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- New AMD Carrizo APU is coming soon. There are a lot of improvements over current Kaveri promised to us. New x86 Excavator CPU cores will be utilized, new generation of Radeon GPU cores will be there as well. Carrizo will have 29% more transistors in the same die size as now, faster/more instructions processed per clock with 40% less power used. There will be on-chip H.265 video decode for true 4K resolution support, first time with APUs - Southbridge integrated. GPU will also be able to perform compute tasks, making it more interesting for future applications.
Time will tell if all this is true and how good Carrizo will be in the end. We hope for good results, it could be a good competitor to Intel.
- GTA V PC release is delayed again, it's either March 22 or April. Rockstar is working on an update to the game that was some time back on consoles. First-person mode will be added. Hopefully bugs reduced for smooth release.
- There is already Windows 7 style Start Menu released for Windows 10. Old is new again, MS brings Start back but not how we like it?
- As seemed destined to happen, the Federal Communications Commission voted today to reclassify broadband Internet service as a public utility, thus giving the FCC the power it sought to implement strict net neutrality rules. The new rules were approved in a 3-to-2 vote and also apply to mobile Internet service, though the war isn't over just yet -- opponents of the Title II classification are sure to mount a legal challenge, and though it's an uphill battle, they may have an easier time convincing a court to issue a stay on the new rules.
Under the new rules, ISPs will not be allowed to implement paid fast lanes, block access to legal content or services, or throttle speeds unless it's for "reasonable network management," such as upgrades to the infrastructure.
- Microsoft has long neglected the PC when it comes to gaming, but with Windows 10, it appears the company is interested in turning a new leaf. The company will be giving several Windows 10 gaming talks and will also host a panel titled “Advanced DirectX12 Graphics and Performance.” Microsoft is also trying to push more cross platform play between Windows gamers and Xbox One users so it wouldn't be too surprising to see more cross platform announcements.
- Lenovo promises to stop installing bloatware (spam/crap/adware) on their computer starting with Windows 10. Lenovo sells a lot of computers and most people like Lenovo for what it is - supplier of computers with good combination of low price, good performance and reliability. But in the recent month it was discovered that Lenovo puts an adware on all computers that poses a serious security threat - Superfish. And that puts a BIG dent in reputation that is earned for years and lost in seconds.
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