Entries Tagged as 'Windows PC'

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Nvidia develops PhysX engine for new range of Notebook GPU’s

Nvidia have released five new GPU’s - The GeForce 9800M GTX, GeForce 9800M GTS, GeForce 9800 GT, GeForce 9700M GTS and GeForce 9700M GT The last two being the mid range consumer cards most likely to appear in new notebooks
The 9800M GTX and 9800M GTS both have 112 processing units, which is equivalent to the [...]

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

100 microprocessor cores at your disposal!

I was just reading a Guardian UK newspaper article about the new possibilities opened up to software developers with GPU (Graphic Processor Unit) assisted computing. Basically what this is is that if you have a major brand graphics card in your PC or Mac (Nivdia or ATI), it is now possible to open up the [...]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Samsung intros 256GB SSD that may reach MacBook Air

Samsung has introduced a 256GB solid-state drive that promises to kickstart the industry with twice the storage and twice the speed of earlier disks while also costing less to manufacture than past models — and having a chance of landing in future Apple notebooks.
Simply called the 256GB FlashSSD, the Serial ATA drive reads in-order data [...]

Monday, April 14th, 2008

NVidia, Intel no longer appear to be prospective partners

During an analyst meeting yesterday, the head of NVidia stated clearly that NVidia is a GPU company and not a semiconductor manufacturer, destroying any flicker of hope that it and Intel may jointly combat AMD and its ATI division.
“We’re going to open a can of whoop ass,” boasted NVidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang during an NVidia [...]

Friday, April 4th, 2008

“Mr Vista” quits Microsoft

The man who became the public face for Windows Vista — and often bore the brunt of criticism directed at the OS — through blog posts and community events has resigned from Microsoft.
Nick White is leaving the Redmond company to take a position at BuzzCorps, a blog-oriented viral marketing company founded by former AMD communications [...]

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AFTRS Nemo - “Iv’e just built the worlds fastest PC”

Nemo Cambridge, one of the Australian Film Television Radio School’s illustrious IT support team, has built the world’s fastest PC.
“I was mucking around overclocking my newly built PC, trying to get as much speed out of it as possible, when I suddenly froze with excitement as the final status window appeared. With out a doubt, [...]