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TechNews - 4K Ultra HD Coming to Blu-ray - tech|
| (hx) 03:33 PM CET - Jan,18 2014 |
- Best Graphics
Cards For The Money: January 2014 - Last month's graphics
card news was dominated by a shortage of
high-end Radeon cards, resulting from high demand and too few GPUs.
This time around, we have good and bad news. The good news is that
Radeon R9 280X, 290, and 290X cards are now much more readily available
online. The bad news is that pricing is even worse this month
than it
was back in December. The cheapest flagship Radeon R9 290X cards sell
for $600, rather than their $550 launch price. Those employ AMD's
reference thermal solution too, which we cannot recommend after putting
in hours of subsequent testing. To get a partner board with third-party
cooling you'll have to pay a minimum of $700, which is staggeringly
unfortunate.
- SanDisk X210 256
And 512 GB: Enthusiast Speed; OEM Reliability - It's almost as quick as SanDisk's Extreme II and
Samsung's 840 Pro in most metrics, and the price tag isn't overly
inflated. SanDisk does say it costs more to manufacture the X210, but
market volatility typically masks the premium. Expect to pay less than
$1/GB. Tack on five-year warranty coverage, along with the fact that
there really aren't any competing OEM-derived SSDs in this performance
bracket, and there's no denying the X210's attractiveness to serious
client and SMB environments. Shoot, CDW sells the 512 GB model for
$320. That's a phenomenal price for any high-capacity drive.
- HP Returns to Smartphone Market with Two Phablets - HP
today announced that it is re-entering the smartphone market and
debuted two new devices that are headed to India. The HP Slate6
VoiceTab and HP Slate7 VoiceTab are large-screened phones that are
meant to consolidate the smartphone and tablet experience into a single
device. The Slate6 has a 6-inch 720p HD LCD screen and the Slate7 has a
7-inch 1280 x 800 LCD screen. Both offer quad-core processors,
voice-calling capabilities, and user-facing stereo speakers. They each
include a 2-megapixel user-facing camera and 5-megapixel main camera
with flash and 720p HD video capture. The Slates include 16GB of
built-in storage and support microSD cards up to 32GB for additional
storage. The Slates are equipped with dual SIM card slots, and support
3G networks. They run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Pricing and
availability were not immediately disclosed. HP has been in and out of
the smartphone market over the years. A decade ago it sold
Compaq-branded Windows Mobile smartphones. It eventually abandoned
those and purchased Palm and webOS. It failed to develop new Palm and
webOS devices, however, and eventually shuttered Palm and sold webOS to
LG. HP hasn't said if it will offer smartphones to U.S. buyers.
- You will still need to activate Windows XP after April 8th - With
Windows XP now set to lose all security and software update support
from Microsoft on April 8th, some Windows 7 users might be wondering
about the future of "XP mode" as well. ZDNet reports that, according to
a statement from Microsoft, the company has no plans to release a patch
for Windows 7 that does away with "XP mode". Having said that,
Microsoft states that people who continue to use that feature to run
older programs in Windows 7 could still face security risks because
Windows XP won't get any more updates in less than three months. In
other words, it's best to simply stop using "XP mode" after April 8th.
- Apple to Refund $32.5 Million in Disputed Kids' In-App
Purchases - Apple
Inc will refund consumers at least $32.5 million to settle a
longstanding complaint that the technology company billed U.S.
consumers for charges incurred by children through mobile apps without
their parents' consent. Under the terms of the settlement, announced on
Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Apple also will be
required to change its billing practices to ensure it obtains consent
from parents before charging for such in-app spending. "Whether you're
doing business in the mobile arena or the mall down the street,
fundamental consumer protections apply," said FTC Chairwoman Edith
Ramirez. "You cannot charge consumers for purchases they did not
authorize." She estimated that children spent millions of dollars
without their parents' knowledge, with one mother telling the agency
that her daughter spent $2,600 while playing the game "Tap Pet Hotel."
Ramirez said the commission had received "tens of thousands of
complaints" from consumers over the unauthorized purchases through apps
such as Dragon Story and Tiny Zoo Friends.
- Samsung rolls out its Sochi Winter Olympics app - Samsung
this week has unveiled its
official application for the Sochi Winter Olympics, which begin
next month. The app is pretty good, breaking things down by sport,
country and athletes, with easy links to schedules. You can get more
information on the event venues in Russia, check out videos and photo
galleries - and even see which events are wheelchair accessible. It's
easy to follow your favorite athletes and sports as well. As of the
time of this writing, you're only able to install the app on Samsung
devices. (Reading the press release again, though, it sounds like that
might just be an oversight, so check back to see if more devices are
added.) You can also install from the Samsung App Store, if that's how
you roll.
- 4K Ultra HD Coming to Blu-ray - TWICE magazine recently
spoke with Andy Parsons, Blue-ray Disc
Association (BDA) spokesperson, and Victor Matsuda, the BDA's global
promotions committee chairman, about where the format is now, and where
it's headed in a digital world. They reveal that the BDA recently
approved the addition of 4K/UHD to the Blu-ray Disc
specification.
- HBO GO app coming to PS3 & PS4 - HBO CEO Richard
Plepler announced that HBO
and PlayStation have partnered to offer the popular HBO GO app −
first on PlayStation 3, with PlayStation 4 to follow. With the HBO GO
app on your PlayStation system and an HBO subscription via your cable
or satellite provider, you'll have unlimited, on-demand access to your
favorite HBO shows, like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and True
Detective. HBO GO offers every episode of every season of the network's
best shows. You can also enjoy hit movies, sports, documentaries, and
comedy specials, as well as special behind-the-scenes extras.
- Vinyl Won't Make A Comeback Until We Have More Record Presses
- Guys! Have you heard? LPs are coming back.
Collecting records is so trendy. Digital sucks. The future is vinyl.
Yes, you've heard, because people have been hyping vinyl nostalgia for
years. A recent report from Nielson SoundScan fanned the flame,
revealing that LP sales climbed 32 percent last year, increasing for
the sixth year in a row. On the flip side, digital album sales dropped
for the first time since iTunes launched. Look at that spike; how can
you deny analog music's supremacy? But if you actually crunch the
numbers, vinyl records are still a measly 2 percent of total album
sales. To give it some perspective, the number of LPs sold in 2013 is
less than 1 percent of the Harlem Shake's YouTube views.
- Supercomputer models one second of human brain activity - The
most accurate simulation of the human brain to date has been carried
out in a Japanese supercomputer, with a single second's worth of
activity from just one per cent of the complex organ taking one of the
world's most powerful supercomputers 40 minutes to calculate.
Researchers used the K computer in Japan, currently the fourth most
powerful in the world, to simulate human brain activity. The computer
has 705,024 processor cores and 1.4 million GB of RAM, but
still took 40 minutes to crunch the data for just one second of brain
activity.
- The sum of 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... until infinity is somehow
-1/12 - What's
fascinating is that this idea that the sum of all natural numbers
is -1/12 actually popped up way back in 1735 (as pointed out by
Kottke). But seeing all those numbers actually come out to -1/12 is a
whole 'nother story. So watch physicists Tony Padilla and Ed Copeland
from the University of Nottingham walk through the process of getting
-1/12. The video by Numberphile is fascinating because it's
mind-blowing but also because you can see the real joy from the
wonderful people proving this
- 2013 Young Scientist Challenge Winner: Peyton Robertson - Watch Peyton
Robertson's entry video in the 2013 Discovery Education 3M Young
Scientist Challenge. Peyton went on to win the grand prize of $25,000!
- Watch A Computer Try To Learn How To Walk - Here's what
happens when
you create a realistic walking simulator and task a program with
figuring out how to walk.
- JPL's RoboSimian - Meet RoboSimian, the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory's official entry at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in December
2013. Also
known as "Clyde," the robot is is four-footed, but can also stand on
two feet. It has four general-purpose limbs and hands capable of
both mobility and manipulation. It came in 5th place out of 16 entries.
See RoboSimian in action at the disaster-response competition.
Challenges includes turning a valve, traversing uneven terrain,
clearing debris, opening and passing through doorways.
- Steyr M9 A1 9mm - Video - Shooting and discussing our
first Steyr pistol, the Steyr M9 A1 9mm. This pistol is a bit
different, but I can see why so many people like it.
- Superman-Batman Delayed until May 8th, 2016 - Warner
Bros. has pushed production on the untitled "Superman-Batman" movie
to the second quarter of this year and it will now be released on May
6, 2016. The Peter Pan origin story "Pan" is being put in its place on
July 17, 2015. "Superman-Batman" will now square off against a Marvel
film which Marvel has still not announced. The film is still in
pre-production with Henry Cavill set to star alongside Affleck, and
Zack Snyder is on to helm. In a statement, Warners said the decision
was made to "help fully realize the vision." Warners is still casting
the film including the main villain role which sources tell Variety is
still in Joaquin Phoenix's court. This marks another film to leave what
was turning out to be a very crowded 2015 summer, with "Pirates of the
Caribbean 5" and the new “Star Wars” also moving out of the frame. One
continuing moving part is what this means for Affleck and his always
busy schedule. Affleck was planning on directing "Live by Night"
following production on "Superman-Batman," with Warners already dating
"Night" for Dec. 25, 2015.
- RoboCop Trailers - Release
Date: February 7, 2014
- The Onion Did A Terrific Job Making This Ad For McDonalds - Would
you yourself deny beef? Would beef deny itself of you? The flesh
calls for you; it implores you to fill your mouth with beef
- The Most Violent Sport On Earth - A mix, of
rugby, soccer, american football, boxing, MMA and Greco Roman
wrestling, Calcio Storico happens once a year in Florence, Italy. The
600-year-old sport is probably the most violent game you'll ever see.
- 14 Minutes Of Hockey Goalies Losing Their Sh*t - The
internet's most extensive compilation of goalies getting angry
with referees, opponents, and especially themselves, set to Rob D's
classic (aka "overused") "Clubbed to Death."
- Feel your palms sweat ! (video) - Crazy!!
- Things You Do In Video Games That'd Be Creepy In Real Life - The pest
store really hates it when we jump on all their turtles.
- The House That Cocaine Built - An inside look of a
Colombian cocaine lab that's sure to blow you away.
- Self Freezing Coca-Cola (The trick that works on any soda!) - Take any
bottle of soda, and get it to freeze on command! This "super cool"
trick works with cans of soda as well.
- Devil Baby Attack (video) - An
animatronic "devil baby" in a remote controlled stroller goes on a
rampage through the streets of New York City and hidden cameras record
people's reactions.
- This Guy Animated Classic Paintings - The Results Are
Beautiful - Using the 2.5D effect, Rino Stefano
Tagliafierro brought these paintings to life from Caravaggio to
Reubens.
- An Interview With The Girl Behind Instagram's Most Famous Butt
- HER face might not be familiar - but with more than 1.7 million
fans on Instagram Jen Selter may have the world's most famous bottom.
Curvy Jen, 20, amassed the huge following since she began posting
pictures of herself working out on the photo-sharing site in March
2012. Since then she has become an online hit thanks to her most famous
asset - her butt. She regularly notches up 80,000 likes per post with
pics of her sculpting her body in yoga pants and sports bra. And the
New Yorker even boasts global megastar Rihanna as a follower. To
achieve the body that has her Instagram and Facebook pages going into
meltdown, Jen puts herself through her paces each day. Her daily
workout routine of around two hours includes cardio, squats and
bodyweight exercises to sculpt her famous behind.
- Hottest Babes on the Internet #16 - Which one is
hottest? ;-)
- The best pics on the Internet #59 - All pictures
are carefully handpicked!
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last 10 comments: | Csimbi | (06:45 PM CET - Jan,18 2014 ) | quote:
Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2014
Yes, Jan usually sucks (they try to make you feel bad about a missed deal) but Feb or March will be even better than Dec - that's when they are introducing new products and the old one must sell.
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SanDisk X210 256 And 512 GB: Enthusiast Speed; OEM Reliability
Still too expensive.
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HP Returns to Smartphone Market with Two Phablets
lol
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You will still need to activate Windows XP after April 8th
lame, lol
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4K Ultra HD Coming to Blu-ray
Right. But like HD, it won't sell without reasonable priced and good displays.
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HBO GO app coming to PS3 & PS4
I thought this company was long dead - there must be still plenty of folks without internet.
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Vinyl Won't Make A Comeback Until We Have More Record Presses
I saw a kid break dancing a short while ago. Everything comes back after a while (when the people who were kids "back then" grow up).
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The sum of 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... until infinity is somehow -1/12
Except there's a mistake right at the start. |
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