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Nvidia DX11 Wonder Driver Release Notes Revealed

Nvidia plans to release its newest DX11 Driver this Monday. The Wonder Driver is said to introduce DirectX optimizations which will reduce game-loading times and will increase performance across a wide variety of games. The performance increase looks to be quite significant for Total War: Rome 2, Sniper Elite v2, Aliens vs. Predator and Sleeping ...

Categories: ARTICLES, NEWS, PC, Tech

Tags: DX11, Nvidia, Release Notes, Update, Wonder Driver

Xbox One or PS4? Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory might help you decide

If you’re still in doubt about which next-gen console to buy don’t worry, The Big Bang Theory might help you out. During the latest episode of the popular TV series, main protagonist Sheldon Cooper is faced with the very same dilemma many console-war adepts have been debating over. The Indecision Amalgamation is the name of ...

Categories: ARTICLES, NEWS, Playstation 4, Tech, Xbox One

Tags: Console War, Microsoft, PS4, Sheldon Cooper, sony, The Big Bang Theory, Xbox One

Samsung achieves breakthrough with Graphene

Samsung researchers claim to have made a breakthrough, developing a technique for synthesizing graphene on a large scale. Graphene is an ultra-thin material of unusual strength and flexibility, it’s more conductive to electrical charge and heat than silicon. At the same time, it manages to be stronger than steel while still remaining flexible, therefore, graphene is ...

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Tags: breakthrough, graphene, mass production, Mobile, Samsung, technology, wearable

Fire TV: Amazon competes with Apple and Google

Amazon launched “Fire TV”, an internet-connected TV set-top box as it competes with Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast, to gain a share of the television market. It’s not the first time Amazon launched a hardware device, they’ve done something similar with the Amazon Kindle line. “It makes sense for Amazon to try to tie everything ...

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Tags: amazon, Apple, Fire TV, gaming, Google, hardware, Kindle, Set-Top Box

HTC One M8 vs HTC One – New vs Old, Top-tier vs Affordable

HTC released an extremely popular and well-built phone last year in the form of the HTC One. It followed up on the model’s success this year, releasing an improved sequel, called the HTC One M8. It’s fresh out of the oven, and while the name certainly didn’t improve, the phone supposedly did. How much so, ...

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Tags: Android, Comparison, Display, HTC One, HTC One M8, Price, smartphone, Snapdragon 800, Specifications

Nokia Lumia 930 vs Huawei Ascend P7 – Reasonably priced underdogs

Two upcoming underdogs will try to make a dent in the smartphone market, mainly the Nokia Lumia 930, a phone targeted at European markets, and the Huawei Ascend P7, an underdog with a considerable growl. Which one of these looks better at a first glance? Nokia Lumia 930 – price  $599 (€435) The Nokia Lumia 930 ...

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Tags: Android, HTC One M8, Huawei, Huawei Ascend P7, Nokia, Nokia Lumia 930, Price, Release Date, Samsung Galaxy S5, smartphone, Windows

Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Nokia Lumia 1520 – Battle of cameras, prices and specs

Well, technically speaking, it’s more like a battle of cameras and specs, since both phones seem to cost around the same, more exactly $520-530 carrier-free. Nokia’s Lumia 1020 and Lumia 1520 are then, medium-budget phones. What do they bring to the table? Which one is worth picking up? How to they handle the competition? That’s ...

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Tags: Lumia, Nokia, Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia Lumia 1520

HTC One M8 vs Apple iPhone 5s vs Samsung Glaxy S5 – Comparing prices

With so many top brands releasing new phones in this period, we’re comparing the Apple iPhone 5S, the HTC One M8 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 to try and help with the shopping choices! HTC ONE M8 The HTC One M8 (or the HTC One 2, if you prefer) is one stunning looking phone. It’s ...

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Tags: Android, Apple, Comparison, Galaxy S4, HTC, HTC One M8, iOS, iPhone 5S, Price, Samsung, Specifications, Value

iPad Air vs Microsoft Surface 2- Which is the better tablet?

In today’s match-up, we’ll be pitting a highly popular tablet, the Apple iPad Air, against an underdog that certainly poses a threat, mainly the Microsoft Surface 2. The Surface 2 is the successor to the moderately successful Surface RT, and certainly brings multiple improvements to the table. On the other hand, the iPad Air is ...

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Tags: Apple, Comparison, Design, iOS, iPad Air, Microsoft, Microsoft Surface Air, Tablet, Value, Windows 8.1