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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone vr-zone.com stuff for the geeks vr-zone stuff for the geeks is a bi-weekly publication covering the latest gadgets and stuff for the geeks and backup solutions it also offers print and media server capabilities website hosting pc-free downloading and much more at a price that is easy on the wallet ocz vertex 3 solid state drive tests benchmark reviews description the ocz vertex 3 ssd is based on the secondgeneration sandforce s sf-2281 sata 6gb/s controller and maintains all of the original core technology introduced in the original sf-1200 series but now improves ssd performance with 20 faster iops and 40 faster sequential read/write throughput ocz promises 60,000 iops at up to 550 mb s transfer speeds with the vertex 3 ssd and benchmark reviews confirms that they re keeping this promise with tests of the new storage device on a b3-stepping sandy bridge platform against the crucial realssd c400 sapphire radeon hd 6790 1gb video card review description if all those ndas last month weren t already enough for everyone we start the nda run for april nice and early with amd having taken care of the high end segment with cards like the hd 6970 and hd 6990 while also taking care of that mid-range high end segment with cards from the hd 6800 series it was only a matter of time till we saw some more mid-range cheaper cards hit the market considering nvidia released the gtx 550 ti last month and more midrange models are rumored it comes as no surprise that amd are starting to release their line-up the first comes in the form of the hd 6790 it s clear that the xx30 naming scheme didn t work for them in the past so it seems they ve decided to look at a 50 70 and 90 line-up now thermaltake armor a30 sff chassis review description now when most people think sff they immediately gravitate to lian li or silverstone but dreams of building a portable gamer on a budget usually get dashed by the cost of a full aluminum chassis or maybe the configuration and airflow aren t up to par to handle the powerhouse you plan to put in the smallest package possible to impress your friends and foes at the next lan event thermaltake jumped in with both feet and threw the a60 in the dryer for a while until it was just the right size not in reality just conceptually amd radeon hd 6790 1gb video card review legit reviews description amd wanted a video card to fill in the price and performance gap between the radeon hd 6850 and the radeon hd 5770 the release of the radeon hd 6790 graphics card at the $149.99 price point should fill that gap and give the nvidia geforce gtx 550 ti a run for its money read on to see how the amd radeon hd 6790 compares to dozens the daily vr-zone news summary 5 april 2011 source http vr-zone.com/articles/the-daily-vr-zone-news-summary 5april-2011/11454.html april 5th 2011 in today s news roundup reviews of amd s radeon hd6790 graphics card have started making their presence known on the internet thermaltake s level 10 gt chassis gets reviewed a group of windows phone 7 hackers have released an update that allows existing wp7 users to get the latest microsoft nodo patches for their smartphones without having to wait for carriers to officially roll out the update more information about dell s elusive alienware m14x notebook gets revealed japan is attempting to proceed on with life as usual by announcing that the tokyo game show 2011 event will take place as planned and ea has launched their new online-only free-to-play version of battlefield hardware news thermaltake level 10 gt case review description taking some cues from the original level 10 thermaltake hopes to be able to capitalize on it by offering a more down to earth gt version not only is the level 10 gt more affordable it s also smaller and lighter but has it lost all that made the original such a work of art mach xtreme technology mx-gx 16gb usb 3.0 flash drive review madshrimps description the mach xtreme mx-gx usb 3.0 flash drives offer incredible read speeds and come in 4 different flavours 8gb 16gb 32gb or 64gb they are also priced competitively the 16gb model being found at caseking.de for about 29.90 euros synology ds-211j diskstation two-bay nas review tweaknews description synology s ds211j is a great addition to an expanding home network not only does it provide storage 1

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone of other cards and yes we also overclock it and show you the thermals and power numbers radeon hd 6790 ace up the sleeve insidehw description last month nvidia nicely summed up this year s first quarter with gtx 550 which seemed like a great competitor against radeon hd 5770 everything would have been perfect for the americans if amd hadn t already planned the counterattack for the very beginning of the second quarter or to be precise 5th april the new radeon is named hd 6790 and is somewhat of a modification or a weakened version of radeons hd 6850/6870 based on the barts gpu as such this model is based on the vliw5 architecture which is somewhat old and doesn t belong to the truly high-class radeons all chips from the cayman family are based on vliw4 very long instruction word besides the barts chip located in hd 6970 has been weakened in order to replace the already obsolete hd 5770 consumer electronics and software news see your location history dashboard and more with google maps 5.3 for android description today we re happy to announce google maps 5.3 for android which lets you see your google location history dashboard check in at home and add your own aspects for places when rating them bing becomes a default search option for firefox description companies like microsoft and google have a major advantage due to their sheer size they can optimize their extra products such as ie9 and chrome for their existing services such as bing and google search as such the fact that microsoft is losing ground with internet explorer is significant for all their additional products internet explorer 9 with its more minimalist structure better hardware acceleration improved security and faster overall load times is an attempt to re-capture that ground ­ and it s little surprise that ie9 is also fully integrated with bing what may be somewhat surprising though is that microsoft has been working to integrate bing with firefox ­ their top browsing competitor apple followers have difficulty coping with android s fame description fanzine apple insider appears to be having a little difficulty when it comes to the fact that apple is slowly losing the mobile operating system wars to android faced with web analytics statistics that say that android is kicking the apple os s bottom apple insider elected to say the complete opposite to keep the reality distortion field going raptor gaming m3x gaming mouse 4800dpi of fail description the newly released m3x gaming mouse is the latest gaming mouse from german gaming peripheral maker raptor gaming being distributed by compuexpert here in the united states the m3x has a good feature set and it s certainly comfortable but a critical physical design flaw quickly makes it irritating and annoying to use get windows phone 7 nodo on your phone now description for those of you who can t bear to wait around for your carrier or microsoft to push out the nodo update to your windows phone 7 device great news chris walshie of team chevronwp7 the folks behind the wp7 jailbreak released a tool on his blog that allows all wp7 device owners to update their phone to the latest version of windows phone 7 the update works on any wp7 phone that use the supported languages english us english uk french italian spanish and german and has the pre-nodo update nodo update 1 2 all in one process as usual this is an unofficial method to update your phone so make sure you know what you re doing before attempting anything but from reports so far the update seems to work great head here for more details and let us know if you decide to use the update more shots specs of alienware m14x surface description thanks to chinese tech site zol the previously leaked m14x gaming notebook from alienware has been more fully uncovered the specs also have been made more concrete with a quad-core 2.3ghz core i7 cpu and an nvidia geforce gt 555m both being present to give it relatively fast gaming the notebook will also get klipsch speakers and a stainless steel nameplate that can be engraved next-gen ipod nano to also be a tiny camera description the previous generation of ipod nano had more features than the current one the older model packed a bigger display as well as a video camera to capture 720p video while the quality wasn t great it gave a very popular music player a camera that worked for casual capture uses gaming news tokyo game show 2011 to proceed as planned description following japan s recent 9.0 earthquake last month many events and services were delayed or shafted people were concerned if it affects the tokyo game show this year fortunately the organiser cesa has confirmed that the event will proceed as planned from september 15 to september 18 at the makuhari messe just outside of tokyo ea launches battlefield play4free description ea s free online battlefield has gone live battlefield play4free opened to the public this morning combining the most popular maps from battlefield 2 with the classes and weapons of bad company 2 for 32-player shootouts ngp could be delayed by japanese earthquake description sony computer entertainment america president jack tretton says supply-chain disruptions caused by disaster may delay the forthcoming portable in some regions nvidia announces quadro 400 empowers designers and engineers with 10x better performance source http vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-announcesquadro-400-empowers-designers-and-engineers-with-10x-betterperformance/11805.html 2

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april 5th 2011 april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone software drivers and simplifies upgrading to a new solution · hardware 3d window clipping accelerated clip regions enable faster data transfer between a window and the frame buffer to improve overall graphics performance · high-quality display connectivity drives ultra-highresolution panels producing phenomenal image quality supporting two active connectors including dual-link dvi with up to 3840 x 2400 resolution 24hz on each panel and displayport dp with up to 2560 x 1600 resolution · nvidia® mosaictm technology enhances workspace across up to eight displays using one card per two displays enabling seamless taskbar spanning as well as transparent scaling of any application works over multiple displays or a single high-resolution display and with nvidia nview® desktop management software nvidia announced today the quadro 400 graphics processing unit gpu a new professional graphics solution that puts the power of the gpu in the hands of designers and engineers built for use with professional applications such as autodesk autocad the nvidia quadro 400 gpu provides up to 5x faster performance over high-end consumer gaming cards it also gives up to 10x improvement when running industry leading cad cam applications singapore april 5 2011 nvidia announced today the nvidia quadro® 400 graphics processing unit gpu a new professional graphics solution that puts the power of the gpu in the hands of designers and engineers built for use with professional applications such as autodesk autocad the nvidia quadro 400 gpu provides up to 5x faster performance over high-end consumer gaming cards it also gives up to 10x improvement when running industry leading cad cam applications priced at just us$169 the quadro 400 gpu also offers excellent power efficiency consuming less than 35 watts and its low-profile footprint means it offers the flexibility to fit into any workstation including small form-factor systems with 512 mb of ddr3 memory the quadro 400 processor enables professionals to interact with a wide range of design models it also provides high visual fidelity featuring a 30bit 10-bits per colour colour engine with a dynamic range of over one billion colour variations quadro 400 drivers are optimised and certified on leading professional applications designers and engineers whether designing the largest assemblies or smallest components rely on quadro said jeff brown general manager professional solutions group nvidia the quadro 400 is the right tool to help ensure that job gets done the right way especially when it comes to running professional apps like autodesk autocad additional features of the new quadro 400 gpu include · unified driver architecture guarantees forward and backward compatibility with professional application the nvidia quadro 400 processor also supports nvidia 3d visiontm and 3d vision pro active shutter glasses 3d technology that delivers crystal-clear stereoscopic 3d visualisation for the most immersive 3d experience ranging from desktop workstations to collaborative work spaces designed built and engineered by nvidia to the highest standards of quality as with all quadro professional graphics cards the quadro 400 is designed built and warranted by nvidia to provide industry-leading performance and reliability when running professional applications companies consistently certify quadro professional graphics solutions for their users whose livelihoods depend on them availability and pricing the quadro 400 us$169 msrp is available immediately for the hp z800 z600 and z400 workstations and for all fujitsu celsius workstations it will be available later this month and next on select lenovo thinkstation d20 c20 s20 and e30 models it s also available from nvidia quadro channel partners including pny technologies in north america and europe elsa in japan and leadtek in asia pacific source nvidia press release 3

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone computex 2011 spotlight smart handheld devices and internet of things source http vr-zone.com/articles/computex-2011-spotlight smarthandheld-devices-and-internet-of-things/11804.html april 5th 2011 according to the latest statistics the number of computex taipei 2011 exhibitors reached 1,800 and would be using more than 5,200 booths up by 8 from 2010 it is estimated that the number of overseas buyers will top 36,000 and expected to create us$25 billions worth of business opportunity during the pre-show press conference held in march 30 at taipei international convention center ticc mr walter yeh the executive vice president of taiwan external trade development council taitra pointed out that computex taipei is one of the international exhibitions for large enterprises to launch their latest products foreign enterprises include amd hitachi intel microsoft and etc while local companies led by acer asus foxconn hon hai and others which will showcase their latest products such as tablets ebook readers smart phones 3d display and products related to cloud computing at computex brightly shining into the sight of thousands overseas buyers mr zhang li the deputy secretary general of tca also mentioned that in the midst of smart handheld devices tablet pc will have a tremendous force and becomes the focal point during computex 2011 estimating around 50~100 new tablet pcs to be displayed not only have the taiwanese ict manufacturers to show its strength in development of the tablet pc but also to seize a big piece of market shared from the grip of ipad during the speech mr stephen su general director of industrial economics and knowledge iek under the industrial technology research institute itri said the average annual sales rate of netbook and e-book reader will not go over 4 from the period of 2011~2014 as for notebook will experience some effects su thinks that the average annual sales rate of notebook will stay above 16 from 2011~2014 complete research report named how tablet will transform the landscape of ict industry is available for download under this link http www.computex.biz/photo images/computexshow/list/file_20110330135542.pdf the taipei computer association tca the organizer of computex taipei 2011 has expressed that the change in computer usage of the consumers and the applications of internet of things iot is increasing gradually boosting taiwan ict industry toward the development of supply chain for smart handheld devices and iot which relevant products and devices will exhibit during computex smart handheld devices and internet of things iot are the hottest words in the ict industry in 2010 including tablets smartphone internet tv smart tv 3d display products become the spotlight of the global market clearly show the wireless broadband infrastructure of the new information society is taking shape the mobile life becomes a trend after wireless broadband is available which driving the ict manufacturers to develop information technology products and equipments for smart life the taipei computer association tca the organizer of computex taipei 2011 the world s most complete communication supply chain industry has expressed that the change in computer usage of the consumers and the applications of internet of things iot is increasing gradually boosting taiwan ict industry toward the development of supply chain for smart handheld devices and iot which relevant products and devices will exhibit during computex witnessing taiwan ict industry in steps with the hottest trend that never stop growing gathering of large enterprises in computex bolsters explosive force on the tablets smart handheld devices integrate with wireless broadband makes a new information society li expressed that the smart handheld devices and internet of things iot are the hottest words in the ict industry in 2010 including tablets smartphone internet tv smart tv 3d display products become the spotlight of the global market clearly show the wireless broadband infrastructure of the new information society is taking shape starting from q4 of 2010 tca is conducting quarterly economic prosperity survey where the audiences are the local exhibitors the result of each quarter refer as computex exhibitor index cei the result of q2 cei is 1.64 that means in the above average area while 43 of interviewed enterprises viewed between good and above average on the 4

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone statistical the exhibitors whom are dealing with tablet pc smartphone internet tv smart tv and products related pc systems including photo-electronics products are optimistic and gave good rating on q2 consequently tca thinks that this coming june many relevant products will be displayed during computex which is worthy of expectation in order to realize the market potential of smart handheld devices tca and ministry of economics affairs moea established a smart handheld device working group hoping taiwan to generate production output value worth us$50 billions by 2014 which develops taiwan to become the innovation and manufacturing center of smart handheld devices in the world on the other hand tca established taiwan internet of things alliance tiota recently in which computex will be hosting iot area at twtc hall 2 that will be one of many new highlights in this year s computex not only limited to pc and peripheral products tca believes under the efforts in many aspects the computex taipei will become the world s purchasing platform for smart handheld devices and iot products the game is a direct sequel to the original shift launched back in 2009 and puts the basics in perspective by adding a rewarding experience system for everything you do in the game online or not together with game s economy which you earn by getting several achievements or winning a place you are able to give your car some lovely cosmetics and engine customizations the sequel offers more than 140 vehicles from 37 manufacturers a huge boost from the original s 60 cars as easy as it may look but the game be a tough nut to crack as extra experience are earned by fulfiling the right requirements or sticking to the green racing line marker on the track all these actions fill up the experience gauge which unlocks other tracks customizations and advancing of the story driving your vehicle is not just breeze but it can be rather a terrifying experience shift 2 unleashed takes a step further to get close with racing simulation genre an attempt to place itself with the likes of other simulation titles such as gran turismo 5 or forza motorsport so think twice before cranking up the speeds to the maximum and trying to achieve some impossible drifting at a sharp corner to make this realism on a higher notch shift 2 unleashed adds a helmet cam view that puts the player in the driving seat as suggested by the name you will see the the dynamic view as what a real driver would and feel its effects a blurring view of the sides as speed hits insanity levels or nasty bumps and gray-outs with shedding doors broken glass and bonnets after a nasty crash it is a nifty addition but gives an immersive experience on the overall gameplay shift 2 unleashed review source http vr-zone.com/articles/shift-2-unleashed-review/11799.html april 5th 2011 for the racing fanatics here is one game you might want to try shift 2 unleashed and in this review we bring electronic art s latest racing title for a spin down the racing track and see how it fares more after the jump the screeching of tyres on the track is no stranger to any racing game and games involving vehicles of such genre the fundamentals of winning is simple get down the racing track and win electronic art s need for speed franchise has been around for more than 15 years and with shift 2 unleashed this is the 17th installment in the series developed by slightly mad studios and published by ea ouch being preferential towards arcade racers shift 2 took me a while to get used to its driving mechanics regardless of what car i choose i will just crash and find myself in the last place 5

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone but there are intriguing factors in the game which keeps me going for a reason shift 2 unleashed noteworthy features social at its best autolog a social feature that began in hot pursuit returns as the core of the game putting together your friends and those glorifying statstics in a leaderboard-like system more often than not you will be racing your friends and compare fastest times and stats with one other amd llano apu is shipping source http vr-zone.com/articles/amd-llano-apu-is-shipping/11803.html april 5th 2011 recent rumours of amd shipping llano in april were met with some skepticism however the rumours have turned out to be true as amd is shipping llano a-series apus to oems as of 4th april 2011 for revenue in a webcast cfo and interim ceo thomas seifert announced customers are very excited about llano coming to market and we will look forward to seeing our llano based systems in the market this quarter the second quarter career mode this is where the main bulk of the game lies career mode in the single-player campaign your shift 2 racing career begins with a quick test on the track using a nissan gt-r don t be fooled as the results of the race will determine your skill level and the recommended enhancements such as anti-lock brakes traction assistance and a racing guide line all of this is to prepare you for the open seasons to the grand fia gt1 series finale a different range of events await from standard races and time attacks to eliminations and drift challenges with approximately 40 tracks the game should satisfy an average racer looking for terrain differences in fact llano as part of the sabine platform has been shipping since late march as suggested by the above picture a celebration at amd s singapore branch while amd remains silent about when we can expect the oems to ship systems with a-series apus rumours suggest we can see sabine based laptops as early as may of course we can certainly expect the notebook and desktop worlds oem and retail to be flooded with a-series fusion apus within this quarter by june rumours suggest amd has notched up an impressive number of design wins for its a-series apus despite being so close to release we don t know much about llano and it s sabine platform and socket fm1 beyond a tentative line-up and some performance demos by amd amd s llano release is now expected to be closely followed by its next-gen cpu release fx-series bulldozer in what is a crucial few months for amd realism for easy crashers like me i will enjoy the total destruction of my vehicle damage is not visual-only and by changing an option damage to your vehicle affects the car performance even an engine blowout with tyres rolling onto the tracks forget about other camera angles go for the driver seat view and experience the way the game is meant to be played nikon d5100 digital slr camera announced source http vr-zone.com/articles/nikon-d5100-digital-slr-cameraannounced/11802.html april 5th 2011 6

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone after much anticipated wait nikon d5100 is real and official product availability and prices will be announced at a later date but let us look at the official specs additional features and functions nikon announces the d5100 digital slr camera introducing new features and upgraded specifications as compared to its predecessor the d5100 will come with nikon s latest cmos image sensor and the new expeed 2 image-processing engine the updated sensor will bump the effective megapixel count to 16.1 the same that was found in nikon d7000 the camera adds a new high dynamic range hdr feature that captures two shots of varying exposure each time the shutter-release button is pressed and then combines the two shots into a single image with a broad dynamic range the d5100 another new feature known as the effects mode found on the mode selection dial which is essentially special effects applied on images and videos a total of seven special effects including selective color and color sketch are included night vision is another feature which ramps up the iso to 102400 which enables shooting under conditions of darkness while verifying the subject and composition in the monitor this feature shoots in jpeg format and in black and white raw recording is not possible visibility has been increased with the large 3-inch display found on the d5100 that has approximately 921k-dot highresolution that supports viewing on various angles nikon adopts a side hinge for the vari-angle monitor that prevents the monitor from hitting the tripod when it is opened while the camera is mounted on a tripod the vari-angle monitor opens from 0 to180° to the side and can be rotated up to 90°clockwise and up to 180° counterclockwise when it is open say yes to self-portraits high-speed continuous shooting at up to approximately 4 fps and a very precise and durable shutter unit that has passed testing for 100,000 cycles equipped with quiet shutter-release mode for shooting in situations in which quieter shutter operation is desired infrared receivers for remote control operation on the front and back of the camera enable wireless control over the shutter from both in front of and behind the camera optional ml-l3 wireless remote control supported equipped with 16 scene modes that enable the simple capture of beautiful photos of the desired scene with automatic optimization of camera settings built-in hdmi-cec compatibility enables control over playback of still images and movies using the television s remote control when the camera is connected to a high-definition tv via the hdmi connector hd movie recording and editing 1manual focus m or s mode shutter speed 1/250 s or faster and other settings at default values specification chart type lens mount effective pixels single-lens reflex digital camera nikon f mount with af contacts 16.2 million 7

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone image sensor mage size pixels 23.6 x 15.6 mm cmos sensor · 4,928 x 3,264 l · 3,696 x 2,448 m · 2,464 x 1,632 s 1 nefraw 2jpeg 3nefraw jpeg sd secure digital memory cards 1 sdhc and sdxc memory cards up to 4 fps 2 iso 100 ­ 6400 in steps of 1/3 ev can also be set to approx 0.3 0.7 1 or 2 ev iso 25600 equivalent above iso 6400 auto iso sensitivity control available frame size pixels and frame rate · 1,920 x 1,080 30 p/25 p/24 p high/normal · 1,280 x 720 30 p/25 p/24 p high/normal · 640 x 424 30 p/25 p high/normal a frame rate of 30 p actual frame rate 29.97 fps is available when ntsc is selected for video mode 25 p is available when pal is selected for video mode actual frame rate when 24 p is selected is 23.976 fps file format/video compression mov h.264/mpeg-4 advanced video coding audio recording device built-in monaural or external stereo microphone sensitivity adjustable 3-in approx 921k-dot vga vari-angle lowtemperature polysilicon tft lcd with 170° viewing angle approx 100 frame coverage and brightness adjustment battery one rechargeable liion en-el14 battery ac adapter eh-5b ac adapter requires ep-5a power connector available separately dimensions approx w×h × d weight approx 128 x 97 x 79 mm 510 g without battery memory card or body cap 560 g with battery and memory card but without body cap en-el14 rechargeable liion battery mh-24 battery charger an-dc3 strap egcp14 audio/video cable uce6 usb cable dk-5 eyepiece cap bs-1 accessory shoe cover dk-20 rubber eyecup bf-1b body cap viewnx 2 cd-rom file format media major supplied accessories frame advance rate iso sensitivity · 1not applied to multi media card · 2manual focus mode m or s shutter speed 1/250 s or faster and other settings at default values · unless otherwise stated all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20° c 68° f movie 7-inch android tablet with ips panel display spotted in china source http vr-zone.com/articles/7-inch-android-tablet-with-ips-paneldisplay-spotted-in-china/11801.html april 5th 2011 in-plane switching technology ips has been around for a long time being made available for high-resolution displays including apple s first generation ipad and recently another manufacturer is making a tablet that is using the ips panel for its display monitor power source 8

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone the apple ipad incorporated in-plane switching ips technology for its screen which may explain why images looked sharp and vivid on the tablet it has taken many months before ips panels become affordable for manufacturers to adopt them and it seems like a chinese company is coming up with a 7inch tablet device running on android 2.3 gingerbread and equipped with ips screen a picture of the prototype is out on the web shown above the tablet will also come with a9 amlogic cpu which has the performance to stream either flash or html5 video with no buffering hdmi out sd card reader 3g sim and usb pricing will be approximately and available from 10 april 1900 yuan us$290 the daily vr-zone news summary 4 april 2011 source http vr-zone.com/articles/the-daily-vr-zone-news-summary 4april-2011/11456.html april 5th 2011 asus p8h67-i deluxe intel h67 express review source http vr-zone.com/articles/asus-p8h67-i-deluxe-intel-h67-expressreview/11734.html april 5th 2011 in today s news roundup three usb3.0-capable flash drives with capacities of 64gb get put to the test to see which product offers users better performances thermalright s tr-360 replacement cooler for the xbox 360 video game console gets reviewed a future version of ios might receive os x s spaces feature panasonic is reportedly starting to ship bdxl optical discs which boast up to 100gb of storage space dynasty warriors 7 is set to receieve a dlc which restores the game s original japanese voices and anonymous has declared war on sony in support for george hotz hardware news usb 3.0 64gb flash drive round-up description in the last year we have reviewed a handful of usb 3.0 devices and today several memory manufacturers offer flash drives claiming to utilize the extra performance offered by the revamped interface today we are looking at three 64gb flash drives the adata nobility series n005 kingston datatraveler ultimate 3.0 and patriot supersonic asus routers wireless elegance insidehw description in order to create a good soho wireless network environment one always has to provide reliable equipment in order to avoid the regret of not having chosen equipment more wisely when first setting up the network unlike some of us make sure you look comprehensively at the current market situation if you don t have a personal contact that would provide adequate advice cruise the internet a little and take a look at what others are recommending it s likely in both cases that you ll end up in the default product gamma of a large manufacturer but at times you may be surprised by the quality of the solutions offered by other familiar names in the it field this is one such occasion and we ve had the chance to thoroughly examine two of asus wireless solutions namely dsl-n10 modem/router and a dual-band router rt-n56u thermalright tr-360 xbox 360 gpu cooler replacement review madshrimps description designed for the xbox 360 gpu to provide better cooling and heat dissipation reduces the chances of break down and prolong the xbox 360 life lian li lancool pc-k57 computer case review tweaknews description lian li lancool s pc-k57 chassis has a lot going for it and the potential for much more the bold look and solid construction are quite welcome but there is a lot more to recommend it with a roomy interior solid tool-free features and outstanding cable management including the innovative cable channel the pc-k57 was a joy to work in and the dust filters are easily serviced to help the user keep the case in good shape 9 while mini-itx solutions are often looked down upon as slow and somewhat cheap not all of them are destined for use as low-power media centres or 8-hours-a-day office machines enter the latest mini-itx motherboard from asus the p8h67-i deluxe which is based on the intel h67 express chipset and supports all second-generation intel core sandy bridge processors how will this mighty midget perform we find out intel s second-generation core sandy bridge processors can be mated to a few 6 series chipsets including the p67 express and h67 express which are often used in consumer and enthusiast builds the core frequency of intel unlocked k processors can be overclocked only on the p67 express chipset while the h67 express trades that for integrated intel hd graphics overclocking capabilities the asus p8p67-i deluxe that we will be looking at today is powered by the h67 express you have no access to a k processor s unlocked multipliers obviously this particular motherboard is not really aimed at enthusiasts but its small form factor is definitely excellent for soho implementations although small in size that does not necessarily mean it has limited computing power in this article we test the p8h67-i deluxe with an intel core i5-2500k processor read on to find out more!

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone ocz zx 850 series 850 watt power supply review description the zx series of power supplies is aimed at powering gaming and enthusiast systems alike and is available in 850w 1000w and 1250w flavors this range of power supplies offers plenty of power for those seeking to power systems with a single gpu all the way up to a triple gpu system with dual processors the zx series of power supplies boast 80plus gold certification fully modular cables and a single 12v rail today we take a look at the zx 850 the smallest of the three zx series power supplies asus sabertooth p67 motherboard review @hi tech legion description this year asus introduced the sabertooth p67 motherboard the sabertooth p67 is the next generation in durability and reliability the sabertooth p67 has enough features to hit every market of user from the server computer to the enthusiast gamer this p67 motherboard supports the newer intel 1155 socket cpus and up to 1866 ddr3 memory the main specific features to note with the sabertooth p67 are the tuf thermal armor tuf thermal radar tuf components digi vrm and e.s.p the tuf thermal armor is a shunt designed panel that covers all of the critical components zalman zm-f4 135mm multipurpose fan review description we ve visited similar offerings from zalman s computer noise prevention system cnps products with the zalman zm-f3-fdb zm-sf3 along with the cnps 9900 max we at legit reviews have come to respect the zalman products we have seen since they perform admirably and live up to their claims today was no different zalman s zmf4 multipurpose fan was probably one of the best fans i have ever run into its sound was as smooth as butter it outperformed most offerings on the market it also did so while still remaining quiet and affordable patriot g2 gamer 2 1600mhz cl9 8gb review vortez description it was at the very end of last year that patriot memory announced the commencement of a new series named gamer 2 g2 for short this new series of memory again like many of our recent memory product reviews is focussed on the new sandy bridge platform apart from their attractive price-tag they also have a number of pleasing characteristics they are extremely low profile so much so that the heatspreaders are in fact shorter than the modules they cover they are also said to give impressive performance figures too consumer electronics and software news patent describes os x spaces on ipad description the u.s patent and trademark office published a new patent that describes a system by which spaces apple s system for operating multiple independent desktops on one computer might be brought to the ipad could this be a preview of the merger of ios and os x samsung un55c9000 55 inch 3d led tv review at overclockers online description flip through any magazine and you ll see that sex sells and an ultra thin 55 3d led tv is just downright sexy in any room mouths drop in awe when friends come over and see what i have in the living room picture quality is just as important to how a tv looks and the un55c9000 has one of the best displays samsung has ever made the colors stand out and the led backlight highlights dark scenes extremely well not to be outdone by any 3d tv on the market the un55c9000 comes fully equipped with 3d playback as well as wireless lan for media streaming and internet browsing a.c.ryan playon!hd mini 2 full hd media streamer review description the space and user friendly playon!hd mini 2 may not be perfect in every possible aspect but it is without doubt amongst the best standalone media players a.c.ryan has designed and manufactured to date sony ceo tips apple built-in camera plans iphone 5 delay possible description in an on-stage interview at carnegie hall with walt mossberg sony ceo howard stringer appears to have confirmed an earlier rumor that an upcoming iphone 5 will have an 8mp digital camera with a sensor made by sony stringer made a number of somewhat cryptic comments to mossberg about apple at one point commenting on the irony of sony making the best camera for apple devices k-touch w700 anroid phone looks pretty sweet description while the chinese have been known for creating poor copies of existing phones and slapping on a different os and brand name on their devices phone manufacturers ktouch has introduced a phone worthy of not being branded as some cheap knock off called the w700 this android phone has got some pretty nice specs to boot it packs a dual-core nvidia tegra 2 processor it runs android 2.2 has 512mb of ram 8gb of internal memory a 3.8 display 480 x 800 a 5 megapixel rear camera a 0.3 megapixel front facing camera wifil bluetooth gps fm tuner and microsd card slot it will be released in china mid-april via china unicom for 3500 chinese yuan 535 no word on whether it ll hit our stores but we wouldn t mind seeing phones like these on sale at low prices panasonic to ship first-ever 100gb bdxl recordable disc description panasonic claimed the distinction on monday of being the first company to ship a bdxl rewritable disc the three-layer 100gb disc gives users as much as eight hours and 40 minutes of full-quality 24mbps 1080p video they can write many times it should theoretically be tougher than most discs with a coating to guard against fingerprints and scratches windows 8 to use ribbon phone 7 design description screenshots from early builds of the next version of windows suggest microsoft is favouring its ribbon inteface early versions of windows 8 have popped up online over the past few weeks with the pre-beta code apparently leaked as microsoft sends it to partners gaming news wc 11 clone wars season 4 grievous vs gungans description a teaser for clone wars season 4 shows some cool clips glimpses at what s to come including a jedi so bad ass he has two double-sided lightsabers anonymous declares war on sony description gulp that s the collective reaction sony likely had this morning after receiving a slap to the 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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone playstation 3 hackers including george geohot hotz anonymous has declared war on sony dynasty warriors 7 to get japanese voices in free dlc description the us release of dynasty warriors 7 will be getting japanese voices for free in the form of a dlc the dlc will be made available via xbox live and playstation network the free dlc update will also include additional costumes no release date was mentioned but the developers mention another paid dlc is also on its way apple s 7th generation ipod nano may come with built-in camera source http vr-zone.com/articles/apple-s-7th-generation-ipod-nanomay-come-with-built-in-camera/11797.html april 5th 2011 go-rock srs 3d surround bluetooth mini-speakers coming to singapore source http vr-zone.com/articles/go-rock-srs-3d-surround-bluetoothmini-speakers-coming-to-singapore/11795.html april 5th 2011 a leaked photo from a taiwanese apple-related blog apple.pro shows an ipod nano with a camera hole if that is believed to be true this means that the portable digital media player could also take videos and even images like its 5th generation sibling taiwanese manufacturer go-rock is known for their range of products including cables power adapters and audio accessories for computers mobile phones and mp3 players and the latest product comes in the form of bluetooth minispeakers which are coming to singapore the picture you see above is taken on saturday from taiwanese apple-related blog apple.pro which is well-known for leaking apple s hardware however the author could not verify if this is genuine it was only a day after april s fool though it is unlikely this is a joke seeing how the blog has correctly leaked each of the previous six generations of the ipod nano past years the 5th generation ipod nano has received a built-in camera from the 4th generation but the 6th generation which comes in a smaller squarish form factor has the camera removed perhaps apple would bring the camera back to the upcoming 7th generation after much feedback from consumers the go-rock srs 3d surround bluetooth mini-speakers features pumpbass technology which claims to maximize the sound bass within limited and constrained space the speakers may have a small footprint but feature stereo 3d surround audio experience for the audiophiles the go-rock can connect wirelessly to your ipad iphone tablet pc notebook pc mobile phone psp or any devices that support a2dp and avrcp bluetooth profiles on top of that the speakers also come with two-way power supply retractable built-in cables rechargeable lithium-ion battery and a charging usb cable 11

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone sony alpha 33 dslr production halted in japan source http vr-zone.com/articles/sony-alpha-33-dslr-production-haltedin-japan/11794.html april 5th 2011 775 1156 1366 and amd am2 am2 am3 processors the m608 pro can be found in stores in europe at a msrp of 48.90 news via [xilence sharkoon unveils al2 and al4 pc chassis source http vr-zone.com/articles/sharkoon-unveils-al2-and-al4-pcchassis/11792.html april 5th 2011 the alpha 33 dslr camera is sony s first to feature a translucent mirror technology though it is not known why the camera was canned in less than a year german-based sharkoon technologies has expanded its lineup of pc chassis with the addition of the al2 and al4 similiar in designs the al2 395 x 375 x 180mm supports all miniitx and micro atx motherboards while the bigger al4 480 x 192 x 430mm can fit full-sized atx boards xilence debuts m608 pro cooler source http vr-zone.com/articles/xilence-debuts-m608-procooler/11793.html april 5th 2011 taipei-based xilence technology has announced the m608 pro adding on to its line-up of cpu coolers for pc measuring 143 x 136 x 129mm the cooler boasts four copper heat pipes a copper base and is equipped with a 120mm pwm fan that operates at 500 rpm to 1,500 rpm al4 german-based sharkoon technologies has expanded its lineup of pc chassis with the addition of the al2 and al4 similiar in designs the al2 395 x 375 x 180mm supports all miniitx and micro atx motherboards while the bigger al4 480 x 192 x 430mm can fit full-sized atx boards taipei-based xilence technology has announced the m608 pro adding on to its line-up of cpu coolers for pc measuring 143 x 136 x 129mm the cooler boasts four copper heat pipes a copper base and is equipped with a 120mm pwm fan that operates at 500 rpm to 1,500 rpm compatible with all intel al4 12

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone available in silver or titanium colors they feature external 5.25 drive bays al4 four al2 two one exposed 3.5 bay pcie slots seven on al4 four on al2 pre-installed blue led fans front and and front-side i/o panels with two usb 2.0 ports and audio ports the al2 and al4 can be purchased from major retailers and e-tailers at msrps of 44.90 and 49 respectively news via [softpedia i-o data readies new external blu-ray writer al4 source http vr-zone.com/articles/i-o-data-readies-new-external-blu-raywriter/11791.html april 5th 2011 i-o data has announced the brp-u6x an external blu-ray writer with support for the bdxl standard measuring just 20mm thick and weighing 320g the slim writer sports a usb 2.0 interface and supports write speeds up to 6x for bd-r single and dual-layer 4x for 34-layer bd-r 2x for bd-re 8x for dvd-r+r and dvd+rw 6x for dvd-r+r dl and dvd-rw 5x for dvd-ram 24x for cd-r and 16x for cdrw al2 al2 i-o data has announced the brp-u6x an external blu-ray writer with support for the bdxl standard measuring just 20mm thick and weighing 320g the slim writer sports a usb 2.0 interface and supports write speeds up to 6x for bd-r single and dual-layer 4x for 34-layer bd-r 2x for bd-re 8x for dvd-r+r and dvd+rw 6x for dvd-r+r dl and dvd-rw 5x for dvd-ram 24x for cd-r and 16x for cdrw covered by a one year warranty it comes bundled with windvd bd and nero express essentials the brp-u6x is expected to hit store shelves in japan in april at a msrp ofus $270 news via [techconnect silverstone announces dc01 nas source http vr-zone.com/articles/silverstone-announces-dc01nas/11790.html april 5th 2011 al2 13

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone silverstone technology well-known for its high performance pc cases and thermal solutions has released the dc01 a compact aluminum nas device the daily vr-zone news summary 1 april 2011 source http vr-zone.com/articles/the-daily-vr-zone-news-summary 1april-2011/11457.html april 5th 2011 silverstone technology well-known for its high performance pc cases and thermal solutions has released the dc01 a compact aluminum nas device in today s news roundup nvidia talks about its plans and hopes for both its mobile tegra platform and its workstationoriented project denver cpu based off the arm architecture tier-1 notebook odms are reportedly thinking to cutting out the expresscard expansion slot from all future designs in an attempt to conserve space and cut costs images of a mirrorless pentax camera featuring interchangeable lenses and a retro rangefinder-esque look has started leaking onto the internet nokia has released the entire source code for the latest and final version of symbian in a bid to keep the mobile operating system alive in the developer community the recently-released angry birds rio game for smartphones get reviewed and our sister site sgcafe has published its review on the latest game that has taken the world by storm crysis 2 hardware news sapphire pure black x58 motherboard review legit reviews description it has been a few years since sapphire has put out a new motherboard here we are though getting ready for a look at their first intel motherboard since the days of the intel pentium 4 the sapphire pure black x58 supports usb 3.0 sata 6 and crossfirex for starters is the sapphire pure black x58 motherboard going to be the right board for you read on to find out kingston hyperx genesis 4gb 2133mhz ddr3 memory kit review bigbruin.com description the aesthetics may be slightly different from what we expect from kingston but the under the hood of the hyperx genesis 4gb 2133mhz ddr3 kit the performance is the same testing on a sandy bridge system showed that this kit has the ability to offer high speed performance with minimal effort thanks to the plug and play nature of xmp profiles corsair tx850v2 850 watt power supply review description fast forward to today and we now have the corsair tx version 2 the specific power supply on the bench right now is the corsair tx850v2 on the surface the tx850v2 differs little from its predecessor connector availability remains the same and if it wasn t for the sticker denoting it as a tx850v2 instead of a tx850w you probably wouldn t know they were different corsair took a good look at the internals and decided to make some changes there bringing with it improved efficiency and higher quality dc output read on as we take an in depth look at the corsair tx850v2 14 measuring 123 x 123 x 33mm the enclosure runs on a dual-core arm11 processor has one 2.5 drive bay gigabit ethernet connectivity one esata and two usb 2.0 ports it also supports vpn bit-torrent clients and doubles-up as an itunes dlna print-server the dc01 is covered by a one year warranty and can be found in stores at a cost of us $149.99 news via [techpowerup]

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april 5th 2011 published by vr-zone asus p8p67 le motherboard review itshootout.com description the p8p67 le is the baby of asus extensive fullatx sandy bridge motherboard range the variant we are looking at today is one of the b3 editions meaning it doesn t suffer from the potential sata issue that plagued the first generation of all p67 motherboards laptop makers to stop using expresscard slots description there are reports that some tier-1 laptop manufacturers are considering dropping expresscard ports on all laptops to reduce size and costs expresscards haven t been successful and almost all laptops now include wi-fi bluetooth and enough usb ports to make these modules quite unnecessary nvidia interview tegra 2 and project denver march 31 2011 @hi tech legion description paul at hitech legion chats with nick stam nvidia technical marketing director and bruce chan senior pr manager of tegra 2 to discuss the past present and future of tegra with the announced tegra roadmap outlining the creation of powerful arm-based multi-core ultra low-power processors that are significantly faster than anything the tech industry could have imagined how much will the lines be blurred between desktop and mobile computers in the future how far is nvidia willing to push the performance envelope of sub-1w computing prolimatech super mega cpu cooler review vortez description prolimatech first came into the market with their megahalem using a very original dual tower that came in a package the same size as other traditional tower heatsinks such as the thermalright ultra extreme it proved to be highly successful amongst enthusiasts but from our own results it failed to keep up with thermalright s offering its closest competitor moving on three years from then prolimatech have made tweaks to their design and are ready to take on the top coolers once again with their new ultimate super mega iteration this time facing the noctua nh-d14 thermalright silver arrow and venomous x his radeon hd 6870 iceq x turbox video card review description today we ve got a fancy hd 6870 from his the iceq x turbox it s a bit of a tongue twister but we re fairly sure we re going to love it as it carries that iceq tag along with the turbo tag our two favorite from his before we look closer at the actual card though let s check out the package that his has got gone on then we ll see the iceq cooler they re using before looking at the specifications we ll then finally get into the performance that s on offer consumer electronics and software news nexus takes the click out of the computer mouse description the clicking sound we hear when we press a mouse button is part of the device s switching mechanism that has also become a kind of audible comfort cushion for computer users however dutch component manufacturer nexus believes that in these days of notebook trackpads and tablet touchscreens we no longer need the audible confirmation that a requested action has been performed ­ we can see it onscreen the company has now discovered some silent switching technology and installed into a couple of its input peripherals so that they operate without so much as a squeak your mobile phone is watching you closely description while most of us know it is theoretically possible for our movements to be tracked by detecting which tower our mobile phone is connected too it might come as a shock to see just how much of a digital footprint we leave as we go about our daily lives steelseries scope pro gaming glasses review description the scope pro gaming glasses by steelseries and gunnar help reduce eye strain and fatigue while at the same time they can improve your gaming performance by reducing glare improving contrast and enhancing detail internet explorer 9 better than ever insidehw description on 14th march a new chapter in the neverending browser war began in the blue microsoft corner the long-awaited internet explorer 9 finally made its official appearance after several months of open testing of beta versions we got the finished product promising high performance and a simple interface ready to ease your work and entertainment on the web google s music search engine quietly vanishes from the web description a tipster pointed out the disappearance of the old google music search landing page to us which doesn t necessarily mean it vanished recently but i ve searched everywhere for mentions of google officially or unofficially retiring the service and have been unable to find any reports about it i wonder if simply nobody noticed it was gone or that my search skills or simply not what they used to be symbian source code released by nokia description just to confirm with people that they re finally done with the aging operating system nokia has released the source code to the latest version of symbian to the public originally a job for the symbian foundation nokia took over when the foundation closed its doors late last year now the code for the symbian platform is out in the wild as well as the sdk and build tools now other developers can take symbian and pick up where nokia left off and hopefully they ll be creating something new in the process ­ maybe a heavily modified homebrew version of symbian that would make even android and ios users want to use although highly unlikely what we do know is that nokia is finally saying goodbye to symbian as it prepares itself for the arrival of windows phone on their hardware bad news for the symbian devices coming out later this year though ­ when people find out there s no more love for the operating system from the parent company will they even be bothered to give those new symbian phones a shot pentax nc mirrorless camera spotted with vintage design description corroborating earlier rumors surrounding a mirrorless pentax camera several press photos have finally surfaced the images are tied to the model nc-1 which is said to represent one of the smallest mirrorless cameras to arrive on the market while 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