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Minor Issues with URL Rewrite
Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 | By: DennisIt would seem that the webmaster tools at Google alerted me to an issue with the URL rewriter in charge of converting the review URLs from the old querystring format to the new hackable directory structure we see today. The issue has been resolved and I doubt it caused any "real" visitors any harm.
However if you were caught up in that issue over the past few days AND you happen to be reading this, then accept the apologizes of the Core Ninjalane Staff and Chief developer.
The real issue here is SEO since Google tends to work slow at indexing sites and when you have errors like this they tend to consider you a failure and remove your existence from their database. And just to think I had finally gotten the whole site re-indexed
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AMD HD7870 Launch Day
Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 | By: DennisI can't believe I missed this.
Video Cards
- Radeon HD 7870 Overclock Guide @ Guru3D
- AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition & 7850 Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- AMD Radeon HD 7850 and HD 7870 Video Card Announcement
- AMD Radeon HD 7850 and 7870 review
- AMD's Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
- AMD Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon HD 7850 Graphics Cards Launch Review @ HardwareHeaven
- AMD Radeon HD 7870 and HD 7850 graphics cards
- AMD Radeon HD 7870 and 7850 GPU Previews @ HotHardware
- AMD Radeon HD 7870 & HD 7850 Review @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD Radeon HD 7850 & HD 7870 2 GB @ techPowerUpThe HD7770 hasn't even gotten cold yet and there is already a new mid-high range GPU out and about. Funny thing is I hear reports of people having trouble buying anything related to the 7000 series.
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Windows 8-Ball Consumer Preview @ TechReport
Published: Saturday, March 3, 2012 | By: DennisI was going to do a little write-up on Windows 8 Preview (and still might) but after reading thru what TR's David Morgan has to say about it I would feel like I was copying them word for word. I mean everything they say about Windows 8 is exactly how I feel and my exact same experience.
The only difference? I ran my demo on a Core i7 3960X with 16GB of Ram and a single GTX 580, A considerably faster with the same end results.
In its current form, I feel Windows 8 is woefully inadequate for desktop power users. At best, the Metro tiles can be organized into groups and used like a restrictive version of Stardock's Fences. For touch-enabled devices, however, Windows 8 will truly be able to shine. Swiping from the edges of the screen to access menus is more natural and intuitive than having to drive your mouse pointer all over creation to call up and click on options that seemingly never pop up near the cursor's present position.
After playing with the OS, it's painfully obvious Windows 8 should be marketed purely for touch devices. The fact that it can run regular desktop applications may suggest otherwise, but even in desktop mode, everything tries to get you back to the Metro interface as soon as possible. In fact, desktop mode feels a lot like a virtual machine, existing for those rare moments when you need to dock your tablet to a keyboard and get some meaningful work done. Admittedly, I could happily put up with the annoyances of the desktop interface if I were only using it in such short bursts.I sat down to play the included Pinball game and loved the graphics and hated how ill responsive the controls where. You know how when you play online there can be a lag? Well this is a desktop game and by the time you press to hit the flipper some time has passed and the ball is no longer on target.
Seriously, how do you fuk up Pinball?
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Welcome to Ninjalane v3.5 - HTML5 Edition
Published: Saturday, March 3, 2012 | By: DennisFor the longest time I was holding back on updating Ninjalane.com to the new HTML5 standard due to the lack of browser support. Though as time rolled on I quickly that HTML5 is the future and while it isn't an official standard (according to the W3C) the fact that all modern browsers support some part of HTML5 was good enough for me to go forward with the update.
As of this news post Chrome is still the only browser to fully support HTML5. Both FF and IE9 support the majority of HTML5's new tagging structure but lack some of the other key components. Personally I still think that 3rd party plugins are the way to go when it comes to some of the new HTML5 features so ultimately I'm glad they opted not to support them.
Question:
What about IE8 and IE7, don't they lack the basics when it comes to HTML5?
It is true that IE8, IE7 and *shudder* IE6 are clueless when it comes to understanding the new tags in HTML5 but the browsers do support stylizing XML. The trick is you must tell the browser what to look for and how to stylize them, after that it the browsers will render things like in newer browsers. For the time being I've added a new JavaScript file that will create the additional code required to render HTML5 in these older browsers.If you are curious about the HTML5 upgrade or run into any rendering issues please stop by the forums and let me know.
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Intel Confirms Ivy Bridge Core Processor Specifications @ TPU
Published: Thursday, March 1, 2012 | By: DennisIntel "Ivy Bridge" is so hot right now. Let's hope the smaller process can sip power and clock higher than "Sandy Bridge"
These include details of its desktop Core i7, Core i5 processor models, notebook Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, and their corresponding ULV variants, and so on. Specifications include model numbers, clock speeds, Turbo Boost 2.0 speeds, and basic features such as Built-in Visuals (integrated graphics), caches, HyperThreading, and fab process.
TechPowerUp has posted some of the slides that show current processor architecture and where the new 22nm Ivy Bridge parts fall into the portfolio based on their new part number and performance targets.
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Artificial Photosynthesis: Like Water for Gasoline
Published: Thursday, March 1, 2012 | By: DennisHarness the power of the sun to do more for you than we have ever imagined. I like that idea but the question is. How?
If you’ve ever sat idling in a tunnel with the car windows rolled down, you know why burning petrochemicals is bad for the environment. Internal combustion engines are woefully inefficient. But suppose the world could run on water and sunshine instead. Sound like unicorns and lollipops? It isn’t.
The article describes the purpose of the research and alludes to the creation of an artificial leaf that will capture natural chemicals and use sunlight to convert those into a usable fuel.
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GIGABYTE Battlefield 3 Cup North America Season 1 Tournament
Published: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 | By: DennisDo you like to play Battlefield 3?? Think you have what it takes to complete with the big boys/girls for top prizes from Gigabyte?
Start forming your teams today because registration is now open!
The tournament will be based on a mix of classic Battlefield 3 maps and Back to Karkand maps. If you think you and your team have the chops to climb the ladder and win the championship, big hardware and cash prizes await you!
On this site, you”ll find information about the rules, standings, fantastic prizes and how to signup! We’ve made it very simple and straight forward for you to enter the tournament, but spaces are limited, so get moving!Think you have what it takes? If you do, then check out the prize pool waiting for the top champions:
- 1st Prize: Eight GV-R797OC-3GD + USD $1600
- 2nd Prize: Eight Unannounced Next-Generation Graphics Cards + USD $800
- 3rd Prize: Eight K8100+M8600 + USD $400
The tournament begins on March 12, 2012, Finals begin on March 31, 2012. Check the site for registration information and official rules.
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Dell Joins Rival HP on Growing List of ARM Server Makers
Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | By: DennisHere is a really great story, which could be a success for what nVidia has done with Tegra even though they were not directly mentioned in the article.
When it come to enterprise servers, information technology folks care less about precisely what architecture of CPUs are going in them, but more about the impact that any architectural shifts might have -- such as computing power, power efficiency, and compatibility.
Here is why this is good, and bad.
- ARM processors tend to sip power while Intel CPUs are often power hungry and one of the reasons why servers are loud and require a crazy amount of cooling.
- ARM systems have been getting more powerful, just look at Tegra 3, it comes with five cores, can play full motion video and FPS video games.
- ARM systems are not subject to Intel patents (yet) so more companies can build the CPUs and thus giving companies like HP, DELL, and nVidia the ability to pad their portfolio and create new markets.
The bad: Unless you count Linux there is really no "server class" OS ready to run on ARM. Not saying that excluding Windows from the ARM market is all that detrimental but you must consider it when pushing for a new hardware product with benefits such as these.
No need to worry though, Microsoft is working on it.
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NLL Review Block - Video Card Trust Edition x4
Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | By: DennisCardfire Round-up
- OC3D: OverKILL-3D ASUS HD7970 Quadfire Madness
- MSI Radeon HD 7950 Twin Frozer III review
- MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III 3072 MB @ techPowerUpWe haven't done many video card reviews as of late but the winds of change are a blowing, my only hope is they aren't blowing smoke in to a place that deserves no smoke.
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Synology DS212 NAS Server Review @ Techgage
Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | By: DennisIt has been awhile since we reviewed a full on NAS box, which is kinda sad considering they offer so much to users without a home network or dedicated file/media server.
It's been a while since we last evaluated a NAS device, so to help kick things back off, we're taking a look at Synology's 2-bay DS212 NAS server. Synology has long offered not only robust hardware, but exceptionally good software, so let's see if that still stands today, as our last look at a Synology product was a full three years ago.
Seems like Techgage feels the same way.
