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The History of the Modern Graphics Processor, Part 4: The Coming of General Purpose GPUs
With DX10's arrival, vertex and pixel shaders maintained a large level of common function, so moving to a unified shader arch eliminated a lot of unnecessary duplication of processing blocks. The first GPU to utilize this architecture was Nvidia's iconic G80.

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Motorola's next phones will be sized "just right" and forgo bloatware
Motorola hasn't been particularly active in the smartphone space since being acquired by Google in mid-2011 (completed last May) and considering most onlookers believe the purchase was made purely to expand the search giant's patent portfolio, many have questioned the handset maker's fate. Motorola design chief Jim Wicks helped clarify...

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Extend your Office 365 free trial up to 180 days with this trick
A relatively little known trick to extend Microsoft Office’s 30-day trial period up to six months has been around for several years. The process in question revolves around a rearm command, aimed at enterprise administrators who use a single copy or image to deploy the software company-wide, which can be...

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Facebook's upcoming video ads may run advertisers $1 million daily
In an effort to better capitalize on its billion-plus members, Facebook may be looking to roll out its own video-based ad service as soon as this summer, a report by Ad Age indicates. Placing a video ad on Facebook won't come cheaply though, claim three executives briefed by Facebook on...

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Dell intros $419 Latitude 3330, opens preorders on XPS 18 Touch
Targeting small businesses and schools, Dell has unveiled a new notebook that packs pretty respectable hardware for its sub-$500 asking price. For $419, the Latitude 3330 delivers a dual-core, quad-thread 1.8-2.7GHz Intel Core i5-3337U, 2GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, a 720p webcam and a 13.3-inch 1366x768 display. Connectivity includes...

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Apple launches replacement program for select Apple TV products
An internal document allegedly sent to AppleCare employees, official retail stores and authorized resellers reveals a replacement program for third generation Apple TV products affected by Wi-Fi issues. The issues in question include not being able to locate or join a Wi-Fi network as well as intermittent connections, according to...

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HP to embed Leap Motion's gesture control tech in select products
Leap Motion has announced a partnership with HP to embed their motion-control technology into select devices. The deal has reportedly been in the works for over a year and represents a major milestone for the San Francisco-based startup that will move it closer to the masses -- HP is still...

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Logitech announces Harmony Ultimate and Smart Control bundles
Logitech recently announced the expansion of their Harmony remote division with the Harmony Ultimate and the Harmony Smart Control despite announcing plans earlier this year to sell the entire division. Both devices feature Logitech’s Harmony Hub and Harmony Smartphone App to delivery seamless integration with your existing home theater and...

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Tuesday tech deals: 64GB SDHC card $35, 65" Samsung TV $1,498
Beach Camera via Rakuten Shopping offers the Sony 64GB UHS-I Class 10 SDHC Secure Digital High-Capacity Memory Card, model no. SF64UY/TQMN, for $34.99 with free shipping ($0.55/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find by $20 and tied as the best price we've seen...

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Android was originally designed for digital cameras, not smartphones
Here’s something you probably weren’t aware of: Android was originally designed for digital cameras, not smartphones. The early vision was to create smart cameras with third party apps that would improve the connection between digital cameras and computers and store photos online in the cloud.

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Microsoft yields: boot to desktop, Start menu options in Windows 8.1?
Microsoft may be ready to address two of the most common complaints about Windows 8 with its upcoming “Blue” update. Specifically, The Verge cites sources familiar with the company’s plans who claim builds of Windows 8.1 are being tested with an option to skip the “Metro” start screen and boot...

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Google publishes Glass tech specs ahead of launch
On the heels of Google sending out messages to Explorers indicating Google Glass is now rolling off the assembly line, the search giant has published a list of technical specifications on the augmented reality visor. There aren’t any huge surprises here but it’s nice to finally get an idea of...

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First batch of Google Glass devices rolling off the assembly line now
Google recently sent out a message to those on the Google Glass waiting list informing them that the first batch of spectacles is rolling off the assembly line. The company doesn’t have the entire batch of visors ready just yet but that isn’t stopping them from shipping out what they...

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Firefox Mobile OS will launch in five countries this summer
Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs noted during the All Things D conference on Monday that Firefox OS will launch in five countries starting this summer. The mobile operating system, designed for budget handsets, will show up first in Brazil, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Venezuela, the outgoing CEO said.

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History of the Modern Graphics Processor, Part 4
Before 2006 there was no point in adding undue complexity to GPUs by enlarging the die area. With DX10's arrival, vertex and pixel shaders maintained a large level of common function, so moving to a unified shader arch eliminated a lot of unnecessary duplication of processing blocks. The first GPU to utilize this architecture was Nvidia's iconic G80.

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Hadouken 1.2.5.4000
Hadouken is a lightweight BitTorrent client for Windows written in C# and designed to run as a Windows Service.




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Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.182 Beta
This is a developer pre-release version of the Adobe Flash Player 11.




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PlayOn 3.6.42
Never Pay Outrageous Cable Bills Again. Free Movies, TV Shows, Live Sports and more.




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The Cleaner Database Update March 25, 2013
Keep your computer and data safe from Trojans / Worms / Keyloggers / Spyware and all manner of malware.




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EarthTime 4.2.1
EarthTime displays the local time and date of any place in the world.




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Allway Sync 12.14.11
Real bidirectional file & folder synchronization software. Free for private use.




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Linkman Lite 8.8.0.26
Linkman is a standalone, browser independent bookmark organizer, search tool, and dead link checker.




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HWiNFO64 4.17-1903 Beta
Professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards.




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Razer Synapse 2 1.11
Set-up instantly from the cloud. With Razer™ Synapse 2.0, your gaming preferences will be locked and loaded anywhere in the world. It's the first cloud-based setting network for gamers.




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HWiNFO32 4.17-1903 Beta
A powerful system information tool for Windows.




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Tumblr for Android 3.3.2
Find and follow Tumblr blogs. Post Anything.




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Surf Anonymous Free 2.2.8.6
Surf Anonymous Free is an advanced and reliable software for Internet users who want to ensure that their sessions and all online activities are secure and private.




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Comodo Dragon 26.1.3.0
Fast and versatile Internet Browser based on Chromium, infused with Comodo's unparalleled level of security.




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DriverMax 7.12
Easily back up all your drivers.




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Right Click Enhancer 4.0.2
A control panel for your right click menu on windows.




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Aloaha PDF Suite 5.0.260
Create vector based, high resolution PDF Documents.




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Handy Start Menu 1.83
A free tool that we have developed to make the work with the Start menu much more convenient and efficient.




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File Expert for Android 5.1.7
File Expert is an ultimate app for managing your files on your mobile phones, tablets, personal computers and cloud storage servers.




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EMDB 1.76
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.




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PDFCreator 1.7.0
Easily creates PDFs from any Windows program.




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AnTuTu Benchmark for Android 3.3
AnTuTu Benchmark is Android Benchmarking tool.




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EarthView 4.2.3
EarthView is a dynamic desktop wallpaper and screen saver, which displays beautiful views of the earth with daylight and night shadows.




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Apple Xcode 4.6.2 for Mac OS
Xcode is Apple's powerful integrated development environment for creating great apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.




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SiteSucker 2.4.3 for Mac OS X
SiteSucker is an application that automatically downloads web sites from the Internet.




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ClamXav 2.3.5.272 for Mac OS X
ClamXav is a free virus checker for Mac OS X.




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