Recent content by Marius Cirsta

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    Nvidia Says GeForce GTX 1060 Will Outperform GTX 980, Founders Edition Will Cost $299

    OK great so they're launching what ? Not only can you not buy it but also there are now reviews ... This isn't even what I'd call a paper launch where at least they should have some reviews for it ... this is a virtual launch and it's all promises made by nVidia on how the card will perform. I...
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    Cortex A72-Powered Snapdragon 618, 620 Renamed To Snapdragon 650, 652

    I just wanted to say that I'm not sure if the 6 cores are 8 cores with 2 disabled, they could be but it depends on how many are needed. If there's a lot of demand for 6 cores then it makes sense to produce them separately. Anyways 4 A53s still make sens because you can have the cores remain in...
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    Cortex A72-Powered Snapdragon 618, 620 Renamed To Snapdragon 650, 652

    Well you have to remember that the 4 are A53s or maybe A35s in the future. These are very small, low power cores. They don't take much space on the chip ( not much increase in cost ) and also don't use a lot of power so 2 more of these isn't really an issue. It gives you a nicer figure for...
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    Purism Librem 13 Notebook Combines 'Free' Hardware With Highly Secure Qubes OS

    It's already running Linux .... well my desktop is, I don't really use laptops even though I have one. I find Linux enough of a not mainstream solution. As I've said I don't really feel like taking open source and privacy to that level ... If I would I'd just leave all my devices and build a...
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    Purism Librem 13 Notebook Combines 'Free' Hardware With Highly Secure Qubes OS

    I bought hardware like this for $700 ( Lenovo Yoga Pro 3). I do value privacy and stuff but honestly not that much, it's not like I really have something to hide ... if I would than yes this would be worth it I suppose. Then again your privacy is only as good as you make it ... if you go to a...
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    AMD Reveals High-Performance Zen CPU, GPUs With HBM, And FinFET

    Hopefully it's just a coincidence that Mr. "Papermaster" made the announcement but knowing AMD it ( unfortunately ) might just not.
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    Samsung Announces Pricing, Availability For New Line Of Curved Monitors

    1080p is just for for my 23 inch screen, I'm not sure I'd really see any benefits if I'd buy a 4K one instead. The thing is movies are in 1080p and I really don't want to spend that much on a graphics card for a 4K monitor so I'll stick with this one for next couple of years. As for curved...
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    Microsoft Bombs Antivirus Tests Yet Again

    While I do have Windows for which I use Avast Free I feel much safer when using Linux. This is not because I believe Linux is the safest OS out there but because it's not targeted that much and because it has a repository with open source apps which contain no viruses or malware.
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    Experimental Firefox OS Build Can Run On MIPS Hardware

    Yes, the hugely popular Firefox OS which everyone loves and can’t stop talking about :)). At least Chorme OS is based on Chrome which can run some native code, android apps and all that ( I think there was even talk of Linux apps ) but Firefox OS is just crap IMO … moving on…
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    MIPS, PowerVR Optimized Version Of Coco2d-x Now Available

    "He was able to easily cross-compile all the required libraries and get the game engine up and running in a few hours" Just as anyone can do with the open source PowerVR driver ... oh wait it's not just a binary blob they constantly avoid making source ... Well I guess people don't really...
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    GeForce GTX Titan X Review: Can One GPU Handle 4K?

    It just seems to me that 4K isn't ready just yet. If you need a 1000$ card and even that is not really able to always give smooth performance in current games then .... I've got a 23 inch 1080p monitor that I'm very happy with and if I'd buy a graphics card for it then I'd probably only need to...
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    GeForce GTX Titan X Review: Can One GPU Handle 4K?

    It just seems to me that 4K isn't ready just yet. If you need a 1000$ card and even that is not really able to always give smooth performance in current games then .... I've got a 23 inch 1080p monitor that I'm very happy with and if I'd buy a graphics card for it then I'd probably only need to...