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1. Nvidia accelerates GPU pixel processing

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   Optimizes texture rendering Nvidia has patented a method of optimizing the GPU pixel processing pipeline. According to company spokesperson Hector Marinez, patent no. 7609272  "helps" the shader ...

2. Modern life is rubbish

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   ... the shitness that really matters, like the flakiness of external RAIDs made by a company whose name is a word often associated with ladies' undergarments (the fun kind, not big droopy flannel ones), but ...

3. Hackers steal confidential global warming data

   (Security/Security Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... It is ludicrous to suggest that it refers to anything untoward," he claimed in an official statement. See Also Mammoths weren't killed off by meteor 
Last ice age took hold in just six months 
CO2 ...

4. Steam bans Modern Warfare "grey market" keys

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... Activision is unable to charge through the nose and then sold on for a profit," wrote Voodoo's Andrew Burnes. "Grey importing has been a big deal for many years, for all kinds of products. Manufacturers ...

5. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... Fermi-based Tesla GPUs and ATI's Radeon 5970 graphics card. LucidLogix preps Hydra SoC for early 2010 launch This second generation SoC works with any GPU, CPU or chipset to provide scalable 3D graphics ...

6. B&N's Nook is the victim of its own success

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... & Noble says on its web site that any orders made today have an expected ship date of January 4 2010. There's a heap of pent up demand, obviously. Or an undersupply. And guess what happens now? People ...

7. Gameloft chooses iPhone over Android

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... just like many others," said Gameloft finance director Alexandre de Rochefort, who was quoted by Reuters. Rochefort attributed Gameloft's decision to the "weakness" of Android's application store. ...

8. Microsoft: No backdoor in Windows 7

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... into Windows," a company spokesperson told Computerworld. Microsoft's official denial was prompted by the recent testimony of National Security Agency (NSA) official Richard Schaeffer, who confirmed ...

9. Nvidia auctions "ultimate" gaming system on eBay

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   2x GTX 295 SLI, Core i7 975 Extreme and 12GB DDR3 Nvidia is auctioning off a custom-built "ultimate" gaming system on eBay. 

Company spokesperson Brian Burke told TG Daily that the machine was "hand ...

10. Nokia trims research and development division

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 20 November 2009

    ... only represents two percent of its R^D personnel globally. And no one will be actually laid off, it seems - it said that it will try and find as many alternative jobs for the affected employees as it can. ...

11. Xbox modders unite in class action suit

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 20 November 2009

    Convenient timing, they say Somebody was bound to have a go: Texas-based law firm AbingtonIP is organising a class-action suit against Microsoft over the company's ban on modified Xboxes. "Although modification ...

12. 'Hobbits' really are a new human species

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Friday, 20 November 2009

    ... brains of a chimpanzee. The skull and jawbone features are much more primitive-looking than any normal modern human. Statistical analysis of skull shapes show modern humans cluster together in one group, ...

13. Health IT doesn't save money

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Friday, 20 November 2009

    ... why health IT has failed to reduce administrative costs. "Any savings may have been offset by the costs of purchasing and running new computer systems," she said. "In addition, most software is designed ...

14. China has free reign over US computers

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 20 November 2009

    ... and economic development, the Commission added. The Commission was concerned that the Chinese had placed many of its capabilities for computer network operations within elements of the People's Liberation ...

15. Hacker restores Atom support for Snow Leopard netbooks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... Many users are reporting success with this patch, so if you [are] an Atom user looking to update to 10.6.2, give it a try, and let's not forget to give 'teateam' a round of applause for saving all our ...

16. Tech Economy in the Hands of Nude Entrepreuners

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... in the butt. But, putting naked geeks on display, there's a heck of a lot that is wrong with that. We'll start by saying, Who is giving these people jobs? I mean, who would want to invest in anyone who ...

17. Sony takes on Apple's iTunes

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... to upload videos, photos and other digital content. According to Sony executive Kazuo Hirai, the new service is expected to be based on the company's Playstation Network model. "There's some debate ...

18. Microsoft claims "fantastic" Windows 7 sales

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    But refuses to divulge any details or sales figures Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an annual shareholder's meeting that sales of Windows 7 have met the company's expectations. Ballmer, who was quoted ...

19. Google rolls out Chrome OS source code

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    Eliminates all "unnecessary" processes Google has released the source code of its long-awaited Chrome OS. According to the Mountain View-based company, the alternative operating system is optimized for ...

20. Nvidia remains "committed" to gaming industry

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    HPC market is not its primary focus Nvidia has reiterated its strong commitment to the gaming industry. Company spokesperson Bryan Del Rizzo told TG Daily that rumors of Nvidia abandoning gaming for the ...

21. AOL will axe 2,500 jobs

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    Volunteer or you're for the chop A third of the workforce at AOL will lose their jobs before the company spins off from Time Warner. The process will work like this, according to a memo written by CEO ...

22. Rumor: Sony planning Firefox PS3 port

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... were unsure if any deal had actually been reached at this point, but it is great news none the less considering the complaints Sony has been getting about the lack of reliability with their current built ...

23. Space walkers will drink their own urine, dammit

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... filtering urine (but also sweat and any other liquid) through a series of chemical processes and filters, astronauts will be saved from having to lug tons of water bottles up to space, which take up lots ...

24. The world waits for Google's Chrome OS

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... We suspect that's a typo because any press conference that goes on for over an hour is way too long for your average hack. We'll all have to wait to 10AM to find out what Google holds in store for an ...

25. Intel throws millions of Euro into Exascale center

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    Supercomputers a thousand times more powerful Semiconductor company Intel said it will invest many millions of Euro into the Exascale Computing Research Center, in collaboration with the French Commissariat ...

26. ZTE to make its own LTE 4G chips

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    But will stay happy with Qualcomm In something of a shock admission, ZTE's VP for wireless technology & strategy, Donglin Shen, admitted that his company has well developed plans to produce its own ...

27. AMD in Xbox, Wii giveaway

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    Forty years after Chip company Advanced Micro Devices is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and no doubt Jerry Sanders III, the founder of the company, is popping many a bottle of Cristal. But ...

28. Energy-saving lightbulbs get dimmer over time

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... of their brightness by the time they stop working, after about 2,000 hours. The authors of the report reckon that many manufacturers exaggerate the brightness of their CFLs, claiming that 11-14W CFLs ...

29. AMD to use Intel cash to pay off debt

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... dropping its legal actions against the chip behemoth. The smaller chip design company has a veritable sword of Damocles hanging over it with a whole slew of financial liabilities - which could finish ...

30. Scientists develop 'Star Trek phaser'

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... and the worms' paralysis ended. While some of the worms died, many lived through the paralyze-unparalyze cycle.   The scientists aren't actually sure how the switch causes paralysis. But the study ...

31. Microsoft accelerates JavaScript with IE9

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... to company spokesperson Steven Sinofsky, IE9 is almost on par with Firefox and Chrome - despite having been in development for only a few weeks. "We know we have a lot of work to do in some areas of ...

32. TechCrunch crucified over Google phone rumor

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... He can say and do virtually anything he wants. If he wants to abolish embargoes between companies and journalists, he'll simply say and do so," opined PC Magazine's Lance Ulanoff. "If he wants to write ...

33. Nvidia and Asus tout 3D Vision notebook

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ...  An Nvidia spokesperson told TG Daily that his company has worked "closely" with a number of prominent manufacturers - such as CPT, LG, CMO, and Samsung - to integrate 120Hz 3D Vision-capable panels ...

34. Call of Duty grosses half a billion dollars in five days

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    Shoot em up Activision Blizzard said that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has sold $550 million worth in five days. It didn't say how many units this represented and the figure is an internal estimate, ...

35. Casio caters for the clumsy cameraman

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    Drop it, drown it, bash it Casio's new digital camera can survive a drop of seven feet as well as submersion in water, says the company. The shock-resistant Casio Exilim EX-G1 will hit the shelves next ...

36. EU ombudsman slams Intel antitrust ruling

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... of the meeting. The Ombudsman concluded that this constituted maladministration. He did not, however, make any finding as to whether the Commission had infringed Intel's rights of defence. But the Ombudsman ...

37. Be a Martian, says NASA

    (Space/Space Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ...  Visitors to the Be a Martian website will be able to explore details of the solar system's grandest canyon, which resides on Mars. The collaboration of thousands of participants could assist scientists ...

38. Thieves scrump thousands of Apple iPhones

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... right in. It's believed to have been an inside job, as the thieves seem to have known about delivery times and storage locations. However, the owner of the warehouse, logistics company CEVA, is refusing ...

39. Apple laptops less reliable than Asus, Toshiba, Sony

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... year - 16 million according to IDC figures -  than any other company, came in last out of nine manufacturers with a two-year failure rate over 15 percent and a three-year projected failure rate of 25.6 ...

40. Mouse sniffs out counterfeit euros

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... that the raised image of coins can easily be captured", Marcel Tresanchez, one of the authors of the study, points out. Not just any optical mouse sensor will work, as images must be captured in real ...

41. Tiny brain is no bar to intelligence, say scientists

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ...  This raises the question: what are big brains for? While some increases in brain size do affect an animal's capability for intelligent behaviour, many size differences only exist in a specific brain ...

42. Six rules are laid down for Intel to obey

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... computer systems or platforms containing AMD microprocessors. 6) Intel must not withhold any benefit or threaten retaliation against anyone for their refusal to enter into a prohibited arrangement such ...

43. Chrome OS: Lame Copy or Amazing new OS?

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... rave reviews anyway.   I’m thinking Eric Schmidt is no Steve Jobs but hey, what do I know?  I mean I hear he is known in his own house as the “Next Steve Jobs”, even though, according to FSJ he has no ...

44. AMD debuts ATI Radeon 5970 GPU

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    Unlocked and overclocked AMD has introduced its long-awaited ATI Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) GPU. According to company spokesperson Devon Nekechuk, the 5970 features advanced Overdrive technology that allows ...

45. Nvidia showcases Fermi-based Tesla GPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... are based on the massively parallel CUDA computing architecture that offers developers a parallel computing model that is easier to understand and program than any of the alternatives developed over the ...

46. Activision denies Russian ban of Modern Warfare 2

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... erroneous. Activision only released a PC version of the game in Russia which went on sale on Tuesday, Nov. 10," the company clarified in a statement to Edge. However, Activision admitted to engaging ...

47. Otellini, Barrett others sued by shareholder over antitrust

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... "approved and implemented by Intel's most senior executives, including CEO Paul S. Otellini, the Intel Board (a) refused to appoint an independent committe of directors" and refused to perform any investigation. ...

48. McAfee indulges in bout of cyber scare mongering

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... closely resemble political conflict than crime." It continues: "Many international security and cyber security experts say that the critical infrastructure of nation states - banking and finance, electrical ...

49. Obama meets polar bears, the Riemann Hypothesis, and Enermax

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... Sapphire and Microloops are being sued by a company called Convergence for alleged patent violation. Read about the said violation, here. Over at Eureka Alert, there's a piece about a mathematics tool ...

50. YouTube launches tool for 'citizen journalists'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... information. The company has signed up NPR, Politico, The Huffington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle. When people visit these sites, they will be able to upload video content to YouTube and submit ...