CM Storm SF-19 Strike Force Review
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NVIDIA 260.99 Drivers Released
NVIDIA has launched another set of drivers today.
Here is some of the highlights of the release:
Increases performance vs. v260.89 drivers in the following PC games: Civilization V (SLI), Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIV, and Formula 1 Racing (DX11).
Adds SLI profiles for the following PC games:
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Fallout: New Vegas
Improves compatibility for Fallout 3: New Vegas with antialiasing enabled.
Improves Alt-Tab compatibility for several PC games.
Added the following 3D Vision game profiles: Call of Duty: Black Ops and Tom Clancy's HawX 2.
Grab them here
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Peer-to-Peer WiFi Direct is a Go
The WiFi Alliance announced today that its new peer-to-peer WiFi Direct will appear on some WiFi devices immediately. The Alliance also announced that it has begun to certify devices for the new connection protocol. Some WiFi cards from Atheros, Broadcom, Cisco, Intel, and Realtek have been certified for WiFi Direct, as well as the Cisco Aironet 2010 access points. These devices will also appear in the testing suite to ensure that future devices are compatible with the new protocol. What WiFi Direct does is to allow devices to connect in a peer-to-peer fashion, one-to-one or in a group, and share data. Say you have a smartphone with WiFi Direct and you want to share some content with a buddy who also has a phone with WiFi Direct. The two of you can link your phones together, without connecting to a WiFi network, and share the content directly. It is similar in principle to ad-hoc WiFi or Bluetooth, but WiFi Direct offers the longest range and fastest throughput, as well as enterprise-class management and security features. WiFi Direct devices can also connect to older WiFi Certified devices, just it will probably be a one-way connection.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming to Sprint
The Samsung Galaxy Tab, an Android tablet, will be available on the Sprint network on November 14. This happens to be three days after the Tab comes to Verizon, but Sprint has a different offering for users. Verizon users will be able to get the device contract-free and pay as they go. Sprint customers will be able to sign a two year contract and get $200 off the price, an end price of $399.99. Sprint will offer two data plans, $29.99 for 2GB of data and $59.99 for 5GB of data. Both plans offer unlimited messaging. Sprint will also offer additional services for mobile hotspots and navigation.
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Early Details and a Video for Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm
The announcements keep coming at Blizzcon, though this one isn't as big as the Diablo 3 announcement. During a Q&A session with developers, a few details were revealed about the next chapter in the Starcraft saga, Heart of the Swarm. A seemingly obvious detail is that it will take place after the end of the Wings of Liberty campaign, though a concrete time frame wasn't specified. Also revealed was that Samir Duran, a villain from Brood War, could make a reappearance. Duran was responsible for the Protoss/Zerg hybrids seen in Wings of Liberty. The news that nobody wants to hear is that the game likely won't be out until after 2011. Check out a concept video while you wait.
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Ortustech Unveils World's Smallest Full HD Display
You may be thinking you've never heard of Ortustech before and you would probably be right. I'm sure you have heard of Casio though. Ortustech is a joint venture between Casio Computer and Toppan Printing which has a goal of making small and medium sized displays. Well, Ortustech has just unveiled a product today that will surely make you pay attention. Ortustech has unveiled a 4.8 inch, 1920x1080 HAST LCD screen. The HAST stands for Hyper Amorphous Silicon TFT and it gives this 4.8 inch Full HD screen a 160 degree viewing angle, 16.8 million colors, and a pixel density of 458ppi. That pixel density easily bests the iPhone 4's 326ppi Retina display. However, the pixel density of this Ortustech screen still doesn't match the 546ppi panel Casio showed off back in 2008, something that still hasn't hit production, so don't get your hopes up right away of getting a Full HD display on your new phone. I am sure it will appear at trade shows, but for now, that seems like the only place to see it.
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Patriot Introduces Torqx TRB SSD Line
Patriot announced a new line to its SSD lineup aimed at the value conscious buyer looking for performance without breaking the bank. The Torqx TRB series solid state drives offer increased performance over traditional hard drives without the costs associated with higher end series such as the Inferno series. The drives will be will be available in 32GB and 64GB capacities, support TRIM with Windows 7, and carry a 3 year warranty.
The 32GB version will be using the JMicron JM612 controller which will give the drive up to 245MB/s read speeds and up 60MB/s write speeds. The 64GB version is paired with the newer JMicron JM616 controller offering higher write speeds up to 260MB/s and almost double the write speeds up to 115MB/s. The new JMicron controllers offer shutter free performance with a controller level cache of 64MB DDR2. No word on pricing as of yet but I expect them to be very competitive.
"As solid-state drive technology advances, we are able to develop SSD solutions that provide the performance users want while reaching the affordable price points they demand. Patriot’s objective is to offer the latest technology while providing the best performance and price options”, states Les Henry, Vice President of Engineering at Patriot. “Our Torqx TRB family of SSDs meet these goals. Users upgrading with a Torqx TRB SSD will benefit from improved transfer rates, quicker boot times and the reliability of solid-state storage in their boot drive option. Including a Torqx SSD in your desktop or notebook upgrade plans provides one of the best bang-for-the buck improvements you can make to your system."
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