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Hardware
Nvidia Fermi Next-Gen Graphics Architecture Has 512 Cores
7:07AM Matt Buchanan | Fermi is Nvidia’s new GPU architecture that’s going to be the basis for all of its new graphics cards. With 512 cores and 3 billion transistors, it will nuke Crysis. More »
Software
6:20AM Matt Buchanan | Tech standards are important. They’re, well, standards. They shape the way the world works, ideally. So if you wanna influence your little world, you probably wanna shape (or maybe even create) standards. Take Apple, for example. More »
Giz Explains: Why Tech Standards Are Vital For Apple, You
6:20AM Matt Buchanan | Tech standards are important. They’re, well, standards. They shape the way the world works, ideally. So if you wanna influence your little world, you probably wanna shape (or maybe even create) standards. Take Apple, for example. More »
Games
Video Of NVidia Tegra Powering Augmented Reality Game Is Awesome
Hardware
AMD Unveils World’s First DirectX 11 Graphics Processor, Takes It for a Spin in Public
2:30PM Adrian Covert | AMD demoed their buzzed-about DirectX 11 graphics processor at the Computex show in Taiwan, offering proof that they’re making progress in getting to market first with their product. More »
Hardware
Intel’s Next-Gen Atom Puts CPU and GPU on One Fun-Lovin’ Chip
12:20AM Matt Buchanan | Along with its neato Moblin 2.0 netbook OS, Intel’s also laid in more detail out what the next generation of Atom looks like—Pineview integrates the CPU, GPU and memory controller onto one chip, making the platform cheaper and less power-hungry overall. More »
Hardware
Giz Explains: GPGPU Computing, and Why It’ll Melt Your Face Off
5:00AM Matt Buchanan | No, I didn’t stutter: GPGPU—general-purpose computing on graphics processor units—is what’s going to bring hot screaming gaming GPUs to the mainstream, with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. Finally, everbody’s face melts! Here’s how. More »
Hardware
Renesas Mobile Phone Processor Handles HD Video at 1080p With Surround Sound
12:20AM Brian Lam | Renesas has started shipping its SH7370 processor for mobile phones. The 1-centimeter squared chip is capable of decoding and encoding 1080p video in H.264/Mpeg-4, with 5.1 surround sound, via HDMI. Crazy. [TechOn] More »
Hardware
ARM’s GPUs Will Make This Year’s Mainstream Phones More Powerful Than the Current iPhone
8:40AM Adrian Covert | By the end of 2009, computer and graphics chip designer ARM says we’ll see the first sub-$1US50 mobile phones using the low-power Mali 200 GPU, which will give devices greater graphics capabilities than the current-gen iPhone. More »
Software
Official Nvidia Mobile GPU Drivers Available Online
7:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Though mobile graphics drivers have historically been available only from the laptop manufacturer, Nvidia finally posted their official drivers on their site. Say goodbye to those 3rd-party hacked and often buggy drivers! More »
Computers
