Intel have announced they are moving away from their 2 year Tick-Tock cycle for an extended three year release. The Tick-Tock release has been used by Intel for the past decade. This technique involved using the same processing for two years, and then moving to a new process. Starting with a die size (e.g 22nm), […]
Oculus Rift officially launches pre-order with $599/€700 price tag, first units arrive March
The big Oculus Rift pre-order has finally arrived, and with it we finally have the price tag and first availability dates. The headset including the sensors and Xbox One controller will set you back a pretty steep $599 or €700. Anyone who jumped on the pre-order when it launched will have their units ship this […]
Samsung introduces new 13.3-inch and 15-inch Series 9 laptops
Samsung have just released details on their new Series 9 laptops. The new new computers will come with either 13.3-inch or 15-inch displays/form factor and aimed at offering the usual slim and lightweight laptop experience. Both laptops share mostly siilar specs and will sport either a Core-i5 or i7 processors, 4GB or 8GB of RAM, […]
Oculus Rift pre-order starts 6th of January, kickstarter backers getting it free of charge
The Oculus Rift pre-order finally goes live tomorrow at 8am PST (4PM Irish time) and many users will be eagerly looking to get their pre-order sorted for when the VR heatset finally reaches consumers heads in the coming months.nother great announcement to come form Oculus is that any backers of the original dev kit on Kickstater a […]
802.11ah WiFi (HaLow) standard finalised, will offer longer range for less power
The long awaited 802.11ah WiFi standard has finally been approved. The new connection will work using the 900MHz spectrum and is now ready to offer double the distance as 2.4Ghz and greatly improved efficiency. Wall penetration is also touted as a big factor with the new connection, as devices that use the news standard can […]
AMD’s new Crimson drivers causing GPU’s to overheat and “burn out”
AMD recently released their new version of drives/software to the public. The initial reaction was very strong, with most users enjoying the new UI and faster load times. However, it has come to light that the new software package includes a very serious bug – one that may have damaged some graphics cards. Multiple users […]
Radeon Crimson Edition drivers/software available for download
As the leaked embargo suggeted, the new AMD Radeon Crimson Driver/software suit is now finally available for download. The new software package is the first of it’s kind and will bring monthly updates, with yearly major upgrades. Below is a link of some of highlighted changes included with the new software. Radeon Settings New Install […]
Intel Broadwell-E leaks, shows possible 10-core CPU and 4 different SKU’s
Intel’s Broadwell may have gotten some serious delays, but Boardwell-E leaks are already starting to show, which could mean we will see the Haswell-E successor early next year. The 6950X is rumored to house an extra 2-cores over the previous extreme generation bringing the core count to double digitals with 10-cores and 20 threads. The CPU […]
Catalyst Control Center set to be replaced with Radeon Software Crimson
AMD’s recently split Radeon Technologies Group is getting ready to replace Catalyst Control Center with a new modern UI and feature heavy package. AMD are planning major software update every year with new color scheme and name in tow. Monthly updates are one of the main additions included, but the modern UI and easier navigation are […]
Western Digital aquiring SanDisk for $19 Billion
It was recently reported that SanDisk were looking to be acquired by another company, and Western Digital have stepped up and taken that request. The largest hard drive manufacturer is now set to buy Sandisk and nice hefty $19 Billion price tag. SanDisk is also one of the largest storage manufactures, but their business is […]