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Intel results indicate consumer spending strength; investor ignorance

16th Jan 2008 @ 12:11:00 - written by Arun  
Intel released its quarterly results yesterday and while both revenues and profits reached record levels ($10.7B and $0.38/share respectively), they were still below expectations. Intel's stock dropped 14% in after-hours trading, and dragged other semiconductors along. But it turns out that reaction is most likely a massive misinterpretation of the…
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CES: Microsoft signs XBox Live content agreements

8th Jan 2008 @ 21:09:00 - written by Carl Bender  
Microsoft has announced that it will be expanding the video offerings available through the XBox Live Marketplace to include content from newly signed partners ABC/Disney Channel and MGM studios.
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CES: 2008 Blu-ray player lineup

8th Jan 2008 @ 09:09:00 - written by Carl Bender  
Consumer electronics manufacturers have announced the arrival of several new Blu-ray players across a range of prices and capabilities.
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GPGPU and 3D luminaries join 3D graphics heavyweights

7th Jan 2008 @ 18:06:00 - written by Rys  
A couple of superstars in their own spaces have made professional newsworthy leaps. GPGPU pioneer and attractive hire for both companies we're about to mention, Mike Houston, and long-time (Direct)3D heavyweight, Tom Forsyth, have both taken up key positions at two 3D graphics giants.
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Ahead of CES, Warner announces Blu-ray exclusivity

5th Jan 2008 @ 22:10:00 - written by Carl Bender  
Coming forty-eight hours before they were scheduled to participate in an HD DVD press event at the Wynn resort in Las Vegas, Warner Bros shook the industry Friday by announcing that as of late May, they will become an exclusive backer of the Blu-ray high-def optical format.
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Sparkle show off DisplayPort-capable GeForce 8800 GT

4th Jan 2008 @ 19:07:00 - written by Rys  
The Tech Report are reporting that Sparkle have announced a DisplayPort-equipped GeForce 8800 GT.
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AMD to introduce 65nm Kuma in late Q2

28th Dec 2007 @ 15:00:00 - written by Arun  
According to Digitimes, AMD is slated to introduce a new dual-core CPU family based on the Barcelona architecture in late Q2. These products will presumably be based on the previously rumoured Kuma core with 1MiB of L2 and 2MiB of L3.
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The Technology of a 3D Engine - Part One

21st Dec 2007 @ 10:10:00 - written by Geo  
Beyond3D is very proud to present the first part of an on-going series featuring one man's thoughts and experience on modern engine development.
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Illuminate Labs adds its lighting baking solutions to UE3

19th Dec 2007 @ 00:12:00 - written by Farid  
The ever popular game engine from Epic, Unreal Engine 3, has added another not-so-shabby middleware solution to its already well featured arsenal. That new middleware is none other than Illuminate Labs’ lighting baking solutions.
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NVIDIA acquires mental images, creators of mental ray

13th Dec 2007 @ 13:01:00 - written by Rys  
Beyond3D forum user Ike Turner has spotted that NVIDIA has acquired mental images, creators of mental ray. Whoa.
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Latest Windows PC games on PS3 now somehow feasible

14th Jan 2008 @ 09:09:00 - written by Farid  
Playing the latest DX10 Windows games on PlayStation 3 is now a reality with StreamMyGame. Obviously, there is a catch accompanying this claim...
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AMD revs GPU PerfStudio to include OpenGL support

8th Jan 2008 @ 09:09:00 - written by Geo  
Hopeless graphics geeks that we are, it's always a red-letter day around the office when an upgraded version of a graphics diagnostic tool hits the street.
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PSP to gain Skype VoIP capability

7th Jan 2008 @ 22:10:00 - written by Carl Bender  
Sony has announced that coming late January via firmware update, owners of the redesigned PSP-2000 will gain access to the Skype IP telephony service on their portable consoles.
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CES: AMD takes DX 10.1 mobile

7th Jan 2008 @ 10:10:00 - written by Geo  

Today at CES in Las Vegas, AMD announced their DX 10.1 graphics cores have gone mobile and are currently shipping in ASUS laptops.

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AMD release more GPU specifications for open source driver development

4th Jan 2008 @ 19:07:00 - written by Rys  
Phoronix are reporting that AMD have released the next round of GPU spec docs for the open source community to use to develop truly open source display drivers for Radeon graphics processors.
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8800GS 384MiB scores leaked

28th Dec 2007 @ 20:00:00 - written by Arun  
Hardspell has obtained some 3DMark05, 3DMark06 and Crysis numbers for NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce 8800GS 384MiB. The card is basically a 192-bit G92 with only 6 clusters and 12 ROPs, and it will be primarily aimed at OEMs but Hardspell claims board manufacturers are also planning to sell it in retail.…
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Beyond3D's 2007 'Bricks & Bouquets'

21st Dec 2007 @ 11:10:00 - written by Geo  
Equal parts Year in Review, psychiatric therapy for the deeply disturbed on the cheap, and love notes to the class cuties...yes, it's once again time for Beyond3D's "Bricks & Bouquets", 2007 edition!
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AMD Catalyst 7.12 Released

20th Dec 2007 @ 19:07:00 - written by Mark  
AMD has released another update to the Catalyst Software Suite, bringing the all-in-one Radeon driver and utility package up to version 7.12, making this the final official Catalyst release for 2007.
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 delivers Direct3D 10.1

13th Dec 2007 @ 20:08:00 - written by Rys  
The general release of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 beta means that we're seeing the first widespread availability of Direct3D 10.1.
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AMD has DX10 IGP and 'Hybrid CrossFire' working

13th Dec 2007 @ 09:09:00 - written by Geo  
The lads at [H] seem to have temporarily had a new toy to play with. It was an AMD "Hybrid CrossFire" system sporting a working DX10 IGP chipset cooperating with an RV620-based discrete graphics card. 
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