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Submission + - ARM claims PS3-like graphics on mobile GPU (bbc.co.uk) 1

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l_bratch

on Thursday November 10, 2011 @05:46AM

l_bratch writes: ""British computer chip designer ARM has unveiled its latest graphics processing unit (GPU) for mobile devices.

The Mali-T658 offers up to ten times the performance of its predecessor."

ARM claims that its latest GPU, which will be ready in around two years, will have graphics performance akin to the PlayStation 3. If this has acceptable power consumption for a mobile device, could we be seeing ultra-low power hardware in high-end PCs and consoles soon?"

Submission + - PC gamers crush console brethren in teamwork compo (escapistmagazine.com)

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l_bratch

on Thursday December 30, 2010 @05:36PM

l_bratch writes: "Since December 22nd DICE have been running a competition between each target platform of their latest Battlefield expansion — Bad Company 2: Vietnam. Players were required to complete a large number of "team actions" in game, in order to unlock a hidden, remastered version of the Operation Hastings map from the original Battlefield: Vietnam. PC gamers have completed the task, whereas gamers on both console platforms are only about half way there."

Submission + - Backdoor found in UnrealIRCd source archive (unrealircd.com)

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l_bratch

on Saturday June 12, 2010 @08:27PM

l_bratch writes: "A malicious backdoor was added to the UnrealIRCd source archive some time around November 2009. It was not noticed for several months, so many IRC servers are likely to be compromised. A Metasploit exploit already exists."

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