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GlobalFoundries and Samsung reportedly land orders from Apple

In a bid to better compete against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Samsung Semiconductor and GlobalFoundries earlier this year agreed to unify one of their 14nm process technologies and offer their foundry services collaboratively. Apparently, the tactics has worked out and the two companies recently landed orders to make chips using the …

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GlobalFoundries to upgrade one of its Singapore fabs to 300mm

GlobalFoundries, one of the world’s top contract makers of semiconductors, said this week it will upgrade one of its 200mm semiconductor production facilities in Singapore. The move will help the company to expand production capacities and increase output of chips made using advanced fabrication technologies. Although GlobalFoundries is one of …

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The PS4 controller is now fully compatible with PS3

If you have problems with the Playstation 3 controller and prefer the much improved Dual Shock 4 then it might interest you to know that the gamepad is now fully compatible with Sony's last gen console. The latest PS3 firmware update will allow users to wirelessly connect their PS4 controllers. Reddit …

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Gigabyte breaks DDR3 world record with 4.62GHz kit

The world and his dog might be getting ready of the impending availability of DDR4 memory, but Gigabyte is still pushing the boundaries of what you can do with the hardware that's available right now. Making use of its much touted Z97-SOC Force LN2 motherboard, Gigabyte is now proud to let …

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Oculus dev kit 2 to start shipping this month

The new Oculus Rift development kit has been up for pre-order for a while now but Oculus has announced that it is finally ready to start shipping the headset. Ten thousand of the 45,000 pre orders will ship this month with the rest shipping shortly after. Oculus VR Community Manager, …

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Windows 9 preview could arrive this year

Rumor has it that Microsoft is preparing a Windows 9 preview for the end of this year ahead of the Operating System's full release next year. It is currently believed that the next iteration of Windows will mainly target those still using Windows 7. “Before Threshold is released next spring, Microsoft …

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Crytek launches free to play title Warface

Crytek has launched its free to play shooter, Warface, amid reports of the developer's financial troubles. Warface is the latest free to play title to hit Steam, it has also been made available on the Xbox 360. Crytek is banking on this game being a success as it is promising …

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Wavemaster Moody 2.1 Speakers Review

The overwhelming audio preference among gamers is headsets. The ability to communicate while playing audio at serious volumes provides a tactical advantage without the need for constant complaints from friends and family. In this review, we’re taking on a set of speakers that is one level of ‘out loud’ above …

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UK could ban revenge porn

Taking a note out of Australia's book, the UK could be soon set to make revenge pornography, the practice of uploading sexually explicit images of someone (usually an ex-partner) to the internet without their consent, illegal. This news comes from the British justice secretary, Chris Grayling, who said that the …

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CD Projekt Red to release mobile MOBA

CD Projekt Red is the most Valve like company out there at the moment. It has a well respected, fan-focused digital distribution platform, a history of strong games and is even working on a much-hyped third title in its most popular series. Still not convinced? How about the fact that …

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Seiki’s 4K UHD TVs now priced starting from $299 in the U.S.

Availability of content in 4K ultra-high-definition resolution is very limited these days. Nonetheless, availability of inexpensive TVs with 3840*2160 resolution seems to be getting broader and the prices are getting lower. Walmart and Seiki Digital on Tuesday lowered the prices of select UHDTVs and it is now possible to get …

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Vaio launches as independent PC company in Japan

Earlier this year Sony Corp. decided to sell off its money-losing Vaio personal computer business to Japan Industrial Partners, an investment fund. As expected, on the 1st of July Vaio Inc. began its operations as an independent PC company. Initially the firm will only operate in Japan, but it hopes …

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Samsung reveals new flagship SSD based on 3D V-NAND memory

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled its new flagship solid-state drive for high-performance desktops that is based on the company’s 3D V-NAND memory. The manufacturer claims that the new 850 Pro-series SSDs offer the highest level of performance among solid-state drives that use the SATA III (6Gb/s) interface. The Samsung 850 …

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Fallout 3 finished in under 24 minutes

It turns out that its possible to complete Fallout 3 in just 24 minutes as speed runner, BubblesDelFuego, has set the new world record completion time. Bethesda's post-apocalyptic open world RPG could easily take a whole weekend for most people to beat but thanks to a few gameplay tricks, the main …

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UN Hacker teaches businesses how to stay secure

Breaking into places and getting caught doesn't usually land you a job, but that's exactly what happened to UN hacker Matthew Beddoes, who last year was sentenced to three years for trying to digitally steal carbon credits from the United Nations. Released late last year however, he was in Liverpool …

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Google Glass banned from UK Cinemas

Shortly after the release of Google Glass in the UK, The Cinema Exhibitors Association has banned the smart glasses from UK cinemas. The CEA represents most big chain cinemas in the country and is worried that bootleggers will use the device to illegally distribute movies, despite its 30 minutes to 45 …

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MSI competition prize winners announced!

We had over 10,000 entries for this competition to win an MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC Motherboard (product page here) an MSI R9 290X Gaming GPU (product page here) and a Steelseries Limited Edition Siberia V2 in MSI colours! Sadly we could only pick a single person out of the …

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Gigabyte prize winners announced!

We had over 8,000 entries for our Gigabyte Z97X-SOC competition and sadly we can only pick three winners today! The winner of the Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Motherboard, Corsair Raptor HS30 Gaming Headset and bequiet! Shadow Rock Pro 150W TDP CPU Cooler is Christopher Hill (facebook page here). The first runner up …

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