ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Motherboard Review
While ASRock is a well known new comer in the motherboard market, we've not exactly been fans of ASRock products based on past experiences. ASRock's popularity grows and as a result we are taking another look at a motherboard from in the hope of understanding this popularity. Is it just price, or is there more to ASRock's offerings?
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200M Workers Want Windows 8 Tablets, Not iPads Good news for Microsoft, people that are actually doing work want Windows 8 tablets....not an iPad. Obvious survey is obvious. Good news for Microsoft: 200 million information workers want Windows tablets, a report from Forrester claimed Monday, quite a few more than the 900,000 Surface RT tablets that IDC estimated have already been sold into the channel. If Forrester's numbers truly reflect reality, they indicate a huge pent-up demand for the Surface Pro, which goes on sale this month. Comments Read More ...
Next Xbox Will Block Used Games? An anonymous source with first hand knowledge of a second hand story someone heard from an unnammed source that might be friends with a janitor that works in the building where the next Xbox is being made says the new console will block used games. Maybe they will be using Sony's patented used game blocking technology. Microsoft's next console will require an Internet connection in order to function, ruling out a second-hand game market for the platform. A new iteration of Xbox Live will be an integral part of Microsoft's next console, while improved Kinect hardware will also ship alongside the unit. Comments Read More ...
Microsoft Answers Surface Pro Questions Microsoft took to the internet today to answer questions about the Surface Pro. Here's an example of the questions answered: Q: Why didn't Microsoft simply provide a USB flash drive with the disk recovery image on it in the Surface Pro box to free up more disk space in the product? A: "We could have done this, but then there would be a chance it would be lost. We give you the ability to make one if you choose and free up the space....."There ha(ve) also been questions about why including the recovery image by default. Ideally, you will never need your recovery image, however this is a choice we would prefer the customer to make vs. having the customer need the recovery image not realizing they needed to create one themselves." Comments Read More ...
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z The gang at ocaholic have a review of the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z motherboard posted today for your viewing pleasure. You can see our evaluation here for comparison purposes. With the Crosshair V Formula-Z, ASUS has expanded their profolio for high-end AMD motherboards by a new flagship model. This board features AMD's 990FX Chipset and AMD's SB950 southbridge. Using this board one should not only be able to squeeze the maximum out of an AMD CPU and thanks to the SB950 southbridge, there are no less then six SATA III ports. Comments Read More ...
Facebook Testing Bigger Images In Ads If you were worried about not being able to see Facebook's ads, fear not, the company is making them bigger because "people respond favorably to larger images." We are running a small test in the U.S. where some people might see ads in the right-hand column that feature larger images. We have seen that people respond favorably to larger images — both from people and pages — in News Feed, and as such we are testing this out on the right–hand side. Comments Read More ...
Microsoft and Symantec Bust Up Cyber Crime Ring While we know doing stuff like this is in the company's best interest, Microsoft and Symantec deserve a little pat on the back for the work they put into busting up the botnets. Software makers Microsoft Corp and Symantec Corp said they disrupted a global cyber crime operation by shutting down servers that controlled hundreds of thousands of PCs without the knowledge of their users. The move made it temporarily impossible for infected PCs around the world to search the web, though the companies offered free tools to clean machines through messages that were automatically pushed out to infected computers. Comments Read More ...
The Federal Reserve Hacked What's with all the hacks today? I saw this earlier today but didn't post it thinking this was a repeat from this morning (Energy Department hack). Oops! The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that one of its internal websites had been briefly breached by hackers, though no critical functions of the U.S. central bank were affected by the intrusion. "The Federal Reserve system is aware that information was obtained by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in a website vendor product," a Fed spokeswoman said. Comments Read More ...
Apple Warns Against Jailbreaking Apple's website warns iDevice owners against jailbreaking their phones citing instability, security vulnerabilities, shortened battery life, and other issues such as loss of revenue for the company. As designed by Apple, iOS and iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are designed to work together reliably. Unauthorized modifications to iOS ("jailbreaking") can cause numerous issues to the hacked iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Examples of issues caused by these unauthorized modifications to iOS have included the following: Instability Security vulnerabilities Shortened battery life Unreliable voice and data Disruption of services Inability to apply future software updates Comments Read More ...
Lawmaker Proposes 10% Mature Video Game Tax When will politicians learn that this crap never works. Is there a 10% tax on movies? A 10% tax on music? How about lawmakers pay a 10% tax on all the taxpayer money they waste. Now there is an idea we can all get behind. A state representative whose district includes Sandy Hook is proposing a 10 percent tax on all video games that are rated Mature. Connecticut lawmaker Debralee Hovey told Eyewitness News she would like to see the money raised from the tax to be used for mental health services. Comments Read More ...
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Motherboard If you are in the market for a new LGA 1155 motherboard, I recommend reading our evaluation of the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 before you decide on what to buy. While ASRock is a well known new comer in the motherboard market, we've not exactly been fans of ASRock products based on past experiences. ASRock's popularity grows and as a result we are taking another look at a motherboard from in the hope of understanding this popularity. Is it just price, or is there more to ASRock's offerings? Comments Read More ...
Apple Awarded Patent For Slide-To-Unlock Apple has been awarded a design patent for its slide-to-unlock feature. Now if you get caught using it, you will get a first hand look at Apple's "click-to-sue" patent. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple patent numbers D675,639 and D675,612, respectively covering the much-disputed slide-to-unlock user interface asset and design for the original iPhone. Comments Read More ...
Phantom 630 Modular Ultra Case Pro-Clockers has the Phantom 630 Modular Ultra Case on the test bench today. If you are a fan of NZXT's Phantom cases, you are going to like this. Now, there is a sibling to the two cases mentioned and that is the new Phantom 630. The Phantom is not your typical Phantom series case as it was re-designed from the ground up. NZXT task with the 630 was to offer the enthusiast all the comforts one would need in a great case. And looking at it there are features and tweaks that you wouldn't even realize that are there. Comments Read More ...
The Evolution Of Real Time PC Graphics Technically this video should be called "2 hours of NVIDIA demos" but it is still pretty cool to see how far graphics have come over the years. Comments Read More ...
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200M Workers Want Windows 8 Tablets, Not iPads Good news for Microsoft, people that are actually doing work want Windows 8 tablets....not an iPad. Obvious survey is obvious. Good news for Microsoft: 200 million information workers want Windows tablets, a report from Forrester claimed Monday, quite a few more than the 900,000 Surface RT tablets that IDC estimated have already been sold into the channel. If Forrester's numbers truly reflect reality, they indicate a huge pent-up demand for the Surface Pro, which goes on sale this month. Comments Read More ...
Next Xbox Will Block Used Games? An anonymous source with first hand knowledge of a second hand story someone heard from an unnammed source that might be friends with a janitor that works in the building where the next Xbox is being made says the new console will block used games. Maybe they will be using Sony's patented used game blocking technology. Microsoft's next console will require an Internet connection in order to function, ruling out a second-hand game market for the platform. A new iteration of Xbox Live will be an integral part of Microsoft's next console, while improved Kinect hardware will also ship alongside the unit. Comments Read More ...
Microsoft Answers Surface Pro Questions Microsoft took to the internet today to answer questions about the Surface Pro. Here's an example of the questions answered: Q: Why didn't Microsoft simply provide a USB flash drive with the disk recovery image on it in the Surface Pro box to free up more disk space in the product? A: "We could have done this, but then there would be a chance it would be lost. We give you the ability to make one if you choose and free up the space....."There ha(ve) also been questions about why including the recovery image by default. Ideally, you will never need your recovery image, however this is a choice we would prefer the customer to make vs. having the customer need the recovery image not realizing they needed to create one themselves." Comments Read More ...
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z The gang at ocaholic have a review of the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z motherboard posted today for your viewing pleasure. You can see our evaluation here for comparison purposes. With the Crosshair V Formula-Z, ASUS has expanded their profolio for high-end AMD motherboards by a new flagship model. This board features AMD's 990FX Chipset and AMD's SB950 southbridge. Using this board one should not only be able to squeeze the maximum out of an AMD CPU and thanks to the SB950 southbridge, there are no less then six SATA III ports. Comments Read More ...
Facebook Testing Bigger Images In Ads If you were worried about not being able to see Facebook's ads, fear not, the company is making them bigger because "people respond favorably to larger images." We are running a small test in the U.S. where some people might see ads in the right-hand column that feature larger images. We have seen that people respond favorably to larger images — both from people and pages — in News Feed, and as such we are testing this out on the right–hand side. Comments Read More ...
Microsoft and Symantec Bust Up Cyber Crime Ring While we know doing stuff like this is in the company's best interest, Microsoft and Symantec deserve a little pat on the back for the work they put into busting up the botnets. Software makers Microsoft Corp and Symantec Corp said they disrupted a global cyber crime operation by shutting down servers that controlled hundreds of thousands of PCs without the knowledge of their users. The move made it temporarily impossible for infected PCs around the world to search the web, though the companies offered free tools to clean machines through messages that were automatically pushed out to infected computers. Comments Read More ...
The Federal Reserve Hacked What's with all the hacks today? I saw this earlier today but didn't post it thinking this was a repeat from this morning (Energy Department hack). Oops! The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that one of its internal websites had been briefly breached by hackers, though no critical functions of the U.S. central bank were affected by the intrusion. "The Federal Reserve system is aware that information was obtained by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in a website vendor product," a Fed spokeswoman said. Comments Read More ...
Apple Warns Against Jailbreaking Apple's website warns iDevice owners against jailbreaking their phones citing instability, security vulnerabilities, shortened battery life, and other issues such as loss of revenue for the company. As designed by Apple, iOS and iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are designed to work together reliably. Unauthorized modifications to iOS ("jailbreaking") can cause numerous issues to the hacked iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Examples of issues caused by these unauthorized modifications to iOS have included the following: Instability Security vulnerabilities Shortened battery life Unreliable voice and data Disruption of services Inability to apply future software updates Comments Read More ...
Lawmaker Proposes 10% Mature Video Game Tax When will politicians learn that this crap never works. Is there a 10% tax on movies? A 10% tax on music? How about lawmakers pay a 10% tax on all the taxpayer money they waste. Now there is an idea we can all get behind. A state representative whose district includes Sandy Hook is proposing a 10 percent tax on all video games that are rated Mature. Connecticut lawmaker Debralee Hovey told Eyewitness News she would like to see the money raised from the tax to be used for mental health services. Comments Read More ...
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Motherboard If you are in the market for a new LGA 1155 motherboard, I recommend reading our evaluation of the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 before you decide on what to buy. While ASRock is a well known new comer in the motherboard market, we've not exactly been fans of ASRock products based on past experiences. ASRock's popularity grows and as a result we are taking another look at a motherboard from in the hope of understanding this popularity. Is it just price, or is there more to ASRock's offerings? Comments Read More ...
Apple Awarded Patent For Slide-To-Unlock Apple has been awarded a design patent for its slide-to-unlock feature. Now if you get caught using it, you will get a first hand look at Apple's "click-to-sue" patent. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple patent numbers D675,639 and D675,612, respectively covering the much-disputed slide-to-unlock user interface asset and design for the original iPhone. Comments Read More ...
Phantom 630 Modular Ultra Case Pro-Clockers has the Phantom 630 Modular Ultra Case on the test bench today. If you are a fan of NZXT's Phantom cases, you are going to like this. Now, there is a sibling to the two cases mentioned and that is the new Phantom 630. The Phantom is not your typical Phantom series case as it was re-designed from the ground up. NZXT task with the 630 was to offer the enthusiast all the comforts one would need in a great case. And looking at it there are features and tweaks that you wouldn't even realize that are there. Comments Read More ...
The Evolution Of Real Time PC Graphics Technically this video should be called "2 hours of NVIDIA demos" but it is still pretty cool to see how far graphics have come over the years. Comments Read More ...
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