Futuremark is developing a VR benchmarking tool
Futuremark has announced that it's developing VRMark, a new benchmarking tool for virtual-reality hardware. Unlike 3DMark, this new product will use a combination of hardware and software to test the performance and accuracy of VR systems. It's targeted at hardware makers, analysts, and members of the press.
VRMark will measure a system's ability to deliver high frame rates with low variance. It'll also measure frame latency in the headset itself, and it'll check the responsiveness and accuracy for ...
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Microsoft's Surface Hub leverages synergies, enhances collaboration
Microsoft has added a new member to its Surface family of devices. The Surface Hub is a behemoth, wall-mounted all-in-one that's described as a powerful business collaboration tool.
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Intel gets gamers up to speed with optimal IGP settings
Intel's latest integrated graphics processors might not max out recent games at 4K, but they're plenty serviceable. To help owners best take advantage of the graphics integrated into their CPUs, the company has set up a new gaming portal that recommends playable games and provides optimal graphics settings for different chips. Here are the recommended settings for Borderlands 2 on my Core i5-4690K's HD Graphics 4600 IGP—at a resolution of 1366x768:
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Intel's NUC5i7RYH mini-PC with Iris graphics reviewed
Despite being branded as the Next Unit of Computing, Intel's NUC wasn't actually a new idea. It simply formalized an approach other PC makers had been taking for years: squeezing lower-power notebook chips into tiny chassis that make even Mini-ITX rigs look morbidly obese. Some horsepower and expansion are inevitably lost versus small-form-factor desktops, but modern mobile chips are fast enough—and integrated enough—to let palm-sized PCs deliver a good experience for most common computing tasks.
The last NUC to pass through our labs was a slim Broadwell unit that wraps a 15W Core i5 processor in a palm-sized package just 1.4" thick. Today, we're taking a closer look at its big brother, the NUC5i7RYH. This model expands ...
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Samsung shows off transparent and mirrored OLEDs
Samsung claims it has developed the world's first OLED displays with mirrored and transparent surfaces. Designed for digital signage and retail applications, the unique screens are being showcased at an event in Hong Kong this week. They look straight out of science fiction:
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Nvidia's Mech Ti demo shows DX12 smoke, shadows
Nvidia apparently had a private venue away from the Computex 2015 show floor last week, and it was showing off a new DirectX 12 demo titled Mech Ti. Japanese site 4Gamer captured the six-minute reel and shared the clip with the world:
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ASRock serves up seven compact Braswell motherboards
ASRock's lineup of compact Braswell motherboards isn't just limited to the embedded-oriented offering we spotted last month. The company's website now details seven more conventional models based on the 14-nm Bay Trail sucessor. All of them cool the low-power chip with a passive heatsink, and there's a fair bit of variety within the family.
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These benchmarks show what a decade does for CPU performance
As we wait for next-generation chips from AMD and Intel to hit the market, it's worth looking back down the steep mountain we've climbed in terms of performance per watt and transistor count. The folks at Phoronix dug deep into their hardware closets in celebration of the site's 11th birthday, and they cobbled together some systems based on Intel's Northwood and Prescott silicon: a 2.8GHz Pentium 4 "C" (SL6WT) and a 2.4GHz Celeron D 320, respectively. (We reviewed similar chips back in 2004—how time flies.) Phoronix then ran an extensive suite of benchmarks to see how the chips stack up to modern hardware.
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PC wireless adapter for Xbox One controllers ships this fall for $25
Earlier this year, Microsoft promised a wireless adapter for those using Xbox One controllers on the PC. We now know a couple more things about it thanks to the company's latest Xbox news flash. The dongle will cost $25, and it's expected to arrive in the fall. Here's the finished product:
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App Thinning shrinks iOS 9 app footprints
As users of 8GB and 16GB iDevices can surely tell you, installed app sizes have been ballooning over the years. That's because an app's installer has to include all of the possible variations of executables and assets for different models of iPhones and iPads, like Retina and non-Retina graphics. Despite going unused, those extra assets take up precious space.
That's all changing in iOS 9. With App Thinning , developers will ...
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LG's FreeSync-equipped 4K IPS display coming this month for $599
LG's 27MU67 monitor quietly appeared on the firm's Australian site last month, promising FreeSync goodness from a 4K IPS panel. Today, the display was formally introduced in the U.S. The 27-incher is headed to Amazon, Fry's, Micro Center, and B&H later this month for $599.
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Master of Orion reboot will take us to the stars again
Here's some news that should make gamers 30 and older very happy—and leave younger ones wondering what all the fuss is about. Wargaming, the company behind the World of Tanks MMO, has announced a remake of Master of Orion, the game that almost single-handedly wrote the book on the 4X sci-fi strategy genre.
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HGST's 10TB drive uses custom software to access shingled platters
HGST first revealed its 10TB cold storage drive back in September. The 3.5" mechanical unit combines helium-filled internals with Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) to hit a new capacity milestone, and it's finally ready for prime time. Customers will start getting production drives in a couple of weeks. The Ultrastar Archive Ha10 won't be available through conventional channels, so don't expect it to hit online retailers. HGST's host-managed SMR implementation requires substantial customization on the software side.
SMR crams more data onto the platters by overlapping the individual tracks like rows of shingles on a roof. This layering is typically managed by the drive, without host-level intervention. That approach ...
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