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
stry_cat writes “Ed Bot makes the case against Gmail: ‘Gmail was a breath of fresh air when it debuted. But this onetime alternative is showing signs that it’s past its prime, especially if you want to use the service with a third-party client. That’s the way Google wants it, which is why I’ve given up on Gmail after almost a decade.’ Personally, I’ve always thought it odd that no other email provider ever adopted Gmails “search not sort” mentality. I’ve been a Gmail user since you needed an invitation to get an account. However Gmail has been steadily moving towards a more traditional email experience. Plus there’s the iGoogle disaster that got me looking into alternatives to everything Google.” Read more of this story at Slashdot. 
Observe, citizens, as this delightfully talented and probably unhinged gentleman recreates the iOS 7 from scratch using only the tools in Microsoft Word. There is no good explanation for this, but I still can’t tear my eyes away from it. Read more… 
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… 
