News Archive: September 2014 Tap to refine news by category Silicon Studio's new graphics engine will blow your mind The Mizuchi Tech Demo engine from Silicon Studio needs to be the new benchmark for PC hardware. Sep 3, 2014 4:30 AM CDT Pirated copies of The Sims 4 makes things a pixelated mess Electronic Arts fights off pirated versions of The Sims 4 by injecting it with pixels. Sep 5, 2014 2:37 AM CDT PlayStation 4 sales slowed in August, still beat the Xbox One The Xbox One and Wii U both saw sales boosts in August, but still can't catch up to the PS4 game console. Sep 9, 2014 3:30 PM CDT Research indicates violent video games help to reduce crime rates According to comparison between criminal activties and game sales, criminal activities have reduced at the time of violent a video game launch. Sep 15, 2014 10:55 PM CDT NVIDIA is powering Far Cry 4 with HBAO+, God Rays, Fur and much more Far Cry 4 will feature multiple NVIDIA technologies, including HBAO+, PCSS, TXAA, God Rays, Fur, and 'Enhanced 4K Support' Sep 19, 2014 12:00 AM CDT Valve announces it has 100 million accounts, Steam Discovery Update Valve announces its new Steam Discovery Update, as well as hitting the 100 million active account milestone. Sep 23, 2014 1:33 AM CDT Ryse compared on a PC versus Xbox One video, shames Xbox One version In a new video, we can see some side-by-side comparisons of the PC and Xbox One versions of Ryse: Son of Rome. Sep 30, 2014 12:43 AM CDT Swatch tries to jump into smartwatch market on its own terms Swatch wants to have a bigger presence in the growing smartwatch market, but doesn't mind going it alone. Sep 1, 2014 4:09 PM CDT Celebrity hacker responsible for leaking nude photos hunted by FBI Hacker responsible for posting stolen photos of celebrities online is now being hunted by the FBI. Sep 2, 2014 12:45 PM CDT ASUS makes its ZenWatch official, powered by Android Wear for $260 ASUS' ZenWatch features a 1.63-inch AMOLED display, 512MB of RAM and a 1.2GHz Snapdragon SOC, priced at around $260. Sep 3, 2014 6:58 AM CDT Samsung announces Gear VR, works with Galaxy Note 4 Samsung makes its VR headset official, the Gear VR. Sep 3, 2014 8:44 AM CDT Lenovo's new Tab S8 tablet is priced at $199, features an Intel chip Lenovo unveils its new Intel-powered Tab S8, with a Full HD display it's still priced at just $199. Sep 3, 2014 10:26 AM CDT Matrox announces next-gen multi-display cards powered by AMD GPUs AMD-powered Matrox cards are coming, will still support Matrox's PowerDesk desktop management software. Sep 4, 2014 12:39 AM CDT Dell announces its new 5K display with a resolution of 5120x2880 Dell announecs its new UltraSharp 27 Ultra HD 5K monitor, with a resolution of 5120x2880. Sep 4, 2014 7:05 PM CDT The lines begin to form for the iPhone 6, over a week out from release Apple fans began lining up for the next-gen iPhone 6 over a week from its release. Sep 4, 2014 11:31 PM CDT Samsung Gear VR available for pre-order, priced at $249 Pre-orders for Samsung's Gear VR go live, with the Oculus-powered mobile VR experience to cost $249, and the Galaxy Note 4. Sep 6, 2014 7:30 PM CDT Robert Downey Jr resisting more 'Iron Man' stand alone films It seems that the third time is the charm for the superhero franchise. Sep 8, 2014 1:37 AM CDT Top Gun 2 takes flight, as Paramount finally commits to sequel Will the franchise takes us to the danger zone once more? Sep 8, 2014 10:31 PM CDT Apple unveils its new iPhone: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus After what has felt like an eternity, the day has finally come: Apple's next-gen iPhone is here. Sep 9, 2014 12:15 PM CDT Apple teases 'one more thing', announces the Watch Apple Watch, the new wearable from Apple has finally been unveiled. Sep 9, 2014 1:10 PM CDT Star Wars set accidentally stumbled upon by aerial photographer The legendary Millennium Falcon and an X-Wing spied. Sep 10, 2014 6:20 PM CDT LG unveil first 4K OLED displays in U.S LG combining two of the biggest buzz technologies into one device, for the ultimate in display tech. Sep 11, 2014 6:48 PM CDT Oculus VR CEO donates $31 million to a University for a VR lab Oculus VR CEO donates $31 million to the University of Maryland to build a new computer science building that will feature a VR lab. Sep 12, 2014 1:18 PM CDT HGST offers new Ultrastar SN100 Series of NVMe PCIe SSDs HGST tackles the NVMe specification with the new SN100 Series of PCIe SSDs. Sep 15, 2014 3:49 PM CDT HTC to unveil a GoPro-type camera and a selfie smartphone HTC is going to have a 'Double exposure' press meet on October 8th, which is said to unveil two camera specific devices. Sep 15, 2014 9:27 PM CDT AT&T will roll-out Wi-Fi calling only in 2015 AT&T to push its Wi-Fi calling service, starting with the new iPhone, in 2015. Sep 15, 2014 10:28 PM CDT Phanteks unleashes its Enthoo EVOLV, a beautiful new mITX chassis Phanteks' new mITX-based Enthoo EVOLV could be your next case. Sep 16, 2014 2:01 AM CDT Micron Announces M600 2.5 SATA, mSATA and m.2 SSDs for OEMs Micron releases M600 SSD product series in three form factors and introduces new Dynamic Write Acceleration feature. Sep 16, 2014 7:00 AM CDT Cypress intros the new SuperSpeed Explorer Kit at IDF 2014 Cypress unveils its new SuperSpeed Explorer Kit at IDF 2014. Sep 16, 2014 7:26 PM CDT Microsoft unveils an Xbox controller made specifically for Windows Microsoft finally unveils its Xbox controller for Windows, made specifically for the desktop OS. Sep 17, 2014 1:31 AM CDT Apple releases major iOS 8 software update ahead of iPhone 6 shipments Apple is calling it 'the biggest release since the launch of the App Store' Sep 17, 2014 12:23 PM CDT Logitech launches the G910 Orion Spark RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Logitech launches the 'most advanced mechanical gaming keyboard in the world' with its new G910 Orion Spark RGB Mechanical Keyboard. Sep 18, 2014 12:29 AM CDT 'X-Men' spinoff 'Deadpool' feature greenlight by Fox Another superhero film on the way, in an already jam-packed 2016 shedule. Sep 18, 2014 6:20 PM CDT NVIDIA bets on VR by announcing VR Direct, works with the Oculus Rift NVIDIA announces VR Direct, low-latency VR with SLI, DSR, MFAA and other technologies to make the VR experience much better. Sep 18, 2014 9:41 PM CDT ZOTAC unveils a slew of new GeForce GTX 900 series GPUs ZOTAC amps things up for the GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 GPUs, with new AMP! cards and much more. Sep 18, 2014 10:07 PM CDT Amazon shells out $4.5 million to purchase .buy domain, beats Google Amazon pays $4.5 million for the .buy domain, beating out Google's bid. Sep 19, 2014 2:36 AM CDT AMD teams with Synopsys IP for 14/16nm APU/GPU products, teases 10nm AMD partners up with Synopsys IP, pushing toward 14/16nm APU and GPU designs, as well as future 10nm APU/GPU products. Sep 21, 2014 12:47 AM CDT Kickstarter's updates its rules for failed projects Updates rules for Kickstarter projects, after a massive failed Kickstarter game got cancelled. Sep 22, 2014 1:33 AM CDT Apple's new Retina MacBook Air will be fanless, with a thinner design Apple's upcoming Retina MacBook Air to feature Intel's new Core M processor, allowing it to be fanless, and even thinner than ever before. Sep 22, 2014 10:33 PM CDT Don't bother updating to iOS 8.0.1, Apple pulls buggy update Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 update after users complain of inability to make phone calls, and other issues. Sep 24, 2014 4:46 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, or GTX Titan X 'GM200' teased NVIDIA's 'GM200' leaked, the behemoth of a new GPU that will fight off anything AMD can throw at it. Sep 25, 2014 2:11 AM CDT Miss a car payment? Technology prevents drivers from moving vehicles A growing number of subprime car owners must deal with restrictions, such as ignition locks if payments are missed. Sep 25, 2014 1:40 PM CDT Samsung Gear VR's content will be controlled by Oculus Oculus will be controlling the slew of software and games on Gear VR. Sep 25, 2014 11:24 PM CDT BlackBerry bounces back, posts better-than-expected Q2 results BlackBerry posts better-than-expected Q2 results, still reports a loss of $207 million. Sep 27, 2014 9:55 PM CDT Samsung's new ad for Galaxy Note 4 pushes note puns to a note level Samsung goes for comedy in its latest ad for the Galaxy Note 4, which is full of 'noteisms' Sep 28, 2014 7:16 AM CDT Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 users will receive free Windows 9 upgrade Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 users should be able to upgrade to Windows 9 for free, according to reports. Sep 28, 2014 9:29 PM CDT EVGA's new GeForce GTX 980 Classified features 1400MHz+ Boost Clock EVGA drops its cover, unveils the new GeForce GTX 980 Classified, and GTX 980 Hydro Copper GPUs. Sep 29, 2014 2:17 AM CDT Using Google Glass while driving is no safer than using a smartphone It turns out distracted driving is distracted driving, and it doesn't matter if it's a smartphone or Google Glass, researchers find. Sep 29, 2014 2:45 PM CDT AMD releases its new Catalyst 14.9 drivers AMD's new Catalyst 14.9 drivers are here, with a slew of performance improvements to some of the biggest games out right now. Sep 29, 2014 9:45 PM CDT Microsoft officially unveils Windows 10, pushing into the future Microsoft today unveiled its Windows 10 operating system, hoping to entice both Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 users to the newer OS. Sep 30, 2014 1:34 PM CDT German mag says it's banned from Apple events after BendGate coverage After posting about the BendGate debacle on Apple's iPhone 6 Plus, ComputerBilt.de says it's banned from Apple events. Sep 30, 2014 10:26 PM CDT NVIDIA announces GAME24, an event for celebrating PC gamers NVIDIA announces its new GAME24 event, but will the company be teasing its GeForce GTX 900 series on the day? Sep 3, 2014 6:47 AM CDT ESPN president says eSports "not a sport," has no interest Does ESPN have a long-term plan for eSports? According to ESPN President John Skipper, eSports still isn't a "real" sport... yet. Sep 8, 2014 2:45 PM CDT Destiny hits $500M in sales in one day, largest game franchise launch Destiny sold $500 million to retailers, as the long-awaited game should help shake up the game market - and sell consoles for Microsoft and Sony. Sep 11, 2014 12:30 PM CDT Microsoft's focus with Halo is on consoles, but we already knew that Microsoft reiterates its focus for Halo on consoles, says that is where it's 'headspace is right now' Sep 18, 2014 8:01 PM CDT The National Videogame Museum to be built-in Frisco, Texas Based in or around Texas? The National Videogame Museum has been approved for construction and expansion. Sep 21, 2014 7:35 PM CDT Microsoft will launch the Xbox One in China next week After most thought it was delayed in China, Microsoft announces it will launch the Xbox One in the country on September 29. Sep 24, 2014 5:03 AM CDT Visceral Games promises Battlefield: Hardline 'will work' at launch Visceral Games says it takes 'shipping a working game pretty seriously', promises that Battlefield: Hardline 'will work' at launch. Sep 30, 2014 2:39 AM CDT 'Pirates of the Carribbean' sequel to film in Australia Johnny Depp expected to spend a number of months on the Gold Coast. Ladies - you know what to do. Sep 2, 2014 12:04 AM CDT Home Depot breach leads to stolen customer payment information Home Depot is the latest brick and mortar retailer to suffer a data breach, with customer debit and credit card information stolen. Sep 2, 2014 4:00 PM CDT Samsung officially announces the Galaxy Note 4, with 2560x1440 display Samsung unveils the fourth-generation Galaxy Note smartphone, the Galaxy Note 4. Sep 3, 2014 8:25 AM CDT Oculus VR announces the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition Oculus announces a new VR headset, the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition. Sep 3, 2014 9:04 AM CDT Samsung launches UD970, a 31.5-inch Ultra High-Definition monitor Samsung will launch its 31.5-inch UHD monitor geared towards digital editors later this month. Sep 3, 2014 11:30 AM CDT Sega says Gearbox founder does 'whatever the f**k he likes' Sega claims that Randy Pitchford, the founder of Gearbox does 'whatever the f**k he wants' Sep 4, 2014 3:32 AM CDT Cult classic 'Super Mario Bros' movie coming to Blu-ray in UK in Nov The 1993 feature film turkey starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo coming in a lavish Blu-ray set. Sep 4, 2014 8:22 PM CDT NVIDIA files patent infringements against Samsung and Qualcomm NVIDIA sues Samsung and Qualcomm over patents, wants to see multiple Galaxy smartphones banned from sale in the US. Sep 5, 2014 3:34 AM CDT GeForce GTX 980 rumored to use 170W, but offer GTX 780 Ti performance The latest rumor on the GeForce GTX 980 is that it offers 110% performance of the GTX 780 Ti, but uses just 170W of power. Sep 7, 2014 5:45 AM CDT Gartner: Family home could have more than 500 smart devices by 2022 Gartner predicts affluent homes could have hundreds of smart connected devices in the household by 2022. Sep 8, 2014 5:00 PM CDT No new CPU architectures from AMD until at least 2016 AMD won't have any new CPU architectures until 2016, everything released in 2015 is based on existing architectures. Sep 9, 2014 12:29 AM CDT Apple bakes 'great new cameras' into the new iPhones The new iPhone features an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with true-tone flash, 1.5 micron pixels and more. Sep 9, 2014 12:44 PM CDT Final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation remastered in HD Six disc Blu-ray boxset coming in December. Sep 9, 2014 9:19 PM CDT Report: Microsoft rebranding mobile, no more Lumia, Windows Phone Microsoft not interested in promoting Nokia or Windows Phones anymore - as the company's marketing strategies aim to promote Windows. Sep 11, 2014 10:30 AM CDT Assassins Creed film casts Robert Downey Jr as Leonardo da Vinci The Ubisoft video game franchise inching ever closer to production. Sep 11, 2014 8:35 PM CDT Apple quietly retires iPod classic The device that started it all exits without fanfare nor tribute. Sep 12, 2014 7:08 PM CDT ASRock Rack Releases New E5-2600 v3 Motherboards ASRock Rack unleashes a slew of new feature-packed motherboards. Sep 15, 2014 7:54 PM CDT Oculus to release its consumer-ready VR headset in beta form in 2015 Oculus Rift is one step closer to release its consumer version Rift VR headset, but plans to roll out a public BETA in April 2015. Sep 15, 2014 9:54 PM CDT The rumors of the Apple Watch 2 have begun, before Watch is released Apple won't have its Watch released until 2015, but that doesn't stop the rumors of its successor. Sep 16, 2014 12:27 AM CDT Microsoft will announce Windows 9 on September 30 in San Francisco Windows 9 will be officially announced on September 30, which should be followed by the public beta. Sep 16, 2014 3:40 AM CDT Samsung rumored to be working on its on GPU Samsung rumored to be working on its own GPU, securing talent from the likes of NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Sep 16, 2014 7:56 AM CDT NASA chooses Boeing and SpaceX to send Americans to the ISS NASA announces it will send astronauts to the International Space Station in a new partnership with Boeing and SpaceX. Sep 16, 2014 11:26 PM CDT Sony prepares for massive $2B financial year loss After years of consecutive losses, Sony are probably in trouble. Sep 17, 2014 2:03 AM CDT Ghostbusters franchise reboot looks beyond just one movie It seems that Sony Pictures have a bold vision for the future of the franchise. Sep 17, 2014 7:31 PM CDT Apple rumored to tease new iPads, OS X Yosemite on October 21 We could expect the announcement of new iPads, and the launch of OS X Yosemite from Apple next month. Sep 18, 2014 2:29 AM CDT Acer's new 28-inch 4K-capable G-SYNC monitor is now available Acer's new XBO series of monitors feature NVIDIA's G-SYNC technology, one is a 28-inch 4K 60Hz monitor, the other a 27-inch 1080p monitor with 144Hz. Sep 18, 2014 6:54 PM CDT NVIDIA unveils Dynamic Super Resolution, '4K quality on 1080p display' NVIDIA can provide '4K quality on a 1080p display' with its new Dynamic Super Resolution technology. Sep 18, 2014 9:51 PM CDT EVE: Valkyrie shown off on the Oculus Rift with GeForce GTX 980 SLI NVIDIA has EVE: Valkyrie on display, powered by its new GeForce GTX 980s in SLI running on the Oculus Rift DK2. Sep 18, 2014 10:45 PM CDT Microsoft throws another 2100 employees out the window Microsoft slice up another 2100 jobs today, reducing its total workforce by 14% Sep 19, 2014 5:24 AM CDT AMD partners up with companies for FreeSync monitors, due in Q1 2015 AMD FreeSync-powered monitors will be here in early 2015, with the company inking deals with MStar, Novatek and Realtek to build the scalar units required. Sep 21, 2014 2:24 AM CDT Corsair announces Corsair Gaming, a new division for PC hardware It's finally happening! Corsair is making its beautiful new K95 RGB gaming keyboard official, and much more. Sep 22, 2014 7:38 PM CDT Sony's Project Morpheus VR headset is '85% finished' Sony is '85% finished' on Project Morpheus, its Oculus Rift competitor. Sep 23, 2014 12:32 AM CDT Google to unveil new Nexus smartphone next month with Android L Now that the bendable iPhone launch is out of the way, Google prepares the launch of its next-gen Nexus smartphone, with Android L. Sep 24, 2014 10:30 PM CDT NVIDIA announces its beautiful new SLI LED bridges GeForce SLI user? You might want to check out these beautiful new SLI LED bridges from NVIDIA. Sep 25, 2014 5:38 AM CDT Microsoft France President confirms Windows 9 unveiling next week Microsoft is expected to officially unveil Windows 9 during a media event on September 30. Sep 25, 2014 5:30 PM CDT PSA: Only nine people have bent iPhone 6 Plus smartphones, says Apple Don't you worry now, there are only nine people in the entire world who have complained to Apple about their bent iPhone 6 Plus. Sep 26, 2014 3:05 AM CDT 2016 is 'year of the zettabyte', with 1ZB equal to ~1.1 trillion GB 1ZB is equal to around 1.1 trillion gigabytes, with XO Communications saying that 2016 could be 'the year of the zettabyte' Sep 27, 2014 11:45 PM CDT Shake up a prize in our Godzilla Blu-ray promo, thanks to Warner Bros Go into the draw to win a monstrous Godzilla prize pack filled with merchandise. Sep 28, 2014 7:48 PM CDT AMD to release its Radeon R9 390X early next year, 20nm with HBM tech AMD's upcoming Radeon R9 390X to feature High Bandwidth Memory, or HBM, possible 'hydra' cooling and baked onto TSMC's 20nm process. Sep 28, 2014 10:23 PM CDT GoPro unveils the Hero4, 4K recording at 30FPS and much more GoPro officially unveils the new Hero4 Black and Silver action cameras. Sep 29, 2014 7:13 AM CDT Music industry struggles to cash in on streaming music sales Streaming music sales can't help stop the bleeding of dropping CD and digital downloads, according to the RIAA, with the music industry in continued flux. Sep 29, 2014 6:31 PM CDT Google's Nexus 6 should arrive with a 5.9-inch 2560x1440 QHD display The Motorola-made Nexus 6 rumored to arrive with a 5.9-inch 2560x1440 display, 3200mAh+ battery and much more. Sep 29, 2014 10:24 PM CDT eBay confirms plans to spin off PayPal, setting up two companies eBay and PayPal will spin off in 2015, as previously reported, due to investor concern that both businesses should be run as independent entities. Sep 30, 2014 4:30 PM CDT Xbox One exclusive Ryse: Son of Rome comes to PC on October 10 Crytek confirms that Ryse: Son of Rome will be made available on the PC on October 10. Sep 5, 2014 1:29 AM CDT Batman: Arkham Knight release date announced: June 2, 2015 Warner Bros. and DC announce June 2, 2015 release date for Batman: Arkham Knight. Sep 8, 2014 8:06 PM CDT Microsoft officially purchases Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billion Microsoft completes $2.5 billion deal to purchase Mojang, the makers of Minecraft. Sep 15, 2014 12:22 PM CDT NVIDIA has over 200 million gamers using its GeForce products NVIDIA reiterates its love of PC gaming, with over 330 million PC gamers in the world, around 200 million of those are using GeForce GPUs. Sep 18, 2014 10:30 PM CDT GTA V will offer first-person mode on foot, and in vehicles on PC Rockstar Games teases first-person mode for next-gen version of Grand Theft Auto V, hitting PCs in January 2015. Sep 22, 2014 6:52 PM CDT Project Cars developers aiming for 1080p at 60FPS on Xbox One and PS4 Slightly Mad Studios is gunning for 1080p at 60FPS for Project Cars on Xbox One and PS4. Sep 29, 2014 11:44 PM CDT Hacker unleashes a treasure trove of celebrity nude photos and videos A 4chan user has reportedly leaked a bunch of nude photos of some of the biggest female celebrities in the world, including Jennifer Lawrence. Sep 1, 2014 12:53 AM CDT ASRock X99 Extreme 11 motherboard has a massive 18 SATA ports Wanting to build a new file server? ASRock has just unveiled its new X99 Extreme 11 motherboard with 18 SATA ports. Sep 2, 2014 2:33 AM CDT BlackBerry plans to launch Passport smartphone on September 24 The BlackBerry Passport will launch during an event later this month, and aims to compete against the Apple iPhone and Google Android-powered devices. Sep 2, 2014 8:42 PM CDT Samsung expands the Galaxy range with the Galaxy Note Edge Samsung unveils a new large curved smartphone, the Galaxy Note Edge. Sep 3, 2014 8:41 AM CDT Sony unveils the Xperia Z3 smartphone, announces PS4 Remote Play Sony makes the Xperia Z3 smartphone official, also introduces the Xperia Z3 Compact and Z3 Tablet Compact. Sep 3, 2014 10:00 AM CDT Open WebOS revamped as LuneOS and plans to shake up mobile devices Do you remember webOS? Well, you can test the open source LuneOS on your mobile device. Sep 3, 2014 2:40 PM CDT Intel unveils MICA smart high-tech, luxury smart bracelet to consumers Intel unveiled its MICA fashionable smart wristband for shoppers with deep pockets. Sep 4, 2014 7:30 AM CDT Sony Pictures hires director for 'Shadow of the Colossus' film It looks the feature might finally progress from the 'development hell' stage. Sep 4, 2014 11:19 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, GTX 970 spotted in ASUS, GIGABYTE models ASUS, GIGABYTE branded next-gen GPUs from NVIDIA listed, expect the GeForce GTX 980 to be announced soon. Sep 6, 2014 6:29 AM CDT Create your own 'Star Wars' opening crawl, thanks to Disney Ever wanted to make your own 'Star Wars' homage but lacked the skills? Well take a look at this. Sep 7, 2014 8:36 PM CDT 4K Blu-ray is a go as Blu-ray Disc Association develops plans First players expected to hit the market by Christmas 2015. Sep 8, 2014 7:38 PM CDT Dell deploys SanDisk DAS Cache Software into new Dell PowerEdge Server SanDisk's DAS Caching software scores a huge win with integration into Dell's next-gen PowerEdge servers. Sep 9, 2014 9:32 AM CDT Apple Pay, an 'entirely new payment process' powered by NFC Apple is changing the way you pay for things with the NFC-powered Apple Pay. Sep 9, 2014 1:04 PM CDT Amplidata secures $10M in latest round of funding Western Digital Capital makes sizable investment in addition to HGST announcing partnership to develop zettabyte scale solutions. Sep 10, 2014 4:22 PM CDT MPAA seeks re-education and not new legislation to fight piracy The MPAA is interested in shifting focus to re-educate Internet users, rather than punish them by dragging them into court. Sep 11, 2014 1:30 PM CDT iPhone 6 benchmarks spotted, barely faster than iPhone 5S iPhone 6 benchmarks show the A8 processor runs at 1.4GHz, a 100MHz bump on the A7. Sep 12, 2014 11:01 AM CDT HGST announces extension of JDA with Intel HGST announces the extension of their JDA with Intel, which also provides a measure of guaranteed NAND supply for HGST. Sep 15, 2014 3:12 PM CDT DisplayPort 1.3 announced, supports 5K, as well as 4K at 120Hz VESA announces DisplayPort 1.3, with 32.4Gbps of bandwidth, supporting 5K at 60Hz, 4K at 120Hz and much more. Sep 15, 2014 8:25 PM CDT TYAN announces its E5-2600 v3 capable motherboards TYAN unveils its new motherboards that are capable of taking in the new Intel Xeon processors. Sep 15, 2014 10:08 PM CDT Google expected to unveil its HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet on October 8 Google rumroed to announce its NVIDIA Tegra K1-powered Nexus 9 tablet on October 8. Sep 16, 2014 1:27 AM CDT Google wants to provide remote lands with Internet access from drones Google is testing out solar-powered UAVs that provide Internet access to remote areas. Sep 16, 2014 4:27 AM CDT Supermicro releases X10 server solutions at IDF 2014 Supermicro teases its new X10 solutions for servers at IDF 2014, compatible with Intel's new Xeon processors. Sep 16, 2014 6:45 PM CDT MSI's GeForce GTX 970 GAMING with TwinFrozr V spotted, looks hot MSI removes DisplayPort ports on its awesome-looking GTX 970 GAMING 4G GPU, with its beautiful TwinFrozr V cooler. Sep 16, 2014 11:59 PM CDT 1.2 billion smartphones expected to ship this year in total Global smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.2 billion this year, compared to the 985 million shipped in 2013. Sep 17, 2014 3:32 AM CDT The biggest gaming news sites are involved in a massive conspiracy Some of the biggest gaming sites are collaborating with one another, deciding on what to and not to report on, as well as their approach to breaking news. Sep 17, 2014 11:03 PM CDT PMC-Sierra unveils new embedded I/O controller line PMC-Sierra expands their presence in the open source community with a new line of embedded I/O controllers. Sep 18, 2014 1:33 PM CDT NVIDIA releases the GeForce GTX 980, its most advanced GPU at $549 NVIDIA releases its GeForce GTX 980, built on its Maxwell architecture, we have the most powerful GPU available. Sep 18, 2014 9:30 PM CDT Manli releases its new GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 cards Manli announces its new GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 video cards, featuring NVIDIA's impressive reference design. Sep 18, 2014 10:04 PM CDT The Matrix meets FEAR in Epic Games' VR demo 'Car Flip' 'Car Flip' - one of the more impressive VR demos available, shown off at NVIDIA Editor's Day 2014 by Epic Games. Sep 18, 2014 11:30 PM CDT Oculus unveils Crescent Bay VR headset, 360-degree tracking, and more Oculus unveils its latest prototype VR headset, Crescent Bay, with 360-degree tracking, higher resolution, a built-in audio solution and more. Sep 20, 2014 7:16 PM CDT Windows 9 will support of up to 8K displays, with better DPI scaling Microsoft will offer resolution support of up to 8K in Windows 9, as well as better DPI scaling for high-res displays. Sep 22, 2014 12:44 AM CDT BIOSTAR launches the new Hi-Fi Z97Z7 motherboard BIOSTAR launches the new Hi-Fi Z97Z7 motherboard, featuring its exclusive Super Hi-Fi Audio technology. Sep 22, 2014 7:50 PM CDT FTC shuts down Butterfly Labs, a supposed bitcoin mining company The FTC isn't impressed with Butterfly Labs for scamming customers thinking they were able to mine for bitcoins. Sep 23, 2014 6:35 PM CDT Apple apologizes for messing up iOS 8.0.1 update, promises fix soon Apple apologizes to customers for iOS 8.0.1 software update snafu, with a new software download expected in next few days. Sep 25, 2014 1:54 AM CDT Polaroid going after GoPro with its $99 Cube HD-action video camera Polaroid hopes its affordable Cube action sports camera will help give consumers another option besides a GoPro. Sep 25, 2014 9:31 AM CDT Samsung pulls laptop sales in Europe, including its Chromebooks Samsung has decided to temporarily withdraw its laptop and Chromebook business from Europe, as focus continues to shift towards smartphones, tablets. Sep 25, 2014 8:30 PM CDT Apple being sued for violating 13 of SanDisk's patents Apple is being sued by two parties for violating 13 of SanDisk's patents. Sep 27, 2014 1:16 AM CDT Microsoft 'also working on an investment' in VR, a tease of Xbox VR? Microsoft teases that it is 'also working on an investment' into VR, but isn't ready to talk about it just yet. Sep 28, 2014 1:30 AM CDT Call of Duty creator hired to advise US government on future wars What better person to hire to envision the future of war, than the creator of Call of Duty? Sep 28, 2014 8:42 PM CDT AMD rumored to launch its new Radeon R9 380X early next year AMD to fight back against NVIDIA with its new Pirate Islands architecture, and the new Radeon R9 380X early next. Sep 28, 2014 11:29 PM CDT Microsoft confirms plans to open Fifth Avenue store, close to Apple Microsoft will open a flagship retail store in New York City, located on Fifth Avenue. Sep 29, 2014 12:21 PM CDT Take 'Maleficent' by the horns in our Blu-ray promo, thanks to Disney Take home a copy of the film in our latest Blu-ray promotion for September 29, 2014. Sep 29, 2014 8:53 PM CDT Google's Project Ara will use a 'modified version of Android L' Google will modify its upcoming Android L operating system for its modular Project Ara smartphone. Sep 30, 2014 1:27 AM CDT CDC confirms Ebola has arrived in the United States The disease which is spreading like wildfire in Africa has now hit the United States. Sep 30, 2014 5:55 PM CDT News Archive Join Our Newsletter
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