Month: April 2016
- Peripherals
E-Blue Mazer EMS642 Optical Gaming Mouse Review
Introduction Picking the right gaming mouse can be a tricky task, we all know what kind of features we would like, but more often than not, the commanding aspect of our decision-making is the cash in our wallets. E-blue are one of the biggest gaming brands in Asia, and they’re…
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Ozone Announces The Neon 3K Gaming Mouse
Ozone is one of the most respected peripheral manufacturers in the industry and works alongside eSport professionals to design reliable hardware. Devices like the Neon have become a popular choice due to the comfortable shape and precise sensor. The company’s latest product, the Neon 3K, is a gaming mouse sporting…
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PNY Launches GTX 950 And 960 XLR8 OC GPUs
Despite the incredibly close arrival of NVIDIA’s latest architecture, there’s still lots of value in the current line-up. This is especially the case on more affordable options like the GTX 950. Today, PNY has announced two new custom models with impressive factory overclocks based on the GTX 950 and GTX…
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Latest Hitman Update Breaks DirectX 12 Support
The Hitman franchise quickly became a firm favourite among stealth fans due to the tense missions and non-lethal takedowns. Over the years, players have been entertained by Agent 47’s extraordinary escapades. The latest entry in the series adopts the episodic business model which originally made consumers very wary. Thankfully, episode…
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AMD Spins Off Assembly and Testing Divison
AMD has been starting a whole bunch of joint ventures as of late. After creating a joint venture earlier in the year to make x86 servers for China and licence their IP, the company has inked another deal for their manufacturing business. In a deal with Nantong Fujitsu Microelectronics Co., Ltd, AMD…
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Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 1TB USB 3.0 HDD Review
Introduction Today’s review is especially for the people who like to take their storage with them where ever they go and for those that otherwise need a lot of external capacity in a small form factor. The latest Seagate drive in the Backup Plus family is the Ultra Slim drive…
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Microsoft Will Unveil Xbox One Refresh at E3
Nearly three years after the Xbox One and PS4 were first announced, we are hitting the mark for our mid-cycle refresh. Usually, Sony and Microsoft tend to release a slim variant of their console, perhaps with the processor using a newer silicon node. This time around, Sony has promised a specification…
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AMD Polaris 11 Powers R9 M480
After a very lengthy relationship with the original GCN architecture, AMD is set to move on later this year. Polaris has been billed as the next-generation architecture, taking on the GCN 4.0 moniker. So far, we have confirmation that there will be Polaris 10 and 11, each targeting the higher and lower…
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AMD Positions Polaris as Mainstream Offerings
One of the biggest questions we having going into May is how Pascal and Polaris will stack up. As the latest iteration of the long-standing battle between Nvidia and AMD, the 2 GPU architectures and the chips they power have been reported to be significant upgrades over their predecessors. In…
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Expect Nvidia Pascal Retail Availability Very Soon
With only a month to go till the official launch of Pascal, Nvidia is getting busy behind the scenes getting ready. Next week, Nvidia is finally holding their private Pascal press event where they will showcase the GTX 1080, 1070 and any other Pascal cards they will launch. For the…
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AMD Polaris 10 and 11 Benchmarks Leaked
With less than a month to go till the launch, all eyes are peeled for leaks about AMD’s upcoming graphics cards. Kicking off the latest generation of 14nm FinFET GPUs are the Polaris 10 and 11, each set to target a different market. Even though we have a rough idea of the…
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Large Hadron Collider Taken Offline by Weasel!
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator and now this vast and complex piece of scientific equipment has been forced to shut down due to a weasel. Unfortunately for the weasel, it didn’t survive its encounter with the LHC as it interfered with one…
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ASRock’s DeskMini Is The World’s Smallest Upgradable System
Small and compact systems are not really anything new, we have had them for years. However, what is new, is the ability to upgrade all parts of these small systems the same way that you can do with your desktop system. ASRock has worked closely with Intel and the newest…
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AOC Reveals AGON Series AG271QX Gaming Monitor
AOC has unveiled its AGON Series of gaming monitors not too long ago, and the first product to be a part of this gaming line is the 27″ (68.6 cm) AG271QX model. This gaming monitor is based on a TN panel with a native resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, a…
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HP Announces The Chromebook 13
The Google Chromebook is a fascinating project which revolves around the company’s cloud-based operating system. Instead of using local storage, all your files including documents, photographs and videos are stored on Google Drive. This makes Chromebook devices feel rather snappy and the lack an optical drive means they can opt…
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