The Nvidia-Lucid Controversy
Nvidia is in the news again, for all the wrong reasons. Lucid Logix' HYDRA has been a promising and anticipated product ever since it was announced back in 2008. Lucid claimed it would allow graphics cards from different manufacturers to scale better than current AFR solutions such as SLI or Crossfire. So, you could combine a Radeon card with a Geforce (or more cards) and they would scale accordingly, by using methods such as Split Frame Rendering.
Both AMD and Nvidia were understandably skeptical about this solution. Now, Lucid's Hydra 200 chip is ready and available in MSI's Big Bang Fuzion motherboard.
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Nvidia vs. Intel - now a war of images?
Nvidia have been at a war of words with Intel for a while now. Fudzilla have uncovered a website called "Intel's Insides" which features a collection of somewhat humourous comics parodying Intel.
Right below the comics, there's a small Nvidia logo, which has can lead people to believe that it is indeed Nvidia, the visual computing company, getting into a war of images with Intel.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, says the clock. A clock called "Larrabee" attached to what looks like a bomb. So, are images like these really Nvidia's work?
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[Rumour] ATI's next generation in 28nm?
Fudzilla reports that ATI's next generation will be fabricated at a 28nm process. This comes in direct contradiction of AMD's latest roadmap and previous rumours, which all suggest a 32nm process.
The release date has long been speculated as Q4 2010, so that seems likely. The next generation is codenamed "N. Islands" for now. It is unclear if Globalfoundries or TSMC will be contracted for fabrication - or a combination of the two. A 32nm process still seems the more likely, though Fudzilla feels it is 28nm. N. Islands is expected to be the first major new architecture since R600.
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[Rumour] HD 5800 series shortage causing delays
Six weeks on, and ATI Radeon HD 5850 and 5870 cars are still facing availability issues. TSMC and AMD just cannot ship enough Cypress products to meet the runaway demand. As a direct result, as we expected, the HD 5800 shortage is causing delays in ATI's release schedule.
Of course, the product most affected is Hemlock or HD 5900 series. Rumoured to be releasing late-October, now Hemlock seems delayed to late-November. The reason is simple - if AMD were struggling to put out a single Cypress die, what are the chances that they will have enough for a dual Cypress product?
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Nokia N97 Mini to arrive in Singapore tomorrow
The Nokia N97 Mini may look similar to its older N97 sibling, but this one comes with a smaller form factor and new design. It features a 3.2-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard, and claims to be the first Nokia phone to come with Lifecasting with Ovi. The Nokia N97 Mini will be available from 7 November.
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Active Media Products Announces Koala USB Flash Drive
Active Media Products (AMP) has unveiled the Koala drive, adding on to its lineup of Endangered Species Series (Panda, Penguin and Polar Bear drives) launched earlier this year.
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Spire Launches CoolNess Laptop Cooler
Spire has announced the CoolNess Laptop Cooler, targeting mobile users who require an efficient thermal solution for their laptops. Measuring 326 x 268 x 27mm and weighing only 255g, the plastic CoolNess Laptop Cooler is equipped with a 200mm fan capable of up to 1400 rpm for cooling.
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Beatles on Apple-shaped Flash Drive
Apple has joined with EMI to offer 30,000 limited edition apple-shaped USB flash drives pre-loaded with 14 remastered Beatles titles together with the album art, expanded liner notes, rare photos and mini-documentaries (about the studio albums).
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Vote for your Singaporean tourist spots to be visited by Street View Trike
The Google Street View Trike (Tricycles) is one of the vehicles used to cover areas that are inaccessible by cars such as narrow streets and alleys. Last month, Google and Singapore Tourism board gathered over a thousand suggestions to be visited by the Google Trike. From now till 20 November, public can cast their votes for the top locations in the various categories that Google Trike will visit. Read on for the news release.
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