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In So Many Words, Microsoft Calls WebGL The Devil

Microsoft officially hates WebGL. They say the HTML5-supported graphics technology, which allows for 3D graphics in browsers without the need for special plugins, overexposes computer hardware to potential attacks on the internet.

May 6, 2011
Computing

How Fast Is The New iMac’s Graphics Card?

The stock graphics card in the new Thunderbolt-y iMacs is AMD’s Radeon HD 6970M, in 1GB or 2GB flavours. How powerful is it?

April 20, 2011
Computing

New AMD Video Cards Plays Call Of Duty: BlackOps For Under $US100

A hundred bucks isn’t what it used to be. It won’t get you a new pair of Jordans or take you halfway to buying your way out of a Union army conscription. But it’ll buy you a half-decent video card.

March 18, 2011
Gaming

33 Pitstops Towards The Uncanny Valley

MaximumPC takes a close look at how virtual representations of ourselves – or more specifically, of the video game bad guy versions of ourselves – have evolved since the days of Wolfenstein 3D’s clunky Nazis. It’s part “walk down memory lane”, part “we did all that in 20 years?”, and entirely worth your time. [MaximumPC]

March 9, 2011
Computing

Hellbeast: AMD Radeon HD 6990 Performance Preview

AMD’s dual GPU cards have come a long way in the past several years. The original Radeon HD 3870 was noisy, ran hot and didn’t always perform up to snuff. Since then, AMD’s Catalyst Driver suite has substantially improved the performance and breadth of CrossFire-supported games.

March 3, 2011
Gaming

Epic Says This Is What Next Gen Should Look Like

Epic Games isn’t just showing off the latest improvements to the Unreal Engine 3 at GDC 2011. They’re showing us what the next generation of games should look like. Do the images hold up to the hype?

January 11, 2011
Geek Out

The Noun Project: A Universal Language Based On Graphic Symbols

The Noun Project wants to create a comprehensive collection universal symbols/graphics for all the things we use and encounter in day to day life, calling it a visual language. They also want it to be freely available to all.

January 6, 2011
Computing

NVIDIA 500M Series Runs Faster For Gaming Without Choppiness

The new GeForce DirectX 11 500M models aren’t a GPU breakthrough, but the tried and true Fermi architecture will get boosted graphics and processor core speeds, meaning laptop gaming that doesn’t suck, and better application acceleration without taxing your CPU.

January 3, 2011
Computing

Intel’s 2nd-Gen Core Processors: Mega-Media Machines

Intel’s follow-up to last year’s Core processors hasn’t exactly been a closely guarded secret. But even though the specs leaked months ago, what’s clear now about Sandy Bridge is that Intel’s taking direct aim at content.

December 16, 2010

The iPhone’s Graphics Are Set To Get Even Better

Before your eyes glaze over with boredom at the news that Imagination Technologies has acquired Caustic Graphics, listen to this first: Imagination, as you know, makes the iPhone’s GPU. Caustic is famed for brilliant 3D graphics. See the connection?

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