Month: May 2016
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Early Report Suggests RX 480 Will be Under $199
AMD is going to hold a press conference later today and we’re expecting to hear details about Polaris 10, 11 and possibly Zen. After much speculation, I cannot wait to see what AMD’s new architecture is capable of compared to their previous offerings. To be clear, Polaris is designed to…
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Bionic Goggles Could Give Sight to the Blind
UK regulators have given the go-ahead to trial a revolutionary new technology that could give people who have lost their sight due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), Usher syndrome, cone-rod dystrophy, and choroideremia their sight back. IRIS II, developed by French technology firm Pixium Vision, is a head-mounted visor that processes…
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Xbox VR to be Unveiled at E3?
A post on the official E3 2016 website suggests that we might see Microsoft unveiling a new virtual reality system for Xbox One. Spotted by NeoGAF user 00ich, the E3 site has added an Xbox One Virtual Reality category, under which developers Rebellion, 3DRudder, Maximum Games, and Readily Information Company…
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Samsung Reveals Industry First 512GB NVMe SSD
Samsung has announced that it has begun mass production on the industry’s first NVMe (non-volatile memory) solid state drive (SSD) in a single ball grid array (BGA) package. The new PM971-NVMe, which features capacities of up to 512GB, weighs just one gram, measures 20x16x1.5mm, but manages to squeeze in 16…
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NetherRealm Studios Might Launch Injustice 2 next Year
Maybe it’s because I’m a big DC fan, but I definitely enjoyed playing Injustice: Gods Among Us, and while NetherRealm Studios’ Mortal Kombat X was quite engaging as well, I’m definitely looking forward to the next Injustice installment. Fortunately, it looks like NetherRealm Studios is actually working on Injustice 2,…
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GameStop Claims The NX Will Use Physical Media
Nintendo’s upcoming home console codenamed NX could ditch traditional optical media to improve reliability and cut production costs. Whether this means the device will be digital only or opt for flash storage cards has been the subject of much speculation. It’s inevitable that consoles will eventually adopt a digital only…
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Mobile Ad Blocking Increased by 90 Percent Last Year
Mobile devices have quickly become an essential component of daily life and we rely on them to organise business meetings, speak to friends and even enjoy addictive games on the move. Traditionally, adverts were placed in newspapers, television and other print media but the digital age has dramatically altered the…
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Microtransactions in Payday 2 Are no More!
Payday 2 quickly assembled a passionate community in relatively large numbers which made online matches a real treat. The game’s frantic action and tactical heists appealed to fans of online shooters and many smaller studios could only dream of such as loyal player base. Sadly, the majority of multiplayer focused…
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Here’s What We Know about Dishonored 2’s New Chaos System
Four years after the original Dishonored came out, Arkane Studios is working on the game’s sequel, which will probably surpass the first installment in every way. Dishonored 2 will feature outstanding graphics thanks to the id Tech 5 engine, and it will also boast new gameplay features, new abilities, and even…
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ASRock Rack Displays 2U Microservers @ Computex 2016
During our visit at ASRock Rack’s Computex 2016 booth, we also took a look at some of their 2U servers for various server scenarios. The overall concept is compact and the power you can harness from mini-ITX systems – may they be SoC, C236, or C612 based. Two of the…
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ASRock Rack Showcases 16 Nodes 3U Microserver @ Computex 2016
We stopped by the ASRock Rack booth at Computex 2016 to check out the latest in server technologies and what new things they had brought along. Without much hesitation we can say, we weren’t disappointed with what we saw. Power efficiency is taking on new levels whenever the manufacturing process improves…
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New EU And US Data Sharing Policy May Not Be Enough
With thousands of accounts and messages used every hour, with messages going between countries within seconds. With systems like PRISM from the US tracking, profiling and gathering information from accounts worldwide the EU decided that they needed to re-clarify the agreement they had regarding data sharing and for a year now…
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Katy Perry’s Twitter Advertises Hackers Profile
When it comes to hackers, there are often several types. You will find those who use ransomware to extort you for money in exchange for your memories, there are those who will use keyloggers to track your passwords and use them to gain access to your emails, often posting anything…
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Australia Looks To Sell Million In Bitcoins
When it comes to cryptocurrency, there is only really one that anyone speaks about. Bitcoin is a digital currency that has found itself in turbulent times recently. With platforms like Steam looking to accept the currency, the currency is looking to take on new life and with police in Australia…
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Powercolor Releases DEVIL BOX GPU Enclosure
With the introduction of Thunderbolt, one of the first uses that many thought of was attaching an external GPU over the PCIe connection. This would allow even wimpy laptops and desktops to play the most demanding of games while retaining mobility. 2 iterations later and with much better standardization, we finally…
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