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    Windows 8 'Irrelevant' For PC Users

    Well. Yes, Microsoft Administration released an OS that is way far from the possibilities pointed at post 111 in this thread. Instead, they opted for forcing consumers into unfriendly OS usage and functions, really planting the basis for their increased control respect software to be...
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    Old Technologies Like Optical Drives Were Holding Apple Back: Phil Schiller

    Apart from the above arguments supporting optical media usage, we have not mentioned the main problem yet unsolved by most any other format, with the exception of Optical Disks... namely: How to do effective long term retrieval of our personal self-generated data. For almost a century, we have...
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    Old Technologies Like Optical Drives Were Holding Apple Back: Phil Schiller

    When Companies choices are mandated by the short term view of their CEO's, and these conflict with the long term interest of their customers, their recommendations come to be perceived as manipulative... more so in evolved markets. For a 2012 grown up company like Apple, the above should not...
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    MSI GT70 SuperRAID Solution Pictured, Tested

    May you post a picture of the raid device other side? I am assuming it has an mSata connector in there. If that is so, then using a small size SSD (say 1.8mm) and placing this raid thingy on top plus a flexit-like mSata extension, it could fit into other laptops... could it?
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    Microsoft Demos Super-Responsive Touchscreen with 1 ms Latency

    Yes, audio is many times more sensitive to timing differences as compared with video. Normal audio coding uses 44.100 samples per second, where good video needs just 30 fps. Conversely, 20 ms differences in sound are easily audible, and trained ears (like from percussion or rhythmic...
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    Microsoft Demos Super-Responsive Touchscreen with 1 ms Latency

    Finally!! a feasible hardware solution to unleash touchscreen DJ software at professional levels. like Lemur. This latency has been the main problem so far. Just make it available at portable monitors and audio-capable laptops SOON Ideally team this tech with recent USB powered (low...
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    Gigabyte's First Micro-ATX G1.Killer Motherboard Pictured

    Wait!! I read comments above talking about MATX and mini-Atx, when this article title states MICRO-atx, differences? Sounds like excellent news for power mobile users anyway.
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    Intel Ivy Bridge Revised Launch-Schedule Revealed

    Uhmm... 22nm manufacturing process might be the delay cause after all, because this is bad news not only for potential customers but for laptop manufacturers too. Laptop sales have been falling and Ivy's relevant battery efficiency increase, thermal and power improvement is going to bring...
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    Dell Launches the XPS 13 13.3-inch Ultrabook

    I dont understand DELL... This XPS design is just superb for portability-needing Audiovisual technicians... And at Jan 2012 -via Ivy Bridge- we are at a few months of Thunderbolt included in Win Laptops, that means firewire, Madi, and etc, etc meaning a plaetora of PRO connections that...
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    Intel Lowers Q4 Revenue Guidance, Blames Hard Drive Shortages

    Uhmm There's a good article linking this donwfall to ARM and tablets rise. http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2011/12/intel-warns-on-outlook-is-arm-to-blame/ From there, Mr. Wrinkle's quote seems to be spot on.: "Intel’s chips cost perhaps five times what ARM chips will cost, says analyst...
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    Samsung Introduces the Series 5 Ultrabook

    Why buy a technology soon fully outdated? Beautiful... But, why buy a laptop that is going to have its chipset and CPU outdated in a few months? Specially since the incoming Ivy Bridge CPU is going to work much cooler and with a significant augment of battery autonomy. Apparently all...
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    Windows 8 'Irrelevant' For PC Users

    We are getting to the point where the "ecosystem" is rendering substantial new functionalities. Skype activated parrot-style following you while you walk around the house by the TV, Kitchen, etc. Or voice differencing allowing for data to be shown at a work meeting depending on the speaker...
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    Windows 8 'Irrelevant' For PC Users

    Just a few hints. "Notebook makers plan to employ touch panels for ultrabooks to accommodate new features in Windows 8" http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111207PD204.html "Although Microsoft has not yet fully released its plans for image formats in Windows 8, the company's recent...
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    Windows 8 'Irrelevant' For PC Users

    Two scenes: -A couple of days ago, a friend asked me to send him a text message. Seconds later, a very natural voice, reads out the written message. No robot or virtual nuances, just a voice with perfect diction. -On another meeting I witness how several adolescents take turns to compete on a...
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