An anonymous reader writes “Nvidia lifted the veil on its latest high-end graphics board, the GeForce GTX 780 Ti. With a total of 2, 880 CUDA cores and 240 texture units, the GK110 GPU inside the GTX 780 Ti is fully unlocked. This means that the new card has an additional SMX block, 192 more shader cores, and 16 additional texture units than the $1, 000 GTX Titan launched back in February! Offered at just $700, the GTX 780 Ti promises to improve gaming performance over the Titan, yet the card has been artificially limited in GPGPU performance — no doubt in order to make sure the pricier card remains relevant to those unable or unwilling to spring for a Quadro. The benchmark results simply illustrate the GTX 780 Ti’s on-paper specs. The card was able to beat AMD’s just-released flagship, the Radeon R9 290x by single-digit percentages, up to double-digits topping 30% — depending on the variability of AMD’s press and retail samples.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti Review: GK110, Fully Unlocked
Rumor has it that Netflix will begin testing enhanced content and extra features, first for its original shows such as House of Cards , then DVD extra-style content from partner providers if it goes well. Read more… 
dmfinn writes “It was back in 2011 when Stefano Ampollini and two accomplices cheated a French casino out of over €90, 000 thanks to the help of Chinese-made infrared contact lenses. According to French authorities, Ampollini and two casino workers marked cards using an invisible liquid that would be picked up by the infrared lenses, which Ampollini then used to read his competitors’ cards. Though the contacts themselves cost over €2, 000, the crew managed to take €71, 000 in their first night. However, the trio was finally caught when a lawyer working for the casino became suspicious after Ampollini folded with an unbelievably good hand, which suggested he knew the croupier’s cards. This week, a French court sentenced Ampollini to two years in prison and a €100, 000 fine. His main accomplice was handed an even harsher sentence; he was forced to pay the same fine and given a 36-month sentence. It appears, despite their best efforts and advanced tactics, that the men were still unable to beat the house without raising significant alarms. So, at least for now, it seems modern technology still can’t simulate good old ‘luck.'” Read more of this story at Slashdot. 
Streaming service adds more than 3 million streaming subscribers around the world in the aftermath of the debut of its “House of Cards” miniseries. [Read more] 