 News Archive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Larrabee To Return With A Vengeance |
Don't write off Intel's Larrabee completely, because the project will come back with a vengeance when you least expect it, according to an industry insider close to the project.
Our source, who had been a key member of the Larrabee engineering team said the announcement of Larrabee's apparent demise a few months ago had been seriously mishandled by Intel, leading people to believe the project had been completely shelved... [Read More] |  | ATI Catalyst 10.3a Preview Driver |
AMD has released a new preview build of their Catalyst software suite. This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability. Catalyst 10.3a brings the following features:
• Support for... [Read More] | | Nvidia ForceWare 197.13 |
Nvidia Corporation has released a new beta ForceWare driver (WHQL-candidate). This unified driver supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300 series and ION GPUs on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, MCE, Vista, 7 and their 64-bit flavors as well. This driver resolves fan speed issues reported with version 196.75 drivers. Nvidia ForceWare 197.13 brings the following features:
• Support for Next Generation ION.
•... [Read More] | | Study: Gaming May Hinder Learning for Males |
Parents who buy their children a video game system might want to be careful that all the fun doesn't interfere with their learning. A new study suggests owning a game system could hinder academic development, at least for young boys.
The results show that boys given a PlayStation II are slower to progress in their reading and writing skills and have more learning problems reported by their teachers than those not given a... [Read More] | | Businesses Start to Embrace Windows 7 |
A new survey shows that businesses are increasingly planning their move to Windows 7, with more than half of those questioned planning to have some machines running the operating system in their corporations by the end of the year. The survey, conducted of 923 businesses in January, found that 16 percent are already running some Windows 7, with a further 42 percent planning to start their deployment by the end of 2010.
[Read More] | | DivX 8 | |
DivX 8 is a free download that provides everything consumers need to enjoy high-quality digital videos on the computer, including HD H.264 (.mkv) videos with AAC audio and videos created using all previous versions of DivX technology. Consumers can also play DivX files (.divx, .avi) on millions of DivX Certified devices today. Look for DivX Plus Certified devices later this year that will support playback of all DivX and DivX Plus... [Read More] | | Radeon HD 5970 Is The New King Of Password Cracking |
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. accelerates the recovery of Wi-Fi passwords and password-protected iPhone and iPod backups by using ATI video cards. The support of ATI Radeon 5000 series video accelerators allows ElcomSoft to perform password recovery up to 20 times faster compared to Intel top of the line... [Read More] | | Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview |
The Platform Preview is an early look at the Internet Explorer 9 platform so some features are incomplete, some may change, and some may be added. This document lists features available in the latest Platform Preview and known issues with those features. To view the latest known issues, see our list on Microsoft Connect.
We ask that you refrain from providing feedback on features where noted that they are either... [Read More] | | Xpand to Launch Universal 3DTV Glasses |
At ShoWest 2010, XpanD is exhibiting the world’s first universally compatible active 3D glasses for 3D-ready televisions. The XpanD X103 glasses are compatible with virtually any monitor capable of playing 3D-ready content, making 3D an affordable social experience.
“While major television manufacturers are beginning to roll out their first 3D-ready television models, a key to widespread adoption lies in the ability for... [Read More] | | µTorrent 2.0 Build 18620 |
µTorrent is the world's most popular BitTorrent client. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange.
µTorrent... [Read More] | | Nvidia PhysX System Software 9.10.0222 | |
Nvidia PhysX is a powerful physics engine which enables real-time physics in leading edge PC and console games. PhysX is designed specifically for hardware acceleration by powerful processors with hundreds of cores. The only way to get real physics with the scale, sophistication, fidelity and level of interactivity that dramatically alters your entertainment experience will be with one of the millions of Nvidia PhysX-ready GeForce... [Read More] | | UK to Create Internet Anti-Piracy Enforcement Office | |
The British House of Lords has passed a bill that might, if enacted into law, put the UK's Parliament at odds with the European Commission over how best to enforce copyright anti-infringement laws. Called the Digital Economy Bill, it would charge Internet service providers with the task of keeping track of suspected file sharers and copyright violators, and reporting on them to copyright holders as well as to the country's Office of... [Read More] | | Windows Phone 7 Supports DirectX 9 | |
As you’d expect for a smartphone, the CPU uses the ARM architecture, specifically the ARMv7. More interesting is the GPU. Microsoft is promising high levels of integration between Windows Phone 7 Series devices and the Xbox 360, but it's surprising just how much power Microsoft wants its new mobile phone to have. At MIX 10, a presentation showing details of the phone listed the GPU as providing ‘DirectX 9 acceleration’, while at South... [Read More] |  | | Our Software | | | | | | | | | | Recent Files | | | | | | | | | | | | Recent Threads | | | | | IBIBO? March 17th, 2010 12:00 PM 7 Replies, 69 Views | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
