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Rise of Vivante: Fastest Tablet GPU on the Market?
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Vivante Corporation could be one of the best known secrets in Silicon Valley. The company creates graphics processors which get integrated in numerous SoC's, yet the public perception is close to zero.
On 1/30/2013 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
CES 2013 Day Zero Pictures from Ground Zero - Las Vegas Convention Center
BLOGS NEWS
Trade shows are fascinating beasts. If you visit the floor ground one or two days before the conference opens, you'll see a lot of noise, dust, dirt and trash everywhere - yet at 10AM on day one, everything will miraculously work.
On 1/7/2013 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

CES Lays Foundation for 2013 Keynote Speakers
BUSINESS NEWS
The International CES organization is dribbling out the names of who will present the keynote speeches at their January, 2013 event. The latest schedule shows Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam on January 8.

On 9/25/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Microsoft Posts Company's First Loss in History Due to $6 Billion Failed Aquisition
CLOUD COMPUTING, ENTERPRISE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Microsoft, one of the world's software behemoths today announced that they had posted a loss for their last quarter, calendar Q2 2012, fiscal Q4 2012.
On 7/19/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

Gaming, Nostalgia, and Computer Pioneers
HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, ANALYSIS
Ask anyone under 30 about Commodore and you’ll probably get a blank look. Do you know about the Commodore PET, the VIC 20, or Jack Tramiel? Gamers might, computer history buffs should.
On 4/11/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Qualcomm Dual-Core Beats Huawei Quad-Core in 720p: Surprised?
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Last week, we were surprised to see Huawei's K3V2 quad-core powered superphone walking all over the competition. Today, a dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 did just that in Basemark ES 2.0 Taji benchmark.
On 3/28/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Velociraptor’s Baby Brother Provides Science with Clues
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
Called a Microraptor, this pigeon sized, four winged dinosaur has provided scientists with proof that dinosaur-birds had iridescent feathers.
On 3/9/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
ANALYSIS: Third Player Arrives - MIPS Makes $99 Android 4.0 Tablets a Reality
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Last week MIPS and Ingenic Semiconductor, announced worldwide availability of the world's first tablet based on Google’s Android 4.0, known as 'Ice Cream Sandwich' (ICS). It’s retailing for less than $100 in China.
On 12/16/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

Netflix Ditches Spinoff Idea and Qwikster, Stays Just Netflix
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
Following the continuous decline in numbers of subscriptions, Netflix management aborted the idea of spinning off the DVD rental business which became known as Qwikster.
On 10/10/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
New SATA Specification Defined, Brings USM Standard Support
HARDWARE NEWS
SATA-IO standards body just released the SATA 3.1 specifications which clear the air around the Universal Storage Module (USM) standard, as well as multiple improvements to SSD devices.
On 7/19/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Taking the Samsung Chromebook Apart, Dollar by Dollar
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
A Chromebook is a mobile device running Google Chrome OS. The devices comprise a distinct class of personal computer falling between a pure cloud client and traditional laptop.
On 6/15/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
Web Video Wars: Google, Others Launch a Legal Shelter for WebM
SECURITY, BUSINESS NEWS
In a bid to strengthen the position of the WebM format in what can only be described as the "web video wars", Google and other WebM proponents formed a Community Cross-License (CCL) initiative.
On 4/28/2011 by Marcus Pollice... 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
Keepon is a rotund robot used in autism therapy
HARDWARE NEWS
Two stacked, yellow sponge spheres about the size of a tennis ball is helping therapists work with autistic children. The robot, named Keepon, via a therapist commands, imitates the rhythm of the child’s movements.
On 1/19/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

From Paleontology, to Technology, to Pet – a Labor of Love
HARDWARE NEWS
Dinosaurs are not unknown in the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. A particularly charming example is from Innvo Labs – a robotic re-creation of a dinosaur.
On 1/17/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
OPINION: Are all AMD fans - idiots?
BLOGS, DEEP THROAT ANALYSIS
Starting today, we are introducing the Deep Throat section. In this section we are going to feature industry insiders who will publish their no holds barred opinions. Our first Deep Throat is only to be known as Scali.
On 10/30/2009 by Scali... Comments (0) Read more

Chaos Group demonstrates production grade Ray Tracing GPU renderer
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE NEWS
Rendering on a GPU is becoming a reality - in a market where tricks are banned, Chaos Group demonstrated GPU-based renderer for its V-Ray RT.
On 8/17/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Intel unveils its future at Research@Intel Day
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Research@Intel Day is an annual event held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, displaying the best projects Intel has in store.

On 6/19/2009 by Thomas Gordon... Comments (0) Read more

21st Century technology reveals secrets of 2nd Century BC computer
HARDWARE ANALYSIS

Shipwrecks are the fodder for legend, and the origin of the Antikythera Mechanism, is no exception. Deemed the world’s first computer, this instrument was discovered by divers in the ruins of a sunken Roman merchant ship.
 

On 5/28/2009 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
AMD goes into history books with the world's first 1GHz GPU
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS

May 13, 2009 will be marked as a giant day in history of GPU computing. AMD released world's first stock clocked card with a GPU ticking at 1 GHz. AMD was the first with CPUs [Magnolia], now the company repeats the feat with GPUs.

 

 

On 5/13/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

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