August 27 News from Around the Web

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ASUS ENGTX280 TOP – Prices continue to drop on GeForce GTX 280 video cards, and the ASUS ENGTX280 TOP is now priced very competitively; but is it a great value? We'll compare it to a stock GeForce GTX 280, a Radeon HD 4870 X2 and a Radeon HD 4870 in real-world gaming scenarios to find out!

August 27 News from Around the Web

Find reviews from around the web by visiting our forums, including [H]ardOCP's ASUS ENGTX280 TOP Video Card Evaluation!

ASUS ENGTX280 TOP – Prices continue to drop on GeForce GTX 280 video cards, and the ASUS ENGTX280 TOP is now priced very competitively; but is it a great value? We'll compare it to a stock GeForce GTX 280, a Radeon HD 4870 X2 and a Radeon HD 4870 in real-world gaming scenarios to find out!

U.K. Ad Authority Bans iPhone Ad

The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for the iPhone after complaints that it was misleading. No, it’s not about “twice as fast, half the price.” Instead it’s about the browsing prowess of the iPhone. The ASA received two (yes, only 2) complaints about the ad, which said the following: “You never know which part of the Internet you’ll need. The ‘do you need sun cream’ part? The ‘what’s the quickest way to the airport’ part? The ‘what about an ocean view room’ part? Or the ‘can you

Capturing 3D Surfaces Simply With a Flash Camera

Creating 3D maps and worlds can be extremely labor intensive and time consuming. And ultimately the final result might not survive the close scrutiny of those expecting real-world emulations. A new technique developed by scientists at The University of Manchester’s School of Computer Science and Dolby Canada, however, might make capturing depth and textures for 3D surfaces as simple as shooting two pictures with a digital camera–one with flash and one without. Credit: NewScientist.com For a high-level description

Contract Dispute Between ARAMARK and NVIDIA Hits Hard at NVISION 08

When I say fliers about the NVIDIA chipset recall yesterday I figured that some recall activists managed to infiltrate Nvidias Nvision 08 visual computing conference to stir they pot. It wasn't just once yesterday, but a number of times these people were handing out fliers inside the event. Then today we say new fliers posted in of all places the bath room..

“My Nvidia Fail is an independent blog created by UNITE HERE. NVIDIA did not sponsor its content. UNITE HERE has a labor dispute with ARAMARK, a vendor for NVIDIA.”

Basically, there is a contract dispute over the food sources at NVIDIA and ARAMARK and in order to get a better contract the folks at ARAMARK have been tampering with the NVIDIA event. By handing out the fliers to the thousands in attendance they hope to get things patched up with NVIDIA? Is anyone else thinking this is crazy?

NVISION 08 – Booth Babe Pictures From The Show

A number of our readers requested booth babe pictures, so here you go!! These pictures were all taken from the show floor this afternoon and all of them are posted in the forums if you want to check the rest out. Not every company has booth babes as NVIDIA wasn't originally going to allow them and at the last minute changed the rule. .

Hardware RoundUp

Video:Samsung SyncMaster 2263UW 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor Review @ ThinkComputers.orgAcer X193W+ 19″ Widescreen LCD Monitor Review @ TheTechLoungeMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte EP45-Extreme Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogicASUS M3A78-T AMD Motherboard @ TechwareLabsGigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H @ bit-techECS P45T-A Black Series Motherboard Review @ Legit ReviewsMemory and Storage:Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM Hard Disk in RAID 0 @ TweaktownPower:BFG Tech ES 800W PSU Review @ SysOptSystems:Asus

NVIDIA GeForce 9-Series GPUs Now as Low as $59

NVIDIA GeForce 9-Series GPUs Now as Low as $59News Facts:• NVIDIA continues to offer consumers more choice with the addition today of the GeForce 9400 GT. The GeForce 9400 GT delivers unsurpassed value by enabling end users to enjoy gaming, HD video, enhanced visual effects, and smoother Vista performance for retail prices as low as $59.• In addition, the GeForce 9400 GT further extends CUDA™ general-purpose parallel computing to mainstream PC computing markets.• NVIDIA offers the industry’s

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