Sunday, November 10, 2013

IT News Head Lines (techPowerUp) 11/11/2013

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(PR) Harman Kardon Introduces the Nova Wireless Speaker System
HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, announces a new full-range sound system in two compact sculptural enclosures. The Harman Kardon Nova Stereo Streaming System is designed with digital connections in mind to interface smoothly with laptops, desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices.



"Say hello to the next generation of hi-fi," said Michael Mauser, President of HARMAN Lifestyle, "and say good-bye to complexity and clutter. We put serious audio reproduction and staging into a unique sculptural enclosure that most people will not recognize as a speaker system at all. Harman Kardon Nova is an object of art that fills your room with great sound."


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(PR) SHARKOON GSone Gaming Headset Goes On Sale
Sharkoon expands its range for computer gamers and introduces the GSone Professional PC Gaming Stereo Headset. The headset provides rich sound due to its high quality workmanship and thanks to the 53 millimeter premium speakers.



The lightweight, 325 gram GSone was specifically designed to meet the requirements of PC gamers. The ergonomic design, sturdy yet lightweight material characteristics and the padded, individually adjustable headband of the GSone ensures a good fit on a variety of different head shapes. The ear pads are circumaural in design and feature extra-large cushions. This results in less outside noise being perceived, while enhancing the overall wearing comfort. The gamer can thus concentrate on their game or communicating with their team. The volume can be easily adjusted by use of a dial on the right ear cup.


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In Win Announces the 904 Aluminum PC Case
In Win Development has just unveiled a new addition to its PC case line-up, the 904 mid-tower. Seen below, this chassis measures 490 (H) x 192 (W) x 490 (D) mm and features an aluminum body, side panels made of tinted tempered glass, and supports ATX/micro ATX motherboards and graphics cards up to 360 mm long.



In Win's creation also has an I/O panel with USB 3.0 (x 4) and HD Audio ports, one 5.25-inch drive bay, three 3.5-inch and two 2.5-inch drive trays, magnetic dust filters, and can be equipped with two fans (90 mm on the back panel, 120/140 mm near the I/O panel) and a 120/140 mm liquid cooling radiator. The In Win 904 costs 179.90 Euro and is set to ship early next month.


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(PR) Club 3D Introduces 700 W and 1000 W 80 Plus Gold Power Supplies
Since the early 2000's Club 3D has been best known for our high performance, high quality discrete graphics cards. Over the years however we have expanded our product range with specific enthusiast components like soundcards, TV tuner cards but also accessories like cables and adapters.



In 2011 we have launched a range of high performance Switching Power Supplies capable of powering multiple (high-end) GPUs while being silent and energy efficient at the same time due to their 80-Plus Bronze and Silver certification. As technology advances, the price of electricity rises and consumers become more aware of their carbon footprint, demand grows for more even more energy efficient Switching Power Supplies. So we are proud to announce today our first 80 Plus Gold certified Club 3D Power Supplies, with 700 Watts and 1000 Watts capacity.


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Thermalright Debuts Revised TRUE Spirit 90M, 120M and Macho 120 Coolers
Thermalright has just announced new editions of three of its CPU coolers, the TRUE Spirit 90M, TRUE Spirit 120M and Macho 120. Known as Rev.A, the tweaked versions of said coolers include updates like Nickel plated heatpipes, a black anodized top fin, and a mounting system that no longer requires a backplate. The TRUE Spirit 120M Rev.A also comes with a new fan holder.


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(PR) ASUS Launches the ROG Rampage IV Black Edition X79 Motherboard
ASUS today announced the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Rampage IV Black Edition, an E-ATX gaming and overclocking motherboard designed to unleash the full potential of Intel LGA 2011 Core i7 Ivy Bridge-E processors is available for pre-order at select sites.



Based on the Intel X79 Express chipset, the Rampage IV Black Edition includes all of the best ROG technologies and innovations for unrivaled gaming and overclocking performance. With its four PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, two PCI-E 2.0 x1 slots and eight DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of overclocked DDR3 DRAM, the Rampage IV Black Edition has near limitless expansion possibilities, including support for both 4-way NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFireX.


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Galaxy Readies GeForce GTX 780 Ti HOF Graphics Card
Launches of non-reference design GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics cards are only a matter of time, with HardwareLuxx.de scoring pictures of Galaxy GeForce GTX 780 Ti HOF (hall of fame) graphics card. The HOF series from Galaxy is characterized with its milky white PCB. The GTX 780 Ti HOF could feature the same 2+ slot cooling solution, and the same PCB, as the GTX 780 HOF, which the company launched this July. You can tell it's a GTX 780 Ti by looking at its ASIC marking, GK110-425-B1. Its exact clock speeds are still under the wraps. The source expects non-reference design GTX 780 Ti cards to launch around late-November and early-December, strategically timed against non-reference Radeon R9 290X.




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SHARKOON Releases the Bulldozer Midi-Tower PC Case
SHARKOON Technologies has now made available the Bulldozer, a midi-tower PC chassis for gamers and enthusiasts that are on a tighter budget. This new case measures 480 (L) x 235 (W) x 460 (H) mm, it weighs 6.5 kg and features a front I/O panel with two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, two 5.25-inch drive bays, and seven (4 x 2.5-inch and 3 x 3.5-inch) internal drive trays.



SHARKOON's case also has an acrylic side window, two (red, blue or green-colored) 120 mm fans (front and back), and it offers support for graphics cards up to 415 mm long. The Bulldozer comes in three color schemes (black/red, black/blue, black/green) and costs 49.99 Euro.


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(PR) Rosewill Unveils New Gaming Products at BlizzCon 2013
The leading hardware solutions provider, Rosewill, will be showing their latest products at BlizzCon 2013. Rosewill will debut PC gaming and audio focused products for all to experience hands on. On the gaming front, Rosewill is showing the new BLACKHAWK Blue Special Edition mid tower gaming case. It's everything our fans love about the BLACKHAWK but with a bit of blue for the additional pop.



After a largely successful release of the RK-9000, RK-9000i, RK-9100 illuminated keyboard mechanical keyboards, Rosewill is showing the Apollo RK-9100x Mechanical Keyboard series and STRIKER RK-6000 mechanical keyboard. Apollo RK-9100x will have Cherry MX blue or brown and come illuminated in red or blue backlighting. It is fully programmable with macro support, multiple profile support, n-key rollover via a braided USB cable with gold connectors, USB pass-through ports, removable wrist wrest, and wrapped in a rubber textured enclosure. The STRIKER RK-6000 mechanical keyboard will also have fully programmable keys with macro support and include 8 textured keys for quick key location.


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(PR) Apacer Launches the "FlowerCandy" AH172 Mobile Flash Drive
People all around the globe are in a frenzy about Candy! So why not also sweeten your smartphone and tablet PC? Apacer rolls out the "FlowerCandy" AH172 Mobile flash drive dedicated to Android smartphones and tablet PCs supporting USB OTG (On-The-Go).



Taking the shape of a flower, the colorful AH172 "FlowerCandy" is like a love token for lovers! Whenever you want to share the video clips and photos in your mobile device, simply connect AH172 and in no time the files can be transferred successfully instead of a laptop to transport files. It is so quick and easy that AH172 "FlowerCandy" is your best buying option to share files as well as fun. The AH172 "FlowerCandy" comes in huge capacities: 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB, which add ultra-big storage to your smartphones/tablet PCs.


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Nofan Working on Affordable CR-80EH Silent CPU Cooler
Silent cooling solutions maker Nofan, of the CR-95C fame, unveiled its second, more affordable silent CPU cooler, the CR-80EH. While its bigger, copper-built sibling can handle CPUs with TDP of up to 95W, this one caps out at 80W, so it should handle certain low-power variants of quad-core Intel Core "Ivy Bridge" and "Haswell" chips just fine.



The cooler features a diameter for its upper ring of 155 mm, and a height of 113 mm. Built of copper, it weighs about 300 g. Its design involves a solid copper base that's polished to a mirror finish, from which copper fins project up and out in a conical fashion. A 6 mm-thick heat pipe holds the fin array together. The Nofan CR-80EH supports Intel sockets LGA1150, LGA1155, and LGA1156. AMD socket FM2 is also supported, but the manufacturer recommends chips with under 80W TDP. The CR-80EH is expected to arrive in a few weeks, priced at US $60.




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(PR) AVADirect Announces GeForce GTX 780 Ti Options
Today AVADirect, a leading custom computer builder, announced they are now selling the new NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti graphic processing unit. Using a similar die design to the GTX 780 (and TITAN), the NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti graphics card offers unlocked cores to stretch the dollar of all enthusiasts/gamers for their upcoming system purchases or upgrades. The "Ti" moniker, for NVIDIA, has always meant two key characteristics: Improved performance, and improved cooling at an exceptional value. Based on the history of NVIDIA die designs, the GTX 780 Ti is not a card that disappoints, or dismisses the opportunity of improving performance on a graphics-based level.



When AVADirect posted a press release on the GTX 770 & 760 graphics cards, specifications were improved, all while being based on a new die design. This time, the GTX 780 Ti uses a different die (smaller) with numerous specification improvements across the board; amazingly, using the same amount of power.


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Colorfire Announces its Radeon R9 290 Graphics Card
Colorfire, the AMD Radeon wing of Colorful, announced its Radeon R9 290 graphics card. The card sticks to the reference design (a first for Colorful/Colorfire), and features reference clock speeds of 947 MHz core, and 5.00 GHz memory (GDDR5-effective). Based on the 28 nm "Hawaii" silicon, the Radeon R9 290 features 2,560 Graphics CoreNext stream processors, 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and a 512-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 4 GB of memory. We expect the company to roll out the card in Greater China region only.


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(PR) MSI Unveils the W20 3M AMD-Powered Tablet
Leader in performance breakthroughs and innovative user experience, MSI introduces the 11.6" W20 3M tablet computer. Designed for business, the W20 3M comes loaded with AMD's next-generation dual-core APU processor and Microsoft Windows 8, substantially improving cross-system compatibility. In addition, you can download business and non-business apps from the Windows Store that can be used in conjunction with eight of MSI's major enhanced features. Featuring the ultimate fusion of superior hardware and software, a light, razor-thin chassis, and extended battery life, this high-performance tablet is built to meet the business and entertainment needs of the on-the-go businessperson.



Business Functionality on an Entertainment Platform

Eric Kuo, vice president for global sales and marketing, MSI Notebook, points out, "With its innovative construction, the W20 3M is designed with the needs of business travelers in mind. It combines the best attributes of tablets and ultralight laptops into one chic, sophisticated device. Loaded with Windows 8 and plenty of unique features, including solid-state drives up to three times faster than those in other tablets, a nine-hour battery life, 10-point multi-touch screen, and fingerprint recognition for enhanced security, the W20 M3 brings a user-friendly, interactive experience to you wherever you are in the world and puts business and entertainment functionality in the palm of your hand."


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(PR) Panasonic Announces World's First 20-Inch 4K Tablet
Panasonic, an industry leader in reliable and innovative mobile computers since 1996, tonight at a Hollywood event announced the U.S. availability of the Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 tablet, the world's first 20-inch tablet with a 4K resolution display. Part of Panasonic's Toughpad line of professional-grade tablets, the device is designed for professionals in fields where visual clarity and collaboration are essential to productivity, such as video production, architecture, design, photography and healthcare. With its crystal-clear, immersive display, the Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 also can be utilized in settings such as museums, training centers, sales showrooms and galleries.



The business-rugged Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 is powered by an Intel Core i5 vPro processor, features Windows 8.1 Pro and offers a brilliant 3840x2560 pixel display that goes beyond Ultra HD resolution. With a 20-inch IPS Alpha LCD screen featuring 230 pixels per inch, a 15:10 aspect ratio and wide viewing angles, the Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 provides a lifelike viewing experience unlike any tablet on the market. Moreover, since the system is built on the Intel vPro platform, it bridges the gap between the needs of IT professionals and workers by including unique hardware enhanced security features, remote manageability and capabilities designed to increase end user productivity and data protection.


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AMD Rolls Out Catalyst 13.11 Beta9.2 Driver
AMD has made available a fresh beta build of the Catalyst 13.11 graphics driver. This latest release is the Beta 9.2 and it brings improved anti-aliasing performance in Call of Duty: Ghost (and an updated CrossFire profile for the game), a PowerTune tweak to 'reduce variance of fan speed / RPM' on Radeon R9 290 Series cards, plus fixes for crashing bugs seen in legacy DirectX 9 applications.



The Catalyst 13.11 Beta9.2 is available for Windows 8.1/8/7 and features support for the Radeon R9, R7, HD 7000, HD 6000 and HD 5000 Series cards.



Downloads: Catalyst 13.11 Beta9.2 for Windows

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(PR) Mad Catz Reports Fiscal 2014 Second Quarter Financial Results
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., today announced financial results for the fiscal 2014 second quarter ended September 30, 2013. Commenting on the results, Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz, said, "Our fiscal 2014 second quarter results were significantly impacted by the ongoing console transition around the upcoming launch of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 gaming consoles. Sales were generally down across the board during the quarter, with Saitek-branded PC and Mac products being the one of our three brands showing a gain over the prior year. Our Tritton headset business was impacted by a significant shift towards lower price point products, while sales of our legacy controller products and non-recurring games, specifically Damage Inc., also contributed to the decline in net sales."


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(PR) NVIDIA Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2014
NVIDIA today reported revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, ended Oct. 27, 2013, of $1.054 billion, up 7.9 percent from $977.2 million in the previous quarter. GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.20, up 25.0 percent from $0.16 in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.26, up 13.0 percent from $0.23 in the previous quarter.



NVIDIA also announced a 13 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.085 per share ($0.34 per share on an annual basis) from $0.075 per share ($0.30 per share on an annual basis). NVIDIA will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share on Dec. 13, 2013, to all stockholders of record on Nov. 21, 2013.


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Elgato Introduces the Thunderbolt Drive+ Portable SSD
Elgato today launched the Thunderbolt Drive+, a portable storage solution that houses a solid state drive and features both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 connectivity. This new drive measures 83 x 21 x 131 mm. it weighs 270 grams, has an IP64-rated (dust and water splash resistant) metal enclosure, and delivers transfer speeds of up to 420 MB/s.



The Thunderbolt Drive+ comes in 256 GB and 512 GB versions which are priced at $499.95/€499.95 and $899.95/€899.95, respectively.


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Microsoft Releasing Eight Patches Next Week
November's Patch Tuesday is coming up and it will see Microsoft deliver eight fresh software updates - three rated 'Critical' and five rated 'Important'. These patches will address vulnerabilities found in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. The updates are set to be released this Tuesday, November 12, at about 10:00 a.m. PST.



For a bit more info on the patches check out the Advance Notification found here.

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(PR) E3iO Becomes Official Partner of EK Water Blocks
E3iO, creator of high end custom gaming computers, recently became an official partner of EK Water Blocks, an exclusive international provider of cooling solutions for gaming PCs. As an official EK Water Blocks partner, E3iO can now provide manufacturer's warranties for all EK Water Blocks cooling systems used in the construction of their custom gaming computers.



As computer games become more advanced and demand more from the PCs they are played on, air cooling systems have become less effective in cooling graphics cards and CPUs, which are the hottest parts of the computer. With liquid cooling systems like those created by EK Water Blocks, computers are cooled more effectively without the sound of traditional air cooling systems.


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(PR) GIGABYTE Unveils GeForce GTX 780 Ti Overclock Edition Graphics Card
GIGABYTE, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware and system, is pleased to announce the latest graphics card, GeForce GTX 780 Ti Overclock Edition (GV-N78TOC-3GD). With 25% plus CUDA cores than GTX 780, the most powerful thermal design in the world and exciting new technologies, GV-N78TOC-3GD is going to bring all the gamers an extremely gaming experience to a whole new level.



The exclusive WINDFORCE 3X cooling design guarantees you to dissipate 450 watt heat out. Enjoy your game play with a stunningly beautiful and quiet design is no longer a dream. It also supports OC GURU II and GPU Boost 2.0 for maximum clock speeds. GV-N78TOC-3GD features PhysX and TXAA technologies for smooth, sharp graphics, and GeForce ShadowPlay to capture all your greatest gaming moments automatically. Whether you play on 4K monitors at extreme settings, GV-N78TOC-3GD can provide the horsepower to drive all your next-gen gaming visual experiences.


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(PR) Inno3D Announces Three GeForce GTX 780 Ti Cards
The Inno3D and iChill GeForce GTX 780 Ti is a step up from the previous GTX 780 powerhouse. The gaming performance is incredibly fast, smooth, and whisper-quiet while it's also extremely overclocked. It features a massively powerful NVIDIA Kepler GPU of 2880 cores - 20% more than the GTX 780. Plus, it comes with 3 GB of high-speed GDDR5 memory and NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 technology, giving you the performance capabilities you need to game at extreme settings.



The GTX 780 Ti is more than just fast and smooth. It's perfectly tuned to today's most advanced gaming technologies with features like GeForce Experience for one-click driver and settings optimization, plus NVIDIA PhysX and TXAA for smooth, sharp graphics.


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(PR) PNY Introduces GeForce GTX 780 Ti Card
PNY Technologies, a leading manufacturer and supplier of upgrade, graphics and storage solutions, introduces the PNY GeForce GTX 780 Ti. The latest addition to PNY's graphics card range is equipped with the world's most powerful GPU GeForce processor and guarantees exceptional performance. With 25% more CUDA cores thanks to technological advances, it offers an all-new gaming experience in high resolution.



The PNY GeForce GTX 780 Ti transports gamers to a new graphic dimension, suitable for the newest 4K screens or multi-display. Several technologies combine to optimise performance: GPU BOOST 2.0 accelerates speed during play while PhysX and TXAA add an extra realistic quality to graphic animations. Meanwhile, ShadowPlay captures users' greatest gaming moments, automatically and with minimal impact on performance.


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(PR) Corsair Announces CS Series Modular PC Power Supplies
Corsair, the most awarded PC power supply brand in the world1, today announced the new line of CS Series Modular power supplies (PSUs) in 450, 550, 650 and 750 watt models. Designed to be exceptionally energy efficient and simple to install, the new CS Series are the most affordable 80 PLUS Gold certified PSUs in Corsair's line of high-performance PC components.



The CS Series Modular PSUs are designed to deliver stable, continuous power with 80 PLUS Gold certified power efficiency to minimize energy waste and lower electrical bills. The new PSUs are cooled with a 120 mm sleeve bearing fan that runs at low speeds during typical loads, keeping the PSU nearly silent during everyday tasks. The CS Series meet the latest ATX power specifications and are compatible with the latest AMD and Intel processors, with full support for the low-power modes of the latest 4th Generation Intel Core processors.


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(PR) EK-FC Titan Incompatible with GeForce GTX 780 Ti, EK-FC780 GTX in the Making
EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium water cooling gear manufacturer, is announcing incompatibility between newly released NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti flagship performance graphics card and EK Water Blocks line of EK-FC Titan (SE) water blocks. The latest revision of circuit board layout is preventing safe use of EK-FC Titan (SE) water blocks as shown on the photo below (courtesy of videocardz.com):


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(PR) ASUS Announces GTX 780 Ti Graphics Card
ASUS today announced GTX 780 Ti, a graphics card powered by the brand-new GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics-processing unit (GPU) and boosted by exclusive GPU Tweak technology.



The GeForce GTX 780 Ti GPU is powered by 25% more CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) cores and benefits from a boosted clock speed of 928 MHz - both significant increases on its predecessor that enable ASUS GTX 780 Ti to deliver superb gaming performance.


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(PR) GIGABYTE Launches G1.Sniper Z87 Motherboard at Blizzcon 2013
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the launch of its latest gaming motherboard the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper Z87 at Blizzcon 2013, one of the biggest US gaming events of the year. The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper Z87 combines our signature AMP-UP Audio feature set with Killer E2200 networking, gold hardware, ruthless performance and looks that could kill.



"The new G1.Sniper Z87 has PC gaming built-in to its DNA, an utterly compelling choice for any high performance PC built with fragging in mind," commented Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. "It's fantastic to be here as the exclusive motherboard sponsor at Blizzcon 2013, and also have the opportunity to showcase our latest gaming platform to thousands of true hard core gamers."


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(PR) ORIGIN PC Launches The World's Best Gaming GPU
ORIGIN PC is excited to announce the launch of the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics card to their line of award-winning desktops for gamers, artists, professionals and enthusiasts. Featuring 25% more cores than the GTX 780, 3GB of GDDR5 Video Memory, professional ORIGIN PC GPU overclocking, NVIDIA SHIELD pc streaming support and ShadowPlay via NVIDIA's GeForce Experience software, the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti offers the most extreme gaming performance while running quiet and cool inside your next ORIGIN PC desktop.



The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is also the perfect graphics card for powering any next-generation display. From stunning 4k resolution Displays or multiple monitor surround, to the latest ultra-smooth and tear-free NVIDIA G-SYNC monitors, you'll get the most extreme visual gaming experience possible. Now for a limited time only, purchase any ORIGIN PC gaming desktop with a GeForce GTX 780 Ti and receive three of the hottest Holiday games, Batman Origins, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Splinter Cell: Blacklist for FREE and up to $100 off the NVIDIA SHIELD. Gear up today with the new GeForce GTX 780Ti inside your next ORIGIN GENESIS, MILLENNIUM or CHRONOS gaming desktop to get the best gaming experience possible this holiday season!


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(PR) KFA2 Launches the GeForce GTX 780 Ti
KFA2, a leading manufacturer of performance graphics cards, announced today the KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 Ti, built with 25% more cores and exciting new technologies to take extreme gaming to a whole new level. Blazing fast 7 GHz GDDR5 memory and 2880 cores deliver the horsepower needed to play the most demanding games at ultra settings and extreme resolutions.



NVIDIA G-Sync is one of the most revolutionary new technologies to be featured in the GTX 780 Ti, completely eliminating screen tearing, input lag and stuttering when paired with a G-Sync Ready display. GeForce ShadowPlay lets you capture all your greatest gaming moments automatically, and NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 ensures your GPU operates at the pinnacle of its potential at all times. 4-way SLI support allows multi-GPU scaling for maximum detail levels with smooth frame rates in even the most demanding configurations such as 4K and triple 1440p Surround. The GTX 780 Ti also introduces Microsoft DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4 compatibility, adding support for the latest state of the art effects featured in the newest games and applications.


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(PR) Gainward Announces the Fastest GPU On the Planet
As the leading brand in enthusiastic graphics market, Gainward proudly presents the Next-generation Kepler-architecture-based graphics card from Nvidia - GTX 780 Ti 3GB. Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Ti is the king of the GTX 700 Series platform. It offers unbeatable performance, smooth, and also whisper-quiet acoustics to give hardware enthusiasts and extreme PC gamers the ideal gaming experience.



The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is the best gaming GPU on the planet, delivering exciting new technologies to take extreme gaming to a whole new level. This is pure performance accelerated to the extreme, giving you the freedom to play every title at ultra settings and max resolutions on today's highest-definition displays.


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(PR) Palit Announces its GeForce GTX 780 Ti Graphics Cards
Palit Microsystems Ltd, the leading graphics card manufacturer, releases the powerful new Palit GeForce GTX 780 Ti and its adding more than just state-of-the-art features and technology on the Kepler Family. The new GeForce GTX 780 Ti is the best gaming GPU on the planet, delivering 25% more cores and exciting new technologies to take extreme gaming to a whole new level. This is pure performance accelerated, giving you the freedom to play every title at ultra settings and max resolutions on today's highest-definition displays.



Palit GeForce GTX 780 Ti features a massively powerful NVIDIA Kelper-based GPU with 2880 cores-25% more cores and 25 % higher performance than GTX 780. Plus, it comes with 7GHz of high-speed GDDR5 memory and implemented with the new NVIDIA G-SYNC/SHIELD ready technology, giving you the performance capabilities you need to game at extreme settings.


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(PR) Digital Storm Offering Systems with NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti Graphics
Digital Storm, a boutique system builder known for custom-built high performance gaming machines, is excited to offer NVIDIA's new flagship graphics card, GTX 780 Ti. The new card is now available with all Digital Storm desktop systems including the award winning Aventum II and Hailstorm II, and is the ideal card for 4K gaming.



"We (Digital Storm) are excited to be part of the 4K gaming movement and partner with NVIDIA for this ground breaking launch," said Rajeev Kuruppu, Digital Storm's Director of Product Development. "PC Gaming is leaving consoles in the dust with the aid of exceptional components like the new GTX 780 Ti."


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(PR) EVGA Announces its GeForce GTX 780 Ti Series
EVGA announced its GeForce GTX 780 Ti series. The EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti is the best gaming GPU on the planet, delivering 25% more cores and exciting new technologies to take extreme gaming to a whole new level. This is pure performance accelerated, giving you the freedom to play every title at ultra settings and max resolutions on today's highest-definition displays.



Boost your gaming experience with a stunningly beautiful, quiet design. You get NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 for maximum clock speeds, PhysX and TXAA technologies for smooth, sharp graphics, and GeForce ShadowPlay to capture all your greatest gaming moments, automatically. Whether you're playing on stunning 4K monitors at extreme settings, or multiple monitors at 2560x1600, the GTX 780 Ti provides the horsepower to drive all your next-gen gaming visual experiences.


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(PR) ZOTAC Announces its GeForce GTX 780 Ti Graphics Card
ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards, mini-PCs and accessories, today announces the best gaming graphics card on the planet with the GeForce GTX 780 Ti. This new gaming graphics card delivers 25-percent more processor cores and new technologies that elevates the meaning of extreme gaming to another level for pure performance with ultra-settings and max resolutions.



"PC gaming always raises the bar when it comes to visuals and features. The new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 780 Ti is engineered to take advantage of the latest game-ready technologies such as NVIDIA GSYNC and GeForce ShadowPlay and output stunning visuals and unmatched realism with TXAA and PhysX technologies," says Carsten Berger, senior director, ZOTAC International.


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NVIDIA Announces Market Availability of GeForce GTX 780 Ti
NVIDIA announced the market availability of its GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics card. Based on the same "GK110" silicon as the GTX TITAN, the GTX 780 Ti features its full complement of 2,880 CUDA cores, 240 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and a 384-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 3 GB of memory. The core is clocked at 875 MHz, with a maximum GPU Boost frequency of 928 MHz; the the memory is clocked at a staggering 7.00 GHz (GDDR5-effective), at which the memory bandwidth is 336 GB/s.



The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is based on the same PCB and cooling solution as the GeForce GTX 780, draws power from a combination of 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power connectors, features a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 bus interface, and a combination of two DVI, and one each of HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. The card is 4-way SLI capable. NVIDIA is pricing the GeForce GTX 780 Ti at US $699.99, about $150 pricier than the Radeon R9 290X, but close to $300 cheaper than the GTX TITAN. NVIDIA is also running a free-game scheme that will see buyers of the GTX 780 Ti get Steam keys for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Splinter Cell: Blacklist; and a coupon that shaves up to $100 off an NVIDIA Shield purchase.
Don't forget to check out our comprehensive GeForce GTX 780 Ti review.

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(PR) Mad Catz Ships TRITTON Kunai Mobile Stereo Headset
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. ("Mad Catz") announced today the shipping of the TRITTON Kunai Mobile Stereo Headset.



The TRITTON Kunai Mobile Stereo Headset is compatible with most popular handheld consoles, Windows PC, and Mac, as well as smart phones and smart devices. When used with compatible Apple products, the Kunai provides the ability to adjust volume, answer calls, and control music on-the-fly via the convenient in-line audio controller.


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(PR) OCZ Announces New Vector 150 Solid State Drive Series
OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced its new Vector 150 SATA III SSD Series that utilizes the latest cutting-edge 19 nanometer (nm) NAND flash process geometry and an in-house controller design that shatters barriers by delivering OCZ's highest performing SATA III solid state drive series to date. At the forefront of Vector 150 innovation is OCZ's proprietary Barefoot 3 controller which was designed completely in-house by the Company's hardware and firmware teams to enable full design control over the product roadmap while delivering high performance flash-based storage, enhanced endurance, and a host of differentiated features for laptop, desktop and workstation applications.



Building off the success of the original Vector SSD Series, the Vector 150 SSD Series implements industry-leading performance by delivering consistent, sustained speeds over time regardless of whether the data is in compressed or uncompressed formats. It provides superior speeds across all capacities to dramatically accelerate gaming, content creation, and multimedia applications, supporting read bandwidth of up to 550 MB/s, write bandwidth of up to 530 MB/s, 4K random read speed of up to 100,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS), 4K random write speed up to 95,000 IOPS and sustained 4K random write performance of 26,000 IOPS.


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(PR) Sharkoon Unveils the MA Series Micro ATX PC Cases
Sharkoon expands its range of low-priced PC cases and introduces four new mini towers with the MA-A1000, MA-I1000, MA-M1000 and MA-W1000 for µATX mainboards. The cases are nearly identical and differ mainly in just the optics.



True to the motto "Save on space - not on possibilities!" the cases in the series provide, despite their compact size of 415 x 185 x 360 millimeters, space for up to eight hard drives/SSDs, which can be decoupled installed. In addition, graphics cards up to 340 millimeters in length as well as CPU coolers with a maximum height of 165 millimeters can be installed. The cases contain two 5.25" drive bays and a 3.5" drive bay. Pre-installed is also a Sharkoon BayExtension. Through this special installation frame up to four additional Solid State Disks can be attached. Two pre-installed fans, a 140 mm fan in the front and a 120 mm in the rear of the case ensure continuous air flow. Removable dust filters are located on the front and lower ventilation openings. In the versions without a window, an optional fan on the side panel can be installed.


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(PR) Huawei to Utilize 6 TB HGST Helium-Filled Hard Disk Drives in Storage Systems
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced that the company has entered a partnership with Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), a leading HDD provider, to deploy the new HGST Ultrastar He6 6 terabyte (TB) helium-filled hard disk drives (HDDs) into its storage systems. Being one of the first vendors across the world to employ HGST's helium-filled HDDs, which feature the largest capacity in the industry, Huawei is dedicated to providing storage products and solutions with high capacities and reduced power consumption.



"Huawei is very glad to collaborate with HGST in the helium-filled hard drive domain. With a high-density design, the integration of this technology into Huawei's storage systems, will enable us to provide customers with storage products and solutions that offer bigger capacity, higher efficiency and lower power-consumption," said Mr. Fan Ruiqi, President of Storage Product Line, Huawei Enterprise.


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(PR) MSI Launches GTX 780Ti Graphics Card
The new MSI GTX 780Ti ties incredible performance and power efficiency into one great product. Boost your gaming experience with a stunningly beautiful, quiet design. With NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 you get maximum clock speeds while PhsyX and TXAA technologies give smooth, sharp graphics. Whether you're playing on stunning 4K monitors at extreme settings or multiple monitors at 2560x1600/2560x2440, the GTX 780 Ti provides horsepower to drive all of today's most demanding games. The GTX 780Ti also is ready for 3D displays and is supported by GeForce Experience which automatically optimizes your games for optimum performance.




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Buffalo Also Unveils a Thunderbolt-enabled External Drive
In addition to readying the RUF3-PW Series flash drives, Buffalo is also set to introduce a speedy new external drive that uses Thunderbolt connectivity, the SSD-WAT Series. Suited for video editing and other intensive work, the upcoming drive measures 154 x 102 x 45 mm, it weighs 540 grams, has an aluminum chassis, active cooling, and it packs two solid state drives set in RAID0 which enable speeds of up to 763 MB/s. The drive includes two Thunderbolt (10 Gbps) ports to allow daisy chaining of up to six devices.



The SSD-WAT Series drive will ship in 256 GB (78,015 yen / ~ 790 USD), 512 GB (111,615 yen / ~ 1,131 USD) and 1 TB (189,000 yen / ~ 1,916 USD) capacities.


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Buffalo Announces New Line of USB 3.0 Flash Drives
Buffalo today unveiled its latest portable storage offering, the RUF3-PW Series flash drives which feature USB 3.0 connectivity and multiple, lively color options. Coming in yellow, green, pink and blue, these new drives measure 65 x 23 x 9 mm, they weigh just 12 grams and have a capless design (the USB connector slides in and out of the casing), and are capable of transfer speeds of up to 70 MB/s.



The RUF3-PW drives will become available later this month in 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB capacities.


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(PR) Innodisk to Debut 1M+ IOPS FlexiRemap Technology at Supercomputing Conference
Innodisk, a designer and manufacturer of SSDs for industrial applications, is pleased to announce the debut of the FlexiArray SE108 at Supercomputing Conference 2013. This new storage appliance incorporates 8 SSDs to achieve great IOPS in a 1U rack-mount form factor. Join Innodisk at Supercomputing Conference 2013 in Denver, Colorado, USA, from November 18 to 21 to explore FlexiArray SE108, and see a live demonstration.



Innodisk's new FlexiArray product line, powered by Innodisk FlexiRemap technology, boosts IOPS (Input /Output Per Second) through Innodisk's advanced SSDs and an optimized OS - breaking the I/O storage bottleneck, without breaking the bank. FlexiRemap technology, Innodisk's innovation in system software and SSD firmware design, greatly improves performance of random write operations.


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(PR) Lenovo Posts Second Quarter 2013/14 Results
Lenovo Group today announced results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2013. Quarterly revenue was US$9.8 billion, a 13 percent increase year-over-year. Second quarter profit grew even faster with pre-tax income increasing 30 percent year-over-year to US$265 million, while earnings grew 36 percent year-over-year to US$220 million. Lenovo posted a record 29 million devices sold in the quarter, which is about four devices every second. The company's strong global execution of its Protect and Attack strategy, innovative product portfolio and an increasing mix of PC Plus revenues drove the results.



For the second straight quarter, Lenovo was the world's largest PC vendor*, with its highest-ever quarterly market share of 17.7 percent up 2 points year-over-year. Number one positions in five of the top seven PC markets - which cover one quarter of the world's population - supported this strong performance. Lenovo's PC shipments for the second fiscal quarter were 14.1 million units, again making it the fastest growing of the top five PC vendors. This was also the 18th quarter in a row that Lenovo outperformed the industry as a whole.


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(PR) Eurocom Adding TPM 1.2 Module to M3 Gaming Notebook for Better Security
The 13.3" EUROCOM M3 is now available with a Trusted Platform Module 1.2 for added security from external software attacks and physical theft.



The M3 is a small form factor, high performance notebook designed for both professional and gaming use, it is the highest performing 13.3" notebook currently available on the market that is perfect for users that require a highly capable system that can easily fit in carry-on luggage a backpack or purse.


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(PR) Intel Forms Group to Accelerate Internet of Things Market
Intel has created a new organization to accelerate and broaden its reach into market segments and applications commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT). Called the IoT Solutions Group, this new organization will combine the Intelligent Systems Group and Wind River organizations, bringing together the intelligent systems hardware, software, services and platform elements together into one organization.



This is the next step in the company's ongoing activities supporting the proliferation of IoT implementations across the industry. Intel will deliver solutions for companies that are investing in technologies to both drive operating efficiencies and create new services by connecting devices to each other and the cloud to transform their businesses. The new organization will be led by Vice President and General Manager, Doug Davis, a long-time Intel leader and embedded industry veteran and will report directly to the executive office (President and CEO).

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(PR) New SDXC And SDHC Memory Cards Support 4K2K Video
The SD Association today announced a new high-performance option and symbol specifically designed to support a wide array of 4K2K television and video products. A new Ultra High Speed (UHS) Speed Class 3 (U3) symbol will indicate products capable of recording 4K2K video and will operate exclusively on SDXC UHS-I and UHS-II memory cards and devices and SDHC UHS-I and UHS-II memory cards and devices.



The UHS Speed Class 3 defines a sizzling fast 30 Megabytes per second constant minimum write speed to ensure high-quality video recordings. This means 4K2K video, live broadcasts and content can be recorded on high-performance cameras such as Digital Single Lens Reflex (D-SLR), Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (D-SLM), camcorders and video cameras and then played back smoothly. Consumers will benefit from a single card that is capable of meeting all of their video, photo, music, document and data storage needs.


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(PR) Addonics Releases WiFi Drive Adapter
Addonics Technologies today announced a network device for the wireless sharing of a USB drive or micro SD card or for using as a wireless hot spot for connecting wireless devices to the internet.



The WiFi Drive Adapter is ideal for numerous applications, including wireless file sharing on USB drives or micro SD cards, streaming music or video to a tablet, smart phone, MP3 player or notebook PC. Set up is fast and easy. Simply attach a USB drive or insert a micro SD card into the WiFi Drive Adapter. The data on the USB drive or the micro SD card becomes readily accessible wirelessly.


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(PR) Seagate's Samsung HDD Division Ships World's Thinnest 2TB Storage Solution
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced that its Samsung HDD division is shipping the new 2.5-inch Spinpoint M9T, which at 9.5 mm thin is the world's thinnest 2TB hard drive. Offered in capacities of 1.5TB and 2TB, the Spinpoint M9T mobile drive gives OEMs, channel system integrators and consumers a thin, high-capacity storage solution ideal for external storage, notebook integration and upgrades, desktop, and gaming system applications.



"The M9T combines the highest areal density shipping in a single storage device with an innovative design that fits into mainstream notebook applications. While other 2TB are solutions on the market are 15 mm thick, the vast majority of mobile devices are designed to use a 9.5 mm drive; with the M9T, those devices can now have 2TB of storage, enabling a richer computing experience," said Dave Frankovich, senior product line manager, Samsung HDD.


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(PR) Silicon Power Announces USB 2.0 Ultima U05 and USB 3.0 Blaze B05 Flash Drives
Silicon Power, the world's leading provider of memory storage solutions, announces the latest specially-designed retractable flash drives- USB 2.0 Ultima U05 and USB 3.0 Blaze B05. The sleek flash drives are available in a variety of vivid color choices that will surely satisfy your expectation of a trendy tech-style. The adoption of the retractable USB connector allows to easily incorporate the Ultima U05 and Blaze B05 into daily operations, with the USB only a push of a thumb away.



Worry Free Experience

SP Ultima U05 and Blaze B05 introduce the innovative retractable USB connector design that allows users quick access to files and documents within seconds with the push of a thumb. With retractable mechanism available, users can end the search for lost drive caps and truly enjoy a worry free experience. Although the new flash drives come cap-less, special precautions have been taken to keep the drives away from dust and debris. Furthermore, the Ultima U05 and Blaze B05 are designed with a matte surface to provide higher resistance to scratch, fingerprint and dirt. Moreover, Ultima U05 and Blaze B05 are designed with a LED indicator by which users can easily recognize the transferring status with just a simple glance.


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(PR) G-Technology Speeds Up Its External Hard Drives
G-Technology, a leader in delivering premium storage solutions for consumers and content creators, today announced two new high-performance portable external storage solutions. The sleek and portable G-DRIVE slim and G-DRIVE mobile, already favorites among design-conscious users who need fast, reliable storage on the go, are now available with 7,200 RPM hard disk drives (HDDs). When compared to 5,400 RPM-based HDD models, these external drives deliver up to 20-40 percent faster data transfer rates for quicker access to photos, videos, music and documents.



"In this digital world, we all need reliable, fast storage to protect the photos, videos and music that mean the most to us," said Mike Williams, vice president and general manager, G-Technology. "Whether you're a professional photographer needing to store and protect content in the field, or a consumer needing a simple storage and backup solution, our new portable external drives are the solution. Each external drive delivers performance, reliability and style in a sleek, portable design."


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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti Pictured
Here's the first picture of an AIC partner-branded GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics card, by Gigabyte in this case. The card appears to stick to NVIDIA's reference board design, which is practically indistinguishable from the standard GTX 780 and GTX TITAN, except for the special markings. Specifications of the card appear to be consistent with older leaks. Based on the 28 nm "GK110" GPU, the GeForce GTX 780 Ti features 2,880 CUDA cores, 240 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and a 384-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 3 GB of memory. Its core is clocked at 876 MHz, with a maximum GPU Boost frequency of 928 MHz. The memory is clocked on par with the GTX 770, at 7.00 GHz, churning out a stellar 336 GB/s memory bandwidth. NVIDIA is reportedly targeting a $699.99 price-point with the GTX 780 Ti, which would be $150 costlier than AMD's Radeon R9 290X.




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