Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

ECS LIVA One Mini-PC (H110/Skylake)
Enermax Ostrog ADV Review
Gigabyte XTREME GAMING XP1200M PSU Review
Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station Review
How to Install and Configure Oracle SQL Developer Client
Killer Ethernet E2500 Review
Microsoft response to Lenovo PCs can't run Linux
MSI GT73VR 6RE TITAN SLI Review
Rotate videos in VLC - Tutorial
Sonnet Fusion Thunderbolt 3: The fastest external storage device we've ever tested
Sumo Air Inflatable Lounge Chair Review
Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1500W PSU Review

ECS LIVA One Mini-PC (H110/Skylake)

Here's another $400 option for ultra-small PCs, this time based on Intel's 35W Skylake CPU, the Core i3-6100T. The ECS LIVA One ups the performance a notch compared to past LIVA units, but the ECS LIVA One also ups the size a fair bit.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Enermax Ostrog ADV Review

With the Ostrog ADV, Enermax has yet another case in its portfolio. This midi tower is available in different colors. It offers good build quality and there are many interesting features like a fan controller and a LED backlight. In addition to the solid price we find also a very good bundle

Read full article @ ocaholic

Gigabyte XTREME GAMING XP1200M PSU Review

The trend lately is making the most energy efficient models. Platinum is what you want, however it's often expensive if you stick to the top brands like Enermax, Cooler Master, SuperFlower, Corsair, and so on. Today we're testing probably what is among the better power supplies we have had in our hands, and it comes from a bit of an underdog, Gigabyte. You all know them, you probably owned a product or two from them, but likely never a power supply. The PC hardware and component manufacturer this outs the XTREME GAMING XP1200M power supply delivers up to 1200W of 80 PLUS Platinum efficient power. This rather sizable power supply will remain relatively silent thanks to the inclusion of a 140mm Smart Fan.The Smart Fan is also extra durable (anything durable has written Gigabyte all over it) due to a double ball bearing construction. The PSU is ATX form-factor and yes, is based upon one massive single +12V rail. Though multi-GPU is on its return, it certainly would be a great match for a massive SLI/Crossfire setup. You'll notice that cables are flat, connectors are black and the forms, shapes and sizes simply have been made aesthetically rather pleasing. The PSU is rated with an MTBF of over 100,000 hours, and has been fitted with Japanese capacitors that should last a lifespan of 20 years, or four times longer than a 'conventional' capacitor, Gigabyte states. Gigabyte didn't shy away on anything, the PSU has embedded any safety you can thing of including OVP/OPP/SCP/UVP/OCP/OTP. The XTREME GAMING XP1200M power supply is not even huge in size either, D180 x W150 x H86mm. Even more beautiful is the length of the cables, we'll show you that in the review but I can tell you already, it's done right. A couple of years ago a new trend picked up, the consumers all created a demand for modified PCs. The dull beige painted PCs had to go. We wanted nicely shaped, cooled and preferably lit PCs with side windows so we could actually look at the inside of the PC. Really cool to look at but that created another issue. We now had the beautiful looking cases where you could look inside, but that resulted in pulling the hairs out of your head as there were yellow, red, and black wires coming from the PSU everywhere. So the power supply received another function; aesthetics. It needs to look nice. By organizing cables and by giving you the option to actually choose the wires you want to use, another problem was solved. We call it cable management these days, and this PSU certainly delivers.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station Review

If you are looking for a good soldering station for beginners or semi-professionals, you often get mentioned brands like Weller, Ersa, JBC or Metcal. A brand which is, however, mentioned in the very same breath is Hakko, headquartered in Japan. Since OCinside has always also covered the area of electronics and delight our IR receiver and IR repeater manuals great popularity, we are happy to present you today the Hakko FX-888D soldering station. Whether this soldering station is only for solder gutters or if it can compete with the best in its class, we will show in the following review. The Hakko FX-888D test includes not only dry theory, but some soldering example videos on our OCinside YouTube Channel.

Read full article @ OCInside.de

How to Install and Configure Oracle SQL Developer Client

If you are working on Oracle database either as developer or DBA, you need a good front-end to manage your database. In the old days, one of the popular option was Toad. But, now, there is even a better and robust option; SQL Developer. SQL Developer is an oracle product.

Read full article @ The Geek Stuff

Killer Ethernet E2500 Review

Striving for a better network experience. The ultimate online experience: faster games, smoother videos, and more control than ever before. That's how Rivet Networks has chosen to market its latest Gigabit Ethernet Controller, the Killer E2500.

Introduced as a successor to the well-received E2400, the new addition to the Killer range uses a familiar combination of hardware and software to identify and prioritise network data, resulting in a smoother overall web experience. Going by what's on the tin, it's a product that makes sense for just about anyone who plays online games, streams multimedia content or uses the Internet for any number of bandwidth-intensive tasks.

Read full article @ Hexus

Microsoft response to Lenovo PCs can't run Linux

Microsoft has gotten in touch and flatly denies that its Signature program prevents Linux installs. It also echoes Lenovo's stance on hardware support.

Read full article @ Engadget

MSI GT73VR 6RE TITAN SLI Review

So far on our venture to explore the delights of the latest Pascal-based gaming notebooks we’ve seen how a single-GPU can handle the latest gaming titles courtesy of the new GTX 1060, but what about a dual-GPU notebook? NVIDIA SLI-based notebooks aren’t all that common but one brand which have catered for such a feature are MSI and today we’ll be checking out one of their newly released models from the GT series.

In the spotlight today is the MSI GT73VR 6RE TITAN SLI. This new gaming notebook by its own right is a powerful machine bearing a very interesting lineup of hardware. Inside, MSI has used Intel’s Core i7-6820HK, 32GB DDR4, Twin Samsung SM951s in RAID0 and NVIDIA’s new GTX 1070 in SLI.

Read full article @ Vortez

Rotate videos in VLC - Tutorial

I've written a short tutorial explaining how to rotate videos using the extended Effects and Filters toolset feature in VideoLAN (VLC) media player. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Sonnet Fusion Thunderbolt 3: The fastest external storage device we've ever tested

Sonnet is aiming at professionals who need first-class performance in an external drive. The Fusion PCIe Flash Drive takes advantage of Thunderbolt 3, as well as Samsung's excellent SM951 M.2 SSD. The result is a compact external drive capable of transfer speeds up to 2100 MB/s.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Sumo Air Inflatable Lounge Chair Review

We have been working with Sumo lounge for quite some time now. They have sent us various different products that are awesome to lounge in, play games on, and much more. They recently released a brand new product called the Sumo Air. The Sumo Air is a self-inflatable lounge chair that can be inflated within seconds. It is small enough that when deflated you can easily carry it with you, but when inflated it provides a comfortable lounge chair for 1-2 people. Is the Sumo Air the perfect thing to bring with you to the beach, park, pool, or on vacation? Read on as we find out!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1500W PSU Review

Thermaltakes flagship PSU offering is the Toughpower DPS G RGB 1500 W model, which is based on an Enhanced Electronics platform and features 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency along with a fully modular cable design and a digital interface.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware