PowerColor Devil HD 7870 Review
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MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Review
A comprehensive look at MSI's Z87 based MPOWER MAX motherboard.
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ASUS Z87-Plus Review
ASUS Z87-Plus Review
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be quiet! Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 Review
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OCC E3 2013 Awards
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be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 Review
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ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Review
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Remember Me Review
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NVIDIA GTX 760 Review
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Corsair 350D Review
A closer look at the Corsair 350D.
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Humble Bundle with Android 6 Review
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ASUS ROG Maximus VI Hero Review
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SanDisk Extreme II 240 GB SSD Review
SanDisk Extreme II 240 GB SSD Review
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PCMark 8 Review
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CM Storm QuickFire Stealth Mechanical Keyboard Review
CM Storm QuickFire Stealth Mechanical Keyboard Review
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Seagate Speeds Up Enterprise Hard Drives
Seagate has announced a new hard drive targeted at enterprise users that it claims is up to three times faster than 15K RPM drives in mission critical random access. The Enterprise Turbo SSHD combines features from traditional mechanical drives and solid state drives to create a best of both worlds. The drives are available in capacities up to 600GB and when compared to 10K RPM drives the Enterprise Turbo produced twice as many Input Output Operations per Second. Executive Vice President Rocky Pimentel said, "Typically the most demanding mission critical applications for 15K drives have improved performance by compromising on capacity and cost per GB. With the Enterprise Turbo SSHD, we deliver a no compromise drive that provides high-speed performance while enabling customers to leverage all of Turbo’s capacity."
Source: Business Wire
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Cooler Master Announces Two Laptop Coolers
Cooler Master has two new offerings in the laptop cooler market with the Comforter Mini and Comforter Air. The two devices are compatible with devices that range in size from 9" to 15.6" which makes them compatible with larger tablets as well as notebooks. In addition to its cooling prowess, both models of Comforter get their names from the sponge cushion material that will provide relief for your legs when resting on them for extended periods of time. Both models of Comforter are available now with an MSRP of $19.99 for the Mini and $29.99 for the Air.
Source: Cooler Master
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Google Announces New Hardware and Android Update
Earlier today Google made multiple announcements for hardware and software, including some that were expected and some that were not. In the expected column is an update to the mobile OS Android; Jelly Bean 4.3. This update represents more of a refresh for the operating system, but does bring support for new APIs, new Bluetooth technologies, and restricted profiles with built in parental controls.
On the hardware front, and still in the expected column, is the new Nexus 7 tablet. As rumors and hopes have been suggesting, the new tablet keeps the seven inch screen, but ups the resolution to 1920x1200, given it a pixel per inch spec of 323. This makes it the highest resolution seven inch screen available. Beneath the pixels is a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, sporting four cores running at 1.5 GHz, with 2 GB of RAM at its disposal. It appears the number of pre-orders has already been reached, but when available again the 16 GB, Wi-Fi model is $229 while the 32 GB Wi-Fi version is $269. A US-only LTE version was also announced but is not yet available through the Google Play Store.
One more piece of hardware was also announced, and at least I cannot recall any rumors about it. Chromecast looks like a USB drive, but instead of having a male USB plug on it, there is a male HDMI plug. Connect it to a television and the next time you are watching something through Google Play, YouTube, Netflix, or Chrome, you can press a button in the application and send it to your TV. The Chromecast dongle costs just $35 from the Play store, or at least it will once it is back in stock.
Source: Google
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Distributed Computing on Android
When needed, computers can be very powerful tools, but the rest of the time, they just sit there running whatever they did to continue running. Some years ago researchers realized a system could be developed to network the unused power of computers together to perform calculations. Now researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, with funding from NSF, have expanded their Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) project to work with Android devices.
Just like our more powerful desktops and laptops, our smartphones and tablets are often doing less than they can because we have not given them anything to do. The new BOINC app is looking to change that by running projects from services using BOINC software, including Berkeley's SETI@Home project. Other projects include Asteriods@Home, Einstein@Home, and FightAIDS@Home.
To keep from draining your Android device's battery or your data plan too much, the BOINC app has default settings that restrict it from running when the device is not charging and limit its transmissions to Wi-Fi. For iOS users, the researchers may develop a BIONC app next.
Source: University of California, Berkeley
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Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition
We have a pair of stories for you today in the roundup starting with custom cable sleeves from Acid Rain. The custom sleeves allow for a high level of customization and cable management for those who don't think stock options are enough. The team over at HardOCP also takes a look at the latest entry into the ASUS TUF Series of motherboards, the Sabertooth Z87 LGA 1150. It is targeted at the latest Intel Haswell processors and uses the Z87 Express chipset.
Accessories
Acid Rain Custom Sleeved Extensions Review @ Think Computers
Motherboards
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 LGA 1150 Motherboard Review @ HardOCP
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Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition
First up in the roundup for today is a pair of mechanical keyboards from Cooler Master and Rosewill. The CM Storm Quickfire Stealth features Cherry MX Blue switches, covert keycaps, and lacks the 10 digit number pad. The Rosewill RK-9100BR sports Cherry MX Brown switches and various LED illumination options. The CM Storm Havoc gaming mouse offers a great counterpart to the Quickfire Stealth for all of your gaming needs. Speaking of gaming, HardOCP takes a look at how Company of Heroes 2 performs on a range of NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards. Our last item of the day is a look at Halo: Spartan Assault, a new top down shooter set in the Halo universe that is available on several versions of Windows 8.
Keyboards
CM Storm Quickfire Stealth @ Benchmark Reviews
Rosewill RK-9100BR Mechanical Keyboard @ Think Computers
Mouse
CM Storm Havoc @ Neoseeker
Gaming
Company of Heroes 2 Performance and IQ Review @ HardOCP
Halo: Spartan Assault @ Bjorn3D
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