Wednesday, December 15, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Elite Bastards) 14/12/2010

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Mass Effect and Elder Scrolls sequels revealed
It looks like 2011 will be the year of the sequel... "What else is new?" I hear the cynics amongst you ask.
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AMD Catalyst 10.12 and Catalyst 10.12 Preview available for download
After talking about it earlier, you can now try AMD's new iteration of their Catalyst Control Center for yourself, via the oddly named Catalyst 10.12 Preview - oddly named because the full Catalyst 10.12 release (sans new driver control panel) is also available today.
AMD Catalyst 10.12 Preview – Featuring the New Catalyst Control Center
  • Try out the New Catalyst Control Center now!
o    Grab it here:  http://game.amd.com
  • The New Catalyst Control Center enables a simplified user experience to help users get the most out of their AMD product
-  Easily enable 3D settings to enhance game image quality
-  Setup multiple displays to increase productivity
-  Adjust power settings to increase battery life
Note: The AMD Catalyst 10.12 Preview includes support for all of the Windows features listed below as well

Highlights of the AMD Catalystâ„¢ 10.12 Windows release include:

New Features:

Support for DivX on the AMD Radeon 6800 Series
  • With DivX® software installed on an AMD Radeonâ„¢ HD 6800 Series and later GPU and the DivX Acceleratedâ„¢ solution, consumers can enjoy an improved DivX video playback experience by lowering CPU load, extending computer battery life on notebooks, reducing noise on home theater PCs and improving overall computer operation.
-  Grab the DivX Accelerated download from here (Available December 15)  http://go.divx.com/accelerated

Support for OpenGL 4.1
  • New features introduced in OpenGL 4.1
-  Full compatibility with OpenGL ES 2.0 APIs for easier porting between mobile and desktop platforms
-  The ability to query and load a binary for shader program objects to save re-compilation time
-  The capability to bind programs individually to programmable stages for programming flexibility
-  64-bit floating-point component vertex shader inputs for higher geometric precision
-  Multiple viewports for a rendering surface for increased rendering flexibility
  • New ARB extensions introduced with OpenGL 4.1
-  Linking OpenGL sync objects to OpenCL event objects for enhanced OpenCL interoperability
-  The ability to set stencil values in a fragment shader for enhanced rendering flexibility
-  Features to improve robustness, for example when running WebGL applications
-  Callback mechanisms to receive enhanced errors and warning messages
AMD Stream 2.3 SDK release
  • Performance improvements for AMD’s OpenCL toolset
  • Support UVD video hardware component through OpenCL driver (Windows 7 only)
  • Support for the Stream Profiler on Linux (command line version)
  • Support added for AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series and AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
  • Support for FFT and BLAS-3 libraries
  • Stream Profiler enhancements (including timeline visualization)
  • Resolves a number of bug fixes from the Stream SDK 2.2 release


Highlights of the Linux AMD Catalystâ„¢ 10.12 release include:


New Features

Support for new Linux operating systems
  • This release of AMD Catalystâ„¢ Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems:
o    Ubuntu 10.10 support (production)
You can download either driver release from the AMD Game web site.
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