Archive | May, 2009

AMD Delivers the World’s First 1 GHz Graphics Processor

14. May 2009

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Nine Years after Launching the World’s First 1 GHz CPU, AMD is Again First to Break the Gigahertz Barrier with the Factory Overclocked, Air-Cooled ATI Radeon™ HD 4890 GPU. Building on the success of the recently launched ATI [...]

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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.7

13. May 2009

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Apple on Tuesday released the latest update for its Leopard operating system, Mac OS X 10.5.7, bringing with it more than 20 bug fixes as well as a number of security updates. Among the improvements in the update are additional RAW image support for third-party cameras, improved performance of video playback for recent Macs with [...]

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Intel Invests $12 Million to Create Visual Computing Research Center in Europe

13. May 2009

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Intel Corporation is investing $12 million to create a new research center that will explore advanced graphics and visual computing technologies. Opening today, the Intel® Visual Computing Institute is located at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. The investment, to be made over 5 years, represents Intel’s largest European university collaboration. Visual computing is the analysis, enhancement [...]

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Acer Joins Open Patent Alliance to Advance Mobile 4G WiMAX Innovation

13. May 2009

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Further advancing mobile WiMAX worldwide, Acer Inc. (TSE: 2353) has joined the Open Patent Alliance (OPA), a group dedicated to offering intellectual property rights (IPR) solutions that support the development and widespread adoption of WiMAX. The first global PC OEM board member, Acer will help the proliferation of WiMAX technology, devices and applications around the [...]

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