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Thursday, 6-October-2011 02:57:51 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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OhSmeg points out that Australia and the USA, among others have signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on the weekend. “ACTA builds on World Trade Organization standards to promote international trade in legitimate intellectual property, by elevating standards of enforcement,” Dr Emerson said. “This treaty will help stem the burgeoning global trade in counterfeit and pirate materials, worth many billions annually.” Dr Emerson said the treaty would support market-oriented innovation in Australia and other signatory countries by giving creators and exporters the confidence to promote their products overseas without fear of counterfeiting and piracy.
Apple launched their new iPhone yesterday, and it's NOT the iPhone 5, much to everyone's surprise, only a 4S. Gizmodo have chopped the whole keynote down to 80 seconds of important details. The stock market is also not that impressed, but some analysts think it's all part of the plan, and even a good thing. Engadget have compared the 4S with its competitors.
Meanwhile Samsung are giving sneak peeks of their next Android phone, the Nexus Prime due to launch next week. It seems to have a curvy front screen? And of course, the legal shenanigans continue, with Samsung hoping to block the 4S from being sold in Italy and France. Presumably Apple are preparing their next legal salvo for when the Nexus Prime arrives.
HWSecrets have updated their Thermal Compound Roundup. We added five new thermal compounds to our previous roundup, for a total of 45 different thermal compounds from major brands. We also tried another "alternative" compound: mayonnaise.
TechSpot have a BF3 Beta Performance Test. DICE recommends a quad-core CPU be used along with 4GB of system memory. As for the graphics card a GeForce GTX 560 or Radeon HD 6950 is suggested, meaning that gamers will want to spend around $200 on a modern graphics card to appreciate Battlefield 3. Today we'll take a peak at what's required to play Battlefield 3 as we check out how the beta performs.
PC Perspective meanwhile have a BF3 System Build Guide. There are going to be lots of options for the person that is willing to spend a LOT of money but my favorite solution currently sits with a pair of GTX 580 cards. With this combination you'll be able to run three displays or run a single 30-in panel at just about any quality settings you want, including Ultra in BF3.
Kon spotted this coffee-powered car, and notes: Pity they didn't call the device the "Cappuccino Capacitor" and stick it in a Delorean. They could at least have called it Mr Caffeine!
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