Month: June 2016
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GTX 1060 Reveal Date Looming – Should AMD Be Worried?
On 7th July, NVIDIA will hold a special press event to officially launch its new GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card, boasting its new Pascal architecture. So far, NVIDIA has only launched the high-end GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards from its GeForce 10-Series, so the reveal of the GTX 1060…
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PS4 Mod Support Delayed – PC Still Best Place for Fallout 4
Not too long ago, Bethesda enabled official Fallout 4 mod support for the Xbox One version of the game, and even though PlayStation 4 users were supposed to receive the same treatment, it looks like mod support for this particular platform has been delayed. Interestingly enough, modding was delayed indefinitely…
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Internet-Connected Home PCs Not Private Says US Court
Home computer users should have no expectation of privacy if their system is connected to the internet, a federal judge from the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled. The ruling concerns the FBI’s infiltration of PlayPen, a hidden Tor service that facilitated the exploitation of children, and subsequent complaints from…
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Remastered BioShock Trilogy Announced
2K has announced that it is releasing remastered versions of BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite – including all the single-player DLC – as BioShock: The Collection, for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on 13th September in the US, 15th September in Australia, and 16th September everywhere else. “It’s been nine years…
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Drivers Slowly Warming up to Thought of Autonomous Cars on Our Roads
Ready or not, autonomous cars are likely coming to roads near you! Even as technology quickly accelerates, it’s still a very tall order to convince drivers about safety. There are certain locations in the United States, however, where autonomous cars received a warm reception: nine out of ten New Yorkers,…
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Creative Sound Blaster Roar Pro Review
Introduction Enjoying your favourite music is nothing new, but in recent years, the ability to play music from an increasing number of mobile devices has more of us enjoying our media in a whole host of new ways and places. The main problem with mobile audio is that the speakers…
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Who Wants a Laser Bazooka?
When it comes to bad ideas, people have a lot of them. It is said that just because you can do something, it doesn’t mean you should, a prime example of this is the chainsaw mounted drone, something which is titled KILLERDRONE and is advertised for foresters. Obviously in the…
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IMAX Will Build You a Cinema For $400,000
We’ve all had time to think about our perfect houses. Ranging from the location and number of beds to those little extra features like a swimming pool or rooftop garden, there are lots of little things you can add to make your place more enjoyable. How many have considered adding…
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Get in on Last Wave of Sony PlayStation VR Pre-Orders
If you were unable to pre-order the PlayStation VR earlier this year, Sony will have yet another opportunity for consumers. The latest wave of PS VR pre-orders for North American consumers begins at 7:00 AM on Thursday, June 30, with interested gamers pointed towards GameStop.com. If you’re interested, you should…
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eBay and Craigslist Used HDDs Often Come With Free Data
If you’re about to sell, trade, or throw away your storage device, it might not be a bad idea to purge everything on the drive. However, it looks like many of us leave behind some information, and it makes it only easier for users to be compromised. Researchers from Blancco…
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RX 480 Exceeding PCI Express Power Specifications
After much speculation regarding its performance, the RX 480 has finally been released. While the performance is good for the money, some users are expressing disappointment, as they had really high (see: over inflated) expectations. Unfortunately for users and AMD, it now appears that the graphics card is drawing more…
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AMD Radeon Software 16.6.2 Released
With just only a day to go until the next month, AMD has released their second driver for June. Following on 16.6.1 earlier in the month, we’re now getting the new 16.6.2 driver along with the RX 480 release.In addition to supporting the new card, AMD has added a number…
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AMD RX 490 Leaked by AMD
Now the Polaris 10 launch is behind us, all eyes are on what AMD may launch next. With the RX 480 yesterday, AMD brought some fresh meat for the mainstream GPU market. However, there still remains the question of the top end of the market, those looking for more than…
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Airbnb Goes Crazy – Sues Its Self
In this day and age, if you ever do anything you can expect someone has a problem with it. This is even more true with companies that are quickly taking off and facing the world thanks to apps and internet access coming in everything from your computer to a mobile phone…
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Introducing Pillo: Your Very Own Personal Home Health Robot
Pillo Health wants you to be intrigued by its Pillo “home health robot,” a curious blend of personal health, facial recognition, machine learning, and automation. The mini robot has a high-definition camera, omni-directional microphones, 7” touch screen, text to speech software, voice, and facial recognition, and the ability to learn.…
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