Windows XP Still The Dominant OS
Another month, another report saying Windows XP is still the most dominant OS. Windows 7 looks like it might even catch Windows XP before the launch of Windows 8. Numbers don't lie from what Netmarketshare is reporting, if the numbers are right Windows 8 may have a hard time gaining any market share when it launches later this year. Windows 8 wont be getting any attention from me well at less not until Windows 9 comes around and Microsoft brings back the Start Menu.
Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative Trailer
The official trailer for Valve's new Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative. Skip ahead to 1:13 to see the porn (top right hand corner). LoL
Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm (BRAD)
This has to be the coolest dorm room ever. I highly doubt the "romantic mode" will ever get used, but this is still way better than any dorm room I've ever seen.
First Successful Perching Of A Robotic Bird
Robots are another step closer to total world domination. They should test these on humans...as they run...waving their arms in a panic.
Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Gameplay Video
Rockstar has tossed up a new Max Payne 3 multiplayer gameplay video today that explains the different online game modes. I gotta say, the multiplayer looks like it might actually be pretty good.
Sticking Your Hand In The Large Hadron Collider
Ever want to know what would happen if you stuck your hand in front of the LHC's proton beam? Well, the people that actually work on the Large Hadron Collider explain it.
Nvidia's GeForce Experience: Cloud-based Settings Optimizer
Spend too much time fiddling with your graphical settings and not enough time gaming? Nvidia's "GeForce Experience" brings an optimal in-game experience for your system using the Cloud. Nvidia announced a huge game changer at GeForce LAN 2012 in Shanghai, China with the unveiling of the ultra-cool GTX GeForce 690. The company didn't stop there, as Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang also revealed the cloud-based project called the "GeForce Experience".
The service aims to simplify any hardship involved in configuring graphical settings for any of your favorite games; providing both the smoothest and visually-optimal experience possible. While some enthusiasts may not encounter many difficulties while configuring their games, Nvidia's research shows that “four out of five gamers play games at their default settings,” Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang pointed out. “Most gamers simply don't have the ability or the patience to configure each one of the games specifically for their PC.”
GeForce Experience can help average gamers get the most out of their games, and help enthusiasts tweak their settings to perfection. The service works by using the Cloud to connect your system to a GeForce supercomputer containing a wide-variety of hardware combinations, driver builds and video game releases. “We literally use this data center, and this supercomputer, to methodically search the perfect setting for each GPU, CPU, Motherboard, operating system and driver configuration,” stated Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.
In order to access this wealth of information, the end user installs a piece of software and simply clicks a button to optimize their PC. The optimization process is completely automatic; installing the latest drivers and configuring the best graphical settings for your system the next time you launch your game. GeForce Experience is expected to begin beta on June 6th.
The service aims to simplify any hardship involved in configuring graphical settings for any of your favorite games; providing both the smoothest and visually-optimal experience possible. While some enthusiasts may not encounter many difficulties while configuring their games, Nvidia's research shows that “four out of five gamers play games at their default settings,” Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang pointed out. “Most gamers simply don't have the ability or the patience to configure each one of the games specifically for their PC.”
GeForce Experience can help average gamers get the most out of their games, and help enthusiasts tweak their settings to perfection. The service works by using the Cloud to connect your system to a GeForce supercomputer containing a wide-variety of hardware combinations, driver builds and video game releases. “We literally use this data center, and this supercomputer, to methodically search the perfect setting for each GPU, CPU, Motherboard, operating system and driver configuration,” stated Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.
In order to access this wealth of information, the end user installs a piece of software and simply clicks a button to optimize their PC. The optimization process is completely automatic; installing the latest drivers and configuring the best graphical settings for your system the next time you launch your game. GeForce Experience is expected to begin beta on June 6th.
Two Cars, One Awesome Game of Pong
In the world of marketing, especially when it comes to automobiles, you have to be exceptionally clever in order to set yourself apart from the crowd. Most of us have seen or heard it all by now, so how can you grab the attention of a worldwide audience? How about a good old game of Pong everyone can enjoy.
Hitachi Global Storage to Demo First 12Gb/s SAS SSD
Hitachi Global Storage Technology (HGST), which was recently acquired by Western Digital, claims to be first with a demonstration of the first 12Gb/s SAS SSD. The company will be unveiling the device at the SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase, which take place in Santa Clara on May 9. As the name indicates, the drive is theoretically capable of transferring data at 12 Gb/s - twice the rate of current 6 Gb/s drives - which translates to a total bandwidth of 4.8 GB/s.
“We have successfully achieved interoperability between our 12Gb/s SAS Serial Attached SCSI interface drive and 12Gb/s SAS HBAs and expanders from both LSI and PMC-Sierra,” said Brendan Collins, vice president of HGST product marketing, in a prepared statement. “Meeting these interoperability milestones is critical when preparing the industry for the adoption of a new interface standard." HGST said that it expects market adoption of 12 Gb SAS drives in 2013.
“We have successfully achieved interoperability between our 12Gb/s SAS Serial Attached SCSI interface drive and 12Gb/s SAS HBAs and expanders from both LSI and PMC-Sierra,” said Brendan Collins, vice president of HGST product marketing, in a prepared statement. “Meeting these interoperability milestones is critical when preparing the industry for the adoption of a new interface standard." HGST said that it expects market adoption of 12 Gb SAS drives in 2013.
Windows and SkyDrive Connecting
Windows to take another big step towards our vision by making SkyDrive far more powerful. There are new storage options, apps that connect your devices to SkyDrive, and a more powerful device cloud that lets you “fetch” any file from a Windows PC. Taken together with access from popular mobile phones and a browser, you can now take your SkyDrive with you anywhere, connect it to any app that works with files and folders, and get all the storage you need—making SkyDrive the most powerful personal cloud storage service available.
Here’s what’s available for use, starting now:
You can download the new SkyDrive apps now, but you might want to take a look at this video first, which gives you a glimpse of all the things you can do with the new SkyDrive.
A few things to try today
So how exactly will SkyDrive let you work seamlessly with Office and Windows from anywhere? We thought we’d share a few things you can try today. Word, Excel and PowerPoint: Work across web and desktop, online or offline - no conversions, no compromises.
With SkyDrive for Windows and Mac, you can easily work with documents using the Office apps you love – Word, Excel and PowerPoint – from anywhere. Unlike other services, you can do this without converting between formats or compromising on features. Below is a short video to demonstrate along with a few tips for collaboration.
OneNote: Capture notes, voice clips, scans and more on the go. Access and search later Over the years, people have called OneNote a hidden gem. Thankfully more people are discovering it with the launch of OneNote for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone. Use your phone to take notes, record voice clips, scan documents and sync them instantly to SkyDrive. Your stuff is pushed to OneNote 2010 on your PC where you can organize and search – even audio and images. You can share notebooks with your spouse, friends or teams who can use OneNote Web App - free.
Fetch files in Windows: Turn your PC into a private cloud to access any file, not just what’s in the cloud Moving files to the cloud offers many advantages – particularly for sharing and collaboration. However, you shouldn’t have to upload everything just to access it anywhere. With “fetch”, SkyDrive works seamlessly with your Windows PC so you can access any file from anywhere. You can even stream videos. Windows transcodes your video automatically to fit your connection.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Every app connects to the cloud, no setup required With SkyDrive for Windows, the cloud is another folder on your desktop. Any existing Windows app that can access the file system can now access SkyDrive. SkyDrive for Windows 8 also brings a seamless cloud experience to new Windows 8 apps. This opens up new possibilities, for example, using SkyDrive together with apps available now in the Windows Store like Mail, Docstoc and Skitch.
Please try these out today, share your feedback – and tell your friends. In the coming months, you’ll see SkyDrive continue to bring seamless personal cloud storage to Windows and Office that’s available anywhere.
Forget touch and even the mouse
The more we thought about it, the more we realized that the model we were looking for was right in front of us – or at least used to be. We harkened back to a time when computing was simpler. Sure, interface design has changed over the years, but do people really want to navigate through their files with the flick of a finger or view photos with a click of a mouse? Maybe. But we believe the first and best way for humans to interact with computers is through terse commands entered via the good old keyboard. That’s when it hit us: what the world needs is a SkyDrive Command Line Interface!
Introducing SkyCMD
Starting today, you can finally interact with SkyDrive the way you’ve always wanted to. You can use the classic DOS syntax to easily navigate your file hierarchy—familiar commands like “dir” and “cd.” Simple. Powerful. SkyCMD: Command line access to your files on SkyDrive. Go to skycmd.com and check it out. Once you connect SkyCMD to your SkyDrive account you can do many of the powerful things that only a CLI can offer. As for customization, try the “color” command to give your SkyCMD window a little flare.
Source: MSDN Blogs | Inside Windows Live | SkyDrive | SkyCMD
Here’s what’s available for use, starting now:
- SkyDrive for the Windows desktop (preview available now). View and manage your personal SkyDrive directly from Windows Explorer on Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista with this new preview app available in 106 languages worldwide.
- Fetching files through SkyDrive.com. Easily access, browse, and stream files from a remote PC running the preview app to just about anywhere by simply fetching them via SkyDrive.com.
- SkyDrive storage updates. A new, more flexible approach to personal cloud storage that allows power users to get additional paid storage as their needs grow.
- SkyDrive for other devices. We’ve updated the SkyDrive apps on Windows Phone and iOS devices, bringing better management features and sharing options to those devices. We’re also releasing a new preview client for Mac OS X Lion, letting you manage your SkyDrive right from the Finder.
You can download the new SkyDrive apps now, but you might want to take a look at this video first, which gives you a glimpse of all the things you can do with the new SkyDrive.
A few things to try today
So how exactly will SkyDrive let you work seamlessly with Office and Windows from anywhere? We thought we’d share a few things you can try today. Word, Excel and PowerPoint: Work across web and desktop, online or offline - no conversions, no compromises.
With SkyDrive for Windows and Mac, you can easily work with documents using the Office apps you love – Word, Excel and PowerPoint – from anywhere. Unlike other services, you can do this without converting between formats or compromising on features. Below is a short video to demonstrate along with a few tips for collaboration.
OneNote: Capture notes, voice clips, scans and more on the go. Access and search later Over the years, people have called OneNote a hidden gem. Thankfully more people are discovering it with the launch of OneNote for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone. Use your phone to take notes, record voice clips, scan documents and sync them instantly to SkyDrive. Your stuff is pushed to OneNote 2010 on your PC where you can organize and search – even audio and images. You can share notebooks with your spouse, friends or teams who can use OneNote Web App - free.
Fetch files in Windows: Turn your PC into a private cloud to access any file, not just what’s in the cloud Moving files to the cloud offers many advantages – particularly for sharing and collaboration. However, you shouldn’t have to upload everything just to access it anywhere. With “fetch”, SkyDrive works seamlessly with your Windows PC so you can access any file from anywhere. You can even stream videos. Windows transcodes your video automatically to fit your connection.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Every app connects to the cloud, no setup required With SkyDrive for Windows, the cloud is another folder on your desktop. Any existing Windows app that can access the file system can now access SkyDrive. SkyDrive for Windows 8 also brings a seamless cloud experience to new Windows 8 apps. This opens up new possibilities, for example, using SkyDrive together with apps available now in the Windows Store like Mail, Docstoc and Skitch.
Please try these out today, share your feedback – and tell your friends. In the coming months, you’ll see SkyDrive continue to bring seamless personal cloud storage to Windows and Office that’s available anywhere.
Forget touch and even the mouse
The more we thought about it, the more we realized that the model we were looking for was right in front of us – or at least used to be. We harkened back to a time when computing was simpler. Sure, interface design has changed over the years, but do people really want to navigate through their files with the flick of a finger or view photos with a click of a mouse? Maybe. But we believe the first and best way for humans to interact with computers is through terse commands entered via the good old keyboard. That’s when it hit us: what the world needs is a SkyDrive Command Line Interface!
Introducing SkyCMD
Starting today, you can finally interact with SkyDrive the way you’ve always wanted to. You can use the classic DOS syntax to easily navigate your file hierarchy—familiar commands like “dir” and “cd.” Simple. Powerful. SkyCMD: Command line access to your files on SkyDrive. Go to skycmd.com and check it out. Once you connect SkyCMD to your SkyDrive account you can do many of the powerful things that only a CLI can offer. As for customization, try the “color” command to give your SkyCMD window a little flare.
Source: MSDN Blogs | Inside Windows Live | SkyDrive | SkyCMD
PC Perspective Podcast #199
Join PC Perspective this week as they talk about Ivy Bridge Desktop and Mobile reviews, Intel and AMD Earnings, and a Gold Motherboard.
Fun With Antibubbles
For those of you that haven't seen this yet, this "fun with antibubbles" video is rather impressive. Feel free to insert your own "Yo dog, I heard you liked bubbles, so I put bubbles inside your bubbles..." jokes here. What amazes me the most is how round the bubble seems to be, look at everything in are milky wave even the earth is round weird.
Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun
Not sure which is more fake, the accent or the video but this guy's stuff is always fun to watch.
Crysis 3 Official Trailer
Crysis 3, coming to consoles everywhere...and ported to PCs...in 2013. See the official Crysis 3 trailer. LoL smart ass remarks again that's why I love reading HardOCP.
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