NVIDIA to License Kepler and Future GPU IP to 3rd Parties
Earlier today NVIDIA announced that it would begin licensing its Kepler GPU architecture to 3rd parties. This is a sensible next step for NVIDIA, but an unprecedented one among...
59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/18/2013Ask AnandTech: Tablets at Work, How Important is Backwards Compatibility?
Last week you guys did an awesome job with the discussion around the role of tablets in the workplace. There are a good number of you who have already...
38 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/18/2013NVIDIA @ ISC 2013: CUDA 5.5 Released & More
As the 2013 International Supercomputing Conference continues this week, product and technology announcements continue to trickle out of the show. NVIDIA of course is no stranger to this show...
5 by Ryan Smith on 6/18/2013June 2013 Top500 List Published: Xeon Phi Takes Top Spot
Kicking off this week is the International Supercomputing Conference in Leipzig, Germany, one of the two major supercomputing/high performance computing conferences of the year. There will be several announcements...
16 by Ryan Smith on 6/17/2013CPUID's CPU-Z Arrives on Android via Google Play
About three years ago, I remember one of the biggest problems I had while sorting out phones was figuring out what SoCs were inside them. Manufacturers weren't yet open...
28 by Brian Klug on 6/16/2013UPDATED! AMD Announces FX-9590 and FX-9370: Return of the GHz Race
AMD Announces FX-9590 and FX-9370: Return of the GHz Race Today at E3 AMD announced their latest CPUs, the FX-9590 and FX-9370. Similar to what we’re seeing with Richland vs...
115 by Jarred Walton on 6/13/2013Ask AnandTech: Tablets at Work, What are Your Experiences?
The tablet market has grown tremendously over the past few years. What started as a content consumption device for consumers has transformed into a device that has started to...
148 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/12/2013Samsung Announces Galaxy S4 Zoom - 16 MP, Zoom, Makes Calls
Samsung's Galaxy camera came out almost a year ago, and it roughly mimicked the specs of an international SGS3 but included a unique camera system and body. Although the...
16 by Brian Klug on 6/12/2013Computex 2013: ECS launches a Gaming Range: GANK, AGGRO and KILLSTEAL
One of the more esoteric showcasing at Computex was from ECS. In recent chipset and processor launches more and more motherboard companies are jumping on the bandwagon for...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/11/2013Seagate Introduces NAS HDD: WD Red Gets a Competitor
Consumers looking to fill their SOHO / consumer NAS units with hard drives haven't had too many choices. Western Digital recognized early on that the dwindling HDD sales in...
46 by Ganesh T S on 6/11/2013Hands On with the Final NVIDIA Shield Hardware, Update: Now with Video
It seems like forever since CES 2013 when we first laid eyes on and played with NVIDIA’s Project Shield. Time flies, and since then Shield has dropped the Project...
46 by Brian Klug on 6/11/2013Hands On with a Tegra 4i Phone
When we stopped by NVIDIA to play with Shield, they had another surprise in store for us with a Tegra 4i-based phone currently being shopped around from an unnamed...
22 by Brian Klug on 6/11/2013Apple Announces new AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule with 802.11ac WiFi
During the opening WWDC 2013 keynote, Apple announced a refresh of its AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule with support for 802.11ac. The two include 3x3:3 802.11ac with support for...
26 by Brian Klug on 6/10/2013Up Close with the New Mac Pro
In its keynote this morning, Apple teased its next-generation Mac Pro, due out later this year. Based on Ivy Bridge E, the new system will ship with two AMD...
137 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/10/2013Computex 2013: ASRock's M8 mini-ITX Gaming PC
After thoroughly enjoying Falcon NW's Tiki system, I was pleased to see ASRock showcase a mini-ITX tower/desktop of its own at Computex: the M8. Inside is an ASRock mini-ITX...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/10/2013Computex 2013: ASUS Takes on Lenovo with Pro Line of Business Notebooks
ASUS has Lenovo square in its sights with its ASUS Pro brand of business notebooks. Based on Ivy Bridge silicon (longer upgrade cycles in business, Haswell will come later)...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/10/2013Patriot Drives Further into Mobile with FUEL+ External Batteries
With the DRAM industry no longer as interesting as it once was (although I'd argue that with Haswell, high frequency DRAM is exciting once more - if only Intel...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/10/2013Computex 2013: ASUS PQ321 3840 x 2160 Display, $3799
ASUS announced its 31.5-inch "4K" display prior to Computex, but it was at the show that I got a chance to lay eyes on the highly anticipated display. The...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/9/2013Computex 2013: ASUS PA279Q, 2560x1440 and Factory Color Calibrated
Although its two 4K displays drew the most attention at Computex this year, ASUS was very proud of its upcoming PA279Q display. The 27-inch IPS display features a 2560...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/9/2013Intel's Thunderbolt 2: Everything You Need to Know
At Computex, Intel officially branded its next-generation Thunderbolt as Thunderbolt 2. As a recap, current Ivy Bridge platforms use Cactus Ridge Thunderbolt controllers while newly launched Haswell platforms use...
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/9/2013