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Rose steps down as YouView CTO

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/YouView%20Main%20Menu-200-200.jpg"> YouView has announced that high-profile CTO Anthony Rose is stepping down from his role, although the IPTV platform insisted to TechRadar that it is part of the 'transition to the next phase'. Rose, a former BBC man and one of the leading lights behind the iPlayer, was perhaps the most recognisable name attached to the YouView project, an IPTV project involving Britain's major terrestrial broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five), BT, Talk Talk and Arqiva. Although he will stay on in 'an advisory capacity' the decision is likely to raise eyebrows within the industry. YouView insists, however, that the change is about "strengthening our technology and operations teams to ensure we deliver YouView in good time and in great shape." Not a shock "It is not a shock," a spokesperson told TechRadar. "We came to a mutual agreement that this is part of the next phase for YouView." The CTO role will not be directly replaced, although Sef Tuma will now come in as head of technical delivery. "We are ensuring that in key project management areas such as technology and operations we are expanding capacity to ensure we meet the demands of this exciting project," insisted YouView chief executive Richard Halton. "As we move into this next phase of our development I want to pay tribute to the brilliant work Anthony Rosehas done to shape the consumer proposition and I am pleased that he has agreed to continue to advise the project. "We are delighted Sef is being seconded into our leadership team. He has a hugely impressive track record of successfully delivering major integration projects in our industry. "We now have a highly experienced technical delivery team committed to developing an exciting new service." YouView is supposed to be arriving by the middle of 2011, although there has been suggestions that even this <a href="">broad window could be missed</A>.

Rose steps down as YouView CTO

YouView has announced that high-profile CTO Anthony Rose is stepping down from his role, although the IPTV platform insisted to TechRadar t...

Your Home Computer Will Be Safe and Secured If You Follow These Steps

As a home computer user, you need to make sure that your computer is safe from any form of malicious online attack, including hacking. You might have important data including any identification in your computer which intruders can have access to. It is therefore very important for you to find out just how safe your computer is from these potential attacks.Primarily, intruders target home computer users because:(1) Home computer users typically don't have security measures installed on them, which makes them easy targets. and(2) They often have valuable information, such as credit card information stored which is enough to entice these intruders.In addition, you have to know what types of attack to expect. Opening an unknown, seemingly innocent email or clicking on an ad-banner will sometimes put you at unwanted risk and open the door for intruders. Once they are in, they're sometimes hard to get rid of, so your home computer security should start with you being careful about the things you do while connected to the Internet.Besides being careful about which emails to open or not, and which ad-banners to click to or not, you should also be careful about sending valuable information over the Internet. Such information can be interception by a third party. It would be better to transmit really important information the old-fashioned way, unless you are very much confident in your security measures.Next would be putting security measures on your computer. If your operating system is Microsoft Windows, Apple OS or LINUX you can get a free security updates and malicious software removal tools every month, which would be extremely helpful to you. There are monthly updates because the intruders always try to find a way to get around these security measures on regular basis.After getting the free security updates of your operating system, you would need to get an anti-virus program, preferably one that has the greatest number of virus definitions you might need to purchase this. Viruses, aside from causing chaos to your computer, can also be used to retrieve information from you and spread out to attack other computers. By obtaining a high-quality anti-virus program, viruses would not be as much of a problem.Since intruders are aware of the capabilities of anti-virus programs, they sometimes choose to use spyware, which are little bits of data that can be either potentially dangerous or annoying. It slows down your computer processes, and can retrieve data from you. To combat this, there are anti-spyware programs available, both for free -freeware and through purchase.The final security measure is a firewall. Normally, anti-virus programs offer firewalls, so acquiring one should not be much of a problem. A firewall acts like a security guard and disallows outright entry to anything trying to access your computer even if it is a program, without asking for your confirmation.Computer intruders and viruses should not be taken lightly at all, It would therefore be important for you to know the types of computer viruses [http://your-computer-safety.blogspot.com] available, in order to better protect yourself from them.	 	 		 			 				 					 						Yes, Find Out These Dangerous Computer Viruses [http://your-computer-safety.blogspot.com] so can Always Guard Yourself Against them.

Your Home Computer Will Be Safe and Secured If You Follow These Steps

As a home computer user, you need to make sure that your computer is safe from any form of malicious online attack, including hacking. Yo...

What Will You Do When Your Website Is Hacked? Use These 7 Steps to Manage the Hack

I guess it happens to everyone sometime. I just wasn't ready for it.Some sleaze ball operating from a European IP address (which means he could be anywhere) managed to get my account information for my primary domain in one of my three accounts.Then he (or she...or it) sent out more than a million spam e-mails using my primary domain. That will get any respectable server blacklisted in a heartbeat.To my host's credit, they shut me down before most of those could be delivered. (Imagine how many bounced e-mails I would have received. Or spam complaints - even worse!)But also, imagine my panic when I logged in this morning and saw error pages that said my account had been suspended...Here's what happened and how it was worked out so quickly...and why.My host sent me an e-mail immediately telling me of the suspension, but unfortunately I didn't have my alternative e-mail (like a yahoo or gmail e-mail) input in my profile, so it went to the suspended e-mail account and I didn't get it.Lesson 1: Make sure your host has a way to reach you when everything fails.When I called customer support, a junior technician was very nice, but only confirmed that I was suspended. When I got my security issues fixed, he said, I should give them call back. Instead of going ballistic, I suggested maybe I should talk to a supervisor.Lesson 2: Be nice.Nick got on the phone. He was the supervisor who suspended the account. He told me exactly why, what needed to be done on my end, and how I could protect myself from further damage. Those were three factors I needed to understand.Lesson 3: Talk to the expert.I took notes, including Nick's full name. Then I did what he said. Run anti-virus full scans on all my computers. Check... Run anti-spyware on all my computers. Check... Check my files and folders for my websites for any strange files that shouldn't be there. Check... Check with all my outsource partners to make sure they don't have access to my cPanel, but use FTP accounts instead. Check... Lesson 4: Do what I was told and keep notes of the results. (No spyware or viruses by the way.)Then I called Mark Hendricks [http://www.the60dayexperiment.com/newiss] - a trusted mentor who has gone through this stuff before. I wanted to confirm that I was doing all I could do and to be aware of anything I should get the hosting company to do. As I suspected, he suggested changing all my passwords just to be sure that whoever hacked me couldn't get into my vital info.And one other thing: Make sure they de-listed the IP address that had become blacklisted and reinstated the account on a clean IP.Did that...Lesson 5: Always get a second opinion.I changed the e-mail passwords on all my accounts, removed unused FTP accounts and changed passwords everywhere else.Lesson 6: Change passwords frequently.Then I called back Lunarpages.com [http://www.the60dayexperiment.com/go/host.htm] and got the account reinstated. The junior tech hesitated and suggested waiting until tomorrow when he could get the supervisor's approval. I said I had talked to Nick and read the steps he suggested, including calling back to get it reinstated when all were completed.It was reinstated within minutes.Lesson 7: Take notes, be clear, stay calm, be persistence until you get results.	 	 		 			 				 					 						You know much more than you think. Turn Your Knowledge into CASH! with The 60-Day Experiment: <a href="http://www.60DaysTo100K.com/eza.htm" target="_new">http://www.60DaysTo100K.com/eza.htm</a>

What Will You Do When Your Website Is Hacked? Use These 7 Steps to Manage the Hack

I guess it happens to everyone sometime. I just wasn't ready for it. Some sleaze ball operating from a European IP address (which mea...

Steps to Attain Internet Security

Hacking and viruses are blatant problems we can readily acquire online when we are not careful enough in being pro active with what we download or post information on the Internet. Many users have been victims to identity theft and mistaken identity alarms when information from their online profiles have been stolen and used against them. Countless computers have crashed with their files irretrievable due to viruses coming from unknown files they have opened. The boundary for anything to happen with regards to the Internet cannot be quantified thus the only way to protect you is to be vigilant.There are many steps advised when trying to attain Internet security. One is to update the software you have installed within your computer. Outdated software may have been cracked previously resulting to the updated version in response to that certain glitch therefore having updated versions may protect you from these hackers. Checking your settings on your online profiles may also be a preventer. Do not assume that your profiles are secured as they are for public viewing as default in usual online settings. Ensure that you secure your profile information only unto which you are ready to disclose to the public. Make sure that a firewall system is installed in your computer. Through this you will be able to detect what comes in and goes out of your PC and to protect you from unnecessary pop ups that come from websites that are unsecured.Passwords are also made for a secure reason so avoid using passwords obviously related to your profile. This will make your accounts highly susceptible to be broken into. Passwords created from a combination of random subjects, letters or numbers can create a more unlikely password for your secured account. Password variety is also a key in updating your online information. Make sure that you renew or change your password every so often and avoid using similar, or worse, the same password for multiple accounts. An anti-virus program is highly encouraged for you to protect your computer from various viruses, cookies, and the likes. Dubious files sent through email or pop-ups are not one hundred percent secure so avoid opening unnecessary ones that may contain viruses that could corrupt your files. When sending vital and confidential email messages encrypt your message in order that you secure important information in case the mail gets delivered erroneously.A classic example of security breach is when accessing your profile or account from an unfamiliar computer. Users tend to forget to sign out when using a different computer leaving their profiles open and ready to use by the next user. It is crucial that you remember to sign out or log out from your account profile before leaving the host computer as you are giving the next person in line for the machine absolute right to maneuver whatever is left open when you leave. Lastly, ensure that you create backups for your files just to be sure.There are numerous ways to attain Internet security but users ought to be more vigilant.	 	 		 			 				 					 						Tina L. Douglas is a skilled writer from California. With numerous experiences in the field of writing for several financial institutions, she is greatly qualified across a variety of economic issues. Her notable pieces of writing involve <a href="http://5identitytheftprotection.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_new">internet security software</a>.

Steps to Attain Internet Security

Hacking and viruses are blatant problems we can readily acquire online when we are not careful enough in being pro active with what we do...

In Depth: 6 steps to building the quantum computer

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/computing/images/data-200-200.jpg"> Quantum computing is the nirvana state for most technical research and in the exploratory sciences – and, eventually, for all of computing. The concept comes from quantum physics, which finds that electrons circling an atom are in multiple states at the same time – they only stop when we observe them. Similarly, a quantum bit (or qubit) can be in either a 0 and 1 state – or both at the same time. The theory goes that, because of these multiple states, a quantum processor could handle intense computations – say, factoring a number with 300 digits – with relative ease. For comparison, when a 232-digit number was factored, those responsible estimated that it would have taken roughly 1,500 years to do using a 2.2GHz AMD Opteron with 2GB of RAM. The great challenge to quantum processors thus far is this: the theory is sound on paper, but how do you actually build a quantum computer? We talked to an expert to find out the roadmap. 1. Build the proof of concept Herb Bernstein, a physicist at <a href="http://www.hampshire.edu/">Hampshire College</A>, says the first step to building a real quantum computer is to develop a basic working prototype. He says this will involve using a series of controlled optical or electromechnical pulses that work like microwaves. The pulses would control the computations and trigger the qubits to aid in the research project, serving as the core processor. 2. Increase the scale These initial experiments, he says, would be quite small – a prototype might use just one quantum bit initially, and quantum physicists have built small-scale quantum processing prototypes. Expanding to 100 qubits would be a logical next step, but to build an actual processor that uses tens of thousands of qubits, or even just one kiloqubit, would require linking multiple lab experiments over networks that, today, are not capable of processing at the same quantum speeds. Still, in the early days of computing, it was inconceivable to design a small computer when vacuum tubes filled an entire room. 3. Build a registry for quantum functions After expanding a prototype (and discovering some way to do that without linking lab experiments), another important step involves holding the data. This would work exactly like the computers we use today – a registry entry is like a temporary holding area. In quantum computing, a registry would hold the results of an experiment calculated with qubits – what Bernstein called a multiple entanglement of numbers. The registry would not just hold these calculations, but would keep track of how the qubits interact. The model for this is the human brain, which tracks the movement of neurons. 4. Create a way to store these calculations Factoring a number with 300 digits is an admirable goal, and one that is a good fit for quantum computing. However, the resulting calculations would also require massive storage allocation. The closest analogy to this today is a linear accelerator, which calculates the movements of atoms as they move at incredibly high speeds. In these experiments, the calculations are often stored on extremely fast flash storage arrays. For storing quantum calculations, the storage requirements increase greatly – to the point that we may not have yet invented the storage medium required. It might involve holographic memory that also see bits in multiple states at once. 5. Programming techniques to find the value Another step, once we find a way to store the calculations, involves figuring out how to write programs to then interpret the calculations. Modern processors run programs that work with binary numbers – they are either in a 0 or 1 state, but never both. That means, for quantum computing, inventing new ways to write programs that can run much faster, handle the quantum computing calculations, and deliver usable results. One obvious inhibitor to this is that companies have invested many millions in current platforms and programming efforts – none of which would run on a quantum computer. 6. Delivering the results over networks Once a quantum computer is fully operational, and the calculations can be stored and the programs can interpret the data, it's also important to deliver these findings over networks. In many ways, this is the problem that birthed the internet several decades ago: the scientific calculations had to be moved from one lab to other parts of the country for analysis. Modern fibre channels running at 200MB/s in real world transmissions are not fast enough, so another step to building a quantum computer is inventing much faster network protocols and network switches that can handle the data.

In Depth: 6 steps to building the quantum computer

Quantum computing is the nirvana state for most technical research and in the exploratory sciences – and, eventually, for all of computing. ...

Google steps up its worldwide 'war for talent'

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/google-crop-200-200.jpg"> Google steps up its 'war for talent' this week, looking to hire over 2,000 new staffers worldwide. Google is looking to move into new markets and, as such, is currently listing 2,076 positions on its website. A war for talent Google's finance chief told investors back in September that the internet industry was waging a "war for talent," and the latest round of new job vacancies clearly shows that this was more than a vapid PR line. The number of job openings is up nearly six-fold from a similar tally of job listings pages conducted in March 2009. Google has bought over 20 companies this year, which has brought the total number of staff worldwide to over 23,300 as of September 2010. The latest number of total Googlers worldwide is up nearly 18 per cent since the beginning of this year. "We've been ramping up our hiring and the number of open jobs over the course of the last year," said Google spokesman Jordan Newman. Branching out from search Google already owns around two-thirds of the global search market, and is looking to diversify into other markets, such as Android smartphone operating systems and web-based productivity apps. Facebook is the biggest threat to Google in terms of attracting that all-important online advertising cash, while Apple is its biggest competitor in the fast-growing smartphone market. Google announced that it was set to give all employees a healthy ten per cent rise earlier this month. Check the <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/jobs/" title="Google UK jobs">Google UK jobs page</A> if you fancy your chances as a Googler, which lists more than 70 current vacancies.

Google steps up its worldwide 'war for talent'

Google steps up its 'war for talent' this week, looking to hire over 2,000 new staffers worldwide. Google is looking to move into ne...

Identity Theft - Nine Threats & Nine Steps To Protection

The Bad News: Identity theft is escalating at a torrid pace. It has become one of the country's top problems. The bad guys are finding more ways to steal YOUR identity.The Good News: You can take control of the situation, become both reactive and proactive guarding yourself against identity theft.Identity Theft Is Spreading Faster Than The Worst Case Of The Flu!First, let's understand just how bad identity theft has become in this country:·	The Federal Trade Commission says that there is an underground market for credit card numbers, social security numbers and ID documents - organized gangs or web mobs use and sell these documents for as little as $10 each. Some of these groups contain thousands of members. The amount of goods and services purchased with fraudulently obtained personal identity exceeded 52-billion dollars in 2004.·	US Department of Justice states identity theft is affecting millions of households in the U.S. each year. The cost is estimated to be six-point-four billion per year. According to the FTC, an estimated 10 million adults become victims of identity theft each year.·	The Department of Justice goes on to say that the most common misuse of identity was through credit cards, accounting for 50 percent of all identity theft. Next in line were banking and other types of accounts at 25 percent, personal information was 15 percent, and a combination of several types of identity theft was at 12 percent. The average loss for each identity theft was $1,290.00. Two-thirds of those surveyed said the theft cost them money despite credit card coverage.·	A recent State of the Net survey by Consumer Reports which covered more than 2000 households with Internet Access projects that American consumers lost more than eight-billion dollars over the last two years to viruses, spyware and various scams. The report also shows consumers face a one-in-three chance of becoming a "cyber victim" about the same as last year. It goes on to say that consumers lost $630 million over the past two years to e-mail scams.·	The average person today suffers through two or more "incidents" with their computer each year - the computer slows to a crawl, crashes altogether, viruses or spyware take over systems and more. It's getting worse as computers become more complex and as we do more with them.So, Who Is At Risk For Identity Theft?According to the Department of Justice there are three groups that are most at risk for identity theft: young adults 18 to 24, adults who earn $75,000 per year or more and households in urban and suburban area. Interesting to note that about five percent of adults who earn $75,000 or more a year are hit with identity theft.The continued growth of online fraud and identity theft are putting an enormous strain on the existing infrastructure for the Internet as well as our social structure. For example, the banking community has been complacent about security upgrades required by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. They report that every bank in the country has not complied with their guidelines set for now. In an article titled, "U.S. Banks Complacent Toward Identity Theft Solution," by PR Web, the single largest national security threat is a terrorist attack on our banking system. An attack aimed simultaneously at millions of user names and passwords within banks would shut down our banking system. This would instantly shut down banks worldwide. Credit/debit cards, checks, calls to the bank, would not work for at least a matter of days causing tremendous hardship and a ripple effect from no gas to "I simply have to take this baby food."Consider for a moment some of the potential social effects from this identity theft problem. What if citizens developed a lack of confidence in our credit card and monetary system causing economic upheaval similar to what we saw in the "Great Depression?" I know this sounds radical, but what if you couldn't trust your identity to anyone anymore? What if you feared that your money, your identity was going to be stolen? It's not unthinkable that you would store your money under your mattress at home or in a safe in the closet rather than possibly losing it to identity theft. If millions of people lost faith in our monetary system and the ability to keep their identity safe and then took all of their money home where they believe it would be safe, what would happen then?We generally can't control what happens outside of our personal environment, what happens at a bank, corporation or the government seems so far out of reach. There are, however, steps that we can take that will give us a better chance of protecting our personal information. The first step is identifying the threats and then taking steps to protect ourselves.Below, I have identified nine identity theft threats and nine steps to protect our identity in today's society.Nine Threats To Your IdentityHere are nine of the most popular ways for thieves to steal your identity. Some of these are personally preventable and others are out of our control:1.	Stolen Company Data. Your personal information is stored on computers at stores where you shop, at your insurance company, your accountant, and more. It almost seems like a common occurrence where a company is hacked into and their customer's information is stolen. This happens so often now that the crimes are rarely reported and don't make the front page anymore.2.	Social Engineering. Identity Thieves are very clever. They will invent any way possible to fool you into giving your identity out. It's called social engineering because the thief uses common social situations to get the information they want. Like a seemingly innocent phone call supposedly from your credit card company asking for your personal information.3.	Dumpster Diving. Identity thieves get a lot of their victims' information out of garbage cans and recycle bins from old credit card statements and other personal documents thrown out carelessly.4.	Mail Theft. Your mail can contain valuable information: bills, banking information, credit cards, investments and more. Personal mail can often be stolen right from a mailbox.5.	Financial Account Hijacking. Once a thief has your personal information they can take over your personal accounts. You might not know about their activity for months.6.	Credit Card Magnetic Strip Theft. These clever crooks have tools to steal information off the magnetic strips on your credit card.7.	Discarded Computers. Your old computer really can tell stories. Even though you erased your hard drive crooks have tools to reclaim your personal information and use it against you.8.	Spyware and Viruses on Computers. You may not be familiar with the term 'malware.' It's a term that covers all of the hacker tools that can cause harm on your computer. These tools include spyware, keylogger tools, Trojan horses and more.9.	E-mail and Internet Scams. Cyber thieves are getting more and more creative using scams like Phishing, Pharming and fancy come-ons to entice you to give them your personal information.There Are Four Ways You Can Approach Protecting Your Identity...One way is to do nothing and hope that identity thieves don't harm you.Second, you can be reactive. Reactive simply means that you are responding to all the material that comes your way. You are checking your credit card and bank statements to make sure nothing peculiar is on them. And if you do find something strange you contact your bank or credit card company immediately. Reactive also means that you are checking your credit report when you apply for credit or a loan.Third, you can be proactive. A proactive approach is a more aggressive way of protecting yourself against the bad guys. You are constantly looking ahead and evaluating before giving out valuable information.And fourth, combine reactive and proactive approaches. This is the best way to ensure you identity protection.Nine Critical Steps To Proactively Protecting Your Identity...Here are your 'Nine Proactive Steps To Identity Protection:"1.	Begin to operate on an "I have to know everything" approach when you give out your personal information. Only give out your personal information to people you know and trust.2.	Protect your Social Security Number, credit card and other financial information. Do not give this information out over the phone unless you initiated the call or as we stated above are talking to a trusted individual from a trusted company.3.	Cancel all of your unused accounts including banking, credit card, licenses and permits.4.	At least once a year, if not more often, update and check your credit report and Social Security Earnings and Benefits Statement to make sure everything appears as it should.5.	Protect your mail. Make sure you have a secure locked mailbox to receive all of your mail. Always mail your payments and checks from a secure Post Office Box or from the Post Office. And, if you have a Post Office Box at the Post Office never discard your mail in a garbage can. Always bring your entire mail home.6.	Always crosscut shred all bank statements, credit card applications or information and important documents before discarding to recycle or the garbage. It is best to stir up the shredded documents to make it even harder for identity thieves to steal your information.7.	Purchase identity theft insurance. This will cover any losses incurred while recovering your lost identity once a crook has stolen it.8.	Invest in professional grade protection for your computer. The best protection available today comes from Managed Internet Security Service providers. The best security services include best-of-breed corporate grade security software for your computer, as well as unlimited service and support from trained security pros. Make sure it is the same kind of service that is used by major corporations around the world. Frankly, the over-the-counter and free security software programs available don't keep up with today's professional cyber thief. If those popular programs worked, why do we see the cyber-crime problem growing at a progressively faster pace?A managed professional Internet security program should have the following technologies installed: A bi-directional or dual Firewall that prevents information from coming in or going out of your computer without your permission, anti-virus protection that is updated daily, and malware protection that is updated daily. Malware consists of spyware, adware, Trojan horses, keyloggers and more. It constantly changes so you will need a technology that keeps up with the professional hackers who want your identity. Your best bet is to find a professional security service that affordably manages all this for you.9.	Beware of e-mail scams like Phishing and Pharming. Phishing is an e-mail that looks like it came from a bank or business claiming you need to take care of a problem or your account will be closed down. It takes you to a page to fill out your personal information. Meanwhile, Pharming is redirecting your computer from a legitimate to a fake web site. For example, you may think that you are going to your banking site, but instead are redirected to a site that looks like your banks web site, but is hosted by an identity thief.Identity theft continues to grow at a torrid pace. Millions of people in the United States will lose their identity to thieves in the coming year. Many of them will suffer for years trying to clean up the mess that was left behind.The bad news is we can't control all of the identity threats we face each day. The good news is there are reactive and proactive steps we can take to protect ourselves against personal tragedy.	 	 		 			 				 					 						Warren is engaged in the cause of educating and protecting people who use the Internet about the threats they face and the inadequacy of the solutions they trust, and over a two-year period has become an expert on PC Security and a passionate advocate of Internet safety. Find out more his campaign for personal and Internet security go to his web site at <a href="http://www.completeinternetprotection.com" target="_new">http://www.completeinternetprotection.com</a>.

Identity Theft - Nine Threats & Nine Steps To Protection

The Bad News: Identity theft is escalating at a torrid pace. It has become one of the country's top problems. The bad guys are fin...

Nvidia steps up DirectX 11 graphics war with GTX 580

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//Review%20images/TechRadar/Computing/Components/NVIDIA%20GeForce%20GTX%20580/GTX%20580%203qtr-200-200.jpg"> Nvidia has formally announced its GeForce GTX 580 DirectX 11 card - a release designed to counter AMD's recently-released <a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/graphics-cards/amd-radeon-hd-6870-902549/review">Radeon HD 6870</A>. Read our <a href="http://www.techradar.com/906775">Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 review</A> now on TechRadar. The card is still based on Nvidia's original DirectX 11 GPU architecture called Fermi, but it fixes the flaws we found with the first-generation card - the <a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/graphics-cards/nvidia-geforce-gtx-480-679629/review">GTX 480</A>. The new GTX 580 has a 772Mhz clock and a full 512 processing cores alongside 1.5GB of DDR5 memory. Nvidia is sure not to be too happy over the handling of the announcement - details leaked before the launch courtesy of some of the company's own OEM partners. Nvidia had previously been cagey about its future intentions and we only recently found out that it was planning on releasing this card at this point in time. With this launch, Nvidia is discontinuing the GTX 480 and is putting the new card at the older card's price point and market positioning. You can see what performance the new card puts out in our GTX 580 review, but it certainly seems Nvidia has bitten back at AMD somewhat - after all, the guys in the red corner replaced the HD 5870 with a slower card in the form of the HD 6870. As it always does, this one will run and run. <UL> <LI><a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/graphics-cards/amd-radeon-hd-6870-902549/review">Read our AMD Radeon HD 6870 review</A></LI> <LI><a href="http://www.techradar.com/906775">Read our Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 review</A> </LI></UL>

Nvidia steps up DirectX 11 graphics war with GTX 580

Nvidia has formally announced its GeForce GTX 580 DirectX 11 card - a release designed to counter AMD's recently-released Radeon HD 6870...