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    Best wireless gaming mouse on the market?

    Have you tried increasing the polling rate? I haven't noticed this issue with mine, but the g700s uses a different sensor than the g700.
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    Best wireless gaming mouse on the market?

    The Sidewinder is now very difficult to come by in Australia, and no, I'm not happy with it. The performance of the mouse itself was fine (as long as the receiver is relatively close by), but I consider the device defective from inception. The charging mechanism is fundamentally flawed, and not...
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    Best wireless gaming mouse on the market?

    Ok, thanks guys, I've decided to hold off for the time being, so I can have a proper think about it. I can't see myself buying a Razer mouse, a couple of friends own some, and they look like toys.
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    Catalyst says that my firmware is up to date. It's ok, I'll give it a go over the weekend. If it works out, then great, if not, then it's only 7%, I still got a good card for the money I spent.
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    By two BIOS switches, do you mean it has dual BIOS, with a physical switch between the two, so if I cock it up, I can just switch to the secondary BIOS?
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    Ok guys, I've picked up an xfx 290, it has Ver P.0 written on it, so I don't know if that counts as 'old stock'. Seems to be going well so far. I got a BSOD in Max Payne 3 (in the menu, not even in game...) but otherwise all is well, been playing BSI for a while, and pleased with the frame...
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    Best wireless gaming mouse on the market?

    They weigh basically the same when the G602 has 2 batteries inserted. It is true that you can operate with one, but you can also operate the G700s with no batteries (wired) and get the same effect. Personally, I palm grip my mice, so weight is a non issue for me. I did take a look, and I...
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    Best wireless gaming mouse on the market?

    Hi all, My Sidewinder X8 has seen better days. It works fine, but unfortunately doesn't recharge it's battery properly. So I'm seeking a replacement. Is the Logitech G700s currently considered one of the best wireless gaming mice out there? It seems ideal, as it appears to function as a...
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    Thanks for that. I'll have to think about whether the extra 4% from the extra CU is worth it, compared to a simple overclock with the fan set to 55%. Considering my display is 1080p, I doubt there is currently any game that will pose a challenge to even a stock 290 at the moment?
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    Thanks all. Yeah, I think 55% should be fine, even 60% (that being said, I've not actually heard it), but given that it's in a different room, in a very well ventilated full tower case with ~10 HDD's, I don't think I'll notice. I think it's a good idea to set it to get on top of the...
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    I don't mind re-learning GUIs, it's just that with the last Radeon I owned, the videos were quite washed out in WMC, and it took some hunting, and some registry tweaks to fix it (not completely, but enough for it to not bother me). It really shouldn't be necessary on a $500 piece of hardware...
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    Is that just for noise? And are we talking a week or two here, or is likely to be a month or two? Because my summer holidays are to begin on Friday, and I want to get as much gaming in as possible before my time is no longer my own...
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    Yeah, I'm probably getting an XFX 290 (no idea how old the stock is) as it's the cheapest brand at the moment. How much work is involved in unlocking the card, and how risky is it?
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    R9 290 vs GTX 780 in Australia.

    Hi guys, I'm looking to pick up a new card to replace my GTX 570, and am deciding between the R9 290, and the GTX 780. First of all, I live in Australia, so GeForce gaming bundles are out (may have shifted my decision), and for some reason, the BF4 bundle only seems to apply to the 290X, and...
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    I am NEVER considering a carrier phone again

    It's there a technical reason why they aren't? Or do they just not want to? I mean, I'm sure they could drop one or two of the gsm bands if need be.
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    I am NEVER considering a carrier phone again

    Ideally, networks will have LTE on multiple bands, and with carrier aggregation we'll have the best of both worlds. Building penetration, as well as higher frequencies to meet bandwidth demands, hopefully moving seamlessly between bands. The side effect will be that foreign phones will be more...
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    I am NEVER considering a carrier phone again

    I see. I thought 700 MHz was 700 MHz. My apologies.
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    I am NEVER considering a carrier phone again

    Nowhere else uses that band YET. Australian carriers are about to roll out LTE on the 700 MHz band (all of our LTE is currently on the 1800 MHz band, which is quite commonly used worldwide for LTE), and I'm sure we're not the only ones with such plans.
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    Samsung Galaxy S4 rumors?

    Yeah, I don't know why people find this difficult to believe. I have relatively small hands, and I can reach all the buttons just fine. I hold it the same way as you, but for me that was just the natural way to hold it. Surprisingly, I can even reach the notification bar with my thumb. Frankly...
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    looking to buy an android tablet...what's the best one?

    Everyone has their favourite, but it depends where/how you're going to use it. I picked up a Galaxy Tab 7.7 for $240 from a brick and mortar store who were having a clearout, and I honestly haven't touched my Asus Transformer Prime (TF201) since. Not sure exactly why (probably the Mali GPU in...
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    New version of swype is pretty bad

    Actually, scratch that, this one is more up to date, and is actually taken from stock gs2 by someone intending to use aokp. http://www.4shared.com/zip/DeGk3jOn/Swype.html
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    New version of swype is pretty bad

    I couldn't see your signature because I'm using Tapatalk. Unfortunately, I personally only have apk's for 1280x800 devices, but try this one: http://depositfiles.com/files/ei2a59x2a I have grabbed and used apk's before as they are much less a waste of time than logging in twice and using an...
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    New version of swype is pretty bad

    Dude, it's widely available on the internet. I even asked you to tell me your screen res and I could email you an apk. Also, I didn't say it was awful, I feel it has gone back in some ways, and forward in others. And text prediction CAN help while swyping, if it has to choose between two words...
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    New version of swype is pretty bad

    didn't say that you don't have the right to complain, just that there is the possibility of using the older version which they have left there - something they didn't do before, so there's no REASON to. But I'm sure they'll iron out the issues.
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    Does oled have a future in 4 years time?

    Yeah, the fact that it has a backlight. How are you going to block it out? Put a shutter in front of each pixel that can open and close? And somehow prevent the backlight from bleeding around this shutter? It's impractical, and there's already a solution: OLED.
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    Does oled have a future in 4 years time?

    Exactly, they could just as easily do a matte OLED screen, as it has to do with the cover glass rather than the display itself. In addition, OLED is a very immature technology compared to LCD, and has far more potential for improvement. Furthermore, I can't foresee LCD ever getting NEAR the...
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    New version of swype is pretty bad

    Um, you realise you're in an extremely small minority of people that does things like flash 3rd party roms. What phone and what screen resolution do you have? I mainly keep tablet apk's for Swype (mainly because my gs2 came preinstalled with it), but I do have some for phones. Otherwise the...
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    New version of swype is pretty bad

    If you manually type a word that isn't in the dictionary, and then choose it from the list above the keyboard, it gets added to the dictionary, whereas previous versions would ask for confirmation. Also, you can add words to the dictionary through settings if you wish. In addition, you switch...
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    New version of swype is pretty bad

    I don't know what you're complaining about, the new beta installs ALONGSIDE any previous versions, it doesn't replace them. I can easily switch between the two using the ICS keyboard switcher. The only reason your older version would be gone is if YOU uninstalled it. On my phone, it came...
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    Tegra 3 refresh coming, 'Tegra 3+', In House LTE modem included

    The difference there is in the software. Samsung's browser on the gs3 is clearly far better optimized. The article you got that chart from clearly stated that.
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    Next Galaxy Phone Unveiling - May 3rd

    Lol, 1.5x? Hilarious. You seem to somehow be under the impression that the SoC is the only thing in the phone draining the battery. I guess the display, and the flash memory run on air? You can bet that the new screen will not use 20% less power than the old one, and more than likely it will...
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    Tegra 3 refresh coming, 'Tegra 3+', In House LTE modem included

    Ah, i see. Well, Wayne is sure to debut around the same time as WoA, and supposedly has a massively reworked graphics component. So you could be onto something.
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    Tegra 3 refresh coming, 'Tegra 3+', In House LTE modem included

    I guess it's theoretically compatible with WoA (WinRT) if an OEM decides to make such a device, but out won't be compatible with Windows 8 (which when unqualified refers to the x86/x64 version). I also don't recall if nVidia wad one of the three launch partners for SoC manufacturing that...
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    Tegra 3 refresh coming, 'Tegra 3+', In House LTE modem included

    Interesting that a thread ostensibly about Tegra 3+ has very little discussion about Tegra 3+, and is more a turf war about SoC manufacturers. They are all after your dollars. As for my personal view, Tegra 2 was terrible, Tegra 3 is not, but unfortunately has very few design wins on the...
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    Is it feasible to buy a cell phone, cancel the service, pay the ETF, & keep it?

    That's my point, they can charge what they like because they know noone is going to leave. I change providers routinely when a better deal comes along, keeping my number, and if I so wish, my phone. I don't know what fixed line broadband is like in the us (apart from being much faster and...
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    Is it feasible to buy a cell phone, cancel the service, pay the ETF, & keep it?

    Messed up system you have there. In Australia, all networks are GSM, and compatible with each other (assuming your handset supports the frequency of the network you want, which USUALLY isn't a problem). Because of this, it's simply a matter of changing SIMs if you want to change networks. That's...
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    Any student iPad users here?

    Everyone's different, I NEVER took any notes when I tried pen + paper. Then again, with a notebook, I was usually on AnandTech instead of listening to the lecturer. In a nutshell: class is boring.
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    Best Android phone

    In my (and a lot of other peoples) opinion, the Galaxy Nexus is an inferior phone to the GS2. Aside from the lack of an Exynos SoC, the fact that they are using a PenTile display instead of the the RGB array of the GS2's S-AMOLED Plus display is disappointing. And what's with stock Android not...
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    Any student iPad users here?

    I've not used an iPad, but I've used an Android tablet and most definitely used it to good effect in my studies. If you are in a lecture theatre however, I think a notebook would be more effective. You can definitely take notes as fast as a notebook if you become proficient with Swype (as far...
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    GSM networks in California

    If I'm reading it correctly, according to this map here: http://specmap.sequence-omega.net/ T-mobile does have a 1900MHz network operational in the LA area. I think my best bet is to walk into a T-Mobile store, and ask 'can i stick a SIM into my phone to see if I can get 3G reception on it'...