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AMD adds CrossFire support for FreeSync, Windows 10 compatibility

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:06:01 +0000

AMD has released new drivers unlocking CrossFire support for FreeSync and adding Windows 10 support. They also provide various new features and performance improvements to older cards. Read more...

Tumblr overtakes Instagram as fastest-growing social platform

Usama Jawad — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:42:01 +0000

A quite surprising report by Global Web Index dictates that Tumblr is now the fastest growing social platform. Other social networks like Facebook are currently facing strong competition. Read more...

Windows 7's infection rates five times lower than Windows XP

Denis Wong — Sat, 14 May 2011 01:36:03 +0000

Windows 7's marketshare continues to grow at a steady pace at the expense of its two older siblings, Windows Vista and XP, according to the data from StatCounter. In terms of global usage, Windows XP... Read more...

Netflix announces 20% rate increase for Blu-ray customers

Sean Bradford — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:28:03 +0000

Netflix, one of the largest online DVD rental companies in the United States with over 10 million subscribers, today announced a disappointing 20% rate increase for Blu-ray subscribers. In the announcement Jessie Becker, VP... Read more...

Music Industry Offers Discounted Royalty Rate

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:28:29 +0000

Yesterday, a music industry group said small Internet radio broadcasters could pay discounted royalty rates for streaming music online through 2010, a move that could keep the struggling businesses alive. Webcasters who earn $1.25 million... Read more...

Sony Claims PS3 Failure Rate of Less Than 1 Percent

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:34:33 +0000

If recent reports hold true, Sony PlayStation 3 users may be spending more than their friends for a "next generation console" to save on the hassle of returning damaged goods. Sure all new consoles come... Read more...

Retailers Estimate Xbox 360 Failure Rate High as 33 Percent

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:04:34 +0000

By several metrics, the Xbox 360 is the most successful console so far of this generation. Despite the startling pace of the Wii, the Xbox 360 still has the most consoles sold worldwide and the... Read more...

Apple Announces iPhone Rate Plans, iTunes Activation

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:41:44 +0000

On launch day (June 29, 2007), 400,000 Apple iPhones are expected to be available from 162 Apple Stores and roughly 1,800 AT&T locations. The iPhone will ship with YouTube integration along with a higher-capacity battery... Read more...

Worldwide Software Piracy Rate Holds Steady at 35%

Tue, 15 May 2007 23:12:10 +0000

According to the fourth annual global PC software piracy study by the Business Software Alliance, 35% of the software installed in 2006 on personal computers worldwide was obtained illegally, amounting to nearly $40 billion in... Read more...

Orange announces flat rate pricing for mobile internet use

Tom Warren — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:35:30 +0000

Today Orange announced plans to launch its new flat rate pricing for data on its mobile phone network. From June, five new bundles will be introduced, 3 for contract customers and 2 for pay as... Read more...

FBI loses Laptops & Weapons at a Smaller Rate

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:37:57 +0000

The good news is that losses are dropping. The bad news is that they're still happening, and the FBI doesn't know if secure information is entering the wild. Completed in 2002, the Office of the... Read more...

Passport ID Technology Has High Error Rate

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 14:30:35 +0000

The State Department is moving ahead with a plan to implant electronic identification chips in U.S. passports that will allow computer matching of facial characteristics, despite warnings that the technology is prone to a high... Read more...

Intel's 3D divorce rate

Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:12:41 +0000

Developers of three-dimensional rendering technology for the Web known as X3D are bracing for a standards war with Intel--a former backer of the project--just as their recently sundered collaboration bears fruit. When... Read more...

Piracy rate in Ireland not improved in two years!

Tue, 03 Jun 2003 17:49:18 +0000

Honest guv... some bloke gave me this shiney disk thingy in da pub the other night and said it was all registered and all, give it a "whirl"... Despite experiencing the highest drop... Read more...

Silicon Valley's Jobless Rate 7.9 Percent

Sun, 10 Nov 2002 09:17:16 +0000

The technology downturn continues to hammer California's Silicon Valley, where the unemployment rate in October was 7.9 percent, the highest level since 1983 and well above last month's statewide average of 6.4 percent. ... Read more...

Functional Specification for De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion in DirectX

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 27 Apr 2002 00:32:33 +0000

This download document describes a proposed API that extends Microsoft® DirectX® VA to support de-interlacing and frame rate conversion of video content by graphics device drivers. The purpose of this document is to provide driver... Read more...

Refresh rate compatible 28.90's

Steven Parker — Fri, 26 Apr 2002 19:17:12 +0000

Euphoria sent us a mail letting us know that nvchips-fr have put up the latest nVIDIA (leaked) Detonator XP with the refresh compatible .inf This will make it so that the latest drivers... Read more...

Modded 27.51 Win 2000/XP with the refresh rate fix

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:05:14 +0000

The guys over at Warp2Search have got their grubby mits ;) on the v27.51 drivers modded with the popular refresh rate fix News source: Warp2Search Download:... Read more...

XP Refresh rate program v2.0

Mon, 17 Sep 2001 02:55:19 +0000

The long awaited refresh rate program originally coded for Windows 2000, has been released for XP. This program will allow you to choose refresh rates above 60Hz. I tried it, it works great, and it's... Read more...