Hardware Post

Monday, March 7, 2011

Fighting game for PS3 and Xbox 360: Mortal Kombat: announced a Trial

The ninth "Mortal Kombat" part will appear in April 2011. A first glimpse of the game is the middle of March. Featuring: The fighters Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Mileena, Johnny Cage, departing from the map The Pit and the Living Forest against each other. Warner Bros. released the first scan version on PS3 on 15 March 2011.

Playstation-plus subscribers have come a week earlier in the enjoyment of an ordinary brawl. But not in this country. As usual, Sony does not publish the ex-18-content in the German Playstation Store. When will Xbox 360 owners (the Germans) in the enjoyment of the demo is coming, not yet.

Codec Pack: Software Tip of the Day: Windows 7 Codec Pack

With the free "Windows 7 Codec Pack you get all the current codecs that you need for playing audio and video files. Will contain the package DivX, XviD, ffdshow, Flash Video Splitter, AC3 Filter, SPDIF, Lame MP3, Haali Media Splitter, MP4 Splitter Source, Source MPEG Splitter, RealMedia Source Splitter, VSFilter and CDXA Reader.

You have the choice between a complete and a custom installation.

Malicious programs for mobile devices: After Android attack: Google deletes malicious Apps

The downloaded apps are being deleted from the mobile phones, such as Google said. Affected users also would get an automatic software loaded onto their smartphones, aiming to remove all traces of spying Apps. According to reports from security software specialists there were in the Android Market, users download the Android software on their smartphones, over 50 programs for smartphones, which tried to make mature personal data.

Transcend SSD Enhanced USB 3.0

The manufacturer Transcend has unveiled the SSD18C3 an external SSD "enhanced" with a USB 3.0 SuperSpeed. Available in capacities of 64 GB and 128 GB SSD that shows the dimensions of 98.7 x 65.7 x 17.45 mm and weighs only 70 grams. He has a shock-proof shell made of silicone and displays data transfer rates rather interesting (USB 3.0), the order of 260 MB / s sequential read and 200MB / s write.

Plextor 500 GB external USB 3.0

The manufacturer Plextor should launch by the end of the PX-PH500U3, an external hard drive 2.5-inch format, with a USB 3.0 SuperSpeed and displaying a storage capacity of 500 GB Relatively light, with Weighing only 162 grams on the scale, the PX-PH500U3 has an aluminum hull. It comes with software for PC Clone EX FNet to save and restore data.

Guaranteed for one year, this external hard disk should be displayed at a lower rate at EUR 100. Finally, note that a 750 GB version (PX-PH750U3) is expected for the month of April at a price of 135 euros.

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Corsair announces the availability of RAM kits Cerulean Blue Vengeance

Corsair has announced the availability of the new version of its award-winning blue Vengeance series DDR3 memory. Vengeance DDR3 are optimized to provide the best level of overclocking and better compatibility with an attractive price. Modules original Vengeance, launched in November 2010, were equipped with sink, black anodized aluminum.

The new modules offer a framerate identical to the originals, but with cerulean blue heatsinks that combines perfectly with the base plate of the second generation of Intel from manufacturers such as Asus, MSI or Gigabyte. This blue color is also shared by the series Gaming Corsair power supplies, allowing users to keep a tune in the colors of your system.

The real cost of high-end 3D cards

What graphics card surcharge middle or high-end generates your electricity bill? That's what we wanted to know with much greater precision than usual by testing a wide range of graphics cards, and different usage patterns realistic.