Are you really getting the best possible look at Stranger Things
(or whatever other show you’re currently bingeing)? The answer depends on both the way you’ve configured the app and even which browser you’re using. Here’s what you need to know.
Source: Gizmodo – How to Make Your Netflix Look Good
Supermicro has released two systems featuring Intel’s many-core Xeon Phi x200 processors: a workstation and an ultra-dense server. The platforms support up to 384 GB of DDR4 memory and are based on the good-old Intel C612 PCH. Due to high TDP of Intel’s Knights Landing CPUs, Supermicro had to use a custom closed-loop liquid cooling for its SuperWorkstation SYS-5038K-i.
Intel officially launched its Xeon Phi x200 many-core Knights Landing platform in June, but the company disclosed most of the details regarding its new processors last year at Supercomputing15. As discussed, every Xeon Phi x200 in LGA packaging has up to 72 cores (based on highly-modified Atom Silvermont microarchitecture) running at up to 1.5 GHz, with up to 36 MB of L2 cache, 16 GB of on-package high-performance memory (MCDRAM), six-channel DDR4 DRAM controller as well as 36 PCIe 3.0 lanes. The Xeon Phi x200 chips in LGA3647 form-factor can run as a host, directly with an operating system on board (including Windows Server 2016) which is an upgrade over the older Xeon Phi parts which only ran as co-processors on the PCIe bus. Moreover, the internal PCIe 3.0 root complex gives the Xeon Phi some PCIe lanes to allow other coprocessors to be plugged in – either additional Xeon Phi accelerators in the card form-factor, or AMD/NVIDIA cards, to maximize the compute horsepower.
Since Intel Xeon Phi x200 processors are designed mainly for high performance computing, so as a result the OEM developers that build servers for customers tend to focus their efforts primarily on ultra-dense platforms.
One of the first Xeon Phi x200 solutions from Supermicro will be the SuperServer 5028TK-HTR, which packs four hot-swappable half-width nodes based on the company’s K1SPi motherboards into a 2U form-factor. Each 5028TK-HTR sports 12 3.5” hot-swappable SATA/SAS storage devices (three per node) as well as a 2000 W redundant PSU. Meanwhile, the K1SPi carries one P1 socket, six DDR4 DIMM slots (for up to 384 GB of DDR4), two PCIe 3.0 x16 low-profile slots, a PCIe 3.0 x4 slot, an Intel i350 dual port GbE controller, the Aspeed AST2400 BMC platform management.
Supermicro’s SuperServer 5028TK-HTR (as well as the K1SPi motherboard) support Intel Xeon Phi x200 processors with up to 250-260 W TDP. Machines supporting Knights Landing models featuring Omni-Path fabric will be announced at a later date.
While HPC is a very important market for products like Xeon Phi, there is a segment of Xeon Phi clients who use them in desktop environments for financial analysis, oil and gas exploration, simulations as well as other applications. Also, HPC developers typically want a system-under-the-desk to actually develop their software with immediate results. Specifically for them, at the request of Intel, Supermicro introduced its SuperWorkstation 5038K-i desktop machine featuring the company’s K1SPE motherboard. The workstation is a self-contained unit sold complete, with CPU, DRAM, storage, PSU and cooling.
The chassis can fit in two 5.25” ODDs (or other peripherals), six 3.5″ and four 2.5” storage devices. The tower is equipped with multiple fans and come with one 750W power supply made by Seasonic as well as a custom-made closed-loop liquid cooling system with two 120 mm fans.
The K1SPE mainboard features one P1 socket (with eight-phase power delivery), six DDR4 DIMM slots (for up to 384 GB of DDR4), two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, a PCIe 3.0 x4 slot, 10 SATA connectors, two GbE ports (via Intel i350), an IPMI LAN port, Aspeed AST2400 for graphics and management, USB 3.0 ports and so on. Despite the fact that the K1SPE uses regular ATX form-factor (with ATX12V and EPS12V power connectors), it will not be sold separately.
Both SuperServer 5028TK-HTR and SuperWorkstation 5038K-i machines should be available from Supermicro shortly, but only as complete systems. Therefore, their exact pricing could not be determined because it depends completely on exact configurations and quantity. We have been told that the workstation, the 5038K-i, is actually on back order with a number of customers already, however Supermicro is ramping up production as a result.
Additional from Ian: We’ve put in a request for a 5038K-i sample, which will run Windows Server 2016. As it’s a full x86 core (with additional VPUs), I want to see how well our regular x86 enterprise workloads translate into the Xeon Phi sphere. With a low single thread frequency but up to 72 cores, this test should be an interesting one.
Source: AnandTech – Supermicro Releases Intel Xeon Phi x200 (KNL) Systems: Servers and a Developer Mid-Tower
It’s almost baffling to think that despite the many ways we can check the time, especially in our display-saturated era, BT’s speaking clock still receives roughly 12 million calls each year. Dial 123 on most phones (at a cost of at least 45p!) and y…
Source: Engadget – BT is looking for the speaking clock’s next voice
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Helping the world harness the power of data, Western Digital Corporation announced that Ovation Data Services, Inc. (“OvationData”) has selected the joint HGST Active Archive System and Versity Storage Manager solution to build a private storage cloud for media and entertainment and oil and gas industries as these organizations require fast and frequent access to their current and historical file-based data assets. This cloud-scale storage solution helps improve data management with single pane copy management, automatic tiering to both object storage and tape, while lowering data operational and management cost through reduced system complexity and CAPEX costs. OvationData chose the HGST Active Archive System and Versity Storage Manager joint solution for its easy-to-deploy, file capable, Amazon S3™-compliant, scale-out object storage solution.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Western Digital Delivers Foundation For OvationData
Microsoft Corp. and Lenovo announced on Friday a deepening of their strategic relationship. Lenovo will load Microsoft’s productivity apps — including Microsoft Office, OneDrive and Skype — on select Lenovo devices that use the Android™ operating system. Lenovo expects to ship millions of these Android-based devices worldwide over the next several years. This expanded collaboration between Microsoft and Lenovo also includes a patent cross-licensing agreement that covers Lenovo and Motorola devices.
“Microsoft’s thrilled that our productivity apps will be pre-installed on Lenovo’s premium devices,” said Nick Parker, corporate vice president OEM Division, Microsoft. “The marriage of Microsoft’s apps and Lenovo’s Android-based devices will enable customers around the world to be more productive, more connected and achieve even more.”
“Our collaboration with Microsoft will create new opportunities for our customers to take advantage of some of Microsoft’s most popular apps,” said Christian Eigen, Leader of Corporate Alliances, Lenovo. “Installing Microsoft apps and services on our devices will bring additional value to consumers around the globe.”
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Lenovo And Microsoft Deepen Strategic Ties Across Devices
At Intel, we’re connecting with people in new ways by delivering amazing experiences. We’re providing more immersive sports experiences for fans and athletes; reinventing the possibilities in music, entertainment and fashion; creating a stage for innovators; and offering educational opportunities for underserved communities. It’s all a part of a journey to reposition and revitalize the Intel brand. Our story is simple: “Intel Inside, Amazing Experiences Outside.”
On Monday, we were recognized for that work as a Project Isaac Award winner. Inventive. Imaginative. Bold. These are all words AdWeek uses to describe this year’s Project Isaac Award winners: media, advertising, marketing, and technology professionals behind some of the most ground-breaking ideas in their industries. I’m proud that Intel has been honored as a Gold winner in the media category (for video invention) following our collaboration with The Recording Academy and Lady Gaga for this year’s Grammy Awards.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Intel: Inventive Thinking Behind Amazing Experiences Wins Honors
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Although it is a market leader in the global networking industry, TP-Link has struggled to make an impression in the US. The company is banking on a major makeover and a new product portfolio to help wow its American audience and improve its standing…
Source: Engadget – TP-Link makes itself over to remind Americans it’s here
Track: Across 110th Street | Artist: Bobby Womack | Album: Across 110th Street
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Money problems will stress anyone. However, your budget shouldn’t be adding to the stress. It should be removing it. If your budget plan is causing you more stress than it’s relieving, you might want to consider changing it.
Source: LifeHacker – Your Budget Should Make Your Life Less Stressful, Not More
If you want to get a reply to your email, you can start by writing a good one. Boomerang has had some helpful tips to do this in the past
, but now the company is taking it a step further. Its new feature Respondable will rate your emails on the fly in a few key categories.
Source: LifeHacker – Boomerang’s Respondable Helps You Craft An Email That Will Actually Get a Reply
We love seeing new ideas on tiny home layouts, like this one from France that has the living room placed higher up.
Source: TreeHugger – French tiny house L’Odyssée has a different take on the living room
There was a time when Samsung believed its home brewed Tizen operating system would rise up and usurp Android as the king of mobile, or at least be a competitive force. Things haven’t worked out that way, and though Tizen has gone on to fined renewed purpose in things like smart TVs and wearables, it’s still being used in smartphones, including
Source: Hot Hardware – Samsung Z2 Becomes First Tizen-Based Smartphone With 4G Capabilities
Last week MSI introduced its new X99A Workstation motherboard, part of the X99 refresh we’ve seen over the past couple of months following the launch of the Broadwell-E processor line. Despite the name ‘workstation’, this board is based on the consumer-grade Intel X99 PCH rather than the server oriented parts, and as a result it supports overclocking. Part of the ‘Workstation’ feature set means that it has qualified support for NVIDIA Quadro PCIe cards, compatibility with ECC memory, and a U.2 connector for storage. The manufacturer claims that the mainboard uses special components that can improve the endurance of the board, although the warranty is still listed as three years.
Typically, workstation-class motherboards for Intel Xeon E5 v3/v4 processors in LGA2011-3 packaging are based on the Intel C612 PCH, which has the same I/O features as the desktop-class Intel X99, but also supports a number of additional capabilities, which are important for business environments, such as vPro, RSTe, SVT and so on (you can read more about Intel’s 612 chipset here). When it comes to professional workstation vendors that supply machines to large corporations, those technologies make a lot of sense and are generally welcome. However, for prosumers and for many professionals working in small/medium businesses, these options might not be required, which is why a lot of motherboard manufacturers offer Intel X99-based workstation-class mainboards that fully support overclocking but continue to have numerous workstation features (such as support for ECC, when Xeon CPUs are installed). This is the focus of the X99A Workstation.
The MSI X99A Workstation (7A54) motherboard features one LGA2011-3 slot for Intel Core i7 as well as Intel Xeon E5 processors, though it is interesting to note that the maker does not list Intel Xeon SKUs in its qualified vendor list. Along with the eight-phase power delivery (which uses solid-state chokes), the mainboard carries eight DDR4 memory slots that not only support non-ECC/unbuffered memory modules with XMP 2.0 (and up to DDR4-3333 supported in OC modes), but also RDIMMs with ECC with applicable CPUs.
For add-in cards, the motherboard has three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (which can work in x16, x16/x16, x8/x16/x8 modes with CPUs featuring 40 PCIe lanes) as well as two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots from the chipset.
When it comes to storage-related capabilities, the MSI X99A Workstation comes with one M.2-22110 slot, one U.2 port running in PCIe 3.0 x4 mode, and a SATAe port (unavailable when M.2 and U.2 are used). For traditional HDDs/SSDs/ODDs, the motherboard offers 10 SATA 6 Gb/s ports (including two ports from SATAe). So, in total the motherboard can support up to 12 storage devices.
The chipset diagram shows what is in play, and the M.2 configuration is a little odd given that 2 lanes come from the PCH and another two from the CPU despite standard CPU bifurcation stops at x4. In this instance I would have suggested that MSI merely considers the M.2 a CPU device with x4, given that the system would support it, but because Intel has 28-lane CPUs for the platform this can cause differences in bandwidth available. MSI shared the storage support matrix to help users looking into the X99A Workstation:
For audio and networking, the MSI X99A Workstation uses the Realtek ALC1150 solution (with PCB separation and filter caps) with 7.1-channel analog as well as S/PDIF outputs. For networking, the motherboard has an Intel I218LM and an Intel I210AT Gigabit LAN controllers, with teaming support listed. The mainboard also features ASMedia’s ASM1142 controller to enable one USB 3.1 Type-C (10 Gbps) and one USB 3.1 Type-A (10 Gbps) connectors on the rear panel. In addition, the motherboard supports eight USB 3.1 Type-A (5 Gbps) and eight USB 2.0 ports.
The MSI X99A Workstation should be available shortly, but pricing has not yet been decided.
Source: AnandTech – MSI Unveils the X99A Workstation Motherboard
The Xbox One S has barely been on the market for a month, but Microsoft is already promoting both its latest console and the newest in a long line of Madden games. In this case, today is the launch of Madden NFL 17 and the Xbox One S Madden NFL 17 Custom Console Sweepstakes.
For the sweepstakes, Microsoft decided to design 32 custom Xbox
Source: Hot Hardware – Microsoft Kicks Off Xbox One S Madden NFL 17 Custom Console Sweepstakes
It’s no secret that Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to become a more video-centric social network, and the company has been conducting various tests to see how its users would react to new features. One of its latest mobile app experiments is auto-pla…
Source: Engadget – Facebook tests auto-playing News Feed videos with sound
in the smartphone market, Microsoft has to fight for scraps leftover from Android and iOS, and comparatively there aren’t many to go around. Rather than bury its head in denial, Microsoft’s been making mobile versions of its key programs like Office available on other OSes, and now Lenovo has agreed to pre-load several of Microsoft’s productivity
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Curious? A recent poll of nearly two thousand Japanese game developers reveals the average salaries for various jobs within the industry.
Source: Kotaku – How Much Japanese Game Developers Make
Yesterday, Google released Android Nougat
for Nexus owners. It comes with some sweet new headlining features like multi-window support and bundled notifications. After digging into the developer preview
we found even more treats that you might’ve missed.
Source: LifeHacker – The Coolest Features of Android Nougat You Might Have Missed
