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DX11 Done Right! NVIDIA Delivers A $199 Sweet Spot for Gamers
Submitted By Steven on Jul 12 2010 at 11:31 AM
NVIDIA today announced the latest addition to its Fermi-class of graphics processing units (GPUs), the NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 460 -- which delivers a great DX11 gaming experience and is priced right at the market's $199 sweet spot.
OCZ Announces RevoDrive - Increases Performance but not the Price of High-End PCIe Solid State Storage
Submitted By Steven on Jul 1 2010 at 7:07 AM
OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, releases the RevoDrive PCI-Express SSD, an innovative storage solution that focuses on both performance and affordability for consumers. The new RevoDrive was developed to push the limits of economical SSD technology to deliver a revolutionary product with a remarkable price point.
VIA announce VIA EITX-3001 - Em-ITX featuring VIA Nano E-Series, HD video over HDMI
Submitted By Steven on Jun 14 2010 at 5:43 PM
VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA EITX-3001, its latest Em-ITX form factor board and the ideal solution for a range of durable and fanless next generation devices in kiosk, HMI, POI and POS embedded applications.
SiS Launches Internet iTV Platform based on Google Android 2.0
Submitted By Steven on Jun 14 2010 at 5:40 PM
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) today unveils a new internet-video HDTV processor, SiS365 iTV supporting the web-browsing and variously customized widgets based on Google Android 2.0 OS. The SiS365 iTV platform provides a complete internet surfing environment for consumers to browse whatever websites they need and exploit the full potential of the internet. Besides, SiS customizes a board variety of popularly “easy to use” globalized widgets such as YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Pandora, Weather, USA today, US traffic, Google Finance, and ebay, etc for various end users, in addition to enthusiasts.
Khronos Drives Momentum of Parallel Computing Standard - Releases OpenCL 1.1 Specification
Submitted By Steven on Jun 14 2010 at 5:35 PM
The Khronos™ Group today announced the ratification and public release of the OpenCL™ 1.1 specification, the latest version of the open, royalty-free standard for cross-platform, parallel programming of modern processors. OpenCL 1.1 provides enhanced performance and functionality for parallel programming in a backwards compatible specification that is the result of cooperation between industry-leading companies.
