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December 16th, 2015, 22:25 Posted By: wraggster
Believe it or not, Firefox on Windows has been a 32-bit affair until now -- while Google and Microsoft made the leap to 64-bit web browsing a while back, Mozilla hasn't been quite so quick off the mark. All's well after today, though, as Mozilla has released a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows. So long as you're running at least Windows 7, the browser can take better advantage of processors from recent years. The software won't necessarily run faster, but you should get improved security, greater app compatibility (some intensive web apps won't run otherwise) and other upgrades that come with the added headroom.
There's more, regardless of what platform you're running. You can now use Private Browsing to block a wider range of web trackers, and you can choose search suggestions right from the address bar. It's also better about supporting Windows touchscreen devices by bringing up the keyboard when you need it. If you ditched Firefox a while back, it might be worth a second look.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/15/f...4-bit-windows/
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December 7th, 2015, 21:43 Posted By: wraggster
prisoninmate sends news that Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" has been officially released. Following a few technical problems with their website, the Mint developers posted release announcements for both the Cinnamon and MATE flavors of the operating system. "Both Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" editions ship with the same improvements for some of the operating system's core components and in-house built apps, such as Software Sources, which is now more reliable, responsive, and fast, Update Manager, which can perform more checks, Driver Manager, which is now more robust, and Login Screen." Here are the release notes (Cinnamon,MATE), and the summaries of new features (Cinnamon, MATE)...
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/15/1...ially-released
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December 7th, 2015, 21:42 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft announced today that it will soon open source the "Chakra" JavaScript engine used inside its Edge browser and Internet Explorer. The company plans to publish the code on its GitHub page in January. "Microsoft is calling the version it's open sourcing ChakraCore. This is the complete JavaScript engine—the parser, the interpreter, the just-in-time compiler, and the garbage collector along with the API used to embed the engine into applications (as used in Edge). This will have the same performance and capabilities, including asm.js and SIMD support, as well as cutting-edge support for new ECMAScript 2015 language features like the version found in Microsoft's Windows 10 browser." While it'll be Windows-only code to start,they plan on taking it cross-platform just as they did with .NET. "Microsoft intends to run ChakraCore's development as a proper community project. The company says that Intel and AMD have already expressed interest in contributing, and others are sure to join them."
http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/12...s-edge-browser
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December 7th, 2015, 21:33 Posted By: wraggster
Over the past few months, a number of companies and designers have started picking up the newest Intel SoCs. Intel has to kill ARM somehow, right? The latest of these single board x86 computers is the Lattepanda. It’s a tiny board that can run everything a 5-year-old desktop computer can run, including a full version of Windows 10.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a tiny x86 board in recent months. Last October, an x86 board that takes design cues from the Raspberry Pi 2 hit Kickstarter. These are proper PCs, with the ability to run Windows 10, Linux, and just about every other environment under the sun.
The specs for the Lattepanda include a quad-core Cherry Trail running at 1.8GHz. the RAM is either 2GB or 4GB depending on configuration, and 32GB of eMMC Flash. Peripherals include USB 3.0, Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, and integrated graphics supporting either HDMI or a DSI connector.
But of course a computer is just a computer, and you can’t sell a machine that only runs Skype to the ‘maker’ market. The Lattepanda also includes an ATMega32u4 as a coprocessor, giving this board ‘Arduino functionality’. In my day we walked uphill both ways to get a parallel port, but I digress.
While these tiny x86 boards might not be available in a year’s time, and the companies behind them may fall off the face of the planet, the introduction of these devices portends a great war over the horizon. Intel wants the low-power SoC market, a space until now reserved entirely for ARM-based devices.
https://hackaday.com/2015/12/03/wind...-a-tiny-board/
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December 7th, 2015, 21:23 Posted By: wraggster
Valve has added a new option to Steam, allowing users to permanently delete games and other purchases from their library.
VG247 points to the new feature – perhaps a welcome sight to those who have made questionable purchases during discount promotions, or received a joke gift from someone on their friends list.
Games purchased as part of bundles both on our outside of Steam (such as Humble Bundles) can't be deleted individually. Instead, each game included in the package has to be removed – or none at all.
Performing the action on any given product doesn't result in a refund for it. It's also worth pointing out Valve's service already offers a less permanent, seemingly just as effective option in its hide feature – which puts any given product into a category effectively invisible to the owner.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/steam...-games/0160056
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December 7th, 2015, 21:14 Posted By: wraggster
With the gargantuan success of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it's easy to forget about the popularity of PC gaming. Players young and old are building new rigs to compete in League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Overwatch, or simply check out Steam titles like Fallout 4,which offer a multitude of crazy and gorgeous mods. Retailer GAME wants to ride this wave in the UK, so it's teamed up with Overclockers to offer "exclusive" PC hardware in its stores. For now, the parts are only available in two locations -- Basingstoke, and Trafford Centre in Manchester -- but they should be rolling out to eight more in the coming weeks.
The deal helps both parties. For Overclockers, it's a chance to gain exposure and ultimately sell more hardware. For GAME, it's an opportunity to broaden its business and prove that it's still in touch with PC gamers. As part of the deal, Overclockers will integrate "GAME Wallet" into its website, allowing players to spend their points and trade-in credit on new PC hardware. GAME also offers digital PC games through its site, so next year this same functionality will be brought across to the Overclockers store. In return, Overclockers' hardware will be advertised and sold through GAME's website. It's an obvious partnership, and one that could prove fruitful if GAME starts holding more eSports events.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/04/g...ers-pc-gaming/
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December 3rd, 2015, 22:13 Posted By: wraggster
Fallout 4 was able to hold off the rising tide of titles on special for Steam's currently winding down Exploration Sale, taking the top spot on this week's best sellers chart.
Bethesda's recent release finished at full price ahead of all of Steam's discounted offerings, with Grand Theft Auto V and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive climbing to second and third respectively.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Elite: Dangerous reemerged to round out the top five, while Skyrim was given a chance to show off its ability to still move a ton of copies more than four years out from launch.
Here's the full list:
- Fallout 4
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Elite: Dangerous
- Rocket League
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Skyrim – Legendary Edition
- Civilization V: Complete Edition
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/steam...-22-28/0159759
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November 30th, 2015, 20:52 Posted By: wraggster
Some users have claimed that the most recent update to Windows 10 has uninstalled certain programs from their systems without asking for permission.
VentureBeat reports that two programs used by gamers are among those affected – CPU-Z and AMD’s Catalyst Control Centre. The former is a processor monitor that allows those who are overclocking or tweaking their CPU to keep an eye on its performance. CCC, meanwhile, in a fundamental part of managing AMD graphic card usage.
It seems that the pair are among a number of programs identified by Windows 10 systems carrying the latest update as being responsible for system instability and crashing. The result is that the OS automatically yanks them from a user’s system.
The Windows 10 T&Cs outline Microsoft’s right to remove software from a system for a whole range of reasons, but users remain annoyed that such action can be taken without notice. Fortunately in most cases it seems that a simple reinstallation sorts the problem.
“The Microsoft Services Agreement allows Microsoft to change or discontinue certain apps or content where we deem your security is at risk,” a Microsoft spokesperson previously said. “Software that is pirated or botted places the safety and security of our customers at risk, including a higher risk of malware, fraud, public exposure of personal information, and poor performance or feature malfunction.
“We remain committed to protecting our customers from the risks of non-genuine software and protecting the intellectual property of developers of all types of content.”
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/windo...ission/0159534
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November 30th, 2015, 20:47 Posted By: wraggster
A large number of AMD’s existing graphics cards will no longer be supported by the company.
Accompanying the launch of its new Crimson driver, AMD has confirmed that it has dropped support for all non-GCN based cards, which includes the Radeon HD 5000 and Radeon HD 6000 series, as well as other models including the Radeon HD 7000 to 7600.
AMD says the reason is that these older cards “have reached peak performance optimisation”.
Added the company: “These products have been moved to a legacy support model and no additional driver releases are planned. This change enables us to dedicate valuable engineering resources to developing new features and enhancements for graphics products based on the GCN Architecture.
“For users passionate about gaming, you may wish to consider upgrading to a modern GPU and benefit from exciting new features, improved performance, lower power consumption and broader compatibility with the latest PC games.”
The final software release for these products comes in the form of the most recent Catalyst 15.7.1 driver, which arrived back in July. A final one-off “as-is” beta Crimson 15.11 release is also available.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/amd-e...e-2013/0159634
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November 30th, 2015, 20:42 Posted By: wraggster
A new Steam client update is now available in beta, bringing a new Steam Controller feature that aims to improve usability with strategy and RPG titles.
Valve details the patch in a new Steam Community post, explaining the addition of the new ‘Mouse Region’ touchpad mode.
The mode basically allows the peripheral’s touchpads to behave more like a standard mouse by allowing users to map all or portions of them to certain regions of a game window – such as the map in an RTS or the action RPG’s ability bar.
The update is currently available for those opted-in to the Steam beta, which anyone can do through the service’s client. Here are the relevant patch notes in full:
Steam Controller
- Added a new touchpad mode, Mouse Region. This lets a touchpad be mapped to a configurable, fixed region of the game window, such that touching the pad in a given zone will always position the mouse cursor to the same matching spot in that region. This can be used to improve accuracy and responsiveness in top-down action games and strategy games. Mouse Region modes can warp the cursor to and from their region when they are activated through mode-shifts, which can be useful for holding a button to activate a smaller Mouse Region above the minimap in a strategy game. The regions are also reshapable, allowing a configuration to temporarily activate a horizontal, flat Mouse Region on top of a skillbar in a roleplaying game.
- Added support for visualizing small Mouse Region modes in the Controller HUD.
- With this client, a new firmware for the controller has also been released with improved touchpad finger tracking and various other bug fixes.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/steam...y-play/0159732
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November 23rd, 2015, 21:50 Posted By: wraggster
Fallout 4 continues its reign atop Steam's best-selling products chart, while Football Manager 2016 has settled into the runner-up position for consecutive weeks.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive took third, knocking Black Ops II down a peg to fourth in the process, and GTA V rounds out the top five.
Past chart toppers Space Engineers and Dying Light reemerged in ninth and tenth place respectively, thanks to feature discount promotions.
Here's the full list:
- Fallout 4
- Football Manager 2016
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate
- Fallout 4 Season Pass
- Space Engineers
- Dying Light
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/steam...-15-21/0159507
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November 23rd, 2015, 21:44 Posted By: wraggster
If you're able to splurge on Intel's high-end Xeon CPUs, then congratulations, Mr. McDuck! For the rest of us, the next best option is Intel's fastest consumer processor, the Core i7-5960X. And that's nothing to sniff at either: The 3Ghz, eight-core chip runs $1,050 or so, and you'll need to spend more than usual on the motherboard and DDR4 memory. But what if you ask Intel nicely and then they go ahead and ship you one, like I did? Then you'll have this informal test, as I compare the i7-5960X to my six-core, $390 i7-5820K in both real-world and benchmark tests. Is it worth the extra $660? Hmm.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/20/intel-core-i7-5960x/
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November 15th, 2015, 21:39 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has tamped down the earth on XP's grave, steered Internet Explorer toward the nursing home, and is trying to convince everyone Windows 10 is a bright up-and-comer. But in the Paris airport of Orly, a system called DECOR — which helps air traffic controllers relay weather information to pilots — is running on Windows 3.1. That program suffered a glitch recently that grounded planes for some time. The airport actually runs on a variety of old systems, including Windows XP and UNIX. Maintenance is a problem. There are only three people in Paris that work on DECOR issues, and one of them is retiring soon. Hardware is also an issue. "Sometimes we have to go rummaging on eBay to replace certain parts," said Fiacre. "In any case, these machines were not designed to keep working for more than 20 years."
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/11...ort----wait-31
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November 15th, 2015, 21:24 Posted By: wraggster
Intel has made a habit of launching enthusiast versions of previous generations processors after it releases it a new architecture. As was the case with Intel's Haswell architecture, high-end Broadwell-E variants are expected and a it looks like Intel is readying a doozy. Recent details revealed show four new processors under the new HEDT (High-End Desktop) banner for Broadwell, which is one more SKU than Haswell-E brought to the table. The most intriguing of the new chips is the Core i7-6950X, a monster 10-core CPU with Hyper Threading support. That gives the Core i7-6950X 20 threads to play with, along with a whopping 25MB of L3 cache. The caveat is the CPU's clockspeed — it will run at just 3.0GHz (base), so for applications that aren't properly tuned to take full advantage of large core counts and threads, it could potentially trail behind the Core i7-6700K, a quad-core Skylake processor clocked at 3.4GHz (base) to 4GHz (Turbo).
http://it.slashdot.org/story/15/11/1...hreads-25mb-l3
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