The Elder Scrolls Anthology mettete una X sul calendario!

A settembre la vostra passione tornerà agli albori!

Sul blog ufficiale di Bethesda Italia è apparso ieri un articoletto che stuzzicherà parecchi videogiocatori. Dopo espansioni, rumors ed episodi di modding in grande stile, si parla di “The Elder Scrolls“, ma non solamente di Skyrim come potete pensare. Quindi…

Con immenso piacere, Bethesda (NdZack e io con la bava alla bocca) annuncia “The Elder Scrolls Anthology“, la raccolta definitiva di ogni capitolo, espansione, avventura e chi-più-ne-ha-più-ne-metta di questa saga videoludica Fantasy che ha origine nel 1994. Cosa ci sarà in cotanta magnificenza? Andiamo a vedere:

Aggiungiamo anche qualche mappa cartacea da tenere sempre a portata di mano, accanto alla tastiera? Non ce n’è bisogno! Tamriel, Iliac Bay, Morrowind, Cyrodiil e Skyrim saranno mappate nel dettaglio in supporti cartacei per i videogiocatori che non amano molto navigare nei menù, permettendo al gioco di non pausarsi per la consultazione di luoghi d’interesse e città.

Questo box è atteso il 13 Settembre come esclusiva per PC, ad un prezzo di circa 60 euro.

Che ne dite? Non aggiungo altro e vi lascio ai commenti…

(NdZack p.s.: c’è qualcuno che in redazione ha re-iniziato Skyrim tipo 7 volte, indovinate un po’ chi…)

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Intel planning three more mobile ULV CPUs

Currently Intel has three ULV mobile processors in its line-up, but it looks like that will soon be expanded by an additional three model. Were talking about 17W TDP mobile Sandy Bridge chips here and very possibly the ones that will appear in Apples upcoming MacBook Air refresh. The new models are said to include one Core i5 and two Core i7 models.

Intels current models are the 1.4GHz Core i5-2537M, the 1.5GHz Core i7-2617M and the 1.6GHz Core i7-2657M. The Core i5 differs by having 3MB of L3 cache versus 4MB for the Core i7s and it also has a slightly reduced set of Turbo multipliers. However, Intels new models are upping the game a bit, especially the new Core i5 model.

Were looking at a base clock of 1.7GHz for the Core i5-2557M which is a massive step up in this market space and on top of that Intel has given it near enough the same Turbo multiplier as its Core i7 sibling. Oddly enough Intel decided to clock the Core i7-2637M at the exact same 1.7GHz as the Core i5-2557M, although the Turbo speed for a single core is 100MHz faster at 2.8GHz and it does of course have 1MB of extra L3 cache, just like the currently available model. What we dont quite understand is why the Core i7-2637 has a lower model number than the Core i7-2657M, as the CPU is faster both at base clock and at its fastest Turbo speed.

Finally we have the Core i7-2677 which is a 1.8GHz part with a Turbo frequency of 2.9GHz and its the fastest ULV Sandy Bridge CPU for the time being. All three models have the same base graphics clock as the current models at 350MHz, but the max dynamic frequency is much higher on all three models at 1.2GHz, compared to speeds between 900MHz and 1GHz. No word on pricing as yet, but we have a feeling that it wont be too long before we see some new ultra-thin notebooks with these CPUs fitted to them.

Source: CPU World

Samsung accuses LG of OLED technology theft

Samsung is under attack from Apple on all fronts globally, but in South Korea Samsung is attacking competing firm LG. LG and 11 other people have been accused of stealing Samsung’s OLED technology between 2010 and 2011.

Three of the accused currently work at Samsung. LG is denying that neither it nor its employees are involved in the technology theft. Samsung is also tagging on the accusation that LG has been poaching Samsung’s employees.

LG and Samsung are both prominent display makers, and their products are shipped worldwide. OLED technology allows manufacturers to produce thinner, lighter, and even flexible displays.

The two South Korean tech giants are currently vying to become the world’s largest suppliers of OLED displays.

Samsung names flexible AMOLED display YOUM, and may soon come to market

Samsung has officially named their flexible AMOLED technology "Youm", and both the name and logo has been sent for trademark registration in the United States. This may mean that devices incorporating Youm could soon go on retail. Youm is Samsungs next generation ultra-thin screen with the unique characteristic of being able to be bent; the company termed it as unbreakable.

The flexibile AMOLED technology was showcased at CES last year, and at that time, we saw a 4.5-inch screen with a thinness of 0.3mm and resolution of 800x480 (WVGA). Samsung has demonstrated the concept by using it for ebook reading, camera, video chat and even to the extend of augmented reality and 3D visuals on tablet PCs. Recently, many companies are conducting research and development on flexible displays, and LG was the first to go into production of the screen. Last week, Korean company CE has revealed that the company has begun mass production of the worlds first plastic electronic paper display.

Source: xinmin.cn

Plextor announces PC free DVD burner

When it comes to backing up data, most of us arent doing nearly as good job as we should and these days we have so many different devices that needs to be backed up that most of us just dont bother. Plextor has come up with a somewhat interesting solution to the problem of backing up files on smartphones, tablets, digital cameras and just about anything else, without the need of a PC, namely the PlexEasy PC free DVD burner.

The Plexeasy is in essence a laptop size optical drive with a couple of USB ports, an SD card slot, an LCD display and a couple of buttons. What it allows you to do is to connect up all your gadgets to it and back up the data directly from the device and/or memory card. Plextor claims that the PlexEasy is compatible with most digital cameras as well as Android, iOS and Blackberry devices, but the press release doesnt mention Windows Phone or other mobile operating systems, but theyre most likely going to be supported. However, theres a catch, the PlexEasy only works with mass storage devices, so if you dont have a mass storage setting on your phone, its not going to work.

As an added bonus the PlexEasy can be used as an optical drive for your notebook, although it apparently requires two USB port for power which might not be ideal when it comes to Ultrabooks which tend to have one USB port on each side of the notebook. Were not sure DVD media is the way forward for backing up data though, as even your average SD card these days is about 8GB and most higher-end phones comes with at least as much internal storage memory making the not so old silver disc feel quite dated with its 4.7GB. However, as an easy way to archive photos directly from a camera or a phone/tablet it might not be such a bad solution. One critical piece of information is missing though, price and knowing Plextor its not going to be cheap.

Source: Plextor

Piracy charges against 9-year-old girl dropped

Police in Finland have dropped a piracy case against a 9-year-old girl after she attempted to download songs from Finnish pop star Chisu.

Once the illegal download was detected the Copyright Information and Control Centre (CIAPC) issued a letter to the girls father, who was the internet account holder, demanding a payment of €600 in compensation, as well as requiring the signing of a non-disclosure agreement.The father refused to pay, claiming that neither he nor his daughter really knew what she was doing, and that the songs ended up not even playing. The CIAPC responded by filing a complaint to the police, who raided the girls home and confiscated her laptop.Tools of the trade for digital criminalsNews of the raid spread online, earning the CIAPC much condemnation, but now the charges have been dropped.“We have decided to end the criminal investigation, because CIAPC has waived the penalty claims,” police officer Markku Nisula told Finnish news outlet MTV3.It appears that CIAPC and the girls father reached a settlement for the payment of €300, half the original amount.Presumably the infamous flagship of piracy worldwide, the girls Winnie the Pooh laptop, will now be returned to her.Source: MTV3

Developers claim PlayBook software crack

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A trio of software developers said Wednesday they have cracked BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer software and promised to reveal the secret within a week.

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Jailbreaking refers to altering

"If it is determined that the claim is accurate, RIM will follow its standard response process to develop and release a software update that is designed to minimize adverse impact to our customers or carrier partners."

PlayBook tablets run on a QNX operating system that is different from the software that powers BlackBerry smartphones, which are popular with businesses because of security provided by RIM.

"BlackBerry smartphone users are not affected," RIM said.

The developers vowed to release a PlayBook jailbreaking tool by this time next week.

"If such a tool is released, RIM will investigate it," the company said.

"RIM is committed to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and to working with researchers to continue to protect our customers," it said.