The Witcher III Cost $81M
Considering how much some other triple A titles cost to make, I suppose $81 million isn't so bad, all things considered.
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NY Health Insurer Hacked, Over 10M Possibly Affected
If you have insurance through Excellus BlueCross BlueShield of New York, I have bad news for you.
The Rochester-based insurer said it and its affiliates had been the target of a sophisticated cyber attack and that it was taking steps to address the situation and offering free identity theft protection services to those affected. Excellus said it learned of the cyber attack on Aug. 5 from experts it had hired to perform a forensic assessment of its computer systems following hacking attacks on other health insurers. A subsequent investigation found that the initial hack occurred in December of 2013.
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AMD, Roy Taylor, the Nano, and the Press
One thing is for sure in the GPU market, sooner or later some company is going to pull a full-on screw-the-pooch moment and continue to spiral down even after someone realizes the mistake. We have seen is happen in the past, and it just happened this week to AMD. Poor little Nano.
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Cool 2D/3D LED Lamps
These 2D/3D LED lamps are pretty neat. It's a new twist on an old idea but cool nonetheless.
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Turn A Raspberry Pi Into A Tablet For $60
You can now buy a 7" touchscreen monitor for the Raspberry Pi for only $60.
The 7" Touchscreen Monitor for Raspberry Pi gives users the ability to create all-in-one, integrated projects such as tablets, infotainment systems and embedded projects. The 800 x 480 display connects via an adapter board which handles power and signal conversion. Only two connections to the Pi are required; power from the Pi's GPIO port and a ribbon cable that connects to the DSI port present on all Raspberry Pi's. Touchscreen drivers with support for 10-finger touch and an on-screen keyboard will be integrated into the latest Raspbian OS for full functionality without a physical keyboard or mouse.
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McAfee Files Paperwork To Run For President
Holy moly, this guy can't possibly be serious. And what the hell is up with the "cyber party" name?
The antivirus software pioneer John McAfee on Tuesday filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president. The paperwork was confirmed as authentic by Kyle Sandler, who is identified as one of the campaign's directors and responded to a request for comment from a contact form on McAfee's personal website. The filing lists an Alabama address, and noted that McAfee would be "founding a new party yet to be announced."
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Today's Apple News Round-Up
There is a ton of announcements coming out of the Apple event today and the crew at Engadget is jotting it all down as it happens.
As with all of the "S" iPhone models, the 6s is more about refinement than massive design leaps. It's not exactly a device meant to entice existing iPhone 6 owners, instead it's meant more for people stuck with older iPhones, or those whose cellphone contracts didn't allow them to upgrade over the past year. And for those who've waited, it looks to be worth it.
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Microsoft Urges Court To Block Warrant For Emails Held Abroad
I wonder how this is going to turn out. Any bets on which way this is going to go?
Microsoft Corp asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to block the U.S. government from forcing the company to hand over a customer's emails stored on an Irish server, warning that the precedent would create a "global free-for-all" that eviscerates personal privacy.
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Apple Announces The iPad Pro
Apple announced the iPad Pro today. The latest version of the iPad has a 12.9" display and will set you back about eight hundred bucks.
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AMD Forms Radeon Technologies Group to Enhance Focus on Graphics and Immersive Computing
AMD today announced the promotion of Raja Koduri (47) to senior vice president and chief architect, Radeon Technologies Group, reporting to president and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. In his expanded role, Koduri is responsible for overseeing all aspects of graphics technologies used in AMD's APU, discrete GPU, semi-custom, and GPU compute products.
"We are entering an age of immersive computing where we will be surrounded by billions of brilliant pixels that enhance our daily lives in ways we have yet to fully comprehend," said Dr. Su. "AMD is well positioned to lead this transition with graphics IP that powers the best gaming and visual computing experiences today. With the creation of the Radeon Technologies Group we are putting in place a more agile, vertically-integrated graphics organization focused on solidifying our position as the graphics industry leader, recapturing profitable share across traditional graphics markets, and staking leadership positions in new markets such as virtual and augmented reality."
"AMD is one of the few companies with the engineering talent and IP to make emerging immersive computing opportunities a reality," said Koduri. "Now, with the Radeon Technologies Group, we have a dedicated team focused on growing our business as we create a unique environment for the best and brightest minds in graphics to be a part of the team re-defining the industry."
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ASUS ROG Poseidon Platinum GTX 980 Ti Review
Even if you aren't currently in the market for a new GPU, make sure you read our evaluation of the ASUS ROG Poseidon Platinum GTX 980 Ti. Trust us, after reading this, you might suddenly have the urge to go video card shopping.
ASUS has just released its new hybrid air/liquid cooled video card based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GPU. The ASUS ROG Poseidon Platinum GTX 980 Ti can be run with liquid cooling to make this a cool and quiet GTX 980 Ti and hopefully give us some good overclocks. We'll test it, and find out how it does on air and liquid.
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Israel Is Number Two In Cybersecurity Behind The U.S.
Hold on, are you telling me that the United States leads the world in cybersecurity? That is, for lack of a better word, terrifying.
Israel is a nation where every citizen faces mandatory military service. Cybersecurity plays an increasingly important role in today's modern warfare. More and more Israeli military men and women are gaining experience with cybersecurity technology. This carries over to their post-military careers, and has led to a disproportionately high number of cybersecurity startups compared to other nations.
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Cross-Platform Co-op Added To Win10 Minecraft
Microsoft just announced cross-platform co-op multiplayer support for Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta.
The upcoming 0.12.1 update is, in a word, awesome. For the first time ever, up to five friends can play cross-platform multiplayer on a local network between Minecraft: Pocket Edition and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta. The Windows 10 Edition Beta also now allows up to five friends play together over Xbox Live. And no matter what edition you're playing, you'll be able to buff up your equipment with special effects from enchanting tables.
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