ADATA® Technology, a leading manufacturer of high performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash products, today launched XPG Flame DDR4 memory modules. Featuring a sleek heatsink emblazoned with a flame design, XPG Flame DDR4 is available in 288-pin U-DIMM and 260-pin SO-DIMM. This marks the first XPG memory for notebooks, and makes XPG Flame an appealing choice for gamers, overclocking, and competitive benchmarkers on desktops, notebooks, and small form factor (SFF) PCs. XPG Flame uses the most carefully-sorted and assembled boards and chips for assured quality and stability. Customers can choose modules in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB densities, with speeds up to 3000MHz on U-DIMM and 2800MHz on SO-DIMM. All XPG Flame modules support Intel XMP 2.0 (Extreme Memory Profile) specifications and ship with a lifetime ADATA product warranty.
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WD Broadens Portfolio of Solutions for VMware Storage Environments
Western Digital Corp. today announced that its popular HGST-branded Ultrastar® SN150 PCI Express (PCIe) NVMe solid state drive (SSD) is now certified for use with VMware® Virtual SAN and vSphere. Optimized for easy set-up, the Ultrastar SN150 SSD for VMWare environments reduces latency, and brings hyperscale-level performance and enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) time to virtualized servers and cloud storage. This can significantly lower the total cost of ownership of VMware storage environments over traditional storage architectures by reducing performance tuning and field support costs. In server-side environments where VMware virtualization management is utilized, the Ultrastar SN150 is an ideal option for data center managers building or deploying systems on VMware Virtual SAN or vSphere.
Part of Western Digital’s HGST-branded Ultrastar data center storage solutions family, the certified Ultrastar SN150 is available in a low-profile, half-height, half-length (HHHL), add-in card form factor and is one of the first NVMe SSDs in the industry to utilize VMware’s in-box NVMe driver. For data center administrators, this helps eliminate the hassle of time-consuming downloads and configurations, and allows faster deployment. The Ultrastar SN150 drive is available in capacities ranging from 1120GB1 to 3820GB and offers speeds which exceed Virtual SAN’s highest performance class (Class F) specifications, enabling it to easily address the heaviest data workloads in a variety of virtualized server and storage configurations, including all-flash and hybrid configurations utilizing flash for caching and hard disk drives for storage capacity.
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Keyboard Grabbing Protocol Proposed For Wayland
Red Hat developer Olivier Fourdan has proposed adding a keyboard grabbing protocol to Wayland…
Source: Phoronix – Keyboard Grabbing Protocol Proposed For Wayland
VMware says, “We’re not dead,” updates Fusion and Workstation for free
Enlarge / VMware Fusion 8.5 for Mac, with tab support. (credit: VMware)
Today, VMware announced upgrades to its desktop virtualization products for Windows, Mac, and Linux. But this time existing users won’t have to pay for the new software.
VMware and its rival Parallels have been charging for upgrades every year, and last year both companies required users to upgrade if they wanted VMWare and Parallels to fully support Windows 10. But none of the operating system changes this year are likely to break anything in last year’s virtualization software. This makes it hard to convince customers that they should pay again.
VMware has heard complaints from customers about the yearly paid upgrades. Customers say, “ah, geez, you’re going to charge me to upgrade every year because you added OS support,” according to VMware product line marketing manager Michael Roy. “We hear that loud and clear,” Roy told Ars.
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Source: Ars Technica – VMware says, “We’re not dead,” updates Fusion and Workstation for free
Apple’s October Mac Refresh Will Include Thiner MacBook Pro, Revamped MacBook Air, 5K Monitor
There’s a lot of buzz about Apple’s upcoming media event in which it’s expected the company will introduce the next generation of its iPhone line, presumably the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, and perhaps another Apple Watch as well. Ah, but handsets and wearables aren’t the only devices on tap. Apple is said to refreshing its other products
Source: Hot Hardware – Apple’s October Mac Refresh Will Include Thiner MacBook Pro, Revamped MacBook Air, 5K Monitor
Track: Suedehead | Artist: Morrissey | Album: Viva Hate
Track: Suedehead | Artist: Morrissey | Album: Viva Hate
Source: Kotaku – Track: Suedehead | Artist: Morrissey | Album: Viva Hate
Switch Audio Playback Devices Easier in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
On top of the big new features
(and a few awful bugs
), Windows 10 packs some minor polish that makes your life a little easier. For example, it’s now a lot easier to switch which device you play your audio through.
Source: LifeHacker – Switch Audio Playback Devices Easier in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
It's the economy, stupid: Electric vehicles will transform everything
Sometimes, when you change one thing, everything else changes with it.
Source: TreeHugger – It’s the economy, stupid: Electric vehicles will transform everything
VMware won't charge you to run a new OS in Fusion
Virtual machine software is theoretically a one-and-done purchase, but you know that’s not how it works in practice. You typically end up buying an upgrade every year just to get the latest operating system support, whether it’s in the virtual enviro…
Source: Engadget – VMware won’t charge you to run a new OS in Fusion
Docker comes to Raspberry Pi
If you’re not already familiar with Docker, it’s a method of packaging software to include not only your code, but also other components such as a full file system, system tools, services, and libraries. You can then run the software on multiple machines without a lot of setup. Docker calls these packages containers.
Mayview Maersk by Flickr user Kees Torn
Think of it like a shipping container and you’ve got some idea of how it works. Shipping containers are a standard size so that they can be moved around at ports, and shipped via sea or land. They can also contain almost anything. Docker containers can hold your software’s code and its dependencies, so that it can easily run on many different machines. Developers often use them to create a web application server that runs on their own machine for development, and is then pushed to the cloud for the public to use.
While we’ve noticed people using Docker on Raspberry Pi for a while now, the latest release officially includes Raspbian Jessie installation support. You can now install the Docker client on your Raspberry Pi with just one terminal command:
curl -sSL get.docker.com | sh
From there, you can create your own container or download pre-made starter containers for your projects. The documentation is thorough and easy to follow.
Docker Swarm
One way you can use Raspberry Pi and Docker together is for Swarm. Used together, they can create a computer cluster. With Swarm containers on a bunch of networked Raspberry Pis, you can build a powerful machine and explore how a Docker Swarm works. Alex Ellis shows you how in this video:
Docker Swarm mode Deep Dive on Raspberry Pi (scaled)
Get all the details @ http://blog.alexellis.io/live-deep-dive-pi-swarm/
You can follow along with Alex’s written tutorial as well. He has even taken it further by using Pi Zero’s USB gadget capabilities to create a tiny Docker Swarm:
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Look ma, no Ethernet! 8 core @Docker 1.12 swarm boom USB OTG @Raspberry_Pi @pimoronipic.twitter.com/frlSQ9ePpr
The Raspberry Pi already makes many computing tasks easier; why not add deploying remote applications to that list with Docker?
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RadeonSI Gets Another OpenGL 4.5 Extension: ARB_cull_distance
The RadeonSI Gallium3D driver continues stepping ever so closely to OpenGL 4.4 and 4.5 compliance…
Source: Phoronix – RadeonSI Gets Another OpenGL 4.5 Extension: ARB_cull_distance
Apple's September 7th Event – What to Expect From The iPhone 7
The iPhone 7, a new Apple Watch and a new MacBook might be set to launch on 7 September.
Source: TG Daily – Apple’s September 7th Event – What to Expect From The iPhone 7
Kim Dotcom will be allowed to stream his extradition appeal
The extradition case for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can be streamed on YouTube, a New Zealand court has ruled. The German internet entrepreneur — now living in Auckland, the nation’s largest city — and three of his former colleagues began a six-…
Source: Engadget – Kim Dotcom will be allowed to stream his extradition appeal
Google Contacts App Gets Better Labels, Duplicate Management and More
Android: Google’s Contacts app is handy, but it’s always been a bit barebones. Now, it’s getting a little bit better with easier ways to manage your labels and remove the duplicates from your lists.
Source: LifeHacker – Google Contacts App Gets Better Labels, Duplicate Management and More
EU Wants Apple to Pay Ireland €13 Billion After It Allegedly Broke Tax Laws
Ireland has said that it disagrees profoundly with the European Commission’s ruling against its tax dealings.
Source: TG Daily – EU Wants Apple to Pay Ireland €13 Billion After It Allegedly Broke Tax Laws
Gene Wilder: A Film Tribute in Pictures
“Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”, “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein” were just a few of Wilder’s memoriable movies.
Source: TG Daily – Gene Wilder: A Film Tribute in Pictures
Adding Phone tracker to the must have apps for every mobile phone
There are many ways of losing a mobile phone or a smart phone. I am sure everyone will agree. Even when we are at home, many a times it so happens that we are not able to locate our phone and end up calling on the mobile number to hear it ring and hence locate it. People, especially who do extensive travelling by public transport are the most susceptible to either losing their phone or having it stolen. But now you can relax because the daily advancing technology has come up with applications for mobile and smart phones that can help to track down your stolen device. Not only that, if you are…
Source: TG Daily – Adding Phone tracker to the must have apps for every mobile phone
Gran Turismo Sport Delayed Until 2017 For PlayStation 4
Well, this is a bit of a bummer. Polyphony had originally planned for Gran Turismo Sport to drift onto the PlayStation 4 in mid-November, but has now decided to delay the title to sometime in 2017. Polyphony pointed to high expectations, both from eager fans itching to get behind the virtual wheel and its own development team, as why it’s
Source: Hot Hardware – Gran Turismo Sport Delayed Until 2017 For PlayStation 4
Microsoft Fixes Crippling Surface Pro 3 Battery Drain With Firmware Update
If you’re a victim of severe battery drain on the Surface Pro 3 tablet, we’ve got some good news for you today — a fix has been released for customers. Interestingly, Microsoft says that the battery drain only affected a “limited number” of Surface Pro 3 devices.
In short, the battery’s full charge capacity was being reported incorrectly
Source: Hot Hardware – Microsoft Fixes Crippling Surface Pro 3 Battery Drain With Firmware Update
The compact Yuneec Breeze drone is built for 4K selfies
Yuneec is known for high-end drones with features like 4K and collision avoidance, but is going straight for Joe Consumer with its latest model. The Breeze is a $500 compact drone with five flight modes and an on-board 4K camera, making it ideal for…
Source: Engadget – The compact Yuneec Breeze drone is built for 4K selfies