Monday, June 10, 2013

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 6/11/2013





Yahoo offers Flickr revamp with 1TB of 'free storage'
From the BBC:
Yahoo has redesigned its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage without a fee.
The revamp also allows users to host longer video clips and higher-resolution photos, and a new app has been launched for Android devices.


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Drakensang Online LInux Mint Tutorial
Drakensang is a running franchise with several RPG releases.  The newest is a Massive Online Multiplayer RPG and its totally FREE!  I have spent numerous hours fighting off hordes of monsters, exploring and leveling up my character without paying a penny.
I couldn't resist trying to run Drakensang Online in Linux...
Follow this step-by-step guide on how to install, configure and optimize Drakensang Onlinux in Linux



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Inside the Race to Build the World’s Fastest Bitcoin Miner
From Wired:
There’s more than one way to make money from the Bitcoin craze, which has seen the value of the digital currency increase more than six-fold over the past few months. You can do it the old-fashioned way: buying low and selling high. But for the sophisticated digital-currency investor, there’s a whole other world of Bitcoin speculation: the Bitcoin mining rig.


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Asus RoG RAIDR Express SSD specs leak
From Bit-tech.net:
Details of the upcoming PCI Express solid-state storage device from Asus, dubbed the Republic of Gamers (RoG) RAIDR, have leaked ahead of an official announcement from the company, following a tease of the product at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year.



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Cameras help turn tables into touchscreens
From the BBC:
Any paper document can be turned into an interactive touchscreen using a projection and camera system developed by Fujitsu.
The system lets users instantly copy text and photographs by using a finger to draw a box around them.



Dead Space Mint 13 Tutorial
Dead Space is one of the scariest and most gruesome PC Game I've encountered!  It contains all of the Sci-Fi elements and nostalgia from popular movies of the same genre.  Dead Space also brings some new Role Playing elements like upgrading your weapons, suit and physical abilities.  But its really all about dismembering those half-human half-alien monstrosities!
Follow this tutorial for a detailed step-by-step instructions on how to install and configure Dead Space in Linux Mint 13 with PlayOnLinux.
Note:  This tutorial specifically applies to the retail DVD version.  Steam versions and downloaded versions may require additional steps.



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Torchlight II Mint 14 Tutorial
After success with Torchlight installing in Mint 13 and finding that it ran almost perfectly, the next best thing to heaven would be getting Torchlight II running!
I was very excited to hear that Runic Games included a cooperative multi-player feature!
Follow this Step-by-Step tutorial on how to install Steam and Torchlight II in Linux Mint 14.



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Revamped BlackBerry World includes music, movies, and next-day TV shows for BlackBerry 10
From The Verge:
RIM said last week that it renamed its app store to BlackBerry World (from BlackBerry App World) as it intended to add music and video offerings to the service for BlackBerry 10. The Waterloo-based company has now given us details on what sort of selection the store will offer...
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The technical details behind Intel's 7 watt Ivy Bridge CPUs

Intel explains how the new CPUs can use 7 watts of power, sort of.

If you were reading our CES coverage last week, you'll know that among other things Intel introduced a handful of new, lower-power Y-series Ivy Bridge CPUs designed to fit into thinner and lighter Ultrabooks and tablets. The slides in Intel's keynote called these "7 watt" Ivy Bridge CPUs, and the company compared them directly to the 17 watt U-series chips in wide use today.


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NVIDIA Takes on Portable Gaming with Project SHIELD
From DailyTech:

NVIDIA offers up a portable Android gaming device with PC streaming capabilities

As if Tegra 4 wasn't enough for CES 2013, NVIDIA is also dropping another bombshell on show attendees: Project SHIELD. Project SHIELD is NVIDIA's entry into the handheld gaming sector.


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