| Newegg Daily Deals: Motherboard Roundup Posted: 19 Jun 2013 08:00 PM PDT |
| 6 Features iOS 7 Took from Android and Other Operating Systems Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:00 PM PDT 
There's a reason iOS 7 looks so familiar Last week Apple announced its highly-anticipated iOS 7 update would come with a flurry of "new" features. From the look of things, however, we've seen a lot of these supposedly fresh designs in Android, WebOS, and Windows before. Is Apple stealing ideas from other user interface (UI) developers in a bid to stay relevant? Take a look at our UI comparisons in the slides below and let us know what you think! |
| John McAfee Posts Quirky Video in Response to Uninstall Requests Posted: 19 Jun 2013 09:16 AM PDT  Warning: NSFW (vulgar language)
Um, yeah. John McAfee, British-American programmer and founder of McAfee (now owned by Intel), is an eccentric individual, to say the least. He also remains a person of interest in a murder investigation in Belize where he used to live. That's before he fled to Guatemala, played the crazy card and faked a heart attack to avoid being deported, and was ultimately shuttled back to the United States. If you thought his bizarre escapades were over, however, think again. In a video posted to YouTube, McAfee claims he often receives requests for information on how to uninstall McAfee Antivirus. He notes that he hasn't had anything to do with the software in 15 years, though he gives it a shot (literally) anyway. The video is definitely NOT SAFE FOR WORK, so take note before you hit the play button. It's filled with vulgar language as he reads supposed letters from McAfee users complaining about the software, it degrades women, and at one point John is shown snorting bath salts, perhaps poking fun at previous reports of his alleged drug use (or maybe it's an admission?). In any event, this is one weird video that provides a glimpse into John's psyche. It does not, however, tell you how to uninstall McAfee Antivirus, not unless shooting your laptop is an acceptable solution. Have a look at the NSFW video: It definitely appears John is a few marbles short of a full sack, but is he crazy? Maybe not. John claimed all along that the Belize government was out to get him, and while his romp through the jungle and into the States has been strange, you can't help but wonder if some of his allegations were true after his island home burned to the ground last month. He lost two structures, each one valued at $250,000. The supposed bush fire that caused the buildings to burn down occured just days before an investment group was to close a deal to purchase the property. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook |
| Cooler Master's CM Storm Havoc Gaming Mouse Features Ultra-Sensitive Laser Posted: 19 Jun 2013 08:16 AM PDT  Get ready to wreak Havoc on the battlefield.
Cooler Master's CM Storm division just unveiled a new mouse for gamers. It's called "Havoc" and it will help you wreak havoc on virtual battlegrounds with an Avago 9,800 laser sensor that's adjustable from 100 DPI all the way to 8,200 DPI, suitable for both sniping and quick movements. It also features on-the-fly tuning (switch between different DPI levels in the middle of a firefight) and a bit of customizable bling. Havoc is equipped with multi-color LED zones, including the scroll wheel, CM Storm logo, and DPI buttons. You can adjust the brightness and color of each zone, or disable them altogether. Other features include 8 programmable buttons, a rubber side grip for stability, built in memory so you can store you settings in the mouse, up to 4 profile settings, and a 1.8 meter cord. The CM Storm Havoc is available now for $55 MSRP. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook |
| Nvidia Following in ARM's Footsteps, Plans to License Graphics Technology Posted: 19 Jun 2013 07:59 AM PDT  A potentially big move for Nvidia.
It's hard to argue against the success ARM has had in the mobile space. Arguably no other company has a larger footprint in the smartphone and tablet market, and it's all done through licensing its technology to third parties. Nvidia, whose own Tegra line is based on ARM's architecture, has been paying attention to ARM's business savvy and will soon begin licensing its Kepler GPU technology to other companies. So says Reuters based on a conversation it had with Nvidia chief Jen-Hsun Huang. As the landscape changes and trends toward mobile, Huang wants to be sure his company remains flexible and is willing to adapt. "The bottom line is the world has changed and we're expanding our business model to serve markets that we historically could not serve by selling chips alone," Huang told Reuters. It's an interesting proposition and one that would inevitably pit Nvidia against ARM. As to whether Nvidia has any plans of licensing its GPU technology to Apple and Samsung, Huang played it coy saying it's early and his company has only begun interacting with the marketplace. "We will target customers where their capacity and desire to build their own application processors is great," Huang said. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook |
| Fuel Entertainment to Go Digging for Buried Atari Games and Prototype Systems in Landfill Posted: 19 Jun 2013 07:39 AM PDT  Go ahead and leave the E.T. cartridges in the landfill.
A landfill in New Mexico may be a goldmine of Atari nostalgia, filled with old game cartridges, prototypes of systems that never saw the light of day, and other hardware from 30 years ago. As the story goes, Atari was sitting on millions of games and other goods that it couldn't sell, so one day the company decided to load them all onto a fleet of trucks and bury them in the desert. That was three decades ago. The landfill in question sits next to a railroad behind a McDonald's and has since been packed with dirt and concrete. It's largely regarded as a legend, though don't tell that to Mark Esquero, a 69-year-old who sat for a spell with The New York Times. "It's not a myth," Esquero insists as he holds up an E.T. cartridge he claims he plucked from the burial ground. Esquero has more than a dozen games he supposedly dug up from a hole in the landfill right after Atari unloaded its goods. According to NYT, Fuel Entertainment managed to get a permit to excavate the Alamogordo landfill over the course of the next six months. Mike Burns, the company's chief, said he definitely plans to go digging, though concedes "there might be nothing." Or it could be a treasure trove. Some stories suggest there were around 20 truckloads of games and prototypes dumped in the landfill. Is it true? It looks like we'll soon find out. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook |
| Adobe Officially Launches Subscription-Only Creative Cloud Desktop App Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:06 AM PDT 
Despite opposition, company abandons pay-once, use-forever Creative Suite The Creative Cloud desktops apps Adobe announced at Adobe MAX back in May are now here. With the company halting the development of its Creative Suite applications, the subscription-based Creative Cloud desktop apps will now be the only way for people to access the company's latest flagship creativity apps. Only available to paying Creative Cloud members, the CC desktop apps, which include Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Adobe Muse CC, Dreamweaver CC, Edge Animate CC, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and many more, pack hundreds of new features not found in the CS6 versions and allow you to keep everything "synced and organized across your desktop, website, and mobile device." Despite Adobe offering a wide range of subscription plans that cater to everyone from individuals interested in single apps to businesses and creative teams with much larger appetites, not everyone is enthused at having a subscription-based model shoved down their throat. While the company is unlikely to go back to the pay-once, use-forever model, it remains open to the idea of making Creative Cloud membership plans a lot more affordable in order to assuage those unhappy with current pricing. For individuals, subscription costs $19.99 per month for a single app and $49.99 per month for the entire suite ($74.99 without annual commitment), with existing Creative Suite (CS3 or later) customers eligible for discounts on both as long as they are willing to make an annual commitment. Likewise, for a limited period only, Adobe is offering the "Complete" plan to student and teachers at discounted prices: $19.99 per month for individual users and $39.99 per month per user for teams. Where teams and businesses are concerned, the Complete plan costs $69.99 per month per user ($39.99/month per user for existing CS users). "We've added a ton of new innovation to all our CC desktop apps like Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. These apps include new features that increase productivity, streamline the effort to build mobile content and showcase some stunning new imaging and video science. And in addition to the traditional areas of innovation these apps are now connected to the powerful publishing and community features integral to the Creative Cloud experience," said David Wadhwani, senior vice president and general manager, Digital Media, Adobe. "And with even more great updates coming to Creative Cloud throughout the year, we can't wait to see the incredible work our customers are going to deliver." Those who can do without all the latest features can stick to Creative Suite 6, which the company currently intends to continue selling "indefinitely." Follow Pulkit on Google+ |
