Chrome 18 Released to Stable Channel
The new features both relate to graphics acceleration in the browser: it enables GPU-accelerated Canvas 2D to Windows and OS X users with supported GPUs. Canvas 2D is primarily used in games and had previously been implemented in software, but GPU acceleration for the feature had only been enabled in the beta channel. The other change takes a GPU accelerated feature, WebGL, and implements a software version for older computers via a product called Swiftshader. Software rendering is slower than GPU-accelerated rendering, naturally, but this at least extends basic functionality to users of unsupported and older configurations.
On the security side, there were nine bugs patched. While the specific exploits used against Chrome in this year's Pwnium competition had been fixed shortly after they were discovered, the new patches are the first of Google's efforts to harden the browser against similar exploits in the future.
Google Chrome can be downloaded here, and is compatible with Windows XP and higher, OS X 10.5 (Intel) and higher, and many Linux distributions.
Source: Google
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Toshiba Portege R835: Less Ultra, More Notebook
With the deluge of ultrabooks stemming from Intel's initiative over the past few months, it's easy to forget ultraportables have been a part of the Windows PC landscape for quite some time. One of the unlikeliest sources was Toshiba; in 2010, a company that had been spending the last few years aggressively pursuing budget consumers produced a remarkably compelling ultraportable in the form of the Portege R700. We reviewed the R700 and found a lot to like, and Toshiba must have appreciated the notebook's excellent performance in both critical and commercial arenas.
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AMD Releases Catalyst 12.3 Drivers, Adds 7800 Series Support
The new drivers also fix issues in a number of games, including a texture corruption bug in Skyrim that some of you mentioned was a problem with the 12.2 drivers. Other resolved issues include bugfixes in games like HAWX, Quake 4, XPlane, Alan Wake, and Far Cry 2, a crashing bug in the Furmark benchmark, and startup issues with the Catalyst Control Center.
The drivers support all Radeon HD 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, and 7000 series graphics cards, IGPs, and APUs except where otherwise noted in the release notes, which are linked below. Support for the mobile versions of these cards is provided only to Windows Vista and 7 users.
Source: AMD
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Microsoft Talks Windows 8 Touch Experience on Windows 7 Tablets
To ensure a decent experience on Windows 7 tablet hardware, the gestures needed for basic OS navigation require no more than two fingers, though tablets with limited multitouch capabilities may not be able to use apps or features that require more complex gestures. To compensate for tablet hardware with poor edge detection, Windows 8 can use a 20 pixel buffer around the screen to help register edge gestures, but the space used for the buffer cannot be used to register other touch input. Various sensitivity issues may also cause problems with individual taps, swipe to select, swipe and slide, and swipe from edge on Windows 7 tablets.
For more information, including specific Windows 7 tablets that Microsoft has used for internal testing, the full post is linked below.
Source: Building Windows 8 blog
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Corsair Obsidian 550D: Starting to Specialize
We've been keeping track of the evolution of Corsair's line of enclosures since the Graphite 600T was released. Even as the newer enclosures generally found themselves lower and lower in price, there was a clear evolution as Corsair's engineers gained more experience and confidence with their designs. Yet each new design up to this point has been a little bit of refinement and a little bit of experimentation without any specific specialization. That changes with the 550D.
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Introducing Our 2012 Case Testbeds and Revised Methodology
Over the past year we've tested more than twenty different enclosures using our existing testbed and produced a mountain of comparative data. The goal of the undertaking is produce actual case reviews rather than testing enclosures in a vaccuum. Our approach has allowed us to compare both cooling performance and acoustics between the cases we've tested.
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AT&T Offers Nokia Lumia 900 LTE Smartphone for Free on Contract
AT&T is having a very generous deal on the unreleased Lumia 900
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Global Payments Inc. Hit By Security Breach; 10M Visa, MasterCard Accounts at Risk
Commercial credit, debit cards appear to be the main target of the breach
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Synthetic Compounds Cause Weight Loss in Obese Mice; Could Treat Diabetes
The pair of tiny molecules caused a decrease in cholesterol and fat mass
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Verizon Video Service Gets Backed by Comcast, Targets YouTube
Past reports indicate that Verizon may be aiming for eventual pay-per-play sales scheme
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3/30/2012 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Thursday
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Apple's "Dissolution of the Senate" (EU Standards Board) Stalls on Protest
Cupertino company sees its bid to push its inferior SIM standard for profit hit an obstacle
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Google Promises "Moar Better Graphics" With GPU-Driven Chrome 18
Chrome is emerging as third major player in the browser market
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FLA Finds Overtime/Pay/Safety Violations at Apple's Foxconn Plants in China
The FLA is working to fix these issues with reduced overtime, better compensation and elected employee representatives
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Fisker's Nina Plug-in Hybrid Sedan Spied Ahead of Next Week's Official Unveil
Nina gets an early reveal
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Altaeros Touts "Green" Helium Wind Turbine Amid Global Helium Shortage
Alternative power source might be a good idea if it wasn't for record helium shortages
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RIM Sinks Further with $125M Fiscal Q4 Loss, Key Execs Leave
RIM has a rough quarter, three execs leave the company
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AT&T Says Lumia 900 Launch Will Blow Away the Every iPhone Launch Yet
Big update also planned for the Lumia 800
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Quick Note: NASA's Remaining Space Shuttles Stripped, Prepared for Final Resting Places
America's mighty space fleet is sent into retirement
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Proposed Amendment to Prevent Employers from Asking for Facebook Usernames/Passwords Fails
In a final vote of 236 to 184, the amendment was put to rest
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Best Buy Reports Earnings, Announces the Closing of 50 Stores
Best Buy to cut 400 workers to save money
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3/29/2012 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Thursday
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Locates Apollo 11 F-1 Engines, Looks to Resurrect Them
Bezos plans to ask NASA's permission to put the engines in the Museum of Flight in Seattle
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New Estimates Peg the Lifetime Cost of Lockheed F-35 Lightning II at $1.45 Trillion
Analyst says three fourths of cost increases come from the way the U.S. government estimates costs
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All Windows 8 PCs Will Have 5-Fingered Touch
Backwards compatibility with Windows 7 2-finger touch is also a key focus of Microsoft
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits New Foxconn Plant in China, Meets with Vice Premier Li Keqiang
Cook likely made the trip to counter negative reports about the conditions of Apple's plants in China
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