37978733
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Via Technologies is launching the aPC, a $49 desktop motherboard running Android Gingerbread with support for downloading apps from the Google Play store. Dubbed "A bicycle for your mind" this device represents an attempt to span the digital divide, bringing a full-fledged computing experience to the next 2 billion new users.
35655831
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Valve head—and one-time Microsoft employee—Gabe Newell has branded Windows 8 "a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space" at videogame conference Casual Connect in Seattle. The Valve boss continued, saying that in the fallout from Windows 8, "we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people." He argued that one of the last remaining things keeping people away from Linux was the lack of games. Valve is working to bring Left 4 Dead 2 and other Steam titles to Linux in a move that Newell describes as "a hedging strategy." If his predictions about Windows 8 come true, he says "it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality."
33028077
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Today marks the arrival of Trinity, AMD's second generation APU. Launching today are 5 mobile SKU's ranging from 17 to 35 Watts TDP. Will this be AMD's breakthrough moment in the ultraslim notebook sector?
31209749
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Nothing warms the heart of my inner geek like a brief lesson in rocket science. While the TM65 reusable liquid fuel rocket engine by Copenhagen Suborbitals may not be the most advanced rocket engine ever built, the amount of design detail shared in the linked video is well worth 18 minutes of your time.
28028424
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Today at CES Intel purportedly showed off DX11 graphics running on an Ivy Bridge notebook, except the demo was clearly a video played back via VLC.
25046326
submission
21730880
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Microsoft will be holding a developer conference for Windows 8 September 13 — 16 in Anaheim, CA. From the announcement: If you are a contemporary developer, a geek who thrives on the newest and coolest, who loves the freedom of the web and the power of all devices from mobile to desktop, you need to join us to help BUILD the future.
8145568
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Did NVidia bite off more than it could chew with its Fermi GPU design? Thermal management and 40nm manufacturing issues appear to be driving this latest setback.
7863906
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
The recently file lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission suit paints a very interesting picture of alleged market manipulation by Intel.
7337892
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Expecting the NVidia 310 to be a new and exiting GPU offering? According to the good folks at The Inquirer you may want to scrutinize the specs before you make that purchase
6206805
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
In a really pathetic display, Nvidia actually faked the introduction of its latest video card, because it simply doesn't have boards to show. Why? Because it didn't get enough parts to properly bring them up, much less make demo boards. Why do we say they are faked? If you look at the pictures, it is painfully obvious that Fermi cards don't exist.
169357
submission
fragMasterFlash writes:
Physorg.com has an article detailing on-demand hydrogen generation techniques being perfected at Purdue University. "The hydrogen is generated on demand, so you only produce as much as you need when you need it"
