Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo Video Card Performance
Our Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo video card performance evaluation is now online for your viewing pleasure. We tested the MP demo using a GeForce GTX 580, GTX 570, Radeon HD 6970 and the HD 6870. Crytek released the first Crysis 2 demo a few weeks ago, giving anxious gamers a first look at the graphics and performance its "new" engine brings to the table. We've tested the demo extensively with a handful of video cards, and we're here to share our experiences with you. Comments
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Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
There is a review of the Antec Kuhler H2O 620 liquid CPU cooler posted at ThinkComputers today. For comparison purposes, our evaluation can be found here. Over the past few years we have seen a lot of different coolers and designs, but the ones that have been used most frequently are the AIO (all-in-one) water coolers, where everything is included into a closed loop while giving you the benefits of water cooling along with being affordable and easy to setup. Comments
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Gamer Becomes Le Mans 24 Hour Racing Driver
The next time you are ridiculed for playing video games, just tell people you are training for your career as a race car driver. Worked for this guy. Just three years ago, Mr Ordonez was just another gamer. Then, in 2008, while studying for an MBA, he entered an online driving game competition, testing his skills against 25,000 other racing nuts. Comments
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Privacy Lawsuits Rain Down on Netflix
Five privacy lawsuits in the past two months? Yikes. Netflix has been accused of violating U.S. privacy laws in five separate lawsuits filed in the past two months, records show. The five plaintiffs allege in their complaints that Netflix hangs onto customer information, such as credit card numbers and rental histories, for people who cancel their membership. They claim this violates the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). Comments
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Time Waster of the Day: Battle Paint
This is definitely TWotD. Warning! Do not click that link unless you are prepared to get nothing else done today. Thanks to Cindy_CS for the linkage. Comments
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AMD Radeon HD 6990 Video Card Follow-Up Review
We further examine the performance of the AMD Radeon HD 6990 video card. This time comparing it to a GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 6970 CrossFireX on a single display. We will also look at the performance advantages of the overclock BIOS option and examine overclocking in both modes.
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Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo Video Card Performance
Crytek released the first Crysis 2 demo a few weeks ago, giving anxious gamers a first look at the graphics and performance its "new" engine brings to the table. We've tested the demo extensively with a handful of video cards, and we're here to share our experiences with you.
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Pirate Bay User Database Compromised and Exploited, Again
This is an outrage! It is absolutely unbelievable that you can't trust your personal info to the place you get all your links to illegal downloads. What is this world coming to? In recent weeks many Pirate Bay users have received an email, allegedly sent by The Pirate Bay team, encouraging them to download a course on how to make money from the site. The email is clearly sent by spammers, but since this is not the first time the Pirate Bay user database has been exploited, users are starting to worry how it's possible that their personal info is leaking out again. Comments
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Computer Criminals of Today As Imagined in 1980
If you asked someone from 1980 what a computer criminal would look like today, this is the answer you would have got. The sad part is, I've looked at this picture for twenty minutes and I still can't tell which one is the criminal. Thanks to Izzy Reed for the image. Comments
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Google Fixed Flash Exploit in Chrome
It looks like Google got tired of waiting for Adobe to fix Flash and decided to do it themselves. While that is good news for Chrome, Firefox and IE users have to wait for the official patch. Google has fixed a critical Adobe Flash Player bug that is being exploited in the wild - but only for its own Chrome browser. Users of Flash Player in other browsers will have to wait for Adobe's official patch, which will require testing against around 60 platforms and configurations. Comments
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Kinect on the PS3?
People seem to be using the Kinect for just about everything...even controlling a PS3. Not sure of the validity of the video but hey, what can't the Kinect do? Comments
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France Fines Google for Street View Privacy Breach
France has fined Google $141,000 for improperly gathering personal data from Wi-Fi networks. This case has been dragged out for over a year, the country spent untold amounts of money fighting this, only to fine the search giant $141k? Heh, that\'ll show em\'. Monday\'s euro100,000 ($141,300) fine sanctions Google for collecting personal data آ— including e-mails, web browsing histories and online banking details آ— from 2007 to 2010 through its roaming camera-mounted cars and bicycles. Comments
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Intel Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Intel Corporation's board of directors has declared an 18.12 cents per share quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on June 1, 2011 to stockholders of record on May 7, 2011. Comments
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Google: China Interfering with Gmail System
The Chinese government is interfering with Gmail functions as part of a crackdown on the 'Jasmine revolution' according to Google sources. The latest disruption was with the application to help friends and family find relatives lost in the Japanese earthquake disaster. "Relating to Google there is no issue on our side. We have checked extensively. This is a government blockage carefully designed to look like the problem is with Gmail," said a Google spokesman Comments
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Google's $10K Employee Startup Referral Program
There is little wonder why Google is consistently rated as one of the best places to work, hands down. Google instituted a new Startup Referral Program for their employees to encourage them to sponsor unknown programs for funding. If the suggestion is accepted, the employee is $10K richer. Simple as that. There are more programs coming to help Google Ventures get deal flow, says Maris. In the near future they'll announce more "unique, haven't-been-tried-before, outside of the box type ideas that will apply to people who aren't Google employees, too. Comments
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