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The State of OpenGL ES 3.0: Who's Got What
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ANALYSIS
We all know about future standards and the importance of being compliant with them, with OpenGL ES 3.0 this is once again the same case, except it appears to have affected some design wins.
On 4/11/2013 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
Qualcomm and Unity Team Up to Optimize for Snapdragon
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
Qualcomm and Unity Technologies have partnered together to help optimize the Unity Engine for Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoCs for future games.
On 3/26/2013 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

Concise History of Slot Machines - Meet the Pokies
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Pokies - that’s gamer slang for slots - have formed one of the staple parts of the gaming industry for over a century, offering that classic casino adrenaline rush, all over the world.
On 3/26/2013 by Matt Pooled... Comments (0) Read more
Caustic Ray-tracing is a Reality: Imagination Tech Ships R2100 and R2500 Boards
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE ANALYSIS
Several years ago, I met with the team that was working on making Ray-tracing possible. Today, their dream became a reality by shipping the first boards, Caustic Series2 R2100 and R2500.
On 1/31/2013 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Gamers - Relief is Here: The Func MS-3 Mouse
HARDWARE NEWS
A device that is physically less demanding with optimal button positions that are easy on your hand is about to hit the market.
On 1/24/2013 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Nvidia as an Acquisition Target: Pros and Cons
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Nvidia is one of the best-managed semiconductor firms in the industry today, as the firm's pristine balance sheet ($3.43B in cash, negligible debt) attests to. We analyze what makes the company tick.
On 12/14/2012 by Ashraf Eassa... Comments (0) Read more

MIPS Carved Up and Sold to Imagination Technologies and AST for a Combined $410M Deal
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
MIPS is now officially no more, and has been carved up by what appears to be a consortium and Imagination Technologies.
On 11/6/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
VIDEO: Meet the $49 Android PC for the Five Billion People Market
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Richard Brown, a senior executive at VIA Technologies recently hosted a talk at TEDx Shanghai, talking about the next five billion people. Richard's take on the five billion without the computer is... a $50 PC.
On 9/24/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

MIPS Acquisition Drawing to a Close, BroadCom and ARM in Forefront?
ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS NEWS
After the years of lobbying, the Chinese government gave up and opened the field for others. Several months ago, we reported that MIPS Technologies was still in the process of looking for a buyer.
On 9/20/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
John Byrne Becomes AMD's Chief Sales Officer, Can he turn WW Sales Around?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
The art of sale is driven by people, not the products themselves. AMD lacked a charismatic sales leader since Henri Richard left the company in 2006, followed by several execs.
On 8/10/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Poaches Jim Keller from Apple, One of Greatest Contemporary CPU Architects
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
There's no doubt that AMD lost quite a lot of brain power over the past couple of years. Ever since the company announced the acquisition of ATI, former senior management did its best to... screw things up.
On 8/1/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Western Digital's Monster Quarter, Record Fiscal Year 2012
HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS NEWS
Western Digital, world's market share leader in storage technologies announced its results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year, and they are surprising - 31% growth in revenue, doubling net income…
On 7/25/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Win the Fastest Sapphire Card: HD 7970 GHz Edition Toxic 6GB
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
We received word from our partners at Sapphire Technology that the company is organizing a giveaway with one special prize - the top of the line graphics card.
On 7/6/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
REVIEW: Voice Technologies VT5000 Shotgun Microphone
HARDWARE REVIEWS
A few months ago at NAB Show 2012, one new product that caught our ear was Voice Technologies’ VT5000 Shotgun Microphone. We put it to a quick test to see how it stacks up against an industry standard model.
On 6/20/2012 by Matt Brodnick... Comments (0) Read more

REVIEW: Voice Technologies VT5000 Shotgun Microphone
HARDWARE REVIEWS
A few months ago at NAB Show 2012, one new product that caught our ear was Voice Technologies’ VT5000 Shotgun Microphone. We put it to a quick test to see how it stacks up against an industry standard model.
On 6/20/2012 by Ryan Glovinsky... Comments (0) Read more
Qualcomm to Sell Original Core Business?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS RUMORS
There's a rumor that Qualcomm will be selling their original core business, also known as Qualcomm Enterprise Services.
On 6/20/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

The HSA Foundation Joins AMD with ARM, Imagination, MediaTek and TI
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
During the first keynote at the AMD Fusion Developer Summit 2012, AMD’s Corporate Fellow Phil Rogers announced forming of the HSA Foundation to drive the HSA GPU-CPU forward.
On 6/13/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Apple Unveils iOS 6 with 3D Maps and More iPhone 5 Hints at WWDC
APPLE, CLOUD COMPUTING, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
While there was no doubt that Apple was going to release iOS6 at this year's WWDC, we were happy to see some expected releases as well as some unexpected surprises.
On 6/11/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

VIA Launches its Banana PC, i.e. The $49 Android PC
HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE NEWS
Fresh after announcing the new SoC chips for the China market, VIA announced a $49 PC powered by Android 4.0 operating system.
On 5/22/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Wants to Buy MIPS, but can they Beat Google?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS RUMORS
According to our sources, it looks like AMD is not done with acquisitions in 2012, and their second potential acquisition might be the most important they made in 20 years. The question is...
On 4/16/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

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