IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 10/05/2013

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.

Read More ...

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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...
[More...]
[Comments...]


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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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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
From Guru3D:
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today.


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Available Tags:LInux , Asus , SSD , BlackBerry , TV , BlackBerry , Ivy Bridge , NVIDIA , Gaming , Samsung ,

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 05/05/2013

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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Available Tags:LInux ,

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 01/05/2013

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.


Read More ...

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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.



Read More ...

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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.

Read More ...

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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...
[More...]
[Comments...]


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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.


Read More ...

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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
From Guru3D:
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today.


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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial
I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun!
Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System.
Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps.



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Available Tags:Asus , SSD , BlackBerry , TV , BlackBerry , Ivy Bridge , NVIDIA , Gaming , Samsung ,

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 25/04/2013

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.


Read More ...

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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.



Read More ...

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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.

Read More ...

---

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.



Read More ...

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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.



Read More ...

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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...
[More...]
[Comments...]


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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.


Read More ...

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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.


Read More ...

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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
From Guru3D:
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today.


Read More ...

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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial
I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun!
Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System.
Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps.



Read More ...

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Available Tags:Asus , SSD , BlackBerry , TV , BlackBerry , Ivy Bridge , NVIDIA , Gaming , Samsung ,

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 22/04/2013

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.

Read More ...

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IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 18/04/2013

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.

Read More ...

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IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 15/04/2013

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. Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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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... [More...] [Comments...] Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review From Guru3D: Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today. Read More ...

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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun! Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System. Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps. Read More ...

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Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a tool to automatically optimize PC game settings From The Verge: In April, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told us that the days of painstakingly tweaking PC game settings to get a decent gaming experience could soon be over. With GeForce Experience, he said, the company would use supercomputers to figure out the optimal settings for each game and each hardware configuration, by tailoring settings to your computer. Today, the tool enters closed beta, supporting around 30 games to start. We got to try it out for ourselves this week, and sat down with some Nvidia software engineers to see how it works. Read More ...

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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

I've always been a fan of First Person Shooters with an emphasis on military operations.  The original Ghost Recon was truly original because it combined First Person Shooter with Real-Time Strategy.  You can command your teams to move, attack, flank, hold and defend all the while you are aiming down the scope at enemies. GRAW entered the gaming industry right after all of the new lighting and physics effects were implemented due to the advances in video processing.  Though it ran slow on modest computers... GRAW was extremely beautiful:  reflections, highlights and amazing smoke & explosion effects.  It also includes almost all the features of the original Ghost Recon along with a bunch of new features because its based in the future. I didn't have any problems running it in Mint 13 and was actually quite pleased with the graphical results and frame rate performance. This tutorial will walk you step-by-step installing and configuring GRAW to run in PlayOnLinux Linux Mint 13. Note:  This tutorial is meant for the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Read More ...

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Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test From Guru3D: So then, in this review we'll look at Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics benchmark performance with roughly 14 graphics cards. The new and popular title is looking great from a graphics point of view. But as a result how will it perform on a selection of different graphics cards ? This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise. Read More ...

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Available Tags:BlackBerry , TV , BlackBerry , Ivy Bridge , NVIDIA , Gaming , Samsung , SSD , GeForce ,

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 02/04/2013

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.

Read More ...

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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.



Read More ...

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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...
[More...]
[Comments...]


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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.


Read More ...

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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.


Read More ...

---

Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
From Guru3D:
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to  explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new  840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell)  cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular  MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state  that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was  only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more  data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The  increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact  as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more  affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a  good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to  be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today.


Read More ...

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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial
I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun!
Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System.
Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps.



Read More ...

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Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a tool to automatically optimize PC game settings
From The Verge:
In April, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told us that the days of  painstakingly tweaking PC game settings to get a decent gaming  experience could soon be over. With GeForce Experience, he said, the  company would use supercomputers to figure out the optimal settings for each game and each hardware configuration, by tailoring settings to  your computer. Today, the tool enters closed beta, supporting around 30  games to start. We got to try it out for ourselves this week, and sat  down with some Nvidia software engineers to see how it works.


Read More ...

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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
I've always been a fan of First Person Shooters with an emphasis on military operations.  The original Ghost Recon was truly original because it combined First Person Shooter with Real-Time Strategy.  You can command your teams to move, attack, flank, hold and defend all the while you are aiming down the scope at enemies.
GRAW entered the gaming industry right after all of the new lighting and physics effects were implemented due to the advances in video processing.  Though it ran slow on modest computers... GRAW was extremely beautiful:  reflections, highlights and amazing smoke & explosion effects.  It also includes almost all the features of the original Ghost Recon along with a bunch of new features because its based in the future.
I didn't have any problems running it in Mint 13 and was actually quite pleased with the graphical results and frame rate performance.
This tutorial will walk you step-by-step installing and configuring GRAW to run in PlayOnLinux Linux Mint 13.
Note:  This tutorial is meant for the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter


Read More ...

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Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test
From Guru3D:
So then, in this review we'll look at Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics  benchmark performance with roughly 14 graphics cards. The new and  popular title is looking great from a graphics point of view. But as a  result how will it perform on a selection of different graphics cards ?  This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what  choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise.


Read More ...

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Available Tags:BlackBerry , TV , BlackBerry , Ivy Bridge , NVIDIA , Gaming , Samsung , SSD , GeForce ,

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 08/03/2013

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.

Read More ...

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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.



Read More ...

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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...
[More...]
[Comments...]


Read More ...

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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.


Read More ...

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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.


Read More ...

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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
From Guru3D:
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to  explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new  840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell)  cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular  MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state  that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was  only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more  data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The  increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact  as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more  affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a  good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to  be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today.


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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial
I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun!
Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System.
Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps.



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Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a tool to automatically optimize PC game settings
From The Verge:
In April, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told us that the days of  painstakingly tweaking PC game settings to get a decent gaming  experience could soon be over. With GeForce Experience, he said, the  company would use supercomputers to figure out the optimal settings for each game and each hardware configuration, by tailoring settings to  your computer. Today, the tool enters closed beta, supporting around 30  games to start. We got to try it out for ourselves this week, and sat  down with some Nvidia software engineers to see how it works.


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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
I've always been a fan of First Person Shooters with an emphasis on military operations.  The original Ghost Recon was truly original because it combined First Person Shooter with Real-Time Strategy.  You can command your teams to move, attack, flank, hold and defend all the while you are aiming down the scope at enemies.
GRAW entered the gaming industry right after all of the new lighting and physics effects were implemented due to the advances in video processing.  Though it ran slow on modest computers... GRAW was extremely beautiful:  reflections, highlights and amazing smoke & explosion effects.  It also includes almost all the features of the original Ghost Recon along with a bunch of new features because its based in the future.
I didn't have any problems running it in Mint 13 and was actually quite pleased with the graphical results and frame rate performance.
This tutorial will walk you step-by-step installing and configuring GRAW to run in PlayOnLinux Linux Mint 13.
Note:  This tutorial is meant for the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter


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Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test
From Guru3D:
So then, in this review we'll look at Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics  benchmark performance with roughly 14 graphics cards. The new and  popular title is looking great from a graphics point of view. But as a  result how will it perform on a selection of different graphics cards ?  This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what  choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise.


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IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 28/02/2013

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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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
From Guru3D:
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to  explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new  840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell)  cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular  MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state  that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was  only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more  data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The  increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact  as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more  affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a  good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to  be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today.


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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial
I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun!
Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System.
Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps.



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Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a tool to automatically optimize PC game settings
From The Verge:
In April, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told us that the days of  painstakingly tweaking PC game settings to get a decent gaming  experience could soon be over. With GeForce Experience, he said, the  company would use supercomputers to figure out the optimal settings for each game and each hardware configuration, by tailoring settings to  your computer. Today, the tool enters closed beta, supporting around 30  games to start. We got to try it out for ourselves this week, and sat  down with some Nvidia software engineers to see how it works.


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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
I've always been a fan of First Person Shooters with an emphasis on military operations.  The original Ghost Recon was truly original because it combined First Person Shooter with Real-Time Strategy.  You can command your teams to move, attack, flank, hold and defend all the while you are aiming down the scope at enemies.
GRAW entered the gaming industry right after all of the new lighting and physics effects were implemented due to the advances in video processing.  Though it ran slow on modest computers... GRAW was extremely beautiful:  reflections, highlights and amazing smoke & explosion effects.  It also includes almost all the features of the original Ghost Recon along with a bunch of new features because its based in the future.
I didn't have any problems running it in Mint 13 and was actually quite pleased with the graphical results and frame rate performance.
This tutorial will walk you step-by-step installing and configuring GRAW to run in PlayOnLinux Linux Mint 13.
Note:  This tutorial is meant for the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter


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Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test
From Guru3D:
So then, in this review we'll look at Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics  benchmark performance with roughly 14 graphics cards. The new and  popular title is looking great from a graphics point of view. But as a  result how will it perform on a selection of different graphics cards ?  This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what  choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise.


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IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 19/02/2013

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. Read More ...

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IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 15/02/2013

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... [More...] [Comments...] Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review From Guru3D: Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today. Read More ...

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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun! Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System. Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps. Read More ...

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Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a tool to automatically optimize PC game settings From The Verge: In April, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told us that the days of painstakingly tweaking PC game settings to get a decent gaming experience could soon be over. With GeForce Experience, he said, the company would use supercomputers to figure out the optimal settings for each game and each hardware configuration, by tailoring settings to your computer. Today, the tool enters closed beta, supporting around 30 games to start. We got to try it out for ourselves this week, and sat down with some Nvidia software engineers to see how it works. Read More ...

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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

I've always been a fan of First Person Shooters with an emphasis on military operations.  The original Ghost Recon was truly original because it combined First Person Shooter with Real-Time Strategy.  You can command your teams to move, attack, flank, hold and defend all the while you are aiming down the scope at enemies. GRAW entered the gaming industry right after all of the new lighting and physics effects were implemented due to the advances in video processing.  Though it ran slow on modest computers... GRAW was extremely beautiful:  reflections, highlights and amazing smoke & explosion effects.  It also includes almost all the features of the original Ghost Recon along with a bunch of new features because its based in the future. I didn't have any problems running it in Mint 13 and was actually quite pleased with the graphical results and frame rate performance. This tutorial will walk you step-by-step installing and configuring GRAW to run in PlayOnLinux Linux Mint 13. Note:  This tutorial is meant for the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Read More ...

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Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test From Guru3D: So then, in this review we'll look at Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics benchmark performance with roughly 14 graphics cards. The new and popular title is looking great from a graphics point of view. But as a result how will it perform on a selection of different graphics cards ? This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise. Read More ...

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Hearts, minds and balls: Microsoft's Windows 8 Surface gamble From TheRegister: What makes Microsoft think people will buy its Surfaces? It would have to be either for the love of the Microsoft brand or because Redmond has got them by the balls on data and apps. Read More ...

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IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 14/02/2013

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. Read More ...

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IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 05/02/2013

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... [More...] [Comments...] Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review From Guru3D: Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today. Read More ...

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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun! Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System. Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps. Read More ...

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Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a tool to automatically optimize PC game settings From The Verge: In April, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told us that the days of painstakingly tweaking PC game settings to get a decent gaming experience could soon be over. With GeForce Experience, he said, the company would use supercomputers to figure out the optimal settings for each game and each hardware configuration, by tailoring settings to your computer. Today, the tool enters closed beta, supporting around 30 games to start. We got to try it out for ourselves this week, and sat down with some Nvidia software engineers to see how it works. Read More ...

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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

I've always been a fan of First Person Shooters with an emphasis on military operations.  The original Ghost Recon was truly original because it combined First Person Shooter with Real-Time Strategy.  You can command your teams to move, attack, flank, hold and defend all the while you are aiming down the scope at enemies. GRAW entered the gaming industry right after all of the new lighting and physics effects were implemented due to the advances in video processing.  Though it ran slow on modest computers... GRAW was extremely beautiful:  reflections, highlights and amazing smoke & explosion effects.  It also includes almost all the features of the original Ghost Recon along with a bunch of new features because its based in the future. I didn't have any problems running it in Mint 13 and was actually quite pleased with the graphical results and frame rate performance. This tutorial will walk you step-by-step installing and configuring GRAW to run in PlayOnLinux Linux Mint 13. Note:  This tutorial is meant for the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Read More ...

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Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test From Guru3D: So then, in this review we'll look at Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics benchmark performance with roughly 14 graphics cards. The new and popular title is looking great from a graphics point of view. But as a result how will it perform on a selection of different graphics cards ? This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise. Read More ...

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Hearts, minds and balls: Microsoft's Windows 8 Surface gamble From TheRegister: What makes Microsoft think people will buy its Surfaces? It would have to be either for the love of the Microsoft brand or because Redmond has got them by the balls on data and apps. Read More ...

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Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 (2012) review From TrustedReviews: Key Features: Fully rugged: weatherproof, dustproof, drop-proof; Convertible laptop/tablet with swivel screen ; 10.1in 1024 x 768 IPS touchscreen with Wacom stylus; Core i5, 4-8GB RAM, up to 500GB HDD or SSD; USB 3.0, 3G, ExpressCard, Smartcard, TPM, Fingerprint scanner; Magnesium alloy chassis Read More ...

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Available Tags:BlackBerry , TV , BlackBerry , Ivy Bridge , NVIDIA , Gaming , Samsung , SSD , GeForce , Windows 8 , Windows , Panasonic ,

IT News Head Lines (AOA - Alliance of Overclocking Arts) 01/02/2013

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... [More...] [Comments...] Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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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. Read More ...

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Samsung 840 Pro SSD review From Guru3D: Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today. Read More ...

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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to!  Its amazing and extremely fun! Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System. Note:  This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps. Read More ...

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Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a tool to automatically optimize PC game settings From The Verge: In April, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told us that the days of painstakingly tweaking PC game settings to get a decent gaming experience could soon be over. With GeForce Experience, he said, the company would use supercomputers to figure out the optimal settings for each game and each hardware configuration, by tailoring settings to your computer. Today, the tool enters closed beta, supporting around 30 games to start. We got to try it out for ourselves this week, and sat down with some Nvidia software engineers to see how it works. Read More ...

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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

I've always been a fan of First Person Shooters with an emphasis on military operations.  The original Ghost Recon was truly original because it combined First Person Shooter with Real-Time Strategy.  You can command your teams to move, attack, flank, hold and defend all the while you are aiming down the scope at enemies. GRAW entered the gaming industry right after all of the new lighting and physics effects were implemented due to the advances in video processing.  Though it ran slow on modest computers... GRAW was extremely beautiful:  reflections, highlights and amazing smoke & explosion effects.  It also includes almost all the features of the original Ghost Recon along with a bunch of new features because its based in the future. I didn't have any problems running it in Mint 13 and was actually quite pleased with the graphical results and frame rate performance. This tutorial will walk you step-by-step installing and configuring GRAW to run in PlayOnLinux Linux Mint 13. Note:  This tutorial is meant for the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Read More ...

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Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test From Guru3D: So then, in this review we'll look at Far Cry 3 VGA Graphics benchmark performance with roughly 14 graphics cards. The new and popular title is looking great from a graphics point of view. But as a result how will it perform on a selection of different graphics cards ? This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise. Read More ...

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Hearts, minds and balls: Microsoft's Windows 8 Surface gamble From TheRegister: What makes Microsoft think people will buy its Surfaces? It would have to be either for the love of the Microsoft brand or because Redmond has got them by the balls on data and apps. Read More ...

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Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 (2012) review From TrustedReviews: Key Features: Fully rugged: weatherproof, dustproof, drop-proof; Convertible laptop/tablet with swivel screen ; 10.1in 1024 x 768 IPS touchscreen with Wacom stylus; Core i5, 4-8GB RAM, up to 500GB HDD or SSD; USB 3.0, 3G, ExpressCard, Smartcard, TPM, Fingerprint scanner; Magnesium alloy chassis Read More ...

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