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  • SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation Secures $12.5M. Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:29AMFunding Speeds New Product Introduction, Ports Current Products to Next Generation Platform, Opens N...
  • SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation Secures $12.5 Million in Capital to Accelerate Growth Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:16AMDURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation secured $12.5 million in growth capital funding from Vicente Capital Partners to accelerate its growth.
  • SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation Secures $12.5 Million in Capital to Accelerate Growth Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:05AMDURHAM, N.C.----SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, the industry’s leading provider of award-winning graphics, statistics and video enhancement solutions for sports broadcasts, today announced it has secured $12.5 million in growth capital funding from Vicente Capital Partners.
  • Add This Article To: Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:18PMTexas Instruments announced two 720p video-ready ARM Cortex-A8 SoCs (system-on-chips) it says are up to 50 percent faster than the popular OMAP35xx, while using 40 percent less power.
  • VIA Artigo A1100: A Tiny Tyke for a Tiny Niche Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:19PMWe generally don't review do-it-yourself kits here at PCWorld. Our reviews process is comprehensive, and weighing competing machines requires taking the entire package into account. Kits such as the VIA Artigo A1100 throw a wrench into the works. This bare-bones package offers a bit of VIA silicon... Arts - Tiny Niche - Facebook - Shopping - Publishing
  • Genode 10.08 Comes with Gallium3D, MadWifi, Qt4.6.3 Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 9:08AMToday, the Genode OS Framework has seen another feature-rich release, introducing support for hardware-accelerated graphics by the means of Gallium3D, wireless networking via the MadWifi communication stack, a new block-device infrastructure, and Qt4 version 4.6.3. Genode is a modular framework for building special-purpose operating systems, currently supporting 6 different kernels. With the new ...
  • MSI Wind U230: One Last Hurrah for the AMD Athlon Neo X2 Congo Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 6:06PMAMD's Athlon II Neo and Turion II Neo processors are starting to trickle into the marketplace, but that doesn't mean the old school Athlon Neo and Turion Neo are magically turning into pumpkins. If the Atom's anemic performance and mediocre integrated graphics aren't cutting it for you, MSI has an inexpensive alternative that can fit the bill in the form of their 12.1" Wind U230 subnotebook.
  • Hackable home media system features touchscreen controller Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:56AMBerlin-based Raumfeld is shipping a Linux-based, UPnP and AV/DLNA-ready multi-room audio system claimed to be "hacker/DIY friendly."
  • IMF cancels Haiti debt, approves new $60 mln loan Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:39PMThe IMF nameplate is displayed on a wall at the headquarters during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington in this April 11, 2008 file photo.
  • Add This Article To: Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:49PMMPC Data announced a new version of its Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 board support package (BSP) for a low-cost SBC (single board computer) distributed by Digi-Key, plus plans to support Windows Embedded Compact 7 on the same platform.
  • Mafia 2 PC system requirements revealed Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 8:11PMFiled under: Action 2K Games has paid a little more attention to the PC port of Mafia 2 than most publishers with multiplatform games. Today the publisher of the upcoming open world crime action game revealed the minimal and recomended system requirements for the Mafia 2 PC port on the game's official community web site. It also revealed what the system specs would be for the minimal, medium and ...
  • Acer Aspire One Netbooks Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 5:09AMAcer has announced four new editions to the Aspire One netbook line. The AO521 and AO721 feature AMD Athlon Neo II processors, while the AO533 will come with an Intel Atom N475 processor and the AOD260 will round things off with an Intel Atom N450 processor. Acer states the AMD models will bring smooth HD graphics and video playback to the netbook market. The AMD models are available now for ...
  • iPhone 4 review Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 5:11PMdigg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/The_first_iPhone_4_review'; The iPhone 4 is no small thing to review. As most readers of Engadget are well aware, in the gadget world a new piece of Apple hardware is a major event, preceded by rumors, speculation, an over-the-top announcement, and finally days, weeks, or months of anticipation from an ever-widening fan base. The ...
  • Dell Vostro 3300: A Sleek and Compact Small-Business Laptop Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 11:19PMDell's Vostro 3300 inherits its svelte design and thin esthetic from the original Dell Adamo design, though the 3300 isn't quite as skinny or light as the Adamo. Even so, Dell's new small-business laptop offers combination of hardware and support options well tuned to its target market. With Dell's... DellVostro - Small business - Business - Laptop - Hardware
  • Add This Article To: Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 1:04PMAvnet announced a product bundle for those wanting to experiment with Xilinx's Spartan-6 FPGA (field programmable gate array).
  • FPGA reference design includes Atom-powered module Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 5:11PMAvnet announced a Linux-ready product bundle for those wanting to experiment with Xilinx's Spartan-6 FPGA (field programmable gate array).
  • Add This Article To: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 12:34PMTexas Instruments announced two new 45nm-fabricated processors including 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 cores and performance of up to 2000 Dhrystone MIPS. The AM3703 and Open GL graphics-accelerated AM3715 are descendants of TI's OMAP35x line, while an enhanced version of the AM3715 will be part of the BeagleBoard-xM development board that was also announced today.
  • Freescale's latest application processor delivers HD playback for portable devices Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 2:49AMEighteen months since its introduction, Freescale’s i.MX51 product family has secured more than 50 design wins across a broad range of consumer applications.
  • : Ico and Shadow of the Colossus emulated in HD Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 8:36AMDoes PC emulation show us a PS3 future? Rumours are rapidly gathering pace suggesting that Sony is looking to follow-up the success of its HD "remastering" of the God of War titles with a similar gaming double pack featuring the classic Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Digital Foundry took a good, long, hard look at the God of War Collection at the tail end of last year, comparing the original ...
  • AMD Lands Ex-Ageia CEO, CUDA Chief to Run 'Fusion' Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 4:36PMAMD has landed an Nvidia CUDA vet to run a program dedicated to its own combination of graphics and general-purpose processing, AMD announced Thursday.
  • A 7-inch iPad lookalike that does 1080p video output could cost just $120 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 3:02PMIt’s no secret that Apple’s iPad has paved the way for an influx of mobile devices from brand-name manufacturers, like the HP Slate, or a bunch of iPad knock-offs and unknown vendors seeking to grab their spot under the tablet sun. The latest gizmo to join the tablet craze comes from a yet unidentified manufacturer [...]
  • Gaming on the IPad: What Works, What Doesn't Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 3:59PMIf you still don't think Apple has designs on the gaming market with its mobile devices, you haven't been paying attention. The early April release of the Wi-Fi...
  • Gaming on the iPad: What works, what doesn't Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 2:03PMAfter a month's worth of iPad gaming, Chris Holt has a pretty good idea of what works and what doesn't when it comes to playing games on Apple's latest device.
  • Joojoo tablet Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 10:13AMLawrence Latif THE INQUIRER First INQpressions Shows real potential
  • MontaVista targets OMAP and MIPS SoCs with Android kit Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 4:09PMMontaVista announced a "rapid deployment program" offering software reference platforms for Android development on Texas Instruments's ARM Cortex-based OMAP3x and MIPS Technologies' MIPS processors.
  • Apple’s Rivals Scramble to Match the iPad Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 3:00AMFew people doubt that 2010 will go down as the year the tablet computer took off. On April 3, the first day of sales, Apple sold 300,000 iPad tablets to eager buyers. Weeks later, Apple announced that it would delay by one month the international launch of the iPad because it couldn't keep up with domestic de­­mand. Meanwhile, other tech companies are gearing up to ride the wave by prepping ...
  • HP Slate: “Just a slow netbook” Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 1:14PMA tech site that has apparently gotten hold of HP’s hyped up tablet isn’t impressed at all, claiming that the HP Slate is just a Windows 7 netbook that looks like a tablet. According to a Spanish site Conecti.ca, HP Slate may not be an iPad killer you’ve been clamoring for. The publication put the device, [...]
  • Fusion Garage JooJoo review Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 5:35PMdigg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Fusion_Garage_JooJoo_review_Engadget'; We're not sure what's harder to believe: the fact that after months and months of the soap-opera-like drama that the JooJoo (formerly known as the CrunchPad) has finally landed in our hands, or that within just a few days there are now two capacitive touchscreen, browsing-heavy slate tablets on ...
  • Asus Introduces the EeeTop PC ET2010 All-in-One Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 9:32AMASUS today launched the EeeTop PC ET2010 series, an all-in-one PC designed to cater to everyday computing and entertainment needs with an added touch of style. The ET2010's minimalist design results in an ultra-slim form factor less than 1" ...
  • Adobe's Flash bypassing Android 1.x? Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:30PMAdobe's upcoming Flash Player 10.1 may bypass devices running Windows Mobile 6.5.x or Android versions prior to 2.0. The software will also require that phones have ARM Cortex-A8 processors, according to recent posts by Antonio Flores, identified as a Flash product manager on Adobe online forums.
  • Ubuntu Netbook Remix enlightens ARM support Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:54AMCanonical is developing a 2D ARM interface based on Enlightenment Foundation Libraries for the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 ("Lucid Lynx") version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. In other Ubuntu news, Ubuntu Live CDs in Lucid Lynx will boot 33 percent faster, and The Linux Box will market Ubuntu.
  • Ubuntu Netbook Remix enlightens ARM support Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:15AMCanonical is developing a new 2D ARM interface based on Enlightenment Foundation Libraries for the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 ("Lucid Lynx") version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. In other Ubuntu news, Ubuntu Live CDs in Lucid Lynx will boot 33 percent faster, and The Linux Box will market Ubuntu in the U.S.
  • Clinton: Haiti Stress Accelerated Heart Problem Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 7:16PMFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton, now U.N. special envoy to Haiti, talks to the media in Port-au-Prince February 5, 2010. REUTERS/United Nations/Sophie Paris NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton blamed stress and a lack of sleep since the devastating Haiti earthquake for accelerating a heart condition that caused him to be admitted to the hospital.
  • Metro 2033 PC to support DirectX 11 graphics, PhysX and 3D Vision Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:10AMFiled under: FPS , Multiplayer Looks like the few PC gamers that have DirectX 11 graphics cards will have another game to play with soon. THQ has just announced that the PC port of the upcoming first person shooter Metro 2033 will be the latest game to support DirectX 11 graphics features including full tessellation on character models and depth of field effects. You can check out the first ...
  • Toshiba Satellite E205 Review Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 1:53PMThe Satellite E205 is the latest "Blue Label" Toshiba notebook exclusively made for Best Buy. Packing a 14-inch WXGA screen, an Intel Core i5 processor, and the latest Intel GMA HD graphics, this notebook has one feature no other model currently offers: the ability to wirelessly connect your laptop to your HDTV.
  • Cortex-A8-based HMI kit supports Linux, Android Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:00PMTES Electronics is shipping a Linux- and Android-ready hardware/software development kit for home automation, transportation entertainment systems, and industrial displays.
  • GUI framework touts Android support Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 4:15PMFluffy Spider Technologies (FST) announced an Android-ready version of its FancyPants 3.0 lightweight embedded graphics framework for consumer electronics.
  • COM Express module gets 32nm Core CPUs Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 8:56AMAdlink announced a COM Express module featuring Intel's embedded-specific Core i5 or i7 processors along with the QM57 Express chipset.
  • Hardware accelerated 'Doom' comes to the Pre Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 10:10AMPre homebrew has certainly come a long way in its short but happy life -- and now it's just gotten another little notch in its belt. Apparently, with the release of webOS 1.3.5 , Palm has included a software library called SDL (or Simple Directmedia Layer) which allows developers low-level hardware access -- like the kind needed to tap into accelerated 3D graphics. With a little bit of elbow ...
  • Add This Article To: Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 11:19PMKontron announced an updated design for a credit-card-size COM (computer on module) using the company's nanoETXexpress form factor. The nanoETXexpress-SP now supports up to 2GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard flash storage, and offers both LVDS and SDVO display outputs, the company says.
  • Add This Article To: Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 2:59PMNokia's QT Software has upgraded its "Qt" cross-platform application and UI framework, adding multi-touch and gesture support. Qt 4.6 now supports Windows 7, Apple OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), plus Nokia's Symbian and Maemo platforms, and provides improved performance, according to the company.
  • Qt adds multi-touch, supports Maemo and Symbian Tuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 11:00AMNokia's QT Software has upgraded its "Qt" cross-platform application and UI framework, now featuring multi-touch and gesture support.
  • ZiiLABS Announces TRINITY – A Next Generation Smart/Media Phone Platform for Android TM and Plaszma TM Operating Systems Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 10:00PMZii TRINITY Smart Phone Platforms Capable of Supporting 3.5G/4G Devices in Super High Definition Video and 3D Graphics
  • Early 2010 MacPro to run 50 percent faster due to two six-core “Gulftown” CPUs Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 4:33AMAnother short-term exclusive to Apple, Intel’s “Gulftown” CPU will sport six-cores (12 cores in dual-chip configuration) offering at least 50 percent speed increases and 50 percent less power consumption while idle. According to the Polish site PCLab.pl, the upcoming six-core Intel Xeon “Gulftown” processor (marketed as Intel Core i9) will be up to 50 percent faster [...]
  • Flash 7 player port started Sunday, November 29, 2009 @ 12:41PMThe Flash animation and movie player Gnash can be ported to RISC OS, it was shown this weekend. John-Mark Bell of the NetSurf team produced on Saturday a set of patches allowing the open source Flash player to be built for the RISC OS desktop.
  • NVIDIA GeForce 310 Gets Revealed As Lines First Entry-Level Option Friday, November 27, 2009 @ 9:23AMNVIDIA just announced their newest GPU the NVIDIA GeForce 310 an entry level graphics processor that replaces the users standard integrated graphics card. The GeForce 310 offers a 589MHz processor with 512MB DDR2 Memory at 500MHz, while also featuring DisplayPort, DVI and a VGA port, two of which can be converted with a simple adapter to [...]
  • CinoDVD project paused Thursday, November 26, 2009 @ 3:11PMThe team behind CinoDVD, the proposed DVD player software for the Castle Iyonix, believe the project is no longer financially viable. Programmer Adrian Lees, pictured , said potential sales wouldn't be enough cover the cost of development, while publisher Neil Spellings feared cheap off-the-shelf DVD player kit will price them out of the market.
  • Dissolved copper may be causing rusting of Duluth harbor steel Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 7:18PMA new study of rusting steel supports in the Duluth-Superior harbor points to dissolved copper in the water as a contributing factor.
  • Geminus graphics acceleration launched Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:41PMThe Iyonix desktop graphics acceleration package Geminus has been officially launched after last month's initial beta release . ArtWorks, Oregano 2, MessengerPro, PDF and similar applications will benefit from Geminus's ability to speed up graphics that are repeatedly drawn on the screen.
  • 'On a Boat' mixes styles, cultures Sunday, November 8, 2009 @ 11:42PMThis weekend, a cruise director’s voice instructed audience members to sit back and prepare for a journey of cultural experiences. The cruise ship was the Salomon auditorium, and the cultural tour guides were Brown’s Mezcla dancers....