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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The criminal defense community expressed outrage this week over a court decision chastising two lawyers for "judge shopping" in their handling of a drug dealer's criminal case.
Public Defender Mary S. McElroy and Andrew Horwitz, director of the criminal defense clinic at the Roger Williams University School of Law, are among the members of the state criminal defense bar to take the unusual step of publicly faulting Superior Court Judge Jeffrey A. Lanphear's blistering Aug. 15 ruling as overreaching, off base and lacking in understanding about the lawyers' roles in the judicial process.
McElroy informed Lanphear by letter that lawyers in her office will not abide by his directive that "prosecutors and defense counsel shall inform all justices and magistrates of this court of the terms of all" plea agreements previously approved by other judges.
"For defense counsel, following such an order would be an impermissible violation of their obligation to their clients and is not something that this court has the authority to order," McElroy wrote. Defense lawyers cannot comply with Lanphear's order without being in conflict with their ethical obligations, she said.
"The court can establish whatever rules it deems appropriate for communication among judges and individual judges can require prosecutors to disclose certain information; but the same is not true for defense counsel," McElroy wrote. She will instruct public defenders not to disclose information about a client or a case to the court or any other party.
Lanphear, who is on vacation, declined comment through courts spokesman Craig N. Berke.
"In general [Superior Court Presiding Justice Alice B. Gibney] feels it would be inappropriate to comment on another judge's decision, but to the extent that Judge Lanphear's last paragraph is being interpreted as a court-wide order, it is not," Berke said.
Lanphear's ruling scolded prosecutor Robert E. Johnson IV and defense lawyer Chad F. Bank for a plea deal they struck in Juan Batista's case. Lanphear accused the lawyers of conduct that "erodes" the court's trust and of taking the case to a different judge to get Batista a lighter sentence and avoid trial.
Defense lawyers this week criticized the judge for misconstruing his own role and that of the prosecutor and defense lawyer.
"One of the things I found most disturbing about this decision is that it displays a fundamental misunderstanding about the role of the defense lawyer…," Horwitz said. "The lawyer is duty-bound not to reveal things that would harm his or her client so Judge Lanphear's suggestion that silence somehow represents lack of candor is totally unfair."
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin defended Johnson: "After review of the facts, travel, and transcripts of the case, and with all due respect to the judge, the special assistant attorney general handling the case did his job and followed proper court procedure and properly represented himself, this case, and this office before the court."
In 2012, Woonsocket police charged three-time drug offender Batista with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver after receiving tips that he was supplying crack to "runners," court records show.
Lanphear proposed a plea agreement in March: In exchange for pleading guilty, Batista would receive a nine-year sentence, with six months to serve, the ruling said. Bank rejected the deal.
A month later, the police charged Batista again with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver after a laundry worker found four bags of crack in clothes he had dropped off, reports show. He was accused of violating his bail terms in the 2012 case.
The parties appeared before Magistrate John F. McBurney for a bail violation hearing on May 12. McBurney, who presides over all bail violation hearings, accepted a deal to resolve the alleged violation and the 2012 drug case. In exchange for Batista admitting to a drug-dealing charge, he received a seven-year sentence "with only 90 days to serve," Lanphear's ruling said.
Lanphear set a trial date, only to learn the day of the trial about the plea deal reached before McBurney. He ordered the lawyers to appear and asked Johnson and Bank to show cause as to why they shouldn't be held in contempt or sanctioned, a transcript of the hearing shows. He advised they had a right to a lawyer.
He was disturbed, he said, "that I had tendered an offer and Judge McBurney reduced my offer."
Johnson told Lanphear that he had reached out to him after learning of the trial date and that they had a 10-minute conversation about the case being resolved, the transcript shows. "I thought I had informed the court, as best I could, that Juan Batista…had pled."
Johnson explained that the plea deal Lanphear proposed called for the drug-dealing charge to be reduced to drug possession, subsequent offense. Johnson secured a charge of possession with intent to deliver before McBurney, meaning Batista's record would reflect a conviction for drug dealing, he said. "I saw an opportunity to get what I considered a better conviction…."
Plus, he said, Batista was to remain held without bail on the new drug charges.
Horwitz looked to the transcript in criticizing Lanphear's ruling.
"On a given day, the judge who is handling the case has an obligation to determine a just and fair outcome in that particular case," Horwitz said. "Whether some other judge has previously considered the case is really of no relevance and doesn't change the judge's obligation to determine what he or she thinks is a fair and just resolution."
The prosecutor, too, has no obligation to tell one judge how a different judge on a different day evaluated that case, Horwitz said.
He faulted Lanphear for accusing the lawyers of lack of candor when the ruling itself omitted that Batista ended up pleading out to a more serious charge before McBurney.


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The hottest selling phone today is the Samsung Galaxy S III. And today only, Amazon.com is selling the Samsung Galaxy in white for 1 penny! The offer is valid only for new Sprint subscribers.
With this deal, you get a true unlimited data plan from Sprint, which is a much cheaper alternative than AT&T or Verizon. This Sprint deal comes with a 2-year contract and $350 early termination fee that goes down over time.
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Obama himself was so wary of the EU relenting on its barriers to food imports that he insisted on a sign of good faith before agreeing to formal talks. The EU finally lifted its import bans on live pigs and beef carcasses cleaned with lactic acid.
Subsidies and other props for farmers are the largest expense in the EU budget. And EU tariffs on food imports average about 18 percent. During the talks with the US, France is expected to defend its artisanal products, such as cheese, that mark part of the French identity.
The EU is also sensitive to genetically modified food, and often uses a "precautionary principle" to ban food imports if scientific studies are inconclusive about a product's safety. In the US, too, the dairy and sugar industries will probably defend the supports they now enjoy from government. US food tariffs range from 4 to 9 percent.
"The agricultural-based disputes are rooted in different approaches to regulation, as well as different social preferences," wrote Raymond Ahearn in a Congressional Research Service report last year.
As more countries become tied to the global supply chain, they must come to terms with being increasingly dependent on other nations for food. And as wealthy nations debate free trade among themselves, they must be aware of how their food policies affect the estimated 870 million people in the world who are hungry or the rural farmers in poor nations who can't compete with food imports.


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CVG's Black Ops 2 preview went live this morning following the release of the game's debut trailer.
As well as a near-future campaign setting and a multiplayer component that promises to "shake things up", Zombies are coming back bigger than ever, plus there'll be new 'Strike Force' RTS-come-sandbox style missions.
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The Rio's Nate Booth: "We have the best damn margaritas and Tex-Mex food this side of the Rio Grande"
Nate Booth
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant
1101 Walnut Street, Boulder
This is part two of my interview with Nate Booth, exec chef of the Rio, Boulder; part one of our chat ran yesterday.
What cookbooks and/or food-related reading material do you draw inspiration from?
My mom has my grandmother's old recipe-card holder, and I love grabbing the recipes and seeing what I can do to make them mine. My inspiration comes from my experiences and my nights out -- I love going out and eating -- and bringing ideas home and making them better. I did just read The Physiology of Taste, and it was pretty informative and kinda opened my eyes to a deeper perspective of taste and our senses.
See also: Nate Booth, chef of the Rio: "Sous-chefs are the backbone of most kitchens"
What recent innovation has most influenced the restaurant industry in a significant way?
Access to anything -- and I mean anything -- is now just a phone call, or a press of a button, away. Having product on its way so quickly has opened the doors to so many products, and that in turn has allowed us to expand our horizons and explore the vast culinary world.
Favorite culinary-related gift you've been given:
My Niman Ranch pork cookbook. I had the chance to go to Iowa and visit the main pork farmer and family of Niman Ranch for a farmers' appreciation dinner, and we had homemade wine and beer and the most amazing home-cooked meal I've ever eaten (sorry, Mom). But what really made this the best gift was that before leaving Des Moines, the farmer's granddaughter thanked us for using Niman Ranch products. She said that because of people like us, she was able to keep her farm.
Favorite culinary-related item to give as a gift:
There's a small oil-and-vinegar store in Creede, Colorado, called Creede Olive Oil Company, and I like giving their products as gifts because of their creative yet approachable ideas and flavors, which enable me to encourage creativity with food to my loved ones while simultaneously supporting a small family-owned Colorado business.
What's your fantasy splurge?
Going on a year-long, no-holds-barred culinary adventure, starting in New Zealand and finishing up in New York. I'd stop at all the in-between eating and drinking places to relax and just enjoy all the locally owned pubs, grills, bistros, breweries and distilleries along the way.
If you had the opportunity to open your own restaurant with no budget constraints, what kind of restaurant would you open?
A whiskey distillery with a curing room. I'd have a huge board on the wall with all the cures, so you could build your own charcuterie plate. Other than that, it would just be small plates with a very small, daily changing menu. I'd keep it simple, but everything would be on point.
What's your biggest challenge as a chef?
Right now, everything is good, although it took a while to find a great crew -- but that's a problem anywhere. My boys kick ass. They get stretched to the limit on a daily basis, but they still have a blast and throw pans around. I'm really pleased to have the guys I do behind our line.
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Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks advanced for a fourth day as steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA and mining company Vale SA gained after metals prices increased.
Usiminas, as Usinas Siderurgicas is known, jumped the most in two weeks. The stock led gains on the MSCI Brazil/Materials index, which was the best performer among ten industry groups. Homebuilder MRV Engenharia & Participacoes SA rose after a measure of prices in Brazil unexpectedly dropped, boosting the outlook for stocks linked to domestic demand. Consumer-goods maker Hypermarcas SA plunged after Banco BTG Pactual SA said it doesn't plan to make a hostile bid for a stake in the company.
The Bovespa index climbed 0.3 percent to 59,962.40 at the close of trading in Sao Paulo. Thirty-four stocks rose on the gauge, while 33 sank. The real weakened 0.2 percent to 1.8025 per U.S. dollar.
"After two terrible years, many stocks started 2012 looking cheap," Osmar Cesar Camilo, an analyst at Sao Paulo- based brokerage Socopa Corretora Paulista, said by phone. "Brazilian companies should keep profiting this year, even as the economy slows a bit, so maybe last year's drop was a bit excessive."
The Bovespa trades at 9.4 times analysts' earnings estimates, which compares with the ratio of 9.6 for MSCI Inc.'s measure of 21 developing nations' equities, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Brazil's benchmark equity gauge sank 18 percent in 2011.
Industrial metals advanced, with the Bloomberg Base Metals 3-Month Price Commodity Index climbing 0.7 percent, on speculation China may loosen monetary policy to shore up growth, boosting the outlook for demand.
Vale rose 0.8 percent to 39.81 reais. Usiminas gained 3.1 percent to 17.83 reais.
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MRV, Brazil's fifth-biggest homebuilder by revenue, rose 2.2 percent to 12.79 reais, the best performer on the MSCI Brazil/Consumer Discretionary Index.
The first preview of Brazil's IGP-M index of wholesale, construction and consumer prices showed prices declined 0.01 this month, the Getulio Vargas Foundation said on its website today. That compares to a median estimate for a 0.10 percent increase in a Bloomberg survey of 13 economists.
Hypermarcas fell 1.7 percent to 10.50 reais after earlier plunging as much as 6.8 percent. BTG Pactual said in a regulatory filing today neither the bank nor any of the funds it manages hold a stake of more than 5 percent in the company.
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The Bovespa has gained 23 percent from a two-year low on Aug. 8 as interest-rate cuts in Brazil and signs of progress in solving Europe's debt crisis buoyed demand for equities.
Traders moved 5.59 billion reais ($3.10 billion) in stocks in Sao Paulo today, data compiled by Bloomberg show. That compares with a daily average of 6.49 billion reais in 2011, according to data from the exchange.
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In his Civil Rights and Civil Liberties column, Christopher Dunn writes: The role that colonial practices should play in constitutional jurisprudence has long been debated, with Justice Scalia serving as the most prominent supporter of the view that the guarantees of the Bill of Rights must be grounded in the original intentions of the "Founding Fathers." Yet, with nearly 250 years separating contemporary American society from the Declaration of Independence, the tenuousness of this position becomes increasingly evident.
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E3 2013: AMD tells the press their gaming initiatives
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors, Shows and Expos | June 13, 2013 - 02:26 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: E3, E3 13, amd
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the biggest event of the year for millions of gamers. The majority of coverage ends up gawking over the latest news out of Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo, and we certainly will provide our insights in those places if we believe they have been insufficiently explained, but E3 is also a big time for PC gamers too.
5 GHz and unlocked to go from there.
AMD, specifically, has a lot to say this year. In the year of the next-gen console reveals, AMD provides the CPU architecture for two of the three devices and have also designed each of the three GPUs. This just leaves a slight win for IBM, who is responsible for the WiiU main processor, for whatever that is worth. Unless the Steam Box comes to light and without ties to AMD, it is about as close to a clean sweep as any hardware manufacturer could get.
But for the PCs among us...
For those who have seen the EA press conference, you have probably seen lots of sports. If you stuck around after the sports, you probably saw Battlefield 4 being played by 64 players on stage. AMD has been pushing, very strongly, for developer relations over the last year. DICE, formerly known for being an NVIDIA-friendly developer, did not exhibit Battlefield 4 "The Way It's Meant to be Played" at the EA conference. According to one of AMD's Twitter accounts:
@overlordkai #BF4 at #E3 is being powered by dual AMD Radeon HD 7970s and AMD FX-8350. ^SL #AMDE3
— AMD Radeon Graphics (@AMDRadeon) June 12, 2013
On the topic of "Gaming Evolved" titles, AMD is partnering with Square Enix to optimize Thief for GCN and A-Series APUs. The Press Release specifically mentioned Eyefinity and Crossfire support along with a DirectX 11 rendering engine; of course, the enhancements with real, interesting effects are the seemingly boring ones they do not mention.
The last major point from their E3 event was the launch of their 5 GHz FX processors. For more information on that part, check out Josh's thoughts from a couple of days ago.
MSI's Lightning strikes thrice; overclocking the GTX 770
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 10, 2013 - 07:28 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gtx 770, msi N770 Lightning, overclocking
[H]ard|OCP liked the new GTX 770 Lightning from MSI but thought they would like it better overclocked, perhaps even more than a GTX 680 or HD7970. The triplets below are, from top to bottom, the GTX 680, the GTX 770 and the HD7970, all from the overclocked Lightning family. By using MSI's Afterburner utility [H] pushed the card to 1241MHz on the core and 7.8GHz effective for the RAM, higher than the factory overclock. That speed boost put its performance on par with the overclocked GTX680 but it seems that the impressive speeds that the 7970 Lightning is capable of leaves it comfortably in the lead.
"We take the new MSI N770 Lightning and overclock it to its maximum potential. We will compare it with a highly overclocked MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning and GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7970. Each GPU is getting its best chance to show us how well it can perform, as all of these GPUs are highly overclocked."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- GALAXY GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost @ [H]ard|OCP
- NVIDIA GTX 770 2GB @ eTeknix
- NVidia GTX 770 Video Card Review @ Ninjalane
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 @ Bjorn3D
- EVGA GTX 770 SC 2GB with ACX Cooler Video Card Review @ HiTech Legion
- Gigabyte GTX 650Ti BOOST 2GB OC Video Card @ HiTech Legion
- MSI N770 Lightning Overclocking @ [H]ard|OCP
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Reviewed in 2-Way SLI and NVIDIA Surround @ Legit Reviews
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780 review: almost a Titan @ Hardware.info
- ASUS GTX 670 Direct CU Mini @ Kitguru
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 660 @ Hardware.info
- EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked ACX Cooling Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- Gigabyte GTX 780 WindForce OC 3GB Video Card Review @ Madshrimps
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 OC WindForce 3x 2GB @ eTeknix
- iXBT Labs Review: i3DSpeed, May 2013
- Gigabyte HD 7790 2GB @ Bjorn3D
Computex 2013: The Comedic Return of the Ultra GPUs
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Graphics Cards, Shows and Expos | June 10, 2013 - 02:49 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Ultra, geforce titan, computex
So long to Computex 2013, we barely knew thee. You poured stories all over our news feed for more than a whole week. What say you, another story for the... metaphorical road... between here... and... Taipei? Okay, so the metaphorical road is bumpy and unpaved, work with me.
It was substantially more difficult to decipher the name of a video card a number of years ago. Back then, products would be classified by their model numbers and often assigned a suffix like: "Ultra", "Pro", or "LE". These suffixes actually meant a lot, performing noticeably better (or maybe worse) than the suffix-less number and possibly even overlapping with other number-classes.
Image Credit: zol.com.cn via Tom's Hardware
Just when they were gone long enough for us to miss them, the suffixes might make some measure of a return. On the show floor, Colorful exhibited the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Ultra Edition. This card uses a standard slightly-disabled GK110-based GeForce GTX Titan GPU, with the usual 2688 CUDA cores, and 6GB of GDDR5. While the GK110 chip has potential for 2880 CUDA cores, NVIDIA has not released any product (not even Tesla or Quadro) with more than 2688 CUDA cores enabled. Colorful's Titan Ultra and the reference Titan are electrically identical; this "Ultra" version just adds a water block for a cooling system and defaults to some amount of a factory overclock.
But, this is not the first time we have heard of a Titan Ultra...
Back in April, ExtremeTech found a leak for two official products: the GTX Titan LE and the GTX Titan Ultra. While the LE would be slightly stripped down compared to the full GTX Titan, the GTX Titan Ultra would be NVIDIA's first release of a GK110 part without any CUDA cores disabled.
So if that rumor ends up being true, you could choose between Colorful's GTX Titan Ultra with its partially disabled GK110 based on the full GTX Titan design; or, you could choose the reference GTX Titan Ultra based on a full GK110 GPU unlike the partially disabled GK110 on the full GTX Titan.
If you are feeling nostalgic... that might actually be confusion... as this is why suffixes went away.
AMD wants you to know there is a Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition for $419
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 7, 2013 - 02:33 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: amd, radeon, hd 7970 ghz edition, HD 7970, never settle
AMD just passed me a note that I found to be very interesting. In an obvious response to the release of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 that offers the GK104 GPU (previously only in the GTX 680) for a lower price of $399, AMD wants you to know that at least ONE Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition card is priced lower than the others.
The Sapphire Vapor-XHD 7970 GHz Edition is currently listed on Newegg.com for $419, a cool $30 less than the other HD 7970 GHz Edition cards. This is not a card-wide price drop to $419 though. AMD had this to say:
In late May I noted that we would be working with our partners to improve channel supply of the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 GHz Edition to North American resellers like Newegg.com. Today I'm mailing to let you know that this process has begun to bear fruit, with the Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 GHz Edition now listing for the AMD SEP of $419 US. Of course, this GPU is also eligible for the Never Settle Reloaded AND Level Up programs!
Improving supply is an ongoing process, of course, but we're pleased with the initial results of our efforts and hope you might pass word to your readers if you get a chance.
This "ongoing process" might mean that we'll see other partners' card sell for this lower price but it also might not. In AMD's defense, our testing proves that in single GPU configurations, the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition does very well compared to the GTX 770, especially at higher resolutions.
I did ask AMD for some more answers in regards to what other partners think about a competitor getting unique treatment with AMD to offer this lower price unit, but I haven't received an answer yet. I'll update here when we do!
For today though, if you are looking for a Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition that also comes with the AMD Never Settle game bundle (Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Tomb Raider), it's hard to go wrong with that $419 option.
Computex 2013: Gigabyte Preparing Custom GTX Titan With WindForce 450W Cooler... Some Assembly Required
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 7, 2013 - 01:20 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: windforce 450w, windforce, gtx titan, gk110, gigabyte
Back in April, Gigabyte showed off its new custom WindForce 450W GPU HSF, but did not name which specific high end graphics cards it would be used with. So far, NVIDIA's highest-end single GPU solution, the GTX Titan, has been off limits for GPU manufacturers as far as putting custom air coolers on the cards (NVIDIA has restricted designs to its reference cooler or factory installed water blocks).
It seems that Gigabyte has found a solution to the cooler restriction, however. The company will be selling a GTX TITAN with model number GV-NTITAN-6GDB later this year that will come with NVIDIA's reference cooler pre-installed along with a bundled WindForce 3X 450W cooler and instructions for switching out the coolers.
Gigabyte Is Showing Off the custom GTX Titan at Computex, as discovered by TechPowerUp.
Users that do take Gigabyte up on its offer to switch to the custom WindForce cooler will still be covered under the company's standard warranty policy, which is a good thing. The kit is likely to be more expensive than your standard TITAN though as Gigabyte is having to sell the card with two coolers and increased support costs. On the other hand, users could swap out the coolers and then sell the unused TITAN reference cooler to offset some of the cost of the kit.
Gigabyte is actually showing off the new graphics card with WindForce 3X 450W cooler at Computex this week. The dual slot WindForce cooler is said to keep a GTX 680 2°C and 23.3 dB quieter than the reference cooler when running the Furmark benchmark suite. The major benefit of the WindForce is having three large fans that can spin at lower RPMs to give you the same cooling performance as the reference NVIDIA design at a much lower noise volume rather than pure cooling performance. Should you be looking to push the TITAN to the extreme, a water block would be your best bet, but for many users i think the allure of a quieter air cooled TITAN may be enough for Gigabyte to snag a few adventurous enthusiasts willing to put up with assembling the new card themselves.
More information on the WindForce 3X 450W cooler can be found here.
Computex 2013: ASUS Working On GTX 770 Poseidon With Hybrid Waterblock and Air Cooler HSF
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 4, 2013 - 12:04 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: poseidon, nvidia, kepler, gtx 770, gk-104, computex 2013, computex, ASUS ROG, asus
NVIDIA took the wraps off of its latest-generation Geforce GTX 770 GPU last week, and manufacturers have begun announcing not only reference designs but custom and factory overclocked versions of this GK-104 "Kepler" GPU refresh. One card in particular that caught my attention was the ASUS GTX 770 Poseidon graphics card, which combines NVIDIA's GK-104 GPU with a hybrid heatsink and fan combo that allows the simultaneous use of water and air cooling!
According to the branding, and a hands-on report by Tech Power Up at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, the GTX 770 Poseidon graphics card is part of the company's Republic of Gamers (ROG) line and likely sports beefy VRM hardware and factory GPU overclocks. Of course, the GTX 770 GPU uses NVIDIA's Kepler architecture and is essentially the GTX 680 with some seriously overclocked memory and refined GPU Boost technology. That means 1,536 CUDA cores, 128 texture units, and 32 ROPs (raster operation units) within 4 GPCs (Graphics Processing Clusters). This is the full GK-104 chip, desite the x70 name. For more information on the GTX 770 GPU, check out our recent review of the NVIDIA GTX 770 card.
Update: ASUS has just launched the new ROG graphics cards at a Computex press conference. According to the ASUS press release:
"ROG Poseidon graphics card with hybrid DirectCU H2O cooling
The new ROG Poseidon graphics card features an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 700 Series GPU and a hybrid DirectCU H2O thermal design that supports both air and liquid cooling. Developed by ASUS, its CoolTech fan combines blower and axial fans in one design, forcing air in multiple directions over the heatsink to maximize heat dissipation. Liquid cooling reduces operating temperatures by up to 31 degrees Celsius for cooler running with even greater overclocking potential. ROG Poseidon also features a red pulsing ROG logo for a distinctive dash of style."
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Back on the Poseidon specifcally, the card is a short GTX 770 with a distinctive cooler that uses a full cover water block that covers the entire card and includes the GPU, memory, and VRM areas. ASUS further added a more-traditional air cooler to the area above the GPU itself to help dissapate heat. The air cooler is a circular aluminum fin array with a fan that sits in the middle. The air entire hybrid cooler is then covered by a ROG-themed shroud with a configurable LED-backlit Republic of Gamers logo on the side that can be controlled via software.
The water cooling portion acts as any other full cover water block, allowing cool water to move heat away from the metal contact (the bottom of the block) touching the various components. The inlet and outlets poke out from the side of the card, which is a bit odd but the shroud prevents them coming out at 90-degrees like typical blocks. If your case width is tight, you may need to get creative to fit a 90-degree barb extender (I apologize if that's not the technical term) on to the existing tubing connectors (heh). The cooler can be operated with the air cooler's fan running with or without being connected to a water loop. When water cooling is used, the fan can be turned off to reduce noise or left on to allow for higher overclocks and/or lower temperatures.
Unfortunately, that is all of the information that is currently available as ASUS has not yet officially launched on the custom GTX 770 graphics card. Pricing, availability, and clockspeed details are still unknown.
For more information, stay tuned to the press.asus.com/events livestream page as it might be announced at a Computex press conference this week since the company is showing off the hardware at the show!
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Intel inside an Android?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors, Mobile | June 3, 2013 - 03:00 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, atom, Clover Trail+, SoC, Samsung, Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
While Reuters is being a bit cagey with their source, if true: Intel may have nabbed just about the highest profile Android tablet design win possible. The, still currently unannounced, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 is expected to embed Intel's Clover Trail+ System on a Chip (SoC). Samsung would not be the largest contract available in the tablet market, their previous tablets ship millions of units each; they are a good OEM vendor to have.
Source: BGR India
Samsung is also known for releasing multiple versions of the same device for various regions and partners. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 did not have a variety of models with differing CPUs like, for instance, the Galaxy S4 phone did; the original "10.1" contained an NVIDIA Tegra 2 and the later "2 10.1" embed a TI OMAP 4430 SoC. It is entirely possible that Intel won every Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 tablet ever, but it is also entirely possible that they did not.
Boy Genius Report India (BGR India, video above) also claims more specific hardware based on a pair of listings at GLBenchmark. The product is registered under the name Santos10: GT-P5200 being the 3G version, and GT-P5210 being the Wi-Fi version.
These specifications are:
- Intel Atom Z2560 800-933 MHz dual-core SoC (4 threads, 1600 MHz Turbo)
- PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU (OpenGL ES 2.0)
- 1280x800 display
- Android 4.2.2
I am not entirely sure what Intel has to offer with Clover Trail+ besides, I would guess, reliable fabrication. Raw graphics performance is still about half of Apple's A6X GPU although, if the leaked resolution is true, it has substantially less pixels to push without being attached to an external display.
Maybe Intel made it too cheap to refuse?
Galaxy's Factory Overclocked GTX 770 Graphics Card Is Now Available for $400
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 2, 2013 - 12:43 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: nvidia, gtx 770, graphics card, gk-104, galaxy
Galaxy recently made its custom factory overclocked GTX 770 graphics card available. The new card is not the fastest GTX 770, and doesn't quite embrace the supa-pipe as much (as Josh would say), but it looks to be a good deal all the same, giving you a quieter HSF and a decently-overclocked Geforce GTX 770 GPU for $399.99.
The Galaxy GeForce GTX 770 2GB (77XPH6DV6KXZ) takes NVIDIA's GTX 770 GPU with 1,536 GK-104 based CUDA cores and overclocks it to 1110 MHz base and 1163 MHz boost clockspeeds. The 2GB of GDDR5 memory is only clocked at the reference 7010 MHz, however.
The card has the same video outputs as other GTX 770 cards: two DL-DVI, one HDMI, and one DisplayPort output. The card with its dual slot, dual fan cooler is 10" in length and requires a 600W PSU at minimum (not solely for the GPU). It needs one 8-pin and one 6-pin PCI-E power connector.
Galaxy provides a two year warranty for the card. It is available now for around $400 at various retailers.
Read more about other factory overclocked GTX 770 graphics cards at PC Perspective!
ASUS Launches GTX 770 DirectCU II OC Graphics Card
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 1, 2013 - 06:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: nvidia, kepler, gtx 770, graphics card
NVIDIA recently unveiled its GTX 770 GPU. Sitting between the GTX 680 and GTX 780, the Geforce GTX 770 is a refined GK104 with higher clockspeeds and improved GPU boost. It features 1536 CUDA cores and a 256-bit memory bus.
While the stock GTX 770 comes clocked at 1046 MHz base and 1085 MHz boost, ASUS is factory overclocking its DirectCU II OC card with a maximum boost GPU clockspeed of 1110 MHz. The 2GB of GDDR5 memory on the card will come clocked at 7010 MHz.
The differentiating factor here (aside from the overclock) is the custom DirectCU II cooler. ASUS has fitted the overclocked GTX 770 with a DirectCU cooler that uses copper heatpipes that directly contact the GPU and attach to an aluminum fin stack. The heatsink is, in turn, cooled by two 80mm fans. ASUS claims that the GTX 770 DirectCU II OC is up to 20% cooler and three-times quieter than the referrence NVIDIA cooler. Other features include a 10-phase DIGI+ VRM, and "Super Alloy Power" capacitors, chokes, and MOSFETs. The dual slot card is 10.7" long and includes two DL-DVI, one HDMI, and one DisplayPort video ouptut. ASUS' GPU Tweak software will allow users to adjust core and memory clockspeeds, voltage, fan speeds, and the power control target.
The ASUS GTX 770 DirectCU II OC is shipping now and will be available at retailers soon. In fact, the card is avaiable at Newegg right now for just under $410.
Read more about NVIDIA's GTX 770 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Review - GK104 Speed Bump @ PC Perspective!
NVIDIA Launches New High-Performance 700M Graphics Cards
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 1, 2013 - 05:11 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: gtx 700M, nvidia, mobile gpu, kepler, 780m, 700m
Earlier this year (beginning of April), NVIDIA introduced the first set of mobile graphics cards in its 700M series. These were relatively low-end cards that features at most 384 CUDA cores and were based on NVIDIA's 600-series Kepler architecture.
NVIDIA is now adding higher-end mobile GPUs to the 700M family with the GTX 760M, GTX 765M, GTX 770M, and GTX 780M. These chips are still based on Kepler (600-series), but feature more CUDA cores, more memory, a wider memory bus, and faster clockspeeds. The GTX 780M is not quite the mobile equivalent to the desktop GTX 680, but NVIDIA is matching it up against AMD's 8970M GPU and claims that it can run games like Sleeping Dogs, Assassins Creed 3, and Borderlands 2 at Ultra settings (1080p). The GTX 770M is also capable of running modern games, though some detail setitng may need to be turned down.
The chart below details the various specifications and compares the new GTX 700M cards to the existing GT 700M GPUs. At the high end, NVIDIA has the GTX 780M with 1,536 CUDA cores, a base clock of 823 MHz, and 4GB of GDDR5 memory (1250 MHz) on a 256-bit bus. The GTX 770M occupies the mid-range mobile gaming slot with 960 CUDA cores, a base clock of 811 MHz, and a memory clock of 1GHz. The GTX 760M and GTX 765M have similar hardware specifications, but the GTX 765M has a higher GPU base clock of 850 MHz versus the GTX 760M's 657 MHz base clock. The low end GTX 700M GPUs (760M and 765M) feature 768 CUDA cores, a 128-bit memory bus, and memory clockspeeds of 1GHz.
CUDA Cores | 96 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 768 | 768 | 960 | 1536 |
GPU Base Clock | 938 MHz | 889 MHz | 980 MHz | 967 MHz | 657 MHz | 850 MHz | 811 MHz | 823Mhz |
Memory Clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz | 2500 MHz | 2500 MHz | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz |
Bus Width | 64-bit | 64-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 192-bit | 256-bit |
New | New | New | New |
Further, GPU Boost 2.0, Geforce Experience software, and NVIDIA Optimus support are features of the new GTX 700M graphics cards. You can read more about these NVIDIA technologies in this article by motherboard reviewer Morry Teitelman.
These cards are based on NVIDIA's 600-series despite the 700M moniker. They should provide OEMs with some good gaming options on the NVIDIA side of things and allow for some more competition in the gaming notebook hardware space against the existing AMD cards.
EVGA Outfits GTX 780 With Hydro Copper Water Block
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 1, 2013 - 01:38 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: watercooling, nvidia, hydro copper, gtx 780, gpu, gk110, evga
EVGA GTX 780 Hydro Copper GPUs
While NVIDIA restricted partners from going with aftermarket coolers on the company's GTX TITAN graphics card, the recently released NVIDIA GTX 780 does not appear to have the same limits placed upon it. As such, many manufacturers will be releasing GTX 780 graphics cards with custom coolers. One such design that caught my attention was the Hydro Copper full cover waterblock from EVGA.
This new cooler will be used on at least two upcoming EVGA graphics cards, the GTX 780 and GTX 780 Classified. EVGA has not yet announced clockspeeds or pricing for the Classified edition, but the GTX 780 Hydro Copper will be a GTX 780 GPU clocked at 980 MHz base and 1033 MHz boost. The 3GB of GDDR5 memory is stock clocked at 6008 MHz, however. It uses a single 8-pin and a single 6-pin PCI-E power connector. This card is selling for around $799 at retailers such as Newegg.
The GTX 780 Classified Hydro Copper will have a factory overclocked GTX 780 GPU and 3GB of GDDR5 memory at 6008 MHz, but beyond that details are scarce. The 8+8-pin PCI-E power connectors do suggest a healthy overclock (or at least that users will be able to push the cards after they get them).
Both the GTX 780 and GTX 780 Classified Hydro Copper graphics cards feature two DL-DVI, one HDMI, and one DisplayPort video outputs.
The Hydro Copper cooler itself is the really interesting bit about these cards though. It is a single slot, full cover waterblock that will cool the entire graphics card (GPU, VRM, Memory, ect). It has two inlet/outlet ports that can be swapped around to accommodate SLI setups or other custom water tube routing. A configurable LED-backlit EVGA logo adorns the side of the card and can be controlled in software. A 0.25 x 0.35 pin matrix is used in the portion of the block above the GPU to increase the surface area and aid in cooling. Unfortunately, while the card and cooler are single slot, you will actually need two case PCI expansion slots due to the two DL-DVI connectors.
It looks like a neat card, and it should perform well. I'm looking forward to seeing reviews of the card and how the cooler holds up to overclocking. Buying an overclocked card with a pre-installed waterblock is not for everyone but having a water cooled GPU with a warranty will be worth it more than pairing a stock card with a custom block.
Never mind the 780; here comes the GTX 770
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 30, 2013 - 02:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: nvidia, kepler, gtx 770, gtx 680, GK104, geforce, MSI GTX660 HAWK
$400 is a tempting number, much less expensive than the $650 price tag on the GTX 780 and right in line with the existing GTX670 as well as AMD's HD7970. You will probably not see many at that price, $450 is more likely as there will be very few reference cards released, all manufacturers will be putting there own spins on the design of these cards, which brings the price in line with the GTX680. Performance wise these cards outpace the two current single GPU flagship cards, not by enough to make it worth upgrading from a 7970 or 680 but certainly enough to attract owners of previous generation cards. [H]ard|OCP reviewed MSI's Lightning model, with dual fans, an overclock of 104MHz on the base clock and 117MHz boost, plus a completely unlocked BIOS for even more tweaking choices.
If you want to see how well it fares on our new Frame Rating metric you will have to read Ryan's full review here.
"NVIDIA debuts the "new" GeForce GTX 770 today. The GeForce GTX 770 is poised to provide refreshed performance, for a surprising price. We evaluate a retail MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning flagship video card from MSI with specifications that will make any enthusiast smile. The $399 price point just got a kick in the pants."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Review @ Neoseeker
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Review: The $400 Fight @ AnandTech
- The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Tech Report @ TechARP
- EVGA GTX 770 ACX @ LanOC Reviews
- Nvidia GTX 770 @ LanOC Reviews
- MSI GeForce GTX 770 Gaming and ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II Review @ Legit Reviews
- ASUS GTX 770 DirectCU II OC 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- Palit GTX 770 JetStream 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews
- Gigabyte GTX 770 WindForce OC 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 review incl. 3-way SLI and frametimes @ Hardware.info
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 OC 2GB Video Card Review @HiTech Legion
- Move Aside, GTX 680: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Review @ Techgage
- GeForce GTX 770 Review: Adding Value to High-End GFX @ Techspot
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card Review @Hi Tech Legion
- MSI Twin Frozr GTX770 OC @ Kitguru
- GTX770 video with Asus @ Kitguru
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Review @ Hardware Canucks
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- MSI GTX 770 Gaming Review @ OCC
- Gainward GeForce GTX 770 Phantom @ Legion Hardware
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Review @ Neoseeker
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB SuperClocked Video Cards in SLI Overclocked @ Tweaktown
- EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB SuperClocked Video Cards in SLI @ Tweaktown
- PowerColor HD 7850 SCS3 passive 1 GB @ techPowerUp
- HIS 7850 IceQ Turbo 2GB GDDR5 Video Card Review @ Madshrimps
- PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 Myst Edition Crossfire Review @ OCC
- PowerColor HD Radeon 7850 SCS3 Passive Graphics Card @ eTeknix
AMD Catalyst 13.6 Beta Drivers For Windows and Linux Now Available
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 28, 2013 - 11:32 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: gpu, drivers, catalyst 13.6 beta, beta, amd
AMD has released its Catalyst 13.6 beta graphics driver, and it fixes a number of issues under both Windows 8 and Linux. The new beta driver is also compatible with the existing Catalyst 13.5 CAP1 (Catalyst Application Profile) which improves performance of several PC games.
As far as the Windows version of the graphics driver, Catalyst 13.6 adds OpenCL GPU acceleration support to Adobe's Premiere Pro CC software and enables AMD Wireless Display technology on systems with the company's A-Series APUs and either Broadcom or Atheros Wi-Fi chipsets. AMD has also made a couple of tweaks to its Enduro technology, including correctly identifying when a Metro app idles and offloading the corresponding GPU tasks to integrated graphics instead of a discrete card. The new beta driver also resolves an issue with audio dropout over HDMI.
On the Linux side of things, Catalyst 13.6 beta adds support for the following when using AMD's A10, A8, A6, and A4 APUs:
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Xserver 1.14
- GLX_EXT_buffer age
The driver fixes several bugs as well, including resolving black screen and corruption issues under TF2, an issue with OpenGL applications and VSYNC, and UVD playback issues where the taskbar would disappear and/or the system would experience a noticeable performance drop while playing a UVD in XBMC.
You can grab the new beta driver from the AMD website.
Trimming the TITAN; NVIDIA's GTX 780
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 24, 2013 - 06:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: nvidia, gtx 780, gk110, geforce
With 768 more CUDA Cores than the 680 but 384 less than the TITAN the 780 offers improvements over the previous generation and will be available for about $350 less than the TITAN. As you can see in [H]ard|OCP's testing it does outperform the 680 and 7970 but not by a huge margin which hurts the price to performance ratio and makes it more attractive for 680 owners to pick up a second card for SLI. AMD owners with previous generation cards and deep pockets might be tempted to pick up a pair of these cards as they show very good frame rating results in Ryan's review.
"NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 780 video card has finally been unveiled. We review the GTX 780 with real world gaming with the most intense 3D games, including Metro: Last Light. If the GTX TITAN had you excited but was a bit out of your price range, the GTX 780 should hold your excitement while being a lot less expensive."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- Nvidia's GeForce GTX 780 @ The Tech Report
- EVGA GTX 780 Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler 3 GB @ techPowerUp
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Overclocked - Closing the gap on the GTX TITAN @ Tweaktown
- Zotac GeForce GTX 780 @ Bjorn3D
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 @ Bjorn3D
- The Almost Titan: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Review @ Techgage
- The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 @ TechARP
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB @ eTeknix
- GeForce GTX 780 Review: The Titan Descendant @ TechSpot
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 SLI @ techPowerUp
- Gigabyte GTX 780 WindForce OC 3 GB @ techPowerUp
- Nvidia GTX 780 @ LanOC Reviews
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3 GB @ techPowerUp
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Video Card Review @Hi Tech Legion
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 review: Titan Light @ Hardware.info
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Review @ OCC
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB @ Tweaktown
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 @ Hardware Canucks
- NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 @ Overclockers.com
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Graphics Card @ Benchmark Reviews
- ZOTAC GeForce GTX TITAN AMP! Edition 6144 MB @ techPowerUp
- How to Install NVIDIA Drivers @ OCC
- NVIDIA GeForce Chips Comparison Table @ Hardware Secrets
- How to Install AMD Drivers Guide @ OCC
- Gallium3D Continues Improving OpenGL For Older Radeon GPUs @ Phoronix
- Sapphire HD7990 QuadFireX @ Kitguru
- MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB OC Overclocked @ Tweaktown
- HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo 1GB GDDR5 Video Card Review @ Madshrimps
Epic Games is disappointed in the PS4 and Xbox One?
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Graphics Cards, Systems | May 23, 2013 - 06:40 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: xbox one, xbox, unreal engine, ps4, playstation 4, epic games
Unreal Engine 4 was presented at the PlayStation 4 announcement conference through a new Elemental Demo. We noted how the quality seemed to have dropped in the eight months following E3 while the demo was being ported to the console hardware. The most noticeable differences were in the severely reduced particle counts and the non-existent fine lighting details; of course, Epic pumped the contrast in the PS4 version which masked the lack of complexity as if it were a stylistic choice.
Still, the demo was clearly weakened. The immediate reaction was to assume that Epic Games simply did not have enough time to optimize the demo for the hardware. That is true to some extent, but there are theoretical limits on how much performance you can push out of hardware at 100% perfect utilization.
Now that we know both the PS4 and, recently, the Xbox One: it is time to dissect more carefully.
A recent LinkedIn post from EA Executive VP and CTO, Rajat Taneja, claims that the Xbox One and PS4 are a generation ahead of highest-end PC on the market. While there are many ways to interpret that statement, in terms of raw performance that statement is not valid.
As of our current knowledge, the PlayStation 4 contains an eight core AMD "Jaguar" CPU with an AMD GPU containing 18 GCN compute units, consisting of a total of 1152 shader units. Without knowing driving frequencies, this chip should be slightly faster than the Xbox One's 768 shader units within 12 GCN compute units. The PS4 claims their system has a total theoretical 2 teraFLOPs of performance and the Xbox One would almost definitely be slightly behind that.
Back in 2011, the Samaritan Demo was created by Epic Games to persuade console manufacturers. This demo was how Epic considered the next generation of consoles to perform. They said, back in 2011, that this demo would theoretically require 2.5 teraFLOPs of performance for 30FPS at true 1080p; ultimately their demo ran on the PC with a single GTX 680, approximately 3.09 teraFLOPs.
This required performance, (again) approximately 2.5 teraFLOPs, is higher than what is theoretically possible for the consoles, which is less than 2 teraFLOPs. The PC may have more overhead than consoles, but the PS4 and Xbox One would be too slow even with zero overhead.
Now, of course, this does not account for reducing quality where it will be the least noticeable and other cheats. Developers are able to reduce particle counts and texture resolutions in barely-noticeable places; they are also able to render below 1080p or even below 720p, as was the norm for our current console generation, to save performance for more important things. Perhaps developers might even use different algorithms which achieve the same, or better, quality for less computation at the expense of more sensitivity to RAM, bandwidth, or what-have-you.
But, in the end, Epic Games did not get the ~2.5 teraFLOPs they originally hoped for when they created the Samaritan Demo. This likely explains, at least in part, why the Elemental Demo looked a little sad at Sony's press conference: it was a little FLOP.
Update, 5/24/2013: Mark Rein of Epic Games responds to the statement made by Rajat Taneja of EA. While we do not know his opinion on consoles... we know his opinion on EA's opinion:
RT @developonline: EA: Xbox One and PS4 a generation ahead of PC develop-online.net/news/44289/EA-… <-no they're not. I call bullshit on this one.
— Mark Rein (@MarkRein) May 23, 2013
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Tagged: video, live, gtx 780, gk110
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Xbox One announced, the games: not so much.
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors, Systems | May 21, 2013 - 05:26 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: xbox one, xbox
Almost exactly three months have passed since Sony announced the Playstation 4 and just three weeks remain until E3. Ahead of the event, Microsoft unveiled their new Xbox console: The Xbox One. Being so close to E3, they are saving the majority of games until that time. For now, it is the box itself as well as its non-gaming functionality.
First and foremost, the raw specifications:
- AMD APU (5 billion transistors, 8 core, on-die eSRAM)
- 500GB Storage, Bluray reader
- USB 3.0, 802.11n, HDMI out, HDMI in
The hardware is a definite win for AMD. The Xbox One is based upon an APU which is quite comparable to what the PS4 will offer. Unlike previous generations, there will not be too much differentiation based on available performance; I would not expect to see much of a fork in terms of splitscreen and other performance-sensitive features.
A new version of the Kinect sensor will also be present with all units which developers can depend upon. Technically speaking, the camera is higher resolution and more wide-angle; up to six skeletons can be tracked with joints able to rotate rather than just hinge. Microsoft is finally also permitting developers to use the Kinect along with a standard controller to, as they imagine, allow a user to raise their controller to block with a shield. That is the hope, but near the launch of the original Kinect, Microsoft filed a patent to allow sign language recognition: has not happened yet. Who knows whether the device will be successfully integrated into gaming applications.
Of course Microsoft is known most for system software, and the Xbox runs three lightweight operating environments. In Windows 8, you have the Modern interface which runs WinRT applications and you have the desktop app which is x86 compatible.
The Xbox One borrows more than a little from this model.
The home screen, which I am tempted to call the Start Screen, for the console has a very familiar tiled interface. They are not identical to Windows but they are definitely consistent. This interface allows for access to Internet Explorer and an assortment of apps. These apps can be pinned to the side of the screen, identical to Windows 8 modern app. I am expecting there to be "a lot of crossover" (to say the least) between this and the Windows Store; I would not be surprised if it is basically the same API. This works both when viewing entertainment content as well as within a game.
These three operating systems run at the same time. The main operating system is basically a Hyper-V environment which runs the two other operating systems simultaneously in sort-of virtual machines. These operating systems can be layered with low latency, since all you are doing is compositing them in a different order.
Lastly, they made reference to Xbox Live, go figure. Microsoft is seriously increasing their server capacity and expects developers to utilize Azure infrastructure to offload "latency-insensitive" computation for games. While Microsoft promises that you can play games offline, this obviously does not apply to features (or whole games) which rely upon the back-end infrastructure.
And yes, I know you will all beat up on me if I do not mention the SimCity debacle. Maxis claimed that much of the game requires an online connection due to the complicated server requirements; after a crack allowed offline functionality, it was clear that the game mostly operates fine on a local client. How much will the Xbox Live cloud service offload? Who knows, but that is at least their official word.
Now to tie up some loose ends. The Xbox One will not be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games although that is no surprise. Also, Microsoft says they are allowing users to resell and lend games. That said, games will be installed and not require the disc, from what I have heard. Apart from the concerns about how much you can run on a single 500GB drive, once the game is installed rumor has it that if you load it elsewhere (the rumor is even more unclear about whether "elsewhere" counts accounts or machines) you will need to pay a fee to Microsoft. In other words? Basically not a used game.
Well, that has it. You can be sure we will add more as information comes forth. Comment away!
JPR Releases Q1 2013 GPU Market Share Numbers, Good News for NVIDIA
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 20, 2013 - 12:54 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: VIA, Q1 2013, nvidia, jpr, Intel, gpu market share, amd
Market analytics firm Jon Peddie Research recently released estimated market share and GPU shipment numbers from Q1 2013. The report includes information on AMD, NVIDIA, Intel, and Via and covered IGPs, processor graphics, and discrete GPUs included in desktop and mobile systems powered by X86 hardware. The report includes x86 tablets but otherwise does not factor in GPUs used in ARM devices like NVIDIA's Tegra chips. Year over Year, the PC market is down 12.6% and the GPU market declined by 12.9%. It is not all bad news for the PC market and discrete GPU makers, however. GPUs through 2016 are expected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% with as many as 394 million discrete GPUs shipped in 2016 alone.
In Q1 2013, the PC market is down 13.7% versus last quarter (Q4 2012) but the GPU market only declined 3.2%. This discrepency is explained as the result of people adding multiple GPUs to a single PC system, including adding a single discrete card to a system that already has processor graphics or an APU. By the end of Q1 2013, Intel holds 61.8% market share followed by AMD in second place with 20.2% and NVIDIA with 18%. Notably VIA is out of the game with 0.0% market share.
In terms of GPU shipments, NVIDIA had a relatively good first quarter of this year with an increase of 7.6% for notebook GPUs and desktop GPU shipments that remained flat. Overall, NVIDIA saw an increase in PC graphics shipments of 3.6%. On the other hand, x86 CPU giant Intel saw desktop and notebook GPUs slip by 3% and 6.3% respectively. Overall, that amounts to PC graphics shipments that fell by 5.3%. In between NVIDIA and Intel, AMD moved 30% more desktop chips (including APUs) versus Q4 2012. Meanwhile, Notebook chips (including APUs) fell by 7.3%. AMD's overall PC graphics shipments fell by 0.3%.
In all, this is decent news for the PC market as it shows that there is still interest in desktop GPUs. The PC market itself is declining and taking the GPU market with it, but it is far from the death of the desktop PC. It is interesting that NVIDIA (which announced Q1'13 revenue of $954.7 million) managed to push more chips while AMD and Intel were on the decline since NVIDIA doesn't have a x86 CPU with integrated graphics. I'm looking forward to seeing where NVIDIA stands as far as the mobile GPU market which does include ARM-powered products.
HP SlateBook x2: Tegra 4 on Android 4.2.2 in August
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors, Mobile | May 15, 2013 - 09:02 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tegra 4, hp, tablets
Sentences containing the words "Hewlett-Packard" and "tablet" can end in a question mark, an exclamation mark, or a period on occasion. The gigantic multinational technology company tried to own a whole mobile operating system with their purchase of Palm and abandoned those plans just as abruptly with such a successful $99 liquidation of $500 tablets, go figure, that they to some extent did it twice. The operating system was open sourced and at some point LG swooped in and bought it, minus patents, for use in Smart TVs.
So how about that Android?
The floodgates are open on Tegra 4 with HP announcing their SlateBook x2 hybrid tablet just a single day after NVIDIA's SHIELD move out of the projects. The SlateBook x2 uses the Tegra 4 processor to power Android 4.2.2 Jellybean along with the full Google experience including the Google Play store. Along with Google Play, the SlateBook and its Tegra 4 processor are also allowed in TegraZone and NVIDIA's mobile gaming ecosystem.
As for the device itself, it is a 10.1" Android tablet which can dock into a keyboard for extended battery life, I/O ports, and well, a hardware keyboard. You are able to attach this tablet to a TV via HDMI along with the typical USB 2.0, combo audio jack, and a full-sized SD card slot; which half any given port is available through is anyone's guess, however. Wirelessly, you have WiFi a/b/g/n and some unspecified version of Bluetooth.
The raw specifications list follows:
NVIDIA Tegra 4 SoC
- ARM Cortex A15 quad core @ 1.8 GHz
- 72 "Core" GeForce GPU @ ~672MHz, 96 GFLOPS
- 2GB DDR3L RAM ("Starts at", maybe more upon customization?)
- 64GB eMMC SSD
- 1920x1200 10.1" touch-enabled IPS display
- HDMI output
- 1080p rear camera, 720p front camera with integrated microphone
- 802.11a/b/g/n + Bluetooth (4.0??)
- Combo audio jack, USB 2.0, SD Card reader
- Android 4.2.2 w/ Full Google and TegraZone experiences.
If this excites you, then you only have to wait until some point in August; you will also, of course, need to wait until you save up about $479.99 plus tax and shipping.
Never Settle Reloaded Bundle Gets a Level Up Bonus
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 15, 2013 - 12:00 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: tomb raider, never settle reloaded, never settle, level up, Crysis 3, bundle, amd
AMD dropped us a quick note to let us in on another limited time offer for buyers of AMD Radeon graphics cards. Starting today, the Never Settle Reloaded bundle that we first told you about in February is getting an upgrade for select tiers. For new buyers of the Radeon HD 7970, 7950 and 7790 AMD will be adding Tomb Raider into the mix. Also, the Radeon HD 7870 will be getting Crysis 3.
Here is the updated, currently running AMD Radeon Level Up bundle matrix.
Now if you buy a new AMD Radeon HD 7970, HD 7950 or HD 7870 today you will get four top-level PC games including Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Tomb Raider.
This is a limited time offer though that will end when supplies run out and we don't really have any idea when that will be. Check out AMD's Level Up site for more details and to find retailers offering the updated bundles.
I am curious to find out how successful these bundles have been for AMD and if NVIDIA has had a feedback on the Free-to-play bundle they offered or the new Metro: Last Light option. Do gamers put much emphasis on the game bundles that come with each graphics card or does the performance and technology make the difference?
UPDATE: I have seen a couple of questions on whether this Level Up promotion would be retroactive. According to the details I have from AMD, this promotion is NOT retroactive. If you have already purchased any of the affected cards you will not be getting the additional games.
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I'm hoping to plant about 20 blueberries in the spring and need to drop the PH of the soil from 7 to 4.5. Where would you look for bigger bags of agricultural sulfur? All I can seem to find is 5 lb bags of Garden Sulfur Soil Acidifier.
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We have lots of farm supplies here so it is available in 50 lb bags. Al |
- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness (My Page) on Thu, Dec 15, 11 at 18:58
One brand is tiger 90 pelleted sulfur. Here a 50# bag is $9. Just figure out where the farmers buy their fertilizer. |
Agricultural sulfur is used by farmers who grow soybeans and alfalfa. Both of these crops take up sulfur from the soil, so it gets depleted, eventually. It is generally supplied as a pellet or flake. Powdered sulfur is also called botanical grade sulfur. Around here, 50lb bags are standard quantity. I think I paid 89 cents per pound, which seems high, but then, it retails for three dollars a pound, here in Madison. |
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I think you will have a hard time getting a pH drop that big over 6 months (especially in winter) with sulfur. The change with sulfur comes from microbial conversion...low temps mean little activity. Also, I have read repeated references to toxicity and shock to young plants with too large a sulfur application. It is usually suggested to do a split or multi-year application when the need is large. You might want to consider attempting a slower change and be ready to address Fe issues while you get the pH down. Or plant the young plants into pots for a year to size them up while getting the permanent beds where you want them. Some folks on the forum in calcareous (high pH) soils have used sulfuric acid in their watering to effect a more rapid change |
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If it was me I would simply till the sulfur into the native soil as well as a good amount of peat. I would then place a foot thick layer of pine bark fines at each BB planting spot and plant the BB in to that. The BB can then exploit the soil below when they can IE when that soil PH below them lowers to an acceptable PH but in the meantime they will be happy in the pine fines. That is the approach I take here as well as what I did up north and works 100% of the time. |
- Posted by blueboy1977 9 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 18, 11 at 9:06
I made raised beds of peat, pinebark, and sand added alittle sulfer and planted on top of clay soil. Works for me! Also pots work well but if using tap water or well water u may want to add some sulfuric acid to bring the ph down in the water or it will create issues untill the sulfer chips start to work. My limited experience showed me that pots ph values rise much faster than raised beds. I actually dropped the ph to low in my raised beds by using acicified water too long + adding sulfer + acid fertilizers. Not so on my pots. My ph readings were much higher in pots. I think the reason for this was pots actually get flushed when watering and the acid doesnt accumulate like it does in a raised bed. Thats been my experince so far. This next year Im going to experiment and try to get some rabbiteyes to grow in clay with some amendments ofcourse. Good luck! |
Thanks for the suggestions about finding the sulfur and maybe delaying planting for a while. I was hoping to get some sulfur tilled in before winter hit here but won't make it. I may very well amend the space I need and do some experiments with half planted/half potted plants for the first year. Waiting a whole year is a painful thought! |
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Sharppa, I just got a 35# bag of sulfur on ebay for about $32 delivered, and I mixed it into my planting area where I will put blueberries in the spring. I also could not get it locally, and the price seemed good enough for me. 35# is probably close to what you need for 20 plants, you may need even more, but you are not suppossed to exceed a maximum amount on one application. The stuff home depot carries here is not near as strong as the real stuff, using that would get very expensive. -Joey |
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6 So I will make Samaria a pile of rubble in the open field, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley; her foundations I will lay bare. | 6 "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations. |
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Out of 221 teams and over 1,000 contestants, including some young professionals, three University of Oregon architecture students designed an affordable, environmentally sound community to win the Timber in the City: Urban Habitats competition held by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
"To me, the design is a vibrant cultural living place. It strives to be a true Brooklyn place that is affordable and economically available for people to live there," said Alex Kenton, who worked on the project.
Consisting of 175 housing units and 185,000 square feet set in Brooklyn, New York, the design calls for the use of a new building technology called cross-laminated timber (CLT). CLT is sturdy enough to act as a substitute for concrete, but at the same time promotes light, which is what the group of UO students tried to harvest in their design from the depths of New York.
"We took a really close look at what had been done historically," said team member Jason Rood, "and it's shortfallings in terms of not enough light in rooms or very narrow hallways, closed proximity and how do you kind of take those things and make them better — widen them up or give a little light, but keep them as affordable as possible."
The answer to many of the ideas that Rood and his colleagues wanted to capture in their design was found in CLT. It gave the design the structural stability to overcome climate issues such as floods, but also provided a refreshing nature feel to the Brooklyn community.
"On the east side there's a wonderful community garden, and just a few blocks away there's huge parks, you know, giant playfields, in New York which you would think is just absolutely jam-packed," Rood said. "It's kind of one of the last areas in New York that actually has open land, and parks, and things that aren't really kind of clustered and so tight. We really wanted to add to that."
In order to complete their award-winning vision, the group of UO students worked for five and a half weeks, despite the fact that the competition had begun at the beginning of the school year. Several other teams had a semester to complete their work.
Rood joked that because of the team's limited time, they were working "eight days a week" to get it done on time. As the results show, that's all it took.
"It's demanding, but what you get out of it is so worth it," Rood said.


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(Concise Encyclopedia)City, council area (pop., 2001: 212,125), and commercial port on the North Sea, eastern Scotland. It constitutes the council area of Aberdeen, an enclave within the surrounding council area of Aberdeenshire, which was also the name of the historic county of which Aberdeen was the seat. Situated at the mouths of the Rivers Dee and Don, it is the chief port of northern Scotland. It was a royal burgh from the 12th century and a Scottish royal residence in the 12th–14th centuries. It supported Robert the Bruce in wars for Scottish independence, and for a time it was the headquarters of Edward I. From the 1970s Aberdeen developed rapidly as the principal British centre of the North Sea oil industry and its associated service and supply industries.
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