Month: November 2015
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Apacer Unveils Panther Series DDR4 Memory
Since the release of Intel’s Skylake architecture, the price of DDR4 memory has come down at an exponential rate. Additionally, manufacturers are creating more lavish aesthetic designs to suit the gaming market. Typically, consumers chose memory based on a colour scheme as gaming tasks increased frequency has a minimal effect. Unfortunately,…
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AeroCool Announces XPredator GM Series 80 Plus Gold PSU Line-Up
Aerocool might not be the most recognizable name in the technology industry but they have a great selection of cases, fan controllers, air coolers, fans, and power supplies. The company was setup back in 2002, and continues to bring great products at affordable pricing. Although, I’ve personally not used any…
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Amazon Instant Video to Bundle With Other VOD Services
Strong rumours suggest that Amazon Instant Video will soon include access to other video-on-demand networks, and could do so as soon as this December. According to Bloomberg, Amazon’s video streaming service is set to become the on-demand equivalent of a cable or satellite package, with the company even considering launching…
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Raspberry Pi Zero Was Inspired by Google
The Raspberry Pi Zero, the tiny, £4 ($5) microcomputer from the Raspberry Pi Foundation which sold out in less than a day, would not have existed were it not for a timely intervention from Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. Eben Upton, founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, revealed to the Wall…
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Peter Jackson to Direct Episode of Doctor Who
A year ago we released an article stating that Peter Jackson could direct a future episode of Doctor Who. The time is nigh. Peter Jackson is very active with his facebook, posting snippets from behind the scenes and regarding causes he actively supports. While he is well known for his…
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4K Content From Netflix and Amazon Floods Torrent Sites
Did you spend all your money on a 4K television in the Black Friday sales, leaving you unable to afford food, clothing, or legal on-demand video streaming services? Well, fear not, because 4K content from Netflix and Amazon has hit torrent sites with a vengeance. Granted, it won’t fill your…
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Pensioner Demands Compensation After Apple ‘Wiped Away His Life’
Whether you love or hate Apple, the turnaround times for replacing iPhone models is very impressive and I wish more companies adopted such a swift procedure. However, as with any customer service, there are situations which leave people very unsatisfied. For example, 68-year-old Deric White received text messages informing him…
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Sunlight Can Now Be Transformed into Clean Fuel Cheaply and Easily
Artificial photosynthesis has been taken into consideration by scientists before, but we’ve never actually seen clear results regarding this technology. However, even though they didn’t find a radical solution that would replace the plants in our homes, researchers from Florida State University have reported some progress. These researchers have created…
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The Witcher 3 Mod Improves Evironment Textures and Draw Distance
Pretty much anyone can agree that The Witcher 3 is one of the best looking games that were released this year and that CD Project RED did a really great job on the game. But that doesn’t mean that modders can’t improve further on the game. Games with modding abilities…
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The Pirate Bay Won’t Be Blocked in Sweden
The Pirate Bay is a website that has been targeted many times by the American authorities, but it looks like things are progressing as users from several other countries are asking their internet service providers to block it. Even so, the site’s founding country, Sweden, won’t give in to these…
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AMD Acknowledges Crimson Editions Fan Issues and Releases Patch Today
AMD was quite proud when they released the new Crimson Edition software and it was a great success for the biggest part. The new interface was welcomed by most users where others ran into some trouble. The issue is in regards to the graphics cards fan, a vital component on…
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Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg Invest in Clean Energy Technology
New ideas for saving the environment come from the founders of Facebook and Microsoft who are teaming up to solve climate change. Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, along with Bill Gates, have announced today that they have launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition. The main goal is to invest in…
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The Newest Release for the Nintendo Famicom – A Chiptune Album
The Nintendo Famicom (also known as the NES to those of us in the west), is a classic console from the almost distant age of 1983, packed with games that have soundtracks that are loved and remixed to this day. Game soundtracks are as popular as ever, some even garnering…
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Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH (LGA 1151) Motherboard Review
Introduction Intel’s latest Skylake architecture is built on the 14nm manufacturing process and designed to replace the previous generation, Haswell Refresh CPUs. However, the Core i7-6700K is currently a poor value proposition throughout Europe and costs upwards of £350. While the Z170 motherboards are an affordable proposition, some consumers are still waiting for…
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You Can Now Play as Vin Diesel in Fallout 4
Fallout 4 is receiving an incredible amount of attention from the PC modding community, and we’ve already told you about some of the most important mods. However, Fallout 4’s mod-friendly design is not the only thing that makes it noteworthy, as its character creation system is incredibly complex and allows…
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