4K Ultra HD On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
The alternative OS experts over at Phoronix are doing a little 4K Ultra HD graphics card testing on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Hit the link and check it out.
With the release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" right around the corner we have out today some new benchmarks of various AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards when testing them with the latest Linux GPU drivers on Ubuntu 14.04 at 4K (3840 x 2160).
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Short Film Made Using Drones
The concept itself is way cooler than the actual film, but it is definitely still worth watching.
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Outage Hits Google Talk, Hangouts
Google Talk and Google+ Hangouts were hit by outages today. No one really noticed.
"The problem with Google+ Hangouts should be resolved," reads a Google update posted at 12:28 p.m. PT. "We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better."
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ASUS H87-PRO Motherboard
If you happen to be shopping for a new motherboard, you should head on over to Hardware Secrets today and check out their review of the ASUS H87-PRO motherboard.
The Intel H87 is very similar to the high-end chipset for this platform, the Z87, differing from it mostly by the lack of overclocking features. It has the same characteristics in regards to the number of SATA-600 and USB 3.0 ports (six of each). It also supports RAID and Smart Response Technology, just like the Z87. Another difference is that the H87 does not allow the bandwidth of the PCI Express 3.0 x16 to be shared with a second slot. It means that, in a system with no overclocking and only one video card, the H87 and the Z87 will offer pretty much the same set of features.
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The Stress Of Being A Computer Programmer Will Drive You Crazy
Programming can put you in a mental institution? Is it just me or does this whole article sound like it was made up? And what's up with that guy's unbuttoned shirt?
He was one of the hardest workers I had seen in the industry. He would frequently stay after hours to work on projects; He was always available when management needed someone to rush a job out over the weekend.... His willingness to push himself to get a job done is what they liked about him. However, his productivity was not so great when he landed in a mental institution.
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WhatsApp Won't Compromise Your Privacy For Facebook
I like how WhatsApp's CEO says all this, like it's even his decision anymore. That's cute.
Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA, and we built WhatsApp around the goal of knowing as little about you as possible: You don't have to give us your name and we don't ask for your email address. We don't know your birthday. We don't know your home address. We don't know where you work. We don't know your likes, what you search for on the internet or collect your GPS location. None of that data has ever been collected and stored by WhatsApp, and we really have no plans to change that.
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IBM: We Did Not Help The NSA Spy On Customers
IBM has trotted out its senior vice president of Legal and Regulatory Affairs to set the record straight on allegations that the company helped the NSA spy on its customers.
IBM has not provided client data to the National Security Agency (NSA) or any other government agency under the program known as PRISM.
IBM has not provided client data to the NSA or any other government agency under any surveillance program involving the bulk collection of content or metadata.
IBM has not provided client data stored outside the United States to the U.S. government under a national security order, such as a FISA order or a National Security Letter.
IBM does not put "backdoors" in its products for the NSA or any other government agency, nor does IBM provide software source code or encryption keys to the NSA or any other government agency for the purpose of accessing client data.
IBM has and will continue to comply with the local laws, including data privacy laws, in all countries in which it operates.
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Comcast Starts Selling Electricity In Pennsylvania
Comcast is selling electricity now? Now all they need to do is start selling TVs and computers and they'll have a lock on damn near everything you do.
Earlier this year we noted that Comcast was toying with the idea of getting into the electricity business in their home state of Pennsylvania. That effort has now gone live, with Comcast teaming up with a unit of NRG Energy to effectively bundle electricity with Comcast's suite of phone, cable, broadband, and home security services.
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Titanfall Boosts Xbox One UK Sales By 96%
It's hard to imagine a single game could boost sales like this but, I guess if you were going to buy the game anyway, this was essentially just a $59.99 price cut on the console.
The release of Titanfall boosted Xbox One sales by a whopping 96 per cent in the UK compared to the console's sales the previous week. The eye-catching £399 Xbox One Titanfall bundle, which includes a download token of the game, accounted for over 70 per cent of all Xbox One hardware sold last week.
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Unflattering Selfies Causing A Rise In Plastic Surgery?
Here's one you can send to all your selfie-taking friends out there.
According to a study done by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), one in three plastic surgeons saw a rise in procedures from patients claiming to be unhappy with how they look on social media. Thirteen percent of doctors surveyed identified increased photo sharing and patients' dissatisfaction with their looks online as a "rising trend" in the cosmetic surgery industry.
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ASUS ROG MARS 760 Video Card Review
If you are market for a dual GPU set-up and you are limited by space, lack a second PCI-E slot or you just like to double your fun, you don't want to miss our evaluation of the ASUS ROG MARS 760.
The ASUS ROG MARS 760 is one of the most unique custom built video cards out on the market today. ASUS has designed a video card sporting dual NVIDIA GTX 760 GPUs on a single video card and given gamers something that didn't exist before in the market place. We will find out how it compares with the fastest video cards out there.
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Sony Hikes PS4 Price By $50 In Canada
Once again our friends north of the border are getting hosed by console price hikes. Sony has increased the price of the PS4 by $50, peripherals by $5 and games by $10 in order to "respond to changes in the market environment."
Sony Computer Entertainment Canada confirmed Friday that the price of the PS4 in Canada will rise $50, from $399.99 to $449.99, effective Saturday. The price of the DualShock 4 controller and PlayStation Camera will each rise $5 to $64.99.
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Alleged Bitcoin Founder Hires A Lawyer
It's pretty damn sad that this guy has to hire a lawyer to try to clear his name. Hell, even if he was the founder of bitcoin, he had nothing to do with any of the recent bitcoin heists.
Despite having already denied his involvement, Nakamoto has now shared a personal statement with Reuters to "clear [his] name" and make it clear how much he has suffered from Newsweek's report. Once believed to be in control of a million dollar Bitcoin fortune, the Californian resident detailed his struggle to find work, adding that the article has damaged his prospects of finding a job and caused him and his a family "a great deal of confusion and stress."
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