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AMD’s Q3 2021 results

AMD reported revenue for the third quarter of 2021 of $4.3 billion, an operating income of $948 million, and a net (GAAP) profit of $923 million. “AMD had another record quarter as revenue grew 54% ...

Think Silicon’s new GPU and AI accelerator

Think Silicon, the IP GPU company in Patras, Greece that Applied Materials acquired in May 2020, just revealed their new 3D and AI-based GPU IP. The company was founded in 2007. In 2009 they released ...

Intel Q3 2021 results

Intel reported its third-quarter revenue had a strong recovery in the Enterprise portion of Data Center Group (DCG) and the Internet of Things Group (IOTG), which saw higher demand amid recovery from the economic impacts ...

Nvidia adds it adaptive sync to its GeForce Now cloud service

Nvidia announced the beta version of its GeForce Now service seven years ago in October 2015. Over the years it has been collecting data, building out its server sites, and working deals with publishers—the latter, ...

Varjo’s new Aero headset includes enthusiasts

Are you prepared for the cavalcade of headsets coming your way? Next week, the Augmented World Expo (AWE) conference will officially start as a hybrid. AWE was among the first on the trade-show circuit to ...

XR season kicks off with HTC Vive Flow

News is rolling out about XR devices and peripherals in advance of the AWE conference, which this year will be one of the first events to be held in real-life (IRL) as well as virtually ...

Apple rolls out the chips—M1 Pro and Max

Apple knows how to make transitions. The company proved it by transitioning away from the PowerPC platform to Apple and now they’re showing the same discipline as they move away from Intel and on to ...

Nreal makes lightweight TV glasses and raises $100 million

$100 million—get outta here   Chinese augmented reality (AR) glasses maker Nreal raised $100 million and will use it for international expansion and development of new products. It has been suggested that the funding values ...

Another $500 million goes to magic leap

The doctor will see you now—bring your checkbook   Magic Leap was founded by Rony Abovitz in 2010 and raised $2.6 billion from a prestigious list of investors. In December 2016, Forbes estimated that Magic ...

New SPUD to Splay lets you play

 Alex Wesley with collapsible projection screens (Source Next Corps Illuminate)   Alexander (Alex) Wesley founded Arovia with George Zhu, CTO, and Justin Mintzer, CMO, in Houston, Texas, in April 2015. Wesley started Arovia after leaving ...

Open Design Alliance pushes horizons for data integration

The Open Design Alliance conference has become a sprawling affair. Each year, the working groups present their work for the year and member companies show how they’ve been putting ODA technology to work. They are ...

Germ-free ultrathin notebook from Acer

Acer America announced the Aspire Vero notebook. The company says it is their first sustainability-focused product. It is one of Acer’s first products powered by Windows 11, is eco-friendly, EPEAT Silver-certified, which features post-consumer recycled ...