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PhysX on the Radeon? Seems that it's possible!: PhysX on the Radeon? Seems that it's possible!Common APIWhat we need would be a common API for physics acceleration - and why not AI, 2D graphics and other domains as well ). But given the speed and opacity at which something like the Open GL is able to publish evolutions...; Tags: Radeon, PhysX; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
GeForce 8 users to get software PhysX support ... someday: GeForce 8 users to get software PhysX support ... somedayAny more than they already do?I know at least one gamer who replaces his entire PC on more than once a year on average, having bought $1000 worth of graphics cards 3 times in the last 2 years. Some gamers are...; Tags: Games, Tools & Techniques, PhysX, GeForce 8 user, GeForce 8, Nvidia GeForce, software; Discussion threads 2008-02-15
GeForce 8 users to get software PhysX support ... someday: nVIDIA is moving fast with their acquisition of AGEIA - during the fourth-quarter financial results conference call, the graphics giant announced that the company was planning to bring software PhysX support to the GeForce 8 GPU. nVIDIA's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang revealed that the plan was to take...; Tags: Software, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Ageia, Graphics, GPU, PhysX, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-15
Two gaming dead ends of 2007: Two gaming dead ends of 2007Try playing Crysis on a machine with directX 10 ....... and one without. It isn't always about frame rates. Sometimes it is about the experience.what about using PhysX in production?I wonder if the PhysX card can market toward those who do video rendering...; Tags: Games, Intel Corp., Ageia, PhysX, game, Matrox; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
Two gaming dead ends of 2007: That never ending quest for better and better frame rates means that gamers will spend their money on pretty much anything that will allow them to get the edge on their opponents and frag them just that little bit faster.Â However, not everything leads to better performance.Â 2007 saw two...; Tags: Game, History, DirectX, PhysX, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-12-17

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News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Team Management, 3G, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Net Applications shows Firefox 3.0 market share at 2.28ò0for June 08: Net Applications shows Firefox 3.0 market share at 2.28ò0for June 08Fix your linksThe links to the photos display //http twice in the address bar. You have the same problem in your other post on physx.I tried it on several computersbut am holding off on my primary machines. It crashes A...; Tags: Web browsers, Net Applications, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
PhysX on the Radeon? Seems that it's possible!: Eran Badit of NGOHQ.com has been hard at work hacking away at NVIDIA's PhysX layer and claims to have it working on the Radeon HD 3870. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Radeon, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hacking, Microsoft Windows XP, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Security, Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Asus ENGTX280: Editor's note: After retesting their initial findings, our colleagues at GameSpot found that the GeForce 9800 GX 2 had better scores on "Call of Duty 4" and "Crysis" than was first reported. With that new information, we have found that the GTX280 has a smaller performance advantage over Nvidia's previous...; Tags: Semiconductors, Video cards, ASUS, GeForce GTX280, NVidia Corp., Nvidia GeForce; Product reviews 2008-06-16
Fight card: AMD Radeon 4800 vs. Nvidia GTX 200: The high-end graphics card market isn't the straightforward, mano-a-mano battle it used to be. Graphics cards with dual GPUs, systems with multiple cards in CrossFire or SLI implementations, and most recently hybrid graphics have all muddied the picture. Meanwhile, Intel has improved its integrated graphics and has long-term plans in...; Tags: Card, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, GPU, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-16
PhysX coming to GeForce 8/9 owners soon: PhysX coming to GeForce 8/9 owners soonThis is my second time nVidia cost me; this time $220Adriver overwrite took out the RUN.DLL on my NEW! XP O/S with 150GB Hard drive. It all works fine with ATi Technologies; brfore and I guess when I need to fix it. Gasoline prices...; Tags: NVidia Corp., GPU, Nvidia GeForce; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
News to know: AOL, Linux; Mac clones; Mobile Web: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Making sense of Windows' irrational pricing and licensing Robin Harris: 2.5" disks to become new standard in 2009 TechRepublic: 10 common mistakes to avoid when you're installing Linux software Christopher Dawson: My kid hates...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mobile, America Online Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Wiki, Open Source, Sales Force Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Online Communications, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-15
PhysX coming to GeForce 8/9 owners soon: When nVIDIA bought Ageia Technologies in February of this year it was clear what nVIDIA had in mind - to make the PhysX API independent of separate hardware and instead offload the work to the GPU. Well, only two months on and nVIDIA have announced that the conversion of the...; Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Graphics, Intel Corp., GPU, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Word Finder (exe): In Word Finder you play as a little monster where the objective is to find pictures corresponding to words you are given. The game utilizes DirectX to deliver fresh colorful 3D graphics not found in most educational games and is fine tuned to have simple yet responsive controls anyone can...; Tags: Microsoft Word, Instruction, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-02-14
nVIDIA+to+acquire+AGEIA+Technologies: nVIDIA+to+acquire+AGEIA+TechnologiesI don't think you quite get itGood article about "what happens to AMD, NVidia, etc if this acquisition..." but, seriously, questioning the direction of physics and dependency on Microsoft to make it happen? This tells me you don;t quite the significance of physics in gaming.I'll boil...; Tags: Games, Video cards, DirectX 10, DirectX, game, card, video card, NVidia Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-05
nVIDIA to acquire AGEIA Technologies: GPU makers nVIDIA have announced that it intends to purchase physics middleware company AGEIA Technologies for an undisclosed sum. So, Havok went to Intel, and now AGEIA goes to nVIDIA.Â The word was last year that AMD was interested in grabbing AGEIA for some $150 million, but...; Tags: Physics, NVidia Corp., Ageia, Games, Chipsets, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-05
My Alienware Experience - Amazing gaming system!: My Alienware Experience - Amazing gaming system!Battery LifeExcellent, I look forward to that review. Would help me make up my mind where to buy a laptop from!That will be interesting.Check out how long the battery will last under full game power. I will give it 120 minutes tops.Price? Weight? Battery...; Tags: Games, Engineering, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Memory, game, Alienware, battery, laptop computer, gaming system; Discussion threads 2007-11-12
Dell XPS M1730: The latest revision to Dell's flagship line, the massive XPS M1730 features a redesigned case that combines familiar touches, such as flashing LEDs beneath the speaker grills, with newer elements, such as the integrated Logitech GamePanel LCD and 10-key numeric keypad. But, as with any gaming-oriented system, the most important...; Tags: Games, Processors, XPS M1730, XPS, Alienware, Dell Computer Corp.; Product reviews 2007-10-23
The trouble with mid-range graphics cards - they're not mid-range: The trouble with mid-range graphics cards - they're not mid-rangeBuy an older top-end card...- Just before the 8800 was released it delivered as my card was being shipped, the 7600 I think was the "mid-range" card from nVidia, and a 7600GS (or whatever the mid-level letters are) was about $230.-...; Tags: Games, card, game, mid-range graphics card, DVD, graphics, video card; Discussion threads 2007-09-17
Quad-core PC project - Problems so far ...: Quad-core PC project - Problems so far ...quad buildI also built two quad core rigs this weekend using the Asus striker.The only diff is that i picked up two brand new QX6800s for $900 for both,! Here's my parts list:CoolerMaster Black 830 Stacker / QX6800 OCed to 3.2GHz with a...; Tags: QX6800 OCed, quad-core, Quad-core PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Discussion threads 2007-09-10