Nov 20, 2010

Google wants to be in your closet

Let me borrow that top.

In a recent internal S|A poll regarding colleague views of the Internet’s true purpose, the top 5 responses confirmed what we all knew, all along:  5. LOL Cats, 4. Pr0n, 3. Trolling, 2. Pr0n, 1. Pr0n.  Well, after sharing our findings with the big G, Google’s crack squad of basement dwellers wrote an algorithm to try and work their way to the podium of our Internets, and the result, is like totally awesome, if you’re a teenage girl with daddy’s credit card.
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Nov 19, 2010
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AMD commends Intel and ARM for supporting OpenCL

Won’t let anyone forget it was first

WE’RE NOT SURE what’s going on over at AMD, but in a blog post on AMD’s official blog, AMD’s product marketing director, John Taylor, is commending both Intel and ARM for adding support for OpenCL to its products. It does, of course, also tell the tale of how AMD has been supporting OpenCL since 2009, but that’s a different story, right?
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Nov 19, 2010

The tale of the backwards computer display market

Sometimes logic doesn’t prevail

IF YOU’VE BEEN using computers for a few years, then you’ll most likely know that we’ve moved from 4:3 or 5:4 aspect ratio CRTs to 4:3 LCDs to 16:10 LCDs to finally end up with 16:9 LCDs being the most common type of LCD screen available. That in itself might not be an issue for many, but why in the name of all things unholy have we ended up with lower screen resolutions today than what we had a decade ago?
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Nov 18, 2010

CyberLink launches PowerDirector 9

Designed for 64-bit, multi-core and GPU acceleration

HOME VIDEO EDITING is a growing market segment in the world of software, one only need to take a look at the massive amounts of new content being uploaded daily to YouTube to understand that any company that makes video editing software is going to want a slice of the action. Today, CyberLink has announced the release of PowerDirector 9 which the company claims is the world’s first native 64-bit consumer video editing software.
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Nov 18, 2010

Wi-Fi Alliance talks about Wi-Fi Direct

As well as some future developments in Wi-Fi technology

EARLIER TODAY WE attended a presentation by Edgar Figueroa, the CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance where he presented the benefits of Wi-Fi direct and a little bit about Wi-Fi in general. He also highlighted some future developments in Wi-Fi technology, of which at least two are bringing something interesting to the table.
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Nov 17, 2010

The regular Sandy Bridge motherboards from Asus

No fancy model names, but pretty decent features

IT’S REALLY QUITE amazing how advanced motherboards are these days, just about everything you need is already right there on the board and even more so now that we’re moving towards integrated graphics in every CPU. Not that long ago anything integrated onto a motherboard was frowned upon by anyone that knew anything about computers, but alas, today that is not the case.
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Nov 17, 2010

Asus adds tactical vest to its TUF motherboards

And a thermal radar

THE TUF SERIES of motherboards from Asus has always been a product range that we haven’t quite understood, as it makes bold claims about MIL-SPEC tested components and has never struck us as a must have type of motherboard. The latest addition to the TUF series is the Sabtertooth P67 and it adds even more head scratching features, although it’s very possible that we’re not the target market and that’s why we don’t understand Asus’ reasoning.
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Nov 16, 2010

Brazos performance numbers arrive

Good enough graphics, not quite as good CPU

AMD HAS FINALLY allowed the first benchmarks of its Brazos platform to be published and it’s without a doubt an Atom beater, well, at least the Zacate based E-350 is. As expected the graphics performance is quite good, albeit quite some ways away from AMD’s discrete offerings, however it seems like on the CPU side of things, VIA of all companies have managed to one-up AMD in terms of entry level processor performance.
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Nov 16, 2010

Intel Z68 chipset rumours start

K and Z were sitting in a tree…

AMIDST CONCERNS THAT Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors will lack much in the way of overclocking it seems like Intel might’ve come up with a solution that will appease the masses. We’ll take this with a grain or two of salt for now, as the leaked slide covering what is set to be a new performance chipset from Intel doesn’t quite look like an Intel slide, but that doesn’t mean we won’t entertain the thought of such a chipset being launched.
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Nov 16, 2010

Codename Thunderbolt coming to Asus R.O.G. series

It’s not a plane and it’s not related to 007

WE’VE GIVEN YOU the details of Asus’ next generation R.O.G. board, the Maximus IV Extreme, but the company has decided to extend the R.O.G. series beyond motherboards and graphics cards. Currently Asus is working on Codename Thunderbolt, a project that combines two unlikely products into one.
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Nov 15, 2010

New motherboard features from Asus

UEFI, Digi+ VRM and plenty of software news

BEFORE WE CONTINUE with the rest of Asus’ new motherboard line-up, let’s take a closer look at some of the new features that Asus’ Sandy Bridge motherboards will feature. It’s interesting to see how many of the big motherboard companies are turning into software companies to be able to offer additional value-adds, although this article will talk about a bit more than just new software features.
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Nov 15, 2010

First look at the Asus Maximus IV Extreme

Black and red rule supreme?

SO FAR ASUS has been fairly unchallenged in the so called gaming motherboard market, although its R.O.G. series of motherboards are potentially more for high-end overclockers than gamers these days. The latest addition to the series is the Maximus IV Extreme which has taken a slightly different approach to other more recent models.
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Nov 14, 2010
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Asus set to launch mini-ITX H67 board

We got hands on pictures

INTEL’S SANDY BRIDGE processors are scheduled for a January 2011 launch, but as you’ve seen over the past few weeks, motherboard manufacturers are already showing off their new motherboard models based on the next generation chipsets. We attended an Asus preview event just over a week ago, but we weren’t allowed to post any details of the new boards until today, so let’s start with a really small board.
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