Trends & Market Research

Intel says game more faster with Intel 10th gen Core i9

Last week Intel introduced the 10th Gen Comet Lake Intel Core S-series desktop processors, including Intel's flagship Core i9-10900K processor, which the company is claiming is the world's fastest gaming processor.* The i9-10900K features up to 10 cores, 20 threads, and DDR4-2933 memory speeds. It comes with the new Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 which the company says can … Read more

AMD Q1 2020 results

AMD turned 50 in May 2019   AMD’s first quarter was down from Q4, but up year to year in sales and profits. Revenue was $1.79 billion, up 40% year-over-year primarily driven by higher Computing and Graphics segment revenue. Revenue was down 16% quarter-over-quarter due to lower revenue in both segments. “We executed well in the first quarter, navigating the … Read more

Intel Q1 2020 results

Intel's 5.3 GHz 10th Gen Intel Core H-series processor   The impact of the supply chain on downstream vendors has been shocking. Combined with massive layoffs and soaring unemployment, the economic engine of the world is traumatized and forecasting is all but impossible. Intel is not immune to any of that and, as a result, has reported a decrease in … Read more

Q1’20 shipments

The first wave of estimates by Canalys, Gartner, and IDC for Q1’20 PC shipments have been posted, and the average of the estimates is shipments declined almost 26% from Q4’19. That’s the most significant quarter-to-quarter drop since Q4’08 (36%). However, Q2’09 saw the most significant increase in shipments by —40%. So, if an economic shock can create a V effect, … Read more

Imagination under UK government scrutiny

When Canyon Bridge Partners, which is owned by China Reforma Chinese state-owned investment fund, sought to buy Imagination Technologies in 2017, Theresa May's government approved the acquisition on the basis that Canyon Bridge was licensed and regulated by US law. When the Trump administration blocked Canyon Bridge’s attempted acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor in September 2017, Canyon Bridge moved its headquarters … Read more

Facebook’s AR glasses getting closer

Plessey, a developer of microLED technology for AR/MR displays in Devon, UK, said they have decided to work with Facebook to help the company achieve its vision of the next computing platform. Plessey designs and manufactures full-field emissive microLED displays, which promise both high pixel-density and high brightness. Under a new commercial agreement, Plessy’s LED manufacturing operations will be dedicated … Read more

Death to all trade shows

The good old days? A scene like this is now the stuff of horror shows. But, by the way, it looks like women may survive in order to rule the world. (Source: JPR)   This was shaping up to be a terrible trade show season, now it’s turned into a no trade show season. The unthinkable happened in February when … Read more

Ceres Holographics full-color automotive holographic display system

Augmented reality can be found in five and, maybe one day, six highly different platforms and configurations. Vehicle head-up displays (HUD) are one of them. HUDs are used in airplanes, boats, trucks, and cars. HUDs are offered as optional or standard built-in equipment in new cars and trucks and as a retrofit device for older or less expensive cars and … Read more

Epic Games buys Cubic Motion for facial mapping technology

Epic’s latest acquisition, Cubic Motion of Manchester, England, consolidates the work the two companies have been doing in virtual production. Game engines have been adapted for virtual production probably since at least 2013 or so. Tinkerers in film production were quietly playing with game engines as a tool for interactive capture with the advantage of realtime rendering so that filmmakers … Read more