Archive for May 2013

Western Digital Se Line of Hard Drives

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WD announced availability of its innovative WD Se line of hard drives, the first designed for scale-out datacenter deployments. Built on an enterprise-grade platform for reliable 24x7x365 datacenter operation, WD Se is tailored to deliver the right combination of performance, reliability and robustness for large-scale replicated environments, mid-sized network attached storage (NAS) deployment, and backup/archiving applications.


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Silicon Power Jewel J10 USB 3.0 Flash Drive

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Silicon Power presents you with a newly designed USB flash drive - Jewel J10. Combined with high technology and sleek design, the Jewel J10 enables you to show your extraordinary taste anytime and anywhere. This Northern Europe inspired design is not just another ordinary memory storage device but also a luxurious accessory which allows you to express yourself.


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Mionix Avior 8200 gaming mouse

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Mionix presents the Avior 8200, a new gaming mouse with an ambidextrous design and 9 buttons. Mionix, the Swedish manufacturer of professional high-end gaming accessories today unveiled the new AVIOR 8200 high performance ambidextrous gaming mouse.


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ROCCAT Kone Pure Color Available Now

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ROCCAT today announces the availability of the Inferno Orange, Polar Blue and Hellfire Red variations of the limited edition Kone Pure Color. Like the original Kone Pure, the Color edition features a high-end 8,200 DPI Pro-Aim R3 laser sensor and high quality Omron switches.


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Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 2GB OC gets tested

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It is not just about high-end hardware of course. For this review we test the Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 2GB OC edition, also known under SKU code GV-R7790OC-2GD. We benchmark the product incl FCAT Frametimes. The new graphics card is intended to boost a little more performance into entry-level gaming. The Gigabyte HD7790 OC 2GB clocks in at 1075 MHz on the boost engine, packed with totally silent custom cooling.

You can read the review right here.


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Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 2GB OC review

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We test and review the Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 2GB OC edition, also known under SKU code GV-R7790OC-2GD. We benchmark the product incl FCAT Frametimes. The new graphics card is intended to boost a little more performance into entry-level gaming. The Gigabyte HD7790 OC 2GB clocks in at 1075 MHz on the boost engine, packed with totally silent custom cooling.


SilverStone SG06-Lite

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Introduced in 2009, the Sugo SG06 was a revelation for a form factor originally destined for low powered computing. Designed for use with Mini-DTX and Mini-ITX motherboards, the SG06 was capable of swallowing many standard components while keeping everything cooled.


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ADATA XPG V2 Series Performance Memory

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ADATA Technology today launched a successor to the company's popular XPG DRAM lineup. The new XPG V2 series are designed for 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors and the Z87 platform, and feature colorful and visually striking heat spreaders.


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Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ 2000 Graphics Card

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A bit late with the announcement, but Inno3D is excited to unveil the launch of the much anticipated Inno3D GeForce GTX 780. The new GeForce GTX 780 marks an evolution in gaming performance-an insanely fast, smooth, and whisper-quiet experience, every time. It features a massively powerful NVIDIA Kepler GPU of 2,304 cores-50% more than its predecessor.


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AMD Radeon 8000 specs and GCN 2.0 release Q3 2013 (again)

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Interesting and old rumors surfaced once again, apparantly Chiphell now thinks they have stumbled into what they think are the specs of AMD's upcoming GCN 2.0 (Radeon 8000 series) GPUs. This is all translated poorly with an online translator but here we go: Chaos for many years has finally finalized, AMD include all next-generation consoles solutions  to face the threat of GTX7 AMD apparently intimate knowledge of the system with the release of the new host GCN2.0 architecture also is no longer a secret  message from the two channels will be in Q3 AMD Posted HD8000 series graphics cards.


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Planex UE-1000T-U3 USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

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Here comes a new USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet adapter from Planex, the UE-1000T-U3. Supporting both Windows (8/7/XP) and Mac (OS X 10.8/10.7/10.6) operating systems, the adapter comes with a USB 3.0 connector and a Gigabit Ethernet port. The UE-1000T-U3 will begin shipping from May 31st for 2,625 Yen (about $26).


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8-Bit Cinema: Iron Man Retold in 60 Animated Seconds

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8-bit Cinema is a new series from CineFix where popular films are given a retro 8-bit video game redesign and retold in 60 animated seconds. For the pilot episode, the 2008 Marvel Studios film, Iron Man, has been given an 8-bit Cinema treatment by Californian filmmakers Norwood Cheek and David Dutton. 


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Microsoft adds mice with Windows Button

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Microsoft is releasing the Sculpt Comfort Mouse and the Sculpt Mobile Mouse, the company's very first mice with a dedicated Windows button. The $39.95 Sculpt Comfort Mouse has a blue touch sensitive area, pressing it will bring up the Start Menu or make it act as Windows Key, but you can also define other functions using swipe gestures. 


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Seagate Purpose-Built 4TB Video HDD

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Seagate Technology today announced the new Seagate Video 3.5 HDD- the industry's first 4TB, 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) engineered specifically for use in video applications such as digital video recorders (DVRs), set-top boxes (STBs), and surveillance systems. Purpose-built for video solutions, the Video 3.5 HDD can store up to 480 hours of high-definition (HD) content making it the industry's highest-capacity drive designed specifically for video.


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G.SKILL will release Gaming Headsets at Computex 2013

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G.SKILL International Co. Ltd., the worldwide leading high performance memory designer and manufacturer, will be making a strong entrance in the field of PC gaming peripherals with newly engineered gaming headsets. G.SKILL will be debuting gaming headsets with various industry-first features; it is built to provide gamers with enhanced competitiveness and unique gaming experiences. 


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ASUS RT-AC56U Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 Router

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ASUS today announced the RT-AC56U concurrent dual-band router, which supports new-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi. It usesa dual-core 800MHz processor and 256MB onboard DDR3 memory to ensure strong performance in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Powerful hardware translates into 867Mbit/s on 5GHz and 300Mbit/s via 2.4GHz, or a total of 1167Mbit/s as the two frequencies can work simultaneously.


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EIZO FlexScan EV2216W 22-Inch LCD Monitor

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EIZO has once again expanded its line of LCD monitors by announcing the FlexScan EV2216W. Adopting EIZO’s developed dimming technology to eliminate screen flicker and reduce eye fatigue, this 22-inch LED-backlight flicker-free monitor (TN panel) provides 1680 x 1050 native resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time and 170/160 degree viewing angles.


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Steam's Weekly Top Sellers May 27 2013

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Here it is again, here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

1.Borderlands 2
2.Metro: Last Light
3.Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
4.The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
5.Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
6.Reus
7.Sins of A Solar Empire: Rebellion
8.Unreal Deal Pack
9.PayDay 2
10.Don't Starve

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Origin PC GTX 780-equipped PCs have Cyanogenic Liquid Cooling

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ORIGIN PC is the first to begin offering their innovative CRYOGENIC liquid-cooling solution for NVIDIA's latest GeForce GTX 780 graphics card in SLI to their line of award-winning GENESIS desktops starting today. Engineered for maximum performance, the award winning ORIGIN PC CRYOGENIC custom liquid cooling system makes sure you are always at your best. 


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Gigabyte reveals ultra compact BRIX PC

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Meet the Gigabyte BRIX, a new line of ultra compact PCs that promise uncompromising performance in a small footprint. BRIX measures 29.9mm x 107.6mm x 114.4mm and is available in four configurations, the fastest model has an Intel Core i7-3537u dual-core processor. Other features include SSD storage, WiFi, USB 3.0 an dual-display support. The product is sold as a DIY kit, SO-DIMM memory and a mSATA SSD need to be installed by the user.


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Xbox One Kinect sensor for PCs in 2014

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Xbox One's Kinect sensor will become available for PCs in 2014. Kinect for Windows hasn't really taken off for gaming, so the company is targeting other markets including medical, training and entertainment industries.


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Redesign for Gmail Planned

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Gmail users could be seeing the service getting a redesign soon. Following reports by Android Police about leaked screenshots of the update during Google I/O, we’re also hearing that the email service will feature five tabs to categorize emails for better organization. These changes will be available for not only on the Web, but also for iOS and Android devices.


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