PowerColor launches its AMD Radeon R9 Fury

Chris Smith | Video Cards & GPUs | Jul 15, 2015 3:29 AM CDT

PowerColor (TUL Corporation) has added to its R9 lineup with this 4GB Fury HBM model, said to deliver 60% more memory bandwidth over GDDR5 thanks to this technology advancement.

Tailored towards 4K and VR applications, the PowerColor R9 Fury offers cooling through three 90mm fans, six 8mm heat pipes and a black NI plating clip.

Complete with support for AMD LiquidVR, DirectX 12, Vulkan APIs, AMD CrossFire and FreeSync technology, this card offers a 4096bit memory interface, three DisplayPort outputs and a single HDMI option too. With the clock sitting at 1000MHz, this card looks quite sleek.

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Samsung reportedly eyeing down August 12 date for Galaxy Note 5 launch

The latest reports have Samsung wanting to dive ahead of Apple in the launch of their latest smartphone, with the South Korean giant set to unveil the Galaxy Note 5, as early as this time next month.

Samsung will reportedly announce the new Galaxy Note 5 on August 12, with it going on sale on August 21. The new Note 5 should feature a 5.67-inch 1440p Super AMOLED display, an 8-core processor in the form of Samsung's own Exynos 7422, 4GB of RAM, NAND storage, and Samsung's new Shannon 333 LTE modem.

The company is doing away with the microSD card expansion slot, which will have some users up in arms, but the S Pen is being replaced with a new pen that feels more like an actual, real pen. Samsung is also expected to unveil the new Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphone, with a 5.7-inch dual-edge 1440p display.

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CS:GO professional Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen says 'everyone does Adderal'

Chris Smith | Gaming | Jul 15, 2015 1:41 AM CDT

Ever wondered how some professional gamers keep their cool for so long at live events? Adderall is the answer, according to Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen (Nihilum and CLG Red coach) in a recent interview with Mohan 'Launders' Govindasamy at ESWC 2015.

CS:GO professional Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen says 'everyone does Adderal'

The topic came about when Friesen was asked about a match and the crazy communications that went down during this performance. Alongside telling the interviewer that he doesn't "even care," Friesen went on to explain that "We were all on Adderall. I don't even give a fuck. It was pretty obvious if you listened to the comms. People can hate it or whatever."

Said to help those with ADHD focus, admitting to Adderall use may land players in hot water with the tournament organizer, ESL. With a harsh stance on drugs, ESL's rules read: "To play a match, be it online or offline, under the influence of any drugs, alcohol, or other performance enhancers is strictly prohibited, and may be punished with exclusion from the ESL One."

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Deep Silver says Yager has stepped away from developing Dead Island 2

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Jul 15, 2015 1:30 AM CDT

The development of Dead Island 2 looks like it has been bitten by a zombie, with Deep Silver saying that it has parted ways with the developer behind the game, Yager.

In a statement, a representative of Deep Silver said: "With Dead Island 2, Deep Silver has always been dedicated to delivering the sequel that Dead Island fans deserve. After careful consideration, today we announce the decision to part ways with development partner Yager". As for what's happening with Dead Island 2, Deep Silver said that it promises to "continue working towards bringing our vision of Dead Island 2 to life". The studio finished by saying that they "will share further information at a later stage".

We should hopefully hear more about Dead Island 2 in the near future.

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Amazon has the SanDisk Ultra II 480GB SSD for just $135.99 for 6 hours

Anthony Garreffa | Storage | Jul 14, 2015 7:29 PM CDT

Update: The pricing has been increased to $169.

If you were in the market for a new SSD, Amazon has SanDisks Ultra II 480GB SSD listed for just $135.99. The normal list price is $212.99, so you're saving a huge $77 on this 480GB SSD.

This means you're getting close to $0.25 per GB of SSD, which is an insane price. Amazon has 6 hours and 30 minutes left of the sale at the time of writing, so get in now!!

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Final 'Fantastic Four' reboot trailer drops

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Jul 14, 2015 6:33 PM CDT

A far cry from the original teaser trailer, and rumours of behind the scenes tumult, the final trailer for the upcoming 'Fantastic Four' reboot looks to be taking fine form indeed.

Final 'Fantastic Four' reboot trailer drops

Based on the long-running Marvel comic series, the new vision of 'Fantastic Four' looks to right the wrongs of the 2005 feature film, with a darker, more serious tone from director Josh Trank, who previously helmed the acclaimed found film superhero movie 'Chronicle' and stars Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell.

'Fantastic Four' hits cinemas in 2D on July 6th in the United States, and July 7th in Australia.

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'Tron' ride coming to Disneyland Shanghai

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Jul 14, 2015 6:14 PM CDT

The Walt Disney company might have abandoned plans to continue the 'Tron' feature film franchise for now, but that hasn't stopped the conmpany from pursuing the first theme park ride based on 'Tron Legacy' at the upcoming Shanghai Disneyland Resort, according to SlashFilm.

Whilst the official announcement is due tomorrow, SlashFilm have reported that the ride, called 'Tron Light Cycle (Power Run) Coaster' would revolved around the spectacular cycle sequence from 'Tron Legacy'. Other attractions include upgrades to the classic 'Pirates of the Caribbean' ride.

Construction on the park began in 2011, and is expected to open to the public next year.

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6 Microsoft Office Skills Your Résumé Needs

TweakTown Deals | Deals | Jul 14, 2015 11:36 AM CDT

Admit it: you've got "proficient in Microsoft Office" on your résumé, but the second someone asks you to do something in Excel, you break into a cold sweat. Let's change that. We've put together a bundle of seven Microsoft Office courses that'll majorly benefit you at work or in your next job search-and instead of paying the full price of $1,159, you can get them all for just $49.

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- Microsoft Excel, including essential functions that'll save you time (yes, more time to Reddit at work!) and ways to do more with data. Yeah, even graphs.

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SanDisk has shipped two billion microSD cards

Chris Smith | Storage | Jul 14, 2015 5:31 AM CDT

As I sit here with a SanDisk Ultra 16GB microSD card sitting in front of me, the news has been published by SanDisk that this company has now shipped over 2,000,000,000 microSD cards since they started selling 10 years prior.

Initially named TransFlash, SanDisk released its final microSD format specifications on July 13, 2005 and since then became the most popular memory card in its arsenal. With an estimated 11,103 billion megabytes in total storage sold, this is quoted at "the equivalent of more than 100MB of flash storage for every man, woman and child that ever lived on Earth."

Designed for use in small cameras and smartphones, these microSD cards started at a minimum size of 32MB and now range up to 200GB. Comparing figures to CompactFlash which sold 1 million units over its debut year, microSD saw similar figures in its first quarter on the shelves.

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SilverStone unveils the ML06-E 7 liter mini-ITX chassis

Chris Smith | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Jul 14, 2015 4:29 AM CDT

The ML06-E is seriously small, showcasing an external dimension of seven liters and still managed to provide an expansion slot designed for use with sound cards. The reason sound cards is suggested by SilverStone is because this case is marketed at home media center enthusiasts, those looking for a single PC to handle all media needs rather than relying on a myriad of other accessories.

Complete with an aluminum front panel, this case comes fitted with one 120mm fan with optional dual 80mm fan support, support for dual slot low-profile video cards (or other expansions), mini-ITX motherboard support and space for a SFX power supply.

As far as storage is concerned, expect to be able to throw a total of four 2.5-inch HDDs or SSDs into this chassis. Currently in stock for an MSRP of $88.98, this price point isn't too bad given there are also a few side-facing USB 3.0 ports available.

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