TechNews - DirectX 11 Details Emerge - tech
(hx) 09:44 AM CEST - Jul,23 2008
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- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Tested - As the lowest speed rated 45nm
Quad core Yorkfield processor,
the Q9300 has
some big shoes to fill. It features a 1333MHz bus speed running with a 7.5
clock multiplier to give a final clock speed of 2.5GHz, just slightly
higher than the 65nm Q6600 and 166MHz slower than the Q9450.
- Intel cuts chip prices up to 31 percent -
The quad-core
Q6600 was cut from $224 to $193. The desktop Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz)
got the largest cut, from $266 to $183 (31 percent) on the new pricing list,
dated July 20.
- DirectX 11 Details Emerge -
Features include
new shader technology that begins to allow developers to position GPUs
as more general-purpose parallel processors, rather than being dedicated
solely to graphics processing; better multi-threading capabilities; and
hardware-based tesselation. The good news is that there will be no new
hardware requirements, so DirectX 10 hardware should be DirectX 11
compatible.
- OCZ NIA Brain-Computer Interface Evaluation and Showcase -
The device is called the NIA, which is an acronym that stands for Neural
Impulse Actuator, and instead of buttons, sticks, gyroscopes or motion
sensors, it reads the body's natural biosignals and translates them into
commands that can be used to control PC games
- If your SSD sucks, blame Vista, says SSD vendor -
It's Windows
Vista's fault that solid-state storage isn't performing as well as its
proponents predicted.
- Are Google Maps Good or Evil? -
Are you concerned that anyone on the internet can see your house, cars
and family via Street View? On the other side was the announcement of
CriminalSearches.com, a new service from PeopleFinders.com that said it
shows where "sex offenders...thieves, violent offenders, murderers, or con
artists" live in your neighborhood. The site shows people icons on a Google
map; clicking an icon shows a person's photo, description, address, and
criminal history.
- Improve the Battery Life on iPhone 3G - One of the major
things you can
do to save battery life is to turn off the 3G when you don't need it.
This almost eliminates the appeal of the iPhone 3G, but you can always
activate it again if you want it. Other tips include turning off the
auto-brightness, turning off location services, turning off Wi-Fi, turn off
Bluetooth, and severely limit your use of GPS.
- Manned spaceship design unveiled -
The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned
spacecraft is unveiled
- New Opel Insignia Drops in on London! (video) -
The New Opel
Inisgnia, which debuts at the 2008 British Motor Show was showcased in
London on Monday (21st July). This new modern, stylish family car, seen as
the Vectra successor, was dropped from the skies as more than 300 people
watched on from below
- Rossi Vs Stoner Laguna Seca 2008 Battle (video) -
Rossi stops
Stoner for first Laguna Seca victory
- Smosh - *TRAILER* Food Battle 2008 -
check it out
- College Official Green Band Trailer - What began as the
weekend-from-hell turns into the BEST. WEEKEND. EVER.
Check it out!
- The Dark Knight - review (video) -
This is a
fantastic movie!
- Amber Heard: Maxim-um Hotness -
Amber can be
found in the latest issue of Maxim magazine
- Audrina Patridge Bikini Pictures -
These Audrina
Patridge bikini pictures are really, really hot!
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