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IIRC, some of the really cheap ZTE Android phones still use resistive touch screens... eg the ZTE Racer. However most of these cheaper phones are stuck with Android 2.1/2.2 with no updates in sight... and I don't know if CM7 supports them.

Be warned that it does start off very slow, but by season 2 has picked up speed considerably.

About the only TV that I get to watch on a semi-regular basis is Big Bang Theory, other than that, it's only kids shows. Mind you one kids show that is really good is Shaun The Sheep.

It does seem a little suspect. While I'm sure they're quality cases, there's no mention of any government endorsed or military specification which they meet (or any other specification for that matter). For protecting stuff in the past I've always used Pelican Cases, like the Pelican 1500.

Essentially. Sorry, but I have ask, have you buit your own PC before? Also what software are you using, and what is the size of the working set you are attempting to work with?

I certainly hope there is some form of humour in there? Seriously, if you need that level of RAM and reliablity and if you wanted to build it yourself, I would look at Supermicro or Tyan, both of which have been in the server/workstation market for a long time. (They specialise in...

In response to my last post, Oracle recently released the X4800M2 server. Kitted with: 8x Xeon E7-8870 CPUs (10 core @ 2.4GHz) 1TB RAM 4.8TB HDD (16 x 300GB 10K SAS) 8x GBe LAN ports. Price: a cool $153K :bglaugh:

I raise you. Supermicro X8OBN-F. 8x CPUs (or 80 cores if using 10core Xeon E7-8800's), up to 1TB of RAM, and a price that only the real rich can afford. I know, I know, it's not in the same class as the Gigabyte board you listed, but still it's scary at what can be placed into a single...

Well... 1. You purchase that motherboard. 2. You purchase 2x Intel Xeons to fit. 3. You purchase 18x DIMMs for the correct type. (That are listed in Gigabytes certified memory list). 4. Buy a EATX compatible case, and a high wattage PSU (something desgined for servers, and not some gaming PSU)...

You forget Buzkashi... a sport that takes considerable skill.

More likely due to the Other-OS option, and the better backwards compatiblity...

Not to mention things like TCP Header checksuming in hardware, Wake on LAN, most have PXE boot enabled by default, etc...

Instead of using a PCIe lane for the LAN controller, there is a dedicated link in the P67 chipset exclusively for use with an Intel NIC. Which is theory reduces any latency between a NIC and the rest of the system. (It also has the side effect of reducing the cost of the whole setup).

OT. Gigabyte Motherboard It might, but I don't think that board is ideal for a number of reasons: 1. Only 4 DIMMs in EATX. Heck even Intel squeeze 8 DIMM slots in ATX on the Intel DX79TO. 2. I get a terrible rash when I have to deal with Creative based audio solutions. 3. Why not install an...

I'm fully aware ABS runs surveys all the time, however, I did say ... (Slight change is context, wouldn't you say). I've only been approached once by ABS for a survey (in my entire adult life) outside the regular national surveys, so it does strike me odd that Max is getting them weekly...

Totally agree with that. Here in Oz, the national census is only run every few years, and there is a huge advertising campaign associated. Otherwise the only departments that want that information on a very regular basis is either the Tax Office or Centerlink... PS. Centerlink is the gov...

I think they just went with scale of economy in choosing parts (eg going with more common parts to reduce cost), rather than going for the best engineering solution.

But I didn't think Q3 was made for single player? IIRC, it was pinned around being one of the first games designed primarily for multi-player gaming, vs single-player which was common at the time.

I've never had a problem getting Q3 working on a modern PC... However I tend to push people to using the ioQ3 engine instead... http://ioquake3.org/

Will this make up for it: http://www.gamethemesongs.com/MechWarrior_2_-_Intro.html ;-) Heaps more at: http://gamethemesongs.com/ PS. I've always liked these: http://www.gamethemesongs.com/Quake_II__-_Full.html http://www.gamethemesongs.com/Total_Annihilation_-_Full.html

Anandtech has a review of the refresh of the Netgear ReadyNAS line of products... http://www.anandtech.com/show/5071/netgears-marvell-based-readynas-nv-v2-review/1 Not bad performance, up to 89MB/s in certain scenarios, but I find the price a little steep for what you get. ($399 for the NV+ v2...

Flash v11 for Solaris is finally out now...

Due to local storm damage in the growing areas in far north Queensland a few months ago, prices peaked at $12.99kg shortly after.

We've been buying local as well for quite a few years, however much of the direct buying from road-side stalls has dried up due to high levels of theft, which in some ways forced us back to supermarket supplied goods. Now we travel down to the Nerang Farmer's Markets (about 30km from were we...

Thanks. One of the upsides to my wife's condition, is that we eat very little processed food now. (Anything processed tends to give her severe reflux pretty much immediately). Since doing that, we're all sleeping better at night, the kids temperaments are greatly improved, and I've lost a few...

Hopefully it does come out. Based on what I've read in House to House and seen during the History Channels episodes in Shootout! based on Iraq, it would be a very interesting game.

WiMax has max theoretical of 75Mbps down, 75Mbps up. LTE hax max theoretical of 300Mbps down, 75Mbps up. (Quad antennae setup). More likely to see lower speeds off handheld devices... But WiMax is shared topology, so that 75Mbps is shared amongst all users.

Depends on who you ask, but it's generally either WiMax or LTE are considered 4G telephony services.

The reason why I asked, the last FPS's I put considerable time into were Quake 3, Battlefield 2 and Ravenshield. (I lost track of the amount of time I put into Doom, Quake, Quake 2, and UT and UT2003 though). Has FPS gaming become that poor in order to accommodate the console ports? (If so the...

For more recent episodes, you may be able to watch them via ABC iView. (I don't know if ABC blocks IP addresses based on location). http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/search/Gruen You could also use iViewNapper to get a more permanent download version: http://users.on.net/~m.elliott/ivn/index.html

Surprisingly enough (despite both being the same price range), I see 5 Camry's for each Accord... As my wife put, it's the old Magna drivers are now getting into the Camry's which may be half of the problem.

Being a Uni-bum, I only tend to shave once a week, but that's more to maintain the shape of my goatee, more than anything else. I've got a Philips electric razor for a quick clean up, but for a close shave I use a King of Shaves AlphaGel and a Shick Extreme3 for that really close shave.

I would like to add: Toyota Camry Hummer H3 to that list. Most Camry drivers on the road don't seem to have a clue. Another one of my favourites is the use of transit lanes. (I travel on one on the way to/from Uni, and should only be used by motorbikes, taxis and cars with at least 2 people)...

Saw this on [H]: If Quake Was Made Today. http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/11/03/if_quake_was_made_today Comments? Thoughts? PS. Once my exams are over with (in 2 weeks), I'll have to get out my copy of Quake!

We've experienced the same, but in the local shopping center. All the parents out starting the xmas shopping (before the annual December price rise, umm, Christmas Sales), and some are just nuts, and severally inconsiderate.

@time, Thanks for the info on L3. I was interested how they got such a performance improvement over previous generations of IGPs. Also it would make since to use L3 especially for the video decoding acceleration as well... Re: DWM. I was under the impression (and this was discussed at the Win...

Hi time, Do you have a reference for that? (Sounds like an interesting concept). Certainly the cost of on memory performance with IGPs isn't as bad as previous generations (notably something like the i810 chipset was extremely bad), but it's a cost that is still there. Anyway, some quick math...

I don't have a definitive answer on the Intel gfx vs external gfx, however you must remember that any integrated gfx solution will be sharing memory bandwidth between itself and the CPU to main memory, as well as using your main memory as frame buffer and texture memory. (ie slow compared even...

Most of my stuff fits on a single 500GB external HDD I use for a backup. Approx: 50GB of music (ripped from CD in FLAC). 60GB of home videos. (SD format) 80GB of picture (most still in RAW) 40GB of emails, documents, etc. 110GB of misc data (ISOs of OSes, Applications, etc). Total: ~340GB I...

AFAIK, Core is it. There may be some things to remove from Core, (some of the tools), but I wouldn't advise it.

Really does sound like the US banking system is behind the times. Here (in Oz), just about everything is electronic. Very few places will take written check, and just about all places have some form of electronic means. Heck, even the local fruit stand at the local farmers markets have EFTPOS...

Oh no.... I thought we were talking about something else? But if it's that we are talking about, then here is a site for those actively involved: http://manboobs.co.uk/ (NSFW)

My wife showed me this today... I was lost for words. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090704222642AAi27sH

Ars Technica has an update on Win8, and some of the changes MS are thinking about the UI... http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/10/microsoft-works-to-win-desktop-users-over-to-the-start-screen.ars The 2nd image (the one full of icons) reminded me of the Win3.1 interface...

Nice article. I was certainly wondering where all the transistors went...

I certainly agree that Bulldozer is a cluster-f*%k, however I think it's more a case that they've invested so much time and money into it, it had to be released. Also reading more about the architecture, it certainly seems geared to enterprise applications and not the home user market. (Which...

And this is where I think AMD as a whole is targeting it's products. As being a cheaper alternative with good-enough performance for the majority of people. For the majority of people with a desktop, how many actually play games? (The kind that actually demand top-end i7's)? Less than 20% of...

We're both still in a little bit of shock at it all. If it was just one thing, it woldn't be so bad, but having multiple things happening at once, has left us a little shell-shocked. We only have her mum (who has been helping out by looking after the kids whilst we go to medical appointments)...

Hi all, This month sees passing of another great personality of IT. Dennis Ritchie, co-developer of C and UNIX passed away earlier this week! Another true computing engineer and founder of many technologies has left us. :crap: :sad: "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have...

Looks like the NDAs have been lifted, as there are a few reviews out: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4955/the-bulldozer-review-amd-fx8150-tested/1 In short, the top end one is equivalent to an i5-2500K (despite having 8 cores running at 3.6GHz), but is priced slightly less. AMD only certify the...