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 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,12 2017 - tech 
Intel Core i7-8700K Benchmarks Leaked - tech
(hx) 05:06 PM CEST - Sep,12 2017 - Post a comment / read (1)
VideoCardz has gathered some of the leaks that have appeared over the past few days regarding the 6-core Intel i7-8700K: the most interesting one comes from Karl Morin, a Canadian tech journalist who stumbled upon an HP Omen desktop PC running the upcoming CPU. The multi-threaded test suggests that it’s proportionately faster than the quad-core chips it succeeds, and is even faster than older 6-core HEDT chips thanks to higher clock speeds and a newer micro-architecture.

 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,10 2017 - tech
A History of Nvidia GeForce - tech
(hx) 09:26 PM CEST - Sep,10 2017 - Post a comment / read (3)
YouTube's AdoredTV has shared two interesting videos, highlighting the history of NVIDIA’s GeForce graphics cards. In these videos, AdoredTV has shared a graph detailing the performance improvement for NVIDIA's GPUs per generation



TechNews - Why The US Won't Switch To The Metric - tech
(hx) 12:22 AM CEST - Sep,10 2017 - Post a comment / read (5)
  • AMD Surpass Intel In Monthly Revenue Sales - AMD has reached a milestone, falling second to Intel's CPU's for over a decade AMD has smashed their way through to the front with their flagship CPU Thread ripper. The data that has been pulled up from "Newegg" of Germany, Mindfactory.de shows both Ryzen and Threadripper CPU's surpassing that of Intel's over a wide spread of several months. This just reinforces the fact that Intel were scrambaled with the AMD's launch back into the market, showing that they can actually make CPU's that can compete and even surpass that of an 'i' series. The Ryzen Threadripper 1950X flew past that of which Intel could offer with a 45% gap, in return we saw an announcement by Intel showing off their new 8th Gen CPU's as well as their Ice Lake CPU's.
  • NVIDIA GeForce 1040 Graphics Coming Soon to Laptops - There aren't a lot of details about the new graphics solution yet, but odds are that it'll be based on the same architecture as NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1050/1060/1070/1080 yet feature fewer CUDA cores (the current entry-level model has 640 cores, while the highest-performance model has 2560). I have no idea how it will compare to the more recently released GeForce MX150, though (which has 384 CUDA cores and 2GB of RAM). As for the Lenovo IdeaPad 320S, it's a 15.6-inch laptop with a Core i5-8250U quad-core processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 1920x1080 pixel display.
  • Microsoft Surface Laptop Review - The Surface Laptop is highly configurable, with options including i5 or i7 processors, up to 16Gb of RAM and a 1Tb SSD. Be prepared to really pay for the higher end options, which can be particularly expensive. The Surface Laptop is not yet listed in the Microsoft Singapore online store, though our model is listed elsewhere for $1299 USD, which is a decent price for this spec.
  • Lenovo Legion Y920 review: A gaming laptop with few compromises - It includes an unlocked Intel Core i7-7820HK processor, and it's VR-ready due to the 8GB Nvidia GeForce 1070 GPU. It packs 16GB RAM, along with a 512GB SSD and 1TB SSD. The 17.3-inch 1080p display supports Nvidia's G-Sync, and the JDL speakers include Dolby Home Theater.
  • Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will be available October 17 - Microsoft has officially announced that the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will be arriving on October 17. The update, which will launch roughly six months after the first, contains a number of fresh features in addition to the usual bug fixes and security patches. A new feature called Timeline allows users to go back to a certain date and time and restore running processes from that time. This can make it easier to pick up working where you left off a few hours ago or even several days ago. OneDrive is also receiving an overhaul to bring Files On-Demand. Folders and files will be able to selectively be downloaded so that local disk space will not be eaten up by rarely used data. For those wondering about the now obsolete Windows Movie Maker, a new app called Story Remix will serve as a replacement to provide basic multimedia creation and editing. Images and videos can be dropped in, rearranged and easily turned into a suitable output format.
  • SanDisk Debuts 400 GB MicroSD Memory Card for Phones - SanDisk today introduced a microSD card with a capacity of 400 GB. It has more storage than any other mobile memory card, according to SanDisk. Any device capable of supporting 2 TB cards can handle the new option from SanDisk. The card is capable of containing more than 40 hours of full HD video and it features fast transfer speeds of up to 100 Mbps. The card meets the A1 App Performance Class spec, which means Android device owners can store and run large applications, such as games, from the card without worrying about performance. At the same time, SanDisk updated tis Memory Zone mobile app, which people can use to manage their device and memory card storage. The 400 GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I memory card is available online from SanDisk and Amazon.com for $250.
  • Dell Visor hands-on: Windows Mixed Reality headset - Dell has announced the Visor VR118 headset at IFA 2017. This headset is Dell's first entry into the burgeoning head-mounted display market. The Visor VR118 is designed to keep the weight of the device off of the user's face and nose - a primary user complaint about the HTC Vive. The front portion of the headset can flip upward to let users look at the real world without needing to remove the entire Visor. The display and power cables run along the ring that encircles the user's head and waterfall down the user's back, much like with other VR headsets we've seen. Dell didn't offer a ton of technical details about the Visor, but we do know that the display has a total resolution of 2880x1440 and a 90 Hz refresh rate
  • Samsung says that Galaxy Note8 pre-orders are the best ever - On August 23, Samsung announced its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy Note8. Since then, pre-orders have been available, and the company announced today that the new handset has outsold all previous Galaxy Note devices in the same amount of time. While the handset is slated to launch on September 15, those that pre-order now and choose expedited shipping can still get it before then. Those that order before September 24 will get either a Gear 360 camera, or a Galaxy Foundation Kit, which includes a 128GB EVO+ micro-SD card and a Fast Charge Wireless Charging Convertible.
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Impressions!  - The Note8 eschews the blockier design language of previous generations for the svelte look of the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The phone has two curved pieces of glass mated to an aluminum frame. The Note8 jumps to Samsung's Super AMOLED Infinity Display. It measures 6.3 inches across the diagonal with quad HD+ resolution. The Note8 is among the first from Samsung to move to a dual-camera configuration. The handset has twin, full-color 12-megapixel sensors with one wide-angle lens (f/1.7) and one telephoto lens (f/2.4).
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Teardown  - iFixit has disassembled the Galaxy Note 8 and found that it could be a tricky repair due to its glass rear panel, which is attached using a lot of tough adhesive. While the device was ultimately given a low repairability score (4 out of 10), the team likes how many of its components are modular and can be replaced independently. Additionally, all screws can be removed with a standard Phillips screwdriver.
  • LG Announces the V30 Flagship with FullVision Display - The V30 does away with the secondary display that adorned the front of the V10 and V20. In its place, LG created what it calls the Floating Bar, a semi-transparent strip that gives V30 owners access to frequently used functions, such as contacts and settings. The phone is among the first to use a plastic OLED FullVision display, though it is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. The 6-inch panel has 2,880 by 1,440 pixels, or a 2:1 (18:9) aspect ratio, and nearly non-existent side bezels. LG reduced the phone's upper and lower bezels by 20% and 50%, respectively, when compared to the V20
  • Huawei Announces Kirin 970 With AI Co-Processor - At IFA in Berlin, Huawei announced its next flagship mobile SoC, the Kirin 970. Huawei claims the chip is the first to have a dedicated co-processor for AI, which it calls an NPU (Neural-network Processing Unit). The NPU allows AI tasks such as image recognition to run 5-25 times faster than chips without an NPU, and with up to 50x better battery life. The NPU supports a variety of AI platforms, including Google's TensorFlow, Facebook's Caffe2, and Android NN. The Kirin 970 also includes a Cat. 18 LTE modem supporting up to 1.2 Gigabit speeds. It has eight CPU cores (4 A73 at 2.4 GHz and 4 A53 at 1.8 GHz) and 12 GPU cores, plus a dual ISP. It has 5.5 billion transistors and is based on a 10nm process for high energy efficiency. The company also announced that its Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro device with "full display" will be powered by the Kirin 970 chip. The Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro will be announced October 16th in Munich.
  • Brain Controllers Progress - An article on the New York Times discusses progress on neural interfaces, and the implications thought controllers have on both video games as well as future prosthetic devices. Though they say some of this still inspires skepticism, there are some signs of progress over products like the Minddrive, which was a first attempt at something like this that they reported on over 20 years ago with a much greater degree of disbelief.
  • Voice-controlled systems like Alexa and Siri can be hijacked - As voice-controlled devices such as smartphones, vehicle infotainment systems, and smart speakers become increasingly popular, hackers are coming up with innovative ways of targeting them. Now, a team of researchers has shown off a method that uses ultrasonic frequencies – sounds so high that they're inaudible to humans. Scientists from China's Zhejiang University demonstrated the technique, which is aptly called DolphinAttack. First, they created a program that can translate human voice commands into sounds above 20kHz. These were played back using a standard smartphone equipped with an amplifier, ultrasonic transducer, and an extra battery, all of which costs less than $3.
  • Kids can build a droid and learn about electronics with littleBits R2D2 - In honor of Force Friday II, DIY electronic toymaker littleBits launched one of its coolest products yet. The Droid Inventor Kit allows kids to piece together an 11-inch tall, fully-functional R2D2. It even comes with 20 authentic Star Wars R2D2 sound effects to make the droid complete. What is great about littleBits kits is that all the components are self-contained modular units. The modules snap together with magnets, so no soldering is necessary. Kids can safely fiddle with the parts with no worries of getting burned or making a hard-to-clean mess. The Droid Inventor Kit includes all the modules needed to recreate a miniature R2D2 and send it on missions
  • T-Mobile to Give Some Customers Netflix for Free - T-Mobile has said certain subscribers can enjoy Netflix at no additional cost. The company announced the program, called Netflix On Us, through one of its Un-carrier moves. Netflix is available to T-Mobile One customers who have a minimum of two lines and the taxes/fees included plan. T-Mobile says promos that include free lines and free phones are eligible for the offer. Customers need to associate their Netflix account with T-Mobile through the T-Mobile mobile application. Thereafter, T-Mobile will cover the Netflix bill on a monthly basis for as long as customers maintain their plan. It includes the standard subscription to Netflix, which typically costs $10 per month and permits up to two simultaneous streams. The offer can save customers up to $120 per year. Customers can subscribe to Netflix Premium, which includes more streams and higher-resolution video at $12 per month, and pay only the $2 difference in cost, which will appear on their monthly bill. The offer also includes Family Allowance at no extra cost, which will allow parents to manage their children's phone usage, such as time limits. Video streamed over T-Mobile's network is DVD quality (480p), rather than high definition. T-Mobile One Plus subscribers can stream at 1080p, though their rate plan costs a bit more each month. Customers on one of T-Mobile's Unlimited 55+ plans or 2 Lines for $100 plans will need to switch to the newest T-Mobile One plan. Netflix is available to T-Mobile customers at no cost beginning September 12.
  • Google Details September's Android Security Patches - Google today made its monthly security patches available to select Android devices. September's patches plug a significant number of security holes that threaten most Android devices. Google found dozens of vulnerabilities, including a number of which classified as critical, or able to remotely execute code. Some of problems are related to specific hardware and the associated software drivers that control them, such as components from MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Broadcom. Other vulnerabilities impact the kernel, system, and media framework directly. Google is pushing two separate patches to cover these problems, one dated September 1 and the second dated September 5. Google said the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, Nexus Player, Nexus 5X, and Nexus 6P devices will receive the September security patches as part of the upgrade to Android 8 Oreo. Google has already posted factory images for download from its web site. Google's handsets will receive both patches in a single download. As far as Google is aware, none of these security holes have been exploited by hackers or other entities. Google has already given the patches to its device-maker partners. Phone manufacturers are responsible for updating their own smartphones with the patches
  • 7 seasons of color on Game of Thrones, in one chart - We may have to wait for two more years for the last season of "Game of Thrones" and for winter to fully arrive at every corner of Westeros, but in case you haven't noticed, the show has been reiterating the Stark words, "Winter is coming," through its color schemes across the seasons.
  • (GoT) Jon Snow - The Targaryen Wolf - Warning: Spoilers!!!
  • Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Trailer 2 (Official) - All paths come together when Star Wars Rebels Season 4 premieres Monday, October 16 on Disney XD.
  • Hyperlinked - Official Trailer - Google doesn't like the idea that most computer scientists on television shows and in movies are played by white men and is calling on Hollywood to give more of these roles to women and minorities: they say that the current situation fails to inspire underrepresented groups to pursue careers in computer science. Google points to Hyperlinked, a YouTube original series about a group of girls who code a website, as proof that shows can drive female interest in CS careers.
  • Superhero Shows Look Completely Ridiculous - To be fair, it's a CW show, so the special effects on "Supergirl" aren't top-notch, but they look a lot better when you see the actors going through the motions during filming.
  • New Short For Blade Runner 2049 - 2036: Nexus Dawn - Those of you who are looking forward to Blade Runner 2049 have something to help with the wait. First premiered by Collider, this short film entitlted "2036: Nexus Dawn" explains a little of some of the events that took place between the first film and the sequel. A character by the name of Niander Wander introduces a new line of replicants. There is a small intro by the director Denis Villeneuve at the start.
  • Why The US Won't Switch To The Metric System - Celsius? Who has time to learn Celsius?
  • Jaguarto Go All Electric or Hybrid by 2020 - Introducing E-type Zero – a Series 1.5 Roadster fitted with a bespoke electric powertrain. E-type Zero is totally original in specification, driving and handling like an original Jaguar E-type but with a 21st century state-of-the-art electric motor and modified instrumentation. 46kg lighter than the original E-type, E-type Zero achieves 0-100km/h in just 5.5 seconds, with a 40 kWh battery delivering a range of 270km on a single charge
  • This Entire Family Riding Segways Through A Big City Feels... - If you're a fully grown adult, go ahead and be a nerd and take a Segway tour, but please don't push a stroller and let your four-year-old lounge in the back while you're doing it.
  • Blink And You'll Miss This New Rubik's Cube World Record - Congrats to Patrick Ponce for shaving .05 seconds off the previous record, and a preemptive congratulations to the next record setter who'll surely solve the cube so fast it explodes in their hands.
  • Slip and Slide off 500 Foot Cliff!!! In 4K! - Slip 'N Slides? Fun. BASE jumping? Cool. Slip 'N sliding into a BASE jump? A dangerous amount of fun!
  • Hurricane Irma destroys Maho Beach Cam in St Maarten 9/6/2017 - Hurricane Irma is an absolute monster, and it's starting to make landfall over islands in the Caribbean as it heads toward Florida.
  • Dramatic Time-Lapse Captures The Rise Of The Flood Waters In Houston - The rains produced by Hurricane Harvey have completely inundated Houston, forcing thousands out of their homes.
  • An Insane Man Rides A Bike With 1,000 Rockets Exploding From It  - When his channel hit five million subscribers, mad scientist Colin Furze decided to celebrate this milestone with some literal fireworks and launched 1,000 exploding rockets from his bike... while he was riding it. Yes, you heard that right.
  • Gerald's Game - Official Trailer - Breaking free will require more than keeping her sanity. Based on a novel by Stephen King, Gerald's Game comes to Netflix on September 29. Only on Netflix.
  • German man sets new record for carrying beer steins - A new world record has been set for carrying mugs of beer in southeastern Germany.
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 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,08 2017 - tech
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.9.1 - tech
(hx) 04:26 PM CEST - Sep,08 2017 - Post a comment
AMD Support now offers new version 17.9.1 Crimson ReLive Edition reference drivers for AMD graphics cards (thanks Hypothermia). Here's a list of what these do and do not fix:
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.9.1 Highlights

Fixed Issues

- After resuming from sleep and playing back video content the system may become unresponsive on Radeon RX Vega series graphics products.
- Radeon ReLive Toolbar and Instant Replay features may experience issues or fail to work when playing Guild Wars 2.
- Mouse stuttering may be observed on some Radeon RX graphics products when Radeon WattMan is open and running in the background or other third party GPU information polling apps are running in the background.
- Radeon Software Installer may shrink or appear very small when installing on some 4K HDTVs.
- Radeon Settings may sometimes experience a hang or crash when viewing the Display tab.
- Moonlight Bladeâ„¢ may fail to launch on some Radeon Graphics Core Next series products.
- Titanfall 2 may experience a hang or crash on some Radeon GCN1.0 series graphics products.
- Random corruption may appear in Microsoft desktop productivity applications.

Known Issues
- On a limited number of systems Radeon Software may display an erroneous "1603 Error" after installing Radeon Software. This error will not affect your Radeon Software installation.
- Unstable Radeon WattMan profiles may not be restored to default after a system hang. A workaround is to launch Radeon WattMan after reboot and restore settings to default.
- Overwatch may experience a random or intermittent hang on some system configurations.
GPU Scaling may fail to work on some DirectX®11 applications. Secondary displays may show corruption or green screen when the display/system enters sleep or hibernate with content playing. Bezel compensation in mixed mode Eyefinity cannot be applied.
Google Chrome WARNING - Millions could be hit by latest malware - tech
(hx) 04:17 PM CEST - Sep,08 2017 - Post a comment
Google Chrome users have been cautioned about a new software bug that allows hackers to steal login credentials for Windows. These login details can be immediately reused, allow cybercriminals to "impersonate members of the organisation" and launch further attacks "on other users or gain access and control of IT resources". The terrifying new vulnerability was disclosed by security engineer Bosko Stankovic. Stankovic shared the Google Chrome glitch on security blog DefenseCode, where he revealed the flaw was present in a default configuration of Chrome running on Windows 10. "Currently, the attacker just needs to entice the victim (using fully updated Google Chrome and Windows) to visit his web site to be able to proceed and reuse victim's authentication credentials," Stankovic wrote.

Update: Version 61.0.3163.79 should be safe.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,29 2017 - tech
Dell Visor hands-on: Windows Mixed Reality headset - tech
(hx) 09:25 AM CEST - Aug,29 2017 - Post a comment
Dell has announced the Visor VR118 headset at IFA 2017. This headset is Dell's first entry into the burgeoning head-mounted display market. The Visor VR118 is designed to keep the weight of the device off of the user's face and nose—a primary user complaint about the HTC Vive. The front portion of the headset can flip upward to let users look at the real world without needing to remove the entire Visor. The display and power cables run along the ring that encircles the user's head and waterfall down the user's back, much like with other VR headsets we've seen. Dell didn't offer a ton of technical details about the Visor, but we do know that the display has a total resolution of 2880x1440 and a 90 Hz refresh rate. That slots it firmly into the higher tier of Windows Mixed Reality devices. In fact, the Visor's display is a fair bit higher-resolution than the 2160x1200 array used in the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Dell says the Visor VR118 will be available in October 17 for $350. The pair of controllers will run you another $100, or you can buy the headset and controllers bundled for $450.

 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,25 2017 - tech
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Impressions! - tech
(hx) 10:01 PM CEST - Aug,25 2017 - Post a comment
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Note8, its top-end flagship smartphone with a huge display and S Pen stylus. The Note8 eschews the blockier design language of previous generations for the svelte look of the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The phone has two curved pieces of glass mated to an aluminum frame. The Note8 jumps to Samsung's Super AMOLED Infinity Display. It measures 6.3 inches across the diagonal with quad HD+ resolution. The Note8 is among the first from Samsung to move to a dual-camera configuration. The handset has twin, full-color 12-megapixel sensors with one wide-angle lens (f/1.7) and one telephoto lens (f/2.4). The cameras make use of optical image stabilization and electronic image stabilization, with the telephoto lens providing 2x optical zoom and up to 10x digital zoom. Some of the unique shooting modes include Live Focus for selective focus (bokeh) photos that can be adjusted before or after the image is captured, and dual capture, which lets people simultaneously take a zoomed shot through the telephoto lens as well as a wide-angle shot through the main lens. Samsung updated the S Pen stylus: the tip now measures 0.7mm and provides the same feedback as most ballpoint pens. The phone is able to detect 4,096 different levels of pressure to record exactly what the user scribbles on the screen. On the software front, the S Pen can create animated memos through a feature called Live Message. The messages can be transmitted and opened by most platforms/apps that support GIFs. The existing screen-off memo tool now lets people create up to 100 pages of text without waking the screen, and supports dynamic use cases, such as crossing items off a shopping list. The S Pen function can translate entire phrases now, as well as access more templates in the PenUp mode. Most of the phone's other specs mirror those of the S8 devices. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor with 6 GB of RAM, Gigabit LTE, 3,300 mAh battery with rapid wireless charging, and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The Note8 and S Pen are waterproof, and security features include iris/face unlock, as well as Knox 2.9. The phone has a dedicated Bixby key and upgraded DeX software that improves multitasking when used in PC mode. Preorders for the Samsung Galaxy Note8 begin August 24 and the device will go on sale September 15. Samsung said an unlocked variant will go on sale when the carrier models do. Carriers will charge $930-960 full retail price. Samsung plans to sell the black and gray versions in the U.S., while blue and gold versions will also be sold overseas.



Destiny 2 PC Open Beta Game Ready Driver 385.41 WHQL - tech
(hx) 07:52 PM CEST - Aug,25 2017 - Post a comment
GeForce Game Ready 385.41 WHQL drivers (download) are optimized for Destiny 2's PC Open Beta, the NVIDIA HBAO+ and ShadowPlay Highlights PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds update, ARK: Survival Evolved's official release, F1 2017, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, and Quake Champions' Early Access release

Final Fantasy XV Is More Immersive on PC - tech
(hx) 07:46 PM CEST - Aug,25 2017 - Post a comment
Today Nvidia released a video about Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition, starring Director Hajime Tabata as he talks about the PC port. Tabata-san talks on how the Nvidia GameWorks team supported development, and about the technology that has been incorporated into the game to make it “the best it can be.” According to him, this is a very important moment for the history of the franchise. He also explains that the real selling point of Final Fantasy XV is its beautiful world, and the sense of immersion in that world. The quality of the visuals and environments directly influences that, and the team wanted to achieve such quality of graphics that would make even those who previously played on console want to come back and play again. Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition will release on PC via Steam in early 2018.

AMD RX Vega Card Shortages Will Persist - tech
(hx) 05:26 PM CEST - Aug,25 2017 - Post a comment
We all know that there has been greater demand for AMD RX Vega 64 than there has been supply for. There is not arguing that. Speculating on why can lead you in a few different directions. However, Digitimes is reporting that the supply issue is due to low packaging yield rates, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Some sources pointed out that Vega's design of integrating high bandwidth memory (HBM) into the GPU has significantly raised the difficulty of the related packaging process and hence resulted in low yield rates. However, some other sources claimed that the issue may be down to problems with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) packaging technology.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,20 2017 - tech
TechNews - Windows 10 Pro for Workstations - tech
(hx) 10:54 AM CEST - Aug,20 2017 - Post a comment / read (6)
  • AMD Responds to Radeon RX Vega Pricing Outrage - Some had claimed that AMD would be dropping its standalone air-cooled Radeon RX Vega 64 $499 SKU in a bait-and-switch scheme, but an official statement by the company suggests otherwise: demand of the card is merely exceeding expectations, and AMD is working hard to restock both standalone versions and Gamer Packs. Radeon RX Vega 64 demand continues to exceed expectations. AMD is working closely with its partners to address this demand. Our initial launch quantities included standalone Radeon RX Vega 64 at SEP of $499, Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Packs at SEP of $599, and Radeon RX Vega 64 Aqua Packs at SEP of $699. We are working with our partners to restock all SKUs of Radeon RX Vega 64 including the standalone cards and Gamer Packs over the next few weeks, and you should expect quantities of Vega to start arriving in the coming days.
  • The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 & RX Vega 56 Review: Vega Burning Bright - So how does AMD fare? The answer to that is ultimately going to hinge on your opinion on power efficiency. But before we get too far, let’s start with the Radeon RX Vega 64, AMD’s flagship card. Previously we’ve been told that it would trade blows with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1080, and indeed it does just that. At 3840x2160, the Vega 64 is on average neck-and-neck with the GeForce GTX 1080 in gaming performance, with the two cards routinely trading the lead, and AMD holding it more often. Of course the “anything but identical” principle applies here, as while the cards are equal on average, they can sometimes be quite far apart on individual games.
  • Intel Atom C3000 Product Briefing - Intel has spilled the beans on its latest Atom processor: the C3000 is the company's third generation system-on-a-chip based CPU manufactured on their optimized 14nm process technology. Unlike their older brethren, these Atoms will primarily live in network and enterprise storage products instead of home devices (e.g., Ultrabooks and tablets).
  • Acer launches new Chromebook - Opening up the Chromebook 11 C771 reveals an 11.6 inch IPS panel with a resolution of 1366x768 that optionally comes as a touch screen (C771T). Although not pictured, the hinges allow a full 180 degrees of range so that touch screen users can enjoy a flat surface to work on. A fairly simple 720p webcam with built in microphone is centered above the screen. Inside the C771, a 6th Generation Intel Celeron 3855U comes standard, although Core i3 and Core i5 models will also be available. A 32GB eMMC module can be found for storage alongside 4GB of RAM.
  • The Ultimate Ryzen Hackintosh - AMD Ryzen PowerMac G5 Hackintosh Build (2017) vs a REAL Mac - PowerMac G5 case mod and PC build! This water cooled Ryzen 1700 Hackintosh is so epic. How do you build an AMD Hackintosh? This custom G5 case and Hackintosh beats a Mac Pro. This gaming and editing PC Hackintosh is packing some serious specifications. 
  • Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Pro for Workstations - Windows 10 Pro for Workstations has a focus on high-end hardware, which means support for server grade Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron processors. Unlike the current Windows 10 Pro, which only supports up to two physical CPUs and 2TB of RAM, this newest version can handle up to four physical CPUs and up to 6TB of memory.
  • iOS 11 Lets Users Temporarily Disable Touch ID - A new setting discovered in iOS allows iPhone owners to quickly and temporarily disable Touch ID. Pressing the power button rapidly five times activates SOS Emergency mode. The purpose of this mode is to let people bypass the lock tools to make an emergency phone call. A byproduct of entering SOS Emergency mode is disabling Touch ID. The only way to unlock the phone once Touch ID has been disabled is via the PIN or password. Because users are able to do this quickly and discreetly, it could be useful to help safeguard the iPhone in a situation when the owner might be compelled to provide their fingerprint. The feature was first spotted on Twitter and later verified by The Verge. iOS 11 is still in beta testing. It should be rolled out the general public next month. 
  • Bitcoin Is Forking. Again. - There's a third group of bitcoin developers, companies, and users who advocate for a "best of both worlds approach." This group includes Bitmain, the largest bitcoin infrastructure company in the world, and legendary bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik. They got together back in May and signed what is known as the "New York Agreement," which bound them to implement a two megabyte block size increase alongside segregated witness via a hard fork within six months of the time of signing. They call the fork Segwit2x.
  • China cracks down on VPN vendors, targets Alibaba and other - Chinese authorities have issued a warning to five of the country's well-known e-commerce platforms, over the sale of illegal virtual private networks (VPNs); that allows users to evade state censorship controls. Online retailers named in the notice include Alibaba, social shopping network Mogujie, and entertainment platforms Xiami and Peiyinxiu. This step is the latest in a chain of measures the Chinese authorities have taken in order to maintain more control over online content. A little over a month ago, China blocked VPN access for individuals, instructing companies to register with the government. Later on, complying with this mandate, Apple removed all major VPN apps from the Chinese App Store.
  • Google Drops August Security Patches for Android - Google has made its monthly security patches available to select Android devices. This month's patches plug a significant number of security holes that threaten most Android devices. Google found dozens of vulnerabilities, including a number of which classified as critical, or able to remotely execute code. Some of problems are related to specific hardware and the associated software drivers that control them. Google is pushing two separate patches to cover these vulnerabilities, one dated August 1 and the second dated August 5. As always, Google is delivering the patches directly to its own Nexus- and Pixel-branded devices first. Google has already posted factory images for download from its web site. Google's handsets will receive both patches in a single download. As far as Google is aware, none of these security holes have been exploited by hackers or other entities. Google has already given the patches to its device-maker partners. Phone manufacturers are responsible for updating their own smartphones with the patches.
  • Bionik Labs' ARKE Exoskeleton with Amazon Echo Integration - The ARKE is a prototype exoskeleton from Bionik Labs intended for paraplegic people and others with mobility problems. The robotic exoskeleton enables users to stand up from their wheelchairs and walk on their own legs. Bionik Labs integrated the hardware with the Amazon Echo system, allowing uses to issue commands and check parameters by addressing Amazon Alexa, the virtual assistant used for home automation
  • Facebook Intros A Dedicated Video Platform Called 'Watch' - Facebook hopes its new platform will entice people to consume more video content through Facebook. Facebook Watch is a place for episodic shows that will be available on mobile, on PCs, and in Facebook's TV apps. Facebook says the service is personalized to help people find new content, sometimes based on what users' friends and communities watch. People will be able to leave comments on shows in order to connect with friends and others. Shows may offer dedicated Facebook Groups for more in-depth discussions. Facebook says Watch is a platform for creators and publishers seeking to find dedicated audiences, similar to the way YouTube stars have created their own niches. The company has high hopes that creators will put together daily episodes, live shows/events, and even shows that follow a narrative arc. The company has funded a small collection of original programming in order to get Watch on its feet. Facebook will be testing Watch with a limited number of people in the U.S. first. The social network expects to roll it out to wider audiences over time.
  • Samsung Makes Its Internet Browser Available to Most Android Phones - Samsung has made a version of its mobile browser available to non-Samsung handsets. The company has been beta testing Samsung Internet Browser on Nexus and Pixel phones since April. The latest build, v6 Beta, is compatible with all Android devices running version 5.0 Lollipop and up. Samsung says its browser can sync bookmarks with Chrome on desktop machines, or other machines via the Samsung Cloud. The Samsung browser also includes content blockers, high-contrast mode, CSS Grid (for control over certain layouts), and the latest Chromium engine. Advanced users might take advantage of several beta features, including WebVR, web-based Bluetooth, WebGL 2, and Gamepad extensions. The Samsung Internet Browser Beta can be downloaded directly from the Google Play Store.
  • Google Home Owners Can Now Make Free Calls - Google today enabled free voice calls from its Google Home speaker. Google Home is powered by the Google Assistant. Google says Home owners in the U.S. and Canada can initiate free voice calls to anyone in their contacts, as well as any business, by simply asking Google Home to make the call. The calls are completed over the Home's WiFi connection. For now, those who receive a call made via Google Home will see "unknown" or "no caller ID" when it rings their number, though Google hopes to let people display their mobile device number in Home calls by the end of the year. People who subscribe to Google Voice or Project Fi can use their Google number with Home right away.
  • HMD Global Intros Nokia 8 Flagship Smartphone - HMD Global, the sole licensee of the Nokia brand, today announced the Nokia 8 flagship Android smartphone. The handset is milled from 6000 series aluminum and polished to a high-gloss finish in black, blue, silver, and copper. The Nokia 8 boasts a 5.3-inch quad HD screen with curved Gorilla Glass 5, and it is powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor with 4 or 6 GB of RAM, and 64 or 128 GB of storage (depending on color selection.) All versions support microSD memory cards up to 128 GB. Like many modern flagships, the Nokia 8 adopts a dual-camera configuration with two 13-megapixel cameras on the rear with LED flash. One camera captures full color images and the other captures monochrome images along with depth and contrast information. Both feature Zeiss optics. The front camera has a 13-megapixel sensor, too, with a display-based flash. All three cameras have f/2.0 lenses. The Nokia 8 includes software that allows people to shoot photos and/or video with both the front and rear cameras at the same time. Other specs include a 3.090mAh battery, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, NFC, and Cat 9 LTE. The phone runs Android 7.1 Nougat and costs $700. HMD Global didn't immediately specify where the Nokia 8 will be sold.
  • New Qualcomm Tech Aims to Bring High-Quality AR and VR Mainstream - Qualcomm has announced a major expansion of Spectra, its effort to offer manufacturers a drop-in hardware and software solution for easily and affordably adding advanced camera technology to phones and other devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. The expanded Spectra suite includes three new hardware camera modules. The flagship module is an active depth-sensing camera that uses an infrared projector and camera to create a 3D map of its environment, much like LIDAR. 
  • Cruise Anywhere App - It's pretty amazing how fast driver-less car technology is accelerating (no pun intended). It's not something I'm personally interested in, as I am a driving enthusiast, I'm starting to see the potential in cities more and more. Cruise uses the GM Bolt EV as its self-driving car of choice and expects to add another 100 vehicles to the fleet in the next few months. That should open up the app to more employees, though it may be over a year before the company is ready to open it up to everyday users.
  • Video Stabilization Algorithm Goofs Up - Video stabilization software is really cool, but it's not perfect (yet). Case in point: this car's jello-like windshield.
  • Army Discovery May Offer New Energy Source - Army scientists at Aberdeen Proving Ground have made a discovery in the form of an aluminum nanomaterial that can separate the hydrogen and oxygen in water, or any liquid containing water without the need for a catalyst. Dr. Anit Giri said "Also, it is very fast. For example, we have calculated that one kilogram of aluminum powder can produce 220 kilowatts of energy in just three minutes."
  • In The Event Of A Nuclear Blast, Don't Condition Your Hair - If, for some reason, you find yourself in a situation where you need to wash radioactive material from your body, don't reach for the bottle of hair conditioner. Conditioner can bind radioactive particles to your hair. That warning was part of guidelines issued last Friday by Guam's Office of Civil Defense, following threats from North Korea that it was preparing to test a missile that would create an "enveloping fire" around the U.S. territory. On Tuesday, North Korean state media reported it would not carry out the test after all. Still, the guidelines, which also include information on how to take cover before an explosion, are correct. They're the same guidelines posted on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's website, Ready.gov. The reason conditioner can be dangerous has to do with the physical characteristics of human hair, the chemistry of hair conditioner and properties of nuclear fallout.
  • Peter Dinklage's "Rememory" Will Be Free on Google Play  - In a rare move, Google Play Movies & TV is debuting a new, full-length film before it hits theaters -- and not only that, it'll be offered for free: you may visit the store between August 24th to September 20th for a copy of sci-fi thriller "Rememory," which stars Peter Dinklage as some guy who is involved with a memory recorder/playback machine. The film tells the story of visionary scientific pioneer (Martin Donovan) and his invention that can record and play people's memories. He's found dead soon after its unveiling, causing his widow (Julia Ormond) to isolate herself from the outside world until a mysterious character (Peter Dinklage) appears to help solve the mystery. It's currently got a rating of 8.6 on IMDB, so could be worth seeing.
  • Marvel's The Defenders - Official Trailer 3 - Don't call it a team-up. Marvel's The Defenders focuses on four heroes that come together as an ancient, powerful group threatens all of New York. The Netflix original series launches globally on August 18, 2017.
  • Zane Plays Proboid - Polaris Animated Universe - Zane is a deep space scout exploring the unknown in his two-legged vehicle, the PROBOID. He's utterly alone except for an emergency chat channel filled with viewers spamming his only lifeline with expired memes, emote spam, and shoutout requests. Will any of his fellow scouts find him?
  • Arya vs Brienne Lightsaber Duel - Game of Thrones + Star Wars - Arya Stark would totally have a Mace Windu-style purple blade.
  • Game of Thrones - Unreal Flute & Cello Cover - Flutist Jack Landstreet spices up the opening of our favorite HBO fantasy show.
  • A Corgi And Chicken Square Off In The Least Brutal Fight You'll - Well, that is, until Player 3 (Mr. Duck) enters the game!
  • Man watches as thieves steal high-tech video doorbell - Thieves are caught on camera stealing a high-tech video doorbell in East Las Vegas
  • Whoa, This Guy's Really Good At Vape Tricks - There is no question. This guy definitely vapes :-)
  • Mysterious Russian biker - Elusive girl on a motorcycle against debris
  • Olivia Garson Hottie, From Reality TV To International Modeling Fame - Olivia Garson's rise to fame is certainly the dream story of any aspiring model. She was discovered for a British reality TV show then suddenly thrown into the modelling spotlight! In fact, in just a week she was already able to book her first campaign with none other than the renowned underwater photographer Zena Halloway. She has been really successful in the fashion ever since. Why? Because she's hot, that's why! She has even been chosen to be a part of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit calendar already. There's no need to get the calendar though because her sexiest pictures are already right here!
  • The best pics on the Internet #234 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,17 2017 - tech
Intel Reveals Post-8th Generation Core Architecture - tech
(hx) 11:11 PM CEST - Aug,17 2017 - Post a comment
In an unusual move for Intel, the chip giant has ever so slightly taken the wraps off of one of their future generation Core architectures. Basic information on the Ice Lake architecture has been published over on Intel's codename decoder, officially confirming for the first time the existence of the architecture and that it will be made on Intel's 10nm+ process.

Ice Lake will be Intel's next-gen 10nm CPUs, compared to the current-gen Kaby Lake processors on the second-gen 14nm (14nm+) process. The new Coffee Lake architecture will be Intel's 8th generation Core processors, and will see the company plonk down the new Core processors onto their first-gen 10nm process. The surprise knee jerk reaction to AMD's continued threat on the CPU market with Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper and EPYC has Intel scurrying around to catch up. This is yet another move to confuse consumers, as Intel announced Ice Lake as a "successor to the 8th generation Intel Core processor family". As The Verge points out, this would imply that Ice Lake is a semi-9th generation CPU architecture that will succeed, in some ways, the 8th generation CPUs. Intel will be tapping its 10nm+ process, the second generation of the tech at that small scale. As The Verge points out again, this is confusing as it seems there should be another first-gen 10nm release in between. Ice Lake won't appear until sometime in 2019, but it will surely be an interesting ride between now and then to see how much AMD can make Intel squirm in that time.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,15 2017 - tech
Nvidia GeForce 385.28 WHQL Drivers - tech
(hx) 12:15 AM CEST - Aug,15 2017 - Post a comment
The GeForce website now offers new GeForce game-ready 385.28 WHQL drivers, saying these are the drivers for tomorrow's release of Agents of Mayhem, offering an NVIDIA Tech in Agents of Mayhem trailer. On the VR front, these drivers have also been optimized for Killing Floor: Incursion. Beyond those two games, Nvidia's latest drivers introduced a handful of bug fixes. They include the following:

- [GeForce GTX 1070][Doom]: The GPU clocks remain running at high performance speeds after exiting from the game.
- [GeForce Experience]: "Any file is missing" error message appears when installing new drivers updated from GFE.
- [Call of Duty Infinite Warfare]: Performance drop occurs with updated driver.
- [SLI][Intel X299]: Low GPU usage resulting in poor performance occurs with the X299.
- [GeForce MX150][Xiaomi TM1604 notebook]: There is no driver support for this product.

This is a pretty minor release overall. Unless you plan on playing either Agents of Mayhem or Killing Floor: Incursion, or are affected by any of the above issues, you may want to hold off on updating to make sure they don't introduce any unwanted side effects.

 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,13 2017 - tech
Intel Will Reveal 8th Generation CPUs This Month - tech
(hx) 09:45 PM CEST - Aug,13 2017 - Post a comment
Intel's 7th-generation CPUs (Kaby Lake) released in January this year, about 17 months after the preceding generation (Skylake)--a usual transition in the CPU market. However, Intel is ready to reveal its 8th-generation on August 21. And while we don't know of the release window quite yet, this announcement comes much sooner than what we'd expect. The Kaby Lake processor family was announced this time last year and released five months later. If this next generation (Coffee Lake) follows suit, we could have new Intel chips in early 2018. This also means that Kaby Lake would be supplanted just 12 months after its launch; Intel CPU generations typically run an 18-month cycle. There's reason to believe that the recent competition from AMD's Ryzen CPU family--which began its roll out in March this year-- is impacting what we see from Intel. AMD has been able to offer comparable gaming performance, more CPU cores for better multitasking and productivity, and competitive pricing.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,12 2017 - tech
Twitch Desktop App Now Available on PC and Mac - tech
(hx) 12:35 AM CEST - Aug,12 2017 - Post a comment
In a blog post on the company’s site, Twitch has announced the launch of the official Twitch desktop app, which will combine the platform’s signature livestreaming experience with a variety of chat and community options to communicate with other players and watch streams from your desktop.

The free app will enable users to stream gameplay more easily from their desktop while also incorporating chat, VOD, and more. Alongside the experiences that users enjoy on Twitch already, the app also also provide some exclusive features, like Dark Mode (for late night gaming, voice and video calls, text chat/channels, servers, friend sync across different gaming platforms, and more.

The app also features integration with CurseForge, which allows users to more easily share and find mods and add-ons for popular titles such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, World of Warcraft, Minecraft, and more.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,11 2017 - tech
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is slower than the Intel Core i9 7900X - tech
(hx) 03:24 PM CEST - Aug,11 2017 - Post a comment
The first third-party gaming benchmarks for AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 1950X CPU have been unveiled and the results are quite disappointing. Naturally, we don’t really suggest this CPU for gaming enthusiasts, however AMD’s latest offer is significantly slower in video-games than its Intel’s competitor. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper is a beast featuring 16 cores and supports 32 threads. Its primary competitor – at least for now – is Intel’s Core i9 7900X; a CPU that packs 10 cores and supports 20 threads. And from the looks of it, Intel’s offering is better suited for gamers than AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper. GamersNexus and Sweclockers have shared the first gaming benchmarks between these two CPUs and as we can see, Intel’s CPU offers better performance in every game. Both the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and the Intel Core i9 7900X are priced at $999. And while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper is coming with more cores, it’s pretty obvious that no game really benefits from these additional CPU cores.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,08 2017 - tech
Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday Fixes 48 Security Issues - tech
(hx) 11:59 PM CEST - Aug,08 2017 - Post a comment
Microsoft released the August 2017 Patch Tuesday security bulletin, and this month the company fixed 48 security issues in six of its main product categories. The products that received security updates are Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft SharePoint, Adobe Flash Player, and Microsoft SQL Server. Of all the security issues patched this month, three became public before they were patched CVE-2017-8620, CVE-2017-8627, and CVE-2017-8633. Fortunately, Microsoft didn't detect any of them being used in live attacks.
Ryzen 5 1600/ 1600X vs Core i5 7600K Review - tech
(hx) 12:05 AM CEST - Aug,08 2017 - Post a comment
Ryzen brings out the big guns for its mainstream CPUs - six cores, 12 threads. Up against that, the Core i5 holds up well - but given the choice, it's the AMD Ryzen 5 we'd prefer. And we'll take the cheaper non-X 1600 with the bundled cooler, please.

 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,06 2017 - tech
TechNews - Adobe to Retire Flash In 2020 - tech
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It's amazing how quickly technology has changed basic aspects of everyday life, isn't it? I can remember using a typewriter in my elementary school (I did labels for my cassete tapes on it). Watching one of the 4 or so channels that existed! Looking at the TV guide in a newspaper I subscribed to! Having to spin a dial to make a phone call, attached by a cable to the device I was using! Looking things up in an encyclopedia set! Going to the library to borrow a physical copy of a book! Watching commercials on TV! I love it. Great changes. Oh, to be young again!! :-D Reminds me that I need new PC, new smartphone and new car..anyone wants buy me a Tesla car? :-D..Technology cannot be stopped! :-)
  • Intel's Coffee Lake Core i7 & i5 CPUs will require new mobos - And it appears that Intel has dropped the ball. A couple of days ago, we informed you about the full specs of the new upcoming Intel Coffee Lake i7 & i5 CPUs. These new processors will be using the LGA1151 socket, however it appears that they won't be compatible with the LGA1151 motherboards that are currently available. This information comes straight from ASRock. When a user asked whether these new CPUs will be compatible with ASRock's LGA1151 motherboards, ASRock replied and confirmed that the Coffee Lake CPUs will require new motherboards. What's interesting here is that ASRock has deleted this post. Perhaps the company leaked something that Intel was not ready to reveal yet?
  • MSI Shows Us How To Install an AMD Threadripper CPU - In this demonstration, we'll show you how to install AMD X399 CPU on MSI X399 series motherboard.
  • IBM and Sony have created a tiny cartridge that can store 330TB - IBM Research, in collaboration with Sony Storage Media Solutions, has announced that the two companies have created a tiny prototype storage cartridge that can store up to 330 terabytes of uncompressed data and still fit into the palm of your hand. The cartridge, called a sputtered magnetic tape, has an areal density of 201 gigabits per square inch, which is a world record and more than 20 times the density of commercial tape drives.
  • USB 3.2 Spec Promises to Double Data Transfer Speeds - The USB 3.0 Promoter Group this week released the spec for USB 3.2, which has the potential to boost speeds through cables. Specifically, USB 3.2 takes advantage of the multi-lane operation that has been built into existing USB Type-C cables. Now, as long as both devices support USB 3.2, end users should see data transfer speeds double. The Promoter Group says the spec allows for up to two lanes of 5 Gbps or two lanes of 10 Gbps operation. The spec makes use of the existing SuperSpeed USB physical layer, but makes minor updates to the hub specification to address increased speeds in addition to transitions between single- and two-lane operation. The USB 3.2 specification is available to developers only at this time. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group expects to release the final version of the spec in September. Devices with support for USB 3.2 will likely not appear in the market before 2018. It's unclear if or how USB 3.2 might be used with mobile devices. Some of the companies in the USB 3.0 Promoter Group include Apple, HP, Intel, Microsoft, ST Microelectronics, and Texas Instruments.
  • Apple could replace your old MacBook with a new model - If you're aware of the AppleCare+ service offered by Apple, you'll know that once your MacBook starts losing its ability to hold a charge, the battery is then replaced by the company. Users not covered by this policy are charged a one-off service fee of $199. However, due to reported battery supply problems experienced by the company, several owners of specific MacBook devices could receive a full replacement of the laptop when submitting a service request. Apple notified its Genius Bar employees and global suppliers that the company has been experiencing a supply issue pertaining to the battery in certain MacBooks, specifically the Early-2012 and Mid-2013 models; and according to a directive obtained by MacRumors, the company has requested that the devices are replaced with similar products. Customers have noticed that instead of receiving a replacement battery, they were offered a refurbished model, and in some cases a brand new 2016 or 2017 MacBook.
  • SteelSeries Unveils World's First True 1-To-1 Tracking Mice - SteelSeries has redesigned its Sensei and Rival gaming mice with an exclusive new optical sensor, the TrueMove 3, which they claim is the first to offer "true 1-to-1 tracking," up to 3500 CPI (counts per inch, or the number of pixels your mouse moves in a single inch). From 3,500 to 12,000 CPI, the sensor uses a new and advanced jitter reduction technology, while its SROM reduces response time and increases accuracy.
  • Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Creators Update Available For Everyone - Microsoft introduced several new features and improvements to Windows 10 with the Creators Update. One that will especially resonate with consumers is better privacy controls and transparency as to what the settings actually do, as opposed to vague descriptions. It also introduced a new 3D Paint application and brought with it several goodies for gamers, such as a new Game Mode, native game broadcasting support, and a new Game Bar for quick access to certain settings. The Creators Update is the first of two major upgrades to Windows 10 scheduled for this year. The second one will be the Fall Creators Update. It will bring with it a somewhat refreshed look (fluent design) and several new features of its own, such as the ability to link your Android or iPhone device to your PC. It will also be tuned for a new generation of lower cost VR headsets from the likes of Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. As for the Creators Update that is now widely available, you can go to Settings > Update & security to check for and grab any available updates. Otherwise you can go the manual route by heading here and clicking the "Update now" button.
  • Adobe to Retire Flash In 2020 - Adobe has said it will stop updating and distributing the Flash player in 2020. The web plugin is widely used across the web to power experiences such as video and gaming. Adobe says new, open standards such as HTML5 and WebGL have already begun to replace Flash in web browsers. Adobe is working with partners including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla to help with the end-of-life process. Adobe will update and patch Flash up until the end-of-life moment arrives in order to ensure users are protected. It is already encouraging content creators to adopt the new open standards ahead of the change. Flash was once a flashpoint in the mobile space after Apple debuted the iPhone. Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously penned a blog post entitled "Thoughts on Flash" in which he explained Apple's reasons for not supporting Flash within iOS. It was a major point of contention, as it prevented the iPhone from accessing some web content. Apple is now helping Adobe with the transition away from Flash.
  • Send: A Firefox Test Pilot Web Experiment - Mozilla is now testing its own privately-encrypted file sharing website named Send. The site lets users share files for others and will expire after one download or one day whichever comes first. With just a few clicks users will be able to upload any file, up to 1 GB and receive a link to share to any person of their choosing.
  • From Hack to Product, Eye Control for Windows 10 - Eye Control allows users to control the mouse pointer and an on-screen keyboard through eye movement. The keyboard works similarly to a gesture keyboard on a smartphone: a long pause on a letter marks the beginning of a word, and shorter pauses equate to additional letters. Tobii's 4C is the only compatible device for the time being, but additional models will be added in the future.
  • Under-Display Sensor May Finally Debut in Galaxy Note 9 - Under-the-screen fingerprint readers are proving to be a challenge for even the brightest engineers. While Qualcomm has supposedly figured it out, other giants have failed: Apple, for instance, has allegedly given up on incorporating the technology into the iPhone 8. Samsung couldn't get an under-display sensor into this year's flagships either, but a new report by analyst KGI suggests that the Note 9 will be the first to have it. Word is: "...Samsung will stick with the same rear-mounted fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S9, due out early next year. While that's a bit disappointing, we can hope that Samsung listens to customer feedback and adjusts the position to a more ergonomic location. However, Samsung is reported to be making its first smartphone with an under-display fingerprint sensor in the Galaxy Note 9. The report says that Samsung has no reason to risk the technology in the S9 since the upcoming iPhone 8 has ditched efforts to implement it. Seeing that mass-production level options are coming soon, it's clear that Samsung has good reason to bring that technology to its fall release.
  • iPhone 8 release date, news and rumors - Apple's latest earnings call strongly suggests we'll see the iPhone 8 in September, while a potential new camera feature has been found buried in Apple firmware, as has evidence of wireless charging.
  • Updated iPhone SE Rumored for Early 2018 Launch - The demise of the iPhone SE may have been greatly exaggerated: Apple has reportedly signed up Wistron to assemble an updated version of the 4-inch handset. The Taiwanese firm started producing the model in India in May, and it is likely that the phone will be released in that territory first. Cook said that Apple is upbeat about the Indian market, expecting that India will become the next China. According to the sources, Wistron is expected to start to ship the new iPhone SE -- which is expected to be more affordable than larger iPhones for many Indian consumers -- in the first quarter of next year. The sources said that Wistron will ship to the Indian market first before providing the products to consumers in other markets.
  • Amazon Prices the Motorola Moto E4 Plus at $140 - Amazon has added the Motorola Moto E4 Plus to its lineup of Amazon Prime Exclusive handsets. The phone is available for preorder today, with shipments kicking off Aug. 11. Amazon lists the 16 GB model of the phone at $140 and the 32 GB model at $160. These represent $40 in savings when compared to purchasing the phone outright from Motorola or other retailers. Amazon Prime Exclusive handsets are discounted because owners agree to view advertisements on the lock screen. The Moto E4 Plus is also available today from Best Buy, B&H, Fry's, Newegg, and Motorola.com for $180 (16 GB) and $200 (32 GB). The Moto E4 Plus boasts a metal design, and improves the screen size compared to the standard E4 to 5.5 inches (still 720p HD) and the battery to a massive 5,000mAh. The phone ships with a 10W charger for rapid power-ups. The E4 Plus also packs a 13-megapixel main camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash, and autofocus, and a 5-megapixel front camera with selfie flash.
  • Project Tango Asus ZenFone AR Hits Verizon Stores Today - The Asus ZenFone AR is available to U.S. consumers today from Verizon Wireless. The phone, initially announced in January, is the first to support both Google's Project Tango augmented reality platform and Google's Daydream virtual reality platform. Triple cameras on the back support Tango applications with a 23-megapixel main camera, depth camera, and motion tracking camera. Asus says its PixelMaster 3.0 camera system uses Sony IMX318 sensors with a TriTech autofocus system. It includes 4-axis optical image stabilization for photos and 3-axis electronic stabilization for videos. Additional camera tools include low-light shooting, optimized presets, manual controls, and 4K video capture. Multiple microphones capture Hi-Res Audio and DTS virtual surround sound. The phone sports a 5.7-inch WQHD AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and a vapor cooling system. Other features include NFC, memory card slot, USB-C port, 3.5mm audio jack, and Cat 12 LTE. The 3,300 mAh battery supports Quick Charge 3.0. Verizon is selling the phone for $648, or $27 per month for 24 months on an installment plan. The phone will include the Wayfair augmented reality shopping application, which lets ZenFone AR owners add furniture and other items to their home virtually to see how it will look before making a purchase. People who order the phone from Verizon will be rewarded with a $25 Wayfair gift card. Asus is also selling unlocked versions of the phone directly to consumers with different RAM / storage combinations. The 6 GB / 64 GB model costs $599, while the 8 GB / 128 GB model costs $699.
  • 'Perverse' malware infecting hundreds of Macs remained undetected - A mysterious piece of malware that gives attackers surreptitious control over webcams, keyboards, and other sensitive resources has been infecting Macs for at least five years. The infections—known to number nearly 400 and possibly much higher-remained undetected until recently and may have been active for almost a decade. Fatrick Wardle, a researcher with security firm Synack, said the malware is a variant of a malicious program that came to light in January after circulating for at least two years. Dubbed Fruitfly by some, both malware samples capture screenshots, keystrokes, webcam images, and information about each infected Mac. Both generations of Fruitfly also collect information about devices connected to the same network. After researchers from security firm Malwarebytes discovered the earlier Fruitfly variant infecting four Macs, Apple updated macOS to automatically detect the malware.
  • Android Banking Trojan Svpeng Adds Keylogger  - The authors behind the Android banking malware family Svpeng have added a keylogger to a recent strain, giving attackers yet another way to steal sensitive data.
  • Google reportedly tried to buy Snapchat for $30 billion - Despite being a tech industry juggernaut, Google has never had much success with its social media endeavors. After Google+ and Buzz proved to be duds, it seems the search giant went after a company that was already well established: Snap, the firm behind Snapchat. Business Insider's Alex Heath reports that Google started informal discussions about buying Snap just before its Series F funding round in May 2016, which valued the company at $20 billion. One source says more talks about acquiring the firm took place just ahead of its IPO in March this year, and that the $30 billion figure had been on the table since the Initial Public Offering. This wouldn't be the first big organization Google has reportedly shown interest in acquiring. Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitch, and even Twitter were rumored to have been previous potential acquisitions, but they all came to nothing. Speaking about any formal discussions that may have taken place, a Snap representative told Business Insider “these rumors are false.” Google, meanwhile, declined to comment.  If Google really did make inquiries about buying snap for $30 billion and the company turned it down, the news could be a bitter pill to swallow for employees and investors. Snap's share price has plummeted to around $12.50, and it now has a market cap of about $14 billion, much lower than its $24 billion IPO valuation.
  • YouTube Music Now Supports Custom Offline Playlists - Google updated its YouTube Music application recently and made it possible for users to create their own playlists for offline listening. Before the update, YouTube Music would create mixtape for subscribers using its own algorithms — subscribers could not pick and choose individual songs or albums for offline playback. Now, users can select songs or videos and create their own list of tunes to listen to when the device is offline. YouTube Music is a separate music video-focused application. Offline playback requires a $10 monthly subscription fee, but is included at no extra cost to those who subscribe to YouTube Red or Google Play Music.
  • Bitcoin nearing a hard fork that will cause split into two - Due to discrepancies in opinion between Bitcoin miners and developers on how to handle increasing transaction times, the digital currency is about to split into two separate projects. The original coin will keep its name of "Bitcoin" and the new branch is to be known as "Bitcoin Cash". This is a rather peculiar event for a digital currency to go through, although it is not unexpected. A hard fork, the process of duplicating a blockchain and continuing on a separate path, has been expected for several weeks since miners have signaled support for a fork. The miners responsible for processing transactions and generating new Bitcoins ultimately decide which of the two coins to support. Investors (or gamblers, depending upon your viewpoint) holding Bitcoins will end up with two sets of coins in their wallets. Each will operate completely independently of one another once the split is finalized. Market value of each coin will likely take some time to stabilize as creating a new currency literally overnight can have interesting effects.
  • Russia will ban VPNs and proxies - We're used to hearing about China's continuing crackdown on VPNs, but it seems that Russia is going down the same route. President Vladimir Putin has just signed a new law prohibiting the use of technology that allows access to banned websites. The legislation, which was signed over the weekend and has already been approved by Russia's lower house of parliament (the Duma), is ostensibly designed to block “unlawful content” rather than place restrictions on citizens, according to Leonid Levin, the head of Duma's information policy committee. But, much like China, it's more likely that the move is a way of preventing Russians from viewing content that criticizes the government. With presidential elections set to take place in March, Putin wants to ensure voters can't see any online material that hasn't been approved by the state - even though he's widely expected to win a new six-year term. The VPN and proxy ban comes into effect on November 1, but this isn't the only new law Putin has introduced. From January 1, 2018, chat apps must start identifying users through their phone numbers. While some applications already suggest people hand over this information, it will become mandatory for everyone after this date. Additionally, companies behind the software will be required to limit access of any users spreading “illegal content.”
  • B-29 Doc and FiFi - For the first time in more than 50 years, two B-29 Superfortresses flew in formation during the 2017 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI.
  • Rally Cars Have Some Incredible Suspension Systems - Rally cars pull off some sweet jumps, but the most impressive part might be how smoothly their suspension systems cushion them on landing.
  • Star Wars Minus Williams - Throne Room - That's what the Auralnauts discovered earlier this summer when they received word that Warner/Chappell-the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group-had filed a monetization claim on their "Star Wars Minus Williams" video through YouTube's Content ID System. That's right: The copyright holder was claiming ownership of something that wasn't there. Under the claim, Warner would receive any future ad revenue earned by the video, which has been viewed more than four million times. The company's effort to monetize silence transformed the Auralnauts video: Once just a clever gag, it quickly became a flashpoint in the broader YouTube conflict between freedom of expression and copyright protection.
  • In a Heartbeat - Animated Short Film - A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
  • Game Of Thrones Suffers Another Leak - Earlier this week, it was reported that HBO had been hacked, resulting in the theft of several TV episodes and written material connected to Game of Thrones. It has now been reported that this Sunday's episode of the hit fantasy show has also been leaked, but from a different source. As reported by The Verge, Episode 4 of the current season of Game of Thrones is now online. It has been confirmed that the source of this leak is Star India, one of HBO's distribution partners, and that the company's logo appears as a watermark throughout the episode. 
  • Game of Thrones: Season 7 Episode 4 Preview - "All my allies are gone."  Air date: August 6, 2017
  • What Happened to Monday - Official Trailer - "What Happened To Monday" premieres on Netflix on August 18th.
  • MINDHUNTER - Official Trailer - How do we get ahead of crazy if we don't know how crazy thinks? Two FBI agents (Jonathan Groff & Holt McCallany) set out on a sinister investigative odyssey to discover the brutal answers. Coming to Netflix, October 13, 2017.
  • IT - Official Trailer #1 - In Theaters September 8
  • An Hour With David Letterman And Norm Macdonald - Need to waste an hour at work? Watch this.
  • Advancing Real Time Graphics - Graphic artist Rense de Boer, who worked as a technical art director at Battlefield developer DICE for several years, used two GeForce 1080 Ti cards to explore the boundaries of real-time rendering.
  • Walmart Messes Up - And this is why retail is dying.
  • Why The Ferrari F40 Is Worth $1.3 Million - The Ferrari F40 is one of the most iconic cars ever made, and our favorite car guy, Doug DeMuro, got to drive one for the first time.
  • Jim Carrey: I Need color - Who knew he could paint like that!?
  • Selena Gomez - Fetish ft. Gucci Mane - Selena Gomez has released the music video for her recent single 'Fetish.' The creepy video depicts a clearly disturbed Gomez in domestic settings, eating lipstick, soap and shards of glass, looking a little possessed. Later, she dances in an ice box. Gucci Mane also makes a short appearance to perform his rap.
  • Rita Ora In A Bikini - Here are some killer pictures of Rita Ora in a bikini! (taken from her Instagram)
  • The best pics on the Internet #234 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,03 2017 - tech
Unreal Engine 4 fan tech demo - tech
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This tech demo is created by Art by Rens and according to the author, it is possible – with additional optimizations – to run it in 4K on a single NVIDIA GTX1080Ti. And while there are no human characters, no wind effects, no physics or environmental interactions, this tech demo looks unbelievably beautiful.

 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,02 2017 - tech
AMD Vega Frontier Edition Vs GTX 1080 TI - tech
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DudeRandom84 tested three games: Quantum Break, Watch_Dogs 2 and Mafia 3. In Quantum Break, the AMD Radeon Frontier Edition was able to surpass NVIDIA’s GTX1080 by around 4-6fps. And if this benchmark is anything to go by, the AMD RX Vega will run games impressively fast under DX12.





 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,01 2017 - tech
Square Enix Impressive Real-Time Rendering - tech
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Square Enix hosted a panel at Siggraph 2017, showcasing its latest and quite impressive real-time rendering technology. The most interesting part of the presentation is at 12:26, showing how the development team is continuing to improve its real-time and pre-rendered CG technology. Specifically, we see the studio’s latest real-time rendering tech, which displays assets from the feature film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV rendered in real time, including idle animation, change of the time of day, and dynamic camera control.

 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,31 2017 - tech
AMD's Radeon RX Vega 64 / RX Vega 56 revealed - tech
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Gamers have endured a long wait for the Radeon RX Vega, but the wait is over, or at least nearly. With Radeon RX Vega GPUs confirmed to arrive in August, we now have official information on the models, pricing and specs. The flagship model will be the Radeon RX Vega 64, which will utilize the full capabilities of the new architecture: 64 compute units and 4096 stream processors, equipped with 8GB of HBM2 memory. There will be two variants, a more expensive $599 liquid cooled model that will push the clocks to the max and an air cooled version expected to retail for $499. Then there's the Radeon RX Vega 56, a cut down version of the same GPU, with fewer (56) compute units and stream processors for $399.

Among Vega highlights, AMD is touting support for the latest DirectX 12 features, use of faster HBM2 memory, an improved display engine for multiple 4K monitors, including support for 4K 120 Hz HDR displays, among many architectural improvements that help to push the performance envelope in this and upcoming graphics chips, as AMD points out "Vega 10" is the first implementation of the Vega architecture on the 14nm FinFET process. AMD also plans to offer Radeon Vega in packs that will grant you access to a game bundle (Wolfenstein II and Prey) and a discount when buying a Ryzen CPU or Samsung Freesync monitor. In fact, the RX Vega 64 Liquid may only be sold as part of this pack. We'll be able to better judge how good that is for gamers once we get actual performance data which remains undisclosed -- but just for reference, rumors point out to the Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled Edition (the fastest version of Vega) to be on par with a GeForce GTX 1080.

There are write-ups of the new graphics cards on AnandTech, Ars Technica, Engadget, ExtremeTech, PC Gamer, PCGamesN, PC Perspective, PC World, techPowerUp, The Tech Report, TweakTown, and The Verge.

 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,30 2017 - tech
AMD RX Vega Shown Off at Siggraph - tech
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AMD VEGA RX launch date, it's coming, real soon, and I'm in L.A. learning all about the VEGA RX release. Prices, models, performance...

 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,27 2017 - tech
AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 - tech
(hx) 09:57 AM CEST - Jul,27 2017 - Post a comment
AMD has released the latest update to their Radeon GPU drivers, the Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2. Note that AMD is no longer supporting Winddows 8/8.1 with newer RX 400 and 500 series (and also upcoming RX Vega). When asked about this, AMD provided the following statement: "With the declining use of Windows 8.1 we have focused our efforts on providing the best experience on the operating systems that the vast majority of our users are now using. Although we no longer officially support Windows 8.1, users can try the Windows 7 driver on an "as-is" basis."
Since the beginning of PC graphics, one of the biggest problems on this front has been synchronization between the game’s animation and the display’s update rate. Most displays update themselves at a fixed rate, typically at 60Hz or 60 times per second, in fixed steps. Meanwhile, games and other 3D graphics applications can produce new frames of animation at different rates, and those frame rates tend to vary over time. Often, much of what we perceive as slowdowns or sluggishness when gaming involves poor interactions between these two timing loops.

In fact, on a 60Hz display, animation can look more uneven when a game is running at 40 FPS than at 30 FPS, because at 40 FPS, the display is updated in an elliptical pattern:

You’re seeing a less pleasing pattern of animation, even though the GPU is cranking out frames at a higher rate, thanks to a timing sync issue between the game and the display.

We’ve come up with some outstanding technology to address this problem, most notably Radeon™ FreeSync technology for compatible monitors with variable refresh rates. I could talk about the theory all day, but you have to see FreeSync in action in order to appreciate it properly. Once you’ve experienced it, you won’t ever want to go back to gaming on a fixed-refresh display.
 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,25 2017 - tech
NVIDIA Releases GeForce 384.94 WHQL Drivers - tech
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NVIDIA is rolling out new GeForce 384.94 WHQL drivers. This update provides optimal experience LawBreakers, ARK: Survival Evolved, Fortnite Early Access, Dark and Light, and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. ARK: SE has been on Early Access on Steam for over two years, but is finally coming out on August 8. Despite being a Steam Early Access title, ARK: SE has over 9 million users world wide. Maybe because it is hard to ignore a game that lets you hunt and hang around with massive dinosaurs. The previous GeForce 384.76 driver update was for the beta of LawBreakers but the new 384.94 WHQL is for the full game. This title has an August 8 release date as well. Aside from game optimizations, the 384.94 WHQL provides SLI profiles for both LawBreakers and ARK: Survival Eolved, as well as IL-2: Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad.
Other Changes in Version 384.94 WHQL update include:

    [SLI][GeForce GTX 980][IL2-Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad]: There is no performance improvement under DirectX 11 after enabling SLI. [1903543]
    [Star Ruler 2]: The game crashes within minutes of gameplay. [1945976]
    [Titan Xp][Mass Effect – Andromeda]: After launching the game in full-screen mode, HDR cannot be enabled from the in-game HDR settings. [200315052]
    [GeForce TX 1070/1080][Shadow Warrior 2]: Windows HDR settings conflict with in-game HDR settings, resulting in color over-saturation. [1882582]
    [GeForce GTX 970][Gears of War 4]: The game may freeze with Release 384 drivers. [1954654]
    [GeForce GTX 780/780 Ti][NieR:Automata]: The screen may freeze during gameplay. [1892334]
    [Titan X][Watch Dogs 2]: The game may crash when launched. [1952270]
    [GeForce GTX][DNF]: Poor game performance. [1936955]
    [Windows Store – Channel 9 / rPlay]: In full-screen mode, the application playback becomes choppy and then the application crashes. [1953090]
    [GeForce GTX 980][DisplayPort]: There is no signal on the monitor after turning the monitor off and then back on. [1904801
 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,23 2017 - tech
Core i9 7900X vs 7820X vs 7800X vs 7740X! - tech
(hx) 09:18 PM CEST - Jul,23 2017 - Post a comment
Skylake-X's mixed fortunes in gaming performance aren't quite what we wanted to see - and all the evidence suggests that the existing Haswell-E and Broadwell-E processors are still great performers - but the sense is that more forward-looking engines will make more of the new architecture. Meanwhile, the overclocking potential is also remarkable, even if the real-world improvement to gaming is minimal beyond the now-standard all-core turbo deployed by all board manufacturers. But for gaming, while there are some noticeable gains, there is no real knock-out blow for the mainstream Core i7 chips, while comparisons with Haswell-E and Broadwell-E show that Intel's older many-core processors can still do the business. The Skylake-X price-cuts to the eight and ten-core processors are nice, but there is the sense that the enthusiast premium is still too much bearing in mind the change in market conditions, while continuing to cut-off PCI Express lane availability continues to come off as quite mean - something that must surely be coming to an end now AMD is offering access to all lanes for all processors across its range.

Regardless, out of all the chips reviewed here, while the 7900X and 7820X are perhaps the sexiest offerings, the six-core Core i7 7800X at Ł360/$390 is the only processor I would seriously consider buying for myself - it offers a lot more processing power than a quad for a relatively small premium, beats Ryzen on gaming, and it should be broadly competitive in productivity tasks too, though you may need to overclock to get the job done there.



Core i9 7900X/ i7 7820X/ i7 7800X/ i7 7740X - stock clocks, though all-core turbo may be active (even though we turned it off)

00:02 - Ashes of the Singularity CPU Test
01:37 - The Division
03:13 - The Witcher 3
04:05 - Rise of the Tomb Raider
04:46 - Far Cry Primal
05:35 - Assassin's Creed Unity
06:43 - Crysis 3

Clock-For-Clock 4.4GHz Comparisons: Core i7 7820X vs 6900K vs 5960X

09:00 - Ashes of the Singularity CPU Test
10:35 - The Division
12:11 - The Witcher 3
13:03 - Rise of the Tomb Raider
13:44 - Far Cry Primal
14:33 - Assassin's Creed Unity
15:41 - Crysis 3
AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition vs NVIDIA GTX1080 - tech
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DudeRandom84 has put the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition against the NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 in three new games. These games are: Battlefield 1, Sniper Elite 4 and Assassin’s Creed: Unity. And the results are quite interesting.





 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,22 2017 - tech
TechNews - World of Tanks Using HoloLens - tech
(hx) 11:31 AM CEST - Jul,22 2017 - Post a comment
  • Viking launches a 50TB 3.5-inch SAS SSD - Viking Technology has managed to develop an SSD with 50TB of storage, and it may just be enough to tremble the faint-hearted data hoarders. Viking has dubbed the new drives as the Ultra-High-Capacity Silo SSDs - or UHC-Silo, in short. The drives are using planar multi-level cell NAND flash chips, and Viking claims that it can endure one drive write per day (DWPD), every day, for five years. As for the speed, the drives are rated to deliver up to 500MB/s of sequential read and 350MB/s of sequential write. Unfortunately, these drives aren't exactly for the average consumers – they are meant for datacenters instead; they come in the 3.5-inch form factor, with a 6Gbps SAS interface. They are also not the fastest drives out there, but the capacity should make up for it. Viking says that these drives can help datacenters reduce their power, space, and cooling costs by up to 80% per terabyte, thanks to the low power consumption of less than 10W when idle, and 16W when at work.
  • Facebook Hints At S$300 VR Headset For The Masses - The impending VR headset from Oculus is designed to be a gadget that anyone can carry in a bag, and take out during a flight to enjoy some movies and games; and (of course) get updated on social media in VR. Facebook is hoping that the new kit will advance VR just like how Apple advanced smartphones. The device's design and features are not finalised yet, so details are scant. But the new headset is rumoured to be completely wireless and even lighter than the Gear VR headset, which requires a Samsung phone to operate. Mark Zuckerberg is betting that VR will be instrumental in the future of Social Media. But great VR headsets today are either too unaffordable or too cumbersome (shout out to the HTC Vive here). Even Facebook's Oculus Rift needs an expensive PC to work, piling more than a thousand dollars on the cost.  At less than S$300, this exciting VR headset from Oculus is priced far lower than the HTC Vive, and half of Sony's popular Playstation VR.
  • Freedom from Wires: The wireless-charging Dell Latitude 7000 - Dell is unveiling more details on a new lineup of Latitude 2-in-1s designed to give businesses a “PC first, tablet second” mobile device experience without compromising on design, performance or security
  • World of Tanks Using HoloLens Mixed Reality - Today World of Tanks developer Wargaming released a video showcasing a Mixed Reality experience that they exhibited at TankFest 2017 at the Bovington Tank Museum. The developer collaborated with the museum to restore an ultra-rare World War II tank Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61, nicknamed 'Sturmtiger.' Then they created a mixed reality experience using World of Tanks assets and even a view of a map together with Microsoft HoloLens to have the tank look like it was entering the hangar, and showcasing the interior and mechanical features of the massive steel beast.
  • Star Wars: Jedi Challenges Sneak Peek  - Disney has also partnered with Lenovo and LucasFilm to create the AR headset that was demonstrated during the panel. Goslin promised unprecedented Star Wars experiences coming with it. The headset allows players to slot their phones horizontally into it and look through the reflection. They then premiered prototype footage featuring Hol0-Chess and AT-AT battles on Hoth, all happening atop a living room landscape.
  • Microsoft 365 bundles Office and Windows together - Microsoft is announcing Microsoft 365 today, a new way for businesses to purchase Office and Windows together. While the software giant has sold Office 365 and Windows 10 to businesses in many different ways, Microsoft 365 Enterprise combines Office 365 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility and Security features into a single subscription. Microsoft is also offering Microsoft 365 Business, which will debut in public preview on August 2nd and includes Office 365 Business Premium alongside security and management features for Office apps and Windows 10 devices. Both bundles are being announced today Microsoft's Inspire partner conference today, which hosts 17,000 attendees together to discuss Microsoft's many partnerships. Microsoft 365 Enterprise will be available for purchase on August 1st, with pricing dependent on the specific plan and “other factors.” Microsoft 365 Business will be available in public preview on August 2nd, with a full release set for later this fall. Microsoft 365 Business will cost $20 per user, per month. Microsoft is also launching its Azure Stack today, allowing businesses to host their own hybrid cloud. Dell, HP, and Lenovo are all creating integrated systems to run Azure Stack and host apps and services on hardware that's located alongside a business' current infrastructure. The first systems will start shipping in September.
  • New Apple macOS malware alters the operating system - A recently-discovered macOS malware called OSX Dok, which alters the operating system to subvert the security measures put in place, has now started mirroring banking websites according to researchers, in an attempt to steal sensitive information from machines which are infected by it. The malware which uses 'phishing' and 'man in the middle' attacks to sneak onto an unsuspecting user's computer, was discovered back in May by ESET. Initially, it only tricked people into allowing access to their keychain, but since then, has morphed and is now targeting their bank accounts Apple, however, has continued to revoke the certificates that the malware used to gain access to the underlying system, but this seems to have had little to no effect on it so far. Researchers noted that the group behind the malicious program has continued to get new certificates; what they described as a 'surge in activity' with new compromised certifications being purchased daily.
  • A Reddit user claims he has downloaded all 900TB of music - Earlier this month, streaming audio platform SoundCloud announced that it would cut 40 percent of its staff and close its San Francisco and London offices, as part of an effort to stay independent and ensure long-term success. A few days later though, co-founder and CEO Alex Ljung admitted that these measures would only save the firm enough money to survive until the fourth quarter of this year. Fearing for the future of the site, one Reddit user who goes by the name of “makemakemake”, claimed on Reddit's “DataHoarder” thread that he has downloaded all 900TB of SoundCloud's public archive. He provided a 100GB log file to prove his accomplishment.  The Redditor used Google's cloud computing services and downloaded the files over a connection of 80Gb/s during the course of one weekend. Makemakemake does not plan to make the archive available to others, because as he claimed “it'd be quicker to download everything from [SoundCloud] yourself. Only have 10G to where the data is now.” The Reddit user is not the only one trying to archive SoundCloud, as according to The Verge, Archive Team has announced it will also make a backup of the company's vast database of music. Archive Team, founded by Jason Scott in 2009, is a group dedicated to the preservation of content housed by at-risk services.
  • Border Patrol Agents Cannot View Your Cloud Data - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are not allowed to access or view consumer data that is stored in the cloud, such as social networks and email. The agency admitted as much in a letter sent by acting commissioner Kevin McAleenan to Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Rand Paul of Kentucky. The Senators posed several questions to the agency early this year after Americans reported a surge in border agents asking people to unlock their phones and even share social media passwords upon reentering the U.S. McAleenan insists officers are allowed to search phones without consent and without a warrant. For the most part, they are looking for information regarding terrorism, drug trafficking, and child pornography. However, the agency is limited to viewing content that is saved directly to the device, such as call logs, text messages, and photos. "Border searches conducted by CBP do not extend to information that is located solely on remote servers," wrote McAleenan. This means Americans' Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts are off limits to border patrol agents. McAleenan admitted that Americans do not have to unlock their devices or hand over their passwords, but they do so at the risk of losing their device, which may be detained by border patrol agents. The agency insists that phone searches are "exceedingly rare."
  • Andy Rubin's Essential Phone to Arrive In 'A Few Weeks' - Andy Rubin has provided an update concerning the expected arrival of his new company's Essential PH-1 smartphone
  • Samsung Pay Rings Up Support for PayPal -Samsung and PayPal have announced that Galaxy smartphone owners can now use PayPal as a funding source for Samsung Pay. Samsung said all Samsung Pay users in the U.S. will have access to PayPal as a funding source, and it can be used to make purchases anywhere Samsung Pay is accepted. Samsung Pay uses both NFC and MST technology and works at most retail credit card terminals. Beyond retail locations, Samsung says a partnership with Braintree means Samsung Pay users can take advantage of PayPal to fund in-app and online purchases as well. PayPal support is being rolled out to the Samsung Pay service this week. Samsung Pay is available to Samsung's high-end handsets, such as the Galaxy S6, S7, S8, and variants, and Galaxy Note 5. Apple added support for PayPal to Apple Pay earlier this month.
  • iPhone Owners Can Now Make Payments via PayPal - PayPal today announced that it has added support for Apple accounts. The change means people who use the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and other Apple devices will be able to make purchases from the App Store, Apple Music, iTunes, and iBooks using their PayPal account. Customers need only add PayPal as their payment method in order to take advantage of the service. PayPal says the new payment option is simple to setup and use, and can be set as the default service for making purchases across Apple devices and services. Support for PayPal is hitting Canada and Mexico today, and will reach the U.S. soon.
  • Samsung Commits to Recycling Parts from Galaxy Note7 - Samsung plans to extensively reuse, recycle, and recover, parts and materials found in last year's failed Galaxy Note7 smartphone. The company confirmed plans to recycle the phone earlier this year, but has now provided more details on exactly what it hopes to accomplish. Samsung said it will reuse parts such as the OLED display, memory components, and camera modules in future devices. Other components will be sold. Further, Samsung claims it can recover some 157 tons of gold, silver, cobalt, and copper from the recalled handsets. The company says it is committed to pursuing these efforts in ways that are eco-friendly. Samsung will begin the process of recycling the Galaxy Note7 this month. The phone was recalled last year after manufacturing flaws led to overheating batteries and fires. The news comes mere weeks before Samsung is expected to announced the Galaxy Note 8.
  • All-Electric Lucid Air Prototype Hits 235 MPH - The Lucid Air, an all-electric supercar by Lucid Motors, is considered by some to be a legitimate Tesla challenger. A new video taken at the Transportation Research Facility in Ohio suggests that it certainly has potential: the Air can be seen running at speeds of up to 235 MPH, which is significantly faster than the Model S's top speed of 155 MPH.
  • Racing Drone Sets Guinness Speed Record at 163 MPH - The Drone Racing League (DRL) has managed to build the fastest drone in the world: the DRL RacerX, which is actually capable of reaching a top speed of 179.6 MPH, has claimed the Guinness World Record at 163 MPH
  • Tesla Owner too Stupid to Buy New Tires - Goodbye Tesla Model S. We LOVED this car. Super sad to see it go but it is time.
  • Meet the 13th Doctor - Jodie Whittaker  - Seems like a decent actress, but it is such obvious pandering. First they cast a black female lesbian as the companion and now they are casting a woman as the Doctor.
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi Behind the Scenes - Go behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In theaters December 15.
  • Bright - Official Trailer - Humans, Orcs, Elves... everybody is just trying to get along. Get ready for the world of Bright, a new Netflix Original Film, starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton. Coming to Netflix December 22th.
  • Jigsaw (2017 Movie) Official Trailer - Jigsaw - In theaters October 27. Looks like time for a Saw marathon when this releases in the inevitable collectors pack.
  • The Snowman Official Trailer #1 (2017) -  The Snowman is a 2017 British crime thriller drama film directed by Tomas Alfredson and written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Hossein Amini, based on the novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Toby Jones, J.K. Simmons, Jakob Oftebro and Chloë Sevigny. Principal photography began on 18 January 2016 in Norway. The film will be released October 20th, 2017.
  • The Shape of Water - Official Trailer - From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER - an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones.
  • First Trailer for Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes - The OFFICIAL TRAILER for the AT&T Original MR. MERCEDES is here! From Executive Producers Stephen King, David E. Kelley and Jack Bender comes the story of a demented serial killer who taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails. This forces the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again. Catch the premiere on AUDIENCE Network August 9th at 8pm ET/PT on DIRECTV CH. 239, U-verse CH. 1114 or streaming on DIRECTV NOW.
  • Unlocked (2017 Movie) Official US Trailer – Orlando Bloom - UNLOCKED is an action thriller directed by Michael Apted and written by Peter O'Brien. Also featuring Academy Award® nominees Toni Collette (Best Supporting Actress, The Sixth Sense, 1999) and John Malkovich (Best Supporting Actor - In the Line of Fire, 1984; Places in the Heart, 1993), UNLOCKED will be released by Lionsgate Premiere in theaters and on demand on September 1, 2017.
  • Watch Neill Blomkamp’s "Zygote," the 3rd Oats Studios Short - Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp has released the third and final Oats Studios Volume 1 short. "Zygote" should be interesting for fans of Aliens and The Thing: the creature they managed to design is pretty horrific
  • BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Trailer 2 - The past will always find you. Watch the NEW #BladeRunner2049 trailer, in theaters October 6.
  • Narcos - Season 3 Teaser - Season 3 of "Narcos" will focus on the Cali Cartel, the biggest cocaine cartel in history. The new season will stream on Netflix on September 1.
  • Marvel's The Defenders Official Trailer 2 - What do you get when a blind ninja, smart-ass detective, bulletproof ex-con and kung fu billionaire crosspaths? A new Netflix show featuring Marvel's very own The Defenders not to be confused with the Avengers. The four heroes from Netflix's Marvel street-level series have decided to band together to take on the forces of evil in the streets of New York. Looks to have a good mix of action and drama, maybe some technology involved.
  • Burning Model Rocket Engine Underwater - in 4K Slow Motion - In case you're wondering what would happen if you ignited a model rocket engine and put it in a fish tank, this glorious, glass-shattering explosion is the answer.
  • Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles Captured on Drone Footage - And you have to wonder if these guys are going to get visit very soon!
  • Aerobic Workout - As if these videos weren't dated and uncomfortable as it is... LOL
  • Miranda Kerr's Ultimate Pre-Wedding Detox - So according to my sources, Miranda Kerr made this pre-wedding "detox" video for Vogue before she got married to the Snapchat dude
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Galaxy Note 8 is coming on 23rd August - tech
(hx) 01:42 AM CEST - Jul,22 2017 - Post a comment
Samsung Mobile is back to its standard practice of launching two major Galaxy smartphones every year, with the Korean mobile giant recently announcing that they will reveal the next member of the Galaxy family on the 23rd of August at the Samsung Unpacked event, at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

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