Wednesday, February 15, 5:01 PM More on Nvidia's FQ4: Gross margin was 51.4%, down 80 bps Q/Q. It's expected to fall to 48.5%-50.5% in FQ1. In prepared comments (.pdf), Nvidia notes PC graphics chip sales fell 3.6% Q/Q, though that's better than AMD's...

“Customers will be amazed at the speed at which this new SGI offering will allow them to run their code.” The SGI ICE 8400 platform with AMD processors is a completely open platform optimized for HPC workloads and runs an off-the-shelf Linux® operating...

The redesigned PCB appears to be just slightly longer than that of the reference HD 7750 and it uses a single slot cooler which is covered by a long, black plastic shroud with PowerColor's logo on it. The cooling system comprises a large aluminum...

Head over to the FCC's website, for example, and you might stumble upon an intriguing Fusion-powered nettop from Sapphire. Rather than release another pint-sized system with an Intel Atom processor and Nvidia Ion graphics running the show, Sapphire's...

...$136 (Normally $250) 17.3" Dell Inspiron 17R Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz Dual-core Laptop w/6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 2-year warranty + MS Office Home and Student 2010 for $625 (Normally $869) 15.6" HP dv6t Select Edition Core i7-2620M 2.7GHz Dual-core Laptop w/8GB RAM,...

Intel HD Graphics 3000 $519.00 Save $80.00 13% off Select Refurbished Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Originally released July 2011 4GB memory 500GB hard drive Thunderbolt port with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution HDMI port with support...

I would like to see some benchmarks on the video card before I plunk down my cash. The card is the first in the industry to come out of the box with the default 1 GHz GPU speed says AMD. The card is made using 28nm technology and supports all common...

The systems that will now get one or more of these adapters are the SHIFT and F131 desktops. The VYBE should also integrate the cards at some point in the near future. "We are excited to offer an affordable 28 nm GPU design from AMD, and the AMD Radeon...

Macular Dystrophy (SMD), a form of juvenile macular degeneration. The therapy uses human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Wills Eye Institute had earlier this year won approval as a site for ACT’s clinical trial...

Gigabyte just announced it has teamed up with HWBot for the "Gigabyte Spring Extreme Competition." Tinkerers with Gigabyte mobos and AMD processors are invited to try to push their systems to the (almost) breaking point, and the three people with the...

HD 7750 graphics card, 2TB SATA 6Gbps hard drive (7200 RPM, 64MB cache), 24X DVD burner, 800W power supply, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. If you prefer to roll with Intel, the Zeus Thunder 1000 runs $1,325 for a baseline configuration that's mostly...

Wednesday launched its 28-nm Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition and Radeon HD 7750 graphics cards, the first of which the chip maker claims is the world’s first GPU to break the 1 GHz barrier. "We were first to 40 nm, first to 28 nm and now we offer the world’s...

Compared to AMD’s reference design, MSI's R7700 graphics cards are equipped with an in-house developed cooling assembly which makes use of two fans to dissipate the heat produced by the card while running. Spec wise, MSI's Radeon HD 7770 features the...

7770 is the first 1GHz graphics card, according to AMD. And compared to some other budget-busters, it's pretty affordable at $159. But for all the clockspeed, it came in middle-of-the-pack compared to still-more-expensive cards in AnandTech's benchmarks.

Demers is a long time veteran in the graphics business. He hooked up with ATI back in 2000, stayed with the firm when it was bought out by AMD, and held a number of positions through the years before becoming CTO and VP of AMD's Graphics Business. A...

The card is officially named the GV-R777OC-1GD and Gigabyte states that it improves the AMD reference design to deliver better cooling, higher overclocking headroom and a longer lifespan. In order to do so, Gigabyte installed on top of the Cape Verde...

Conversely, smartphones in China should grow from their 50-60 million units in 2011 to well over 150 million (wide ranges were forecasted) in 2012, driven in large part by a rapid rollout of models from local OEMs.” Companies he was most positive on...

The press materials from each of the big firms have begun hitting inboxes the world over, with a few varied coolers appearing alongside slightly tweaked core and memory clocks. However, feature wise everything is the same across the board, with each...

Consistent earnings power. Good returns on equity with limited or no debt. Management in place. Simple, non-techno-mumbo-jumbo businesses. 1. Earnings power Buffett is famous for betting on a sure thing. For that reason, he likes to see companies with...