Sunday, May 10, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 5/11/2015





The TR Podcast bonus video: AMD, Zen, Fiji, and more
Last night's live stream with David Kanter was a deliciously nerdy discussion of AMD's upcoming CPUs and graphics chips in light of the roadmap info and other revelations from this week's Analyst Day event. The video below is a replay of the whole enchilada. It's lengthy, but there was some good discussion in there once we got rolling.
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Deal of the week: Dragon Age: Inquistion for $30, and more
It's that time again. Here are the deals that popped up on my radar this morning:
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Three classic Star Trek games are now on GOG
We love our Star Wars here at TR, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a bit of a Trekkie, too. So, you can imagine my delight when GOG announced that three classic Star Trek games—25th Anniversary, Judgment Rites, and Starfleet Academy—are now available in its library.

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Report: Samsung spending $14 billion on new semiconductor fab
Samsung is reportedly making a huge investment in its next semiconductor production facility. According to ET News, the firm plans to sink $14.3 billion into new operations in Pyeongtaek City, South Korea. This will be the biggest investment in a single semiconductor production line, the site says, adding that Samsung plans to use the plant to produce DRAM along with chips for the Internet of Things.
The new installation is set to be the country's largest semiconductor production facility. It will reportedly cover over 30 million ...
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Nvidia posts first-quarter financials, plans Icera shutdown
Nvidia's first-quarter financial results are in. Revenue was $1.15 billlion, up four percent from the same time last year. Net income fell two percent year-over-year to $134 million, while gross margin rose 1.9 points to 56.7%. Here are the full details:
In the upcoming quarter, the company will be winding down or selling off its Icera cellular modem business . If nobody steps in to buy Icera, Nvidia will incur a restructuring charge of $100-125 million at ...
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