Thursday, 2 June 2016

Nvidia's new GTX 1070 freezes out Fury, trashes Titan X; Intel launches 10-core Broadwell-E CPU at Computex 2016; Microsoft reverses malware-like upgrade policy for Windows 10; and More

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June 2, 2016

If you're like us, then you're looking for information on technology in upwards of 50 different places. In a medium that's meant to be efficient, the Internet has yet to offer you a lot of efficiency. That's where ExtremeTech comes in.

Nvidia's new GTX 1070 freezes out Fury, trashes Titan X

The GTX 1070 is easily the new upper-midrange performance leader. Not only does it beat the Titan X, which launched barely a year ago, it demolishes every card from its own price point and previous generation, as well as the Fury products from AMD.

Broadwell-E puts 10 cores on tap: Intel launches the Core i7-6950X at Computex 2016

Intel's Broadwell-E offers a 10-core CPU option and new overclocking features -- but is it a better choice than a conventional quad-core for ordinary gamers?

Microsoft will adjust malware-like upgrade policy for Windows 10 following outcry

Following massive user anger, Microsoft will partly reverse course on its Windows 10 upgrade practices. Hopefully this means an end to the malware-like tactics the company recently debuted.

Can more, better tech vault 2016 Mazda CX-9 ahead of Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot?

Mazda crossovers have always been fun to drive. The new CX-9 begs to compete with Pilot and Highlander with new levels of technology and better NVH control.

Developer claims PS4K upgrade 'absolutely' necessary for VR, slams PS4's performance

Sony is rumored to have made backwards compatibility mandatory on the PS4, but comments from an anonymous developer may indicate otherwise. If the PS4K is necessary for good VR performance, it's going to double the cost of buying into Sony's VR technology.

Hospital pays ransomware, but doesn't get files decrypted

After receiving the ransom, the extortionists demanded more before unlocking the hospital's files.

The United States nuclear system still runs (in part) on eight-inch floppy disks

The government's critical nuclear missile defense systems still rely on ancient 1970s-era technology -- but that's not as crazy as it might seem at first glance, even if it's long-since time to update the underlying hardware.


	Jamie Lendino Managing Editor, ExtremeTech.com Follow me on Twitter: @jlendino

Wednesday, 1 June 2016

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- June 1, 2016

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Headline Scan
Report: Smartphone Ad Blockers Picking Up Steam
Federal IT Living in the Floppy Age, Reports GAO
Salesforce Picks AWS as Preferred Public Cloud Provider
Coalition Wants FCC to Look Into Data Cap Exemptions
Microsoft's Intolerable Windows 10 Aggression
Facebook Tweaks Trending Topics Out of Abundance of Caution
Microsoft Drastically Scales Down Smartphone Biz

Today's Story Highlights

Report: Smartphone Ad Blockers Picking Up Steam

At least 419 million people around the world are blocking advertising on
their smartphones, according to a report PageFair released Tuesday. Most
of those people -- 408 million of them -- are using ad-blocking
browsers, notes the report. The use of ad blockers doubled in 2015, and
the use of mobile ad-blocking browsers increased 90 percent during the
same year.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83563.html

Federal IT Living in the Floppy Age, Reports GAO

Antiquated IT systems are soaking up federal technology dollars and
creating risks for both bureaucrats and citizens, the Government
Accountability Office reported last week. More than 75 percent of the
federal IT budget in 2015 went toward the operation and maintenance of
nearly obsolete legacy systems that use outdated software languages and
unsupported hardware parts.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83557.html

Salesforce Picks AWS as Preferred Public Cloud Provider

Salesforce last week announced its selection of Amazon Web Services as
its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider. The deal is worth
$400 million. "For the first time, we'll be able to deliver our core
services -- including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, App Cloud, Community
Cloud, Analytics Cloud and more -- for our international infrastructure
expansion," said Salesforce cofounder Parker Harris.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83561.html

Coalition Wants FCC to Look Into Data Cap Exemptions

A coalition of technology companies and advocacy groups earlier this
week wrote to the Federal Communications Commission, urging it to open a
public investigation into zero-rating practices, in which mobile
providers allow some video or music providers to be excluded from data
caps. The group called on the FCC to examine the zero-rating practices
to determine whether they harm competition.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83554.html

Microsoft's Intolerable Windows 10 Aggression

Microsoft seems to have gone off the deep end with its tricks to get
unwilling customers to upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows
Doesn't the company realize this will hurt it? Does Microsoft think
it can be abusive and win? Users are complaining loudly. Why doesn't
Microsoft care about the disruption it is causing? A slice of the
Microsoft marketplace wants to move to Windows 10. Fine. Many of them
absolutely love it. That is not the problem.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83553.html

Facebook Tweaks Trending Topics Out of Abundance of Caution

Facebook this week said it would make several procedural changes to its
Trending Topics feature to quell concerns that the results could be
steered in a particular political direction, even though it has found no
evidence of bias. The company will retrain workers in the Trending
Topics department and institute additional oversight and control to make
sure trending stories are selected fairly.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83551.html

Microsoft Drastically Scales Down Smartphone Biz

Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to streamline its smartphone
business by cutting 1,850 jobs. It will record an impairment charge of
$950 million, with severance payments accounting for $200 million of the
charge. The restructuring will entail up to 1,350 job losses at
Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland, and 500 more cuts around the world.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83549.html

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