Gigabyte BRIX S Broadwell Ultra Compact PC
Those of you entertaining the idea of buying an ultra compact computer should head on over to PC Perspective this afternoon and read their review of the Gigabyte BRIX S BXi7H-5500 Broadwell.
The BRIX S that I tested in this review has a lot to offer as well. The performance is fantastic, as I discussed above, and it should be able to address nearly any usage model save for video editing and gaming. Intel's new Broadwell architecture is responsible for a lot of that but Gigabyte deserves credit for including the key input and output features like USB 3.0 and HDMI/DisplayPort.
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RadioShack Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
The day has finally come, RadioShack has filed bankruptcy. When was the last time you were in a RadioShack?
RadioShack's bankruptcy, which has been expected for months, follows 11 consecutive unprofitable quarters as the company has failed to transform itself into a destination for mobile phone buyers. But its sale agreement with Standard General could spare it the fate most retailers suffer in Chapter 11, liquidation.
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GCHQ Unlawfully Spied On British Citizens For Years
What do rulings like this even mean? Is it going to change anything? Are they going to stop the "bulk interception" of electronic communications?
The agencies make a distinction between intrusive "mass surveillance", which they insist they do not undertake, and "bulk interception" of electronic communications, which they say is necessary in order to carry out targeted searches of data in pursuit of terrorist or criminal activity.
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Record Labels Keep 73% Of Spotify Premium Payouts
Not happy with the amount of money you are making off Spotify? You might want to talk to your record label.
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Older Phone? Emojis Could Cost You Hundreds Extra
Damn! I know this whole situation is ridiculous but how many smilies are you sending to end up with an $1,840 bill? Even if you were being charged one dollar per emoji, that's over sixty a day.
In one extreme example reported by the Daily Record, Paula Cochrane, of Airdrie in Scotland, was hit with a bill of almost £1,200 (roughly $1,840 or AU$2,350). Having signed up to a new contract with UK network EE she at first thought she was using the phone more than she thought when his first monthly bill was £100.92, nearly three times as much as the £30 she expected. And worse was to come: the following month's bill was £449. Two more bills followed, with expensive picture messages taking the bills to an eye-watering total of £1,192.
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Xbox One February System Update Details
Today, we're excited to begin rolling out the first system update of 2015. Since Xbox One launched, we made a commitment to listen to feedback from the Xbox Live community and we continue to deliver on that promise. We're always listening to your thoughts and will continue adding new features and improving existing functionality to enhance your gaming and entertainment experiences on Xbox One.
This month, we're improving the Xbox One controller, enhancing Party Chat and adding new TV features like trending to OneGuide, and bringing "trick play" and live streaming on Windows Phone and Android to Xbox Live members in Europe using the Digital TV Tuner. Additionally, you can discover new content from your favorite games and further personalize your dashboard, among other cool new features. Check out the full list of new features we're adding to Xbox One this month below and don't forget to keep sharing your awesome ideas with us.
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Destiny Update: No Bug Fixes...But We Nerfed Your Guns!
Destiny fans are freaking out over the latest update. I feel bad, but I laughed when Bungie said "you are all about to be challenged in some new and exciting ways" when all they are talking about is having to deal with the same bugs and glitches since launch while your favorite weapons are getting reduced damage, less range, less ammo and will be less accurate.
Today, we're serving up some weapon tuning philosophy, prepared by Sandbox Designer Jon Weisnewski. He's a weapons specialist at Bungie - one member of a team that seeks to find balance in the chaos. Your guns are on his workbench, and he's excited to share with you some thoughts from his process.
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Comcast Still Renaming Customers
You know you've been married too long when most of the women you know would take this as a compliment.
Yesterday Mary Bauer received her Comcast bill in the mail. But the 63-year-old Chicago area resident says she's not going to open it. That's because someone at Comcast switched her name on the bill, addressing it instead to "SuperBitch Bauer."
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Russians Behind Sony Data Hack?
At this point, does anyone really care anymore who hacked Sony?
The information comes from internet firm Taia Global, which has released a report (PDF) claiming that not only were Russian hackers at least additionally, if not solely responsible for the intrusion into Sony's networks, but also that they are still there, siphoning data off as we speak.
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Extreme Drone Crashes
Are you doing anything right now? No? Good! Watch this video.
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Thermaltake Core X2 mATX Cube Chassis Case Review
While you may or may not be in the market for a mATX sized computer case, the Thermaltake Core X2 mATX Cube Chassis has some interesting features for those looking to do custom water cooling and wanting to have some easy ways to show it off. All that aside, just how good of an mATX case is it?
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Uber Claiming Credit For Less People Driving Drunk?
According to this company blog post, Uber is taking credit for a drop in the number of drunk driving crashes in California.
In California, Uber's home state and largest market, drunk-driving crashes fell by 60 per month among drivers under 30 in the markets where Uber operates following the launch of uberX. That's an estimated total of 1,800 crashes prevented since July 2012.
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ASUS ROG GTX 980 Matrix Platinum
Guru3D has posted a review of the ASUS ROG GTX 980 Matrix Platinum today. For comparison purposes, you can see our evaluation here.
This product has been designed for the true aficionados that sub-zero cool the product in order to shatter a benchmark or two. For the more regular folks there's still plenty off changes making this product super nice. It has a custom cooler, a custom PCB, quality components and a factory overclock, all that whilst staying silent. The card has 4 GB graphics memory, is energy efficient and factory overclocked for you.
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Atom-Thin Transistor Silicene Makes Its Debut
A transistor that is thinner than an atom sounds great until you realize it degrades in about sixty seconds.
Although the device's performance is modest, and its lifetime measured in mere minutes, this proof of concept has already been causing a stir at conferences, says Deji Akinwande, a nanomaterials researcher at the University of Texas at Austin who helped to make the transistor.
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