Silicon Valley chip expert David Kanter has hypothesized that PhysX diminishes CPU performance by “exclusively” using an outdated x87 instruction set.
“x87 has been deprecated for many years now, with [both] Intel and AMD recommending the much faster SSE instruction [set],” Kanter told TG Daily in an e-mailed statement.
“On modern CPUs, SSE [...]
A software modder known as DarkDavy has successfully loaded Microsoft Windows 7 onto the Linux-based JooJoo web tablet.
The device – manufactured by Fusion Garage – features some fairly respectable hardware specs, including a 12.1 inch (1366 x 768 pixel) display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, Nvidia ION graphics, 1GB of RAM and [...]
Toshiba has introduced a 3D-ready laptop powered by Nvidia’s Vision technology.
The Satellite A665 – which carries a base price of $1,600 – features a 15.6-inch diagonal TruBrite LCD display, LED backlighting, 120Hz refresh rate, a rewriteable Blu-ray Disc drive and integrated Harman/Kardon speakers.
In addition, the system boasts an Intel Core [...]
The Russian government has deployed Nvidia’s 3D Vision technology to provide cosmonauts with a virtual reality experience during their simulated Mars mission.
As TG Daily previously reported, the Mars-500 project is manned by 6 crew members who are living a life as close as possible to that which would be experienced by [...]
Tired of choosing between Nvidia and ATI? Well, now you can have the best of both worlds – on one kick-ass Asus motherboard powered by LucidLogix’s Hydra 200 SoC.
Yes, you read that correctly!
The ROG Crosshair IV Extreme allows gamers to mix and match up to three GPUs regardless of brand, series [...]
Nvidia has enabled 3D Blu-ray playback on GeForce GPUs with the introduction of its Release 256 family of drivers.
“It’s pretty clear that Hollywood is going 3D. So, it makes sense that now 3D movies are making their way to Blu-ray disc thanks to Nvidia 3D Vision technology. [We are] the first to [...]
IBM has called Nvidia’s Tesla 20-series GPU to ability a new band of HPC iDataPlex servers.
According to Dave Turek of Big Blue, Nvidia’s Tesla GPU will accommodate arrangement “performance boosts” for a amount of applications, including activity exploration, science and banking services.
“Nvidia Tesla M2050 is a GPU Accretion bore chip into servers [...]
Apple has updated its entry-level $999 MacBook with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics and a 10-hour battery.
According to AppleInsider, the new hardware “packs many” of the same features introduced in 2009, including an LED-backlit display, polycarbonate unibody enclosure and a built-in battery.
In addition, the [...]
Digital Storm has debuted a new vertically cooled gaming rig. The PC – dubbed Black|OPS Assassin – is reportedly capable of minimizing heat buildup from a three-way SLI configuration of Nvidia’s GTX 480s with minimal fan noise.
According to Digital Storm spokesperson Rajeev Kuruppu, the Assassin is the company’s latest system to [...]
Who says Flash is dead? Certainly not Adobe, which recently showcased an Android-based prototype tablet running both Flash and AIR at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.
The tablet – spotted by the intrepid ZedoMax – was apparently in its real “prototype” shape with acrylic used as an enclosure.
“It runs Adobe’s Flash [...]
Nvidia’s chief scientist has claimed that Moore’s law is no longer applicable to the silicon world of CPUs.
“We have reached the limit of what is possible with one or more traditional, serial central processing units, or CPUs. CPU performance no longer doubles every 18 months. And that poses a grave threat to [...]
