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Fractal Node 304 White Computer Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by leeghoofd @ 2013-12-09 read/post comments(0)

While visiting Computex Taipei 2013, the MadShrimps crew encountered a lot of mITX-ready cases at the different enclosure manufacturer's booths. Fractal Design, Sweden's leading case manufacturer seemed to have picked up the trend too and sent us the little Node 304 Cube. Two 304 Node versions are available based on the color scheme; either opt for the classic black one or go for the more sparkling and stylish white version. Also big thanks to Gigabyte for sending us a mITX Z87 board to allow us to finalize our build. Without any further ado, let's open the box. read more

HIS R7 250 iCooler Boost Clock 1GB GDDR5 Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2013-12-05 read/post comments(0)

The HIS R7 250 iCooler card is a low-end offering for people on a budget, supports the latest technologies and can deliver decent 3D performances at resolutions up to 1680x1050 (22’’ monitors) while keeping details between low and medium. If needed, the card supports pairing with another identical product for increasing the performances, without using a hardware Crossfire bridge. read more

Synology DS1513+ Scalable NAS for SMB Review

Storage/NAS by stefan @ 2013-12-02 read/post comments(1)

The DS1513+ NAS from Synology comes with a redesigned enclosure which features removable fans, new screwless trays, 2GB of DDR3 RAM (with the possibility of upgrade to 4GB), an Intel Dual Core CPU at 2.13GHz and no less than four LAN ports with Link Aggregation support. read more

Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X WF OC (GV-R927XOC-2GD) Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2013-11-28 read/post comments(0)

Gigabyte has made an adaptation of their award-winning Windforce 3X cooling system with the release of the R9 270X card, which features a 50MHz GPU clock increase from the factory for providing playable framerates up to Full HD resolutions while being fairly priced. read more

Cooler Master CM 690 III Computer Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by leeghoofd @ 2013-11-25 read/post comments(0)

Cooler Master's CM 690 series has received again a face lift, logic as it remains one of the core products of the Cooler Master enclosure range. Today we introduce you to the third installment of the infamous 690 series. At first glance no big cosmetic changes are detectable on the outside. This CM 690 III still carries the heavy weight on its shoulder of its predecessors regarding the looks, thus most changes are made on the inside to make this medium tower lineup 2013 proof. Time to open the box and explore the goodness the Cooler Master engineers came up with this time... read more

Creative Sound Blaster ZxR Sound Card Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2013-11-22 read/post comments()

Creative has recently launched their latest ZxR Sound Blaster flagship which features a more simplified software interface and the hardware is divided in two components, one being the main card and the other DBpro daughter board which is able to offer optical output for outstanding audio playback along with professional-grade ADCs with RCA Aux-in and optical inputs. The solid ACM (Audio Control Module) gives us access to MIC/headphone connectors in both 3.5mm and ¼’’ formats, but also a built-in microphone array along with a large volume control dial. read more

Motherboards/IntegratedCPU	BIOSTAR NM70I-1037U Motherboard Review	by stefan @ 2013-11-20
Storage/NAS	QNAP TS-670 6-bay SMB NAS Review	by stefan @ 2013-11-18
Storage/Other	SuperTalent Pico 32GB USB 3.0 Thumbdrive Review	by jmke @ 2013-11-15
Mobile/Smart Phones	iconBIT NetTAB MERCURY Q7 (NT-3602M) Smartphone Review	by stefan @ 2013-11-14
Cooling/VGA & Other Cooling	Cooler Master CM Storm SF-17 Gaming Notebook Cooler Review	by leeghoofd @ 2013-11-14

Hardware or Gadgets/Multimedia news

ASUSTOR Revamps ASUSTOR College Layout

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New layout features newly added videos and a side panel which allows users to quickly find the video and documents they need. Taipei, Taiwan, December 10th 2013 –ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network… Go To Full Article

The $40 x86 Arduino

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Every week the Hackaday tip line receives an email about a new dev board. The current trend is towards ARM devices, and only once have we seen an x86-based device. Today that count went up to two. It’s called the… Go To Full Article

South Korea may get a Galaxy S4 Active with LTE-A

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South Korea's SK-Telecom already has a variant of the GS4 to surf its LTE-Advanced waves, and now it appears Samsung will release a version of the Galaxy S4 Active that plays nice with the carrier's next-gen network. A flyer posted… Go To Full Article

ASUS Includes Red and Gold Color Highlights with GTX 780 Ti DCU2 Graphics Card

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Sick of the red and black color scheme yet? Can put up with black and gold? Like to keep things all-black? ASUS wants you to choose. The company decided to package its GeForce GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II series with… Go To Full Article

Samsung 840 Pro Gets RAPID Mode Support

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Samsung extended RAPID mode, a burst performance enhancing feature enabled through its Magician software, to its 840 Pro series SSD. The mode was exclusive to its recently launched 840 EVO series. RAPID mode is known to exploit various sub-systems of… Go To Full Article

Micron and Rambus Sign License Agreement

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Rambus Inc. and Micron Technology, Inc. today announced they have signed a broad patent cross license agreement. Under the agreement, Micron gains the right to use any Rambus patent for the manufacture of specified integrated circuit products, including any memory… Go To Full Article

Toshiba Launches HK3R Enterprise Read Intensive SSD with SATA Interface

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Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will expand its family of enterprise SSD with new models designed to support read intensive applications with SATA interface. The new "HK3R series" will start shipping from the end of this month. Go To Full Article

Make your own Google Street View scene, giant camera not required

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Google's Street View has let us virtually explore the heights of the Eiffel Tower, the depths of the Large Hadron Collider and the world's train stations, but there are places on the globe that remain hidden from Mountain View's all-seeing… Go To Full Article

Sony Investigating PS4 Online Gaming Issues

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Hey, maybe this new issue is like when the company decided to reset your passwords for *cough* precautionary measures. Sony says it's investigating a growing number of cases of PS4 players being locked out of online games in titles including… Go To Full Article

Microsoft accounts now let you flag suspicious activity before it's a problem

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Internet account security is frequently a black box; you may not know that something's wrong until there's a notification email or a credit card bill. If you use a Microsoft account, though, you now have some preventative tools. A new… Go To Full Article

Good Old Games now offers money back gaurantee for games you can't run

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For all the convenience digital games sales have brought us, they've come at the cost of the return policy. Buy a downloadable title you don't like? Tough noogies, kid - no take-backs. Well, unless you bought from Good Old Games.… Go To Full Article

SteelSeries 9H Headset

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There is a review of the SteelSeries 9H headset posted today at LanOC. Although the reviewer had a few minor complaints about the headset, it was a very positive review overall. SteelSeries has been busy introducing a few different products… Go To Full Article

Next Windows release could be more desktop-friendly

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Rumors about the next major Windows release are starting to crop up. Earlier today, Paul Thurrott of the eponymous Supersite for Windows posted a story about Windows "Threshold," which he says we can "think of as Windows 8.2." The story… Go To Full Article

CyanogenMod to encrypt text messages by default with latest update

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Android users worried that the government is spying on their smartphone now have a new privacy option: CyanogenMod. Starting with today's nightly 10.2 build, the custom firmware will encrypt SMS and MMS messages sent to any device using the ...… Go To Full Article

SilverStone Debuts the Nitrogon NT07-115X Low-Profile CPU Cooler

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SilverStone is this week rolling out a new, super slim profile CPU cooler, the NT07-115X model part of the Nitrogon Series. The incoming cooler measures 90 (W) x 23 (H) x 90 (D) mm and features a copper base, extruded… Go To Full Article

Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 410, its first chipset with 64-bit support

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We knew it was only a matter of time before Qualcomm came out with its own chipset capable of supporting 64-bit, but we figured it'd be in something a little more... high-end. The Snapdragon 410, however, is a 28nm SoC… Go To Full Article

Google Glass gets unofficial WordPress support

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Google Glass may never be able to give you x-ray vision, but its list of supported features continues to grow. PR firm, Weber Shandwick, has released an unofficial plugin for the futuristic eyewear that allows owners to publish content to… Go To Full Article

LiteCoin is Causing Shortages of AMD Radeon GPUs

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It appears that the latest surge in cryptocurrencies has caused AMD's Radeon graphics cards to completely sell out and incur massive backorders. Go To Full Article

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Review

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Samsung is one of the largest manufactures of smartphones and tablets. In this review we look at something different, and then again ... It is the hyped Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch. Go To Full Article

ROCCAT Tusko Widescreen Monitor Bag Review @ Neoseeker

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We review the ROCCAT Tusko monitor bag, which as you've guessed is designed to make the transport of larger 20-24" widescreen flatpanel monitors much easier. You may not need to carry around a monitor with you everyday but for those… Go To Full Article

Palit GTX 780 Ti JetStream 3 GB @ techPowerUp

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Palit's GeForce GTX 780 Ti Jetstream comes with company's triple-fan, triple-slot cooler which provides impressive temperatures. The card is also overclocked out of the box, making it faster than the $1000 dual-GPU GTX 690 on average. Overclocking works great too,… Go To Full Article

Should You Buy a Sound Card?

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The crew over at TechSpot tackle the age old question: Should you buy a sound card? The equation for buying most desktop parts is pretty straightforward: a video card can handle your games or it can't, a hard drive has… Go To Full Article

People That Ignore Texts & Calls Are Happier

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You know that text you sent me yesterday? I didn't read it or respond because I am trying to be a better person. Happiness is resisting answering your mobile: People who can ignore texts or calls are likely to be… Go To Full Article

Fractal Node 304 White Computer Case

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If you are looking for a computer case that goes well with winter, check out this review of the white Fractal Node 304 at MadShrimps. One must admit that a white version is a far bigger eye catcher then the… Go To Full Article

Asus teases custom Radeon R9 290X with DirectCU II cooler

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The Radeon R9 290X is a beast—and a toasty one at that. Cards based on AMD's reference design appear to be thermally limited, especially with the blower running in "quiet" mode, which is already pretty loud. Go To Full Article

PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W

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We have just posted our evaluation of the PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W power supply. Make sure you take a moment to give it a read, you'll be glad you did. PC Power & Cooling is back… Go To Full Article

Samsung SSD News: 1TB 840 EVO mSATA, RAPID for 840 Pro & eDrive for 840 EVO

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Today has been a busy day for Samsung's SSD department with three releases/announcements. With three different topics, I've separated this article into three, so let's begin with the hardware. Go To Full Article

D-Link Announces Wireless AC1750 Dual-Band PoE Access Point

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Network administrators can cope more easily with the ever increasing demands from more devices, higher traffic levels and greater performance expectations, thanks to D-Link. It has unveiled a new addition to its range of Wireless AC products, the Wireless AC1750… Go To Full Article

SAPPHIRE R-Series Graphics Go Mainstream

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Continuing the roll-out of the exciting new generation of graphics cards based on the latest GCN (graphics core next) architectures from AMD, SAPPHIRE Technology is now delivering the first members of the R7-Series, bringing many of the features of the… Go To Full Article

Microsoft Ends Windows 7 Retail Sales?

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It looks like Microsoft actually listed the date for the end of Windows 7 retail sales on its website but then changed it to "to be determined." The company's policies for shutting off sales to retailers and shipping licenses to… Go To Full Article

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