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 Gameguru Mania News - Oct,01 2016 - tech 
Quantum Break runs faster on NVIDIA - tech
(hx) 12:25 AM CEST - Oct,01 2016 - Post a comment / read (3)
Quantum Break has just been released on Steam and it appears that this particular version runs way better on NVIDIA's hardware than its DX12 brother. According to various reports, the Steam version can be up to 30% faster than the W10 version on NVIDIA's GPUs.





 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,24 2016 - tech
TechNews - Samsung Note 7 Fresh Battery Complaints - tech
(hx) 07:38 PM CEST - Sep,24 2016 - Post a comment / read (6)
  • Samsung 960 PRO and 960 EVO Details and Specifications  - The chaps over at PC Perspective did a great job covering Samsung's Global SSD Summit in Seoul last night. The gang has all the details on Samsung's 960 PRO and 960 EVO
  • AOC G2460PF 24-inch 144Hz FreeSync Monitor Review - If you're gaming on a budget, 24-inch TN monitors offers a lot of performance for the money. The AOC G2460PF features FHD resolution with FreeSync and 144Hz operation.
  • AMD & NVIDIA GPU VR Performance: Trickster VR - If you are in the market for a really fun, GPU friendly game, you'll definitely want to check this one out.
  • Microsoft removes Windows 10 upgrade ads - Microsoft has released an update for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 that will please users who've decided to stick with an older operating system. KB3184143, as spotted by ZDNet, removes the Get Windows 10 app and all other software related to Windows 10 upgrades. The primary purpose of the Get Windows 10 app was to promote the Windows 10 free upgrade offer and try to convince as many users as possible to upgrade. However, the app's tactics were controversial: it not only advertised Windows 10 through pop-ups, but it would also sometimes install Windows 10 in the background, even if you clicked to dismiss the pop-up windows. While most advertising for Windows 10 inside older versions of Windows disappeared when the free upgrade offer ended on July 29th, the Get Windows 10 app was still deployed on most Windows 7 and 8.1 systems. KB3184143 "removes the Get Windows 10 app and other software related to the Windows 10 free upgrade offer."
  • Mamba ransomware encrypts your hard drive - Typical ransomware behavior usually involves encryption of a user's computer files after they run an executable program, or maybe a Javascript file, in order to lower suspicions. However, a new strain of ransomware goes for the bigger piece of the cake, encrypting an entire hard drive aside from the files themselves. Called Mamba or HDDCrypt, the malware was initially discovered in the Morphus Labs in Brazil. It was also found in machines in the United States and India. According to Renato Marinho, a researcher at Morphus Labs, the malware is believed to be spread through phishing emails and malicious downloads. Once it infects a machine, it overwrites the host computer's Master Boot Record (MBR) with its own variant, and from there, it will now be able to encrypt the hard drive.
  • Yahoo's Data Breach: What to Do If Your Account Was Hacked - If you have ever had a Yahoo account - you should probably change your passwords. In what is believed to be one of the biggest data breaches of all time, Yahoo has confirmed that at least half a billion user accounts were hacked in 2014 by a so-called "state-sponsored" actor. 2014??? And YAHOOs just NOW telling us all?!?? LOL
  • Apple Releases iOS 10.0.2 to Fix Bugs - Apple today made iOS 10.0.2 available to iPhones and iPads in order to resolve some bugs. According to Apple, the small update addresses a problem impacting audio controls, fixes an issue that prevents some app extensions from working, and solves a bug that caused Photos to crash. iOS 10.0.2 is free to download and install. The update includes fixes for several minor bugs, including an annoying problem that was causing the Lightning headphone controls to be disabled after a period of inactivity. The glitch seemed to happen randomly and could only be fixed by unplugging and re-plugging them. Reports started to emerge just days after the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus officially went on sale and to Apple’s credit the fix didn’t take too long at all. The update also solves a problem that caused the Photos app to crash when enabling iCloud Photo Library and a problem that prevented app extensions from being enabled.
  • Speed Test Comparison Of Every iPhone Ever Made - 2016 Edition Part 2. iPhone 7 Plus vs 7 vs SE vs 6S Plus vs 6S vs 6 Plus vs 6 vs 5S vs 5C vs 5 vs 4S vs 4 vs 3Gs vs 3G vs 2G!. For the most part, the newer the phone, the better the performance - with a couple of exceptions
  • iPhone 7 Bend-Scratch-Burn Test - For all you people that like to see stuff get scratched to hell, bent, burnt and broken, this video is for you. Not to spoil the video but the new iPhone 7 actually did very well in the burn and bend tests.
  • Samsung Says 500,000 Note7 Replacements Available - Samsung Electronics America today announced that 500,000 replacement Galaxy Note7 smartphones have been shipped to carrier and retail stores in the United States. The replacement devices will be made available starting September 21 to people who previously bought the Galaxy Note7 and need to exchange it for one with a known-safe battery. Further, Samsung plans to push a software update to all Note7s to help consumers identify safe devices from those that still might pose a fire risk. Once updated, new/safe Note7 units will display a green battery icon on the status bar found on the top right hand of the screen. Samsung and the U.S. CPSC urge everyone who bought a Note7 before September 15 to power down their device. A software update will be pushed to all recalled devices that will prompt owners with a safety notice urging them to turn the phone off and and exchange it. The notice will appear every time Note7 owners power up or charge their impacted phone. Note7 owners can visit Samsung's web site for more information
  • Exchanged Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones Face Fresh Battery Complaints - Fresh reports of overheating and batteries losing life quickly have surfaced for new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units after exchange for the handsets began earlier on Monday in South Korea following its recall, according to South Korean broadcaster YTN. YTN interviewed multiple customers who received new phones and complained that the phones' batteries quickly drained and overheated. But there have been no reported fires or explosions, unlike with the initial batches of the Note 7.
  • Sprint Says It Has Improved NYC Network Performance - Sprint today talked up coverage improvements it has made across New York City. For example, using two-channel carrier aggregation Sprint has doubled the download speeds and capacity of its 2.5 GHz cell sites around the metropolitan area. Sprint said it is already working to bring three-channel carrier aggregation to NYC, which will eventually deliver download speeds in excess of 200 Mbps on compatible devices. The company has also stepped up coverage in transportation hubs, such as the Oculus, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Queens Midtown Tunnel. Sprint expects to add coverage to the Lincoln and Holland tunnels in the months ahead, as well as complete its deployment of LTE within the entire New York City subway system. Sprint is kicking off a major marketing campaign in the metro area today to call attention to its improved service.
  • Verizon Prepaid Customers Gain HD Voice - Verizon Wireless today said its prepaid subscribers will have access to VoLTE services, including HD Voice and video calls, starting September 25. Prepaid customers will need to add HD Voice to their account before they can make HD calls, but the add-on will be free. Calls are routed over Verizon's LTE data network rather than Verizon's legacy voice network. HD Voice supports six-way conference calls, one- or two-way video calls, and WiFi calling. As always, both the handset making the call and the handset receiving the call need to have the feature enabled and must be connected via LTE for HD Voice to function properly. Verizon said its prepaid customers HD Voice is available to more than two dozen newer iOS and Android smartphones. All WiFi calls made to U.S. phone numbers are free, but calls made to foreign numbers are billed at international long distance rates.
  • Internet to the Arctic: A Greenlandic Relay Station - Tom Scott is still on an expedition with Chris Hadfield in the Arctic. He made a quick pit-stop at a microwave relay site that supplies an entire town in Greenland with internet, problem is the upload speed is .7 MB/second.
  • Researchers Remote Hack A Tesla - A group of researchers say they have remotely hacked a Tesla, taking control of the Model S in both Parking and Driving Mode. According to Keen Security Lab, the vulnerabilities have been confirmed by the Tesla Product Security Team.
  • New trailer for Syfy's Incorporated from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon - 2074. Governments have fallen and corporations have taken control. A good life requires the right identity. Which one will you choose? From Executive Producers Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, Incorporated premieres November 30th.
  • Tom Hardy knows things about the dead in the Taboo Teaser - Nothing about him is the same. Taboo, an FX original event from Tom Hardy, premieres early 2017.
  • Bad Santa 2 Official Red Band Trailer #2 (2016) - Watch the new Bad Santa 2 red band trailer, starring Billy Bob Thornton! Bad Santa 2 is coming to theatres November 23, 2016.
  • PASSENGERS - Official Trailer (HD) - In theaters December 21
  • A Short Film That Suggests VR Will Make Psychos More So - "Uncanny Valley" looks at how VR could free up our violent impulses.
  • Pilot Manages To Stay Calm After A Violent Runway Crash - On September 18, 2016, during the Gold final start we experienced an accident involving our F1 racer, 'Hot Stuff' and a fellow competitor's airplane.
  • Ping Pong Players Make Insane Trickshots While Being Generally - It's trick-shot-gun shootin' time!
  • Glock-Fishing Underwater | 9mm Handgun Shooting Lionfish - Shooting invasive Lionfish over 100ft underwater with customized Glock 9mm handgun in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Coyote Pup Howls Along with A Person - Watch this coyote pup howl along with this dude :-)
  • A Guy One-Inch Punching A Bunch Of Concrete Bricks In Half - A Guy One-Inch Punching A Bunch Of Concrete Bricks In Half
  • THE $21,000 FIRST CLASS AIRPLANE SEAT - Lucky bastard :-)
  • The Taiwanese Animators Explain The Brangelina Split - Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt on Monday. Here to help sort through all the dirty details are our trusty old friends, the Taiwanese Animators. LOL.
  • Kendall Jenner Attempts To Be A Real Model In Vogue - Kendall Jenner pretending to be a real model in the latest issue of Vogue Spain.
  • Lais Ribeiro Was Born To Wear Lingerie! - Here's something guaranteed to heat you up: new lingerie pictures from Victoria's Secret hottie Lais Ribeiro
  • The best pics on the Internet #210 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
Street Fighter V Installs Hidden Rootkit On PCs - tech
(hx) 07:24 PM CEST - Sep,24 2016 - Post a comment
An update to the newest Street Fighter game allows any application to have kernel-level privileges. While the driver was intended to prevent players from hacking the title, it allows someone to hack your entire system instead.
This means any malicious software on the system can poke a dodgy driver installed by SFV to completely take over the Windows machine. Capcom claims it uses the driver to stop players from hacking the high-def beat 'em up to cheat. Unfortunately, the code is so badly designed, it opens up a full-blown local backdoor.

Let's drill down to the technical details: the capcom.sys kernel-level driver provides an IOCTL service to applications that disables SMEP on the computer, executes code at a given pointer, and then reenables SMEP. In other words, it switches off a crucial security defense in the operating system, then runs whatever instructions are given to it by the application, and then switches the protection back on.

SMEP [PDF] is a feature in modern Intel and AMD x86 processors that, when enabled, prevents kernel-level software from executing code in user-owned memory pages. It's there to stop hackers from tricking the operating system into running malicious software smuggled into an application's virtual memory space – the OS should only be able to run its own trusted code, not anything provided by any old app.

Capcom.sys completely blows this away on Windows: an application simply has to pass control codes 0xAA012044 and 0xAA013044 to the IOCTL, and a pointer to some instructions, and the driver will then jump to that block of code with full kernel permissions.
 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,22 2016 - tech
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.9.3 - tech
(hx) 12:02 AM CEST - Sep,22 2016 - Post a comment / read (1)
AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards that is optimized for Forza Horizon 3. According to the release notes, this driver also comes with a Crossfire profile for Dreadnought.
Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.9.2 Highlights

Support For:

Forza Horizon 3

New AMD CrossFire profile added for DirectX 11:

Dreadnought

Fixed Issues

Intermittent mouse cursor corruption may be experienced on some Radeon RX 400 Series graphics products.
Flickering display may be experienced on portrait Eyefinity display configurations when launching or exiting DirectX12 applications.
Ashes of the Singularity may experience an application crash when Multi-GPU is enabled in DirectX12.
Upgrading from a previous Radeon Software Crimson Edition version may cause user settings in Radeon Settings to reset to defaults.
Intermittent crash may be experienced in Mozilla Firefox while doing video playback on some Radeon RX 400 Series graphics products.
Radeon Settings may sometimes experience an "application has stopped"" error after modifying game profiles on Windows 10 Anniversary Addition.
A small amount of corruption may be experienced in the lower right hand corner of the display on some Radeon HD 7000 series products when playing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Small amounts of stutter may be experienced when playing or watching cinematic videos in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided when using AMD CrossFire mode and DirectX11.
HDMI Audio may be lost after resuming from standby on Windows 10 Anniversary Edition.
Flickering may be experienced in Rocket League on Radeon RX 400 Series graphics products when running in AMD CrossFire mode.

Known Issues

A few game titles may fail to launch, experience performance issues or crash if the third party application “Raptr” has its game overlay enabled. A workaround is to disable the overlay if this is experienced.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive may experience intermittent stutter on Radeon R9 380 Series graphics products in AMD CrossFire mode.
Rise of the Tomb Raider may experience an application crash when changing the resolution from in-game menus when running DirectX12. Users can restart the game to complete the resolution change.
OpenCL version information may display incorrectly or may display random characters in Radeon Settings.
Radeon RX 460 may fail to resume from sleep mode and require a system restart when connected through AMD XConnect Technology.
While using or having Radeon WattMan open in Radeon Settings while in AMD CrossFire mode, the secondary/slave GPU clocks will increase to their highest state.
Overwatch may experience flickering character models while in the hero selection menu or during gameplay in AMD Crossfire mode.
Paragon may experience flickering while using AMD FreeSync technology and AMD CrossFire mode in conjunction.
Dreadnought may experience minor flickering in game menus or gameplay while using AMD FreeSync technology
 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,21 2016 - tech
NVIDIA GeForce 372.90 WHQL driver - tech
(hx) 10:00 PM CEST - Sep,21 2016 - Post a comment
Forza Horizon 3 is now available to pre-load on PC and that "game-ready" drivers from both NVIDIA and AMD should be available today, September 21st. NVIDIA has just released GeForce Game Ready 372.90 WHQL drivers that have been thoroughly optimized for the release of Forza Horizon 3 Ultimate Edition tomorrow and all the other folks that didn't buy that edition on September 27th. AMD hasn't released their driver yet, but you should keep an eye out the AMD driver page for it.
Some of the issues fixed with this driver release include the following:

    [SLI, GeForce GTX TITAN] The Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Intensity slider is shown as greyed out after filter type is changed to None from Custom.
    [Star Wars the Old Republic] There is flickering in the game.
    [Rise of the Tomb Raider] The game crashes after extended gameplay.
    [NVIDIA G-Sync] Games lag when played in windowed mode with G-Sync enabled.
    [NVIDIA G-Sync][World of Warcraft] Screen tearing occurs in the game when in-game V-Sync is enabled.
    [GeForce GTX 1080][HTC Vive] The GPU is not lighting the headset when connected over the DisplayPort.
    [NVIDIA Ansel] Ansel to be enabled by default in the driver for white-listed games.
    [SLI, UEFI] Event Viewer error 14 points to nvlddmkm when the system is rebooted.

Forza Horizon 3 makes its debut on the PC platform tomorrow for buyers of the Ultimate Edition. Those of you who have purchased other editions of the game will need to wait until September 27th to get your hands on it. In case you aren’t aware yet, here are the recommended system requirements for running the game on your PC:

    CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 or higher
    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/GTX 1060 or higher
    VRAM: 4GB
    RAM: 12GB
    OS: Windows 10 Anniversary Edition 64-bit
    DirectX: 12
 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,12 2016 - tech
GTX 970 owners can receive their $30 - tech
(hx) 10:05 PM CEST - Sep,12 2016 - Post a comment / read (5)
As a reminder: the lawsuit revolved around the 970’s advertised 4 GB RAM, which Nvidia had separated into a speedy 3.5 GB section and a much slower 512 MB segment. The company also said that the card had 64 render outputs, whereas it actually had 56. Nvidia claims this didn't make much difference to the card’s performance. It certainly didn’t affect sales; the 970 has been the most popular GPU among Steam users since December last year. However, the positive reception didn’t stop some users bringing the lawsuits, which allege false advertising and deceptive business practices.

To be eligible for the $30 rebate, you must have purchased a GTX 970 between September 1, 2014, and August 24, 2016, from Nvidia, its card partners – Gigabyte, ZOTAC, etc. – or an authorized retailer, and only if you bought it in the US. You may also be eligible if you purchased a desktop PC containing a 970 from an authorized retailer during this time.

You’ll need to provide proof of purchase or your device ID to file a claim. Best not hang around if you want that extra money, though; claims must be sent in by November 8.
 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,11 2016 - tech
TechNews - Don't use Galaxy Note 7 on airplanes - tech
(hx) 02:28 AM CEST - Sep,11 2016 - Post a comment / read (2)
  • Samsung Provides Note7 Exchange Details for US Customers -Samsung has launched a product exchange program for the Galaxy Note7. It says it has identified the batch of devices impacted by the battery problem and has halted all sales as a precaution. The company is offering people who bought a Note7 several options. First, customers can exchange their Note7 for a new Note7 beginning at some point next week. Second, customers can exchange the Note7 immediately for a Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge. Samsung will replace any Note7-specific accessories customers may have purchased, and refund the price difference between the Note7 and S7/S7 Edge. Samsung said customers who take advantage of the exchange program will be given a $25 gift card or bill credit from the retail or carrier store. Samsung advises concerned customers to contact or visit the store in which they bought the phone. Customers may call Samsung (1-800-SAMSUNG) to resolve other concerns. The company this week recalled the device due to fires caused by malfunctioning batteries.
  • FAA Warns Consumers Not to Use Galaxy Note7 On Planes - The Federal Aviation Administration doesn't want people to use the Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone on aircraft. "In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note7 devices, the FAA strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage," said the FAA in a statement. Samsung recalled the device due to the possibility of fires and/or explosions caused by the battery. The company already has an exchange program in place for U.S. consumers who may have purchased the phone. Anyone who bought the phone should exchange it at their earliest convenience. Since Samsung issued the recall, the phone has been blamed for igniting fires in a garage in South Carolina and a Jeep in Florida. The house and Jeep were total losses due to the fires. Local fire authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of those blazes.
  • Apple Showcases iPhone 7 with New Home Button - Apple today announced the iPhone 7, the latest version of its flagship product. The device is machines from aluminum and features a refreshed design. The home button, which owners use hundreds of times per day, is now a capacitive, force-sensitive button that works with a taptic engine to create an entirely new feedback feel. The enclosures are water and dust resistant. It rates IP67 thanks to new seals and baffles. The camera is all new. It includes a large-pixel, 12-megapixel sensor with f/1.8 aperture and six-element lens with optical image stabilization. The quad-tone LED flash helps balance skin tones and wide color gamut.
  • Apple Says Final Version of iOS 10 to Be Available Sept. 13 - Apple has revealed that iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch owners will be able to upgrade to the latest version of its iOS platform come September 13. iOS 10 focuses on integrating Siri into third-party apps and makes significant changes to the Apple Photos, News, Maps, and Music apps. Apple expanded its HomeKit compatibility and says the iPhone will be compatible with more than 100 home-automation products in the near future. The messaging app adds stickers, animations, accents, and contextual suggestions. News stories will appear cleaner. Users will be able to make dinner reservations from within Maps. iOS 10 will ship in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. It will be available for download to the iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, SE, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, and 6s Plus.
  • Apple Announces Wireless AirPods - Apple today showed off a set of wireless AirPods that connect to the iPhone and Apple Watch with a single tap. The AirPods can automatically witch from iPhone to Apple Watch based on what the owner is using. The AirPods provide up to 5 hours of battery life. The devices rely on the W1 — what Apple says is its first wireless chip. The pods include a battery, antenna, accelerometer, and proximity sensor. The case has a built-in battery, which can provide a total of 24 hours of play time. The AirPods will go on sale in October for $159
  • Apple Watch Series 2 Is Waterproof, Adds GPS - Apple today revealed the Apple Watch Series 2, a new version of its wearable. The Watch will ship with watchOS 3.0, which adds a number of new features. For example, text recognition for finger-drawn text, new animations within messaging, and an SOS function that can alert family/friends in an emergency. The device itself is waterproof, which Apple says can handle depths up to 50 meters and repeated use in the water for those who swim daily. Apple developed new fitness software for swimming workouts to accompany its new waterproof status. It can calculate time, distance, calories burned, and more during swim workouts. The device runs Apple's second-generation System-in-a-Package. It has a dual-core processor and new GPU for better performance. The refreshed display is now two times brighter than before at 1,000 nits. Apple added GPS to the watch to better track runs and walks. The wearable will be sold in stainless steel, aluminum, and ceramic finishes. Apple partnered with Hermes again for custom straps, and also with Nike for the Nike+ variant with colorful nylon band. The device meets Apple's environmental standards for sustainability. The Watch Series 2 and Nike+ models will start at $369. The ceramic model starts at $1,269. The wearable will continue to be sold in 38m and 42mm sizes. Apple has replaced the processor in the original model with the new SiP and is now calling it Apple Watch Series 1. The Series 1 will start at $269. The wearables will be available for preorder September 9, with watchOS 3.0 landing September 13m and the device reaching stores September 16.
  • The New iPhone is Just Worse (CollegeHumor) - On the heels of the iPhone 7 announcement, CollegeHumor released its own hilarious take on one of Apple's product announcement videos. Their conclusion? The new iPhone is just worse.
  • Motorola to Sell Moto G4 Play Starting Sept. 15 - Motorola today said it will make its low-cost Moto G4 Play handset available unlocked to U.S. buyers beginning September 15. The G4 Play is the least-expensive variant of the G4 family, which also includes the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The G4 Play has a 5-inch display at 720p HD, a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 410, and an 8-megapixel main camera at f/2.2. The battery holds 2800mAh and supports rapid charging, but the charger is not included with the phone. Other features include LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, sensors, and micro USB. Motorola said the G4 Play is available for preorder today from the web sites of Amazon, B&H, and Motorola. The phone sells for $149.99. Verizon Wireless plans to make the G4 Play available to its prepaid customers in the coming weeks. Last, Amazon plans to offer a Prime version of the Moto G4 Play for $99.99. Amazon's lower price requires users to view ads on the lock screen.
  • PayPal inks multi-faceted deal with Mastercard  - Mastercard on Tuesday said it is extending its relationship with online payments processor PayPal as part of a multi-faceted deal that'll be mutually beneficial to all parties involved. As per the deal, a PayPal user can select their Mastercard as the default payment option during checkout with Mastercard being presented as a “clear and equal” payment option within the PayPal Wallet. Those that elect to pay with a Mastercard through PayPal will receive the same safety and security measures that come with “traditional” Mastercard transactions
  • Guy Learns How To Pick A Lock In Under An Hour - For our mental health, we're choosing to believe that Mike Boyd is just a prodigy at lock picking and that it would be much harder for someone to break into our homes at night while we're sleeping.
  • Shin Godzilla - Theatrical Trailer - The ultimate homage to one of the most enduring legends of the big screen—experience the limited showing of Shin Godzilla, October 11-18 (Japanese with English subtitles).
  • Underworld: Blood Wars - Official "Legacy" Trailer - The next installment in the blockbuster franchise follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice. In theaters January 6, 2017
  • Morgan: IBM Creates First Movie Trailer By AI - Scientists at IBM Research have collaborated with 20th Century Fox to create the first-ever cognitive movie trailer for the movie Morgan. Utilizing experimental Watson APIs and machine learning techniques, the IBM Research system analyzed hundreds of horror/thriller movie trailers. After learning what keeps audiences on the edge of their seats, the AI system suggested the top 10 best candidate moments for a trailer from the movie Morgan, which an IBM filmmaker then edited and arranged together. In Theaters - September 2, 2016
  • Nothing Else Matters - Season 3 - Gotham might be full of monsters, but it still has its fair share of heroes. GOTHAM returns MON, SEP 19 on FOX!
  • Joseph Baena, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Son, Recreates The Terminator - Joseph got together with some film friends to do a shot-by-shot reproduction of one of his father's most famous scenes.
  • SLAYER - Pride In Prejudice (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - Official SLAYER music video for the REPENTLESS track, "Pride In Prejudice," directed by BJ McDonnell.
  • Her son accidentally door dings my car and this is what I get... - Her son accidentally dings my car. After I inform her of what had happened and request insurance info, she proceeds to verbally assault my wife and I in front of her two kids and my boy. Camaro has no plates yet, otherwise we would've been long gone. Had to wait for the police to arrive before we could exchange info. Le sigh!
  • Las Vegas Murder Suspect Escaping The Police Station - On 9/2/16, Alonso Perez escaped police custody. He was later apprehended on 9/6/16. He was booked for murder with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, escape, and grand larceny auto.
  • Drone Versus 8 Year Old Girl Golfer - That was a pretty damn good shot! :-)
  • Garbage dispute - This is one crazy lady!
  • Psychostick Is Not Advertiser Friendly - Because Boobs isn't very advertiser friendly, so YouTube says it shouldn't be monetized. Advertisers never use boobs to sell things. Just ask Carl's JR. ...or Hardee's depending on your location. This is a parody video, we're aware of YT's guidelines regarding tags, etc and accept the decree of our internet overlords.
  • The best pics on the Internet #209 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
  • Hottest Babes on the Internet #90 - Which one is hottest? ;-)
 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,08 2016 - tech
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.9.1 - tech
(hx) 11:17 PM CEST - Sep,08 2016 - Post a comment / read (1)
AMD today rolled out the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.9.1 Beta drivers. The drivers add optimization for the DirectX 12 renderer of "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided," and adds an AMD CrossFire profile for the DirectX 11 renderer of "DOTA 2." The drivers also address flickering on certain 144 Hz displays, and some rare game crash bugs on "DOOM," "Total War: Warhammer," "DiRT Rally," and "GTA V.
GeForce Experience 3.0 Released - tech
(hx) 10:01 AM CEST - Sep,08 2016 - Post a comment / read (9)
The GeForce website announces the release of GeForce Experience 3.0. NVIDIA says this new version of the companion software for their graphics cards is "rebuilt from the ground up." This is good news, as the previous version was somewhat bloated and clunky. They directly address this by claiming the new version is three times faster while consuming 50% less memory.

 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,07 2016 - tech
Apple Showcases iPhone 7 with New Home Button - tech
(hx) 11:14 PM CEST - Sep,07 2016 - Post a comment / read (1)
Apple today announced the iPhone 7, the latest version of its flagship product. The device is machines from aluminum and features a refreshed design. The home button, which owners use hundreds of times per day, is now a capacitive, force-sensitive button that works with a taptic engine to create an entirely new feedback feel. The enclosures are water and dust resistant. It rates IP67 thanks to new seals and baffles. The camera is all new. It includes a large-pixel, 12-megapixel sensor with f/1.8 aperture and six-element lens with optical image stabilization. The quad-tone LED flash helps balance skin tones and wide color gamut. An image signal processor makes billions of calculations in a fraction of a second to ensure the best photos. The camera adds stabilization to Live Photo capture, and iOS 10 permits RAW image capture both from the Apple camera app as well as third-party camera apps. The user-facing camera has a 7-megapixel sensor with wide color and image stabilization. The iPhone 7 Plus adds a second, telephoto 12-megapixel camera. The main camera has an effective focal length of 28mm, and the second has an effective focal length of 56mm for a zoomed-in effect. Apple is calling it 2x optical zoom and, when combined with digital zoom, produces higher quality photos at up to 10x zoom. The 7 Plus also includes a Bokeh effect to create better portraiture. (This feature will be added to the 7 Plus later this year.) Apple updated the displays, which it says are 25% brighter than last year's models, offer a wide color gamut, color management, and 3D Touch. For the first time, the iPhone includes stereo speakers that are twice as loud as the 2015 iPhones and have twice the dynamic range. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus remove the headphone jack and rely on just the Lightning port for audio connections. The devices will ship with Lightning earbuds, as well as a Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter. The new iPhones rely on the A10 Fusion processor, which Apple says is 40% faster than last year's A9 and twice as face as the 2014-era A8. The four-core CPU offers two high-efficiency cores that run at one-fifth the power draw for low-intensity or background tasks. Graphics are improved, too. Apple says battery life better, with the 7 providing two more hours of life per day when compared to the 6s and the 7 Plus providing one more hour when compared to the 6 Plus. The devices include LTE-Advanced for speedy wireless. The iPhone 7 comes in jet black, black, silver, gold, and rose gold. Pricing for the iPhone 7 is $649 for 32 GB, $749 for 128 GB, or $849 for 256 GB. Pricing for the iPhone 7 Plus is $769 for 32 GB, $869 for 128 GB, or $969 for 256 GB. The iPhone will be available for preorder September 9 and goes on sale September 16.



 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,01 2016 - tech
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.3 - tech
(hx) 05:37 PM CEST - Sep,01 2016 - Post a comment
AMD late Wednesday released the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.3 Beta drivers. According to AMD, these drivers offer support for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Battlefield 1 Beta and a 10% performance improvement in Rise of the Tomb Raider versus the 16.7.2 drivers on RX 480 cards.

he Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.3 installation package can be downloaded from the following links:
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,31 2016 - tech
Inexpensive DIY Ceiling Mount VR System - tech
(hx) 07:56 PM CEST - Aug,31 2016 - Post a comment
Anyone that has ever used a VR headset like the HTC Vive or the Oculus Rift knows that the cables can be kind of a pain in the ass. Well, this guy has a brilliant idea to keep your wires out of your way and it only cost about $15

 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,30 2016 - tech
GeForce 372.70 WHQL driver for BF1 beta - tech
(hx) 11:10 PM CEST - Aug,30 2016 - Post a comment
Nvidia has released their 372.70 WHQL driver for Battlefield 1, World of Warcraft: Legion and the upcoming Steam release of Quantum Break.
Game Ready

Provides the optimal experience for World of Warcraft: Legion, Battlefield 1: Open Beta, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Quantum Break on STEAM.

New Features

Enabled Fast Sync for Maxwell GPUs and the Extended, Clone, and Surround multi-monitor configurations.

Application SLI Profiles

No SLI profiles were added with this version.
3D Vision Profiles Added or updated the following 3DV profiles:
• Battlefield 1 - not recommended
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - upgraded to excellent

3D Compatibility Mode Profiles
No compatibility mode profiles were added with this version.

Software Module Versions

• NView - 148.03
• HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.15
• NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.16.0318
• GeForce Experience - 2.11.4.0
• CUDA - 8.0<
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,28 2016 - tech
TechNews - 2TB Crucial MX300 SSD - tech
(hx) 06:33 PM CEST - Aug,28 2016 - Post a comment / read (2)
  • NVIDIA At VRLA Summer Expo 2016 - VR LA uploaded a handful of videos over the weekend from the VRLA Summer Expo.
  • AMD Rockets Past 100 FreeSync Displays - AMD just broke a record with Lenovo’s Y27f, which happens to be the 101st display released that supports their FreeSync technology. As you probably already know, these monitors provide a stutter- and tear-free experience.
  • 2TB Crucial MX300 SSD Coming Soon For $550 - Amazon has become an excellent news source for unannounced products. This week, we discovered a Crucial MX300 2TB model. The MX300 uses Micron's first generation 3D flash memory. The new 32-layer 3D with three-bits per cell memory uses a high density 384Gbit die that Crucial plans to use to scale for high-capacity SSDs. The MX300 2TB is really a 2,100 GB SSD much like the 1TB is a 1,050 GB. Even with the larger-than-standard capacity size, each model still reserves spare area for background activities like garbage collection and wear leveling. This keeps the drive operating at high speeds by shuffling clean blocks into active storage for high-speed data writes.
  • CORSAIR Announces Full New Range of LUX Mechanical Keyboards - CORSAIR has announced the immediate and worldwide availability of its new LUX range of mechanical keyboards. Building on the phenomenal success of the CORSAIR K70, K70 RGB and K65, the new LUX range adds a host of new features and improvements. With enhanced lighting, USB pass-through and a back-lit optimized key cap font, CORSAIR LUX keyboards retain the core-design, premium materials and commitment to quality that has earned the CORSAIR K-series over 300 global media awards, making them the benchmark for high-performance keyboards.
  • Asus ProArt PA329Q 32-inch UHD Pro Monitor Review - A quick check online reveals that the PA328Q is selling for just under $1,000 while the PA329Q comes in around $300 higher. That extra cash buys you an Adobe RGB gamut option and an internal lookup table that reaches a 14-bit depth rather than 12. Native panel bandwidth is still 10 bits. Of course you’ll need a 10-bit-capable video board to take full advantage of this feature. When editing the latest content however, you’ll have the ability to master for High Dynamic Range (HDR) and larger color gamuts like Rec.2020.
  • Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS EN980 SFF PC Review - An Innovative VR-Ready Gaming Powerhouse - The Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS EN980's system performance and VR-ready GPU configuration should satisfy the vast majority of gaming enthusiasts. We have a compact unit that is able to properly support a high-end desktop GPU while maintaining excellent thermal and acoustic parameters. Pretty much the only people who might find it unattractive are those who tend to upgrade components selectively over the lifespan of their gaming system, or DIY enthusiasts who want the latest and greatest in choice of components for their PC build.
  • Fantom ransomware pretends to be Windows Update - A new strain of ransomware has been discovered, which utilizes a fake Windows Update screen, pretending to install a critical update. In reality, it is encrypting user's files. Discovered by Jakub Kroustek of AVG Technologies, the 'Fantom' ransomware plays tricks on potential victims by dropping an executable program named 'a.exe.' To cloak its malicious activity, the file's properties state that it contains a 'critical update' for Windows Update. A 2016 copyright from Microsoft is even written, to even lower suspicions.  Once the program is executed, it will extract and run another application under the name 'WindowsUpdate.exe.' This will display what looks like a screen configuring Windows Updates, complete with a percentage meter, and a reminder not to turn off the PC. The screen is designed to look like the ones many go through to install legitimate updates, in order to make victims think that there is nothing wrong going on. Once it is displayed, the program will not let the user switch applications.  As the screen pretends to 'configure Windows Updates,' it is silently encrypting files in the background like other ransomware variants. Once done, it will generate a random AES-128 key, which will be uploaded to the malware's Command & Control (C&C) server. It targets a wide number of file extensions, where a '.fantom' file extension will be appended to.
  • Rare iOS spyware caught in the wild exploiting three zero-day flaws -Researchers at Citizen Lab, a team that investigates surveillance technology, and Lookout Inc. claim that a little-known Israeli startup exploited unknown flaws in iOS to help foreign governments spy on their citizens. As The Wall Street Journal points out, the surveillance software in question came from NSO Group Technologies Ltd. which is known to sell to governments. Researchers first became aware of the software earlier this month through a link sent to a human-rights activist in the United Arab Emirates. The software, dubbed Pegasus, reportedly takes advantage of three flaws in iOS. Once installed, it acts as a surveillance device and can log messages, track movement and siphon personal data.  
  • Apple Pushes iOS 9.3.5 to Patch Security Holes - Apple has made iOS 9.3.5 available to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. The update, according to Apple, resolves three security issues. Two of the problems could have led to remote code execution. Apple suggests all users update as soon as possible. The update is free to download over the air.
  • Opera Brings Its Mobile VPN to Android Devices - Opera Software today launched a free VPN for Android devices that allows smartphone and tablet owners to browse the web more securely and access what might be prohibited content when using managed networks. The VPN removes ad trackers for privacy purposes and supports virtual locations (U.S., Canada, Germany, Singapore, and the Netherlands), which should let people get around some region-based restrictions. The VPN includes a WiFi tester that can detect the strength of WiFi security. If the VPN determines the network isn't secure, it will recommend users connect through the VPN. The WiFi sniffer also checks to see if the network its public or private, if it's encrypted, how many other devices are using it, if the IP address/location are exposed, and whether or not others can see your device. Opera imagines the VPN will be useful to students and office workers who are restricted from accessing social networks or other types of web sites when using campus or office WiFi. Opera VPN is free to downloaded from the Google Play Store. Opera made the same VPN available to iOS devices earlier this year.
  • WhatsApp will share data with Facebook for targeted user ads - Existing users will be prompted in the next few days to agree to the new terms. If you don't want to share your data with Facebook, however, you can opt out. Opting out is simple: when you are notified to agree to the new terms, tap the read more pane at the bottom. You will then see a checkbox; unticking it will disable sharing data with Facebook
  • Sprint Adds High-Quality Video Option to Unlimited Plan - Sprint today moved to appease its video-loving customers with an add-on that provides unlimited HD video streaming. The Unlimited Freedom Premium plan costs $80 per month for a single line or $140 for two lines and includes 1080p HD high-quality video, music streaming at 1.5Mbps, and gaming at up to 8Mbps. The plan supplements the Unlimited Freedom plan, which costs $60 per month but includes only 480p standard-definition video streaming, 500Kbps music streaming, and 2Mbps gaming. Sprint said for a limited time customers who sign up for the Unlimited Freedom plan will be upgraded to the Unlimited Freedom Premium plan (through 10/31) at no extra cost.
  • PlayStation Plus price increased in U.S. - PlayStation Plus membership prices will change to $59.99 USD / $69.99 CAD for twelve months and $24.99 USD /$29.99 CAD for three months in the U.S. and Canada starting on September 22, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced. The monthly plan will change to $11.99 CAD in Canada, and remain $9.99 USD in the U.S.  In a statement, Sony said, "The new pricing reflects the current market conditions while enabling us to continue providing exceptional value to our members."
  • 3D Printing The Matrix Of Leadership - This probably makes for a way better Creation Matrix than whatever cheap plastic Hasbro is peddling.
  • This Battery Has Lasted Over 175 Years - In a laboratory at Oxford University sits the Oxford Electric Bell, which has spent 176 years constantly ringing. And no-one's quite sure what the battery that powers it is made of...
  • Watch Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp in the Planetarium Trailer - The setting is Paris in the 1930s where two sisters, American spiritualists Laura (Portman, who also appears at this year's Festival in Jackie) and Kate Barlow (Depp), are winding up a world tour. Seemingly adept at communicating with the dead, the women are somewhat less experienced with the business of the living. Nevertheless, their astonishing exhibit of apparently supernatural powers piques the interest of powerful French film producer André Korben (Emmanuel Salinger), who retains their strange talents for his wildly ambitious new film project. Laura and Kate are soon swept up in a scheme that, fusing art and the occult, portends a dark shadow soon to be cast over all of Europe.
  • Abattoir (2016) Theatrical Trailer | Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson - From the director of Saw 2, 3 and 4 and Repo! The Genetic Opera, Abattoir asks: how do you build a haunted house? Jessica Lowndes (90210), Joe Anderson (Hannibal), Lin Shaye (Insidious) and Dayton Callie (Sons Of Anarchy) star in the new horror from Darren Lynn Bousman, in which a reporter and a detective investigate the mystery of why crime scenes are being removed from buildings where terrible murders have taken place. The answers will take them to the heart of human darkness and hell itself...Abattoir is having its European Premiere at FrightFest, London this weekend and is available on DVD and Digital Download on September 19th.
  • Sci Fi Horror film Morgan reveals new Beautiful Baby Clip - A corporate troubleshooter (Kate Mara) is sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent human, who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger. In Theaters - September 2, 2016
  • The Disappointments Room Trailer - Hoping to repair their failing marriage, Dana (Beckinsale) and Dave move, with their son Jeremy, into a dilapidated country manor near an aging Eastern seaboard town. In the course of renovating their new home, Dana discovers a small locked door in the corner of the attic that hadn't appeared in the house's blueprints. The ghost of a young girl appears and beckons her to open the door. But the spirits of those who protect the room's terrifying secret return to make sure that the room remains closed forever.
  • Max Steel - International Trailer - The adventures of teenager Max McGrath and alien companion Steel, who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel.
  • Two New Blair Witch Promos Released - The first movie was great, mainly due to the actors. I thought they did a great job with the "found footage" in making it look real. These excerpts look too professionally done, and the actors look like actors. I don't think it's possible to re-capture the magic of the first movie to be honest. And you certainly can't do it with a script. But I'll probably watch... *sigh
  • THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Character Vignette - The Hunter - See Vincent D'Onofrio as Jack Horn in theaters September 23.
  • Narcos #WhoKilledPablo Season 2 Trailer - The DEA. Search Bloc. The Cali Cartel. Los Pepes. Now that Pablo was out of prison, everyone wanted payback. But the question remains, #WhoKilledPablo? Narcos Season 2 will binge on Netflix on September 2nd.
  • Korn - Insane (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - Korn's official video for 'Insane' off of their upcoming album The Serenity Of Suffering - available October 21st on Roadrunner Records.
  • NBA Legends' CRAZY Reactions to 6'1'' Dunker - Watch as Gary Payton and Glen Rice react to Jordan Kilganon's amazing dunks at NBA House Rio!
  • Robbers get locked in cellphone store, crowd watches and laughs - When a pair of armed robbers barreled into a cellphone store in New Jersey demanding money and phones, they clearly didn't realize how quickly the manager would turn the tables on them, as evidenced by surveillance video.
  • KALOEA Surfer Girls - Absolute Maldives (HD Drone 2016) - The Maldives looks like a proper vacation destination and those KALOEA bikini girls don't look bad either.
  • The best pics on the Internet #208 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,23 2016 - tech
Google Officially Releases Android 7 Nougat - tech
(hx) 08:53 AM CEST - Aug,23 2016 - Post a comment / read (2)
Google today made the final version of Android 7.0 Nougat available to developers, phone makers, and select devices. Google released the first developer build of Nougat earlier this year and has been refining the platform ever since. Today marks the official release of the platform, which moves out of beta. The next-generation mobile operating system includes support for Vulkan to improve graphics performance for games, but it also improves the Android runtime to speed up daily use. For example, apps should install 75% faster while requiring 50% less code. On the security front, Nougat introduces file-based encryption to better isolate and protect individual users. It also hardened the media framework to prevent attacks. Nougat offers seamless security updates that happen automatically in the background with no user action required. Google made improvements to the multitasking functions, with multi-window mode available to all. Nougat will show only the most recent seven apps and moves the "clear all" tool to the top of the screen to prevent accidental closings. Nougat overhauls notifications, providing direct control over silencing certain types of notifications. The platform adds Unicode 9.0 for an expanded set of emoji, including skin-tone variations. Last, Nougat bakes in more direct support for virtual reality. Nougat is available to the Nexus 6, 5X, 6P, 9, and Pixel C devices.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,20 2016 - tech
TechNews - USB Type-C Will Replace 3.5mm - tech
(hx) 04:54 PM CEST - Aug,20 2016 - Post a comment / read (2)
  • AMD Further Unveils Zen Processor Details - Live from Sunny San Francisco at AMD's Zen processor event, we bring you details of AMD's new high-end CPU and the first benchmarks EVER versus Intels Broadwell-E!
  • Intel SSD 540s Review - Performance aside, the new 540s brings mainstream features with it. Hardware-based 256-bit encryption is standard on this drive. Customers no longer need to look at Intel's Pro Series SSD lineup to get the encryption features required for many industries. The 540s also ships with a five-year warranty.
  • Gigabyte Releases Three GTX 1060 3 GB Graphics Cards - The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G graphics card is the flagship of the 3 GB variants of the GTX 1060, with the highest base and boost clock rates of the three. It has a 1,594 MHz base frequency with a 1,809 MHz boost clock rating in Gaming mode, which increases to 1,620 MHz and 1,847 MHz, respectively, in OC mode. OC mode, along with other performance and aesthetic tweaks, can be configured using the included Xtreme Engine Utility software.
  • Intel Believes USB Type-C Will Replace 3.5mm Jack - A planned update to the USB Type-C specification will give it more control over audio functions, paving the way for it to fully supplant the 3.5mm headphone jack on most phones. Speaking at the Intel Developers Forum, engineers Brad Saunders and Rahman Ismail explained that the new USB audio standard lowers power usage through USB and defines how buttons on headphones can control music. The standard "will really make USB Type-C the right connector for audio," said Saunders. The 3.5mm headset jack is universally available on most consumer electronics, but is decades old. Dropping the jack will free up internal space, lowers the potential for interference, and negates the need for a digital-to-analog converter. Moreover, Saunders says the updated spec allows for software-based audio effects and signal processing that can, for example, cancel out nearby noise. Last, the updated USB-C spec improves support for video. Saunders says the new video capabilities will be good for working on a PC or watching a movie, but not necessarily for graphics-intensive gaming. USB-C is slowly gaining traction in smartphones. Samsung's Galaxy Note7 made the switch to USB-C, as did HTC 10, LG G5, and just-announced Huawei Honor 8. The connector is slim and reversible, and Type-C cables can push power in both directions
  • Samsung Accessories Land Alongside Note7 - The Samsung Galaxy Note7 reaches U.S. stores today and with it some interesting accessories and companion products from Samsung. The new Gear VR headset, which is compatible with the Note7 and other recent Galaxy phones, has a new look, new color, and expanded field of view. It's available for $100 at carrier stores, as well as Amazon, Best Buy, and Samsung. The Gear 360 camera (pictured), able to shoot 360-degree photos and video, will only be available online for $350. Samsung's Gear IconX wireless earbuds are available, too. These $200 headphones are fully wireless, have built-in memory, and can track workouts. The less expensive Samsung Level Active headphones are sweat proof and can control music/calls for $100. Last, the Samsung Connect auto provides an AT&T-backed in-car hotspot via the OBD II port. The Connect auto can also send alerts to the driver and improve driving safety/efficiency. AT&T will sell the Samsung Connect auto online and in stores. The Galaxy Note7 is Samsung's flagship phablet for the year. It has a 5.7-inch screen, 12-megapixel main camera, Snapdragon 820 processor, 64 GB of storage, and the S Pen stylus. The Note7 is available from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
  • Google is killing off Chrome apps on Windows, macOS, and Linux - Google today announced on the Chromium blog that it would be ending support for Chrome apps on Windows, macOS, and Linux. According to Google, the company launched Chrome apps three years ago to bridge the gap between what could be done on the web and what could be done with a native application. Since then, APIs have been developed that allow web apps to do more, such as use push notifications.
  • Google Building Non-Linux OS Called Fuchsia - Google is working on a new operating system called Fuchsia. The open-source platform is the first from Google that does not rely on Linux at its core. Instead, the operating system runs the Magenta kernel and, according to the documentation, it relies on the Flutter user interface and Dart programming language. The platform appears to be intended as an embedded operating system for IoT devices, but it can also run on smartphones and PCs. Google hasn't said much about the project, but the platform is available in pieces via GitHub. It's unclear if or when Google might release a complete, final version of the operating system.
  • Windows 10 Tip: Turn Off Cortana Completely - In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, version 1607, Microsoft removed Cortana's on-off switch. But it's still there, if you know where to look.
  • Microsoft makes PowerShell open source, brings it to Linux and Mac OS X - As anticipated, Microsoft has made PowerShell open source and available on Linux, further driving Satya Nadella’s vision of an open, customer-centric company that’s willing to work with the competition. PowerShell, for those not up to speed, is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language that’s built on the .NET framework. It’s designed to assist IT professionals in automating and controlling the administration of Windows (and now, Linux) and the apps that run on them.
  • MIT Spinout Claims to Double Battery Life - A company called SolidEnergy Systems, a spinout from MIT, says it has new battery technology that will double the life of lithium-based power cells. The breakthrough involves a battery that replaces the traditional graphite anode with a thin, lithium-metal foil. The foil can hold more ions and thus more potential energy. Further, new chemistry protects the lithium-metal so it can be recharged frequently and used at normal temperatures. The company says it can create small batteries that provide as much charge as larger batteries, or it can double the life of larger batteries. Perhaps most importantly, SolidEnergy's technology was founded on a failed MIT startup called A123. SolidEnergy has taken over A123's Massachusetts-based facilities and claims it can mass produce the new lithium-metal batteries in volume. In fact, it plans to produce batteries for drones as soon as November, with batteries for smartphones to follow in early 2017. Battery-life breakthroughs are common in research settings, but often can't scale for use in the real world. SolidEnergy's technology and manufacturing progress appear to be further along than most.
  • AT&T's Mobile Share Advantage Plans Drop Overages - AT&T today announced new service plans for multiple lines that do away with overage charges. The Mobile Share Advantage program includes unlimited talk and text in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, rollover data, sharable data, mobile hotspot, and unlimited texting to more than 120 other countries. Rather than charge customers overage fees for exceeding their monthly data allotments, AT&T will throttle users back to 2G, or about 128 Kbps, for the remainder of the billing cycle. This is in line with what competitors do. Data plans now start at 1 GB and range up to 100 GB for families, and from 25 GB to 200 GB for businesses. AT&T said new options make the plans more flexible, such as the addition of 6 GB and 10 GB data buckets. Smartphone access charges are now a flat fee of $20 per device. Device payments are extra. The new Mobile Share Advantage plans will be available starting August 21.
  • Making A 3D-Printed Sith Lightsaber Kit! - If you needed another reason to buy a 3D printer...:-)
  • Japanese Trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Rogue One tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star.
  • Metallica: Hardwired (Official Music Video) - The first video from Metallica's upcoming album "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct" available everywhere on November 18.
  • Assassin's Creed Movie Behind The Scenes Footage - check it out
  • Jack Sock's brilliant bit of sportsmanship  - Jack Sock tells Lleyton Hewitt to challenge a point in a great display of sportsmanship. The crowd absolutely loved it.
  • 25 MILLION Orbeez in a pool- Do you sink or float? - Water marbles, those strange gooey little beads you see in the dollar store, are not only fun to play with, but make for some pretty interesting science experiments too.
  • Andre De Grasse vs. 1936 Olympic Champ Jesse Owens - Canadian sprinting sensation Andre De Grasse runs a hundred metres in Jesse's shoes. Who's the better runner when conditions are the same?
  • Watch A Crazy Mountain Biker Nail A Massive Railroad Tracks Jump - This insane jump by Canadian biker Yusuke Yamamoto is absolutely bonkers and a blast to watch, but unfortunately there's no redeeming the sound in this whole video. Our advice: mute it, put on some tunes, and watch Yusuke fly.
  • Naked statue shows a whole new side of Trump - Activist group Indecline reportedly placed the life-size statue of Trump with no clothes for its "The Emperor Has No Balls" project in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Cleveland and Seattle.
  • The best pics on the Internet #207 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
  • Hailey Clauson Belongs In A Bikini - This blonde hottie is a Danish model.
  • Alberte Valentine Christensen Is Amazing - Sports Illustrated finally got one of my favorite busty blondes Hailey Clauson for the cover.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,15 2016 - tech
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.2 - tech
(hx) 10:28 PM CEST - Aug,15 2016 - Post a comment
AMD has released brand new Crimson Edition 16.8.2 drivers for all you Radeon owners out there. According to AMD, these drivers offer support for No Man's Sky and the Paragon Open Beta.

Fixed Issues

  • Overwatch may experience an intermittent application crash when browsing the hero gallery.

  • With a Freesync supported display and Freesync enabled, some users may experience flickering on desktop during system idle.

  • A small number of Windows 10 Anniversary Edition systems may experience install issues with secure boot enabled.

Known Issues

  • A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the AMD Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay".

  • Grand Theft Auto V may experience an application hang on Radeon RX 400 Series Graphics when playing at 4K resolution in story mode.

  • A small number of 144hz non-Freesync enabled displays may exhibit flickering during gaming or on desktop.

  • Ark Survival Evolved may experience an error message when trying to launch the game in some configurations.

  • DOTA2 may experience an application hang when using the Vulkan API and changing resolution or game/quality settings.

  • Corruption may be experienced in Rise of the Tomb Raider using the DirectX®12 API on some Hybrid Graphics configurations when performing a task switch.

  • Shader Cache may remain be enabled when set to "off" in Radeon Settings on some Hybrid Graphics configurations.

  • Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience intermittent stuttering in The Division when high game settings are used and vsync is enabled.

  • Battlefield 4 may experience intermittent crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.

  • Radeon Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.

  • World of Tanks may experience stuttering after performing a task switch in AMD CrossFire mode.

  • Rocket League may experience flickering when in AMD CrossFire mode.

  • Ashes of the Singularity may experience an application crash with "crazy" in game settings and Multi-GPU enabled.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,14 2016 - tech
TechNews - 7.68 TB SSDs available - tech
(hx) 10:18 AM CEST - Aug,14 2016 - Post a comment
  • Toshiba Begins to Sample eMLC-Based ZD6300 7.68 TB SSDs to Customers - Toshiba has quietly expanded its ZD6300 family of SSDs with a 7.68 TB model, its most capacious storage device announced to date. The new drive was designed for mixed workloads and uses Toshiba’s time-proven A19 eMLC NAND flash memory. Due to enhanced endurance and a lot of NAND used for overprovisioning, the SSD can be pre-ordered for approximately $12,000, depending on the seller, though its official MSRP is still unknown.
  • Western Digital to Use 3D ReRAM as Storage Class Memory for Special-Purpose SSDs - To sum up, Western Digital has finished development of ReRAM, which SanDisk has been discussing for several years now. The company plans to release actual products based on ReRAM in the foreseeable future (12 – 24 months from now, call it a guess) and to use the same fab and equipment to build ReRAM and NAND ICs. Western Digital’s ReRAM has a roadmap for the future. What remains to be seen is what is going to happen to the joint development of SCM announced by SanDisk and HP in October, 2015.
  • North American Businesses Reluctant To Adopt Windows 10 - Based on an evaluation of more than 400,000 Windows-based computing devices between January and May this year, across 169 organizations in the US and Canada using the TechCheck asset management solution, the study reveals less than one percent were running Windows 10. It finds the vast majority of North American businesses adopted Windows 7 as the corporate platform-of-choice since moving away from Windows XP, and have yet to move in significant quantities to newer versions Windows 8 or 10. "It appears businesses are hesitant to take advantage of the various Windows 10 upgrades and, at least for now, are satisfied with Windows 7," says David Brisbois, Softchoice's senior manager of assessment and technology deployment services consulting.
  • Monitors Are Vulnerable To Hijacking And Spying - Researchers have found a way to hack into monitors so they can see what is being displayed, as well as manipulate pixels so they can display different images. One billion monitors are reportedly susceptible, as most use the same processor that is vulnerable to this exploit.
  • Google Maps Gains New Offline/Roaming Powers - Google today launched two new features for Google Maps for Android: a Wi-Fi Only mode, and the option to store offline map data on removable memory cards. Together, the two features are especially useful for those traveling overseas, where data roaming is expensive. The Wi-Fi Only mode allows users to stay connected to data networks for functions like email, while avoiding data charges for mapping, relying instead only on offline map data previously downloaded, and on Wi-Fi service when available. Users can also download extensive map data before their trip - or over Wi-Fi while traveling - and store it on a removable memory card for navigation without using mobile data while roaming. The features are also useful for non-traveling users with limited data plans or spotty service locally. The company did not announce whether the Wi-Fi Only mode will come to Google Maps for iOS
  • PlayStation Now Streaming Service To Be Announced For PC Later This Month? - Interested in streaming Uncharted and other PlayStation exclusives to your PC? You may be able to do this soon if this rumor turns out to be correct, which claims PS Now for the PC will be announced on the 23rd. More interesting to me is the suggestion for using a DualShock controller, which may allude to official support coming.
  • Alter - a robot that seems to be alive - Researchers from Osaka University and the University of Tokyo are exhibiting the new robot, called Alter, at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (the Miraikan) in Tokyo until Aug. 6.
  • NASA's new High Dynamic Camera Records Rocket Test - This is footage of Orbital ATK's QM-2 solid rocket booster test taken by NASA's High Dynamic Range Stereo X (HiDyRS-X) camera. HiDyRS-X records high speed, high dynamic range footage in multiple exposures simultaneously for use in analyzing rocket engine tests. Traditional high speed video cameras are limited to shooting in one exposure at a time, but HiDyRS-X can record multiple high speed video exposures at once, combining them into a high dynamic range video that adequately exposes all areas of the video image for comprehensive analysis.
  • War On Everyone - Official UK Main Trailer - IN UK CINEMAS OCTOBER 7th 2016
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer - Watch the official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in which a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters December 16, 2016.
  • DON'T BREATHE - Official Red Band Trailer - It's so fucked up... #DontBreathe and see it in theaters August 26.
  • Rio 2016 cycling crash Annemiek Van Vleuten  - Awful crash on descent by leader Van Vleuten. Latest reports are that she is doing okay and will be alright ... Really nasty fall anyway :(
  • Why Mustang Drivers Have a BAD Reputation - Mustang Fails, Mustang Crashes, Mustang Loses Control and Mustang Burnout Fails. Many reasons why Mustang Drivers are getting a bad reputation. In this light hearted video we explore some of the reasons why mustang drivers are getting a bad reputation.
  • Lane Splitting At 90 MPH - Crazy!
  • Hottest Babes on the Internet #89 - Which one is hottest? ;-)
  • The best pics on the Internet #206 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
Nosulus Rift Experience - tech
(hx) 10:12 AM CEST - Aug,14 2016 - Post a comment
Instead of spending their time on better PC ports, Ubi is creating fart-smelling devices instead?

 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,09 2016 - tech
AMD Crimson Drivers Hotfix - tech
(hx) 04:05 PM CEST - Aug,09 2016 - Post a comment
AMD Support announces the release of new version 16.8.1 Crimson reference drivers for AMD graphics cards. Among other things, these add support for Radeon RX 470 and Radeon RX 460 graphics cards and a Crossfire profile for F1 2016. This list outline other fixes:
Fixed Issues

Max memory overclock available on Radeon RX 480 being too low in Radeon WattMan has been resolved.
Overwatch may experience an application crash on some Radeonâ„¢ RX 480 configurations when using AMD Crossfire technology mode.
The Division poor Crossfire scaling may be experienced in some low resolution configurations when using AMD Crossfire technology mode.
DOTA2 may experience lower than expected performance when in AMD Crossfire mode.
Radeon Settings may not report the correct Vulkan driver or API version information.
Firefox may experience an application crash when hardware acceleration is enabled for content playback.
Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein: The Old Blood on Radeon RX 480.
Updating drivers through Radeon Settings may sometimes fail with an error message.
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,07 2016 - tech
TechNews - Note7's Iris Scanner Can Unlock Folders - tech
(hx) 01:04 PM CEST - Aug,07 2016 - Post a comment
  • The GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition & ASUS Strix GTX 1060 Review - Looking at generational comparisons then, of all of the Pascal cards launched so far, GTX 1060 offers the best performance gains for a single generation. Relative to GTX 960 it offers an 85% performance improvement at 1080p, and even excluding the outliers this is still an 80% gain. This isn't quite a 2x performance gain in a single generation, but it is close, and closer than either GTX 1070 or GTX 1080 got. So for current GTX 960 owners, the GTX 1060 offers a tantalizing performance upgrade right off the bat, and for the older GTX 760 and GTX 660 cards the differences are even greater, never mind the newer features NVIDIA has introduced since Kepler. The one catch to all of this is price. Relative to GTX 960 prices for this generation have gone up, from $199 for GTX 960 to $249 for GTX 1060
  • Biggest PC Building Mistakes From The Community - I hope you enjoy reading and discussing these stories while remaining polite and respectful. After all, sometimes mistakes are the best learning experiences, whether those mistakes happen to us, or to others.
  • Taking Apart an EVGA Hybrid Liquid Cooler (& H100) - This video shows the disassembly of an EVGA Hybrid liquid cooler (linked below), alongside the internals of an older Gen3 H100 Corsair / Asetek liquid cooler.
  • Windows Flaw Lets Hackers Steal Your Username And Password - The flaw works because Internet Explorer and Edge (on Windows 10) allow a user to access local network shares but don't fully block connections to remote shares. To exploit this, a hacker has to trick a user into visiting a specially rafted web page in Internet Explorer or Edge (on Windows 10) that points to their own network share. The browser will silently send usernames and hashed passwords to the network share, which can then be scooped up and stolen. If passwords are weak, they can be easily unscrambled and used to log in to user accounts. The flaw can also be triggered by sending a trick email to a victim who uses Microsoft Outlook.
  • Note7's Iris Scanner Can Unlock Folders and Web Sites - Samsung today announced Samsung Pass, an identification tool that combines the iris scanner and fingerprint reader to verify identity. Samsung Pass will be able to replace passwords for select apps. The tool allows Note7 owners to protect folders and web sites, for example, making them inaccessible unless unlocked via the owner's iris scan. Further, Samsung is offering the tool to bank app makers so they can add iris-based security to their own apps. Six banks will support Samsung Pass at launch. Samsung Pass is included with the Galaxy Note7, which goes on sale August 19.
  • Galaxy Note7 Borrows from S7 as Samsung Reworks Pen Features - The Note7's defining feature is the 5.7-inch Super AMOLED quad HD screen, which is twice as sensitive to pen input when compared to the Note 5. The S Pen stylus has been redesigned and now features a tip that is the same size as a standard ballpoint pen. The Note7's note-taking functions have been bundled together into a single application that opens when the pen is removed. People can use the Note7 to easily create GIFs by dragging the S Pen across (non-DRM) video as it plays. Many of the hardware elements were taken from the Galaxy S7. For example, the Note7 relies on a Snapdragon 820 processor (for the U.S. market) with 4 GB of RAM, and includes the same 12-megapixel main camera and 5-megapixel selfie camera as the S7.
  • OnePlus 3 Review: The real 2016 flagship killer - The OnePlus 3 is a superb piece of hardware at an affordable price point. This 5.5" handset is Snapdragon 820 SoC powered, there's a huge 6 GB of RAM, 64 GB storage, a fingerprint scanner, and 16MP camera with OIS. OnePlus has finally ditched their ludicrous invite system, too.
  • T-Mobile Offering Free Gift with Note7 Purchase - T-Mobile today said customers who buy the Samsung Galaxy Note7 will receive one of three thank you gifts. Customers can select a Gear Fit2, 256 GB microSD memory card, or a free year of Netflix - each of which has a value of about $100. T-Mobile plans to sell all three colors (black, silver, blue) of the Note7. The device costs $849. Customers can pay the full price, or make a down payment of $70 and then monthly payments of $32.50 for 24 months. T-Mobile will begin accepting preorders at 12:01am August 3.
  • Verizon To Offer Rewards to Note7 Buyers - Verizon Wireless today announced customers who preorder the Samsung Galaxy Note7 or S7 Edge can snag a free Gear Fit2 fitness band or 256 GB memory card with their purchase. Verizon plans to sell other Note7-related accessories, such as the Gear VR, Gear 360 camera, and Gear IconX wireless headphones online and in stores beginning August 19. Verizon did not detail pricing information for its variant of the Note7.
  • Apple Calls iOS 9.3.4 'Important Security Update' - Apple has released iOS 9.3.4, an update for iPhones and iPads that plugs an unspecified vulnerability. In the release notes, Apple calls the iOS 9.3.4 an "important security update" and recommends all iOS 9.x users update right away. The update is free to download over the air.
  • Where's the Party? - Official Trailer - Available on Demand Everywhere August 16
  • SCREAM QUEENS - We're Back, Idiot Hookers - SCREAM QUEENS is back, and they're putting the "mad diva" in MD! Season 2 of SCREAM QUEENS premieres SEP 20 on FOX!
  • Honest Trailers - The Bourne Trilogy - Before you get Bourne again, relive the super-spy trilogy that proved Matt Damon can kick butt and make James Bond look really, really old!
  • Working Through Emotional Barriers - Congrats to Bruce, our latest recruit to pass his Initiation Test into the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy. We decided to share this part of his Initiation Test to encourage all of you to not only allow your sons to cry when facing emotional stress, but more importantly, patiently walk them through it.
  • Older Workers Are Better At Adapting To New Technology, Study Finds - Younger people are lazy, entitled, and whine about everything-oh wait, it might actually be true. Out of 4,000 surveyed IT workers, one quarter of respondents 55 or older are bothered by tech in the workplace, but 36 percent of respondents 18 to 34-the ones who supposedly grew up with technology-said they find tech in the workplace stressful.
  • Most robots dancing simultaneously - Guinness World Record - At the Qingdao Beer Festival in Shandong, China, 1,007 robots bopped and shimmied their way to a new world record for the Most robots dancing simultaneously.
  • 25000 Traffic Stops And 0 Complaints - At a time in America when police "JUSTICE" is questionable to say the least. This beat Cop gives the perfect example of how to do the job correctly and actually gets positive reactions from the people he writes tickets to. We need more cops like this!
  • Monkey the Cat Hunts for Dinner: Part 1 - Pets have it too easy. This is a good way to make them work for their food.
  • Serena Williams Teaches Us How To Twerk - SELF's September cover star shows off her moves in this exclusive video.
  • A Women's Guide To Changing A Tire - Actually it's prett cool video :-)
  • The best pics on the Internet #205 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
  • Hottest Babes on the Internet #88 - Which one is hottest? ;-)
 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,03 2016 - tech
Microsoft HoloLens: Actiongram - tech
(hx) 12:51 AM CEST - Aug,03 2016 - Post a comment
Actiongram delivers an eclectic mix of holograms that enables new forms of storytelling. Stage your own video creations by moving, resizing, rotating, and recording these holograms in your home, and then share those videos with your friends.

 Gameguru Mania News - Aug,02 2016 - tech
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal available for purchase - tech
(hx) 07:57 PM CEST - Aug,02 2016 - Post a comment
NVIDIA's latest high-end Titan X GPU – based on the Pascal architecture - is now available for purchase. This graphics card costs $1,200 and features 3584 CUDA cores, its core is clocked at 1.42GHz (with a boost clock at 1.53GHz), comes with 12GB of GDDR5X VRAM, and offers 480GB/s memory bandwidth. Before you buy this baby, don't forget the GPU will require one eight-pin and one six-pin PCI-E power connectors, and will come with 3x DisplayPort, HDMI 2.0b and a dual-link DVI port.
 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,31 2016 - tech
TechNews - MS faces lawsuits over Win10 - tech
(hx) 11:01 AM CEST - Jul,31 2016 - Post a comment / read (5)
  • Xiaomi unveils the Mi Notebook Air, a MacBook rival - The laptop comes in two sizes, a 12.5-inch model and a lighter, more powerful 13.3-inch version. The larger laptop ships with an Intel Core i5-6200U (base 2.3 GHz, turbo up to 2.7 GHz), a 256GB PCIe SSD with expandable SATA SSD slot, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, two USB 3.0 ports, a Nvidia GeForce 940MX GPU, and a 40Wh battery that's said to last 9.5 hours
  • Here's how much play space you'll need for PlayStation VR - Sony is circulating a FAQ on the matter in which it recommends an area free and clear of any obstacles measuring 6’ x 10’ with the player seated in the middle, facing the PlayStation Camera. The height of the play area depends on the range captured by the camera, Sony says.
  • The Windows 10 free upgrade offer has ended, along with annoying nags - Microsoft has ended its free upgrade offer for Windows 10 as expected, approximately one year after the launch of the operating system. There's good news for users on Windows 7 and Windows 8 who didn't want to upgrade: Microsoft's persistent and annoying nags about upgrading have ceased. The prompts, and in some cases automatic upgrades to Windows 10, have been the subject of controversy, with some suggesting Microsoft has been too aggressive in its attempts to get people to upgrade. There's also bad news. For those that did want to upgrade but didn't get around to it, you'll now have to pay for a Windows 10 license. Microsoft is currently selling Windows 10 Home licenses for $120, while Windows 10 Pro is available for $200. OEM licenses are a little cheaper: $100 for Home, and $140 for Pro through Newegg.
  • MS faces new lawsuits over aggressive Windows 10 free upgrade push - On Friday, Microsoft will end its year-long Windows 10 free upgrade offer for Windows 7 and 8.1 users. The company has faced widespread criticism over its approach to encouraging users to upgrade to its latest operating system, with many accusing the firm of making the process of declining that offer needlessly difficult and confusing. That criticism has spread around the world, including China, where there have been murmurs of possible legal action over Microsoft's upgrade efforts. Last month, a woman successfully sued Microsoft in California, winning $10,000 from the company after an automatic Windows 10 installation failed, causing issues for her PC. Microsoft did not admit any wrongdoing in that case, saying that it chose not to appeal to avoid further legal costs.  Now, Microsoft is facing further legal action over the handling of its free upgrade offer, both at home and abroad. As The Seattle Times reports, three men filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in the US District Court in Florida last week, claiming that the frequent 'Get Windows 10' upgrade prompts were in violation of laws regarding unsolicited electronic advertising, and potentially in breach of Federal Trade Commission regulations on 'deceptive and unfair practices'.  Microsoft is also being sued in Haifa, Israel, over allegations that Windows 10 was installed on PCs without their owners' consent, which the lawsuit argues is contrary to Israeli law.
  • Vulnerabilities in unencrypted wireless keyboards - Researchers at cybersecurity company Bastille have discovered a vulnerability. they call “Keysniffer” that allows an attacker to record keystrokes from 250 feet away.  he issue is with those wireless keyboards that transmit to a PC using an unencrypted, radio-based communications protocol rather than a Bluetooth connection. These cheaper transceiver chips (and other non-Bluetooth chips), which operate in the 2.4GHz ISM radio band, don't recieve Bluetooth's security updates that could fix the problem. The unencrypted transmissions mean that anyone within a 250-foot line-of-sight radius could grab your passwords, credit card details, and any other personal information you type using a cheap dongle bought online. Researchers say attackers could also inject their own keystrokes to install malware or perform other malicious acts on a victim's PC.
  • Apple iPhone 7's Retail Launch Reportedly Set For September 16th - Famed tech informant Evan Blass, known as @evleaks on Twitter, claims Apple is gearing up to release its iPhone 7 model to retail on the week of September 12, and most likely on that Friday, September 16. And to be clear, he's referring to when you can actually go out and purchase an iPhone 7 model, not the launch event, which will take place sometime beforehand. There's no reason not to believe Blass on this one. Even ignoring his more than favorable history with leaking inside information that later turns out to be accurate, including Apple leaks, the time frame generally fits with Apple's past launches. A September 16 release is slightly earlier than the September 25 retail launch of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, but not by much. And because it's on a Friday, Apple will be kicking things off with a full weekend of sales.
  • BlackBerry DTEK50 Is A Secured, Rebadged Alcatel Idol 4 - BlackBerry today announced the DTEK50 smartphone, a slab-style handset that runs Android and features BlackBerry's signature communications and security software. BlackBerry says the DTEK50 features FIPS-2 hardware encryption, rapid security patching, secure boot process, and a hardened Android OS core. It includes Android for Work and Google Play for Work, as well as support for BlackBerry's full enterprise mobility management suite. Other features include BBM, BlackBerry Hub, the BlackBerry intelligent keyboard, and a customizable action key. The hardware is a rebadged version of the Alcatel Idol 4, which was announced earlier this year. The DTEK50 has a 5.2-inch full-HD LCD display, Snapdragon 617 processor with 3 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of storage. It has a 13-megapixel camera main camera, 8-megapixel front camera, NFC, Cat 6 LTE, memory card slot, and Quick Charge 2.0. The phone ships with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The DTEK50 is available for preorder in the U.S. and other countries starting today for $299. BlackBerry said it will reveal shipping dates on a regional basis over the coming weeks.
  • Verizon Offering Bonus Data to Family Plan Subscribers - Verizon Wireless says families of four can get 16 GB of mobile data for $150 per month thanks to a new bonus data promotion. Verizon charges $70 per month for its 8 GB (or, L) plan. Families that subscribe to the L, XL, and XXL plans can score an extra 2 GB of data per line. The bonus data is only available when customers activate a new line or upgrade an existing phone. Verizon says the bonus data will be available to each line as long as it remains active on Verizon's network. Bonus data will not carry over month-to-month. The $150 monthly price includes the $70 data charge, plus $80 in line access fees for four smartphones. Taxes and handset payments are not included. Verizon says the bonus data promotion will be available for a limited time. Customers who activate new lines of service will be eligible to receive a Samsung Galaxy J3 V handset for free ($7 bill credit applied on a monthly basis for 24 months). Verizon will allow new customers up to five free J3 Vs per account.
  • Verizon to Buy Yahoo's Internet Business for $4.8B - Verizon has said that it has agreed to buy Yahoo's core internet and search businesses for $4.83 billion. Yahoo's properties will join AOL under Verizon's ownership, to be managed by Marni Walden, EVP and President of the Product Innovation and New Businesses organization at Verizon. Verizon has spent the last few years building up its media business units. Yahoo claims to have more than 1 billion active monthly users, of which 600 million are mobile. Combining Yahoo and AOL will give Verizon control over 25 established brands, including news sites, analytics engines, email services, and advertising platforms. The sale does not include Yahoo's stake in Alibaba, Yahoo Japan, and other entities. Post sale, the remaining business will be rebranded as it transforms into an investment company. Verizon and Yahoo expect the deal to close during the first quarter of 2017, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. Verizon Communications is the parent company of Verizon Wireless.
  • Ford to Add Android Auto, CarPlay to All 2017 Models - Ford today said it will push its Sync 3 connectivity platform, with support for Android Auto and CarPlay, across its entire lineup of 2017 vehicles. Sync 3 relies on new hardware and software that Ford says is faster and better able to connect to smartphones thanks to more conversational voice recognition. Android Auto and CarPlay allow smartphone users to access core functions, such as maps, music, messages, and the phone by using voice commands. Ford says the Escape, Fusion, Mustang and Explorer are already available as 2017 model-year vehicles. Others, including the F-150, Focus, and Edge, will arrive later this year.
  • HBO Confirms That Game Of Thrones Will End After Its Eighth Season - HBO's programming president Casey Bloys confirmed at the Television Critics Association's press tour in Beverly Hills that Game of Thrones will wrap up after its eighth season.
  • Korn - Rotting In Vain (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - Korn's official video for 'Rotting In Vain' off of their upcoming album The Serenity Of Suffering - available October 21st on Roadrunner Records.
  • Walking baby rhino Warren - He knows his name! - Taking baby rhino Warren for a walk with the dogs.. He comes running back when he hears his name called!
  • Japan's Sakurajima volcano - check it out
  • Lamborghini murcielago with goats in the trailer! - Who uses a Lamborghini to toe goats around in a box trailer!! LOL
  • The best pics on the Internet #204 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
  • Hottest Babes on the Internet #87 - Which one is hottest? ;-)
 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,29 2016 - tech
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.3 - tech
(hx) 11:30 PM CEST - Jul,29 2016 - Post a comment
AMD has released brand new Crimson Edition 16.7.3 drivers for all you Radeon owners out there. According to AMD, these drivers offer a 10% performance improvement for Rise of the Tomb Raider. Here's a list of known issues as well as resolved issues:
Fixed Issues:

    Overwatch may experience an application crash on some Radeon RX 480 configurations when using AMD Crossfire mode.
    Vulkan information in the Radeon Settings software information tab may display an incorrect version.
    Radeon WattMan may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot.
    Hitman may experience graphical corruption when the game is set to use DirectX12 API and using zoom with weapons.
    Total War: Warhammer may experience minor graphical corruption in some map textures on AMD Radeon R9 380.
    Flickering may be observed in Rise of the Tomb Raider on some AMD Crossfire configurations using the DirectX11 API.
    Changing settings in Dragon Age Inquisition with the Mantle API may result in an application crash or driver recovery.
    DiRT Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.
    Display may exhibit a minor flicker on Radeon RX 480 when Freesync is enabled on a games launch or exit.
    Shadows may experience rendering issues in DOTA2 when using the Vulkan API.
    Textures may experience holes or gaps in DOOM when using the OpenGL API and three display AMD Eyefinity configurations.
    Need for Speed may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.
    Performing a task switch with two cloned displays during full screen gaming may cause flickering on the extended display.


Known Issues:

    A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the AMD Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay".
    DOTA2 may experience an application hang when using the Vulkan API and changing resolution or game/quality settings.
    DiRT Rally may experience rain drop flickering in some races when using AMD Crossfire mode.
    Displays may fail to revert to previous configuration on exit when using a profiled application launched with Radeon Settings and "Launch with AMD Eyefinity" toggled on.
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.
    Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein: The Old Blood on Radeon RX 480.
    Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience minor flickering in SteamVR benchmark when using AMD Crossfire mode.
    Corruption may be experienced in Rise of the Tomb Raider using the DirectX12 API on some Hybrid Graphics configurations when performing a task switch.
    Shader Cache may remain be enabled when set to "off" in Radeon Settings on some Hybrid Graphics configurations.
    Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience intermittent stuttering in The Division when high game settings are used and vsync is enabled.
    Battlefield 4 may experience intermittent crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX11.
    Creating two or three display portrait Eyefinity groups in Radeon Settings "quick setup" and then clicking "arranging displays" may cause an error.
    Radeon Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX12 and V-Sync enabled.
    World of Tanks may experience stuttering after performing a task switch in AMD Crossfire mode.
    Rocket League may experience flickering when in AMD Crossfire mode.
    DOTA2 may experience lower than expected performance when in AMD Crossfire mode.
    Ashes of the Singularity may experience an application crash with "crazy" in game settings and Multi-GPU enabled.
Nvidia Will Pay GTX 970 Owners $30 - tech
(hx) 11:06 PM CEST - Jul,29 2016 - Post a comment / read (3)
Back in early 2015, Nvidia was hit with a false advertising lawsuit over claims that the listed specs for its GTX970 video card were not accurate. Simply put, the 4GB of GDDR5 RAM the card was supposed to come with was actually 3.5GB of GDDR5 and a separate 500MB block running at a significantly slower speed. They will, however, have to pay $30 to each customer of the GTX 970 who can furnish a valid proof of purchase by December 21. More details on this will be sent out on October 23, and the Court will first have to approve the settlement on August 24- but as of right now, it seems that GTX 970 owners may find their wallets a bit more flush over the next few months.
 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,24 2016 - tech
TechNews - Seagate unveils a 10TB hard drive - tech
(hx) 12:28 PM CEST - Jul,24 2016 - Post a comment / read (5)
  • Seagate unveils a 10TB hard drive designed for consumers - If you want an enormous drive that can hold an absolute ton of 4K videos, photos, and games, but you don't want to pay well over a thousand dollars, then you'll need a traditional hard disk drive. Step forward, Seagate, with the world's largest consumer hard drive: the 10TB Barracuda Pro. The $534.99 BarraCuda Pro is one of three new 10TB hard drives from Seagate's new Guardian series. The other two, the $469.99 IronWolf and $459.99 SkyHawk, are designed for NAS systems and video surveillance, respectively. The Pro, which is for ''everyday desktop computing and storage,'' spins at 7200 RPM, has a 220MB/s "sustained transfer rate" and comes with 256MB of cache. It also has a 300TB/year workload limit (in 24×7 operation) and a five-year warranty. There are non-Pro versions of the Barracuda available, which are presumably cheaper. These offer a slightly slower 210MB/s transfer rate, a 55TB/year workload limit, and a two-year warranty.
  • Official Unboxing Video Of Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Edition - Samsung is going for gold with its Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Edition handset, a specially themed Galaxy S7 Edge in celebration of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. It's available to purchase today at Best Buy, but if you're stuck at work and want to check out what it looks like, Samsung has released an unboxing video with glimpses of the customized apps and UI.
  • Gorilla Glass 5 Will Survive Drops From Up To 1.6 Meters - Reportedly debuting with the Galaxy Note 7, the newest generation of Gorilla Glass is expected to survive "1.6-meter, shoulder-height drops onto hard, rough surfaces up to 80% of the time." It is probably still no match for beach sand, though.
  • Corning's Gorilla Glass 5 offers improved protection - Corning on Wednesday unveiled Gorilla Glass 5, the latest iteration of its popular cover glass that's said to further address a common concern among consumers: breakage from drops. Citing an 11-country survey, Corning points out that more than 85 percent of smartphone owners have drop their handset at least once a year with 55 percent saying they've done so a minimum of three times over the same period of time.  Indeed, cracked and shattered screens are a common occurrence in today's mobile-driven world. In the earlier days, scratches were just as much of an issue (if not more) although at this point, advancements in cover glass like those offered by Corning have largely eliminated the need for protective screen covers. Damage from drops, however, remains a pain point for the industry. In Corning's internal testing, the company said its Gorilla Glass 5 survived up to 80 percent of the time when dropped face-down from 1.6 meters (between shoulder and waist height for the average person) onto rough surfaces.
  • Skype to Drop Support for Older Windows Phone Versions - Microsoft has said its Skype service will no longer be updated for Windows Phone 7 - 8.1 and older versions of Android and iOS. The company said it wants to "focus on the platforms of the future" which means it "must end support for some devices and operating systems." Skype will continue to support Windows 10 for Mobile, Windows 7, 8, XP, and Vista, Yosemite on Mac, iOS 8, and Android 4.03. Versions of Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android older than those named here will no longer be supported with updates. Skype says its service won't cease immediately on older platforms, but as the company continues to move Skype to the cloud, some features may become broken over time.
  • T-Mobile Gives Away Free Service in Brazil for Olympics - T-Mobile has said its postpaid customers will have access to free mobile data and calling in Brazil for the entire month of August in honor of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. T-Mobile customers will not have to take any action to enjoy free roaming in Brazil. Those who travel to Brazil will have unlimited high-seed data, unlimited calling to the U.S., and unlimited texting worldwide during their visit. T-Mobile said it is supplying the families of Olympic athletes with free T-Mobile service and a Galaxy S7 Olympic Edition handset through October. AT&T debuted its own roaming plan for Brazil earlier this summer, but it costs $50 to add to an existing service plan. About 100,000 Americans are expected to make the trip to Brazil to watch and participate in the games.
  • Verizon To Disconnect Data Hogs On Unlimited Data Plans - Are you one of those people that believe "unlimited" actually means "unlimited?" Well, if you are, and you are a Verizon customer, you'd better read this article. Apparently Verizon will be completely disconnecting users that consume more than 100GB of data a month unless they switch over to The Verizon Plan by August 31.
  • KickassTorrents shut down after alleged owner arrested in Poland - The most popular torrent site in the world, KickassTorrents, has gone offline today. The alleged owner has been arrested in Poland at the request of the United States governments, and domain names connected to the site have been seized. Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old Ukranian living in Poland, is the suspected owner of the site and is facing extradition to the United States. He is facing two counts of criminal copyright infringement, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. In a statement on the matter, assistant attorney general Leslie R. Caldwell stated that Vaulin is "charged with running today's most visited illegal file-sharing website, responsible for unlawfully distributing well over $1 billion of copyrighted materials."
  • Deezer Opens Up Service to Everyone In the US - Deezer today made its music-streaming service available to anyone who wants it in the U.S. The service was previously limited to Cricket Wireless customers and those who owned Sonos home stereo equipment. Deezer's offering is similar to Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Music in that it provides access to millions of tracks, radio stations, and podcasts to mobile devices. Songs can be streamed or downloaded for offline playback. Deezer is available to Android, iOS, and Windows devices. The app itself is free to download, but the Premium+ experience requires a $10 monthly fee.
  • Pokemon Go Player Smashes Into Police Car - Here is a video of a distracted driver who struck one of police cars. OMFG.
  • Pokemon GO: Bosnia Players Warned of Minefields - Bosnians playing the hit mobile game Pokemon Go are being warned to avoid straying into areas still sown with landmines from the war in the 1990s. A Bosnian demining charity, Posavina bez mina, issued its warning after hearing reports of Pokemon Go users venturing into risky areas. Players use their smartphones to hunt for cartoon monsters in the real world. At least 600 people have been killed in landmine accidents in Bosnia since the end of the war in 1995. About 120,000 mines remain undiscovered, a Bosnian demining group estimates. As the popularity of Pokemon Go has soared, there have been numerous incidents and accidents involving gamers
  • Opera to Sell Browser Business to Chinese Firms for $600M - Opera Software today scrapped plans to sell its entire business to a consortium of Chinese companies and will instead sell to them its consumer browser business. The original deal, valued at $1.2 billion, would have seen a handful of China-based investment firms take over all of Opera's businesses. The deal was unable to win government approval in Opera's home country of Sweden and had to be scrapped. Opera and the firms in question reworked the deal to sell off Opera's browser business for $600 million. Under the terms of the deal, the consortium will get Opera's mobile browser, including versions co-branded by mobile network operators; Opera's desktop browser, and performance and privacy apps; Opera's technology licensing business; and Opera's 29.09% ownership of a nHorizon. The Chinese investment firms will be allowed to use the Opera brand on these consumer-facing products. Opera Software will hold onto its Opera Mediaworks, Opera Apps & Games, and Opera TV businesses. Opera CEO Lars Boilesen will serve as CEO for both Opera and the divested unit until December 31, after which he will remain with Opera Software. Opera believes this new transaction will be complete by the end of the third quarter.
  • Japan's SoftBank to Buy UK's ARM for $32 Billion - SoftBank today announced plans to buy ARM Holdings for $32 billion. SoftBank runs one of Japan's largest wireless networks and is the parent company of Sprint in the U.S., while ARM designs and licenses the Cortex-branded mobile processors often found in today's smartphones and tablets. SoftBank's board of directors has fully approved the acquisition, which will be made in all cash. ARM's board and shareholders have yet to approve the deal. SoftBank believes its existing business relationships around the world will expand ARM's ability to license its technology in new markets. SoftBank said it will help ARM to continue to innovate in order to push into new categories, such as the Internet of Things, by increasing investment in ARM's research and development. The company believes SoftBank and ARM share a common culture and long-term vision, and can together create a strong combined entity moving forward. SoftBank said it is committed to ARM's U.K. operations, where it will double the number of employees over the next five years. "ARM will be an excellent strategic fit within the SoftBank group as we invest to capture the very significant opportunities provided by the Internet of Things," said SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. The deal is expected to close by the end of the third quarter.
  • Mercedes-Benz Future Bus - What urban public transport will look like in the future is shown by the semi-automated city bus with CityPilot - it operates even more safely, efficiently and comfortably than conventional buses. Connectivity plus camera and radar systems with data fusion are catapulting the city bus into the future. Mercedes-Benz is showing this spectacular technology on an equally spectacular technology platform, the Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot.
  • Your Brain Without Oxygen - It's strange to watch someone suffer from the effects of Hypoxia, even if it is in a controlled environment.
  • Game of Thrones Season 7 Delayed Until Summer 2017 - HBO has announced that the next season of Game of Thrones will air in the summer of 2017, several months later than the normal April debut. The season will also be shortened from 10 hours to 7 hours.
  • New Godzilla Resurgence trailer welcomes back the King of the - Not a huge fan of his look in this movie but it still looks like it will be fun.
  • THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - Official Trailer - In theaters September 23rd
  • 'Sandstorm' Played On A Bunch Of Floppy Drives - If this doesn't take you back to a simpler time when data storage was exclusively floppy and EDM was exclusively Darude then we probably can't be friends.
  • American Gods Teaser Trailer - The first episode didn't do much for me, but I'm interested in seeing where it goes now.
  • The Vikings Season Four Trailer - Check out the full length trailer from this year's Sand Diego Comic-Con for the return of Season 4 of #Vikings
  • Marvel's The Defenders - SDCC Teaser - Netflix - Marvel's The Defenders will unite Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, as they face their biggest threat yet.
  • Doctor Strange Official Trailer 2 - See Marvel's Doctor Strange, in theaters November 4, 2016.
  • Kong: Skull Island - Comic-Con Trailer  - Trailer for Kong: Skull Island - coming soon to cinemas - directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman and John C. Reilly.
  • King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - Official Comic-Con Trailer - Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy action adventure 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.' Starring Charlie Hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic Excalibur myth, tracing Arthur's journey from the streets to the throne. When the child Arthur's father is murdered, Vortigern (Jude Law), Arthur's uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy…whether he likes it or not.
  • Suicide Squad - "Puppet Masters" - Worst. Heroes. Ever. See SUICIDE SQUAD in theaters August 5th.
  • Wonder Woman - Comic-Con Trailer - I gotta say that this could be DC's greatest come back!
  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage - Teaser Trailer (2017) - Watch the teaser trailer for xXx: Return of Xander Cage! Coming to theaters January 20, 2017.
  • FAN-O-RAMA - A Futurama Fan Film - The trailer for a 'out of this world' feature quality live action fan film of everyones favorite Sci-Fi Comedy, FUTURAMA!
  • FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK (2016) Official Theatrical Trailer - Here's the official trailer for Adam Nimoy's documentary For the Love of Spock.
  • Funny Cats: Only In Thailand - Cat riding on the back of a scooter - Should have a helmet! LOL.
  • Why red light cameras are a scam  - Redlight camera tickets aren't just a nuisance to drivers, they also cost cities millions.
  • Russian Driver Prank  - Those crazy Russians know how to have a good time! LOL
  • Crazy Russian Dude Is A Crazy Russian Dude -  Someone needs to go remind them that "safety first" is actually a thing.
  • This is how hot it is in Saudi Arabia - Give that man something to drink!
  • NYC FLOW - NYC FLOW is an exploration of video processing technics introduced by neural-style code.
  • We're The Superhumans - Rio Paralympics 2016 Trailer - A swing band of disabled musicians performs the classic "Yes I Can" by Sammy Davis Jr, as the contestants for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio pull of moves definitely good enough to be dubbed "superhumans."
  • Hottest Babes on the Internet #86 - Which one is hottest? ;-)
  • The best pics on the Internet #203 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,23 2016 - tech
NVIDIA Titan X GPU Announced - tech
(hx) 01:51 AM CEST - Jul,23 2016 - Post a comment
NVIDIA has announced a new Titan X graphics card that will be based on the Pascal architecture. The new NVIDIA Titan X features 3584 CUDA cores and its core will be clocked at 1.42GHz (with a boost clock at 1.53GHz). The GPU will come with 12GB of GDDR5X VRAM, and will offer 480GB/s memory bandwidth. The NVIDIA Titan X will feature 12 billion transistors and will sport 11 TFLOPS. The GPU will require one eight-pin and one six-pin PCI-E power connectors, and will come with 3x DisplayPort, HDMI 2.0b and a dual-link DVI port. This new NVIDIA Titan X GPU will be priced at $1200 and is schedule for release on August 2nd.

 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,17 2016 - tech
TechNews - iPhone 7 design shown off - tech
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  • CORSAIR Launches New ML Series Fans With Magnetic Levitation - CORSAIR has announced the launch of its new range of ultimate, high-performance cooling fans, the ML Series. Equipped with a revolutionary new Magnetic Levitation Bearing and custom rotor design, the ML Series redefines fan performance to deliver higher airflow, lower noise and better cooling, whatever the requirement. When powered, the magnetic levitation bearing completely suspends the fan blades from the motor housing, delivering almost frictionless operation. The huge reduction in friction, in comparison to all conventional physical contact bearings, allows the ML Series to offer lower noise at higher RPMs giving PC Enthusiasts a true no-compromise fan.
  • Huawei MateBook review: Going toe-to-toe with Surface - The main drawback to the MateBook for me is the keyboard, along with the lack of a way to prop up the device if a third party keyboard is used. I'd also recommend getting a model with 8GB RAM to anyone considering this purchase. Other than that, the Huawei MateBook is a wonderful device. It's clear that it was carefully crafted and it's well-designed.
  • Creative Sound BlasterX H7 Headset Review - Are you ready to take your audio to the next level?
  • Password Hacking Software Cracks Thousands Of Passwords In Seconds - Dr. Mike Pound demonstrates how a password hacking hardware called "Beast" can make short work of your "strong" passwords.
  • T-Mobile Giving Away Galaxy On5, J7 to Families  -  T-Mobile is kicking off a new promotion that will let family plan subscribers score a free Samsung smartphone. The free phones are tied to specific service plans. Families who subscribe to T-Mobile's 6 GB Simple Choice plan pay $30 per month per line for service and can receive a free Samsung Galaxy On5 smartphone ($140 value). The $30 cost is applied to the first four members of the family, with additional lines costing $20 each per month. Similarly, families who subscribe to T-Mobile's 10 GB Simple Choice plan pay $40 per month per line for service and can receive a free Samsung Galaxy J7 smartphone ($240 value). The $40 cost is applied to the first four members of the family, with additional lines costing $30 each per month. In both cases, families can get up to 12 free phones. The price of the free phone is covered via monthly service credits over a period of two years. Once the two-year period is over, the customer owns the phone outright. Customers who cancel service before the two-year period is over will be responsible for the balance of the phone's cost. T-Mobile's back-to-school promotion begins July 13.
  • iPhone 7 design shown off in a new leaked video - The low resolution video comes from Dutch website TechTastic, who have a decent track record with leaks in the past. Most of the key design highlights seen in the leaked images of the iPhone 7 are also seen in the video, including the relocated antenna strips, protruding rear camera lens, and the same basic design that Apple has been using since 2014. However, unlike the leaked photos, the video does show the bottom of the handset as well. As rumored, the bottom does not include a 3.5mm headphone jack. That basically means you will no longer be able to directly connect your favorite pair of headphones with the new iPhone 7. Instead, you will need to use the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adaptor.
  • One Year Later, Turing Phone Finally Ships - Turing Robotic Industries started taking preorders for its secure Turing Phone back in July 2015 with plans to ship in August. The company later promised to ship by December 2015, but it didn't. In February, Turing made a fundamental change to the device when it swapped the Android-based operating system for Jolla's SailfishOS 2.0. Now, a year after it first took preorders, Turing is shipping the Turing Phone. The phone itself is made of a liquid metal alloy that Turing claims is tougher than titanium and steel. The phone has a 5.5-inch full HD screen, quad-core Snapdragon processor with 3 GB of RAM, 13-megapixel camera, and s support for some U.S. LTE bands. The phone comes in five different models, the Turing Cardinal, Pharaoh, Beowulf, Dark Wyvern, and DW Glaedr. More so than the hardware, the Turing Phone is about providing secure communications, including encrypted messaging, email, and calls. Though it runs SailfishOS, the device will have access to the Google Play Store and Google Apps. Pricing starts at $610 for the standard model.
  • T-Mobile to Zero-Rate Pokemon for Weekly Tuesday Promo - T-Mobile says starting July 19 customers will be able to play Pokemon Go on their smartphone without impacting their monthly data allotment. T-Mobile is adding Pokemon Go to its T-Mobile Tuesday customer appreciation program. Customers will need to take action to get the free Pokemon data. First, customers need to download the T-Mobile Tuesdays app from the Google Play Store or iTunes App Store. Once signed in, customers can claim the free zero-rated use of Pokemon on T-Mobile Tuesdays July 19, July 26, August 2, and August 9. Once claimed, Pokemon usage will not touch customers' high-speed data plan through August 2017. The zero-rated Pokemon promo is only available to claim for the next four Tuesdays and goes away after August 9. Beyond the Pokemon promo, on Tuesday, July 19 T-Mobile customers can claim a free Lyft ride of up $15, a free Frosty at Wendy's, and 50% off select accessories. Last, T-Mobile says 250 people will win $100 in PokeCoins, and five people will win a Pokemon Go hunting trip for two anywhere in the U.S.
  • Mastercard Adds Retail Mobile Payments to Bank Apps - Android owners will soon be able to use their own mobile banking app - rather than Android Pay or Samsung Pay - to make tap-and-go payments in stores. Mastercard has expanded its Masterpass program to mobile devices so consumers can make contactless payments at various retailers. Mastercard first introduced Masterpass in 2014 to power in-app and online payments. Customer credit card data is stored in the cloud and tokenized for security, allowing people to make purchases with one click. Mastercard is extending Masterpass to its banking customers so those banks can add contactless payment capabilities to their own apps. Some of the first banks to support contactless payments include Bank of America, Capital One, Citi, Fifth Third Bank, KeyBank, People's United Bank, and Virginia Credit Union. Mastercard says 17 banks in total plan to add mobile payments to their apps in the near future. (One glaring omission at launch is JPMorgan Chase, which has so far shunned Android Pay. Chase is working on its own mobile payment service that has yet to launch.) Contactless, Masterpass payments will be available at more than 5 million retail locations across 77 countries that accept contactless payments via NFC. In the U.S., BJ's Wholesale Club will be among the first to support the bank-based mobile payment tool, with JetBlue, Saks, Lord and Taylor, Subway, and The Cheesecake Factory to follow shortly. It will be up to the individual supporting banks, such as Citi, to add contactless payments to their mobile apps.
  • Extracting Gold From Used Electronic Devices - It's not a lot, but pretty much every hunk of modern electronics has tiny bits of gold wire inside that make it go. Mining this precious metal takes a lot of work, but if you're dedicated it could even be a sustainable business practice.
  • A MONSTER CALLS - Official Trailer - In Theaters October 2016 - A visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Impossible”), based on the award-winning children's fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother's (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.
  • Star Trek Beyond (2016) - "Scotty Meets Jaylah" Clip - Starring Idris Elba, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and Karl Urban. Star Trek Beyond is coming to theatres July 22, 2016.
  • 250 Anime Recommendations - Saying that this guy loves anime a lot is probably an understatement ;-)
  • Rogue One Live Stream Opening Crawl Star Wars Celebration 2016 - Opening sequence from the Rogue One panel at Star Wars Celebration 2016
  • 40 Years of Goth Style (in under 4 minutes) - Goth Fashion 1976-2016: From UK punks to today's Nu Goths, watch the evolution of goth clothing, hair and make-up styles. Batcave, Lolita, Cyber, Steampunk, Pastel Goth and more
  • Toilet Paper Machine 2.0 - Now you can cut toilet paper in one slice, no more waiting!
  • Kids meeting their favorite soccer players! - Kids meeting their favorite soccer players!
  • The Riders Of The Well Of Death - This "Well Of Death" in India is one of the world's most dangerous car stunt locations. And these men will risk anything for the thrill of the ride.
  • Start up heavy tank destroyer after 65 years - ISU-152 "Zveroboy" soviet heavy tank destroyer developed and used during World War II. Lost in Ukrainian village. 65 years later come alive.
  • Japanese Gamers vs. American Gamers - check it out, lol
  • Kate Upton Landmine Squat/Squat Jump Combo - Kate Upton crushes heavy landmine squats followed immediately by squat jumps with the rings. Strong! This is a great (but hard!) pairing that smokes the glutes and legs while also jacking the heart rate up like crazy. Kate makes it look easy, but trust me, it's not.
  • The best pics on the Internet #202 - All pictures are carefully handpicked
  • Hottest Babes on the Internet #85 - Which one is hottest? ;-)
 Gameguru Mania News - Jul,15 2016 - tech
GeForce Game Ready 368.81 WHQL VR drivers - tech
(hx) 11:12 AM CEST - Jul,15 2016 - Post a comment
NVIDIA has released their latest GeForce 368.81 WHQL Game-Ready drivers for Virtual Reality owners which launches along side NVIDIA's Ansel technology and NVIDIA's VR Funhouse minigame. The latest drivers fix a couple of issues that were affecting users such as incompatibility of GeForce 10 series cards with a HTC Vive HMD through the display port. The issue along with several others have been fixed in the drivers along with added optimizations for new AAA and VR titles.

The new GeForce 368.81 WHQL drives include support for new features such as Ansel. NVIDIA's Ansel tech can be used as a free form camera with which you can take screenshots inside a game that could be professional-grade 2D, 360deg and Virtual Reality 360deg. NVIDIA has announced many titles that will be supporting Ansel such as Mirror's Edge Catalyst and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Mirror's Edge Catalyst is the first game to utilize this tech and update is available which allows you to take great pictures inside the world of Mirror's Edge.

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