AMD Responds to R9 290 Series Performance Variance
AMD has released a statement in regards to performance variances on the new R9 290 series. A driver update is pending.
A media outlet has uniquely reported instances of AMD Radeon R9 290X boards purchased in retail that have exhibited an uncharacteristic level of performance variance as compared to press samples issued by AMD. We're working to secure the board(s) in question for further analysis. Boards purchased by other media outlets have not exhibited similar characteristics that we're aware of. In the meantime, we've identified areas where variability can be minimized and are working on a driver update which will minimize this variance. We will provide an update shortly. -AMD
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Hacked Adobe Users Had Easy-To-Guess Passwords
How the hell did 1.9 million people use "123456" as a password? Really? Really?
"123456" was the most popular password among the millions of Adobe users whose details were stolen during an attack on the company. About 1.9 million people used the sequence, according to analysis of data lost in the leak.
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be quiet! Pure Power L8 700W
Head on over to ocaholic today and check out their review of the be quiet! Pure Power L8 700W power supply.
Be quiet!'s Pure Power L8 700W is a decent mid- to high-end PSU that offers 80Plus Bronze certification and is produced by HEC (OEM). With the price of around US $100 it should not break anyones budget and still offer decent performance.
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Tesla Stock Finally Disappoints
I guess it was about time for this to happen. It probably doesn't help to have Tesla's CEO say "the market is being very generous" when speaking about the company's stock valuation.
Not even promises of its first deliveries to the Chinese market suffice as a weaker-than-expected outlook following Tesla's third-quarter earnings leads to a speculator stampede for the exits.
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Apple Says Government Made Thousands Of Requests For User Info
Why doesn't Apple release actual numbers? What's with all the vague "0 to 1,000 accounts were disclosed" stuff?
In the latest report released by the Cupertino company, it revealed that in the period between January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, law enforcement agencies in the US have made 1,000 to 2,000 account requests that affect 2,000 to 3,000 specific accounts. Of that number, 0 to 1,000 accounts were disclosed, though Apple claims it objected to that same number of requests.
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The First 25 Minutes of Dead Rising 3
For those of you interested, IGN has posted a video showing off the first 25 minutes of Dead Rising 3.
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AOL Cracks Down On Startup For Using Content It Gave Away
AOL: You know that content we gave away for free? Well, we're pissed now that you are using it.
That's the question posed in a simmering battle between media giant AOL and a three-person startup called Pro Populi, which had the audacity last month to launch apps for Google Glass and the iPhone that use AOL's CrunchBase database — a huge storehouse of basic information about people and companies in the tech industry. In theory, the apps are perfectly legal: Since its 2007 launch the CrunchBase database has been published continuously under the Creative Commons CC-BY attribution license, which permits any use — commercial or non-commercial — provided the owner receives credit. In practice, though, AOL is very angry.
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India Launches Mission To Mars
Finally, the Red Planet is getting tech support.
The Mars Orbiter Mission, the country's first mission to the Red Planet, is carrying five scientific payloads with which it will observe the Martian surface, atmosphere, and exosphere. Using a camera, two spectrometers, a radiometer and a photometer, the mission hopes to gain a more detailed understanding of the evolution of the planet, focusing on geologic and the possible life-sustaining processes.
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Do Twitter's Active User Claims Add Up?
People in the know are claiming Twitter's numbers just don't add up. But why would TwItter Purposely fudge its Own numbers?
In fact, Si Dawson, who until March was sole proprietor of Twit Cleaner, a popular app used to weed deadwood and spammers from Twitter accounts, pegs those numbers at 112 million and 48 million, respectively, or about half of what Twitter claims. Having launched Twit Cleaner in 2009, Dawson says he has "spent a lot of time getting data out of Twitter and analyzing the hell out of it."
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Deep Silver Launches Metro: Last Light for Linux
Deep Silver and 4A Games have released the dedicated Linux version of Metro: Last Light via Steam, and confirmed future support for Steam OS and the Steam Controller. In fact, the 300 members of the Steam community chosen to receive prototype Steam Machines will find a copy of Metro: Last Light included with the hardware.
"We are excited by the prospect of bringing the ultimate Metro experience, powered by next-gen PC hardware into the living room," said Oles Shishkovstov, Chief Technical Officer at 4A Games. "Metro: Last Light will be a great showcase for Steam OS and the Steam Controller." Metro: Last Light already supports Steam Play, meaning that owners of any Steam version will automatically find the game added to their Windows PC, Mac and Linux Steam libraries.
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How to Launder Billions and Billions of Digital Dollars
Holy cow, that's a lot of digital dollars! Who knew there was such a thing as "cloud-based search warrants."
For example, a DOJ attorney signed up for an account with the name "Joe Bogus" with an address of "123 Main Street, Completely Made Up City, New York." Then, when sending LR credits between this entity and another DOJ account put things like "your share of the cashout," "for atm skimming," and "for the cocaine," into the memo field (where you'd put "Rent" on a check). Mr. Bogus did not have a difficult time completing transactions. Neither did users with names like "Russian Hackers" and "Hacker Account."
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6 Essential Tips for First-Time PC Builders
LifeHacker has six essential tips for n00b PC builders. Experienced builders call this stuff "common sense," but we probably all know someone that could use this advice.
Chances are, your motherboard, video card, and other components came with a CD or DVD filled with drivers and other software. Generally, we recommend skipping these. By the time you build your computer, the drivers are probably outdated, and the discs often come with other software that you probably don't want.
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Why All The Hate For Wikipedia?
Why all the hate for Wikipedia? I don't know, the term "self inflicted wounds" comes to mind. -citation needed
Much hay has been made over the unevenness of coverage across different topic areas, but the fact remains that on a broad spectrum of subjects – from science to literature to history – a student or novice reader can get the basics on almost any topic he or she might want, and can usually get a list of references for where to find more information.
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