Minecraft Creator Criticizes Windows 8 For Lack Of Game-Developer Support

Microsoft is hoping to make it big with Windows 8. As we inch towards the actual release of the much-anticipated OS in the later part of this month, a number of hardware vendors are also gearing up to launch their Windows 8 machines alongside. However, game developers are not happy with Windows 8, and this sentiment has been echoed in the recent statements by the creator of Minecraft.

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Get A Parallella Supercomputer Starting From $99 Only [KickStarter]

Day by day, Kickstarter projects are grabbing public’s attention. Again this time, an interesting new project is waiting in Kickstarter for public’s response. Chipmaker Adapteva wants to make parallel computing available to everyone. The semiconductor company named the project Parallella. If the company achieves success, the cost of their developed “Supercomputer” will be only $99. Get some more details inside.

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ADATA DashDrive Elite HE720: World’s Thinnest External Hard Drive

ADATA has launched a new portable external hard drive named DashDrive Elite HE720. The hardware maker claims that the external hard drive is the world’s thinnest, with a thickness of only 8.9mm. And, it’s just not slim and beautiful, with the in-built USB 3.0 interface this storage device can deliver 3 times the speed of a USB 2.0 hard drive.

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Consumers Prefer TV Sets As Primary Screens For Online Video Streaming

Various market research reports have announced the gradual death of television long before. The credit was given to the rise of online videos, viewed mainly through computers and cellphones. But, a new report reveals some interesting insights. The report tells how television and video streaming has finally learned to go along side by side, complimenting each other.

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JEDEC Approved DDR4 SDRAM Memory Standard

Korean microelectronics standardization body JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has ratified next-generation DDR4 SDRAM standard. The new development was announced through a press release on September 25. The JEDEC DDR4 (JESD79-4) standard has been defined to ensure higher performance with improved reliability and reduced power.

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Google Says Robot Cars Will Become Publicly Available In 5 Years

Google has been diligently working on the robotic cars front. The company has extensively tested its self-driving cars and has not only gathered the analysis of their performances but has also shared it publicly. Now, Google’s cofounder Sergey Brin has claimed that his company will make the self-driving cars available publicly within the next 5 years.

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VIA Released EPIA-M920 Mini-ITX Embedded Board

VIA has released a latest Mini-ITX embedded board called EPIA-M920. It is the company’s first Mini-ITX board that feature is VIA VX11H media system processor (MSP). The latest MSP enables DirectX 11 and supports 3D stereoscopic display. This embedded board’s latest connectivity technology is able to deliver superior performance in a low power envelope. For the next-generation compact devices, VIA’s this Mini-ITX board is an ideal platform.

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NASA And SpaceX Is Ready To Launch First Unmanned Cargo Resupply Flight

After a successful first flight to the International Space Station (ISS), national space research center NASA and space transport company SpaceX are moving ahead quickly on a planned mission to use the Dragon capsule to resupply the ISS. Out of 12 contracted flights by SpaceX to resupply the space station, NASA and SpaceX jointly have announced that they are targeting October 7 as a launch for the first contracted US cargo resupply mission to the ISS.

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