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- Intel Core i7 5960X Extreme Edition Tested - When it
comes to content creation and video editing, the Core i7 5960X is going to deliver that next level
of performance when it is able to fully utilize all of its cores
simultaneously. In my testing I found that when utilized, the eight
core 5960X is by far the fastest solution when compared to a Core i7
4960X, Intel's Haswell quad core mainstream offerings, and the best
that AMD currently has to offer. When it cannot utilize all that core
compute power and run in single thread mode it is hampered by the low
clock speed, and does not deliver the impact that I see when pushing
all eight cores; this is pretty much the expected outcome.
- Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards Spotted In Germany - If you
are shopping for a budget GPU, be warned that there are reportedly fake
NVIDIA graphics cards floating around in Germany right now. Word is
"Several fake NVIDIA cards - probably GeForce GT 440 - have had their
BIOS reflashed to report themselves as GeForce GTX 660. They were sold
under the brand 'GTX660 4096MB Nvidia Bulk' but only
deliver 1/4 of the speed of a real GTX 660. Investigations
are ongoing into who did the reflashing, but several hundred of
them have already been sold and are now being recalled."
- 30 Years of Graphics & Gaming Innovation: #AMD30Live - AMD has
released a two hours video (in two parts) from its recent event
that was held to celebrate the company's 30 years. During that event,
AMD invited a number of game developers and showed a small demo from
Civilization: Beyond Earth, talked a bit more about its new API,
Mantle, and has overclocked an FX CPU at 8Ghz.
- MSI Launches 5 New Mighty X99 Motherboards - MSI has
announced the launch of the new MSI X99 motherboards line-up.
Featuring 5 models, the X99S GAMING 9 AC, X99S GAMING 7, X99S XPOWER
AC, X99S MPOWER and X99S SLI PLUS, MSI caters to everyone's needs.
- Seagate becomes first to ship massive 8TB hard drive - Months
after announcing the world's fastest 6TB hard drive, Seagate on Tuesday
became the first in the world to
ship an 8TB hard drive. In a press release on the matter, Seagate
vice president of marketing, Scott Horn, pointed out that as our world
becomes more mobile, the number of devices we use to create and consume
data is driving an explosive growth in unstructured data. This places
increased pressure on cloud builders to look for innovative ways to
build cost-effective, high capacity storage for both private and
cloud-based data centers, he added. The new 8TB solution aims to do
just that with its massive amount of capacity stuffed inside a standard
3.5-inch drive. Seagate is shipping 8TB drives to select customers
starting today with wide scale availability set for next quarter.
- Windows XP Unofficial Service Pack 4 - harkaz has been
working since September 2013 on the project, which aims to bring
together all of Microsoft's official XP updates and patches into a
single unified release. It is already available in its third beta.
- Samsung's Latest Smartwatch Can Make Voice Calls - Samsung
debuted a new smartwatch that can make and receive voice calls, as
well as send and receive messages thanks to built-in 3G radios. The
Gear S is based on Samsung's Tizen platform and features a 2-inch,
curved Super AMOLED display with 360 x 480 pixels. In addition to 3G,
the Gear S includes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Samsung says it can transition
between cellular and Bluetooth connections seamlessly so it can
function with and without a nearby smartphone. It includes Samsung's S
Voice service for voice commands, and has an on-screen keyboard for
composing messages. Other features include Samsung's S Health and
fitness apps, music player and gallery apps, and the ability to receive
notifications from a variety of services. The Gear S is powered by a
dual-core 1.0GHz processor with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. It has
a 300mAh battery, which Samsung claims provides for two days of usage
per charge. Samsung said the Gear S will be available in global markets
beginning in October. Samsung didn't say how much the Gear S will cost.
- Apple's iWatch will reportedly make its debut on September 9th
- While the news has been scarce for the rumored iWatch, we now
have a solid source saying that the iWatch will reportedly make its
debut alongside the iPhone 6 at an event in September. According to Re/code,
Apple's first wearable device will make its grand debut at a yet-to-be
announced event on September 9th. The iWatch has been shrouded in
secrecy with only a few clues leaking to the general public. It is
highly likely that the wearable will work in conjunction with Apple's
Healthkit and Homekit, two features that were unveiled for iOS8 at WWDC
in June. Although there isn't a hint of what the device will look like,
there has been speculation that there could be two models. Earlier
reports suggest that iWatch could be produced in a standard and
athletic model with reports that Apple is tapping professional athletes
like Kobe Bryant, to test the highly secretive device. If the
speculated release date is true, this could be one the best kept
secrets Apple has had in years.
- Apple Offering to Replace Faulty iPhone 5 Batteries - Apple
has launched an iPhone 5 battery replacement program. According to
Apple, a limited number of iPhone 5s sold between September 2012
and January 2013 may experience a sudden decrease in battery life,
requiring frequent recharges. Customers who believe their device may be
affected can verify their device's eligibility through the serial
number. Apple will replace the battery for free, or reimburse customers
who paid to have the battery replaced on their own. Apple said the
program is limited to batteries. iPhones with cracked screens or other
problems will likely incur charges to have those separate issues
resolved before the battery is replaced. The program launched in the
U.S. and China on August 22, and will launch in other countries August
29.
- Dropbox Pro now $9.99 a month for 1TB - Dropbox has announced
that it is overhauling its paid service, Dropbox Pro, introducing a
single flat-rate offering that replaces the various storage tiers that
were previously available. Priced at $9.99 a month, Dropbox Pro now
includes 1TB of storage - ten times the previous amount at that price
- Amazon Acquires Twitch in $1 Billion Deal - Amazon and
Twitch have officially announced
the deal, which will see Amazon purchase all outstanding shares of
Twitch for roughly $970 million in cash. The deal has been approved by
Twitch's shareholders and should be completed sometime later this year.
In a message addressed to the Twitch community, CEO Emmett Shear wrote,
"We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our
values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster.
We're keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our
brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazon's support
we'll have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch. "I
personally want to thank you, each and every member of the Twitch
community, for what you've created. Thank you for putting your faith in
us. Thank you for sticking with us through growing pains and stumbles.
Thank you for bringing your very best to us and sharing it with the
world. Thank you, from a group of gamers who never dreamed they'd get
to help shape the face of the industry that we love so much. It's
dangerous to go alone. On behalf of myself and everyone else at Twitch,
thank you for coming with us."
- Man jailed for 33 months for pirating Fast & Furious - A
computer programmer who filmed Fast and Furious 6 at a cinema and then
uploaded it to the internet has been jailed for
almost three years. Philip Danks, 25, used a camcorder to record
Fast and Furious 6 at a cinema in Walsall, near Birmingham and then
uploaded a copy to the internet the following day. The pirate copy was
downloaded 779,000 times, costing Universal Pictures, one of
Hollywood's biggest film-makers, almost £2.3m. Two days after his
arrest on May 23, he posted on Facebook, "Seven billion people and I
was the first. F*** you." On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to three
charges of distributing pirate copies of films and was jailed for 33
months. The court heard that he made just £1,000 from selling copies of
the film for £1.50 – while the cost to Universal was estimated at
£2.3m. Danks is said to have uploaded the file to KickassTorrents and
other torrenting sites.
- 13 Year Old Kid: Linus Torvalds Is My Hero - How many 6th
graders even know what Linux is let alone idolize Linus Torvalds?
- Amityville: The Awakening Trailer - Belle, her
little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house
with their single mother Joan in order to save money to help pay for
her brother's expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to
occur in the house including the miraculous recovery of her brother,
Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn't telling her everything and
soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house.
- Everything Wrong With 'GoldenEye' In 14 Minutes Or Less - The movie,
not the video game. Everyone knows there's nothing wrong with that.
- What if Michael Bay Directed "UP"? - 7/10 not
enough explosions :P
- Seventh Son Trailer #2 (2015) Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes Movie -
Once slated for release last fall, and then pushed back to
January of 2014, the fantasy adaptation The Seventh Son, based on
The Last Apprentice (or The Wardstone Chronicles) book series by Joseph
Delaney, is finally coming to theaters.
- Exists Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Eduardo Sanchez Horror
Movie - Exists is directed by Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch
Project) and written by Jamie Nash (writer of a segment in
V/H/S/2). For five friends, it was a chance for a summer getaway— a
weekend of camping in the Texas Big Thicket. But visions of a carefree
vacation are shattered with an accident on a dark and desolate country
road. In the wake of the accident, a bloodcurdling force of nature is
unleashed - something not exactly human, but not completely animal— an
urban legend come to terrifying life and seeking murderous revenge.
Dora Madison Burge, Samuel Davis, Roger Edwards, Chris Osborn, Brian
Steele and Denise Williamson star in the film which Lionsgate releases
on iTunes and in theaters this fall on October 24th.
- The Pyramid Trailer - This looks
pretty cool :-) In Theaters - December 5, 2014
- This Video From Miley Cyrus' Visual Director Explains A Lot - This
is director Geoffrey Lillemon's take on being a boy or a girl in 2014. And while it
answers a lot of our questions about Miley Cyrus, it raises a
thousand more about everything else.
- Here's Beyonce's Incredible Performance From The 2014 VMAs - Most
award shows are awkward, hammy and hopelessly bogged down with filler, but
Beyonce's stellar medley may just have been the saving grace of
this year's VMAs. Ladies and gentlemen, this is how a pop performance
ought to be
- Austin Beerworks - Peacemaker Anytime Ale - Campaign with
Helms Workshop to reintroduce Austin Beerworks Peacemaker, renaming it
"Anytime Ale." The term clarifies when the brew is best enjoyed:
specifically, any time. With a beer that's great at any moment, you
should always keep a few on hand- so a multi-pack made sense. But how
many?
- Mother Nature At Her Best, And Then Worst - One minute
you're filming a rainbow, and the next you're sh*tting your pants :D
- This Sheep Hasn't Been Shorn In Six Years - In other
news, this
sheep has just been named CEO of the Burlington Coat Factory :P
- GoPro Survives Rocket Engine Inferno - Okay, it's
official: Nothing
can kill these things.
- Ants Form A Daisy Chain To Maximize Their Strength - Teamwork
makes it dreamwork! All for one and one for all! Nice job everyone,
you'll sleep well tonight.
- The Iron Dome Intercepts 15 Rockets At The Same Time - Israel's
Iron Dome defense system is well known across the world. This video
is proof of its reputation.
- Watch SpaceX's Falcon 9-R Dev1 Rocket Explode Over Texas - According
to SpaceX an "anomaly" was detected during last Friday test
launch of the private space company's latest three-engined Falcon 9-R
Dev1, triggering the vehicle's "flight termination system."
- TX officer allegedly lets 140-mph street racer go with a
warning - Being pulled over by the police is one of the most
nerve-racking situations that a driver can go through, and it's even
worse when you know that the officer has you dead to rights for
speeding well over the posted limit. In this video, the driver of a
heavily modified Ford Mustang with a claimed 966 horsepower at the rear
wheels could have easily lost his ride for doing triple-digit speeds
and street racing, but a friendly Texas police
officer appears to send him on his way with a simple warning.
- Audi R8 X Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R X Suzuki GSXR1000 - check it out
- Crazy Guy Runs Into Outback Tornado To Take Selfie - Lol and this
guy is crazy.
- How To Eat Sushi Properly, From A Sushi Chef - Coming to
you straight from the sushi chef's mouth, Munchies presents the dos and
dont's of eating sushi, as taught by Tokyo's Naomichi Yasuda. Be
warned: You've been doing it wrong.
- If Geek Girls Acted Like Geek Guys - When the tables
turn, it's that much more apparently how terribly
unbalanced the state of comic culture is.
- Victoria's Secret New Simple Sexy TV Commercial - This
15-second spot for Victoria's Secret's most minimal collections
debuted in July 2014 and features Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel
and Martha Hunt. Music: "Move" by Little Mix.
- Candice Swanepoel 4 Victoria's Secret - She looks
great!
- Martha Hunt Brings the Sexy to Toronto - Supermodel
Martha Hunt introduced our new, simple, sexy collections to the
press and fans in Toronto
- Busty Alice Goodwin in ZOO Magazine 15 August 2014 UK - Some
photos of busty babe Alice Goodwin wearing skimpy bikini for ZOO
magazine.
- The Exotic Side Of Russian Night Clubs - Russian
night clubs have the perfect balance of strange and sexy all in the
same place.
- The best pics on the Internet #92 - All pictures
are carefully handpicked!
- Hottest Babes on the Internet #45 - Which one is
hottest? ;-)
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