Thursday, April 14, 2011

New patch for the PC version of Dragon Age II

BioWare has released the second patch for PC Dragon Age II, updating the game to version 1.02. The patch rectifies many bugs and improves gameplay (Warning: some corrections regarding the plot is retroactive, so if there is a bug that prevents progress in the plot you need to load a save before the onset of the problem).

In addition, the Canadian developer recommends that gamers with hardware compatible with DirectX11 update the drivers of the AMD Radeon graphics cards and nVidia GeForce latest release. Owners of the retail version of the game can download the patch 1.02 to this address. Below is a list of changes: GAMEPLAY The Effects of Various talents and follower Being Properly item properties are now removed and re-applied When loading and saving.

Cooler Master introduced the new box Enforcer Storm.

Cooler Master announces the launch of its new box Enforcer Storm gamers focused mainly have USB 3.0, SSD support and possibility to install high-end graphics. Building for the Future. The new Enforcer Storm has been designed and manufactured to the most demanding users, features a unique cooling system with a 200mm fan located on the front lit by red LEDs, one rear 120mm and the possibility of installing a also additional 200mm on top.

Ivy Bridge compatible with existing LGA 1155

The compatibility of processors Ivy Bridge with the current LGA 1155 platform is one of question marks about future Intel processors. Indeed, although the processors are physically compatible with the current Sandy Bridge, he was so far unclear whether the chipsets Phanta Point (6 Series) of the caster will be able to operate with Ivy Bridge.

If you believe a document capture Donanimhaber published by the site, it would appear that the Ivy Bridge processors are indeed compatible (as we supposed) with some 6 series chipsets from Intel (The P67, H67 , H61 and Z68), with an updated BIOS. However Chipsets Q65, Q67 and B65, for the professional market, will not be compatible with upcoming CPU's founder.

S1080: Tablet "Wintel" Gigabyte

Unveiled at CES, the shelf "Wintel" S1080 Gigabyte has just made its appearance on the Taiwanese market. Displayed at nearly $ 790, this 10.1-inch touch pad (1024 x 600 pixels) with a processor dual-core Atom N570 clocked at 1.66 GHz and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium (no, not Android here ). There is also a 320 GB hard drive, 1.3 megapixel webcam, 802.11n wireless controllers and Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0 and a VGA output, all at a weight of 900 grams.

Four USB 3.0 ports on one controller

Texas Instruments is to validate two new USB 3.0 controllers, which could therefore come - finally - to compete with the controllers from Renesas (NEC). Good news, one of two chips (the TUSB7340) supports four USB 3.0 ports, while the majority of current solutions are limited to only two ports. In practice, the motherboards that support more than two or more controllers connectors use either a USB 3.0 hub internal - Via offers a chip of this type -.

USB 3.0 in the spotlight at Samsung

The manufacturer Samsung will soon launch several new models of external hard drives equipped with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed. At 2.5-inches, M2 and C2 Portable Portable display a maximum capacity of 1 TB, the difference between the two models ranging in design and color (gray or red for C2, while the M2 is in gray, orange, beige and black).

The C2 and M2 will come with backup software and formatting Samsung Drive Manager. For its part, the M3 Station format (3.5 inches) should be available in capacities of 1TB, 1.5TB and 2 TB, and in two colors (black or beige). M2 Portable should make its appearance within a few days, then it will wait until May to see the arrival of the C2 and M3 Mobile Station.

The SDK download official KINECTS May 16

Since the release of the module KINECTS for Xbox 360, hackers of all stripes would have a field day and invented moult applications to efficient system of recognition and motion tracking. And Microsoft, for once, was not opposed to tinkering in his product. The company had even mentioned the launch of an official development kit, which has just received a release date: it will be downloadable for free on May 16 in beta.