iOS 8.0.1 Released, Fixes Bugs, Brings New Problems for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Users

One would say nothing can break Apple like the past few scandals and issues, right? The whole iCloud fiasco, the BendGate and now iOS 8.0.1. The new version of firmware came out on Wednesday for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad and everyone jumped on the Software Update menu. Unlike the update to iOS 8.0, this time the over-the-air updating worked just fine. This is due to a smaller size of the Delta Update. If you update your device without iTunes expect an update that will only take about two minutes and a download smaller than 80MB. What's new The release notes explain the update has some bug fixes and improvements. Among others, Apple has fixed the bug that prevented HealthKit apps to work so all of them should now become available...

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New Phison 256 GB SDXC Memory Card Reaches 95 MB/s

SDXC memory cards are the type that work best in video and photo capture devices, barring CompactFlash ones that aren't as broadly supported. Phison has just launched such a card. Said newcomer, the 256GB SDXC UHS-I U3, obviously has a capacity of 256 GB. What is not as obvious is the transfer speed. Sure, UHS Speed Class 3 rating means that the card is about as fast as you can hope, but specifics are always more helpful. Fortunately, Phison didn't neglect to provide them. It turns out that the memory card has a read speed (maximum) of 95 MB/s, while the writing speed is of up to 90 MB/s. The PS8210 controller is responsible for the performance, thanks to its dual-channel architecture. Phison used TestMetrix software to run tests. As...

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NVIDIA's New SLI Bridges Get Their Own Green Glow

SLI technology allows you to connect more than one video card from NVIDIA, so that their resources may be pooled together. It doesn't quite double the potential performance of your system, but it should provide a boost of at least 50% even without game engine, hardware, and driver optimizations. SLI bridges don't exactly have what one might call glamor though. However, NVIDIA felt that even glorified connectors deserved a bit of a makeover. That is what ultimately led to the creation of the newest GeForce GTX SLI LED bridges. Available in 2-way, 2-way spaced, and 3-way spaced configurations, the bridges boast green LEDs that light up the inside of your PC even if you don't have fans with similar adornments. The new SLI bridges...

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ASUS ROG G751 High-End Gaming Laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M Incoming

Yesterday ASUS made official two new laptops under its ROG banner, namely the G551 and G771 gaming machines which take advantage of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M/860M. But ASUS is prepping a more high-end version of the two, which will take advantage of NVIDIA’s latest GPU standard. A new ASUS ROG premium laptop is in the pipeline The laptop will be marketed as the G771 and boasts the 17-inch form factor. The laptop is a variant of the multimedia notebook N751 that brings to the table an advanced cooling system that allows the accommodation of powerful equipment underneath the hood. The laptop takes advantage of the brushed aluminum panel characteristic of the ROG lineup and has the logo of the line plastered on top of the lid, as...

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