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Gigabyte Z97X-SOC (LGA 1150) Sub-Zero Overclocking Review
Introduction The Z97X- SOC motherboard is Gigabyte’s affordable overclocking-centric Z97 motherboard that is not quite as tricked out as its big brother Z97X-SOC Force. That bigger brother is geared toward quad-SLI setups with its PLX chip and it also has twice as many phases for the CPU. But with half…
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Gigabyte BRIX GB-BXi5H-5200 Review
Introduction Today we are taking a look at Gigabyte’s Intel i5 5200U powered BRIX. Gigabyte has an impressive array of BRIX models that come in at all different performance levels with many CPU options and even options with discrete GPUs. The small form factor computer business has been exploding the last…
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Zotac CI321Nano Barebones System Review
Introduction Today we are taking a look at one of Zotac’s latest ZBOX CI321 nano barebones system that is packing a dual-core 2961Y CPU. Something that makes this CI321 nano stand out of the crowd is that it carries dual Gigabit LAN and is completely silent with its passively…
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NASA Patches Curiosity Rover’s Chem Cam from 235 Million Miles Away
As if the people at NASA haven’t been doing enough awesome stuff lately they just did one insanely long distance software upgrade. The Curiosity rover just got the auto-focus of its “Chem Cam” improved with an update while it is wandering around Mars. In case you forgot Mars is currently…
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No Plans for Flying Mounts in Warlords of Draenor or Beyond
For everyone eagerly waiting to get to the patch that will allow flying mounts in Warlods of your hopes were just dashed! In an interview with Polygon lead designer Ion Hazzikostas made it clear that Blizzard is done with flying mounts, and they will not be in Warlords of Draenor or…
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Yahoo Labs Finds Filtered Photos Are More Popular
A new paper from Yahoo Labs “Why We Filter Our Photos and How It Impacts Engagement” delves into its findings after analyzing 7.6million photos on Flickr. They found that filters boost engagement on Flickr. Thanks to social photo sharing apps the majority of the photos we seem to see these days…
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Turris VR Seating and Movement Control and DIY PC Kickstarter Kicks Off
The Praevidi team just launched its first Kickstarter, a VR seating and movement controller that houses a Mini-ITX . The design allows the user to input movement controls with their body while keeping their hands free. The seat also has infinite rotation and with the PC in the seat that means…
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iBuyPower Noctis Intel Z97 Review
Introduction Once again, it is review time at eTeknix HQ and iBuyPower gives us the chance to test their Noctis Intel Z97. The case is a brand new iBuyPower version of the equally new NZXT Noctus 450. Inside we have an Intel i7 4790K, an EVGA Superclocked GTX 980, 16GB of DDR3 1600,…
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Firefox Users Can Now Stream Netflix Without a Plugin
Firefox users will no longer be required to download the Microsoft Silverlight plugin if they are wanting to watch Netflix through their browsers. The newest version of Firefox integrates Adobe Content Decryption Module (CDM), which is needed to stream from Netflix on HTML 5. For a long time now Mozilla…
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Facebook Could Be Hosting News Articles as Soon as Tomorrow
Facebook’s plan of self-hosted editorial content or “Instant Articles” could be going live as soon as tomorrow. The Instant Articles will have articles from The New York Times, Buzzfeed, National Geographic, and NBC News. New York Magazine is reporting that the new feature will be going live tomorrow morning. What…
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Uber Bids $3 Billion for Nokia’s ‘Here Maps’
As Nokia is planning to sell its Here Maps, many companies are eager to get ahold of it for themselves. Uber has bid $3 Billion for Here, which is much less than the $8.1 Billion that Nokia paid for Navteq (original name of Here). With Here being for sale, there are…
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Baltimore Police Union Violated GoFundMe Terms of Use
Yesterday the announcement that charges would be brought against the six Baltimore police officers involved in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray was made. Shortly after that the Baltimore Police Union created a Go FundMe page attempting to raise $600,000 “living and legal expenses” of the officers. It was taken down…
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Hulu Buys Streaming Rights to the Entire Seinfeld Series for up to $180 Million
Hulu just got done striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television for the streaming rights of the beloved show Seinfeld. The deal was for the entire 180 episode series, with Hulu paying up to $180 million. There are varying reports of what the total what the claims are stating are…
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iPad Software Glitches Lead to American Airlines Flight Delays
Last night there were more angry American Airlines travelers than there should have been, and it can be blamed on iPad software. Delays were caused for flights due to issues with software on the iPads that the airline uses in its fleet of airliners that were to take the place…
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New eSports Betting Site Unikrn Launches
Over the last few years, we have seen the rise of esports with it taking shape of what should become a massive industry. Now the veil has been lifted on Unikrn, a platform to facilitate spectator betting on esports around the world. There are now many ways to bet online…
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