Software/Hardware news

[brutalistu]

You Can Now Run Android Apps on Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux
http://www.omgchrome.com/run-android-ap ... ux-archon/

[zme-ul]

Samsung Acknowledges the SSD 840 EVO Read Performance Bug - Fix Is on the Way

For those who are not aware of the issue, there is a bug in the 840 EVO that causes the read performance of old blocks of data to drop dramatically like the HD Tach graph below illustrates. The odd part is that the bug only seems to affect LBAs that have old data (>1 month) associated with them because freshly written data will read at full speed, which also explains why the issue was not discovered until now.

[zme-ul]

EVGA Responds To Defect ACX Cooler Design Complaints

<- clicky

hai ca sunteti la fel de prosti ca aia de la ASUS cu DirectCU2 pe placile AMD
pe heatpipeu din dreapta se vede clar ca chipul depaseste suprafata cu vre-o 3mm, daca mutau ansamblul 3-5mm mai la dreapta sa poata atinge chipul si heatpipeul din stanga nu se putea, nu!?
plus ca tevile alea ar fi trebuit sa fie aprox lipite una de alta
si EVGA erau unii din "jucatorii" importanti ai nVidia


de comparat cu cooleru de la ASUS GTX 970: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS ... ooler2.jpg

[ola small dickie]

zmeul de pe forumul level a identificat cu ochiul liber pe o poza de pe internet o problema si o solutie ce le-au scapat specialistilor de la unul din cei mai mari producatori de placi video. i'm honoured

[zme-ul]

zmeul de pe forumul level a identificat cu ochiul liber pe o poza de pe internet o problema si o solutie ce le-au scapat specialistilor de la unul din cei mai mari producatori de placi video. i'm honoured

hai sa vb prostii
daca ar fi prima data cand se discuta, si nu pe level, despre problemele astora ... pe forumul ala din link sunt 9 pagini de replyuri, macar te-ai obosit sa le citesti?
si ghici ce, parerea mea (ca deh e o tara "libera"), coincide cu parerea altora de pe forumuri mult mai "elevate"

daca nu te intereseaza, spune ca nu te intereseaza si nu mai postez - dar, te rog, nu ma lua peste picior aiurea
concuram la presedentie si nu stiu eu? ce-i cu atitudinea asta ...


---

Guru3D - EVGA GeForce GTX 970 ACX has misaligned GPU vs heatpipes

[ola small dickie]

Doar mi s-a parut amuzanta abordarea ta si modul cum ai ales sa povestesti problema. Gen: "bai pulicilor de la EVGA, nu v-a trecut ba prostanilor prin cap sa mutati nu stiu ce la cativa mm mai incolo? ce amatori". In rest, nu te iau peste picior, posteaza in continuare, ma intereseaza unele.

[zme-ul]

Doar mi s-a parut amuzanta abordarea ta si modul cum ai ales sa povestesti problema. Gen: "bai pulicilor de la EVGA, nu v-a trecut ba prostanilor prin cap sa mutati nu stiu ce la cativa mm mai incolo? ce amatori". In rest, nu te iau peste picior, posteaza in continuare, ma intereseaza unele.

daca eu si alte zeci/sute de indivizi au vazut problema iar inginerii alora nu .. ASUS au fost huliti pt exact aceeasi problema pe placile AMD
nu mi-a trebuit masterat in inginerie sa vad o solutie simpla, pe cand ei s-au scuzat ca nVidia a fost de acord cu dezignul lor, deci e OK - ma lasi

[zme-ul]

revenind ...

Even after the official response above, someone has brought it to our attention that the 3rd heatpipe isn’t even sealed off therefore having no functioning operation whatsoever as shown below

---


se pare ca EVGA a refacut coolerul in varianta ACX 2.0 - EVGA GTX970 FTW ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-2978) : http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2222696

[zme-ul]

The Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs Is Now on the Loose

Caudill says that by publishing their code, he and Wilson are hoping to start that security process. But even they hesitate to release every possible attack against USB devices. They’re working on another exploit that would invisibly inject malware into files as they are copied from a USB device to a computer. By hiding another USB-infecting function in that malware, Caudill says it would be possible to quickly spread the malicious code from any USB stick that’s connected to a PC and back to any new USB plugged into the infected computer. That two-way infection trick could potentially enable a USB-carried malware epidemic. Caudill considers that attack so dangerous that even he and Wilson are still debating whether to release it.

[Stokkolm]

M-am speriat si eu prima data, dar daca ce zice tipul din primul comment "Andromeda" e adevarat, nu e tocmai asa grav. Trebuie sa fi mai ceva ca Tony Stark sa reprogramezi chipul dispozitivului USB cu pistolul de lipit.

[zme-ul]

HP confirms breakup

HP plans to break into two by the end of October 2015. One of the new, separate companies will be Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, focusing on "servers, storage, networking, converged systems, services and software as well as its OpenStack Helion cloud platform," HP said. HP CEO Meg Whitman will be CEO of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.

HP's personal systems and printing businesses will become HP Inc. and have "a strong roadmap into the most exciting new technologies like 3D printing and new computing experiences," HP said. Dion Weisler, executive VP of the printing and personal systems division, will be HP Inc. CEO. Whitman will chair the HP Inc. board.

[zme-ul]

Samsung's 840 EVO update fixes slow reads with old data

Before we get into the results of our testing, we should spend a moment on the problem itself. Here's how Samsung describes the issue:

SSDs usually calibrate changes in the statuses of cells over time via the flash management software algorithm. Due to the error in the software algorithm, the 840 EVO performed read-retry processes aggressively, resulting in a drop in overall read performance. This only occurs if the data was kept in its initial cell without changing, and there are no symptoms of reduced read performance if the data was subsequently migrated from those cells or overwritten.

[Jaunty]

The Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs Is Now on the Loose

Caudill says that by publishing their code, he and Wilson are hoping to start that security process. But even they hesitate to release every possible attack against USB devices. They’re working on another exploit that would invisibly inject malware into files as they are copied from a USB device to a computer. By hiding another USB-infecting function in that malware, Caudill says it would be possible to quickly spread the malicious code from any USB stick that’s connected to a PC and back to any new USB plugged into the infected computer. That two-way infection trick could potentially enable a USB-carried malware epidemic. Caudill considers that attack so dangerous that even he and Wilson are still debating whether to release it.

Am găsit asta pe darknet:

[zme-ul]

ne-am cacat in palarie .. nici in deviceurile USB nu mai avem incredere

initial, cand am auzit prima data de un astfel de exploit nu mi-a venit sa cred: chinezii modificasera FW la o imprimanta multifunctionala si au vandut-o unei firme particulare - viermele s-a extins in toata reteaua si a furat tot ce s-a putut

[zme-ul]

Corsair RGB Keyboards only capable of 512 colours, rather than the advertised 16.8 million

gg Corsair, le-a sarit odata lumea in cap cand au schumbat logoul pe produse (tramp stamp), acum asta ...

[brutalistu]

Avast Antivirus Was Spying On You with Adware (Until This Week)
http://www.howtogeek.com/199829/avast-a ... this-week/

[zme-ul]

uau!
nu am avut niciodata incredere in Avast, desi in trecut a trebuit sa-l folosesc in varii situatii

[Gabriela]

Cred că erau mai simpli și la obiect acum ceva timp. În ultimii 1-2 ani s-au nesimțit/prostit și s-au umplut de reclame, bloat, false positives și braindead fanboys.

[zme-ul]

false positives se intamla si la case mai mari

[Gabriela]

Desigur, dar nu în proporțiile debordante de care tot dă dovadă avast în ultima vreme.