The first Tegra 4 handsets have not yet reached the market that NVIDIA is already showing its next-generation mobile chip codenamed “Logan” (the first name of super-hero Wolverine) at SIGGRAPH. Details on the SoC itself are pretty scarce since NVIDIA […]
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iHeartRadio is the free streaming audio service of choice primarily for people who love terrestrial radio, and want to be able to get these stations over the web. (Yes! Millions of these crazy people exist.) But until now, the service has lacked one of the the core components of the airwaves: babbling voices. No more!
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We’ve known about NVIDIA’s plans to bring Kepler to mobile for a few months now, but the component maker offered up an early glimpse of the SoC at SIGGRAPH this week. In terms of power usage, Logan’s use of Kepler architecture translates to one-third the consumption of GPUs currently running in devices like the Retina iPad while wrangling the same renders. Of course, it does have a healthy amount of room to scale up from there for much beefier tasks. The silicon also supports the just announced OpenGL 4.4, OpenGL ES 3.0 and Microsoft’s DirectX11. So, what does all of that translate to in terms of graphics? Project Logan enables the use of advanced rendering and simulation techniques to construct imagery — things like tessellation, advanced lighting and physical simulation, just to name a few. In other words, this allows for PC and console-quality graphics to get cozy on mobile devices. For a look at chip in action, venture on past the break where the Ira demo that was unveiled earlier this year on GeForce GTX Titan GPU-packing desktop is now running on a Logan-equipped mobile device.
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc, Tablets, Mobile, NVIDIA
Source: NVIDIA
You may not have noticed Netflix cropping your movies
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Hello Kitty is the iconic Japanese pussy cat that has graced everything from kids’ toys and clothes to a jet. It is an image that is recognized by most people around the world — with varying levels of appreciation. The biggest fans tend to be little girls. For adult males the perception is a bit different — especially if they are among the disgraced members of the Thai police force.
In this day and age, most of us carry more than a single device wherever we go in order to be as productive as possible. Surely the smartphone would be a compulsory piece of hardware by any means of the imagination, and it is more often than not complemented by a tablet of sorts, in addition to a bunch of other goodies – some might include a portable speaker or the likes. These devices will need juice (electricity) to run for sure, and you would do well to ensure that you have a backup on hand always – such as Anker’s Astro3 external battery. This is a second generation device that is roughly the size of your average flask, but underneath the black exterior lies a high-capacity 12,000mAh battery which is capable of powering up to three different compatible mobile devices at once, thanks to the highest-in- the-industry 4A current capacity.
It is a versatile external battery pack which sports a trio of USB ports, where one of them would include a Smart Port which is capable of identifying the kind of device which is plugged in, where it will then get to work by adjusting itself so that said plugged in device will be able to be charged up within the shortest time possible. You can say that the second generation Astro3 is proud to announce that it is the first of its kind that boasts of a single port which is capable of delivering full-speed, fast charges to both iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
There are two more other ports that offer universal charging for Android-powered devices at maximum speed, and will also play nice with iPhones and other 5V USB-charging devices. The Astro3 has enough battery capacity to deliver up to seven full charges for majority of the smartphones out there, making it one quick, energy-efficient portable power solution that ensures you remain connected all the time. A tiny circular LED power indicators will dial down, letting you know how much its power reserves are left. Expect to pick up the Astro3 in black for $49.99 a pop.
[ Anker introduces Astro3 external battery copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Among their many contributions to the world, the Japanese are famed for their ingenuity and ability to create concepts which many of us would never have dreamed of, let alone contemplated one day buying. Whilst many of these may not be found on the shelves at your local store, let’s face it, what’s more fun than having a look at some truly crazy food inventions?
Take the $59.99 official price (before tax) for first-party Xbox One titles in the States, run it through your favorite currency convertor and you get something like £39. Add in Royal Baby taxes (aka VAT), incomplete globalization and whatever else, and it seems the final amount for UK buyers comes to £49.99 — a price tag that has appeared on games like Dead Rising 3 and Forza Motorsport 5 over at Microsoft’s UK web store. It’s not a surprising figure, and not too dissimilar to current Xbox 360 RRPs either, but it still seems high in a world that has seen Steam’s sales model bring prices down for PC gamers. Anyway, maybe it’s better not to get into all that again.
Filed under: Gaming, Microsoft
Via: Pocket-lint, VG247
Source: Microsoft Store UK
BlackBerry’s rumored big shiny new A10
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While it’s not the Mario Kart movie we’d all been hoping for (c’mon, right?,) it’s arguably the next best thing. Sony is reportedly developing a film about that other petrol head game — Gran Turismo. It’s claimed that Mike de Luca and Dana Brunetti (The Social Network / Fifty Shades of Grey) are onboard with the project, which no doubt hopes to capitalize on the PlayStation title’s solid following. That or Sony got sick of waiting for a certain other series to end before pursuing the idea. While we’re not suggesting that our plot expectations are low, there’s still hope other game crossovers might give us some faith in the format first.
Via: Eurogamer
Source: The Wrap
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