Call it the Jobs factor, in spite of all the amazing news coming out of CES 2010 including 3D TV, 240 Hz TVs, helicopters, robots, tiny computers, new phones, etc. etc. etc., many of the first press reports are all about tablets and we’re no different. Kathleen Maher writes a few first thoughts on seeing the latest in eBooks and tablets at CES.
http://jonpeddie.com/media/presentations/the-challenges-ahead-can-open-standards-save-the-world/
http://jonpeddie.com/publications/whitepapers/visions-and-predictions-graphics-industry-leaders-take-a-look-at-the-year-t/
They’re pretty predicable—wrong. This is the time of year when everyone and their dog make predictions about what’s going to happen next year. I predict that this year, that will happen again (see, my accuracy count is already ahead). I was thinking about all the predictions we’ve heard and how many of them came true —very few. Worst prediction? One … Read more
http://www.hpcwire.com/blogs/Analysts-Speculate-on-Larrabee-Flap-79013367.html
http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-features/45000-peddie-intel-will-qneverq-buy-nvidia
He also has served as an analyst for Jon Peddie Associates.
To put together this list of notable events for 2009, I went back over old issues to see what we were talking about. What struck me besides the fact that a lot of really great stuff actually happened was that you can almost hear a continuous whine through the copy (mostly mine)—I’m tired, I don’t want to do this any … Read more
Report shows how fast, efficient and inexpensive Social Networking is changing consumers’ behavior and offers insight into new opportunities to reach them
The following is purely fictional. No small children, animals, or data were hurt in the making of this story. Reader’s discretion advised. Content contains suggestive and potentially rude ideas, loud music, and sex scenes that may not be appropriate for readers with an IQ of less than 110. Winter in Seattle, and the sun had set on a cold and … Read more
Someone just sent me an email and asked if I thought Intel might buy Nvidia now that Larrabee is dead. I would have just answered it and then disregarded it if I hadn’t gotten a phone call asking the same dumb question. Intel won’t buy Nvidia for the following reasons: Larrabee isn’t dead – there will be a Larrabee graphics … Read more
“Larrabee silicon and software development are behind where we hoped to be at this point in the project,” said Intel spokesperson Nick Knupffe. “As a result, our first Larrabee product will not be launched as a standalone discrete graphics product.” (December 4, 2009.) After three years of bombast, Intel shocked the world by canceling Larrabee. Instead of launching the chip … Read more
