For the past few years, if you've wanted to gang together two NVIDIA cards in an SLI configuration, you've been restricted to using an Intel CPU. But that's soon going to change. NVIDIA has announced that it is licensing its SLI technology to motherboard makers for use with AMD CPUs, so that AMD's upcoming, performance-oriented Bulldozer chip can be used with a pair of NVIDIA GPUs.
Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 20:31:39 CEST
FBI investigating PSN hack; Sony looking into compensating users
Yesterday Sony updated users on how the recent PlayStation Network attack will affect their personal data, and today the company has released a second Q&A detailing how the network outage will affect game content. While no specific details have been announced, Sony says it's looking into ways to compensate users of subscription-based games and services like streaming service Qriocity.
Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 15:07:06 CEST
When I first received Razer's long-awaited Onza controller for the Xbox 360 earlier this month, I was taken with the design; praising its unique approach to d-pad design, digital button remapping, and its responsive action buttons. While my original assessment stands – it is an awesome controller – I have since found a few notable, albeit minor, issues. The honeymoon isn't over, but our fiery romance has lost some of its luster.
But first, a quick recap for those just joining us.
After months of anticipation, Apple's iOS 4.2 update for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch has arrived. Downloadable immediately, the update brings new functionality to all of the company's iDevices, including media streaming via AirPlay, expanded device tracking with Find My iPhone, wireless printing via AirPrint, and more. While each device gains a number of improvements with iOS 4.2, the iPad benefits the most with some long awaited features.
With iOS 4.2, the iPad finally gains multitasking support, which allows users to run multiple apps at once, swapping between them seamlessly. Moreover, the iPad will now feature folder support, providing improved app organization and a cleaner, easier to navigate interface. Users will also be able to rent TV episodes directly from their iPad via iTunes, and now, for the first time, use Apple's Xbox Live-like service Game Center on their iPad.
Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010 @ 21:28:55 CET
In order to distribute your Windows Phone 7 app, you need to deal with App Hub, Microsoft’s developer site for Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360. I got the impression that Microsoft could not care less about developers here. There is no customer service phone number on App Hub. There is a support form on the site, but it is only accessible to the folks who pay the $99 fee. In my experience, the form was useless, because no one ever responded to my queries. If you go to App Hub Support, you’re instructed to use the forum, or call and create an incident and pay for it.
Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 @ 21:03:52 CET
GeForce 263.09 driver outed for GeForce GTX 580, GTX 460 SE owners
After probably getting approval from Nvidia, card maker EVGA has made available a new WHQL-certified graphics driver, the GeForce 263.09 which includes support for the GeForce GTX 580 flagship and the 288 core-packing GeForce GTX 460 SE.
The GeForce 263.09 comes with the PhysX System Software v9.10.0514 and the HD Audio driver v1.1.9.0, and can be downloaded from this page .
Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 @ 20:52:15 CET
Windows XP Embedded-running phone available for purchase
If iOS, Android, Symbian and other mobile OSes don't quite cut it then know there's an alternative which may seem quite familiar, Windows XP Embedded. This OS powers the xpphone which has recently been made available to the public.
The xpphone measures 175 x 84 x 25.5 mm and weights 345 grams without the battery, but it packs a 3G module, an AMD .Super Mobile CPU., 512MB of RAM, 8/16GB of storage, a 4.8-inch touchscreen, 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, and both VGA and USB ports.
Posted on Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 07:20:47 CET
Myspace launches Mashup with Facebook feature, still won't admit defeat
How was that old saying... If you can't beat them... ah yes, join them. That's the apparent motto of Myspace now as the social network has joined hands with arch-enemy Facebook and introduced the Mashup feature to 'borrow' content from the latter.
With Mashup with Facebook, Myspace users can port the 'likes' and 'interests' in their Facebook page so as to have their stream updated with entertainment content hosted by MySpace. This is supposed to deliver more relevant content to Myspace members, while also helping them connect to users with similar tastes in music, movies and such.
Posted on Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 07:15:48 CET
The long wait for the latest iteration of Apple's iOS continues after the Mac maker today released yet another ''final'' build to developers.
AppleInsider reports that the new build, labelled iOS 4.2.1, was made available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The release marks the third ''Golden Master'' build release this month - the first was released for all three iDevices on November 1, while a second build specifically for the iPad was released last week to fix a bug relating to WiFi connections.
Posted on Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 07:02:50 CET
There is no worse feeling than the insecure-ish feeling of your mobile phone slipping off your hand. Atleast I feel this, and so do hundreds others. So, when I got the Nokia N8 for the first time in my hands, I almost dropped it when I tried pressing the phone’s menu key at the bottom.The menu key could have been placed at a better location than at the bottom. Well, there would not have been any problem, had the base (on which the menu key is placed) of the phone been not tilted inside.Although nothing can be done now, we hope Nokia listens and rectifies itself in it’s forthcoming devices
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 21:30:50 CET
Software Monopolist Microsoft's shiny graphical user interface for PCs that it calls an operating system is 25 years old this month.There are many trivial factoids that have built up over these last 25 years about Windows, and V3 has collected some of them in its article.
We must warn you though to read at your own risk, because we've read it and we thought it should have been entitled "25 things you'll soon wish you didn't know about Windows".
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 19:30:57 CET
Kinect hacked Windows Drivers, works with Windows 7
With over 1 Million Kinect devices sold in under 10 days, its evident that Kinect is the most popular Gaming accessory. And why won’t it be, it turns you into Gaming controller for your Xbox.
Recently, there have been a number of attempts on hacking Kinect to work with PC. We’ve seen Linux drivers for Kinect. Thanks to the more recent Kinect hacking competitions, we are seeing more and more projects that show PoC for Kinect working with Windows PC.
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 13:19:35 CET
Microsoft's Process Explorer is back with even more PC troubleshooting tools
I can't imagine troubleshooting a Windows PC without Process Explorer. Users frequently compare Process Explorer to Windows' built-in Task Manager, but I tend to think of Process Explorer as what Task Manager should've been. There's so much more to Process Explorer that it's hard to put the two in the same sentence.
Process Explorer tells you which files are currently open by what program. That feature alone has saved me half a head of hair because, once identified by Process Explorer, the process that's locked up your file can be killed.
Process Explorer also gives you full information on all of the svchost processes running on your PC. That accounts for the other half a head.
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 12:10:42 CET
Whoah. Onstage at Web 2.0 Summit, Twitter founder Evan Williams revealed, when asked by interviewer John Battelle “How do you pick ‘Who to Follow’?,” that Twitter has a private reputation score for every user.
According to Williams, Twitter’s “science and math people” have systems which gauge who you follow and who the people you follow follow and try to find relevance in the overlap. He didn’t make it clear how the reputation score was measured.
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 11:19:40 CET
For the past few years, if you've wanted to gang together two NVIDIA cards in an SLI configuration, you've been restricted to using an Intel CPU. But that's soon going to change. NVIDIA has announced that it is licensing its SLI technology to motherboard makers for use with AMD CPUs, so that AMD's upcoming, performance-oriented Bulldozer chip can be used with a pair of NVIDIA GPUs.
Yesterday 
When I first received Razer's long-awaited Onza controller for the Xbox 360 earlier this month, I was taken with the design; praising its unique approach to d-pad design, digital button remapping, and its responsive action buttons. While my original assessment stands – it is an awesome controller – I have since found a few notable, albeit minor, issues. The honeymoon isn't over, but our fiery romance has lost some of its luster. 
After months of anticipation, Apple's iOS 4.2 update for the 
In order to distribute your Windows Phone 7 app, you need to deal with 
If iOS, Android, Symbian and other mobile OSes don't quite cut it then know there's an alternative which may seem quite familiar, Windows XP Embedded. This OS powers the xpphone which has recently been made available to the public.
How was that old saying... If you can't beat them... ah yes, join them. That's the apparent motto of Myspace now as the social network has joined hands with arch-enemy Facebook and introduced the Mashup feature to 'borrow' content from the latter.
The long wait for the latest iteration of Apple's iOS continues after the Mac maker today released yet another ''final'' build to developers.
There is no worse feeling than the insecure-ish feeling of your 
Software Monopolist Microsoft's shiny graphical user interface for PCs that it calls an operating system is 25 years old this month.There are many trivial factoids that have built up over these last 25 years about Windows, and V3 has collected some of them in its article.
With over 1 Million Kinect devices sold in under 10 days, its evident that Kinect is the most popular Gaming accessory. And why won’t it be, it turns you into Gaming controller for your Xbox.
I can't imagine troubleshooting a Windows PC without Process Explorer. Users frequently compare Process Explorer to Windows' built-in Task Manager, but I tend to think of Process Explorer as what Task Manager should've been. There's so much more to Process Explorer that it's hard to put the two in the same sentence.
Microsoft is using its Bing search engine to market apps for its Windows Phone 7 (WP7) operating system to punters.
Whoah. Onstage at 
