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Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

Asus Echelon Forest Gaming Headset Review
Buying guide: The best accessories for your new tablet
Hands-On: Alienware Alpha Intel-Powered Gaming PC Console
Noctua NH-D15 Review
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 expected to launch on 22nd Jan
Razer Deathstalker Expert Keyboard Review
Samsung Launches A Snapdragon 810 Powered Galaxy Note 4
Seagate NAS Pro DP-6 Network Attached Storage Review
Sign in to a Windows 10 account automatically on start
The OCZ challenge: kill 5 ARC 100 SSDs
Turtle Beach Stealth 400 Multi-Format Wireless Headset Review



Asus Echelon Forest Gaming Headset Review

Asus tends to be very well known for its PC hardware but the company also makes a wide range of very good gaming peripherals as well. Today we are going to take a look at the latest headset from the Echleon line of camo themed peripherals, featuring multi-platform compatibility, 50mm drivers and a retractable microphone at a fairly affordable price.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Buying guide: The best accessories for your new tablet

If you were lucky enough to find a brand new tablet waiting for you underneath the Christmas tree, you'll want to check out these fantastic accessories that can make using your new gadget even better.We've searched high and low for the best accessories for some of the most popular tablets on the market today. These accessories can make your laptop more useful, prolong its battery life, protect it from damage and even completely reinvent the way you use them.And even if you don't have one of the tablets below a lot of the accessories will work across most devices - so there's something for everyone!

Read full article @ Techradar

Hands-On: Alienware Alpha Intel-Powered Gaming PC Console

We first caught wind on the Alienware Alpha in the lead-up to Valve’s Steam Box announcements, prior to the Consumer Electronics Show. If you’re unfamiliar with the Alienware Alpha, it is a sleek, small form factor gaming PC, designed specifically for gamers. Valve is not quite ready with Steam OS or the Steam Controller, so the whole Steam Box angle is on hold for now, but that didn’t stop Alienware from re-tooling a bit and shipping the Alpha with Windows 8.1 instead...

Read full article @ HotHardware.com

Noctua NH-D15 Review

The NH-D15 was built in the image of its now famous predecessor the NH-D14. Noctua set out to improve on their previous model by making what they refer to as the “ultimate quiet cooling performance” fan. Let’s see how it stacks up against its younger sibling.

Read full article @ Bjorn3D

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 expected to launch on 22nd Jan

Not at CES, as previously rumoured. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 is expected to be launched on 22nd January, according to a report published by Hermitage Akihabara. Previously we had heard, via Sweclockers, that this mid-range graphics card would be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas which kicks off on 6th January.

Hermitage Akihabara claims its information about Nvidia's schedule comes from multiple sources. Concerning the new graphics card's pricing - that is also a little bit different to our previous information. The price of a standard Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 is said to be Y25,000, roughly equivalent to US$200, £135 or 0.66BTC. Local tax will have to be factored in.

At the time of writing we don't have any confirmed specs for the GeForce GTX 960, we can only reiterate the specs gleaned from a shipping manifest which hit the newswires in November. To re-cap, the core specs of that ttest SKU were 4GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, clocked at 993MHz core and 6,008MHz memory. It is thought that the card will be built around the Maxwell GM206 core.

Read full article @ Hexus

Razer Deathstalker Expert Keyboard Review

The Razer Deathstalker Expert has many of the basics needed for a gaming keyboard, such as macro recording, anti-ghosting, 1000mhz polling rate, and a key to disable the windows key while gaming. In this article for Benchmark Reviews , I will give an overview of this keyboard and Razer’s Synapse 2.0 software before delivering my final verdict on the package.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Samsung Launches A Snapdragon 810 Powered Galaxy Note 4

Today Samsung has announced a new version of the Galaxy Note 4 which will be launching in the South Korean market in January 2015. There are currently two major models of the Note 4, with the main point of differentiation being the processor inside. Most markets received a model with Qualcomms Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 which is a 2.7GHz quad core Krait 450 part. In certain markets, it ships with Samsungs Exynos 5433 which has four Cortex-A53 cores and four Cortex-A57 cores in a big.LITTLE configuration.

The new Galaxy Note 4 adds a third model to this mix. It comes with Qualcomms Snapdragon 810, which is similar to Exynos 5433 in that it sports four Cortex-A53 and four Cortex-A57 cores in a big.LITTLE configuration. However, the point that Samsung is advertising is not the SoC, but the cellular speeds that this new Galaxy Note 4 model is capable of. Snapdragon 810s modem allows for 3x20MHz carrier aggregation, which will enable LTE speeds of up to 450Mbps on future Category 9 LTE networks. It can also reach peak speeds of 300Mbps on current Category 6 LTE networks.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Seagate NAS Pro DP-6 Network Attached Storage Review

How much data do you have and how much storage space do you need? Are you a data hoarder? In addition and more importantly, are you protected against data loss in case of hardware failure? Network storage is no longer just about massive disk pools sitting on the network waiting to gobble up the vast amounts of 1's & 0's …

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Sign in to a Windows 10 account automatically on start

Whenever I set up a new Windows PC at home I configure it to sign in to an account automatically. This bypasses the user selection screen and the need to enter the account password during sign in on the computer.

Read full article @ gHacks

The OCZ challenge: kill 5 ARC 100 SSDs

Today we post the latest update in the OCZ challenge issued to Kitguru several weeks ago - to kill 5 of their ARC 100 Solid State Drives!

Read full article @ KitGuru

Turtle Beach Stealth 400 Multi-Format Wireless Headset Review

It’s fairly common for gamers to own more than one console, and when you’re ready to play online, the last thing you want to be doing is trying to find the right headset for the right console. The best way to reduce the need for multiple headsets is to purchase a multi-format headset; that’s where the new Turtle Beach Stealth 400 comes into play. The Stealth 400 is compatible with PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and mobile device. This means that quickly flicking between consoles should be relatively easy, with the added bonus that you can take the headset on the go with you for use with your mobile device.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 400 is a wireless headset, meaning you won’t have to suffer from trailing cables while gaming. Not all devices allow for wireless connectivity, so Turtle Beach have also included a 4-pole 3.5mm cable that will work great for hooking the headset up to your phone, tablet, mp3 player, or portable gaming device such as the PlayStation Vita.

Read full article @ eTeknix