.23 WHQL 32-bit for Windows Vista 7 and 8

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GeForce 306.02 BETA 32-bit
Download GeForce 306.02 32-bit driver for Windows Vista 7 and 8

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GeForce 306.02 BETA 64-bit
Download GeForce 306.02 64-bit driver for Windows Vista 7 and 8

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A New Dawn Nvidia demo - AMD patch
Guru3D forum user TroudhuK made a patch so that you can try NVIDIA's A new Dawn Demo on AMD Radeon graphics cards.

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GeForce 305.68 WHQL Win 7 64-bit
This is a WHQL-certified GeForce GTX 660 Ti driver for Windows 7 64-bit

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GeForce 305.68 WHQL Win 7 32-bit
This is a WHQL-certified GeForce GTX 660 Ti driver for Windows 7 32-bit

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AMD Catalyst 12.8 XP 32-bit
Download AMD Catalyst Display Driverfor Windows XP 32-bit

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AMD Catalyst 12.8 WHQL 64-bit
Download AMD Catalyst Display Driverfor Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 64-bit

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AMD Catalyst 12.8 WHQL 32-bit
Download AMD Catalyst Display Driverfor Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 32-bit

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NVIDIA GeForce 305.53 64-bit
Download the NVIDIA GeForce 305.53 Vista 7-8 32-bit driver

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Intel Chipset Software Installation 9.3.0.1021
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Afterburner 2.2.3
After months of Beta development MSI and Guru3D happily announce Afterburner 2.2.3

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NVIDIA A New Dawn DirectX 11 Demo
In A New Dawn, the demo starts not with the main character, but with a sweeping overview of a lush rainforest. Ferns gently sway in the moonlight, vines sprawl across an ancient tree, and budding flowers cast a gentle glow on the surrounding bark. As our character comes into view, we find her swinging on a vine in her new tree home. The tree is rendered to the finest level of detail using DirectX 11 tessellation. At its peak, over four million triangles are used to showcase Dawn's environment.

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Anvil's Storage Utilities
Anvil's Storage Utilities is a powerful tool that was designed in order to provide you with a simple means of assessing the read and writer performance of your Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive.

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Intel WHQL Graphics Driver Windows 8 32-bit
Intel released their WHQL-certified graphics driver for the Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system. This is the 32-bit driver.

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Intel WHQL Graphics Driver Windows 8 64-bit
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GeForce 304.79 Beta 64-bit
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IT News Head Lines (Engadget) 01/10/2015

Tesla's first Model X electric SUVs sell for $132k


Now that Tesla's Model S has the world warmed up to the idea of classy-looking electric cars, it's ready to do it all again with a different form factor. After delays (and more delays), CEO Elon Musk announced the Model X in full specific detail --...

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TiVo's 4K-ready, commercial skipping Bolt hints at the future


This new Bolt DVR may not totally remake the recording technology TiVo is famous for, but it introduces a sharp departure in design and adds features customers have asked for since it started in the late 90s. Just like the leaks suggested, the Bolt...

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Google Shopping ads will start popping up on YouTube


Until that rumored ads-free subscription option comes around (if it's true, that is), you just have to accept that advertisements are a part of YouTube. The latest type you'll come across in the coming months? Google Shopping ads. According to the...

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Apple Music and iTunes Movies hit China today


Folks in China don't have access to the record-breaking iPhone 6s until October, but Apple's making sure they they'll be able to get their hands on iBooks, Apple Music and iTunes Movies ahead of that. Those services are available starting today, an...

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Security firm discovers Linux botnet that hits with 150 Gbps DDoS attacks


Akamai announced on Tuesday that its Security Intelligence Response Team has discovered a massive Linux-based botnet that's reportedly capable of downing websites under a torrent of DDoS traffic exceeding 150 Gbps. The botnet spreads via a Trojan v...

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The first official 'X-Files' trailer is out there


The wait is nearly over, X-Files fans! We're just a few short months from the debut of the new X-Files. Like the original series, this six episode mini-season is being produced by Chris Carter. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their lead...

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Here's how to watch Tesla's Model X launch event


After dealing with many production delays over the past couple of years, Tesla's finally ready to launch the Model X, its highly anticipated crossover. Later this evening, the company will hold an event at a factory in Fremont, California, where it...

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Self-assembling material could produce artificial veins


Most attempts at creating artificial veins don't come close to replicating organic processes, but researchers at the Queen Mary University of London might change that. They've developed a technique that makes proteins and peptides self-assemble in...

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Google Maps now works on the Apple Watch


Sure, Apple Maps has improved significantly in the past few years since it launched, but for many Apple users it still doesn't hold a candle to Google Maps. But if you're an Apple Watch user who wanted to use your watch for directions, Apple Maps h...

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Playdate: We take on the Empire in 'Disney Infinity 3.0'


It is a period of civil war. Sean and Tim, two video game streamers from the Engadget Alliance, have begun their first battle against the Galactic Empire. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, the pair enlists the help of Disney Interactive's Jo...

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Google and LG's 5X is the Nexus for the rest of us


When Google (and Motorola) showed off the Nexus 6 last year, most nerds were excited. Others, making up a surprisingly vocal minority, reacted as though the companies dropped ice cubes down the backs of their shirts. Bigger isn't always better, and...

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Kanye West is afraid 3D printers will ruin the fashion industry


Kanye West has a way with words. He's not known for often, if ever, holding back on whatever thoughts cross his mind. In a recent episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the musician-turned-self-proclaimed-designer had an interesting thing to s...

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Nauto's dash cam promises to make old cars a little smarter


As much as we would love a self-driving ride with fancy pedestrian detection technology, nobody thought to add it to our '96 Dodge Stratus. Thankfully a new startup called Nauto is hoping to remedy this issue with a plug-in kit that, when it launch...

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1TB Xbox One bundle includes 'Gears of War' and two more games for $399


Do you have a special someone on your Christmas list who deserves a shiny new console this holiday season? Even if you're just shopping for yourself, there's a new Xbox One bundle that might catch your eye. Microsoft is offering the 1TB version wit...

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Google finally has a Surface competitor in the Pixel C


Say hello to the first-ever Android tablet built by Google. It's the Pixel C, and just like how the Chromebook Pixel was the creme de la creme of Chromebooks, the Pixel C looks to be Google's attempt at making the best-ever 2-in-1 Android tablet it...

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'The Stanley Parable' developer's new game launches in two days


We know just a few things for certain about Davey Wreden's follow-up to The Stanley Parable:


It's called The Beginner's Guide
It's a "narrative video game" for PC and Mac
It launches on October 1st


Aside from a few equally vague screenshots,...

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A tour of Google's many hardware projects


Google may have started its life as a search engine, but 17 years has seen the company steadily evolve into one that produces as many goods as it does services. It may not be running the factories itself in a lot of cases, but you can pick up more...

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Tim Cook: Apple won't merge iOS and OS X


Now that Apple is blurring the lines between its mobile tablets and PCs with the iPad Pro, it's tempting to imagine iOS and OS X merging into a single operating system (Windows 10-style) that works on virtually every device the company makes. You'l...

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Chromecast Audio competes with Sonos for a tenth of the price


The Chromecast Audio is pretty smart. Here's the elevator pitch: You plug the little hockey puck in the image above into a power outlet, and then connect it to your speakers using the provided 3.5mm-to-3.5mm cable, or a third-party 3.5mm-to-optical...

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Volkswagen will fix emissions test-cheating cars ... somehow


Volkswagen is gearing up to fix the cars affected by its diesel emissions cheating scandal -- though the specifics are still up in the air. The company's new CEO, Matthias Mueller, told employees that it'll be reaching out to customers in the next...

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Xprize challenge offers $20 million to curb fossil fuel emissions


Sadly, carbon dioxide emissions aren't going away just yet. However, the Xprize crew would like to at least see those emissions do something besides accelerate climate change. They're launching the NRG COSIA Carbon Xprize, a competition that will h...

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Meet the Nexus 6P, Google and Huawei's shockingly svelte flagship


After last year's unwieldy attempt, Google had to think a little more carefully about how its nerd-friendly Nexus line should work and feel. Rather than just offer one new phone today, Google showed off two -- the Nexus 5X and 6P -- meant for diffe...

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Microsoft VR Kit is a more colorful Cardboard for Windows Phones


If Google Cardboard is just a little too cheap looking for your tastes, you're in luck: Microsoft is making its own foldable VR headset. And it's purple. The Microsoft VR Kit, as it's called, was announced as part of Microsoft-hosted virtual realit...

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The new Chromecast vs. the competition: Which will you watch?
The original Chromecast stood out for how it offered a cheap, easy way to get content on your TV in a super small form factor. Its successor adds even more features like Fast Play, an integrated HDMI cable and even a redesigned app. However, the digi...

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The After Math: Google Nexus 2015 press event


Google held a press conference in San Francisco this morning to announce a slew of new and updated devices. We saw two powerful new mobile phones, the Nexus 5x and 6P, as well as a new iteration of the Chromecast (and its new audio-only cousin). Go...

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