Ghost Recon: Future Soldier talked of him (in difficulty)

Suspicion if you have pre-ordered the title from Ubisoft. First U.S. release on PC returns are for the less mixed. In question including: of (too) many technical problems.

Available for two days at the United States (our tower should come today), the Ghost Recon PC version: Future Soldier finished more to shout the players on specialized forums: problems of frame rate, unable to use a keyboard combo mouse (!) or to properly adjust the display resolution, the game is hoist with impressive speed in the top 5 of the PC ports most ripoux of these last five years.

Of course, we could simply to accompany this information to a terse comment that explains, in substance, that this kind of output is unfortunately more often that you would (Yes, Yes, Mr. Blizzard, it is you you are watching with insistence), and that these issues will be quickly resolved and forgotten. Of course... Except that here, the fault is attributable to Ubisoft, a firm that took the detestable habit 1 - we deliver versions PC with a month delay on the consoles, - 2 versions to consider more generally the world of the PC as the fifth wheel carriage videogame.

(The war is ugly...) (Mainly on PC)

The case of Ghost Recon FS is particularly telling, as the PC version of the title mit some time to appear on development schedules, then was withdrawn, and reappeared, but in the form of a simple Ghost Recon Online, based on the previous version of the game, because that good, still/embittered mode ON "it will not be left to develop beautiful novelty to a band of pirates who were absolutely". no respect for quality games, or the work of creation. "bitter/mode OFF. One might also cite the case of From Dust, the God Game of Eric Chahi as an example of this philosophy for the less radical. While the game was a departure in brass band on the XBLA platform, was open in miles by the PC community. In question, the need to maintain a permanent connection to the internet to play, a constraint which Ubisoft had also always denied.

If we understand the breakdown of the French editor for our expensive machines (piracy, competition from consoles, all, all), it can only hope a reversal of its policy, both the PC market seems to be on a rising slope lately. Indeed, the graphics engines slamming flower as fungi (Frostbyte 2, Unreal, CryEngine 3, Crystal Engine), and it seems clear that in the absence of new machinery of salon, this are PCs that will be put on the front of the stage in the year coming. Indeed, fills the hypocrisy, it's a PC that turn beautiful Watch Dogs at E3 a few weeks ago. CQFD.

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The future of computing will pass by the graphene and Racetrack?

IBM made a demonstration of his research for the storage of data in high density and ultra fast, all based on the Graphene.

Yesterday, the international meeting of the IEEE, Institute of electrical and electronics engineers, IBM scientists have unveiled several breakthroughs in research that could lead to major advances towards always smaller chips. More than 50 years, processors for computers increase in power and decrease in size. But have we reached the limits of Moore's law? With virtually all electronic equipment today manufactured on the basis of the CMOS, there is an urgent need to develop new materials for industry approach inevitably limits of Silicon compound transistors.

IBM demonstrated a new version of Racetrack, offering a high capacity storage as traditional hard drives, but with the speed and robustness of the flash memory. After seven years of research in physics, it is possible to show that this type of memory is possible. IBM researchers have detailed the operation of the first Racetrack memory integrated with CMOS technology. Racetrack memory stores data on Nanoscale metal wires. Bits - 1 and 0 - are represented by magnetic bands in these nanowires, which are created by the control of magnetic orientation from different parts of the wire.

Writing data is to insert a tape in a new part of a Nanowire by applying a current in one direction or the other. The reading of data is to move the tapes along the nanowires before a device capable of detecting the boundaries between each block. Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible both read and write data on a network of 256 Nanowires.

This development laid the Foundation for the Racetrack memory density. He has yet to improve the reliability and the development of circuits in three dimensions, such as those of the latest processors Intel (Tri-Gate transistors). This breakthrough could lead to the creation of a new type of data centers allowing customers to store huge amounts of information available within a billionth of a second... If the fiber network also develops.

IBM made the way the first chips in Graphene compatible CMOS can advance wireless communications, and allow to manufacture new devices at high frequencies. Devices that could even operate at temperatures until there not allowed, to avoid the melting of the circuit, even under exceptional conditions of radiation for the areas of security and medical. The circuit integrated in Graphene, used as a frequency multiplier, can mount up to 5 GHz and remains stable up to 200 degrees Celsius. These results are promising for Graphene circuits that can be used in high temperature environments.

IBM researchers have also shown yesterday the first transistor engraved below 10 nm. Expected to computers of the future use of such nuances of printmaking for processors, because today, the only Silicon cannot reach such size, which makes this use of the Graphene a breakthrough for next computer technologies. This breakthrough demonstrated also for the first time that carbon nanotubes, used in the manufacture of the binding of transistors in processors circuit, can provide excellent results, much better than some theoretical estimates had suggested.

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Tango and Apollo, future updates of Windows Phone

Microsoft discusses the future of Windows Phone, with update planned for the after Mango.

While Windows Phone owners expect the major update of the system, Mango, Microsoft decides to release the roadmap that it would hold for the future developments of its mobile OS. So one learns that a Tango called minor update is already programmed, and a future major update, it named Apollo. A priori, Tango will be first for that emerging markets such as the India and China, and entry-level phones, even those which are lacking in the Windows Phone offer.

However, Apollo is visibly see as the basis of what will be Windows Phone 8. No details have filtered and Microsoft has not indicated its ambition with this future development, but must be classify Apollo in large updates, those who correct but also add functionality, the same as Mango. Mango, it said, is poised to play a crucial role in the deployment of Windows Phone 7, since the arrival of this version will be accompanied by many new smartphones, on all lines.

Windows Phone 7 will also soon count on reinforcements from Nokia, after the partnership between the two giants. Remains to be seen what home public reserve in the Windows Phone of the Finnish manufacturer...

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Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2 motherboard in Z68 equipped for the future

Gigabyte announces the G1.Sniper 2 motherboard bound for Gamers, very complete and thought for the future. It takes over the design of the G1.Sniper, but Exchange of socket and adopts the Z68 instead X 58.The Gigabyte G1 series is radically different from the other motherboards of the constructor. The PCB is black like the latest Gigabyte, but PCI-Express ports and the Ram ports are alternately green and black. The heatsink to a particular form with a look of firearm.The G1.Sniper 2 is thought for the future taking the essential of today and tomorrow. It will be compatible with the current Sandy Bridge processors. Gigabyte also announced support for the Ivy Bridge 22 nm processors, which is the next generation of CPU Intel expected for early 2012. Twelve phases of power supplies will help power the processor.Port PCI-Express 3.0 is also supported but with Ivy processor only Bridge since Sandy Bridge that handles lines PCI-Express 2.0.The more traditional way motherboard is based on the Z68 chipset. It supports up to 32 GB of ram in Dual Channel with frequency up to 2133 Mhz. The SLI and the CrossFire are supported, the PCI-Express ports will then be 2 * 8 x. Note that the LucidLogix Virtu chip will be also the part, as a reminder to switcher between graphics and the graphic part integrated into the CPU, to save energy when the dedicated graphics card does not have to be used.Concerning the storage, the motherboard will support four SATA 3 (6 GB/s) ports two via Intel chipset and two via the additional chip Marvell 88SE9172. There are also three ports SATA 2 (3 GB/s) internal as well as a connector eSATA 3 GB/s at the back of the motherboard.

USB 3.0 will be managed by two Ron EJ168 chips that will allow to have four ports USB 3.0 including two at the rear of the motherboard and internal two. USB 2.0 will be also present with fourteen ports.

For players the G1.Sniper 2 will have a real creative chip the CA20K2 welded to even the motherboard to support the EAX Advanced HD 5.0, the Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect support as well as X - FI options. The network portion will be entrusted to the Bigfoot Networks Killer E2100 chip a UPN (processor dedicated to the network portion) supported by 1 GB of DDR2, the NPU promises to improve network performance.

There are more than to know the price of this Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2.

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Future covers for iPhone 5 betray his finesse

Expected for September, the iPhone 5 is revealed little by little, through the covers that would be dedicated to him and betray his fault.

According to the site 9to5Mac, the first iPhone covers 5 would output of factories of the props. By virtue of their form, they indicate that the phone would be much thinner and larger than version 4. If it covers measures, the future iPhone could measure 12.7 cm high and 7,11 wide 11.52 and 5.86 for the current version.

Third coast side, we realize much of the difference in thickness of covers, but a return to a more rounded, far from sharp of the iPhone edges form 4. It expected the iPhone 5 for output in September. Information that was not always confirmed by Apple.

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