NVIDIA, ASUS GTX 560 Ti Review
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Mozilla and Google Each Have Ad Tracking Opt-Out Programs, Different Approaches
Today, Google and Mozilla both announced programs for users of each company's browser to opt-out of various ad tracking methods. Both programs serve the same point, but each company goes about it in a different way. For Google Chrome users, you download a browser add-on which makes it easier for you to opt-out of the behavioral ad tracking methods advertising companies use. The add-on relies on a standardized cookie-based opt-out system which is supported by the fifteen largest advertising companies and others. Mozilla doesn't seem to like that idea and instead uses a different program for its Firefox browser. Mozilla makes use of browser headers rather than cookies for Firefox users to opt-out of ad tracking. It should be the better long-term solution, but Mozilla needs to get buy-in from the advertising companies to make it work. So, for users of either company's browser, you now get the option to opt-out of various ads sent your way which should help make navigating websites a lot easier.
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Information About HP webOS Tablet Begins to Leak
After HP acquired Palm, the speculation immediately began about the future of webOS and how HP might take advantage of it in future projects. Some documents have been leaked detailing the internals and the touch interface of an upcoming HP tablet, the Topaz. The 9.7 inch tablet will be powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor. It will also feature an Adreno 220 GPU, powering a resolution of 1024x768. It will be available in capacities of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB and will be compatible with either Wi-Fi, HSPA, and LTE networks. Also receiving an upgrade will be webOS, in the form of multitouch gestures, and an updated virtual keyboard. Some of the documents are a bit dated, and the finished product could boast more powerful hardware. Official announcements are expected at a February 9 event.
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Digital Storm Offering PC Overclocked to 4.7GHz
High end PCs have been around for several years, with names like Alienware and Cyberpower PC offering some great systems. Digital Storm is one that I'm not familiar with, but they have an intriguing offering now available. The Enix system features Sandy Bridge based processing power, overclocked up to 4.7GHz. It features a Micro-ATX board that is rotated to take advantage of vertical heat dissipation. The base unit features an i3-2100, 4GB of DDR3-1600, and a 1GB GeForce GT220. It can be yours for $1,132, with the high end model costing just above $2,000. All models come with a hot swap bay and Windows 7 Home Premium. The Enix appears like it could be a good value for those that don't want to build their own system, but want something more than the standard offerings from companies like Dell.
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Tegra 2 3D and Tegra 3 Teased by an NVIDIA Slide
NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chip is just starting to find its way into a variety of phones, but that doesn't mean Tegra 2 is the only option this year. A leaked NVIDIA slide shows mention of not only a Tegra 2 3D chip but also the Tegra 3 chip, the successor to the current product. The Tegra 2 3D is pretty self-explanatory as it combines the qualities of the Tegra 2 with a 3D display, thus making it the first 3D-ready mobile chip. The Tegra 2 3D is still a dual-core product based on the Cortex-A9 processor, but the speed gets bumped up from 1GHz to 1.2GHz. The versions for phones and tablets look to be the same and both are expected to start production in the current quarter with shipments appearing in Spring 2011.
The follow up to Tegra 2 is going to be quite interesting. Tegra 3 will be a quad-core chip running at 1.5GHz. That's right, a quad-core mobile processor for both tablets and phones. The phone version is listed as being either a dual or quad-core product, but the tablet version will strictly be a quad. The tablet version is listed as Ultra Low Power (ULP) which seems necessary for packing a quad-core chip into a tablet. The tablet Tegra 3 will run a display up to 1920x1200 while the phone Tegra 3 can handle resolutions up to 1366x768, much bigger than the Tegra 2 for phones and its 1024x600 display. Both Tegra 3 products have samples listed as the fourth quarter of 2010 which fits in with NVIDIA's statement that Tegra 3 was nearly done at the end of last year. Shipments of Tegra 3 are expected to arrive this fall.
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