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NVIDIA launches the 'best performing GPU on the planet'

NVIDIA launches the 'best performing GPU on the planet'Think ATI?Precisely why I'm waiting for the 4800 series. 55nm and lower price is what won me over. I think ATI's gamble is starting to pay off.Even higher clock would worry me though, seeing that they're already using dual slot cooler for...

Tags: R700, GPU, card, ATI Technologies Inc., shader, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Chip prices fall at AMD

Chip prices fall at AMDNow they need to discount them ####AMD is the best processor for the moneybar none, they need to discount the existing processors!;)How about 40 lane MAINBOARDS?Lower prices are good & processors are better each year, yet little mentioned is in sli all you get is 2...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, PCI, Processors, ASUS, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip, shader, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-23

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Solar System - Earth 3D screensaver 1.4 (Windows)

Solar System - Earth 3D screensaver invites you for an instant trip to space where you can admire the magnificent view of our planet shown against the twinkling stars. You can see the change of night and day along with the play of sunrays, as the Earth slowly revolves round...

Tags: Earth, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Solar System, Rixane Interactive

Software downloads 2009-11-30

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Alien Arena 7.32 (Windows)

Alien Arena is a multiplayer online deathmatch game based on the GPL id source code. This game features incredibly smooth and fast game play with next-generation engine features such as shaders, real-time per-pixel and per-vertex lighting and shadows, lensflares, light bloom, weather, and GLSL shader effects on all surfaces. The...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, COR Entertainment, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-21

First Nvidia Ion netbook now available: HP Mini 311

Bad design and late to marketThe Ion chipset is essentially wasted on this. You have the Ion LE, which is a DirectX 9-only variant of the DX10-packin' Ion, on a netbook running Windows XP. There's no DX Compute shader option on Windows XP and there won't be in...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Chipsets, NVidia Corp., ASUS Eee PC, WTH, netbook, NVIDIA ION, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Unity 2.5.1 (Mac)

Unity is a multiplatform game development tool, designed from the start to ease creation. A fully integrated professional application, Unity just happens to contain the most powerful engine this side of a million dollars. Integrated Editor Everything is done through Unity's simple user interface. Thousands of hours of thought and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Unity, Games, C#, Personal Technology, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-08-06

Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile

AMD has many challenges, but lately its ATI graphics business has been on a roll. Now the company is trying to capitalize on the momentum. At Computex, AMD demonstrated the first GPU to support DirectX 11, Microsoft's next-generation graphics API (AMD's DX11 press release). Microsoft first demonstrated...

Tags: Computex, Mobile, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, GPU, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-03

BluffTitler DX9 7.6.4 (Windows)

BluffTitler DX9 is a realtime 3D video titler. The result can be played in realtime or exported as a movie file for further processing in DVD authoring tools. Special effects include: reflection mapping, light beams, beveled borders, looping plasma effects, realtime shadows, EPS import, particle effects, bump mapping, RSS news...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Effect, Outerspace Software, BluffTitler DX9, Corporate Communications, RSS, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-06-03

When (and why) do you buy a new PC?

When and why do you buy a new PC?Just before a new release of Windows ...... providing OEM's offer a 'free' upgrade to the next version of the OS. That way you get a copy of XP and an upgrade to Vista/ copy of Vista and upgrade to Windows7 (which...

Tags: Notebooks, Games, dell laptop, new-PC, laptop computer, game, PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Terragen 2.0 (Mac)

Terragen 2 is a powerful solution for rendering and animating realistic natural environments. Create entire worlds from your imagination, or import real world terrain datasets and use Terragen 2 to create the most realistic visualisations possible. You control the weather, landscape, rivers, lakes and oceans, suns, moons and stars. With...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Terrain, Planetside, Terragen 2, Engineering

Software downloads 2009-04-25

ShadeIt! 1.0 (Mac)

ShadeIt! Notes Press CAPS LOCK to Shade all screens, use ~/shader.png to adjust the centered image, run ShadeIt! for a second time to unregister it from your System. Visit http://deepit.ru for more software...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, IBM Lotus Notes, Deep IT, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-04-15

Artlantis Studio 2.1 (Windows)

Artlantis Studio is the fastest stand-alone 3D rendering application developed especially for architects and designers, ideal for quickly and easily creating high resolution 3D renderings, QuickTime VR Panoramas, Objects and animations. A recognized leader in preview window technology, Artlantis is the rendering software used by architects, designers and urban design...

Tags: 3D, 3D Rendering, Window, Microsoft Windows, Abvent, Artlantis Studio, Construction

Software downloads 2009-03-30

3D Model Viewer 0.3.5.4 (Windows)

Support of DirectX and Wavefront OBJ Model Formats. Wavefront OBJ to DirectX format converter Support for most common image/texture types (DDS, JPG, TGA, BMP) Using DXUT for GUI and Settings Dialog - user friendly interface Easy to use and practic camera solution Quick and simple lighting setup Easy scene setup,...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, Camera, DirectX, Jan1024188, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-01-31

Construct 0.98.5 (Windows)

Construct is easy to use development software for both DirectX 9-based games and applications. It includes an event based system for defining how the game or application will behave, in a visual, human-readable way. Optionally, you can also use Python scripting to code your creations. Features include pixel shader effects,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Scirra, Games, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Personal Technology, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development

Software downloads 2009-01-12

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIA

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIANobody's getting frozen out. It'll fall back to DX9 if it has to.The DWM won't *require* DX 10.1, but it'll be able to use it if its there. (Actually from what I read in the...

Tags: Video cards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate communications, TigerDirect, DirectX, DirectX 10.1, Microsoft Windows 7, Aero, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics, Microsoft Windows, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The Adobe Production Premium CS4 package is built for filmmakers. Its key components include the updated Premiere for video editing, After Effects for postproduction effects, OnLocation to assist with perfecting shoots on the spot, and Soundbooth to tweak audio. Adobe integrates Photoshop and Illustrator for graphics,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Corporate communications, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Production Premium CS4, CS4

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The $1,799 Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium package is built for print and Web-page designers, animators, and graphics pros. Key components include the updated InDesign for print, Dreamweaver and Fireworks for dynamic Web design, Flash for animation, plus Photoshop and Illustrator for pixel and vector...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Corporate communications, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium, CS4

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Standard

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The $999 Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Standard package is built for Web page designers and animators who don't need to build or edit graphics from scratch with the help of Photoshop and Illustrator. Its key components include the updated Dreamweaver and Fireworks for dynamic...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite 4, CS4

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is made for professionals who need a jam-packed toolbox for multimedia content creation. There are applications for concocting and editing digital pixel and vector graphics, print layouts, video, Web pages and animation, and then repurposing that content for mobile...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, CS4, Cs3, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, Adobe Creative Suite 4

Product reviews 2008-09-23