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Microsoft Building Holographic Telepresence System
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
We’ve been curious as to what Microsoft has been working on in their Research and Development Labs and it looks like we’ve been tipped on some info about it.
On 4/26/2013 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
Has OTOY Bridged the Gap between CGI and Reality?
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE NEWS
There's no beating around the bush - we live in a CGI-enhanced world. From photoshopped models in magazines to car and airline commercials, only a few niches remain untouched by technology. Until now.
On 1/24/2013 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

HTC Quietly Leaves the Khronos Group
APPLE, GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS, ANALYSIS

We have recently been hearing rumors that HTC had recently left Khronos. In the latest slide deck that we got from Khronos from their recent announcements at SIGGRAPH this year we saw that HTC had been removed.

On 8/9/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
Talking Hands No Longer Silent
HARDWARE, BLOGS NEWS
A new technology is emerging for hearing individuals who don't understand the special technique of talking with your hands.
On 7/15/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Google Voice Search Spanks Apple's Siri in Real World Tests
APPLE, CLOUD COMPUTING, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
In a realworld test scenario, Google's Voice Search handily beat Apple's Siri when it came to overall speed and accuracy of voice searches.
On 7/3/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
FUTURE: Heaven is Windows on Tablets That do Everything Your PC Tells it To
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE ANALYSIS
Creating another tablet operating system with Windows 8 is not going to change the world. Nintendo has already come to this realization, and is about to create a powerful paradigm that cannot be ignored.
On 2/1/2012 by Simon Solotko... Comments (0) Read more

Ericsson Seeks Application Developers for Competition
SECURITY, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Win €15,000 and exposure to the telecom world by writing an App for the Networked Society, the theme of Ericsson’s 2012 Application Awards contest. Cash awards and phones are also given for second and third place.
On 1/4/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
VIDEO: Use Kinect on a PC and Play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
KinectFAAST project posted a new video on YouTube which shows Microsoft Kinect, an Xbox 360 peripheral being used to control characters in the best-selling game, The Eder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
On 12/7/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Intel Kills Off MeeGo, Hello Tizen
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
A post on MeeGo.com announced that MeeGo is now being folded into Tizen, a project from The Linux Foundation which revolves around HTML5.
On 9/28/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Is NVIDIA Using "Anti-Trust Tactics" on 3D Mark?
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Ever since 3DMark 11 came out, NVIDIA was known to voice out their lack of satisfaction in the way this native DX11 engine runs on their hardware.
On 9/8/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Kinect Arrives on PC: Microsoft Releases Kinect SDK for Windows 7
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Microsoft's runaway sucess, Kinect kit for Xbox 360 is coming to PC. Following 11 million units sold in less than a year from its debut, Microsoft wants to expand to vast base of PC users.
On 6/17/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
How to put Google's +1 Button on Your Site
SOFTWARE NEWS
Google introduced new +1 button that should improve browsing results. We'll show you how to put a +1 button on your page.
On 6/3/2011 by Daniela Kustre... Comments (0) Read more

2,000th Story: Nokia Withdraws from Qt Licensing Business
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
A few days ago Digia announced that they have acquired the Qt licensing business from Nokia, staring the projected withdrawal from open source technologies which are no longer needed for Nokia's operating business.
On 3/9/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
Khronos Group to Clear Chaos in Mobile Devices
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
On January 18, 2011, Khronos Group will launch two new APIs [Application Programming Interface] geared towards mobile devices.
On 1/13/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Google Targets bit.ly With New goo.gl API
SOFTWARE NEWS
Goo.gl has gotten a brand spanking new programmable application interface that third-party developers can use to integrate Google's URL shortening service into their own apps, like Twitter and Buzz clients.
On 1/11/2011 by Christian Zibreg... Comments (0) Read more
nVidia Parallel Nsight Delivers GPU Computing for Microsoft Visual Studio
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
GTC 2010 At the GPU Technology Conference nVidia announced the release of nVidia Parallel Nsight software. This is the industry's first GPU-accelerated development environment for Microsoft Visual Studio.
On 9/21/2010 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

Adobe's Mercury Playback Engine for CS5 is CUDA-only!
APPLE, GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE NEWS
If you are wondering what is the real deal with GPGPU API's, there is a telling tale of why Adobe opted to base its Mercury Playback Engine [Premiere Pro CS5] on nVidia's CUDA.
On 12/14/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Esquire: racy men’s mag ventures into Augmented Reality
GRAPHICS, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Esquire magazine has jumped on the augmented reality bandwagon. David Granger, Editor, introduces Esquire’s first augmented reality issue, and Robert Downey, Jr. of Iron Man fame welcomes you via an AR segment.
On 11/14/2009 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

nVidia's PhysX shortsightedness angers developers
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
When nVidia acquired Ageia, we thought "this is it for PhysX", the API will take off and dominate the market. Boy, how we were wrong.

On 9/28/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Why DirectX 11 will save the video card industry and why you don't care
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE ANALYSIS
3D graphics hardware has hit a maturity plateau. What does that mean for DirectX 11 and challenges faced by Microsoft, ATI, nVidia and the upcoming player, Intel?
On 7/21/2009 by Toby Hudon... Comments (0) Read more

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