Dennis over at Ninjalane has an interesting article posted today on prepping for the MOA qualifier (Master Overclockers Arena) and what it takes to compete.
MOA or the Master Overclockers Arena is a MSI sponsored overclocking event designed to bring attention to MSI hardware and give overclockers a chance to gain notoriety in the field. Now I have participated in a few online overclocking competitions before with no real success other than saying I participated. Personally, I look back on those events and feel that my failures were split between hardware selections (the binning process) and skill. Knowing this I set out with a different approach to the MOA qualifier.
I want to see what developers come up with for the Kinect's new face tracking capabilities. Follow the link to download the SDK.
Makes it possible to fit a 3D mesh to users’ faces and track their facial features and head position in real time using components from the Developer Toolkit. In addition, newly added joint orientation information for skeletons is ideal for avatar animation scenarios and simple pose detection.
Remember the college kid that got hit with a $675,000 bill for sharing 30 songs? The U.S. Supreme Court thinks the punishment fit the crime.
The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a $675,000 file-sharing damages award that a jury levied against a college student for making 30 music tracks available on a peer-to-peer network. Without comment, the high court, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Stephen Breyer not participating, declined an appeal brought by former Boston college student Joel Tenenbaum. His petition (.pdf) claimed that Congress did not intend "unrestrained discretionary jury damage awards against individual citizens for copyright infringement."
Tim Cook is sitting on top of the highest paid CEO list thanks to the company's stock price. For his sake, he better hope it the stock price stays that way for the next nine years.
Mr. Cook's 2011 compensation is the highest recorded in The Wall Street Journal's annual CEO pay survey since at least 2006, when the Securities and Exchange Commission changed its rules for reporting executive pay. The shares carry unusual restrictions. Mr. Cook can't sell half the shares before 2016, and the other half before 2021. Still, the rapid run-up in Apple's stock means the shares are now valued at $530 million.
The FunkyKit crew put the massive Thermaltake Frio Extreme heatpipe HSF to the test today and, when all was said and done, the cooler earned very high marks.
When I first saw the Thermaltake Frio Extreme's box I thought "Hey, this could be good!". I have not been disappointed. ... I am quite impressed, this is definitely a good cooler. There aren't many issues with it and there are lots of good things about it.
This story is just more proof that video games do more good than the media gives them credit for. I probably shouldn't have said that. It's just my luck, a stroke patient will go on a killing rampage and then blame GTA.
There sure seems to be a lot of people complaining about hacking in Diablo III. Have any of you had any issues?
A bunch of threads on the Diablo III forums from players who've experienced unauthorized access to their accounts suggest their may be a security issue with the action/RPG sequel or that the game's future support of real-money auctions has attracted more hacking attempts than one would consider normal.
Alrighty folks, our evaluation of the ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP is now online for your viewing pleasure. If you want a powerful video card with fantastic performance and over-the-top cooling, this is the card for you.
ASUS has delivered its new flagship video card, the ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP. This video card features the outstanding DirectCU II cooling system. Combined with one of the highest factory overclocks we've ever seen to date in a GTX 680 GPU, this video card may be just what you have been waiting for.
While I can see how something like this would piss off the people at BitTorrent, you have to admit this whole thing is hilarious on multiple levels.
"Accordingly, Plaintiff is informed and believes, and based thereon alleges, that Defendant is intentionally using Plaintiff’s BitTorrent trademark to deceive U.S consumers into signing up for memberships and other ‘services’ that do not afford those users any tangible benefit, with knowledge that such conduct is a result of confusion as to whether those websites are associated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Plaintiff."
Oooh, oooh, pick me...pick me! I know the answer to this question! I'm going to go with A.) Facebook is not worth $100 billion pennies, let alone dollars.
So how did the most heavily hyped stock completely fall on its face? There are a lot of reasons: glitches with the Nasdaq that slowed early orders, an IPO price that got a last-minute bump, and indications of lackluster demand from institutional investors. But the most important is the underlying concern and growing realization that Facebook just isn't worth $100 billion.
The Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro kit is one of the better cooling situations we have tested this year. And we are not stating this because of cooling performance which was good but the fact it did not take up a lot of room and installation was not difficult. We pumped our i7 3930k with 1.4v and the kit handled it very well.
In need of a case that won't strip-mine your wallet? Metku says the Corsair Carbide Series 300R is a great case for the money.
System enclosures that are aimed towards the budget market are usually quite boring, have poor build quality and generally they just look bad. 300R is Corsair's latest offering to this market and now we'll see if it can change any of the preconceptions that shoppers may have.
YouTube says that over 72 hours of video are now uploaded every minute of the day. For those of you keeping track, last year it was only 48 hours of video per minute.
Today 72 hours of video are uploaded to the site every minute. Like many 7 year olds around the world, we’re growing up so fast! In other words, every single minute you now upload three whole days worth of video instead of two.
Overclockers Club has the Sapphire Pure Platinum Z77K motherboard in house for a little review action today. If you are on the hunt for a new Intel based motherboard, you might want to check this one out.
Features can make or break a motherboard. The Killer NIC, Quadfire support, four DIMM slots that support up to 32GB of DDR3 memory, support for Intel Third generation Core series processors, Smart Response and Rapid Start technology, Voltage measure points, Dual BIOS and switchable graphics with Lucidlogix Virtu software makes the Pure Platinum Z77K a premium player.
If you are looking for a bargain on computer hardware, we have some pretty good deals for you in today's [H]ot Deals forum thread. The coupon codes for the items listed below won't last forever and are limited to stock on hand so you'd better get in on these deals while the getting is good.
Joining the best folding team on the planet (Team #33) is now easier than ever. We don't give you money to join and we can't promise you cash or other incentives, we do this simply because it is our passion and that is why we've had the best folding community around...for years. So, if you want to make a difference with a group of people that honestly care about what they are doing, join team Team #33 today.
Besides, Folding is a wonderful way to help your fellow man using your spare CPU cycles and now, thanks to the new FAH GPU Tracker v2, it is easier than ever to get started. Remember to put the number 33 in the "team" field and you’ll be folding with the [H]orde in no time! Thanks to all our team members for the wonderful job they are doing.
Further demonstrating its market leading innovation and technological leadership, ASUS is proud to announce the launch of its P8Z77-V PREMIUM motherboard — the flagship of the P8Z77 Series and the first Intel certified motherboard in the market to offer the latest Thunderbolt connection interface. The PREMIUM designation has been reserved for only the best motherboards with the latest technologies, and the P8Z77-V PREMIUM maintains this standard. In addition to the onboard Thunderbolt connection on the P8Z77-V PREMIUM, ASUS also offers the same technology on the P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT to give consumers a wider range of choices.
AMD today launched the AMD Embedded R-Series accelerated processing unit (APU) platform. Designed for mid- to high-end graphics-intensive applications such as digital signage, casino gaming, point-of-sale systems and kiosks, as well as parallel-processing-intensive applications spanning medical imaging and security/surveillance, the AMD Embedded R-Series APU combines the new "Piledriver" CPU architecture, an evolution of the "Bulldozer" architecture, with discrete-class, DirectX® 11-capable AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series graphics in a heterogeneous multicore embedded processing platform.
How about a trip down memory lane with our favorite geek? This is a reprint of an article from BYTE magazine in May 1977. Apple co-founder, chief-cook-and-bottle-washer, designer of the Apple I & II and all around good guy, Stephen Wozniak, sounds off on the merits of the Apple II in great detail. A really good refresher of the evolution of the computer through the words of one of its greatest innovators.
Are you sick and tired of the big cellphone services cancelling out on their promises of unlimited plans? Well meet the new kid on the block, a real kid. John Mardini is just 22 years old, but he is on his third startup venture and he’s still in college. His new company, Voyager Mobile, is offering cut-rate cellphone service with unlimited talking, texting and Internet usage for a low monthly cost. Service is limited to certain states at the moment, but will be expanding into more markets.
"I pay so much for my cellphone," Mardini said in an interview last week. "I was thinking there has to be a better way to make it cheaper for everyone."
Members of AntiS3curityOPS, an offshoot of Anonymous has claimed responsibility for taking down the Chicago Police Department’s website. The attack was in retaliation for alleged police brutality against NATO summit protestors on Saturday night. The Chicago Police are investigating the group’s claim.
"We are actively engaged in actions against the Chicago Police Department, and encourage anyone to take up the cause and use the AntiS3curityOPS Anonymous banner. For those able, chicagopolice.org should be fired upon as much as possible."
So what were you doing with your time when you were 19? Well for physics student Aisha Mustafa at Sohag University, it’s designing a spacecraft propulsion system utilizing quantum physics, electrical and chemical reactions to replace rocket gas propulsion systems. Warp 3 Mister Crusher, make it so.
The new invention, analysts say, is expected to make space travels, easier, cheaper and faster in future.
List this under ‘Family Settings Gone Wild’. A new feature in Windows 8 will be incorporated into the upcoming ‘Preview Release’ slated to be available in early June, which will give parents a weekly recap of their kid’s online activity via email. I’m sure this will be a big hit with the kids, but at least it beats installing a keylogger.
"We expect you’ll find activity reports a great tool for teaching your kids about responsible computer use," writes Phil Sohn of Microsoft’s Family Safety team.
A leaked photo of what is said to be the new Wii U was spotted on a now closed Twitter account, the photo has since been removed, but was captured by GamesRadar. This may or may not be the real deal, but it sure looks like it is. We will find out for certain when E3 cranks up on June 5th
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