Insane PC Game DRM Drove Me To Piracy
Does this guy have a legitimate argument here or is this just another excuse to pirate a game? One thing is for sure, it is pretty damn sad that we even have to ask a question like this. What I had to do instead is pretty sad considering I paid for a legit copy- I went to a torrent site and downloaded a cracked exe that let me bypass the security check and play the game the online portion of it. Comments
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Seagate Wins 2010 CRN Channel Champions Award
Seagate Technology, the world's number one hard drive maker, has won the 2010 CRN Channel Champion award for Technical Satisfaction and Support Satisfaction in the SATA Hard Drives category. The CRN award is based on a survey that measures overall solution provider perceptions of vendor products and services. The survey is the largest and broadest-based technology integrator market study in the industry. Comments
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iPad Video of the Day
There is something about this video, regardless how stupid it is, that makes you feel good all over. Comments
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DIY HDD Bench Sander
Here's a neat use for that old hard drive you have sitting around collecting dust, turn it into a bench sander. You could even use some fine grit sand paper and lap your CPU with your HDD sander. Comments
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3D TV Has Arrived, But Glitches Remain
Thinking about getting one of those new 3D TVs? You might want to wait a bit before pulling the trigger. Experts agree that 3D TV is still in its early days. What this means for consumers is that there is still too little content, distribution is scarce, and technical kinks on the TVs still need to be worked out. "If you bought a new HD TV in the last couple of years, you don't need to run out and get one with 3D," said David Katzmaier. Comments
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ASUS Launches the U30Jc Notebook
ASUS is excited to launch its strikingly stylish U30Jc notebook. For demanding productivity tasks, the U30Jc features Intel's® latest Core™ processor that offers a perfect blend of performance and power management. ASUS is once again first to market with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology that chooses the best graphics processor for running a given application by automatically routing the workload to the NVIDIA discrete GPU or Intel integrated graphics – delivering great performance while providing great battery life. All of this power is wrapped in an attractive yet slim and lightweight chassis that is one of the industry's thinnest 13.3" laptops with an integrated optical drive. Comments
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AMD Foundation Teams with World Wide Workshop
AMD today announced the AMD Foundation, in support of AMD Changing the Game, has awarded grants to the World Wide Workshop Foundation and the Southwest Key Programs. The grants will enable Southwest Key's East Austin College Prep Academy (EACPA) to add a new grade and double the number of students participating in the World Wide Workshop Foundation's cutting-edge Globaloria game-design program. Additionally, AMD will fund a second technology laboratory for students, featuring 30 HP notebooks with AMD processors and ATI graphics. This is the second consecutive year the foundation has awarded grants to these beneficiaries. These grants together total approximately $243,000. Comments
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Cross-Network Commenting Protocol
A new open source protocol called Salmon allows comments to be sent to, and from, one social network to another. Is this the future of social networking, the downfall of Facebook? I like the idea, but I have a feeling it will stay off in the shadows and not gain any true momentum – like OpenID. "Imagine being able to post a message on Facebook to "@janedoe@twitter" and then seeing Jane receive the message in real time on Twitter. It's a vision comparable to being able to call any telephone number, whether it's part of your phone provider's network or not." Comments
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Opera Still Not Happy, No One Surprised.
Opera has alerted the EU over another Windows browser choice issue. They fear that users will click through a (unlikely) popup and won't bother to look at the next browser selection screen. A [Microsoft] spokesperson told The Reg: "This scenario is very easy to reproduce in a test lab, but would occur only in unusual cases in the real world. For it to occur with the Browser Choice screen, the user would need to have IE set as their default browser and have never configured it for use. Opera's example, where a Windows XP user has rejected installation of IE 8 for the year it has been available but suddenly decides to install it is not realistic." Comments
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Bionic Eye Attempts to Restore Vision
Bionic Vision Australia has developed a Bionic Eye that aims to give people back enough vision so that they can avoid obstacles and regain some of that lost mobility. They also have a second-generation version they are working on which will allow people to recognize faces and even read large print! "Bionic Vision Australia uses an external camera, with resolution of up to 5 megapixels, mounted on a pair of glasses. An electrode array is implanted in the eye and that connects to the central part of the retina where the greatest number of retinal neurons are present. An external unit has vision-processing software to help generate the electrical impulses. The communication between the electrode implant and the external unit is wireless." Comments
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Intel Delaying New Ultra-Thin CPUs until Q3
With Acer halting the production of its ultra-thin notebook line to turn to production of a new Calpella-based notebook, Intel has decided to hold off on the launch of their new ultra-thin notebook CPUs. However, whether Intel will launch its new ultra-thin notebook processors will still depend on market demand in the third quarter, the sources noted. Comments
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Website to Monitor App Security
Internet security experts from Stanford University have launched a website that reviews how these applications protect users' privacy. A great tool just in time for the iPad launch as well! "Dozens of the more than 200 apps listed on WhatApp have already been reviewed by a team of lawyers, computer scientists, and privacy and security experts from Stanford and other institutions. Shoppers and developers can add their opinions and request reviews." Comments
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On Easter, Even Video Cards Rise Again
This is an epic tale of what [H]ardness, ingenuity, and apparently lots of beer can accomplish. Forum Member Aaron_ATX has revived a dead video card by overheating it. If you guys haven't seen the older Baking Method, it's a goldmine as well. Comments
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Toshiba to Test Sub-25nm NAND Flash
What happens when you break the 25nm barrier? Someone has to come and one-up you by stating they're working on sub-25nm! Best of luck to them both, let's all cross our fingers for bigger, cheaper, SSDs. "Toshiba Corp plans to spend 15 billion yen ($160 million) this year to build a test production line for advanced flash memory chips." Comments
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