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Samsung’s Galaxy S II variant with Tegra 2 confirmed by NVIDIA

Published on: 5th March, 2011

NVIDIA apparently confirmed these days that a variant of the Galaxy S II will ship with a Tegra 2 inside. Most of the tablets will still benefit from Samsung’s own dual-core Exynos processor, but several countries will obtain the nearly performance-equivalent Tegra 2. The exact reasoning is still unknown; however, ITProPortal thinks that chip yields [...]

Tegra Zone application for Android-based devices from NVIDIA

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

NVIDIA has recently brought the NVIDIA Tegra Zone application on the Android market. The new application is meant to draw attention on other NVIDIA applications that the company has singled out as best by using the Tegra hardware platform. The application shows the best NVIDIA gaming applications by offering users the access to high-resolution screenshots, [...]

NVIDIA says Google is behind Apple on tablets

Published on: 19th November, 2010

Jen-Hsun Huang, NVIDIA’s chief, in a conference call dedicated to the discussion of fiscal results, noted that Google had a little slipped back with respect to tablet development when comparing it to Apple. He appreciated the work done by Google on optimizing Android for tablet devices and future smartphones, but also mentioned that the search [...]

Tianhe-1A Chinese supercomputer with NVIDIA Tesla

Published on: 31st October, 2010

A new supercomputer, the Chinese Tianhe-1A, was unveiled at HPC 2010 in China and has set a new performance benchmark at 2.507 petaflops. It has become the fastest in the world and has taken the title from the Cray XT5, made in US, which had a performance of 1.756 petaflops. The new supercomputer uses 7,168 [...]

Microsoft’s patent for GPU video encoding may hurt creatives

Published on: 16th October, 2010

According to a US patent filing recently published, Microsoft could control hardware-accelerated video encoding. The continuance of an accelerated video encoding application using a GPU would include the common technique used for the calculation of motion for video processing with a video chipset rather than using the usually slower main CPU. The techniques are wide [...]

Another Zune HD to come in 2011?

Published on: 6th September, 2010

It seems that Microsoft might give the Zune HD one last chance, according to some sources. The device would use, as predicted, at least some features of Windows Phone 7, but would not be shipped until 2011. Its development being in an early stage, most hardware remains unknown, but it is likely to keep relying [...]

Toshiba to enter the tablet area with Folio 100

Published on: 6th September, 2010

After teasing the mobile tablet space for several months, Toshiba has confirmed the intention of launching its Folio 100. The tablet will have a ten-inch size and will run a significantly modified version of Android 2.2. It will also be one of its major devices equipped with NVIDIA’s Tegra 2, which is a powerful enough [...]

Optimus technology for the 17-inch gaming notebook of Eurocom

Published on: 9th August, 2010

The notebook lineup of Eurocom was extended with the B7110 Fox, a low price, 17.3-inch device. Different configurations which include Core i3, i5, or i7 hardware can be chosen by the customers. The new notebook is equipped with Optimus technology from NVIDIA, which permits switching between the discrete GeForce GT330M and integrated graphics. There are [...]

Lenovo’s 3D IdeaPad Y560d will soon start shipping

Published on: 6th July, 2010

Lenovo has started shipping its IdeaPad Y560d, the company’s first 3D notebook. The new IdeaPad benefits from the TriDef 3D system, driven by an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730, which was preferred to the well-known 3D technology from NVIDIA. As a standard, all models have a 15.6-inch display, with 1366×768 resolution. The first to arrive [...]

All-in-one PCs from Samsung to be launched in the UK

Published on: 16th May, 2010

Samsung has announced it would begin offering desktops for the first time in the United Kingdom. The event would happen later this month when the U200 and U250 all-in-one PCs are scheduled to launch. Technical specifications reveal the U250 will feature a 23-inch screen with full 1,080-pixel resolution, while the 20-inch screen will have a [...]

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