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GPU developments of 2020
This is a summary of GPU developments for 2020 and includes announcements by the leading GPU suppliers.
Microsoft Office 365 Phones – A competitor to normal PSTN phones?
Microsoft recently introduced their new Microsoft 365 Phone System, also called the Office 365 Phone System, under the 365 Business Voice License. It is a telephony product that works with Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, and Microsoft verified hardware devices. The “phone” comes with PBX capabilities and call controls on cloud and is not available as a standalone product but … Read more
Cesium update: Mapping the world and playing with it
The latest update to the Cesium SaaS platform is a global layer of the world’s 3D buildings. In addition, Cesium collaborates with Epic to make geospatial data available within Unreal Engine. Cesium, as we have written, provides a platform for 3D GIS data which are organized as Global Base Layers and include worldwide data for terrain, aerial imagery, and … Read more
GraphicSpeak Announces New Website Launch
Launch The Newly Redesigned Website Offers Visitors Richer Insights and easy Access into Computer Graphics Industry News, Revi
Smartphone sales down too
Like PC sales and tablets, smartphone sales were down in Q1, according to Gartner, IDC, TrendForce, and others. IDC said smartphone shipment volumes for the first quarter of 2019 fell 6.6% on-year after a 4.9% year-over-year decline in the fourth quarter of 2018, and Gartner said Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 2.7% in the first quarter of … Read more
Nomoko intends to recreate the world
Nomoko, based in Zurich, Switzerland, has developed a 3D capture system based on their proprietary 1,500 MP camera and software. The company’s goal is to create large-scale 3D models, which function as digital twins with the real world. They have been creating models of large areas and cities, and after testing in Germany and Switzerland, Nomoko has released their product … Read more
Nvidia mines AI and machine learning for opportunities
You may have been noticing some pretty cool videos out there demonstrating fast rendering, image reconstruction, facial recognition, and so much more. A great benefit of relatively recent breakthroughs of machine learning is that the rate of advances is accelerating. Machines are becoming able to take advantage of what they already know and get smarter. This was a focus at … Read more
Epic Studios releases Unreal Engine 4.20
The recent release of Unreal Engine focuses on multi-platform support, and promises improved character development, for more lifelike characters. The game creation engine, Unreal Engine 4.20, introduces Niagara particle engine for VFX, a new Depth of Field (DoF) system; and in addition to the improvements to character development, Epic has improved the environment editor, making it easier for developers to … Read more
ASRock to enter AIB market
Success with cryptocurrency-mining mother boards leads company to next step According to a report in Digitimes, motherboard supplier ASRock reportedly will enter the AIB market in April and focus mainly on supplying AMD-based products. The company has seen an increase in the shipment proportion of high-end motherboards and rising sales for its IPC and server products. It is suggested that … Read more
Samsung’s coolest TV
Samsung's 2018 QLED TVs blend into the background when idle Since the TV is often the focal point of the living room, when it's off that blank black rectangle wastes a lot of space. To put it to better use, Samsung has introduced what it calls Ambient Mode, a low-power setting that lets the idle screen display news, weather, or … Read more
Got too much money, want a gaming board?
Line up at the nearest Nvidia store to get a TitanX Collector’s Edition Coming soon—Nvidia’s Titan X Collectors Edition AIB (Nvidia) Blinking lights, anybody’d guess what’s in it? HBM2 maybe, a la Volta. A big fat GPU with a lot of shaders? A collector’s item for the rich? Only from Nvidia—no partners need apply. Remember the Founder’s edition last year? … Read more