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AMD joins Blockchain Gaming Alliance and teams with distribution companies

Remember when anyone who had a tech company had a blockchain strategy? It’s happening again, Batman. AMD has announced that it’s joining the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA). The company says it is partnering with Robot Cache ...

Artilux 3D time-of-flight NIR sensor

At CES 2020, Artilux will show its Explore Series, a wide spectrum 3D ToF (time-of-flight) sensor based on GeSi (germanium-on-silicon). Why is such an esoteric thing interesting? Because if you use a beam of light ...

E.D. films is first animation company to win Epic Games MegaGrant award

Epic Games announced e.d. films as their first MegaGrant award winner for an animation company. The company says they’ll use the money to continue production on three projects which include two shorts and a VR experience ...

Unreal 4.24—Epic Games revamps pricing; expands market

Unreal Engine 4.24 is now shipping. This release is a significant expansion in Epic’s market reach. On the non-gaming side, big news is that Unreal Studio has been discontinued and all its components are freely ...

Oppo announces HoloLens-like AR glass headset

Source: Oppo   At Chinese smartphone Oppo’s Inno Day 2019, in Shenzhen, China, the company demonstrated their AR glasses that were capable of detecting hand gestures to control objects on the screen. In addition to ...

Autodesk’s ray tracer Arnold gets GPU support

Autodesk recently announced that Arnold 6 with Arnold GPU is available. First unveiled as a beta release in March, the company says Arnold 6 completes the Arnold GPU toolset with improvements across lights, shaders, and ...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865

  Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon 865 mobile platform scales 5G and 5th gen AI to power next-generation, premium devices with breakthrough features—from Gigapixel speed photography to desktop-level gaming features to staggering multi-gigabit 5G connectivity. ...

Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 7c & 8c compute platform

  Built with mobility in mind, says Qualcomm, the Snapdragon compute portfolio accommodates the evolving needs of mobile consumers. The Snapdragon 7c and 8c now join the previously announced Snapdragon 8cx, offering fast cellular connectivity ...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Platform

  Qualcomm declared its Snapdragon XR2 Platform as the world’s first 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform. It unites Qualcomm Technologies’ 5G and AI developments with XR technology to usher in what the company says will ...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765 — 5G for the masses

  Supporting both mmWave and sub-6 will bring superior 5G connectivity to global scale says Qualcomm about their Snapdragon 765. The platform integrates 5G connectivity with the Snapdragon X52 5G Modem-RF System which works in ...

Adobe acquires Oculus Medium for its immersive group

Adobe’s 3D and Immersive (3D&I) group has announced the addition of Oculus Medium to an emerging portfolio that includes Dimension, Substance, and Aero, tools that complement Adobe’s flagship products Photoshop and After Effects. Facebook’s Oculus ...

In 2019, the world returns to normal

The PC GPU market is tremendously influential as the power of GPUs have helped create a vibrant gaming industry that has continued to expand since the arrival of GPUs in the 90s. Gaming gets the ...