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Grosse Ile, Michigan
For population 25 years and over in Grosse Ile:
For population 15 years and over in Grosse Ile CDP:
500 residents are foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 0.6% North America).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Taylor, MI (8.8 miles , pop. 65,868).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (18.0 miles , pop. 951,270).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (233.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Trenton, MI (1.4 miles ), Gibraltar, MI (1.8 miles ), Riverview, MI (1.9 miles ), Woodhaven, MI (2.0 miles ), Wyandotte, MI (2.3 miles ), Southgate, MI (2.4 miles ), Rockwood, MI (2.4 miles ), Flat Rock, MI (2.5 miles ).
Latitude: 42.13 N, Longitude: 83.16 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,577 (-32.8%)
Area code commonly used in this area: 734
Grosse Ile, Michigan - Economy and Business DataUnemployment in July 2013:
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Work and jobs in Grosse Ile: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Grosse Ile, Michigan
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Grosse Ile-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 97% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/12/1956, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Grosse Ile place center injured 22 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 tornado 16.3 miles away from the place center killed 23 people and injured 294 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:Grosse Ile-area historical earthquake activity is above Michigan state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/15/1992 at 06:13:55, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from Grosse Ile center
On 10/17/2007 at 20:04:09, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/26/1991 at 03:21:22, a magnitude 3.4 (3.2 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2008 at 01:34:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from Grosse Ile center
On 3/11/2006 at 12:27:15, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Air Quality Index (AQI)
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.0 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.270. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.90. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.7. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 14.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.3%
(6.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.6% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
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Religion statistics for Grosse Ile CDP (based on Wayne County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.71%
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Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 556
Number of supercenters and club stores: 18
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 294
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 523
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,019
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3.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,925 average adjusted gross income)
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($748 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,717 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($477 average AGI)
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Grosse Ile fatal accident list:
Nov 27, 2010 02:40 PM, West River Rd, Bellevue Rd, Lat: 42.12461389, Lon: -83.17340556, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 19, 2003 07:00 PM, Grosse Ile Pkwy, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 13, 2000 03:08 PM, Meridian Road, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 24,001
Total average daily truck traffic: 451
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Grosse Ile)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:1
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:42 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Grosse Ile)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers:1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Grosse Ile)
FAA Registered Aircraft:31 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5961.00 , 5962.00, 5963.00
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5961.00 , 5962.00, 5963.00
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After feuding this winter, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are now showcasing their friendship and mutual respect as summer approaches, a way for the mayor to convince the liberal Working Families Party that the governor isn't as conservative as he's painted. NY1's Josh Robin filed the following report.
They joked. They bro-hugged. They unexpectedly strolled in the park, cameras in tow.
The public display of affection is meant for one audience: the small-but-powerful Working Families Party. The message? Concerns notwithstanding, the party shouldn't dump Andrew Cuomo.
"New York City, and the progressive agenda that we're pursuing, are being well-served right now and supported by this governor," de Blasio said.
Cuomo? Progressive? Not so, say many in what's known as the WFP. Cuomo loudly supports charter schools. He doesn't want higher taxes on rich New Yorkers.
The positions had both feuding this winter, making up after Cuomo OK'd city funding for universal pre-K.
For some, that's not enough. The party may pass over Cuomo for a yet-to-be determined candidate.
It could tighten November's election, but if the party doesn't get 50,000 votes, it loses automatic ballot access for the next four years.
Cuomo says party leaders knew what they're now getting.
"I accepted the endorsement of the Working Families Party four years ago. They endorsed the platform that I was running on four years ago," he said. "So there are no surprises here."
What's surprising is that after the winter's chilliness, de Blasio is warming up to the governor.
De Blasio and Cuomo like to remind everyone that they're friends from way back. The reality is, the mayor is also helping his old friend out to collect a political chit.
"De Blasio is looking to smooth the way for his agenda in the next six months to a year," said political consultant George Arzt.
Another way to smooth that agenda is if the state Senate were controlled by Democrats. Now, Republicans and renegade Democrats lead, with Cuomo's tacit support.
For the first time, Cuomo now says he would campaign against Republicans if they don't pass public financing of elections. He even met with the breakaway Democrats this week about reuniting.
As for public financing of elections, not for nothing, it's a pet issue for the Working Families Party. It meets Saturday.
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Roadside Attractions has been on a buying binge here in Toronto and has picked up two women directed and written films from TIFF.Read More »
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Roadside Attractions has acquired all U.S. rights to Sarah Polley's "Stories We Tell." The specialty distributor will give the highly praised quasi-documentary, which screened at Venice, Telluride and Toronto, a theatrical release in early 2013.Read More »
Greetings from the Toronto Film Festival. I touched down on Thursday afternoon and since that moment this has been a serious whirlwind. Since it is my second year I understand is the key is pace and endurance. You have to sprint through the first weekend when everyone in the industry is in town f...Read More »
William Blake once wrote that exuberance is beauty. Despite the success of Ben Affleck's Argo here, this fest seems to be driven by women filmmakers. This is most surprising, since we just came out of such a bad year for women. But three of them were the major forces behind their projects that...Read More »
People who attend the Telluride Film Festival for the first time are overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of this historic Colorado town. Filmmakers are impressed by the friendly reception they receive from the worldwide gathering of movie lovers. My family and I love our annual trip to the Rockies and f...Read More »
With Toronto beckoning, I've had to bid a reluctant farewell to Venice where, as much as I liked "BAD 25", "The Iceman", "Disconnect", "Enzo Avitabile Music Life" and "The Master", my pick of the festival was undoubtedly "Stories We Tell&quo...Read More »
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Sarah Polley has a secret. It's a secret that, remarkably, she kept under wraps to all but friends and family until the film screened at the Venice Film Festival this morning. It's a secret that's seemingly informed her two directorial efforts to date, "Away From Her" and "Take This Waltz," and is t...Read More »


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Dane Cook to Voice Lead Character in DISNEY'S PLANES
Dane Cook has been tapped to voice the lead character Dusty, a plane with high hopes in DISNEY'S PLANES. Inspired by the world of "Cars" and directed by Disneytoon Studios veteran and aviation enthusiast Klay Hall ("King of the Hill," "The Simpsons"), "Disney's Planes" is an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure about Dusty's dream of competing as a high-flying air racer-and his decidedly unfortunate fear of heights. The film takes off in theaters in 3D on Aug. 9, 2013.
"Dane Cook brings unmatched charisma and brilliant comedic timing and instincts to the character," said Hall. "He gives Dusty a great edge."
Cook is well known for his appearances on Comedy Central and HBO specials, and for his successful comedy albums. He recently guest starred on "Louie" opposite Louie C.K., and his film credits include starring roles in a host of films, including "My Best Friend's Girl" opposite Kate Hudson, "Dan In Real Life" opposite Steve Carell, and "Mr. Brooks" opposite Kevin Costner. The actor/comedian just signed a deal with NBC Entertainment and Universal Television to develop a new project starring Cook.
The all-new story offers an exciting cast of characters and centers on Dusty's high-flying dream. But Dusty's not exactly built for racing, so he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty's courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights he never dreamed possible, giving a spellbound world the inspiration to soar. The film is produced by Traci Balthazor-Flynn and executive produced by John Lasseter. For more information, check out Disney.com/Planes, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/DisneyPlanes and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/DisneyPictures.
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#DigitalSkeptic: How Action Camera Maker Contour Failed, and How It Comes Back
PROVO, Utah (TheStreet) -- Jason Green has learned just how tough the computer hardware business has become.
"Our big problem was we were a hardware company in a software town," said the chief technology officer for action and sports camera maker Contour as we shared a new-Utah fusion lunch of bacon sushi and tuna salad served in martini glasses.
Green, along with his boss, Chief Executive Danny Lysenko, kindly sat down with me for a surprisingly frank lunch here in Contour's hometown about the company's odyssey of going from No. 7 on the Inc. 500 list for America's Fastest Growing Companies in 2011 to bankruptcy by August -- and then to a new and far smaller Contour this year, looking for a toehold in the fast-growing market for wearable sports and helmet cameras dominated by the likes of GoPro, BulletHD and Sony (SNE)."Certainly, we could we have done a better job of getting the message out. One year I think GoPro raised $20 million and we raised $2 million," Green said. "But I felt over and over that we were trying to explain ourselves in an investing climate where software is king." Green and Lysenko's tale of the penalty pure hardware companies such as Contour pay in today's software-mad world is sobering investor stuff. On the face of it, there's not a thing this hardware startup did not do right. The roots of Contour go all the way back to 2003, when Green worked with co-founder Marc Barros to win a $20,000 entrepreneurship prize at the University of Washington. That early fame put the start-up in position to ride the wearable device and action helmet camera wave -- a wave that led directly to San Mateo, Calif.-based GoPro announcing an IPO earlier in February on rumors of $1 billion in annual sales. quoted then-CEO Barros that as late as March 2012 the company was on track to generate $50 million in sales that year. In our rapidly changing Information Age, though, even all that upside was not enough to keep Contour afloat. Great hardware is no longer enough
As Lysenko and Green explained it, behind the fast-growing sales were capital constraints in producing cameras at large scale, which led to the need for more money -- which turned out to be harder and harder to scare up. "We could not get in front of investors that seemed to get what we were doing," Green said. Contour also faced intense sales and marketing pressure from rivals such as GoPro, Barros said. "We built distribution first instead of brand," he said. "That resulted in a lower-margin business than our competitor, which they fed right back into marketing, which was their strategic strength."
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In Hardin County, Kentucky, you can find 1 community college serving 7,664 students.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic).
The student:teacher ratio of 36:1 is more than the state average of 31:1.
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|Bryan Garaventa FRSA
|Initial release
|November 25, 2010
|Stable release
|3.1 / March 16, 2014
|Development status
|Written in
|Web application framework
|MIT License
AccDC is an Accessibility API for the Web, and is the first of its kind to quantify accessible dynamic processes for web technologies.
It was released in November 2010 by Bryan Garaventa as a jQuery plug-in, and was released as a standalone API compatible with all JavaScript libraries and frameworks in June 2011.
In March 2011, AccDC was featured as a finalist in the W4A 2011 Microsoft Accessibility Challenge,[1] which included the abstract publication "The AccDC Enterprise API for Advanced UI Automation".
In June 2012, AccDC was presented at UC Berkley,[2] and was publicly released as a free download in July 2012.
In August 2012, AccDC was awarded the "Above and Beyond Accessibility Award"[3] from the United States Department of Labor.[4]
In March 2014, AccDC was presented at CSUN, the 29th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.[5][6]
The name, AccDC, stands for Accelerated Dynamic Content, and refers to the development of performance enhanced, accessible web technologies.
AccDC includes the following features:
- AccDC Object traversal
- Behavior modifiers
- AJAX processing and literal code rendering
- Screen reader and keyboard accessible drag and drop
- Flow control methods and conditional script parsing
- CSS target zones
- Event handling
- Automatic accessibility framework for screen reader and keyboard only user support
- Dynamic extendibility
- Flexible namespaces
- Automatic DOM maintenance routines
- Mobile platform support
- Cross-browser compatibility
Initializing AccDC[edit]
Typically an array of one or more setup scripts is declared prior to initializing AccDC, which is automatically parsed when AccDC loads. This is useful for programmatically assigning an array of load scripts, but isn't necessary if sequential Script declarations are added to the page itself.
The following code will declare two setup scripts to be executed, then initialize AccDC:
<script type="text/javascript"> InitAccDC = [ 'js/init.js', 'http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js' ]; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="Acc.DC.API.js"></script>
Usage and functionality[edit]
AccDC does not operate in the same manner as a typical JavaScript library, having only a small percentage of public standalone methods. Instead, most AccDC methods are invoked from within object constructs, called AccDC Objects. AccDC Objects embody any type of UI component. The methods within AccDC Objects can also be externally invoked by referencing the constructs directly. This allows AccDC Objects to dynamically communicate between each other at runtime.
The process starts with an array of AccDC Object declarations, which are passed to the $A() function to be instantiated as AccDC Objects:
$A([ { id: 'myObj1', role: 'Login', ... }, { id: 'myObj2', role: 'Confirm', ... } ]);
After which, each AccDC Object can be directly referenced using the ID of the construct:
$A.reg.myObj1.role = 'Logout'; // or $A.reg['myObj2'].close();
All AccDC Object functions support method chaining, so that the following syntax is permitted:
$A.reg.myObj1.open() .css({ position: 'absolute', zIndex: 1 }) .setDrag();
Standard DOM nodes can also be converted into AccDC Objects.
$A.morph(document.getElementById('planetImg'), { id: 'planet', role: 'Earth', // Disable hidden boundary text for screen reader users showHiddenBounds: false, // Make the AccDC Object draggable isDraggable: true, // Enable reopening allowReopen: true });
After which, morphed AccDC Objects can be directly referenced using their ID.
var dc = $A.reg.planet; // Set the AccDC Object to pull content from an external resource dc.mode = 1; // Set the resource locale dc.source = 'mysql/parse.php?a=g'; // Change the internal styling for the AccDC Object dc.cssObj = { backgroundColor: '#000', color: '#fff', padding: '5px', zIndex: 1 }; // Set the position to be fixed in the middle of the viewport dc.autoFix = 9; // Now reopen the AccDC Object with new functionality applied dc.open();
AccDC Objects can also be nested to preserve parent/child relationships, which can be traversed from within each AccDC Object in the tree. To set the association, the parent AccDC Object needs to be passed to the $A() function as the first parameter.
var myParent = $A.reg.myObj1; $A(myParent, [ { id: 'myObj2', role: 'Confirm', runBeforeClose: function(dc){ // Show the ID property of the parent AccDC Object alert(dc.parent.id); // Displays "myObj1" } } ]); // Similarly, the children array can be used to access all child AccDC Objects // Close myObj2 through myObj1 $A.reg.myObj1.children[0].close(); // This is useful when close methods within child AccDC Objects need to be executed before the parent AccDC Object is closed.
Alternatively, when morphing a standard DOM node into an AccDC Object, the parent AccDC Object can be declared by passing it as the first parameter.
$A.morph($A.reg.myObj1, document.getElementById('planetImg'), { id: 'planet', role: 'Earth', showHiddenBounds: false, isDraggable: true }); // Now the planet AccDC Object has been added to the myObj1 children array. alert($A.reg.myObj1.children[0].role); // Displays "Earth" // and alert($A.reg.planet.role); // Displays "Earth"
This is a powerful feature that allows methods and properties to be invoked and modified from dynamically generated parent and child AccDC Object tree structures.
All AccDC Objects can render HTML/XHTML/HTML5 markup, DOM nodes, or remotely hosted data using internal AJAX methods, and limitless numbers of AccDC Objects can be instantiated simultaneously without conflict. AccDC Objects can also post data to server side scripts.
The Core API tab at WhatSock.com includes a full index of API commands.
AccDC extensions and plug-ins[edit]
The architecture of AccDC allows developers to extend AccDC Objects individually, or globally using prototyped methods and properties.
There are three ways to do this.
- Add methods and properties to object literals passed to the $A() function as AccDC Object declarations.
- Add properties and methods to instantiated AccDC Objects using their IDs.
- Add global properties and methods to propagate out to all instantiated AccDC Objects.
Method1: Using object literals:
$A([ { id: 'myObj1', role: 'File Menu', extendedFn: function(){ var dc = this; alert(dc.role); // Displays "File Menu" return dc; // To preserve method chaining }, ... } ]); // Or localized extensions can be added to all AccDC Objects declared in the same array $A([ { id: 'myObj1', role: 'File Menu', ... }, { id: 'myObj2', role: 'Help Menu', ... } ], { extendedFn: function(){ var dc = this; // dc.extendedFn() will now be available within myObj1 and myObj2 return dc; }, forceFocus: true // Adds the forceFocus flag to myObj1 and myObj2 });
Method2: Using object references:
$A.reg.myObj1.extendedFn = function(){ var dc = this; alert(dc.id); // Displays "myObj1" return dc; };
Method3: Using global propagation:
$A.fn.globalDC.extendedFn = function(){ var dc = this; // dc.extendedFn() will now be available within all future AccDC Objects, but not those that were previously instantiated. return dc; }; // Then force the globalDC object to be merged with all previously instantiated AccDC Objects $A.globalDCMerge();
Release history[edit]
|Version number
|Release date
|Additional notes
|November 25, 2010
|First stable release as jQuery plug-in
|June 30, 2011
|(Rewrite) First stable release as standalone API
|September 2, 2012
|Added Section-508 compliant processes, bug fixes, and additional features.
|September 16, 2012
|Added touch drag and drop for mobile device support, traversal methods, and additional styling properties.
|January 24, 2013
|Added Function Cascading for in-built scripting and flow control methods.
|September 23, 2013
|Added support for the Dojo and MooTools frameworks, fixed deprecated attribute properties such as attribute.nodeName and attribute.nodeValue, removed Drag and Drop functionality in place of an external module to increase API speed when loading, added $A.internal to provide access to the core object for importing prototyped plugins.
|March 16, 2014
|Fixed outstanding drag and drop bugs and added better support for iOS touch screen devices.
See also[edit]
- ^ "W4A 2011 Microsoft Accessibility Challenge"
- ^ "Web Accesibility Program", University of California, Berkeley.
- ^ "AccDC : Accelerated Dynamic Content", Challenge.gov.
- ^ "Disability Employment App Challenge", United States Department of Labor.
- ^ "The 29th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference", CSUN.
- ^ "AccDC - A Fast Route to Access for Web Applications", The 29th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.


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Gigabyte's X99-UD4 ... wait, is that what Dubstep is?
Subject: Motherboards | October 9, 2014 - 06:41 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gigabyte, Intel X99, X99-UD4
Gigabyte's X99-UD4 is going with a more aesthetically clean design than other X99 boards have been sporting, although it does have a 30-µm gold layer on the CPU socket, DIMM slots, and PCIe x16 slots so don't think they skipped out on the design. Cooper Bussmann chokes and solid-state capacitors as well as International Rectifier's PowIRstage all-digital circuitry explain both the high power efficiency and smooth overclock settings that The Tech Report found when benchmarking this board. However if you really want to see the most impressive feature on this board you have to head over and watch the video on the first page of the review.
"Buying into Intel's high-end desktop platform doesn't have to be exorbitantly expensive. Gigabyte's X99-UD4 motherboard offers an affordable path to Haswell-E, and it doesn't skimp on quality hardware or extra perks. We've taken a closer look at the board to see if the rest of it measures up."
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- MSI X99S XPower AC @ [H]ard|OCP
- EVGA X99 Classified motherboard @ Bjorn3d
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- ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- GIGABYTE GA-X99-Gaming G1 WiFi Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
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Lenovo Launches Atom-Powered Yoga Tablet 2 Tablets Running Android or Windows
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | October 9, 2014 - 05:02 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: yoga tablet 2, yoga tablet, Windows 8.1, Lenovo, atom, Android
Back in January, Ryan got his hands on Lenovo's 8-inch and 10-inch Yoga tablets. The tablets ran Android OS, had good battery life, and featured a unique design that included a tube and kickstand. Despite less-than-stellar performance, Ryan came away with positive impressions thanks to the comfortable form factor and long battery life.
That was almost a year ago. Today, Lenovo unveiled updated Yoga tablets that address the pitfalls of the previous models while keeping the unique ergonomic form factor. The Yoga Tablet 2, like its predecessor, comes in 8-inch and 10-inch models and will run Android or Windows 8.1 operating systems, depending on the specific SKU. The Yoga Tablet 2 features upgrades to full resolution displays, Intel Atom Z3745 processors (the previous models used a quad core MediaTek Cortex-A7), and an improved 180-degree hinge. The Android versions come in silver while the Windows 8.1 tablets are ebony black. The table below lists the dimensions and weight of the various models.
|8" Android
|10" Android
|8" Windows
|10" Windows
|0.92 pounds
|1.36 pounds
|0.94 pounds
|1.39 pounds
The Yoga Tablet 2 systems have the same general design as the previous models including one tubular side that holds a large battery, front facing stereo speakers, a power button, and an audio jack. One difference is in the kickstand, which can now be rotated 180-degrees and has a cutout that allows it to be hung on a wall or the back of an airplane seat (for example). Further, the Yoga Tablet 2 (8" and 10" alike) features an 8-inch or 10-inch display with a resolution of 1920x1200, a 1.6MP webcam, and a 8MP rear camera with auto focus and an improved BSI 2 (backside illumination) sensor.
Internal specifications are a huge improvement over the previous models including an Intel Atom Z3745 SoC (quad core clocked at 1.86 GHz with 2MB cache), 2GB LP-DDR3L memory, and internal flash storage. The Android models come with 16GB of internal storage while the Windows versions come with 32GB internal storage. In both cases, uses can use a micro SD card up to 64GB to expand upon the internal storage. Other features include dual band 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, optional 4G (not available in the US), and a battery life of up to 18 hours.
The Android-powered version ships with Android 4.4 KitKat while the Windows version ships with Microsoft Windows 8.1 and one year of Office 365. The Windows version is able to take advantage of Intel Burst technology to allow monitoring of usage and overclocking to improve time to idle and reduced processing time at full load to improve battery life and balance performance.
The 10-inch Windows version comes bundled with a Bluetooth Accutype keyboard cover that can also be purchased separately for the 10-inch Android tablet.
Lenovo looks to have a winner on its hands with its updated Yoga Tablet 2 tablets, and I'm interested to see reviewers put them through their paces. On the Android side, the 8-inch Yoga Tablet 2 has a MSRP of $249 and the 10-inch model has a MSRP of $299. The Windows model starts at $299 for the 8-inch model and $399 for the 10-inch model with bundled keyboard. According to Lenovo these are the launch prices and rebates may be available in the future.
Lenovo Introduces New Yoga 3 Pro and ThinkPad Yoga 14 Tablet PCs
Subject: Systems, Mobile | October 9, 2014 - 03:41 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: yoga tablet 2, yoga tablet, Windows 8.1, windows, Thinkpad, lenovo yoga, Lenovo, haswell, Broadwell
At a press event in London (watch the livestream), Lenovo showed off two new convertible PCs – the Yoga 3 Pro and ThinkPad Yoga 14 – aimed at the consumer and business markets respectively that each incorporate evolutionary improvements over their predecessors. The Windows 8.1 PCs will be available at the end of October.
The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro is the company's new flagship multi-mode system, and features build quality and internal processing power enhancements over the Yoga 2 Pro while being 17% thinner (0.5") and 14% lighter (2.62 lbs). Lenovo attributes the size and weight reductions to its new watchband hinge which is uses 800 pieces of aluminum and steel to achieve a thin yet flexible hinge with six focus points that resembles a metal watchband. Additionally, Lenovo has updated the display to a 13.3" multi-touch panel with (QHD+) 3200x1800 resolution. Other external features include JBL stereo speakers, a 720p webcam, two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 and DC-input port, one micro HDMI output, and one audio combo jack.
Lenovo's new hand-constructed watchband-style hinge with six focus points.
Internally, Lenovo is using the Intel Core M-70 (Broadwell) processor, up to 8GB of DDR3L memory, and a 256GB SSD. Lenovo claims up to 9 hours of battery life, depending on usage. The PC will be available in Clementine Orange, Platinum Silver, or Champagne Gold.
Lenovo also announced the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14. While it does not have the kinds of form factor and hinge design improvements as the Yoga 3 Pro, it does maintain the useful Lift 'n Lock keyboard and feature welcome internal upgrades. The ThinkPad Yoga 14 measures 13.3" x 9.4" x 0.82" and weighs 4.1 pounds. The magnesium alloy frame holds a 14" 1920x1080 IPS display with 10-point multi-touch, a 720p webcam, dual microphones with noise cancelation, stereo speakers, a backlit Lift 'n Lock keyboard (which, when in tablet mode, raises the frame flush with the keys which lock in place), full keyboard, trackpad, and trackpoint nub.
This PC is noticeably bulkier and heavier than the Yoga 3 Pro, but it trades bulk for processing power, storage, and external I/O. Externally, the PC has one full HDMI video out (which is preferable to having to remember a micro HDMI adapter on the road or to meetings), two USB 3.0 ports, one combo USB 2.0/DC power/OneLink docking connector, one SD card slot, and one audio combo jack. The ThinkPad Yoga 14 is powered by an Intel Core i5 (Haswell) processor, NVIDIA GeForce 840M GPU, either 4GB or 8GB of DDR3L memory, and 1TB hard drive paired with 16GB flash for caching purposes. It comes with Windows 8.1 and "all day" battery life of up to eight hours.
In all, it has some useful updates over last year's model which we reviewed here.
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The Yoga 3 Pro and ThinkPad Yoga 14 will be available at the end of October from Lenovo.com or Best Buy. The Yoga 3 Pro has an MSRP of $1,349 while the ThinkPad Yoga 14 starts at $1,149.
Both systems continue the Yoga family forward, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the Broadwell-powered Yoga 3 Pro performs in particular. I do wish the Lift 'n Lock keyboard technology had trickled down to the consumer models even understanding it would add additional weight and thickness. Obviously, Lenovo felt the tradeoff was not worth it though.
Podcast #321 - EVGA GTX 980 Water Block, AMD's New CEO, R9 290 Price Drops and more!
Subject: General Tech | October 9, 2014 - 03:09 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, evga, hydrocopper 980, GTX 980, water block, amd, lisa su, nvidia, GTX 980M, Lenovo Y50 Touch, directx12, windows 10, arm
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Three strikes; you're out! Microsoft might be abandoning Surface
Subject: General Tech | October 9, 2014 - 01:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: microsoft, surface, fail
It seems that Microsoft might be catching on to something everyone else in the market knew when they first announced their first foray into hardware since the Zune; software companies shouldn't annoy their customer by competing with them. Ballmer originally tried to assuage companies like Acer by claiming that Surface was just a proof of concept, which was met by disbelief and after 3 iterations of Surface those doubts were proven to be justified. According to Microsoft the Surface 3 is a big hit overseas but as this is their first crack at those markets you can bet that the sales will follow the same precipitous drop we saw for the first Surface in North America.
The news from DigiTimes today is that Surface 3 will be the last generation of this hybrid tablet. It could be that Microsoft will now focus on their phones, much to the dismay of those who have used their phones though perhaps the remaining human assets from Nokia will bring forth a new generation of workable devices.
"Microsoft continues to see weak sales for its Surface Pro 3 tablet and is reportedly planning to cancel the product line since shipment performance has been far lower than expectations, according to sources from the upstream supply chain."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- How to Build and Tune an Open Source 3D Printer on Linux @ Linux.com
- Windows 10 feedback: 'Microsoft, please do a deal with Google to use its browser' @ The Register
- Fail of the Week: Transparent Circuit Design is Clearly a Challenge @ Hack a Day
- LTE's backers vow to KILL OFF WI-FI and BLUETOOTH @ The Register
- So long, Rory: AMD board names Lisa Su president and CEO @ The Register
- Lisu Su promoted to AMD CEO as Rory Read steps down @ The Tech Report
- The TR Podcast 163: Windows goes to 10 and Maxwell does DSR
Dr. Lisa Su Is AMD's New President and CEO
Subject: Graphics Cards, Processors | October 8, 2014 - 05:54 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd
In an abrupt announcement, Rory Read has stepped down from his positions at AMD, leaving them to Dr. Lisa Su. Until today, Mr. Read served as president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the x86 chip designer and Dr. Su as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Today however, Dr. Su has become president and CEO, and Mr. Read will stay on for a couple of months as an adviser during the transition.
Josh Walrath, editor here at PC Perspective, tweeted that he was "Curious as to why Rory didn't stay on longer? He did some good things there [at AMD], but [it's] very much an unfinished job." I would have to agree. It feels like an odd time, hence the earlier use of the word "abrupt", to have a change in management. AMD restructured just four months ago, which was the occasion for Dr. Su to be promoted to COO. In fact, at least as far as I know, no-one is planned to fill her former position as COO.
These points suggest that she was planned to take over the company for at least several months.
Josh's Thoughts
I have been told that timing is everything. I guess this rings true, but only if you truly know the circumstances around any action. Today's announcement by AMD was odd in its timing, but it was not exactly unexpected. As Scott mentioned above, I was confused by this happening now. I had expected Rory to be in charge for at least another year, if not two. Rory had hinted that he was not planning on being at AMD forever, but was aiming at creating a solid foundation for the company and to help shore up its finances and instill a new culture. While the culture is turning due to pressure from up top as well as a pretty significant personnel cuts, AMD is not quite as nimble yet as they want to be.
Rory's term has seen the return of seasoned veterans like Jim Keller and Raja Koduri. These guys are helping to turn the ship around after some fairly mediocre architecturse on the CPU and GPU sides. While Raja had little to do with GCN, we are seeing some aggressive moves there in terms of features that are making their products much more competitive with NVIDIA. Keller has made some very significant changes to the overall roadmap on the CPU side and I think we will see some very solid improvements in design and execution over the next two years.
Lisa Su was brought in by Rory shortly after he was named CEO. Lisa has a pretty significant background in semiconductors and has made a name for herself in her work with IBM and Freescale. Lisa attained all three of her degrees from MIT. This is not unheard of, but it is uncommon to stay in one academic setting when gaining advanced degrees. Having said that, MIT certainly is the top engineering and science school in the nation (if not the world). I'm sure people from RPI, GT, and CalTech might argue that, but it certainly is an impressive school to have on your resume.
Dr. Su has seemingly been groomed for this transition for quite some time now. She went from a VP to COO rather quickly, and is now shouldering the burden of being CEO. Lisa has been on quite a few of the quarterly conference calls and taking questions. She also serves on the Board of Directors at Analog Devices.
I think that Lisa will continue along the same path that Rory set out, but she will likely bring a few new wrinkles due to her experience with semiconductor design and R&D at IBM. We can only hope that this won't become a Dirk Meyer 2.0 type situation where a successful engineer and CPU architect could not change the course of the company after the disastrous reign of Hector Ruiz. I do not think that this will be the case, as Rory did not leave the mess that Hector did. I also believe that Lisa has more business sense and acumen than Dirk did.
This change, at this time, has provided some instability in the markets when regarding AMD. Some weeks ago AMD was at a near high for the year at around $4.66 per share. Right now it is hovering at $3.28. I was questioning why the stock price was going down, and it seems that my question was answered. One way or the other, rumors of Rory taking off reached investors' ears and we saw a rapid decline in share price. We have yet to see what Q3 earnings look like now that Rory has rather abruptly left his position, but people are pessimistic as to what will be announced with such a sudden departure.
Tesoro Kuven.pro; mythical helmet or 5.1 surround headset?
Subject: General Tech | October 8, 2014 - 04:29 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, Tesoro, Kuven.pro, gaming headset
The Tesoro Kuven.pro 5.1 gaming headset uses multiple speakers in the earcups to provide 5.1 sound as opposed to emulating it via software. While this does have the advantage of bypassing the occasional issues caused with software emulation, placing speakers so close together inevitably causes its own confusion, though not enough to put Legit Reviews off of them. The controller that comes with the headset allows you to adjust the master volume as well as the volume of each channel separately and mute the microphone but does not function as an equalizer. Overall Legit Reviews described the sound as flat, a negative listening to music but an advantage when gaming, which is what this headset is for. The earcups are also rather comfortable, making this a good choice for the gamer who spends long nights gaming and needs to ensure they don't bother the neighbours.
"Today we're looking at a true 5.1 gaming headset from the likes of Tesoro Technology, an up and coming gaming peripheral company based in Northern California that's been around since 2011 and not to be confused with the petroleum refining company Tesoro Corporation. The headset is officially called the Kυνέη.pro, in the Greek spelling of the mythological Helm of Darkness owned by Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. However, Tesoro also spells the product name as Kuven.pro."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- HiFiMAN HE-560 Release Version @ techPowerUp
- SteelSeries H Wireless Gaming Headset Review @ Techgage
- Grain Audio PWS.01 Packable Wireless Speaker Review @ NikKTech
- SuperTooth Disco Twin Bluetooth Stereo Speaker Review @ NikKTech
- Arctic S111 BT Mobile Bluetooth Sound System @ Kitguru
- Tt eSPORTS Team DK Edition Gaming Set Review @HiTech Legion
What are the folks who didn't make the cut at Irrational Games doing now?
Subject: General Tech | October 8, 2014 - 01:14 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Day For Night Games, The Black Glove, irrational, gaming
Watch the Kickstarter video from Day For Night Games and you will see a lot of Bioshock DNA in The Blck Glove, but not a lot of bloodshed. Instead of hordes of Splicers to take down in a variety of ways there are three artists whose creations you can improve by changing their past Muse, Medium or Message and instead of Big Daddy there is a ... Space Minotaur? You take the role of curator for The Equinox, a rather surreal 1920's theatre with three exhibits, the artist Marisol, the filmmaker Avery Arnault, and musical act Many Embers. By overcoming the Space Minotaur in a variety of minigames you can change the past of these three artists to completely change and hopefully improve their creations in the games present. The focus will be on the amount of times you can replay the game as each of the three categories will have three sub-categories which leads to many possible outcomes for the three artists creations. Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN offers their thoughts on this project here.
This may not end up being as much of a hit as Bioshock multiplayer did with the Fragging Frogs but there will likely be a few members who do end up picking it up. In the meantime BF4, ARMA2 and 3, UT2K4 and a wide variety of other games remain popular and more importantly, populated with players. Check out what they will be up to tonight!
"The Black Glove is a new project from a selection of the developers who worked on Bioshock, from the first game right up until Burial at Sea and the winding down of Irrational. It has instantly become one of the games I'm most looking forward to seeing more of, although that's partly because there's not quite enough on show right now."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Styx: Master Of Shadows Launches Trailer From Darkness @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare @ The Inquirer
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare @ The Inquirer
- Wot I Think: Alien – Isolation @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Latest Far Cry 4 trailer gives an in-depth look at game weaponry @ HEXUS
- Wot I Think Now I've Finished Shadow Of Mordor @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Space 4X M.O.R.E. Double Dips On Kickstarter @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
AMD will be cracking the Linux Catalyst wide open over the next year
Subject: General Tech | October 8, 2014 - 12:28 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, linux, unified driver, pirate islands
AMD had some news at the 2014 X.Org Developer's Conference that concerns their strategy when it comes to providing open source drivers for Linux. To start off with the bad news, the new unified driver was prototyped on a not yet released Linux kernel and Sea Islands GPUs and will only work on the next generation of graphics cards, the Pirate Islands. That is not a terrible thing as backwards compatibility can be a Kong sized monkey on the back of a driver and a fresh start allows the incorporation of features that might be skipped if legacy support is a main focus. Only a small portion of the driver blob will be proprietary, the majority will be based on Catalyst but will be fully open source and editable. This means users of the X.Org Server or even just those playing with new versions of the Linux kernel will no longer have to wait for a new Catalyst to be released nor will those playing with OpenGL. Dive in deeper at Phoronix.
"Alex Deucher of AMD has taken the floor at XDC2014, which got underway today in France to provide an update on the company's new unified open-source driver strategy. Compared to what I originally reported earlier in the year when breaking the news, there's some notable changes but overall this is an exciting endeavor for AMD Linux customers with the open and closed source AMD GPU drivers going to share the same (open-source) Linux kernel driver."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- HGST plans big data assault @ The Inquirer
- Galaxy Note 4 features Samsung's smallest ever NFC chip @ The Inquirer
- First gigabit-over-COPPER chipset lands @ The Register
- Shift up, gran! Microsoft turns living room into AR game 'space' @ The Register
- Countless Belkin routers go TITSUP in massive mystery meltdown @ The Register
Seasonic's Platinum 1050 beats everything but its predecessor
Subject: Cases and Cooling | October 7, 2014 - 05:42 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: seasonic, Platinum-1050, modular psu, kilowatt, hybrid silent fan, 80 Plus Platinum
Lee just wrapped up a review of Seasonic's 1050 and 1200W Platinum PSU's but why not revisit the powerful 1050W PSU in [H]ard|OCP's latest PSU review. Their testing methodology differs from Lee's as does the hardware used to test it. This way you get even more information about how this PSU functions under differing conditions and you will be more informed about your possible purchase. Reading the whole review is the best way to fully understand this fully modular PSU's strengths but if you insist on skipping to the conclusion then this PSU is both better than the competition and less expensive. The only constructive criticism that [H] could offer was that it does not really improve in any major way over Seasonic's previouslt released 1000W PSU.
"Seasonic is one of our long-time favorites when it comes to truly high-end power supplies. The new PLATINUM-1050 PSU claims to deliver excellent power efficiency and does so with a fully modular design. Seasonic is often known designing products with excellent sound profiles. Does the PLATINUM-1050 fit the profile?"
Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
- Xilence Performance A Series 730W Non-Modular Power Supply @ eTeknix
- Antec EDGE 750W @ Kitguru
- Rosewill Fortress 750 W @ techPowerUp
- Super Flower Leadex Gold 650w @ HardwareHeaven
- Chieftec A-80 Series 650W Non-Modular Power Supply @ eTeknix
- Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W @ eTeknix
- Silverstone Nightjar 520W Passive @ eTeknix
- Seasonic Platinum Fanless 520W @ eTeknix
- Enermax Revolution X't 430 W @ techPowerUp
- be quiet! SFX Power 2 300W @ eTeknix
MSI Revamps Armory of Gaming Laptops with Latest NVIDIA GTX 970M & 980M Graphics
Subject: Mobile | October 7, 2014 - 01:26 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: nvidia, msi, maxwell, GTX 980M, GTX 970M, gt dominator, gs stealth, gs ghost
You've heard about NVIDIA's new GTX900M Series and MSI has released two new families of gaming laptops which contain the new GPU. The GS Stealth and Ghost series are the thinner, lighter more mobile of the laptops while the Dominator Series is more a desktop replacement and should also give you a good workout while you are carting them around. The base model will run you $1600, with more expensive options available such as the limited edition Crimson Red Stealth Pro model at the end. Before you ask, no the integral displays are not G-SYNC however since the mobile GPUs are based on Maxwell you may be able to output to a G-SYNC monitor with a variable refresh. Stay tuned for more.
City of Industry, Calif. – October 7, 2014 – MSI Computer Corp, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, announces the immediate availability of the critically acclaimed GS Stealth/Ghost Series and GT Dominator Series gaming laptops with NVIDIA's latest GTX 900M Series graphics. Armed with unprecedented power and an array of cutting-edge features, including MSI's new SHIFT technology, the new gaming notebooks deliver up to 28% more graphics performance for a mobile gaming experience without barriers.
"MSI's newest gaming laptops showcase breakthroughs in mobile gaming technology that improve graphics performance, increase gaming comfort, and transport gamers into an unbelievable gaming journey," says Andy Tung, president of MSI Pan America. "NVIDIA's GTX 900M Series GPU delivers mobile graphics that are up to par with desktop graphics card models and superior to anything we've ever seen."
SHIFT Your Speed
MSI's newest gaming laptops feature their exclusive SHIFT power adjustment technology that enables easy tweaking of CPU and GPU performance to best suit the gamers' needs. SHIFT comes with three proprietary modes: Sport to maximize CPU and GPU usage for extreme performance, Comfort for a smooth and balanced ride, and Green, which enables the lowest power consumption of both CPU and GPU while maintaining the coolest constant temperatures for both.
Unprecedented Customization
MSI provides unprecedented customization in all NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900M Series graphics equipped laptops via the Dragon Gaming Center and SteelSeries Engine. Gamers can SHIFT CPU and GPU usage through the Dragon Gaming Center as well as monitor system performance, temperature, network speed, power consumption, fan speed and more. The SteelSeries Engine gives gamers the ability to personalize playing style with over a billion customization options, program individual keys for unlimited configurations, determine key color and lighting patterns, save and share configurations, and learn gaming patterns with key usage statistics.
Cutting Edge Components
All revamped gaming laptops come with 4th Gen Intel Core i7 processors, Killer E2200 Game Networking, Sound Blaster Cinema, Dynaudio Technology, XSplit Gamecaster, 4K HDMI Output, Matrix Display and NVIDIA Surround View. NVIDIA Surround is now supported on all next gen models, allowing gamers to immersive themselves in the ultimate gaming experience. Select models come with MSI's Super RAID technology which supports up to 4x M.2 SATA SSD's in RAID 0, ultra-high resolution 3K displays, and Killer DoubleShot Pro combining Killer E2200 Game Networking with Killer N1525 Wireless AC.
MSI's latest update applies to the ultra-thin and light GS70 Stealth Pro and GS60 Ghost Pro models, and the potent GT72 Dominator, GT70 Dominator and GT60 Dominator gaming laptops. All GS and GT gaming laptops equipped with NVIDIA's GTX 900M graphics are available now starting at $1,599.99.
In addition, MSI is launching a special edition GS70 Stealth Pro in Crimson Red, catering to the demands of gamers who want more choices in color and style. The GS70 Stealth Pro Crimson Red edition will be available through online retailers with next gen graphics.
AMD's mobile APU update, Carrizo-L for Christmas, full Carrizo for the new year
Subject: General Tech | October 7, 2014 - 12:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: mobile apu, Excavator, Carrizo-L, carrizo, amd, 28nm
Kaveri, Beema and Mullins are on their way out to be replaced by the Excavator based Carrizo family towards the end of the year. We can hope they will appear in products in time for Christmas as the low power Carrizo-L, rumoured to be around 12-35W TDP, will arrive. In the new year the more powerful Carrizo, speculated at 45-65W TDP, will be available. It is unclear how long the delay will be between availability to system builders and the products appearing on the market. The chips will support DDR3, contain a GPU based on GCN 3.0 and stacked on-package memory which will be accessible by Through Silicon Via to act as a sort of L3 cache for HSA applications. DigiTimes also mentions it will run Win8 and Win10 as well as SLED.
"AMD is planning to announce next-generation Carrizo APUs in March 2015 to replace its existing Kaveri APUs for the mainstream performance notebook segment and will release Carrizo-L APUs for the entry-level notebook segment in December 2014 at the earliest to challenge Intel's Pentium and Celeron processors, according to sources from notebook players."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Hard for Samsung to compete with TSMC for Apple A9 processor orders, say Taiwan makers @ DigiTimes
- Hot DRAM! Samsung splurges $15 BILLION on Korean chip fab @ The Register
- Windows 10 Technical Preview hands-on review @ The Inquirer
- A Production-Ready Flying Car Is Coming This Month @ Slashdot
- Win an X99S Gaming 7 motherboard with KitGuru and MSI
AIDA64 Version 4.70 Released
Subject: General Tech | October 6, 2014 - 11:50 PM | Morry Teitelman
Tagged: FinalWire, aida64
Courtesy of FinalWire
Today, FinalWire Ltd. announced the release of version 4.70 of their diagnostic and benchmarking tool, AIDA64. This new version updates their Extreme Edition, Engineer Edition, and Business Edition of the software.
The latest version of AIDA64 has been updated to work with the latest LCD and VFD screen-based devices as well as several of the newest SSD devices on the market. FinalWire also integrated support for CUDA 6.5, Mantle, and OpenGL 4.5 for testing with the newest AMD and NVIDIA graphics accelerators.
New features include:
- Support for new LCD and VFD devices: Acer Idea 500, Adafruit, Aquaero, AX206, BWCT, CH424, Crystalfontz, ct-Mausekino, Cwlinux, Dangerous Prototypes HD44780, Futaba DM-140GINK, Futaba MDM166A, GLCD2USB, IkaLogic, LCDInfo USB13700, LCDInfo USBD480, LPT, Matrix Orbital LK RS232, Matrix Orbital GLK RS232, Odroid-Show, Phidget, picoLCD, POS, Pyramid, Roccat Valo, Samsung SPF, SoundGraph iMon LCD, SpikenzieLabs MPTH, Sure Electronics, Trefon, USB2LCD+, Wallbraun LUI, Yoctopuce
- Microsoft Windows 10 Technical Preview and Windows Server 2015 Technical Preview support
- Advanced support for Razer SwitchBlade UI LCD
- Support for LGA2011-v3 motherboards
- CUDA 6.5, OpenGL 4.5 support
- AData SP610, AData SP910, Corsair Force LX, Corsair Neutron, Corsair Neutron GTX, OCZ Arc 100, Seagate 600, SanDisk Extreme Pro, SanDisk X300s SSD support
- GPU details for AMD Radeon R9 285
- GPU details for nVIDIA GeForce 900 Series
Software updates new to this release (since AIDA64 v4.00):
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update 1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 1 support
- OpenCL GPGPU Benchmark Suite
- AMD Mantle graphics accelerator diagnostics
- Multi-threaded memory stress test with SSE, SSE2, AVX, AVX2, FMA, BMI and BMI2 acceleration
- Optimized 64-bit benchmarks for AMD "Kaveri", "Bald Eagle", "Mullins", "Beema" APUs
- Optimized 64-bit benchmarks for Intel Atom C2000 "Avoton" and "Rangeley" SoC
- Optimized 64-bit benchmarks for Intel "Bay Trail" desktop, mobile and tablet SoC
- Full support for the upcoming Intel "Haswell Refresh" platform with Intel "Wildcat Point" PCH
- Support for new LCD and VFD devices: Abacom (ExpertProfi), AlphaCool, Digital Devices, LCD2USB, Mad Catz Venom, Matrix Orbital LK, Matrix Orbital GLK, Matrix Orbital GX, nMedia Pro-LCD, Pertelian X2040, SDC Megtron, SoundGraph iMon VFD, VL System LIS, VL System LIS 2
- Improved support for Intel "Broadwell" CPU
- Preliminary support for AMD "Carrizo" and "Toronto" APUs
- Preliminary support for Intel Quark X1000 "Clanton" SoC
- Preliminary support for Intel "Skylake", "Cherry Trail", "Denverton" CPUs
- Improved support for Intel "Haswell-E" CPU and DDR4 memory modules
- Support for DDR4 XMP 2.0 memory profiles
- Intel H97 and Z97 chipset based motherboards support
- SMTP SSL support
- Improved handling of XSL files
- Revamped Direct3D Compute Shader devices enumeration
- CUDA 6.0, OpenGL ES 3.1 support
- Improved support for OpenCL 2.0
- Support for VirtualBox v4.3 and VMware Workstation v10
- A-Data SP920, Crucial M550, Intel 730, OCZ Vector 150, OCZ Vertex 460, Plextor M6M, Plextor M6S, Samsung 845DC Evo, Samsung 850 Pro, Samsung XP941 SSD support
- GPU details for AMD Radeon R5, R7, R9 Series
- GPU details for nVIDIA GeForce 700 and 800 Series
About FinalWire
FinalWire is the global leader in the development of diagnostic and network management software products for Windows based computers. The company's founding members are veteran software developers who have worked together on programming system utilities for almost two decades. For more information, visit www.aida64.com
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Splits Into Two Companies
Subject: General Tech, Systems | October 6, 2014 - 07:27 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: restructure, layoffs, hp inc, hp, hewlett-packard enterprise
HP's restructure initiative has been ongoing for years, leading to tens of thousands of layoffs. This occurred in several phases, with low-margin businesses grouped alongside highly profitable ones. Originally, HP considered spinning off PC devices but later paired it with its highly profitable printing products.
Today, HP announced plans to split into two companies: HP Inc., the aforementioned PC and printing division, and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, which will handle servers, networking, and other infrastructure as well as enterprise software and services. Shareholders will receive stock in both companies in an "intended to be tax-free" transaction. Obviously, that may vary by jurisdiction.
The reasons are fairly straight-forward. Print and PC are not heavily growing markets, especially not compared to their enterprise division. These two companies are roughly equal in size, so separating them highlights each side's strengths and weaknesses, and allows new investors to bet on one without giving money to the other. While Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is expected to be the higher-growth company, HP Inc. is expected to get into 3D printing as a consumer service. It will also inherit the logo, likely because it is something that consumers still identify with.
Current CEO, Meg Whitman, will be CEO of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Chair of HP Inc.
The "transaction" for shareholders is expected by the end of FY15. It will also align with the loss of 5000 jobs, resulting in 55,000 layoffs since Whitman joined the company. I have yet to hear anything about where these cuts will occur.
Thermaltake's Core V51 offers a lot of choice to the system builder
Subject: Cases and Cooling | October 6, 2014 - 06:29 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: thermaltake, Core V51, air cooling, water cooling
The Thermaltake Core V51 Mid-Tower does not have a flashy exterior but the simple aesthetics should appeal to certain segments of the population. At 540 x 236 x 560mm (21 x 9 x 22") it is smaller than many of the cases we have seen released to the market but still has room for an eATX board inside as well as a Morry sized cooler. The cooling design is quite flexible, in several places you can choose to mount multiple 120/140mm fans or a single monstrous 200mm if you possess one; those who prefer watercooling are able to place 420mm rads in two places or smaller ones in numerous other places. [H]ard|OCP loved the performance and flexibilty of this case, as well as the $110 asking price, which together were enough to win a coveted Gold Award.
"Thermaltake has some very lofty goals set for its new mid-tower case. Its primary goal is to deliver outstanding cooling performance which is always high on our priority list as well. Form and function both seem to be well served in this new Core V51 model as its performance profile is not hard on the eyes."
Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
- Xigmatek Aquila @ techPowerUp
- Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Review @ OCC
- AZZA 'Z' CSAZ-103 Mini-ITX Case @ Benchmark Reviews
- Corsair Carbide 240 AIR Computer Case Review @ Madshrimps
- Rosewill Legacy U3 Aluminum MicroATX @ Silent PC Review
- Alphacool NexXxoS Cool Answer 360 DDC/XT Watercooling Set Review @ NikKTech
- Gamer Storm Maelstrom 240 Review @ OCC
- Enermax Liqtech 240 @ techPowerUp
- Cooler Master Hyper 612 V2 Cooler @ HardwareHeaven
- Scythe Mugen Max Cooler Review @ Neoseeker
- Cooler Master Hyper D92 CPU Cooler Review @ Modders-Inc
- Coolermaster Hyper D92 Heatsink @ Frostytech
AMD Dropping R9 290X to $399, R9 290 to $299
Subject: Graphics Cards | October 6, 2014 - 03:21 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: radeon, R9 290X, r9 290, hawaii, GTX 980, GTX 970, geforce, amd
On Saturday while finishing up the writing on our Shadow of Mordor performance story, I noticed something quite interesting. The prices of AMD's flagship Radeon products had all come down quite a bit. In an obvious response to the release of NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970, the Radeon R9 290X and the Radeon R9 290 have lowered prices in a very aggressive fashion.
UPDATE: A couple of individual cards appear to be showing up as $360 and $369 on Newegg!
Amazon.com is showing some R9 290X cards at $399
For now, Amazon.com is only listing the triple-fan Gigabyte R9 290X Windforce card at $399, though Newegg.com has a couple as well.
Amazon.com also has several R9 290 cards for $299
- Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce - $299
- Powercolor AX R9 290 - $299
- ASUS R9 290 DirectCU II - $329
- More R9 290 Card on Amazon.com
And again, Newegg.com has some other options for R9 290 cards at these lower prices.
Let's assume that these price drops are going to be permanent which seems likely based on the history of AMD and market adjustments. That shifts the high end GPU market considerably.
|GeForce GTX 980 4GB
|Radeon R9 290X 4GB
|GeForce GTX 970 4GB
|Radeon R9 290 4GB
The battle for that lower end spot between the GTX 970 and R9 290 is now quite a bit tighter though NVIDIA's Maxwell architecture still has a positive outlook against the slightly older Hawaii GPU. Our review of the GTX 970 shows that it is indeed faster than the R9 290 though it no longer has the significant cost advantage it did upon release. The GTX 980, however, is much tougher sell over the Radeon R9 290X for PC gamers that are concerned with price per dollar over all else. I would still consider the GTX 980 faster than the R9 290X...but is it $150 faster? That's a 35% price difference NVIDIA now has to contend with.
NVIDIA has proven that is it comfortable staying in this position against AMD as it maintained it during essentially the entire life of the GTX 680 and GTX 780 product lines. AMD is more willing to make price cuts to pull the Radeon lineup back into the spotlight. Though the market share between the competitors didn't change much over the previous 6 months, I'll be very curious to see how these two strategies continue to play out.
Another look at Micron's M600 series; the SSD that swings both ways
Subject: Storage | October 6, 2014 - 02:51 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, slc, mlc, micron, M600, Dynamic Write Acceleration
The Tech Report took a different look at Micron's M600 SSD than Al did in his review. Their benchmarks were focused more on a performance comparison versus the rest of the market, with over two dozen SSDs listed in their charts. As you would expect the 1TB model outperformed the 256GB model but it was interesting to note that the 256GB MX100 outperformed the newer M600 in many tests. In the final tally the new caching technology helped the 256GB model perform quite well but it was the 1TB model, which supposedly lacks that technology proved to be one of the fastest they have tested.
"Micron's new M600 SSD has a dynamic write cache that can treat any block on the drive as high-speed SLC NAND. This unique feature is designed to help lower-capacity SSDs keep up with larger drives that have more NAND-level parallelism, and we've tested the 256GB and 1TB versions to see how well it works."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- MyDigitalSSD BP4e mSATA SSD @ The SSD Review
- Top 10 SSDs: Price, performance and capacity @ The Register
- Micron M600 M.2 SATA SSD @ The SSD Review
- Some thoughts on the performance of SSD RAID 0 arrays @ Hardware Secrets
- Transcend SSD370 128GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- Micron M600 SSD @ The SSD Review
- QNAP TS-653 Pro @ Legion Hardware
- QNAP SilentNAS HS-251 NAS Server Review @ NikKTech
- Mach Xtreme MX-ES Ultra SLC USB 3.0 Flash Drive @ The SSD Review
- Silicon Power Marvel M70 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ NikKTech
ARM and TSMC are headed for 10nm
Subject: General Tech | October 6, 2014 - 12:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: arm, TSMC, 10nm, FinFET, armv8-a
ARM and TSMC are moving ahead at an impressive pace, now predicting 10nm FinFET designs taping out possibly in the fourth quarter of 2015. That could even be possible considering how quickly they incorporated FinFET to move from 20nm SoC to 16nm. The the ARMv8-A processor architecture will have a few less transistors than a high end CPU which does help their process adoption move more quickly than AMD or Intel but with AMD partnering up with ARM there is the possibility of seeing this new ARM architecture in AMD chips in the not too distant future. As DigiTimes points out, there are many benefits that have come from this partnership between ARM and TSMC.
"ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have announced a new multi-year agreement that will deliver ARMv8-A processor IP optimized for TSMC 10nm FinFET process technology. Because of the success in scaling from 20nm SoC to 16nm FinFET, ARM and TSMC have decided to collaborate again for 10FinFET."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Desktop, schmesktop: Microsoft reveals next WINDOWS SERVER @ The Register
- Apple updates malware definitions to protect OS X users from iWorm Botnet @ The Inquirer
- IBM goes gunning for Intel with Nvidia GPU-charged Power8 servers @ The Register?
- Android Wear can now boot Windows 95 @ The Inquirer
- A Look at Adobe's Creative Cloud Fall 2014 Update @ Techgage
- Tech ARP 2014 Mega Giveaway Contest
Mozilla Approves Plans for 64-Bit Firefox on Windows
Subject: General Tech | October 6, 2014 - 03:45 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows, mozilla, firefox, 64-bit
If you had a reason, Mozilla has been compiling Firefox Nightly as a 64-bit application for Windows over the last several months. It is not a build that is designed for the general public; in fact, I believe it is basically only available to make sure that they did not horribly break anything during some arbitrary commit. That might change relatively soon, though.
According to Mozilla's "internal", albeit completely public wiki, the non-profit organization is currently planning to release an official, 64-bit version of Firefox 37. Of course, all targets in Firefox are flexible and, ultimately, it is only done when it is done. If everything goes to schedule, that should be March 31st.
The main advantage is for high-performance applications (although there are some arguments for security, too). One example is if you open numerous tabs, to get Firefox's memory usage up, then attempt to load a Web applications like BananaBread. Last I tried, it will simply not load (unless you clean up memory usage somehow, like restarting the browser). It will run out of memory and just give up. You can see how this would be difficult for higher-end games, video editing utilities, and so forth. This will not be the case when 64-bit comes around.
If you are looking to develop a web app, be sure to check out the 64-bit Firefox Nightly builds. Unless plans change, it looks like you will have even more customers soon. This is unless, of course, you are targeting Mac OSX and Linux, which already have 64-bit binaries available. Also, why are you targeting specific operating systems with a website?
New Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Features Cameras and Optional Keyboard
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | October 4, 2014 - 11:43 PM | Tim Verry
Amazon launched a bevy of new tablets and eReaders late last month. An updated Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 will be available October 21st and replaces last year's model as the flagship Kindle tablet.
Measuring 8.9" and weighing 13.2 ounces (13.7oz for the 4G model), the upcoming HDX 8.9" tablet retains the same form factor as its predecessor. The mobile device does pack in internal hardware improvements, updated software features, and an optional bluetooth Fire Keyboard accessory. The tablet features an 8.9" 2560x1600 (339 PPI) display, Dobly Atmos audio, an 8MP rear camera, and a 720p front-facing webcam. Amazon is using what it calls "Dynamic Light Control" which alters the display's color temperature to match ambient light along with a dynamic backlighting.
With that said, the major changes between the previous model and the new Fire HDX 8.9 lie in updated internal hardware and Amazon's latest operating system and UI features. Specifically, Amazon has upgraded to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC and a faster (802.11ac) Wi-Fi radio. Last year's tablet used the Snapdragon 800 clocked at 2.2GHz with an Adreno 330 GPU. The new HDX 8.9's Snapdragon 805 is clocked at 2.5GHz and features an Adreno 420 GPU. Both tablets feature 2GB RAM and 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB internal storage options. Amazon claims up to 12 hours of battery life when reading, browsing the web, and watching videos.
The new tablet with ship with Amazon's latest Fire OS operating system known as Fire OS 4.0 "Sangria." Sangria is a custom fork of Android 4.4 KitKat that features Amazon's custom user interface in addition to ASAP predictive pre-loading, Smart Suspend technology, Family Library media sharing, device profiles, and Mayday help/support.
The Fire Keyboard is a 7oz, 4.8mm thin Bluetooth keyboard that can attach magnetically to the optional Origami tablet case. The keyboard features 74 keys (including shortcut and search keys), a small trackpad, Bluetooth 3.0, and a lithium ion battery that has a claimed battery life of two months of active usage. It has an MSRP of $59.99 and will begin shipping October 21.The Origami case is another optional accessory that can hold and protect both the keyboard and tablet. It will be available in black, blue, and red leather for $69.99 from Amazon.
The new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is up for pre-order now but will officially be available on October 21st. Pricing and SKU data is listed in the table below. Needless to say, this is an overall minor upgrade over last year's model and it is not something existing HDX 8.9" users are likely excited about. However, on its own, the new model has decent specifications and if you are looking into a new Kindle Fire tablet, it is worth considering, especially if you plan to take advantage of the faster processor for activities such as gaming in addition to reading books and watching movies.
Pricing Information for Amazon's New Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" Tablet
Will you be picking up the latest Fire OS flagship?
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Rims: Velocity Fusion (between the aerohead and the Deep V)
Hubs: King 32H
I'm trying to decide between DT Aero Speed spokes and DT 14/15 DB spokes. I would prefer to go with the aero spokes, but have been told that they may yield a much weaker wheel. Given that the rims are pretty beefy should I be concerned that the Aero spokes will significantly weaken the wheel?
For reference I'm at about 230 and dropping. I spin much more than I mash and I'm very careful about avoiding obstacles. I would like something that spins up relatively fast.
Also, I have a pair of open pros laced to 32H Record hubs with 14/15 DB spokes. I've got over 5000 miles on them and they have never needed truing. I finally took them in to be looked at over a month ago and they came out needing very little adjustment. They needed a slight tension adjustment and that was all.
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Breakfast Topic: Having fun in old, familiar places
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We all run random dungeons. Usually, we'll just do our job, tanking, healing or DPSing to get through the dungeon as fast as we can. But every once in a while, we may get the inclination to mess around a bit.
My main character is a disc priest. Since all I really have to do in heroics is shield the tank every once in a while, I'll often run around like a crazy person using Holy Nova to try and beat the DPS. Not only does it make the runs go faster, but it's more fun than just standing around doing nothing. Sure I could use other, more normal DPS abilities, but it's fun to see those golden bubbles everywhere.
If I'm in a group with guildies and they know it's coming, it's sometimes fun to play "how low can you go" with the tank's health. I'd never try it in a PUG random, but with friends who can laugh if it goes wrong, it's fun. One thing I've always wanted to try but never have is healing in shadow spec. While it wouldn't really be difficult, I don't really know how random groups would react to it, having their healer running around in Shadowform all the time.
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