September 26, 2014 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

Crowd-sourced table of contents: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SFdsFIYpeoeKNUqtic9LPgesVuJW533E8M07FizQDYM/edit?usp=sharing

 

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Laptop - antoainb

 

News

 

[Rumour] Nvidia Maxwell GM200 GPU Specs

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: BiG StroOnZ

Source 2: wccftech.com

• Leaked by PCTuining

• Die Size: 551mm^2

• SMMs/CUDA Cores: 20-22/ 2560-2816

• Memory Bus: 384 Bit

• Performance: ~50% Boost over GTX Titan Black

• Launch: Q4 2014

• Should be out within two months.

• This core will have double the performance per watt of the GK110 core

 

K|NGP|N and TiN hit 2103Hz on the GTX980 (LN2)

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: MEC-777

Source 2: techpowerup.com

• EVGA X99 FTW Motherboard

• 1600W power supplies

• EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Core: 2103MHz Mem: 1753MHz

• Fire Strike = 19040

• Fire Strike Extreme = 9191

• Overclock attributed to low power consumption.

 

Both Paul and Kyle leave Newegg in quest to be more like Linus

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Sexy Vanilla Freshness

Source 2: youtube.com (Paul)

Source 3: youtube.com (Kyle)

• Paul is still contracting with Newegg on a weekly basis

• Kyle may still do some video work for Newegg once a week

• both urge everyone to continue extending support to Newegg

• Paul is focusing a lot more time and effort on his personal channel, Paul’s Hardware

• Kyle is helping his grandparents in their old age and focusing on his personal channel, Awesomesauce Network

• Paul: “Biggest reason why I wanted to make this change… is all of you folks out there. Thanks for watching and thanks for all of your feedback.”

 

#BendGate

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: LarsReviews (Good thread)

Source 2: techcrunch.com (Newer article suggested)

Source 3: bgr.com

Link 1: youtube.com 1:58 (uBreakiFixCo)

• On Thursday Apple told CNBC that only nine customers had so far been affected.

• Apple: “new iPhones feature steel/titanium inserts to reinforce stress locations and use the strongest glass in the industry.”

• During normal use bends are extremely rare according to Apple.

• When compared to the Note 3 the iPhone 6 Plus does not jump back to it’s original shape after bending but bends less. This is because it is made of aluminum not plastic.

• Video in Link 1 shows the two bend tests. Jump to 0:50.

 

(HTC) Nexus 9 expected in Q3

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Ethnod

Source 2: reuters.com

Source 3: theverge.com

• HTC hasn’t made a tablet since 2011.

• Announced at Google I/O in June

• Expected Q3 2014, Tegra K1.

• May be more high end than the Nexus 7. (Suggested by the K1)

• The Verge has also confirmed its imminent release.

• Will be unveiled alongside the Andriod L update.

 

EVGA 970 ACX uses a cooler initially designed for different GPUs

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: DeViLzzz

Source 2: eteknix.com

• Picture in source 2.

• Cooler looks to be taken from a different GPU.

• Comment from EVGA: “The way the EVGA GTX 970 ACX heat sink was designed is based on the GTX 970 wattage plus an additional 40% cooling headroom on top of it. (Giving 200W) There are 3 heat pipes on the heatsink – 2 x 8mm major heat pipes to distribute the majority of the heat from the GPU to the heatsink, and a 3rd 6mm heatpipe is used as a supplement to the design to reduce another 2-3 degrees Celsius. Also we would like to mention that the cooler passed NVIDIA Greenlight specifications. Due to the GPU small die size, we intended for the GPU to contact two major heat pipes with direct touch to make the best heat dissipation without any other material in between.We all know the Maxwell GPU is an extremely power efficient GPU, our SC cooler was overbuilt for it and allowed us to provide cards with boost clocks at over 1300MHz. EVGA also has an “FTW” version for those users who want even higher clocks. Regarding fan noise, we understand that some have expressed concerns over the fan noise on the EVGA GTX 970 cards, this is not a fan noise issue but it is more of an aggressive fan curve set by the default BIOS. The fan curve can be easily adjusted in EVGA PrecisionX or any other overclocking software. Regardless, we have heard the concerns and will provide a BIOS update to reduce the fan noise during idle.”

• The reference GTX 970 cooler has a 250W TDP. The EVGA’s GTX 970 ACX cooler has a 200W TDP.

• The 3rd heatpipe (allegedly) isn’t even sealed off.

 

Watch Dogs turning into a franchise

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: dlf

Source 2: computerandvideogames.com

• Ubisoft Montreal's vice president of creative, Lionel Raynaud says that although the game has its flaws, he feels that it succeeds in establishing "a brand and promise" for the future.

• 8 million copies shipped

• “There are flaws, obviously. We absolutely want to tackle these flaws and surprise players, and the way to tackle some of those flaws is going to be quite radical. There are parts of the game that will need to change."

• "We need to be careful not to change the things that most players liked, just because the ones who didn't like those things are the most vocal.”

• Compare’s the success of Watchdog to the success of Assassin’s Creed (1) - “Not perfect but the commercial reception was good”.

 

“Corsair Gaming” Peripherals and Branding

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: cesrai  (Good thread)

Source 2: kotaku.com

Source 3: change.org logo petition

• huge negative uproar about the new logo

• references to tribal tattoos and tramp stamps

• if you haven’t seen our Corsair Gaming logo replacement guide, head over to the channel to watch it after the show

• over 7000 signatures on “keep the old logo” petition

• YellowBeard from Corsair responds on thier forum (2nd post) http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=132520&page=13

 

ISIS (Jihadist group) used GTA5 for recruitment video

Source 1: gamespot.com

• video was supposedly meant “to train children and youth how to battle the west and to strike terror into the hearts of those who oppose the Islamic State.”

• “characters dressed like civilians are seen shooting military and police characters. It also recreates real footage we often see in the news of improvised explosive devices detonated as a convoy of vehicles drives by.”

• “The video opens with a message written in slightly broken English: ‘Your games which are producing from you, we do the same actions in the battlefields!!’”

• this isn’t the first time they have shown their penchant for technology

• the group has a large online presence with a significant focus on social media

 

Intel to spend 6 billion USD on 10nm manufacturing plant in Israel

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Jerakl

Source 2: kitguru.net

• Israeli government has approved a plan submitted by Intel Corp. to upgrade its fab in Kiryat Gat.

• plan to significantly modernize its semiconductor manufacturing facility

• goal of manufacturing chips using 10nm process

• total spend is up to 6 billion USD

• Israeli government is giving them a grant of 300 million USD over 5 years in subsidies

• Intel will be eligible to pay a corporate rate of only 5 percent for 10 years according to Reuters

• Yair Lapid, finance minister of Israle, calls this plan “a strategic asset for Israel’s industry. This is the biggest investment by a foreign company ever in Israel and is further proof that Israel is at the forefront of technology and innovation.”

 

IPhone 6 beats competition in benchmarks

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: RedRound2

Source 2: anandtech.com

• iPhone 6 and 6 Plus performed well in most benchmarks

• top score (lowest time) in Sunspider 1.0.2 browser benchmark

• both were only beaten by Shield Tablet in the 3DMark 1.2 Unlimited - Graphics benchmark

• poor score in the 3DMark Physics benchmark (outclassed by almost every other flagship)

• both placed in top five for Web Browsing Battery Life (WiFi)

• 6 Plus scored 13.7 hours for Web Browsing Battery Life (WiFi), 6 scored 11.5 hours

 

AMD India unveils FirePro W8100, W9100 and R9 285 Graphics Cards

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: MEC-777

Source 2: gizbot.com

• teased “big announcement” September 25

• many people thought it was 390 launch, turns out to be much less exciting

• AMD India, at an event today, unveiled as many as three new graphics cards that aim to deliver GPU compute power for future-ready 4K workstation workflows and personal supercomputing. The three new graphic cards from AMD being: AMD FirePro W8100, AMD FirePro W9100 and GCN-powered AMD Radeon R9 285.

• AMD FirePro W8100 also features 8GB of GDDR5

• AMD FirePro W9100, offers 16GB of GDDR5 memory, and workstation users can multi-task efficiently across up to six 4K displays

 

DisplayPort will work through USB Type C

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes

Source 2: techpowerup.com

• Using the DisplayPort Alt Mode, a USB Type-C connector and cable can deliver full DisplayPort audio/video (A/V) performance, driving monitor resolutions of 4K and beyond, SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1) data and up to 100 watts of power--over a single cable.

• The DisplayPort Alt Mode can also drive adaptors that support the huge installed base of existing DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI, and VGA displays.

• Allows the new USB Type-C connector at both ends while using the DisplayPort Standard over USB Type-C to transmit high-resolution A/V along with USB data and power.

• DisplayPort over USB C carries up 8.1 Gbps per lane. USB 3.1 carries 10Gbps.

• Early implementations of DisplayPort Alt Mode USB Type-C devices will likely use existing DisplayPort 1.2a capabilities that support up to 5.4 Gbps per lane which will support up to 4K display resolutions at a 60Hz frame rate with up to 30-bit color.

• DisplayPort Alt Mode can choose to transmit on just one or two of the four available lanes, so that the other two lanes can be used for SuperSpeed USB data at the same time.

• When using all four lanes for DisplayPort Alt Mode, which could drive a monitor with up to 5K (5120 x 2880) resolution

 

EKWB GTX980 Waterblocks released

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: VSG

Source 2: ekwb.com

• EKWB first to market with their waterblocks.

• Directly cools the GPU, RAM as well as VRM (voltage regulation module) as water flows directly over them.

• Check compatibility at coolingconfigurator.com.

 

Australian Government now has unlimited ability to monitor, access and control any computer as well as jail whistleblowers and more

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Keudn

Source 2: smh.com AUTOPLAY VIDEO

• new bill “allows ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organization) to seek just one warrant to access a limitless number of computers on a computer network when attempting to monitor a target, which lawyers, rights groups, academics and Australian media organisations have condemned”

• “would effectively allow the entire internet to be monitored, as it is a "network of networks" and the bill does not specifically define what a computer network is”

• ASIO will also be able to copy, delete, or modify the data held on any of the computers it has a warrant to monitor

• allows ASIO to disrupt target computers, use innocent third-party computers not targeted in order to access a target computer

• “Anyone - including journalists, whistleblowers and bloggers - who "recklessly" discloses "information ... [that] relates to a special intelligence operation" faces up to 10 years' jail”

• Those who identify ASIO agents could also face a decade in prison under the new bill, a tenfold increase on the existing maximum penalty.

• After concerns were raised by Labor and Senator Leyonhjelm, the government agreed to amend the legislation to specifically rule out ASIO using torture.

• "ASIO cannot, does not and has never engaged in torture," Senator Brandis said.

• The Australian Greens, through Senator Scott Ludlam, put forward an amendment that would limit the number of computers ASIO could access with one warrant to 20 but it failed to gain support from Labor or the government.

• Independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Liberal Democratic Senator David Leyonhjelm also put forward amendments that would protect whistleblowers but these did not gain enough support either.

• One of the amendments put forward by Senator Xenophon would have required ASIO's watchdog, the  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, to report publicly each year on how many devices ASIO accessed.

• But Labor and the government voted against it, with Senator Brandis saying it "would not be appropriate" to report figures as it would reveal information about ASIO's capabilities. apparently Senator Brandis is the one behind the bill

• many fear its disclosure offences go too far, with the Australian Lawyers Alliance saying they would have "not just a chilling effect but a freezing effect" on national security reporting

• this bill has passed through the senate - still has to go through the house of representatives

• passage through the house of representatives is “all but guaranteed

 

Shellshock Bug

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: AlexGoesHigh

Source 2: arstechnica.com

• Affects all machines using Bash (most unix based systems)

• The input: env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' would cause a response of: vulnerable

• You could for example wipe someone’s hard drives.

• The vulnerability affects versions 1.14 through 4.3 of GNU Bash.

• Fixes already available in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions 4 through 7) and the Fedora distribution, CentOS (versions 5 through 7), Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, and 14.04 LTS, Debian.

 

Kai Kloepfer (17) mods fingerprint scanner onto gun.

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Ethnod

Source 2: techcrunch.com

• Colorado has a history of gun violence

• Kloepfer won 50,000 USD from the “Smart Tech for Firearms Challenge” to develop his smart gun prototype

• a total of 15 innovators will receive a part of the million dollar total prize offered by the challenge

• Kloepfer is the first to get the award

• gun works by creating a user ID and locking in the fingerprint of each user allowed to use the gun

• gun will only unlock with the unique fingerprint of those who have permission to access the gun

• all user data is kept on the gun, nothing is uploaded

• difficult to hack, makes it potentially ideal for military use

• the initial prototype cost $3000 to put together

• Kloepfer’s parents helped him with the original investment

• some of the 50k has been used to purchase a 3D printer to create parts for his prototype

• plans to use the rest toward the integration of a fingerprint scanner

• according to the Center for Injury and Research Policy 1500 kids die each year from a gun in the US, many more are seriously injured

• Kloepfer hopes his gun will help reduce accidental deaths and injuries from firearms

 

Blizzard cancels its next-gen MMO Titan after seven years

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: dlf

Source 2: polygon.com

• last year it was made known that Blizzard was “going back to the drawing board” with the project

• Titan was never officially announced, though Blizzard was not afraid to talk about it

• in a recent interview with Polygon, Co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime said “We had created World of Warcraft, and we felt really confident that we knew how to make MMOs. So we set out to make the most ambitious thing that you could possibly imagine. And it didn't come together. We didn't find the fun. We didn't find the passion. We talked about how we put it through a reevaluation period, and actually, what we reevaluated is whether that's the game we really wanted to be making. The answer is no.”

• Chris Metzen, Blizzard Senior VP of story and franchise development called the decision “excruciating”

• Mike Morhaime continued “It's always really, really hard to make those kind of decisions. It was hard when we canceled Warcraft Adventures. It was hard when we canceled StarCraft Ghost. But it has always resulted in better-quality work.”

• Metzen and Morhaime suggested that the recent trend of smaller-scale Blizzard releases like Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm has played a part in the company moving away from Titan

• suggesting they may not have to make big blockbusters to continue being successful

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Rapid Fire

 

[Rumour] 12” Macbook Air may have a USB type C port

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: snowComet

Source 2: 9to5mac.com

• Arriving in 2015

 

Sleeping Dogs sequel Triad Wars is PC exclusive

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Dietrichw

Source 2: polygon.com

• taking place in the city of Hong Kong

• Players take on the role of the criminal kingpin of the Triad underworld, battling against rivals, hacking, extorting and money laundering their way to success

• You can register for beta here: https://www.triadwars.com/beta-registration

 

LED SLI Bridges released

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes

Source 2: anandtech.com

• the bridges used in the Mod24 rigs are available for sale (by the way, head over to teespring.com/mod24 to check out our shirt!)

• 2-way, 2-way spaced, and 3-way models available

• 2-way models are 29.99 USD, 3-way are 39.99 USD

• LED can be controlled with GeForce experience 1.7 or later

• works with any NVIDIA card but is designed to match the reference look of GeForce GTX 770, GTX 780, GTX 780 Ti, GTX TITAN, GTX TITAN Black, GTX 970 and GTX 980

 

Nintendo’s Quasquicentennial (125th) Anniversary

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: algoat

Source 2: gamespot.com

• “born” on September 23, 1889

• turned 125 on Tuesday

• for most of its life it produced cards, toys, other random ventures

• transitioned to video games in the 1970s

 

Microsoft’s Wireless Display adapter

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes

Source 2: blogs.windows.com

• Share content from a Miracast enabled device. (Most things running 8.1 including phones)

• You need to plug it into your watching device via HDMI and USB.

• A great tool for use at work – in a conference room – and not just at home.

• $60USD online.

Edited October 4, 2014 by LinusTech
Fixed for night theme users.

[TheSLSAMG]

Sweet, will have to watch. And on my birthday no less.

[Enderman]

Sweet, will have to watch. And on my birthday no less.

WAT?

U WAS NOT LIVE???

>:C disgrace!

[connorpiper]

I missed half the stream because my computer was otherwise being used.

Loved when you expected the site to be up, we take it down every time.

[SeanBond]

Sounds like an amazing WAN show this week.

[MegaDave91]

How much times does typing that consume?

[OriginalPromise]

All I care about right now are the giveaway results.

[Lepp]

Great show guys! It was a little disappointing that you had to cut the guest spot a little short because Skype was wrecking you, but I assume the reason you brought them on was to give a little explanation into why they (mostly) left Newegg and what their plans are now (which you seemed to get to in the time you had). This had to have been the most times Luke has been fired and/or dead to you in one show, but I'm glad the shirt, which was announced weeks ago, finally got some show time (sorry Linus).

 

@LinusTech Now, I have a bit of an odd request. When you go to do the giveaway, could you keep page 742 as the first prize draw? I'm not on that page (at least I don't think so), but I feel like it would be a little inconsiderate, to whoever is on that page, to re-randomize the page since you already did that part live.

 

Thanks for the show and good luck to everyone in the giveaway.

 

 

All I care about right now are the giveaway results.

 

The giveaway has been delayed because the site crashed when they were trying to do it live.

[dlf]

There should be some way to "kick" some people off the forum for a while. Yes I know IPB allows the admins to "close" the forum to(o) all traffic. Like give admins and mods a little more priority then users, when need be.

[TheSLSAMG]

WAT?

U WAS NOT LIVE???

>:C disgrace!

Forgive me, for I was at Micro Center getting beautiful parts.

[aduman]

Linus why did you use WCCF as a source for GPU rumours? Is it because Askew left?

[Enderman]

Forgive me, for I was at Micro Center getting beautiful parts.

   

Instant forgive.

[Hardware/Gamer]

When will he do the Giveaway ???

[cesrai]

You didn't say my name when you featured my topic Corsair Gaming, which is awesome but it would've been more awesome if said my name.

 

 

 

Yay, @LinusTech thinks my thread is a good thread

[Rune]

When will he do the Giveaway ???

They are probably waiting for a better time to do it.

[jameschia97]

was really hoping for the giveaway to be done live though its been delayed again

[Prokart2000]

giveaway?

[Prokart2000]

was really hoping for the giveaway to be done live though its been delayed again

wow really 2 posts gg

[Hardware/Gamer]

Everyone the Giveaway has been DOne !!!! . It was on LukE_fair Twitch !!!

[Alibaladin]

Use sliderocket next time. http://cdn.sliderocket.com/GuidedTour/Tour.html

[1832vin]

i like how there are only 2 pages for this thread, whilst the pricegiveaway has 1912 pages

[13CA350]

Linus the one m8 DOES bend, and much more severe than the 6+

Check out Lou's video here: (iPhone 6, HTC One M8, Moto X, Nokia Lumia)

 

And this is the 6+ bend test: 

[TheKDub]

They said they were going to record the giveaway then throw a link to it in the wan show document, I see no link to the video.

[TheKDub]

Linus the one m8 DOES bend, and much more severe than the 6+

Check out Lou's video here:

 

Doesn't quite look that way. (He used the iPhone 6 in the video, not the 6+)

[PinnIver]

Good god, these giveaway delays are aboslutely nerve wrecking  Also that nintendo pc, bravo, that was awesome!