AMD collects half a billion in Q1 profit, Fusion APUs now account for half of its laptop shipments and average selling prices in both the microprocessor and graphics divisions were down sequentially, with AMD having to react to pressure from its traditional foes Intel and NVIDIA,D’s net income for the past quarter was $510 million, generated from $1.61 billion in total revenues…………..
Mashable have reported that Nintendo could be revealing the Wii 2 as early as this summer. It will apparently run on a PS3-shaming AMD’s R700 GPU. It should also do 1080p and maybe even stereoscopic 3D standing up and there’s also a repeat of the IBM PowerPC three-core processor business.
Valve is sweetening the pot for Sony PlayStation 3 gamers who are interested in their forthcoming game Portal 2. Portal 2 for Mac is out, the game is a unique puzzle-shooter blend that is unlike nearly any other game on the market. The game includes single player and a new multiplayer cooperative mode that requires two players to work together in unique ways.
Apple has sued Samsung Electronics for copying “the look and feel” of its iPad tablet and iPhone smartphones. And now Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it would take counter-action against Apple after the US firm filed suit alleging that the South Korean giant copied its smartphones and tablet computers.
Best Buy slaps Blue Label on Sony and Toshiba laptops and packed to the exhaust vents with extras.Collaboration with Intel, Sony and Toshiba yields two new notebooks that meet consumer expectations for performance and protection and it’s brought along a friend from Sony to join the Best Buy-exclusive Blue Label party………..
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Samsung Galaxy S II has appeared for the first time in a TV commercial. The ad doesn’t say anything about the smartphone’s speedy dual-core processor, and neither about Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Instead, it concentrates on the vivid, “too realistic” images that the Galaxy S II’s screen (4.3 inches, WVGA, Super AMOLED Plus) can display.
OmniVision has announced a 12.6 MP image sensor called OV12825 for the cameras of upcoming smartphones. The newly developed sensor, will offer 12.6 megapixel resolution along with 1080p video recording on 60fps.
Portal 2 isn’t just a sequel to a cult first-person puzzle game. It could also be a major step towards a world where the platform you use to play a game matters less than the game itself. The long-awaited Portal 2, which pits players in a physics-based game against (what is assumed to be) the cheerfully homicidal GLaDOS artificial intelligence, will be released on April 19.