Here a roundp of todays reviews and articles:

Corsair Graphite 380T Mini ITX Case Review
Deepcool Maelstrom 120 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review
First Actual Intel Broadwell Core M Benchmarks From IDF 2014
Gigabyte GA-X99-SOC Force LN2 Motherboard w/ Special LGA2011-v3 CPU Socket
Hands on with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Hands-on review: Apple Watch
Hands-on review: iPhone 6
Hands-on review: iPhone 6 Plus
Intel 80GB 530 Series M.2 SSD On Linux
Intel Broadwell and Skylake client CPUs both launching in 2015
Intel Core M 5Y70 Broadwell-Y Benchmarked At IDF 2014
Intel demos Skylake silicon; production expected in 2H 2015
LG 34UM95 Review
Radeon R9-285 Review
Thermaltake Urban T81 Review
X99 Charts: 6 Boards - Gigabyte X99-UD4
XTracGear Ripper XXL Mousing Surface Review
Zowie FK1 Gaming Mouse Review

Corsair Graphite 380T Mini ITX Case Review

Computer form factors keep getting smaller and smaller, but the market for smaller systems keeps growing everyday mainly due to the availability of components that allow users to build extremely powerful systems in very constrained spaces. Corsair clearly understands this, with the release of the Corsair Obsidian 250D earlier in 2014 it became clear that there was a need for Mini-ITX designs to be implemented in the rest of their lines of products, leading to the release of the Graphite 380T, the case Benchmark Reviews will be taking a look at today.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Deepcool Maelstrom 120 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review

If you haven’t heard of DeepCool by now we really can’t blame you. This start up out of Beijing, China has only recently started hitting shelves in the US. However, if you are an avid ThinkComputers.org reader you will no doubt have seen several excellent performing CPU coolers come across our pages from DeepCool. Since then DeepCool has really started to step up their game by branching into the case, power supply, and as you’ll see today, the AIO CPU cooler market. With the market so flooded with AIO’s, the hottest cooling item of today, can DeepCool’s Maelstrom 120 even make a splash? And can it possibly keep up with the years of R&D other companies have in the AIO spectrum? Read on to find out!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

First Actual Intel Broadwell Core M Benchmarks From IDF 2014

We just got the scoop on some actual benchmarks run on Intel’s just-released Broadwell platform. We’ve gone into detail on Broadwell’s architecture and features and discussed expected power and performance characteristics in a couple of previous articles. But now we can finally show you some cold, hard numbers—not percentage comparisons versus previous platforms. We saw a 12.1” Broadwell-based, Core M 5Y70-powered Windows tablet live at IDF 2014, and have pictures of the actual benchmark runs posted for you here...

Read full article @ HotHardware.com

Gigabyte GA-X99-SOC Force LN2 Motherboard w/ Special LGA2011-v3 CPU Socket

When we were at the Gigabyte IDF LN2 overclocking event we spotted that Hicookie was using the Gigabyte GA-X99-SOC Force LN2 motherboard, which hasn’t been announced just yet! Gigabyte has already released the Z97-SOC FORCE LN2 motherboard for socket LGA1150 processors, but this is a new board using the Intel X99 Express chipset that has been engineered specifically for the most hardcore overclockers that need a board that can handle LN2. This board is very interesting to use because it uses a non-standard CPU socket that has more pins in it for better overclocking.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Hands on with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

When it comes to the iPhone 6, one of the most immediate impressions will definitely be the industrial and material design. Going back to the launch of the original iPhone 5 one of the immediate impressions that we had was that the iPhone 5 felt incredibly light and thin. If nothing else, the same is true of the iPhone 6.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Hands-on review: Apple Watch

Most of us expected the Apple Watch to appear in 2015, but it's made a (semi) surprise launch with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.It sadly won't be seen until next year though, which means this is a deliberate ploy by Apple to make sure you're not buying a Samsung, LG or Moto 360 option in the run up to Christmas.But there's a pretty good reason for most to hang on – this is a very stylish wearable indeed. Apple's clearly aiming this at the fashion market as much as the person who loves to be an early adopter – given the smartwatch market is still yet to take off, it makes sense to focus further afield in terms of consumer targeting.DesignThe Apple Watch is coming in six different versions: there's the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Sport and the Apple Watch Edition. And each of these comes in two sizes, for those that like a larger or smaller device for their wrist.You can't call it a lady or man's watch, but there will be those that do, and it's opened Apple up to a new market in doing so.

Read full article @ Techradar

Hands-on review: iPhone 6

This is TechRadar's quick look at the new handset for all those that just can't wait to get a look at the new model – check back in a few hours for the full and in-depth iPhone 6 hands on review!The some, the attraction of the masses to Apple devices is almost unfathomable. The iPhone has never been one of the most powerful handsets in the world, nor the smallest / largest, and yet seven years later it has retained (and grown) its unshakeable following.However, in the last 18 months, the death knells have started quietly sounding, ringing in the distance as the best Android phones – once only a rival on spec or price – became genuine challengers and then out-and-out better handsets. Tim Cook knew the brand needed to do something, and quickly – and that's just what's happened, with the iPhone 6 representing one of the most comprehensive overhauls of the iPhone range since the iPhone 4 – and actually going one step further in a lot of ways.

Read full article @ Techradar

Hands-on review: iPhone 6 Plus

This is TechRadar's quick look at the new handset for all those that just can't wait to get a look at the new model – check back in a few hours for the full and in-depth iPhone 6 Plus hands on review!The iPhone 6 was a phone we all expected to see for the last two years. But only recently did I really start to think Apple might join the phablet race too.The new iPhone 6 Plus is a phone that might not make a lot of sense to some people – after all, it's basically the iPhone 6 with a larger screen and a better battery, but at the expense of pocketability.But that overlooks the bigger picture: this is a phone that's about choice, sure, but also servicing the exploding smartphone market in Asia, where bigger = better when it comes to smartphone screens. Specs are also key issues too, but Apple's proven its tag as a luxury brand can help it get past that handicap.

Read full article @ Techradar

Intel 80GB 530 Series M.2 SSD On Linux

Our latest solid-state storage Linux benchmarking at Phoronix is looking at Intel's 530 Series SSD within the M.2 form factor.

Read full article @ Phoronix

Intel Broadwell and Skylake client CPUs both launching in 2015

Two client architectures coexisting in the same year.

Read full article @ Hexus

Intel Core M 5Y70 Broadwell-Y Benchmarked At IDF 2014

Intel has officially revealed the Core M processors, the first fifth-generation Core processors that use the Broadwell-Y microarchitecture. We'e told you about Broadwell-Y before, but we've never been allowed to see detailed performance numbers, let alone run benchmarks ourselves on the reference platform. That all changed today when we were able to run benchmarks on the Llama Mountain reference tablet that was powered by the Intel Core M-5Y70 Broadwell-Y Processor!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Intel demos Skylake silicon; production expected in 2H 2015

During its IDF keynote this morning, Intel demoed a notebook based on its next-gen Skylake architecture. Intel says the new CPU design will bring "significant" performance and power efficiency improvements over Broadwell. Skylake will blanket multiple markets, including high-end desktop PCs, and the first examples are scheduled for mass production next year.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

LG 34UM95 Review

When the first wave of UltraWide 21:9 monitors landed back in 2012, it felt like one step forward and one step back.One the one hand, the extra desktop real estate at the sides meant that you could replace your dual monitor setup with a single display, doing away with the distracting middle bezel that would divide your two working areas. This was useful for stretching out spreadsheets, snapping documents side-by-side or watching movies in their native cinematic aspect ratio.However, due to their common pixel-resolution of 2560 x 1080, such monitors suffered from a lack of vertical space and resulted in what felt like a cramped letterbox-like working area compared to 1440p panels. What's more, on average they were more expensive than their 16:9 counterparts and as such many people found it difficult to justify the cost of getting onboard with the intruiging aspect ratio.Interview: LG talks to TechRadar Pro about the 34UM95Step up the LG 34UM95, which goes by the mantra of bigger is better - both in terms of physical size and resolution - which have been upped to 34 inches and 3440 x 1440 (21:9) respectively. This larger working area is the equivalent of running two 20-inch monitors side-by-side with resolutions of 1720x1440 (6:5). Finally, 21:9 gets the vertical space that was sorely lacking from previous models, matching what you would find on a 27-inch monitor while providing even more horizontal space at the sides. The UM3495's working area really is huge.

Read full article @ Techradar

Radeon R9-285 Review

Today we have two alternative 285 models, from Sapphire and PowerColor, on our test bench for part 2 of our Radeon R9-285 review.

Read full article @ HardwareHeaven

Thermaltake Urban T81 Review

Today we take a look at the Thermaltake Urban T81, which has been in Thermaltake's chassis lineup for over a year now. None the less OverclockersClub is excited to get its hand on any chassis currently on the market. Thermaltake as a company established itself in 1999 with a mission of "delivering the perfect user experience." Thermaltake was, and is, the leading company for aftermarket cooling. The company is also largely involved with the eSPORTS community, making peripherals such as mice, keyboards, and headphones. Being a well known brand has great rewards, as it can spend more time in research and development to really deliver that user experience. Thermaltake has already branched out into the power supply and computer accessories markets while keeping a steady supply of new chassis year after year.

Read full article @ OCC

X99 Charts: 6 Boards - Gigabyte X99-UD4

So far we've tested 6 X99 motherboards and we have to say that sometimes we got quite interesting results. What we've also done is, we have added results gathered with Right Mark Audio Analyzer in order to chek the quality of the onboard audio.

Read full article @ ocaholic

XTracGear Ripper XXL Mousing Surface Review

I get a lot of products for review and honestly I don’t keep or even use them after the review. I give them away to family and friends usually or I just tuck them away to use maybe later. One of the products over the years though that I loved and used everyday was the Ripper XXL from XTrac which is a really big mousepad, technically called a deskpad. I had the Ripper XXL for a few years and I finally had to sadly throw it away as it was just too worn and frayed. Very luckily for me XTracGear recently, I guess you could say, re-introduced and/or redesigned their Ripper line of mousepads and sent me a nice new XXL over for review. So read one to learn more…

Read full article @ DragonSteelMods

Zowie FK1 Gaming Mouse Review

Fortunately for Zowie, the FK1 is a pretty safe product release as it’s more of a beefed up revision of their already massively popular Zowie FK. The product team at Zowie are always tuned into user feedback and they’ve responded with some minor tweaks to the product. The biggest changes are easily in the size of the mouse, it has been made a little bigger, measuring in at 1mm taller, 4mm longer and around 3mm wider overall. The next upgrade is the sensor, gone is the old Avago 390 sensor which features a 450 / 1150 / 2300 DPI toggle, now replaced with the Avago 3310 optical sensor which runs at 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 DPI.

Slightly bigger, slightly heavier, lower lift-off, wider range of DPI settings… The FK was awesome, but not the FK1 really is starting to sound like a worthy upgrade.

As you can see on the specifications below, the FK1 is ambidextrous and designed for claw grip play styles, featuring dual side buttons, a driver-free plug and play design, adjustable DPI, adjustable polling rate, low lift-off and features support for a wide range of systems.

Read full article @ eTeknix