Revenues for Q’1 came in at $4.68 billion up 40 percent year-over-year, Operating income was up 24 percent year-over-year to $1.55 billion. Qualcomm is raising revenue and earnings guidance as well with new forecasts of $4.6 billion to $5 billion, with earnings per share of $0.91 to $0.97. You can read on Qualcomm’s record quarter HERE.
AMD is holdings it’s 2012 Financial Analyst day in Sunnyvale, CA today. Executive presentations kick off at 9:00AM Pacific time with a line-up headed up by new CEO Rory Read, Mark Papermaster, CTO, General Manager Lisa Su and Thomas Seifert, CFO. You can check out the AMD Analyst Day webcast HERE.
The future is always different than we think it will be. There are people working to completely revamp the process of manufacture and they’re not thinking about some distant time. They’re looking at what happens now. Carl Bass and Vivek Wadhwa knocked around ideas for the future of design and manufacture at a forum at Singular University, you can watch … Read more
Advanced Micro Devices has announced the retail availability of its new AMD Memory branded desktop system memory, The modules are available with various sizes, including 2GB, 4GB and 8GB, and speeds. A performance version supports speed up to 1600 MHz with low latency. You can read more on AMD’s new memory modules HERE.
NVIDIA is working with NASA and the U.S. National Airspace System to help improve air traffic control. NASA is experimenting with CUDA and Nvidia GPUs to improve the efficiency of their Future ATM Concepts Evaluation Tool software. Dr. Monish Tandale gave an interview on exactly how NVIDIA is working to improve air safety, you can read the interview HERE.
HP VantagePoint is a 132″-digital touch surface with up to 32 simultaneous touch points. The ultra high resolution (4098×1536) display is powered by a high-end dual-core Hewlett Packard Z800 workstation. Six HP LD4730G Micro-Bezel Digital Signage Displays are arranged in a 3×2 grid that provides an 11-foot wide by 7-foot high experience. Read more on HP’s VantagePoint HERE.
IMSI/Design will release a software development kit (SDK) for its TurboViewer product line, making it the first CAD vendor to provide a way for other developers to leverage their product. TurboApps SDK will be released as a free product February. Read more on IMSI HERE at GraphicSpeak.
Did you ever wake up the morning after having had too much fun the night before and wonder if anyone got the license plate of the truck that ran over you? Everyone has, even if they won’t admit it. Well 2011 was like that for a lot of folks. After the melt down in 2009, 2011 was a lot like … Read more
Its CES week and we are looking forward to playing with all the new gadgets from OLED TVs to Tegra3 tablets, 28nm GPUs and taking a bite out of Ice Cream sandwich. Steve Ballmer gave the last Microsoft keynote at CES this year, your can read on his swan song HERE.
A new reference is hitting the shelves this week that covers all aspects of the science and technology behind displays, from the fundamentals of optics, vision and color science, through electronic imaging, flexible displays and touchscreens, display metrology, and concludes with a section on display markets and economic factors. Read more on the new book HERE.
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Just as cameras and GPS became mainstays of mobile phones and tablets, the next must-have feature on mobile devices will be stereovision 3D (S3D) capability. It’s not just about games; the addition of two cameras will enable gesture-based controls, advanced augmented reality applications, visualization with depth, and real-world data capture. Read more on the next gen mobile market HERE.
