Tuesday, March 16, 2010

IT News HeadLines (bit-tech.net) 16/03/2010


bit-tech.net
OpenGL 4 specification released
The Khronos Group has announced the latest version of its OpenGL cross-platform 3D standard, aimed at matching Direct3D 11's feature set.
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OnLive want to avoid hardware, console market
OnLive's CEO Steve Perlman has said he wants to keep the company away from hardware.
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Valve: "DRM damages value of games"
Valve's Gabe Newell sees DRM systems as useful for only sabotaging games.
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2K Games defends BioShock 2 DLC
2K Games has issued a statement defending the fact that BioShock 2 DLC was already included on the disc.
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G.Skill Falcon 2 128GB SSD Review
G.Skill has taken a new version of the Indilinx Barefoot drive controller and paired it with Intel 32nm NAND flash to make the Falcon 2. Boasting claimed speeds of 220/110MB/s read/write, we've found its performance is surprising!
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Valve looking to OpenGL means Microsoft should be worried
Valve has been on a bit of a roll recently, with its beautifully executed Portal mystery and smart re-working of Apple adverts to announce Steam coming to Mac OS X.

The approachable, inclusive nature of Valve’s marketing – and the thoughtfulness of features such as SteamCloud, where you won’t need to repurchase games – means gamers love the company, but we shouldn’t be blind to the interesting political movements that Valve’s recent actions hint at.

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Rumours talk of Mobo component shortage
Industry sources have made the claim that recent labour shortages are resulting in a lack of crucial motherboard components.
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ATCS 840 Blue Power by Magnus Persson
Wolvie makes us a classic case mod featuring the Cooler Master ATCS 840 along with some blue angular inspiration to complement a lot of killer hardware.
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