The era of exascale is here. With it comes an immense amount of computational power coupled with the merging of HPC and AI. And all that is enabling researchers to tackle grand challenges once thought beyond reach. Jumping into the lofty world of HPC and AI, AMD has introduced its Instinct MI100 accelerator and claims it is the world’s fastest … Read more
HP announced that it has launched an updated version of its Reverb G2 headset in the US that brings improvements to controller tracking, eye-relief, and AMD compatibility.
Qualcomm Technologies has introduced four new mobile platforms—Snapdragon 778G Plus 5G, 695 5G, 480 Plus 5G, and 680 4G—which the company claims will enable increased performance and capabilities across its high-, mid-, and entry-tiers.
I heard back from HP and they told me this: Changes are rolling out in the US first and will be rolled out subsequently in other countries. The tracking improvement is a result of hardware changes to the physical camera module on the new Reverb G2 units. These changes are not backward compatible and are only available with the purchase … Read more
HP announced that it has launched an updated version of its Reverb G2 headset in the US that brings improvements to controller tracking, eye-relief, and AMD compatibility. Alongside the headset’s improvements, there are changes to the Mixed Reality Portal software in Windows 11 with the aim to streamline the experience for SteamVR users and improve performance. When HP launched Reverb … Read more
AMD reported revenue for the third quarter of 2021 of $4.3 billion, an operating income of $948 million, and a net (GAAP) profit of $923 million. “AMD had another record quarter as revenue grew 54% and operating income doubled year-over-year,” said AMD president and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “3rd Gen EPYC processor shipments ramped significantly in the quarter as our … Read more
Think Silicon, the IP GPU company in Patras, Greece that Applied Materials acquired in May 2020, just revealed their new 3D and AI-based GPU IP. The company was founded in 2007. In 2009 they released their first graphics accelerator called Think2D and a display controller ThinkLCD. Then in 2011 the company released a vector graphics GPU, Think VG. They licensed … Read more
Intel reported its third-quarter revenue had a strong recovery in the Enterprise portion of Data Center Group (DCG) and the Internet of Things Group (IOTG), which saw higher demand amid recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19. The Client Computing Group (CCG) was down due to lower notebook volumes due to industry-wide component shortages and lower adjacent revenue, partially offset … Read more
Nvidia announced the beta version of its GeForce Now service seven years ago in October 2015. Over the years it has been collecting data, building out its server sites, and working deals with publishers—the latter, the weirdest and most difficult part of all. Nvidia has been making one helluva big investment in hardware, and personnel to launch this service, and … Read more
Apple knows how to make transitions. The company proved it by transitioning away from the PowerPC platform to Apple and now they’re showing the same discipline as they move away from Intel and on to their own Arm-based family of chips. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, says the company is a year into a two-year transition that started with the … Read more
$100 million—get outta here Chinese augmented reality (AR) glasses maker Nreal raised $100 million and will use it for international expansion and development of new products. It has been suggested that the funding values Nreal at $700 million. The company was founded in 2017 in Beijing, China, by Bing Xiao and Chi Xu (who used to be at Magic … Read more
The doctor will see you now—bring your checkbook Magic Leap was founded by Rony Abovitz in 2010 and raised $2.6 billion from a prestigious list of investors. In December 2016, Forbes estimated that Magic Leap was worth $4.5 billion. On July 11, 2018, AT&T invested in the company and became its exclusive partner. Singapore’s Temasek valued the startup at … Read more
