Wednesday, February 20, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 21/02/2013


Lucid Virtu MVP 2.0 GPU virtualization software now available While Nvidia and AMD keep themselves occupied with new driver optimizations, game bundles, and insanely expensive graphics cards, Lucid is keeping busy polishing its Virtu GPU virtualization software. Earlier today, the Israeli start-up announced that Virtu MVP 2.0, the new version of its software, is "now available for direct sale." Anyone with an Intel Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge system—and either Nvidia or AMD discrete graphics, of course—can nab Virtu MVP 2.0 right here from Lucid's website. Here's Lucid's spiel ... Read more... Read More ...
Tuesday Evening Shortbread The Pick 6
  1. Houston Chronicle: Sorry, you can't transfer Office 2013 to your new PC [updated]
  2. GameCenterOnline: President Obama says games can fuel technical innovation
  3. Linux 3.8 is out (thanks Plamen)
  4. AnandTech, Bits and Chips, Guru3D, Hardware Canucks, Hardware Heaven, HotHardware, Legit Reviews, NinjaLane, OCC, PCPer, and Techgage on Nvidia's GTX Titan
  5. High-end meets SFF at AnandTech: GeForce Titan in Falcon Northwest's Tiki
  6. Hardware.Info on Nvidia's Tegra 4i
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WSJ: PlayStation 4 will have AMD silicon, cloud gaming We've heard it before, and now, the Wall Street Journal has echoed the rumor: Sony's PlayStation 4 will have AMD inside. "Based on prototypes shown to employees and partners," says the Journal, "Sony's new PlayStation is expected to run on chips made by Advanced Micro Devices Inc." The word "chips" implies that the system could feature multiple slices of AMD silicon—perhaps both a CPU and a discrete GPU. It's hard to say for sure based on just one sentence, though. More interestingly, the Journal also reports that the PlayStation 4 will have cloud gaming capabilities built in. That is, in addition ... Read more... Read More ...
Crytek: Crysis 3 looks better on PCs than on next-gen consoles Worried about next-gen consoles making your shiny new gaming PC look old-hat? Don't be. In an interview with Eurogamer yesterday, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli shared some insider info about the next wave of console hardware—and, apparently, PC gamers have nothing to worry about. As Yerli pointed out, a $500 console just can't compete with a $2000-3000 gaming PC from a hardware standpoint. The PC has more room for faster, more power-hungry ... Read more... Read More ...
Etc. Morning, all. You will notice some articles about the GeForce GTX Titan around the web today. The reviews aren't out yet, but Nvidia has lifted a press embargo on most of the info about the card. Full reviews will be out very soon, but not today. This two-stage plan—info first and performance data second—isn't something to which we'd object in principle. Nvidia hasn't asked us to release some of our independent performance results sooner and others later, in order to shape the perception of its ... Read more... Read More ...
New GeForce WHQL drivers are optimized for Crysis 3, Far Cry 3 You know the drill. Nvidia has cranked out some new GeForce drivers. These latest ones are WHQL-certified, which means they've gotten the nod from Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (and thus won't make your computer catch on fire). You can download them here from Nvidia's GeForce.com website. What's new ... Read more... Read More ...
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