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1. Nvidia accelerates GPU pixel processing

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   Optimizes texture rendering Nvidia has patented a method of optimizing the GPU pixel processing pipeline. According to company spokesperson Hector Marinez, patent no. 7609272  "helps" the shader ...

2. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... it offers. The 5970 will crush anything else out there. No other GPU can touch the 5970's raw power, nothing even comes close," said Nekechuk. Nvidia showcases Fermi-based Tesla GPUs Nvidia debuted ...

3. Nvidia auctions "ultimate" gaming system on eBay

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   2x GTX 295 SLI, Core i7 975 Extreme and 12GB DDR3 Nvidia is auctioning off a custom-built "ultimate" gaming system on eBay. 

Company spokesperson Brian Burke told TG Daily that the machine was "hand ...

4. Nvidia remains "committed" to gaming industry

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   HPC market is not its primary focus Nvidia has reiterated its strong commitment to the gaming industry. Company spokesperson Bryan Del Rizzo told TG Daily that rumors of Nvidia abandoning gaming for the ...

5. Nvidia and Asus tout 3D Vision notebook

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   A stereoscopic experience at 120Hz Nvidia and Asus have announced plans to launch a high-definition 3D Vision notebook in December.  

 The G51J 3D - which is expected to feature an advanced 120Hz 3D ...

6. AMD debuts ATI Radeon 5970 GPU

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   ... and take on whatever the competition had to offer. "Although we cannot comment on the performance of Nvidia's Fermi at this stage, we can safely say that the 5970's efficient design and raw power will ...

7. Nvidia showcases Fermi-based Tesla GPUs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   2.5 TFlops of raw compute power Nvidia has debuted an advanced line of Fermi-based Tesla GPUs for the high performance computing (HPC) market. An Nvidia spokesperson told TG Daily that the Tesla 20 ...

8. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 14 November 2009

   ... Hackintoshes, AMD Fusion and Nvidia's Fermi. Analog joystick mouse WarMouse and OpenOffice have introduced an alternative multi-button pointing device. The $75 OpenOfficeMouse features 18 buttons, an ...

9. Nvidia CEO says he is "all" Apple

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Friday, 13 November 2009

   The "best" technology Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has claimed that Apple uses the "best" technology to manufacture its Mac product line. "Apple says to their customers: if you buy a computer from us you ...

10. SMIC boss falls on his semiconductor sword

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... designs from so-called "fabless" companies like Nvidia and ATI, and turns them into silicon.  ...

11. Nvidia: Fermi production schedule remains on track

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    Manufacturing process to kick off in the "next couple of months" The DigiTimes recently speculated that Nvidia could experience a "waning" market share if the company delayed the launch of its Fermi ...

12. Nvidia taunts Intel with cartoon parody site

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 06 November 2009

    Quick. Draw! Graphics firm Nvidia appears to have decided to develop a sense of humor and mock the mighty Intel with a web site it appears to sponsor called intelsinsides. If it is an Nvidia site, that ...

13. Nvidia reports 3Q revenue jump

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 06 November 2009

    GPU accelerates profits Nvidia has reported revenue of $903.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2010. According to CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, revenue increased 16 percent from the previous quarter and ...

14. Nvidia may be moving into X86 market

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 04 November 2009

    It looks like graphics chip maker Nvidia is building its own x86 development program using staff from Transmeta. It is starting to look like graphics chip maker Nvidia is building its own x86 development ...

15. USB 3 turns into handbag fight between Intel and Nvidia

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 04 November 2009

    Intel and Nvidia might not be the best of chums at the moment, but it seems that the USB3  standard is turning into a handbags at dawn fight between them. Intel and Nvidia might not be the best of chums ...

16. AMD discovers several Fusion mantras, disses Larrabee

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... The GPU gives the best performance per watt per dollar, he said. “We’re totally focused on the platform now and we have all the essentials.” Intel and Nvidia don’t give Bergman any nightmares, or if they ...

17. Maingear Shifts into overdrive with hard-core gaming machine

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    ... by choosing an Intel processor (Core i7/Xeon) and selecting an Nvidia or ATI GPU.
 Additional specs include:
 Silverstone power supply - up to 1.2KW. Closed-loop watercooling - up to 4.GHz. Kingston ...

18. Nvidia: Our nForce chipsets are "better" than Intel's

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    Nvidia has claimed that its nForce chipsets are "better" than Intel's. A company spokesperson also criticized the chip manufacturer for allegedly postponing USB 3 introduction until 2011.Nvidia has ...

19. TSMC yield problem to affect Nvidia, ATI

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ... has promised to get the problem fixed during the current quarter.Customers using TSMC's process are AMD-ATI and Nvidia, said Digitimes, and that may well have an impact on shipping products such as the ...

20. Graphics market shows signs of recovery

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 28 October 2009

    ...  49.4% 14.6% Nvidia 24.9% 29.2% 3.3% 27.8%  ...

21. MSI plans Tegra e-book, talks up notebook shipments

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    MSI chairman Joseph Hsu let slip that the company is currently working on an Nvidia Tegra-based e-book reader, but details won't be released until sometime in the first half of next year. MSI chairman ...

22. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    ... and against Linux, or even slavering supporters of Nvidia against ATI. So here's a tip: If we run a story that praises a company currently on your List Of Death, we're not getting at you personally and ...

23. Nvidia: Windows 7 "dramatically improves" GPU performance

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    Nvidia has welcomed the official debut of Microsoft Windows 7. A company spokesperson explained that the new operating system will significantly accelerate system performance by using the DirectCompute ...

24. ARM multicore chip challenges Intel's hegemony

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 20 October 2009

    ... cost handsets, phones, smartphones. The design uses ARM MPCore technology, already licensed by Broadcom, NEC, Nvidia, Renesas and Toshiba. It supports Android, Adobe Flash, JAVA SE, Java FX, Linux, ...

25. Nvidia RealityServer moves 3D rendering to the Cloud

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 20 October 2009

    Nvidia has introduced an advanced cloud-based server that streams interactive, photorealistic 3D applications to any web connected device.Nvidia has introduced an advanced cloud-based server that streams ...

26. Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 20 October 2009

    ... while the 27-inch iMac boasts a 2560-by-1440 pixel display. Both iMacs offer improved graphics capabilities, with Nvidia GeForce 9400M or ATI Radeon HD 4670 in the 21.5-inch model, and ATI Radeon HD ...

27. Apple takes on Microsoft's Zune with FM Radio iPhone app

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    ... networking in its latest iPhone and iPods." The introduction of a native iPhone FM radio app could help lure Microsoft fanbois away from the Zune HD. The upgraded device - powered by Nvidia's Tegra processor ...

28. Rumor: Nintendo selects Tegra processor for new DS

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    Nintendo has reportedly selected Nvidia's Tegra processor to power its next-generation DS/DSi console. According to Theo Valich, Nintendo has already started work on the new device and plans to debut ...

29. Nvidia accuses Intel of 'improper claims,' pulls out of chipset development

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    Nvidia says it is "postponing" further chipset investments for Intel DMI CPUs. However, the GPU company will continue to "innovate integrated solutions" for Intel's FSB architecture. Nvidia says it is ...

30. Slideshow: Nvidia showcases next-generation GPU architecture

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 04 October 2009

    As TG Daily previously reported, Nvidia showcased its next-generation Fermi architecture during the 2009 GPU Conference in San Jose, California.As TG Daily previously reported, Nvidia showcased its ...

31. Nvidia: Fermi demo board was "engineering" prototype

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 02 October 2009

    Nvidia has clarified that its next-generation Fermi board showcased at the GPU conference keynote and subsequent Q&A session was an "engineering prototype." The official clarification came just ...

32. Nvidia and "Starting the Next Age of Personal Computing"

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Opinion)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Column I’m at the Nvidia GPU Technology conference and it suddenly hit me that we are at the forefront of another massive change in the computer industry.   Column I’m at the Nvidia GPU Technology ...

33. GPU-based array processes 20TFLOP with just 20kW of power

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    ... the MWA requires an incredible amount of on-site compute power to process enormous amounts of data. "The MWA has [hundreds of gigabytes] a second feeding into an Nvidia GPU cluster in real-time. It computes ...

34. Nvidia unshackles Visual Studio with Nexus GPU integration

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Nvidia has introduced an advanced development environment for massively parallel computing. Nexus - which is integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio - includes tools that simultaneously analyze the efficiency, ...

35. Nvidia says Fermi speculation is "insane"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Nvidia has rebuffed speculation that its next-generation Fermi GPU is targeted primarily at the high-performance computing market (HPC) market. Nvidia has rebuffed speculation that its next-generation ...

36. 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 ...

37. Mental Image debuts iRay rendering technology

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 30 September 2009

    ... power of Nvidia's GPU. Mental Image has debuted its iRay rendering technology. According to industry veteran Michael Kaplan, the iRay platform allows life-like graphics to become "interactive" by exploiting ...

38. Oak Ridge National Labs plans Fermi-powered supercomputer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 30 September 2009

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has announced plans to design a supercomputer powered by Nvidia's next-generation Fermi GPU. The machine - which will be used to research topics such as energy and ...

39. Nvidia showcases next-generation Fermi GPU

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 30 September 2009

    Nvidia has finally unveiled its next-generation Fermi GPU. According to Jen-Hsun Huang, Fermi architecture represents the "foundation" of the world's first computational graphics processing units. Nvidia ...

40. AMD talks up graphics as Nvidia kicks off GPU conference

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 30 September 2009

    ... off the street in San Francisco last week to bend their ears. This week it’s Nvidia’s turn in the spotlight and Sunnyvale- based AMD has quite coincidentally banged out a couple of releases pushing its ...

41. Nvidia kicks off 2009 GPU conference

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    Nvidia has kicked off its three-day GPU conference in San Jose, California. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang - who is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at 1PM PST - may take the opportunity to reveal details ...

42. Mirics develops CUDA-based television platform

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    Mirics has developed a global broadcast television platform for Nvidia GPUs. The FlexiTV software-based receiver - which utilizes Nvidia CUDA architecture - is capable of running on even entry-level ...

43. 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 ...

44. Nvidia teams up with Microsoft for HPC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 28 September 2009

    Nvidia is to work with Microsoft to use its Tesla GPUs for high performance parallel computing using the Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system. Nvidia is to work with Microsoft to use its Tesla GPUs ...

45. Apple plus graphics gurus = semiconductor mystery

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Saturday, 26 September 2009

    ... a new processor for the iPhone or more intriguingly the next iPhone CPU - and then there's the PA Semi team, now absorbed or borged into Apple. Next week Nvidia holds its own jamboree out in the valley. ...

46. Dell unveils five Alienware gaming rigs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ... processors factory overclocked to 3.86GHz. The units also include support for Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards and up to 12GB DDR3 memory clocked at 1333MHz or 1600MHz. Finally, Area 51 offers six ...

47. Toshiba targets high-end gamers with Qosmio X500

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ... display, DDR3 system memory, dual hard-drive configurations and Nvidia's GeForce GTS 250M with 1GB of GDDR5 video memory. Toshiba has unveiled a laptop targeted at high-end gamers and multimedia enthusiasts ...

48. ATI introduces Radeon HD 5800 GPU for DirectX 11 gaming

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    ... DirectCompute 11 opens our eyes to a multitude of new possibilities." See Also We will be faster than ATI, claims Nvidia Slideshow: AMD previews next-gen gaming     AMD showcases Eyefinity ...

49. SGI introduces Octane III 'personal' supercomputer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 September 2009

    ... Xeon 5500 workstation with advanced NVIDIA graphics and/or GP-GPU card support Nineteen single-socket, Quad-Core Xeon 3400 Nineteen single-socket, Dual-Core Atom  ...

50. Apple Snow Leopard sales hit record numbers

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    ... Leopard Nvidia touts CUDA-enabled GPUs for Snow Leopard Gray screen of death hits Snow Leopard AMD touts benefits of OpenCL and Snow Leopard Apple Snow Leopard screws OS X apps Snow Leopard security ...