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Re: Tech Thread [Re: Irishman12] #833526
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The full might of Nvidia's Maxwell architecture brought to bear with a titanic new GPU.





Nvidia has maxed out its Maxwell graphics architecture and this is the result: the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X. The most powerful consumer GPU we've ever seen.

Brilliant. That means, once again, we can trot out the familiar "fastest graphics card ever" headline, right?

Well… no. There's actually a bit of a distinction between the fastest single GPU and the fastest graphics card – the two do not necessarily mean the same thing. But we'll come to that in a bit.

What we do have here though is a brand new "ultra enthusiast," super-expensive, $999 graphics card. Think Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition CPU, Apple Watch Edition or Audi R8 and you'll be on the right path.

But where the Audi really needs a race track to show its full worth, the Apple Watch Edition needs a millionaire who doesn't get out much, and the 5960X can't shine without rare complex number-crunching algorithms, the Titan X will deliver impressive gaming performance at almost any level.

Like all the other Titan cards Nvidia has released over the last three years, this is a card for gamers who want the best gaming experience possible and don't mind paying for it.

But it's also a card designed to be an object of desire. This is an aspirational piece of hardware, likely to be much wanted but less purchased by the average PC gamer.

Three years of GTX Titan cards
The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X is a headline-grabber, a card built to showcase the Maxwell GPU tech and hopefully convince the more money-conscious to spend their GPU upgrade cash on one of the more affordable Maxwell-powered graphics cards.

The trickle-down effect is real here, because the GTX Titan X is using the same overall GPU design. However, it's also throwing many more cores and a lot more memory at the gaming problem to deliver seriously impressive frame rates.

And the target for those metrics? Nvidia has 4K gaming at peak settings firmly in its sights for the GeForce GTX Titan X. And, for the most part, this card is very accomplished at delivering on that lofty ambition.

The beating heart of the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X is the brand new GM 200 GPU at its core. This is what I mean by the full power of the Maxwell architecture – it's the biggest GPU core around, packing in 50% more processing tech than the GM 204 silicon in the GTX 980.

And the Titan X is housing the full GM 200 core too.

With the first Titan card Nvidia left some of the top Kepler core on the test bench, chopping out a few SMX units here and there, and other chunks of its full core configuration, to ensure it could hit the yields necessary on its big chip. It took another year for Nvidia to release the GTX Titan Black, rocking the full implementation of the GK 110 GPU.

This time around though both Nvidia's 28nm production process and its Maxwell architecture are mature enough for it to be able to confidently produce such complex 601mm2 slices of super-powered silicon with good yields.

And boy, is it complex.

Nvidia GM 200 GPU
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X specifications

GPU GM - 200
Lithography - 28nm
Transistor count - 8 billion
Die size - 601mm2
SMM units - 24
CUDA cores - 3,072
Texture units - 192
ROPs - 96
Base clock - 1,000MHz
Boost clock - 1,075MHz
Memory capacity - 12,288MB GDDR5
Memory bus - 384-bit
Memory clock - 3,505MHz
TDP - 250W

That massive GPU contains a full 3,072 CUDA cores and around eight billion transistors. Putting that in context the GTX 980 has almost three billion fewer transistors while AMD's top GPU, the Hawaii XT, is rocking around two billion fewer.

Those CUDA cores are split between 24 streaming microprocessors (SMMs) with 192 texture units and an unprecedented 96 render output units (ROPs).

Chances are though there's another number which has piqued your interest surrounding the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X and that's the enormous 12GB frame buffer.

Running across the same aggregated 384-bit memory bus as the original Titan cards, but including Maxwell's new memory compression algorithms, its memory configuration provides a welcome level of future-proofing to Nvidia's top consumer GPU.

Those 12,288 megabytes of speedy GDDR5 memory might look like overkill right now, but back when the first Titan hit the desktop its 6GB frame buffer looked stupidly large. And now we've got Shadow of Mordor filling out around 5.7GB with its high-res texture pack running at 4K ultra settings.

The chunky frame buffer is also likely one of the reasons the green team has decided to remove double precision processing from this iteration of the GTX Titan. Previous Titans all had full double precision floating point calculation enabled, but this is the first to have that pro-level feature blocked.

Given the huge frame buffer on the GTX Titan X we'd guess there was a certain concern it might cannibalise more Quadro sales than in previous iterations. And unsurprisingly there's going to be a new GM 200 Quadro launched around the same time as this latest Titan.

However, Nvidia has also said most of the Titans doing the professional grunt work in institutions were only using single precision floating point calculations anyway. But that lack of DP does make the GTX Titan X a resolutely gaming card rather than a professional level option.

Benchmarks

DirectX 11 1600p synthetic performance

Heaven 4.0 - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - (26) 58
AMD R9 295X2 - (23) 66
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - (18) 40
Palit GTX 980 - (22) 42
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - (17) 34

DirectX 11 4K synthetic performance

Heaven 4.0 - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - (15) 27
AMD R9 295X2 - (14) 30
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - (13) 20
Palit GTX 980 - (11) 20
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - (10) 17

DirectX 11 1600p gaming performance

Bioshock Infinite - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - (15) 100
AMD R9 295X2 - (20) 102
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - (9) 74
Palit GTX 980 - (16) 81
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - (15) 59

GRID 2 - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - (103) 134
AMD R9 295X2 - (99) 134
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - (69) 86
Palit GTX 980 - (86) 107
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - (71) 90

Battlefield 4 4K
DirectX 11 4K gaming performance

Battlefield 4 Ultra - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - (31) 48
AMD R9 295X2 - (13) 60
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - (18) 31
Palit GTX 980 - (24) 36
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - (17) 30

Shadow of Mordor Ultra - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - (38) 48
AMD R9 295X2 - (36) 57
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - (26) 33
Palit GTX 980 - (25) 34
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - (18) 36

Metro Last Light - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - (14) 20
AMD R9 295X2 - (12) 27
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - (7) 14
Palit GTX 980 - (13) 17
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - (11) 14


Metro Last Light 4K

Peak temperature performance

Battlefield 4 - Degrees Centigrade: lower is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - 83
AMD R9 295X2 - 75
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - 83
Palit GTX 980 - 76
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - 69

Peak platform power draw

Battlefield 4 (1600p) - Watts: lower is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X - 373
AMD R9 295X2 - 681
Nvidia GTX Titan Black - 353
Palit GTX 980 - 335
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB - 361

Overclocked 4K gaming performance

Heaven 4.0 - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X OC - (17) 32
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - (14) 30

Battlefield 4 - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X OC - (34) 55
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - (13) 60

Shadow of Mordor - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X OC - (42) 56
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - (36) 57

Metro Last Light - (Min) Avg FPS: higher is better
Nvidia GTX Titan X OC - (15) 24
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - (12) 27

Our GPU test rig is a stock-clocked Intel Core i7-4770K on an Asus Maximus VI Hero Z97 motherboard with 8GB of 1,600MHz DDR3.

Verdict

Let's be honest, most of you reading this are not going to buy a GeForce GTX Titan X. It's simply too much money to spend on a single component for your average enthusiast.

But we're pretty sure you want one. You definitely should want one.

It's the fastest single GPU card around – an elegant, efficient package offering performance previously seen only in monstrously power-hungry dual-GPU cards.

It's the standard bearer for Nvidia's Maxwell architecture and shows just how far ahead of AMD its engineering teams are right now. Once they hit the 20nm process, the performance per Watt levels of these green cards is going to be enormous.

The only reason not to buy this powerful card is the price, but with a price this high, that's going to be a very compelling reason to a lot of people. If you're one of them, don't worry: there will surely be a more affordable GM 200-powered card rocking up before the end of the year.

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the camera on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is again refined (well, if you consider this a sort of sequel to the Galaxy S5). It's got a 16MP camera with f1.9 aperture sensor, so it'll have a very fast sensor with good ability to draw in light in darker situations.

The interface here has been well improved, as instead of a sea of icons users are greeted with fewer pictures and more words to help explain what you'll be tapping when trying to get a snap.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge review
The front facing camera is wider than before but has the same decent low light abilities, allowing you to improve your narcissism whenever you fancy. However, unlike the Galaxy S6, it seems that there's no ability to touch the heart rate sensor on the back to take a selfie... although that might just be a glitch in the software I tried.

Battery and specs

Samsung's gone big on the specs for this phone, as it's got something to really shout about with the curved screen. There's no Qualcomm chip here (at least, that's what I deduced by being told it was a '64 bit chip' for the first true 64 bit OS).

Rumour has it that this is Samsung's own-brand Exynos octacore chip running things, and backed up by 3GB of RAM it's certainly a powerful beast.

I've still yet to find out clockspeed, but under the finger it felt slick and smooth. Then again, coming from the Galaxy S5 recently anything feels fast in comparison.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge review
Like the S6 it comes without a microSD slot (or removable battery) but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge does have the same faster RAM and memory on board, which were apparently key factors in the slowdown before.

To make up for that lack of expansion, Samsung is offering a 32GB / 64GB / 128GB to those that fancy a different package and that's combined with a lot less bloatware so the overall space you have free is much improved.

The battery life could be something of a concern here, I'll admit. While that extra 50mAh of life (ramping it up to 2600mAh) doesn't sound like much, it could be crucial to this phone lasting a day. It's got a lot of pixels to power in a very tightly packaged body... this could be disastrous if Samsung hasn't optimised it properly.

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is one of those phones that sets a line in the sand for smartphones. It makes curved edges viable, offering them in a phone that doesn't look bonkers just for the sake of it.

It won't sell anywhere near as well as the standard S6, simply because it will very likely be more expensive and users are always reticent to try something new when there's no proven need for it, and rightly so.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge review
But this is the phone we all hanker after secretly, something that looks premium yet futuristic. And if the battery life holds up well, the combination of form and high end specs could see the Galaxy S6 Edge being something of an underground hit.

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Apple Watch launches on Friday, April 24 - you can set your friend's inferior Android Wear smartwatch to that release date - and we finally know everything about what's been hiding up Tim Cook's sleeve.

Want to see it in action? Check out our hands on: Apple Watch review
It's an iPhone-compatible smartwatch officially dubbed Apple Watch, shedding the fabled iWatch moniker, as the company is focusing on its first chic wearable over geeky tech.

To that lavish point, when pre-orders begin on April 10, the price will range from $350 (£299, AU$499) for the entry-level Sport model to $17,000 (£13,500, AU$24,000) for the top-tier 18-karat gold editions.



You can read emails, summon Siri, receive calls and track fitness goals on your watch. Facebook alerts, WeChat messages and Twitter trends can also be beamed your wrist without pulling out your smartphone.

But is this really the first smartwatch that matters, like Cook says? Does its 18-hour battery life hold up? Is it water resistant? We finally have those answers one month out from the Apple Watch launch.

Cut to the chase

What is it? An iOS 8.2-friendly watch that plays nice with your iPhone
When is it out? April 24. Pre-orders begin on April 10
What will it cost? $350 (£299, AU$499) to $17,000 (£13,500, AU$24,000)
Apple Watch release date

The countdown is on for the Apple Watch release date, which has officially been set for April 24 in select countries. Pre-orders begin April 10, the same day you can try it on at the Apple Store.

Apple Watch apps
Apple Watch is officially launching on April 24 in nine countries
It'll be available in nine countries on the final Friday for April, jiving with our Apple-always-launches-on-Fridays prediction from earlier this month.

Apple Watch will launch in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan, with more countries due to get the Apple Watch at later date. Tim Cook promised. That's good news because everyone we talked to at MWC 2015 in Spain was eager to get their hands on the watch.

Apple Watch price

We finally have an answer to the question: "How much will the Apple Watch cost?" The answer: More than we were hoping to pay in some cases.

Apple Watch release date and price
Three models with very different pricing depending on your taste, budget
Only the aluminum Sport edition "starts at $349 (£299)" and that's for the smaller 38mm version. The 42mm size is slightly more at $399 (£339), revealed the Apple CEO this week.

The glossier stainless steel "Watch" collection starts at $549 (£479) and goes up to to $1099 (£949), depending on the Apple Watch size and band configuration.

The gold Watch Edition will be in limited supply at Apple Stores and cost a whopping $10,000 (£8,000) to $17,000 (£13,500, AU$24,000), confirming prior rumors that said it'd be incredibly expensive.


In-depth: Complete Apple Watch price breakdown
Apple Watch
Maybe because it takes NINE hours to make this all-metal band
Apple Watch release date, price and features

Why Apple Watch costs so much?

It's not just the notorious Apple tax pushing the price tag well beyond $349, it's the components involved. For example, the all-metal Link Bracelet has 100 components and takes an insane nine hours to cut.

Apple also recruited high-profile people throughout the watch and biometrics industries who have wound up on its Apple Watch team. That talent comes at a price.

Then there's a hidden cost. While a subsidized iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are cheaper upfront in the US, stores make up the difference with contract kickbacks. Not so with a smartwatch. Stores need a cut too.

For the sake of comparison, Android Wear's initial watches were the Samsung Gear Live at $200 (£170, AU$250) and LG G Watch at $230 (£160, AU$250). The more stylish Moto 360 is priced at $249 (£199, AU$329) and LG Watch Urbane is set to be even more expensive.

Apple is clearly aiming for luxury given the sapphire glass-protected display, an imposing digital crown, two sizes and even the 18k gold edition.

See: All 38 Apple Watch designs: Every band, case and face so far
What does Apple Watch actually do?

Apple's first wearable gadget beams messages, Facebook updates and simplified apps to our wrists, eliminating the all-too-common need to take out our devices to constantly check notifications.



There are more than a dozen ways to interact with the watch, from receiving glanceable notifications, to feeling "taptic" feedback, to calling upon Siri, according to the developers' WatchKit software.

Apple Watch can also work without an iPhone for select apps, including Apple Pay, Passbook flight check-ins, listening to music during a run and tracking fitness metrics. Oh, and for telling the time accurately too.

The 8GB of storage with some restrictions limit the amount of photos and music that can be stored directly on the smartwatch, but it's still double the space of 4GB Android Wear watches, and most content streams from the iPhone.

It's going to become especially convenient to pocket the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and even bigger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus in your jeans, or to always stow the thin, but still 9.7-inch iPad Air 2 in a bag.

Is that phone call from a telemarketer not worth your time or an emergency from a loved one? Apple Watch makes mundane notifications easy to dismiss while keeping you in the loop with important alerts.

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"Craftmanship. The perfect smartphone, with a perfect operating system, with elegant design. The best phone out there."

That was the response of someone when I asked how they thought Tim Cook would answer the question "Why does the iPhone 6 cost so much more than the rest of the competitor phones?".

I feel it would be pretty close to the mark.

It's a more in-depth answer than 'the Apple logo on the back' which a lot of people assume is the reason you've got to pay more for an iPhone. That answer would explain why Apple thinks it can charge more for the phone, but doesn't go any way to explaining what it really is that means it feels the need to raise the price so.

In fact, price is the main thing that plays on my mind whenever I use the iPhone.

However, before I give my thoughts on that, let's first take a look at what makes this phone special: an improved design, a better camera, an upgraded battery.

A faster CPU, better graphical power, stronger health sensors and a slicker and more intuitive UI. This is a big jump for Apple, and one that makes this a very impressive phone indeed.

But is that worth the extra money?

We liked

A lot of people still think it's acceptable to compare phones based on a spec sheet. It's not. It's about the experience, the relationship one has with a phone day after day, and that's something Apple has nailed year after year: the feeling you get when you first pick one up.

The design of the iPhone 6 is brilliant. It feels like a potted down version of the iPad Air, which itself was one of the best-designed bits of tech I've ever held. I'm not a fan of the plastic strips on the top and bottom of the phone - I'd have preferred these to be blocks of colour - but that aside, it feels great in the palm.

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The battery life upgrade is a real plus too. Yes, it falls a little under hard use, and after a few months of working, but the main problem with the 5S was the fact the phone would be useless by the end of the working day even when not put under a lot of strain - that problem seems to have been resolved.

The camera quietly impresses, and the new modes are helpful at times, if not always useful. While it irritates that there's no 16:9 mode for snapping, the results are still almost always something I'd want to share.

We disliked

The iPhone 6 is a sensational handset, but not flawless. There are two issues that have to be raised.

The first is the screen. It's a tricky one, as it could sound like I'm being rather hypocritical given my point about not basing a feeling about a phone on a spec sheet.

But the lower-res screen is noticeable next to most other Full HD phones in the iPhone 6's class. Sure, day to day you won't notice the fuzzier text, the slightly rougher pictures, but given you'll be paying more for an iPhone than any other device on the market (bar some hyper-powerful phablets) I can't condone Apple not working out a way to get a Full HD display on this phone.

It's not like it's new technology either: the HTC One M7 had a similarly sized display 18 months ago and it was Full HD. It looked great back then, so why has Apple not managed the same thing now?

I can't think it's to do with battery life, but if it is, then the phone should have been made thicker. 6.9mm with the rounded back feels nice in the hand, but a mm or two thicker wouldn't have gone amiss if the thing I was looking at had a better display on.

iPhone 6
And secondly, there's the issue of price. Again. The Apple iPhone 6 is still too expensive for me.

Every year I get to this point in the review of that year's iPhone and wonder: 'Am I'm missing something? Should I be giving the iPhone a pass when castigating Android or Windows Phones for the same thing?'


But I can't find a tangible reason for the extra cost. We're not talking a single pound / dollar or two, it's a big difference in price on contract. The materials used are premium, yes, but not necessarily making the best design out there.

The iCloud drive stuff is good, the operating system is sleek, but there's nothing here (beyond the phone being a very good all-rounder) that gives me a quick answer when someone asks me 'Why is the iPhone more expensive?'

To me, that's a problem and one I can't just ignore because 'people' will pay it. Were there nothing else wrong here, then perhaps it could be glossed over, giving the choice to the buyer, but as the phone isn't market leading in a number of ways, the price rankles heavily.

Verdict

When I first picked up the iPhone 6, I thought this was going to be a hard review to write. Had Apple just changed the shape but kept the same inherent problems? Was there really enough new to make it a phone that really helped the company leap forward?

The answer is: the Apple iPhone 6 is a brilliant phone. It's the first time I'd even consider using an iPhone as my daily device, thanks to the larger screen, better keyboard and most importantly upgraded battery life.

However, the price is still tremendously off-putting and the screen, while perfectly fine (and sometimes impressive) in day to day use will still irritate me, knowing that I've not got the best experience for my money.

But that's the only bugbear I have with the Apple iPhone 6. It feels amazing in the hand. Apple has somehow made a phone too thin and turned it into a positive. The operating system is smarter and more intuitive than ever, and that's without even factoring in the strong ecosystem of apps and media that Apple users get.

We'll ignore the Trojan Horsing of the U2 album for now.

I promised I wouldn't say the iPhone 6 is the best iPhone Apple has ever made, and thankfully I don't have to. I used that phrase for the 5S, as there wasn't a lot else that was worthy of a headline statement.

So while the iPhone 6 might not be the most powerful, most attractive, best at photography or best for battery life, Apple has put it all together in a way that, if you can forgive the price (and that's a big if), offers a phone that should be at the sharp end of your consideration for your next smartphone.

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The 65JS9500 is nothing short of a milestone in TV picture quality. The difference its HDR technology makes to picture quality is immense - more impactful by far, in fact, than the step up from HD to UHD. What's more, while you need native HDR content to see the TV at its absolute cinematic best it still delivers superb results with current sources.

There's no hiding from the fact that native content is currently non-existent while native 4K content, too, continues to be more elusive than it ought to be by now. It's also clear that the vast majority of consumers won't be able to stretch to the 65JS9500's six grand asking price. But none of this ultimately changes the simple fact that Samsung's new flagship TV produces simply the best picture quality I've ever seen.

We liked

HDR pictures look incredible, non-HDR pictures look pretty amazing too, and the new Tizen operating system is a big improvement over Samsung's previous smart TV efforts.

We disliked

Its six grand price tag puts it beyond the reach of most consumers, there's currently no native HDR video content out there to get the best from the TV, and 4K content too is still thinner on the ground than we would have hoped.

Final verdict

Samsung's 2015 flagship TV leverages new brightness and colour technologies to take LCD picture quality to a whole new level - especially once true HDR content starts to roll into town. It's much easier to use than previous Samsung smart TVs too. I just wish more people would be able to afford it.

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I recently ran across an application that allows one to use music in the background of a video or other type of presentation. Well, now I can't remember where I came across that application. It might have been CNET.

Anyone know a source for the application?


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Windows 10 premiers July 29. Have any Board members had experience with its preview? What's it like?


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I've been getting pop-ups to reserve my upgrade but I'm passing. I have Windows 7 and I'm "happy" with it.

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I've been getting pop-ups to reserve my upgrade but I'm passing. I have Windows 7 and I'm "happy" with it.


Me too and I am not sure whether to download or not. confused I too have Windows 7 and have no problems with it. However, I assume when I get a new computer (probably soon) it'll be a Windows 10 no?



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I've been getting pop-ups to reserve my upgrade but I'm passing. I have Windows 7 and I'm "happy" with it.


Me too and I am not sure whether to download or not. confused I too have Windows 7 and have no problems with it. However, I assume when I get a new computer (probably soon) it'll be a Windows 10 no?



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If you get a new computer with Windows 10, make sure you also get the right monitor for that operating system. You need a monitor that responds to touch, like a cell phone screen.


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Oh yeah? Well when I do buy one it'll be a laptop so it should be compatible anyway right? My daughter has Windows 8 and it's desktop looks just like a cell phone. Btw, I don't remember a Windows 9. Was there a 9?

Thanks Alfa

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Does anyone know if you can download Skype to an mini ipad? And if so, is it safe or any downside to doing so? Like taking too much space or whatever?? I think they may have the downloads in the Itune app but not sure.
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TIS, I think Skype portable can do so. Go to CNET and check out its free downloads.


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TIS, I think Skype portable can do so. Go to CNET and check out its free downloads.


Hey Oli, thanks I'll check it out!!

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Have windows 10 on my computer now,

No faults with it so far, final release won't be long now

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TIS, I think Skype portable can do so. Go to CNET and check out its free downloads.


Hey Oli, thanks I'll check it out!!

smile

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TIS, did you check it out yet?


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TIS, I think Skype portable can do so. Go to CNET and check out its free downloads.


Hey Oli, thanks I'll check it out!!

smile

TIS


TIS, did you check it out yet?


Oli,

I haven't downloaded it yet BUT I can get it from the app store menu on my IPad. I did check out CNet too and I can also get it there.

Thanks for the help.
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Someone tells me that this is possible but how?

Person A has unlimited data allowance (3g) on his smartphone

Person B doesnt have any data allowance .

I was told that B can use A's data allowance . (when there near each other)

Is this possible ? only thing i can think is a blue tooth connection. or some how A's phone sends wifi signals.

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Will someone remind me again how to post YouTube video so the video itself is in the content. I can only get the link to show.
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Ok, I got a video screen but a message saying I need plug-in.

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I have a quick iTunes question. I never use iTunes because I never had an iPod. Well, this year I'm finally getting one. However, I'm trying to get my music in order in iTunes before I do so.

Under the File tab, there's 2 options: Add File to Library and Add Folder to Library. My music is stored under the My Music file on my computer (it's a PC by the way). When I click Add Folder to Library, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Why is this!? Some music will import while others, nothing happens. The Add File to Library function has never worked for me, just the Add Folder to Library. Can anybody provide any suggestions or offer any help? I called Apple but they were useless. Basically just told me to sign up for iTunes Match.

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Delete everything in iTunes , make sure you click keep files not move to recycle bin then click the SCAN BUTTON all your music in your my music folder will add automatic

Also go to windows media player that way you can get Info for your music files and they'll show in iTunes with correct names smile

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Where's the Scan Button?

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photo uploading


1. click the music icon

2. click the scan for media, all music in music folder will be added

enjoy,

you should check out apple music, it free till september just remeber to cancel your subccription the last week, otherwise itll charge you 9.99 for that month

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I got it to work. I didn't realize when I importing the music, if it wasn't tagged properly, I could find it under Playlists. I just retagged it and it's right now. Thanks for the help!

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Originally Posted By: Alfa Romeo


If you get a new computer with Windows 10, make sure you also get the right monitor for that operating system. You need a monitor that responds to touch, like a cell phone screen.


I'm not sure where you got this idea, but it's nonsense.

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PANASONIC VIERA TX-40CX700B - Price Cut On 4K TV


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Been seeing this TVs advertised everywhere , just waiting on a review to be posted, looks good for its price cut thou

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Originally Posted By: DonMega1888
PANASONIC VIERA TX-40CX700B - Price Cut On 4K TV


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Been seeing this TVs advertised everywhere , just waiting on a review to be posted, looks good for its price cut thou


I think the Samsung is the best out there.

And right now you can get the 55" or the 60 - 65" at great prices.

They are LED smart HD TV's with the backlite options ( dynamic setting) its awesome.

Anyone I know, who has 3D, never uses the 3D option so I don't care not having that. As for Ultra Screen view, most networks are not even up to date on that Ultra 4k preference.

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Well, I installed Windows 10 on my desktop. Bad move. I uninstalled it, and reverted to 7. Despite all the talk about faster boot, etc., 10 gave me no advantage. Plus, it cluttered up my desktop.


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I've been getting that stupid notification on my toolbar for weeks. I have NO intention whatsoever of upgrading. 7 works just fine for me!

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