Both companies also see GPU and graphics technologies as a key feature to delve deeper into the HPC (high-performance computing) market, a lucrative field where graphics could increase overall compute performance.įrom Dan: AusGamers now has the latest trailer for Grand Theft Auto 4 "Everyone's a Rat" available for hi-def download and flash streaming here. It’s more than just the graphics that go into PCs that Nvidia and Intel are likely to clash over in the coming months. "This is the first one."ĮWeek report that NVIDIA and Intel are set for a major battle. ![]() "Completely integrated, extremely bendable circuits have been talked about for many years but have not been demonstrated before," he told BBC News. The BBC report on new flexible chips, thanks AirQ. Attracting thousands of competitors from across the globe and boasting over $50,000 in cash and prizes, the Gamerthon is the largest, most innovative, and most prestigious, gaming tournament in Australia. Meanwhile "Gamerthon 2008" is also on in Melbourne (danger, LOUD video on that page). Game On tracks the development of videogames from the first computer game to arcade-era hits and the very latest from today's billion dollar industry. Get ready for Melbourne's must-see exhibition of 2008 - the action-packed celebration of games culture that has thrilled over one million players of all ages around the world. "Game On" is an exhibition about the history of video games and gamer culture in Melbourne at the moment. :) Anyway, there's been some kind of retraction by Creative, but unfortunately they've managed to once again alienate a big chunk of their enthusiast customer base. Kinda sounds like they should be giving him a job, not posting public cease-and-desist messages to him in their forums. Fair enough, you might think, except it seems lots of people need these packages for their cards to work in Vista, because the Creative drivers aren't making people happy. Apparently they have officially asked a guy called Daniel_K to stop making unofficial driver packages. There's a bit of a riot going on at the Creative Labs forums currently. In a press release justifying the higher prices, VeriSign cited increases in the amount of traffic and cyber attacks on the global TLD infrastructure it is responsible for. VeriSign is increasing the costs that registrars pay for. The company could begin selling your shots as stock photography or use that killer family pic as the box art for Photoshop Elements 7, without giving you so much as a credit for the image or a dime of royalty dues. ![]() While the mistake in the end-user license agreement for Apple's Safari browser was amusing, the EULA for Adobe's Photoshop Express beta is a bit concerning (though it is now being revised). For one talented person, we're offering the perfect foot in the door to the games journalism industry. Believe it or not, we're swamped with work at IGN Australia – and we want your help. ![]() ![]() If you "have a strong knowledge of games and the wider games industry" and can stick to a deadline, IGN AU are looking to hire a junior staff writer. What the Spotlight actually has is a half-watt Seoul Semiconductor super-LED, with a nominal output of 28 lumens. At a glance, you'd expect such a small flashlight to have a single 5mm LED in it, or perhaps a cluster of half a dozen of them, at most. The recording predates Thomas Edison's "Mary had a little lamb" - previously credited as the oldest recorded voice - by 17 years.ĭan from Dan's Data looked at Weigui Solutions' "Spotlight", a LED flashlight measuring roughly 50mm in length that can be charged in your car's cigarette lighter socket. The 10-second clip of a woman singing "Au Clair de la Lune," taken from a so-called phonautogram, was recently discovered by audio historian David Giovannoni. Thanks AirQ.Īlso from AirQ is this interesting article talking about the oldest known recording of a human voice. HD DVD format war is over, are you ready for Blu-ray 2.0? 2.0, also known BD-Live in market speak, adds more memory (from 256MB in Profile 1.1 to 1 gigabyte) to a player and requires Internet connectivity via an Ethernet port. Have you been on the journey since the beginning? How much do you know really about Broadband? Why not take our short History of Australian Broadband quiz and find out? Discussion in the forums here. Monday, 31-March-2008 23:41:34 (GMT +10) - by RezinĪustralian PC World have released an online quiz where you can test your knowledge on the history of broadband in Australia.
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