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1. Nvidia's Fermi flies out of the starting gate

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 01 October 2009

   We reported on the introduction of Nvidia's Fermi architecture earlier.We reported on the introduction of Nvidia's Fermi architecture earlier.But now a real chip expert, David Kanter, has taken a real ...

2. LucidLogix boosts GPU gaming with Hydra 200 parallel processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 28 September 2009

   ... LucidLogix representative Nir Cohen told TG Daily. "But we are like the United Nations when it comes to GPUs. The Hyrda 200 creates neutral territory for Nvidia and ATI, enabling the cards to peacefully ...

3. Apple releases OSX 10.5.7 Update

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 13 May 2009

   ... movement for recent Macs with Nvidia graphics, adds RAW image support for multiple third-party digital cameras, improvements to network performance with Flow Control enabled Ethernet switches are in use, ...

4. Light at the end of the tunnel may not be an approaching train

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 28 April 2009

   Intel and Nvidia have performed surprisingly-well in the first quarter, according to new figures from Jon Peddie Research. Intel and Nvidia have performed surprisingly-well in the first quarter, according ...

5. Apple tax on the latest Mac gear: 40 percent

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 05 March 2009

   ... other important factors such as increased default memory, better disk speeds and new Nvidia GPUs that deliver up to five times better graphics performance. All these factors combined positively affect ...

6. Apple updates Mac mini, should you buy it?

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 03 March 2009

   ... how to make a $600 computer that isn't a piece of junk. The new Mac mini shares a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Nvidia 9600M integrated graphics across the line for a substantial speed increase. ...

7. Intel declares war

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 03 March 2009

   ... also has profound effect on other players – AMD, Qualcomm (Snapdragon), Nvidia, TI, and even Marvel to whom Intel sold off its own ARM-based processor (XScale). A win-win for Intel and TSMC Intel gets ...

8. Apple refreshes iMacs, adds a new top-of-the-line model to the family

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 03 March 2009

   ... and include twice the storage and memory as before. They also come with the same integrated Nvidia graphics found in unibody MacBooks, while higher-end models feature speedier discreet Nvidia or ATI ...

9. The problem with 3D: Where it works and where it does not

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 04 February 2009

   ... playing World of Warcraft with the Nvidia 3D set up and have to admit it is cool. Let's chat about 3D in this column. 3D: So much promise, so little result I've been going to 3D movies since I was a ...

10. Review: Internet Explorer 8 improves with age

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 28 January 2009

    ... the test in IE 8 RC1 seem to include some of those most often used by popular websites. The following Benchmarks were run on an HP Satellite P-25 Laptop, P4 2.8 GHz (dual-core), Nvidia GeForce ...

11. Lenovo announces dual-screen Thinkpad

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Sunday, 04 January 2009

    ... drive. The measurements are 16.1”x12.2”x2.1”. The core hardware components of the W700ds include Intel Core 2 processors (quad-core available), Nvidia workstation graphics (Quadro FX 3760M), 4 – 8 GB ...

12. Nvidia updates CUDA, adds Tesla support for Windows Vista

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 21 December 2008

      Nvidia has released a new version of its CUDA platform that exploits the GPGPU capabilities of its graphics processors. There are no new features, but the SDK now supports added support for Windows ...

13. Apple fires up new MacBook Pro

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 14 October 2008

    ... without voiding the warranty. Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed previous rumors about Nvidia chipset move. The new MacBook Pro features two Nvidia graphics GPUs. The basic graphics chip is the yet announced ...

14. Last minute rumor round-up: New Apple notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 14 October 2008

    ... Cinema Display with MagSafe adapter and DisplayPort connector. The MacBook Pro is expected to integrate two Nvidia GPUs and there may be an iMac-like docking station that will turn the notebook into ...

15. Nvidia expands physics support with huge WHQL driver update

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 29 September 2008

      Nvidia recently released a massive new WHQL driver, which may be worth considering, even if you do not regularly download new drives. Version 178.13 delivers the usual speed improvements in certain ...

16. Radeon 4850 briefly on sale, more specs revealed

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 13 June 2008

    ... feel warm and fuzzy, you can always combine an Intel Core 2 Quad 8600 and Nvidia’s GeForce 8600GTS. Or you can wait for Intel’s Core 2 Q9600 and Nvidia’s GeForce 9600GT. The Radeon 4850 will launch officially ...

17. Photoshop to get GPU and physics acceleration

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 23 May 2008

    ... a demonstration at Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, we got a glimpse of Adobe’s  "Creative Suite Next" (or CS4), code-named “Stonehenge”, which adds GPU and physics support to its existing multi-core ...

18. Intel and Nvidia co-sponsors in parallel programming initiative

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 01 May 2008

    ... And no, that headline is no mistake: The initial group of sponsors includes a colorful mix of rivals and partners: AMD, Nvidia, Sun Microsystems as well as Intel, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, showing first ...

19. Tim Sweeney, Part 3: Unreal Engine 4.0 aims at next-gen console war

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 12 March 2008

    ... trends these days? Sweeney: When it comes to the PC, Intel will implement lots of extensions into the CPU and Nvidia will integrate many extensions into the GPU by the time next-gen consoles begin to ...

20. “A LAN party by gamers, for gamers” – PDXLAN 11

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 26 February 2008

    ... guarantee that you can actually make money, but Conwell seems to at least the sponsorships down pat.  He’s teamed up with big name companies like Intel, Nvidia, AMD and dozens of others to offer prizes, ...

21. Golf clap for Nvidia's 790i chipset

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 12 February 2008

    NVIDIA WAS PLANNING to put out the 790i Ultra chipset on Feb 19, but that my be delayed, nothing they do is on time lately. The one thing this chipset brings to the table is a big slap in the face to ...

22. Future of the Mark – Futuremark’s President talks to TG Daily

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 11 February 2008

    ... Semiconductor, Vadem, SMSC, NVIDIA, Netcell and Chartered Semiconductor Corporation.  Over the last few years, he's been helping benchmark maker Futuremark reinvent itself from a small enthusiast ...

23. Dell adds a 15” XPS notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 27 November 2007

    ... hard drive as well as a DVD burner in their standard configuration. However, the 15-incher has a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 8400M graphics chip (compared to the integrated Intel 3100 solution of the M1330) ...

24. Nvidia preps early launch of G98 in December; adds UMC as foundry partner

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 16 November 2007

    Nvidia will launch its new G98 GPU in early December according to sources at Taiwan-based graphics card makers. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation ...

25. UPDATE: HD 3800: AMD’s Midrange Rebuttal - benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 15 November 2007

    ... to show performance data Price per performance: what it really means It was almost two weeks ago that Nvidia launched its G92 based GeForce 8800GT graphics boards into the midrange segment. On the same ...

26. Linspire launches Freespire 2.0 Linux

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 08 August 2007

    ... as support for ATI, Nvidia, and Wi-Fi applications. It also has a built-in plugin for Linspire's own CNR Service, a destination for users to access thousands of open source applications, from video ...

27. “PC games not dead yet” – Nvidia

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 30 July 2007

    Sharper monitors and special versions of games will reinvigorate PC gaming, according to Nvidia representatives. Santa Clara (CA) – Sharper monitors and special versions of games will reinvigorate ...

28. GP GPUs unleashed: Nvidia releases CUDA 1.0

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 12 July 2007

    Programmers can now unlock the general processing power of their Nvidia graphics cards with a new SDK. Santa Clara (CA) – Programmers can now unlock the general processing power of their Nvidia ...

29. Apple adds new Intel processors, more memory to MacBook Pro

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 05 June 2007

    ... bus.  It also includes an Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card. The Pro comes with 4 MB of shared L2 cache, as well as 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory, which can be upgraded to 4 GB.  Apple says ...

30. Gateway adds Blu-ray drive, OC graphics card to enthusiast PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 19 April 2007

    ... Gateway has added a Blu-ray drive and factory overclocked Nvidia graphics card option to its FX series of desktop PCs.   Gateway's FX530 enthusiast PC ...   The Blu-ray drive complements ...

31. Analysis: AMD loses dominance in U.S. retail channel to Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 April 2007

    ... to TG Daily that benchmarks comparing Intel Bearlake-X enthusiast platforms compared to AMD X2/Nvidia 680 platforms indicate that Intel will be going after AMD in a “vicious” way. “AMD ...

32. Velocity Micro releases Blu-ray Media Center PC box

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 30 January 2007

    ... to play with, you can opt for a Core 2 Duo equipped system, which starts at about $2820 for the basic Blu-ray system and extends to an enthusiast PC with a quad-core CPU, an Nvidia 8800 GTS graphics card, ...

33. AMD launches 4x4 platform Quad FX

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 30 November 2006

    ... (Asus L1N64-SLI), a new chipset (Nvidia 680a) and new processors. Comparable to an Opteron dual-socket platform, AMD will offer three new Athlon 64 FX processors for Quad FX: The FX-70 (2.6 GHz), FX-72 ...

34. Sony launches Playstation 3 in the U.S.

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 17 November 2006

    ... $600, integrates the first Cell processor that consumers actually can buy, Nvidia "Reality Synthesizer" graphics engine, Toshiba's Emotion Engine, 256 MB GDDR3 graphics memory, 256 MB XDR memory, a 60 ...

35. GDC 2006: Exhibit hall round-up

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 27 March 2006

    ... be available next month for around $299. Nvidia - Mobile gaming chips Want to play some 3D games on your mobile phone? Nvidia was showing the GoForce 5500 graphics chip that will be used for upcoming ...

36. Nvidia acquires ULI - increases pressure on ATI

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 14 December 2005

    Nvidia today announced that it will acquire chipset company ULI, which will allow the company to compete more effectively against ATI in the chipset arena. It may also force ATI to rethink its own product ...

37. Forceware Rel80 drivers to bring mix-and-match capability to SLI

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 04 October 2005

      Nvidia today will release a new version of its unified driver architecture "Forceware" that not only promises to improve graphic chip performance but also will bring more flexibility to dual-graphics ...

38. Nvidia adds GeForce 6600 AGP and 6800 LE PCI Express to product line

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 13 January 2005

      Nvidia today expanded its GeForce 6 series with the models 6600 AGP and 6800 LE PCI Express. Nvidia today expanded its GeForce 6 series with the models 6600 AGP and 6800 LE PCI Express. Both versions ...

39. GIGABYTE Announces Renewed Partnership with NVIDIA

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 23 October 2003

      Gigabyte unveils its new NVIDIA graphics card strategy today. Gigabyte unveils its new NVIDIA graphics card strategy today. "Continuing with its successful partnership of NVIDIA nForcebased platforms, ...

40. Gigabyte adds Nvidia nForce2-based motherboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 15 May 2003

      Gigabyte Technology on May 13 introduced a new Nvidia nForce2-based motherboard line for the K7 platform from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), building cooperation with Nvidia again after it turned ...

41. Toshiba Launches Full Line Of Centrino Notebooks

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 13 March 2003

    ... and home use. It combines Intel Centrino mobile technology, 15" diagonal display, NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go graphics, Harman/Kardon stereo speakers, a DVD-ROM/CD-RW multi-function drive, convenient CD and ...

42. Abit Adds OTESIII Technology To NV30 Offering

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 24 February 2003

    ... is unmatched for nVidia's NV30 Line. The OTESIII addresses the biggest complaint about the NV30 which was the noise of the standard cooling solution which will be offered by most NV30 boards. ABIT has ...

43. Epox adds new nForce2 motherboard

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 23 January 2003

    ... EP-8RGA+, for the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) platform market. Based on Nvidia's Based on Nvidia's nForce2 IGP integrated chipset, Epox's EP-8RGA+ supports a 333MHz FSB (front-side bus) and AGP 8x graphics ...

44. New Drivers For nForce and nForce2 platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 21 November 2002

      NVIDIA has posed new drivers for the nForce and nForce2 platform chipsets. NVIDIA has posed new drivers for the nForce and nForce2 platform chipsets. Some Of The Highlights are: * First full unified ...

45. ATI's RADEON 7500/ POWERPLAY

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 28 August 2001

      ATI just unveiled the MOBILITY RADEON 7500, a competitor to NVIDIA's Quadro2 Go. Trident Microsystems and Vestel, a European TV OEM company, just told the world that they will be showcasing Vestel's ...

46. VIA's New 750MHz C3 Processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 30 May 2001

    ... on the subject here, including some indignant digs at Nvidia's counter-marketing to the game developer community: "It is a disservice to you for our competition to use you as a lever against us by trying ...