Software
Bringing a new range of hardware to market is not an easy task, even for Intel. The company has an install base of its ‘Gen’ graphics in hundreds of millions of devices around the world, however the range of use is limited, and it doesn’t tackle every market. This is why Intel started to create its ‘Xe’ graphics portfolio. The new graphics design isn’t just a single microarchitecture – by mixing and matching units where needed, Intel has identified four configurations that target key markets in its sights, ranging from the TeraFLOPs needed at the low-end up to Peta-OPs for high performance computing. Leading up the charge on the driver and software side of the equation is Intel’s Lisa Pearce. Lisa is a 23 year...
Windows 10 Technical Preview Gets Its First Update
Microsoft used the Windows Blog today to announce the availability of the first update to the Windows 10 Technical Preview, which was announced just three weeks ago. The new...
40 by Brett Howse on 10/21/2014
Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 Update - Desktop as a First Class Citizen
Microsoft’s day 1 keynote for the BUILD developer conference detailed an update to Windows coming on the next scheduled patch Tuesday called 8.1 Update. Notice it’s not called Update...
149 by Brett Howse on 4/3/2014
Intel Announces Ready Mode Technology: Using C7 for Syncing and Streaming
Intel’s conference call this week featured some elements on the progression of the desktop. Lisa Graff, VP and GM of Intel’s Desktop Client Platforms Group tells us that while...
4 by Ian Cutress on 3/19/2014
Khronos Announces OpenGL ES 3.1
Coinciding with a mobile-heavy CES 2014, back in January Khronos put out a short announcement stating that they were nearing the release of a new version of OpenGL ES...
17 by Ryan Smith on 3/17/2014
Khronos Offers a Quick Peek at the Next Version of OpenGL ES
Amidst the hustle and bustle of CES 2014, Khronos has published a short announcement regarding the next version of OpenGL ES (OpenGL ES Next). In it they are offering...
19 by Ryan Smith on 1/8/2014
Humble Weekly: Pointing and Clicking with Daedalic Entertainment
Let me start with a couple disclaimers before I get into the meat of this week’s Humble Weekly Sale. First, I grew up back in the time when we...
10 by Jarred Walton on 11/7/2013
TeamViewer Releases Version 9 Public Beta
About a year ago, I stumbled across TeamViewer, a remote control/remote access utility. The details of the experience are still vividly clear: I had spent the better part of...
26 by Jarred Walton on 11/5/2013
Windows 8.1 Update Now Available
October 17th is here, and as previously announced by Microsoft Windows 8.1 is now shipping. Microsoft’s service pack/update for Windows 8 is being distributed through the Windows 8 Store. Microsoft...
105 by Ryan Smith on 10/17/2013
Khronos @ SIGGRAPH 2013: OpenGL 4.4, OpenCL 2.0, & OpenCL 1.2 SPIR Announced
Kicking off this week is the annual SIGGRAPH conference, the graphics industry’s yearly professional event. Outside of the individual vendor events and individual technologies we cover throughout the year...
29 by Ryan Smith on 7/22/2013
Windows 8.1 Preview Released
Coinciding with Microsoft’s BUILD 2013 conference this week, the public preview of Windows 8.1 has been released over at Microsoft’s Windows website. Windows 8.1 (née Blue) is Windows 8’s first...
52 by Ryan Smith on 6/26/2013
ASUS ROG Press Conference: Sonic Radar Gaming Software
With a brand focused at gamers (and overclocking), software is all important. Over previous generations ASUS have included better audio software packages, integrated SSD caching, network-stack bypassing NICs...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2013
Microsoft Releases Windows 8 & Windows RT
Just over a year after first introducing Windows 8 and Windows RT to the press at their BUILD conference, the run-up to the launch of Windows 8 and Windows...
63 by Ryan Smith on 10/26/2012
Windows 8 Pre-Orders Start; $39.99 Download Option on October 26th
With Windows 8 officially launching in under two weeks, Microsoft and its retail partners have finally begun taking pre-orders for Windows 8. As with prior Windows pre-order promotions, several...
76 by Ryan Smith on 10/15/2012
Khronos Announces OpenGL ES 3.0, OpenGL 4.3, ASTC Texture Compression, & CLU
As we approach August the technical conference season for graphics is finally reaching its apex. NVIDIA and AMD held their events in May and June respectively, and this week...
46 by Ryan Smith on 8/6/2012
Windows 8 Released To Manufacturing
Right on schedule, Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing on the first day of the first week of August. Microsoft has put out a full...
57 by Ryan Smith on 8/1/2012
Windows 8 Gets A Launch Date: October 26th
After previously announcing that Windows 8 would have a retail launch sometime in late October, Microsoft has nailed down a final date: Friday, October 26th. The launch on a...
39 by Ryan Smith on 7/19/2012
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Goes Gold; GM Released To Developers
In a bit of a double-whammy of operating system news today, word comes that Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion has gone gold. Apple released the Golden Master (GM...
12 by Ryan Smith on 7/9/2012
Windows 8 To RTM In August, Retail In October
On the heels of last week’s announcement of Microsoft’s promotional Windows 8 upgrade pricing, Microsoft has announced a tentative delivery schedule for Windows 8 today at their Worldwide Partner...
19 by Ryan Smith on 7/9/2012
VLC 2.0 Announced: New UI and Blu-ray Support for OS X
VideoLAN has announced VLC 2.0 and the first release candidate is available to the public today. The biggest changes are in the OS X version but there are a...
22 by Kristian Vättö on 2/13/2012
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