NEW PC MOTHERBOARDS COMING IN 2015

Everything in our PC is changing fast and that includes our motherboards, and with the list that we have provided here I do have the urge to upgrade my PC.

I am just hoping by doing so, the upgrade will not cost me too much as powerful as some of the listed can be!

Here are the new pc motherboards that are due out this year:

BIOSTAR’s TA970 Plus AMD Mainboard

Just recently, BIOSTAR released an AMD socket AM3+ motherboard that is the TA970 Plus. While you might know that AMD sockets usually have an AMD OverDrive Technology on their mainboard, the TA970 Plus is also said to have the ACC (Advanced Clock Calibration) feature for overclock enthusiasts out there to precisely calibrate clock timings between processor and RAM chips.

The board supports AMD multi-Core AM3 processors and fortunately, it includes AMD FX/AMD Phenom II   and AMD Athlon II ;versions to its support. It is a full sized ATX board with 4 slots of DDR3 DIMM up to 64 GB and is crossfire capable. This new motherboard also supports USB 3.0 and is said to have a SATA connection with a speed of 6 GB/s. While the price is yet unknown, it has been rumoured to probably go up to $79.00.

ASRock’s X99E-ITX/ac

If you experienced the power of an X99 motherboard, you probably already know that it is a powerful motherboard. And just a few days ago, this powerful board is now coming in a Mini-ITX. Ridiculous it may be but yes, it was made possible by sacrificing some of its specs.

While the previous model was capable of holding eight DDR4 memory, this one has less. Same goes with our PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot. It also said that there will be six SATA3 connectors and two of them can be made into a single SATA-Express connector. You might also want to know that this board is now USB3.1 capable and has a wireless AC connectivity.

While the price is yet to be determined after this week’s CeBIT, we also hope to gain the exact specifications of this announced motherboard.

MSI’s New And Updated Motherboards

If you are not a fan of BIOSTAR or ASRock, then MSI just announced twelve upcoming motherboards, all featuring USB 3.1 and is rated to be at full 10GBps in speed. Ten out of the twelve motherboards are said to support Intel, while two are for AMD. Also, while most use the traditional USB Type-A connector, a single exception features the new reversible Type-C connector on the rear I/O panel, the MSI Z9&A Gaming 6.

Here are the said chipsets that are coming out:

AMD (970 chipset):

• SLI Krait Edition

AMD (990FX chipset):

• 990FXA Gaming

Intel (Z97 chipset):

• Z97A Gaming 9 ACK
• Z97A Gaming 7
• Z97A Gaming 6

Intel (X99 chipset):

• X99A Gaming 9 ACK
• X99A Gaming 7
• X99A Xpower AC
• X99A Mpower
• X99A SLI Krait Edition
• X99A SLI Plus
• X99A Raider

ORIGINAL ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN PPSU

Samsung Gear S review

The dream of a fully standalone wrist gadget that can make phone calls, stay connected and even help you be sounds good, at least on paper. To own a smartwatch usually means having it be perma-paired to a phone in your pocket: it ends up being, largely, a phone accessory. That's starting to change. A few bold watches are trying to break away and be their own devices, with their own phone service to boot.

The Samsung Gear S is one of those. This is Samsung's sixth smartwatch in a little over a year, but it has one big difference: it gets its own cell service and data. It even has its own SIM-card slot. It's a watch that's also a phone.

Someday soon, smartwatches might be devices that work totally on their own, no phone necessary: as a connected Web browser, a music player, a fitness device. But the Samsung Gear S is not exactly that magic watch. Yes, it can do a surprising number of things. But it still needs a Samsung phone to make most features work. It runs Samsung's limited Tizen software and dedicated Gear apps, closing it off from the richer ecosystem of Google's Android Wear. And it requires a connected data plan to even use it as a cellular device.

SAMSUNG GEAR S

For some of my time with the Gear S, I paired it with a Samsung phone. But for most of the time, I tried using it on its own, as a true independent smartwatch. Well, I should say "independent," because if you're going to use a Gear S, you're still best off bringing a phone along.

The Gear S has its own speakers and microphone. It vibrates when you get messages or an alarm goes off. It's studded with sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope and compass, optical heart rate, ambient light for screen brightness, UV and barometer. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and 3G cellular. It's got 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM and a dual-core processor. And it weighs 66 grams (2.3 ounces). But its display is the most impressive part...and, to some degree, the most alienating.The rubbery-plastic sport-type band it comes with can pop out around the Gear S central unit and be replaced with another band accessory. It snaps on like previous Gear watches: an adjustable watch band with a clip, it sizes and fits easily.The watch is IP67-rated water-resistant, which means you can get it wet, but you're not meant to shower or swim with it. It's about the same story as Samsung's previous Gear watches.

The Gear S has a 2-inch 480x360-pixel AMOLED display, a bigger screen and a larger pixel count than other Android Wear smartwatches and previous Samsung Gears. It's longer, almost feeling like a mini-phone in portrait mode.

You need to pay for a phone/data package to use the Gear S standalone features, but they are fun to play with. The Gear S packs Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and multiband cellular: 3G, but not 4G LTE. You can keep the Gear S perpetually paired with your Samsung phone and use it as a connected accessory, like Android Wear, or you can completely decouple and use the Gear S with nothing else at all.

Sony Xperia Z2

The Sony Xperia Z2 is the latest flagship super-phone from Sony, replacing the Xperia Z1 released last year. The new phone keeps the same aluminium-edged design, sexy glass front and back, Full HD display, quad-core processor and impressive 20.7-megapixel camera. Like its predecessor, it's completely waterproof.

You might wonder, then, exactly what is new on the Z2?

Well, it has a slightly larger 5.2-inch display, a slimmer bezel around the edge, a marginally faster 2.3GHz Qualcomm processor, the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat software and a camera capable of capturing 4K video. Although those are only marginal upgrades, the Z1 was already a smashing piece of kit, and it might be slightly too soon for a full overhaul, given that it was only released in September last year.

It's available to preorder in the UK and wider Europe now for an eye-watering price of £600 (€700). The company is yet to confirm if it will ever get a US release, but I wouldn't get your hopes up -- the Z1 never got a proper release in the States, and the Z1S was announced at CES earlier this year as a US variant of the older phone. It's listed as "coming soon" on Sony's Asia site (with no pricing given), but there's no sign of it yet for Australia.

The Z2's glass panels do make it rather more susceptible to scratches from keys in your pocket, so if you want to keep it looking pristine -- which I imagine you will, given how much you've paid for it -- you should pop it in a case. Like its siblings, the Z2 is completely waterproof, but the waterproof rating has been slightly increased. It's IP55 and IP58 rated which basically means you can completely submerse it in up to 1.5 metres of water for up to 30 minutes at a time.

The 5.2-inch display packs the same 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution as the previous Z1. As the Z2 is marginally bigger, the screen has a slightly lower pixel density -- 423 pixels per inch against the Z1's 440 -- as the same number of pixels are being stretched over a larger area. In reality though, it's not a difference you're ever likely to notice.

The Z2 arrives running the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.4.2 KitKat. You'd be right to expect the latest version of software on new launches, but Sony does have a habit of using older Android iterations -- the Z1 Compact launched only recently with the ageing Jelly Bean -- so it's refreshing to find the latest software on board as standard.

Around the back of the phone is the same 20.7-megapixel camera you'll find on both the Z1 and the Z1 Compact. It's an impressive amount of megapixels, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee better pictures. 

The Z2 has a trick up its sleeve in the form of 4K video capture -- that's considerably more than the resolution previously available. I put it against the S5, which can also shoot 4K, and watched the footage back on a 65-inch Panasonic 4K TV.

How to get iPhone6 Easily without wasting your time

If you haven't pre-ordered an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and still want to be among the first to own the device, there's a good chance you'll be facing a long line at the Apple Store today or this weekend.

Most Apple stores get pretty big shipments of new iPhones; that's the obvious choice, but not the only one. In fact, you can get the iPhone 6 (16GB) for below the recommended price at Walmart ($179, instead of $199), and you'll probably have to wait less, too.Now, on to other options: Retailers like Best Buy, Walmart and Staples have a healthy supply of devices. Best Buy is among the more popular retail spots to pick up an iPhone, so in some cases, be prepared to wait on line for awhile too.Best Buy has a ticketing process to help the lines run smoothly, but it only offers one ticket for each customer, so if you want to upgrade your whole family, they will all need to be present. (Note: Apple lets each person in line buy two phones).

line in front of apple store at the time of iPhone5

Not all Best Buy stores were packed this morning, though. According to a Best Buy employee in a message posted to Reddit, the store was practically empty for the launch. The user didn't disclose the location, but included a picture of the "crowd."

Walmart is another option that people might not consider for picking up an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, and the company is giving customers a nice incentive to choose them over others by discounting the devices. In addition to an iPhone 6 price cut (with a two-year Verizon, AT&T or Sprint contract), the iPhone 6 Plus is priced at $279 ($20 cheaper than what you'll find at the Apple store).an addition to select retailers, you'll of course be able to find some at the carrier stores, too. Be choosy about which store location you go to — for example, the AT&T location in Union Square in New York City had a line halfway down the block before doors opened at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. But uptown, a location on East 86th Street had just about 15 people queued up — which sure beats the hundreds of people waiting at the Apple Store just 30 blocks south. Meanwhile, the T-Mobile store (also in Union Square) had no line at all.