One of the most instantly recognizable features of glass is the way it reflects light. But a new way of creating surface textures on glass, developed by researchers at MIT, virtually eliminates reflections, producing glass Continue reading “Nanotextured Glass to Eliminate Glare and Fogging – Great for Smartphones, Monitors and Cars”.
The internet’s routing system currently has a significant vulnerability in it that can cause traffic to be blocked or rerouted, by an attacker. The problem is present in the routers used by any organization that Continue reading “Long-Standing Internet Routing Vulnerability to be Fixed”.
Acer has revealed that it will be making part of its new Ivy Bridge-based V3 series laptops available from this weekend. The V3-571-H78F is the temporary name for a laptop that will be fully announced Continue reading “Acer to Announce Ivy Bridge-Based Laptops in Japan on Sunday”.
So, what makes NVIDIA’s current midrange card, the GK104-based GTX 680 way more powerful than their previous top dog GTX 580 and even AMD’s HD 7970? A close, three year collaboration with foundry partner TSMC Continue reading “NVIDIA: The Impact of Process Technology on Kepler’s Efficiency”.
Mozilla certainly don’t sit around when it comes to developing their Firefox web browser. Having released Firefox 12 only three days ago, they have now also released the beta of Firefox 13, downloadable by anyone Continue reading “Firefox 13 Beta Already Available”.
Digital displays just keep getting ever more extreme. Here, we have Panasonic announcing a collaboration with NHK to produce a huge 145 inch plasma display, sporting an equally huge resolution of 8K, translating to 7680×4320 Continue reading “Panasonic and NHK Announce 145 inch 8K Plasma Display”.
Affordable monitors have been made with Twisted Nematic displays for years, but they have various problems such as poor viewing angles and colour reproduction. However, they do have good pixel response times compared to other Continue reading “LG Announces IPS4 Range of Affordable Monitors”.
Microsoft has made it more expensive for users of non-Windows devices to connect to Windows, with a new Software Assurance option for Windows 8, called Companion Device Licence. This allows customers to access corporate desktops Continue reading “Microsoft Justifies Windows 8 VDI Price Hike for Non-Windows Devices”.
Valve, is releasing new DLC for Portal 2, called “Perpetual Testing Initiative”, available May 8 and like all Valve DLC, it’s free. This new software will allow gamers to create new maps in the form Continue reading “Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative Begins May 8”.
A new version of NVIDIA Inspector, 1.9.6.5, has been released by Orbmu2k. It’s a free tool similar to GPU-Z, but specifically designed to work with NVIDIA cards only. The software shows all the usual video Continue reading “NVIDIA Inspector 1.9.6.5 Released”.
Intel has acquired key interconnect assets from Cray Inc. in the form of staff and intellectual property, the award-winning Gemini interconnect as well as the upcoming Aries interconnect. This is designed to work in Cray’s Continue reading “Intel Acquires Key Assets from Cray Inc. – AMD in Trouble?”.
There are still many people who swear by Firefox 3.6 and refuse to let it go and upgrade to the latest version. This is likely because Firefox 4 was somewhat buggy and they felt let Continue reading “Mozilla Ends Support for Firefox 3.6: Refuseniks Will Have to Upgrade”.
Is Linux popularity on the average user’s desktop reaching critical mass? It looks like it, so for those that want to build a gaming PC, free of the shackles of Microsoft’s expensive licensing and irritating Continue reading “Steam and Source Engine For Linux a Reality Within Months”.
For those eagerly reading the reviews of Intel’s brand new Ivy Bridge CPUs, the successors to Sandy Bridge, would have been shocked and dismayed at the high running temperatures those reviews reported when they were Continue reading “Explaining Ivy Bridge’s Surprisingly High Temperatures”.
For those that prefer to build their Apple Macs, rather than buy whatever Apple decides to flog them, there’s some good news. Building a Hackintosh is now easier than ever, thanks to Gigabyte’s new UEFI Continue reading “Gigabyte Makes Building a Hackintosh Easier Than Ever”.
