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Intel News Release
Intel and
Nokia Merge Software Platforms for Future Computing Devices
Global leaders Intel Corporation and Nokia merge Moblin and Maemo to
create MeeGo, a Linux-based software platform that will support multiple
hardware architectures across the broadest range of device segments,
including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones,
connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems. MeeGo offers the Qt
application development environment, and builds on the capabilities of
the Moblin core operating system and reference user experi-ences. Using
Qt, developers
can write once to create applications for a variety of devices and
platforms, and market them through Nokia's Ovi Store and Intel AppUpSM
Center. MeeGo will be hosted by the Linux Foundation and governed using
the best practices of the open source development model. The first
release of MeeGo is expected in the second quarter of 2010 with devices
launching later in the year. Nokia and Intel expect MeeGo to be === |
The Final Word on
the Best Radeon HTPC Card
Since we
published our reviews of the Radeon HD 5450 and the Radeon HD 5570, we
have been going back and forth with AMD over the results of our video
quality tests using the Cheese Slices test. Our initial results showed
that neither the 5570 nor the 5450 had enough compute power to handle
the full suite of post-processing abilities on 1080i video, the most
important of which was Vector Adaptive deinterlacing. Since then, AMD
has let us in on a few things that have changed that significantly, so
let’s dive right in. Enforce Smooth Video Playback (ESVP): The first
thing that changed is that we finally got a complete answer on what
Enforce Smooth Video Playback does. The short answer is that it’s an
“idiot button” for users, to keep them from using so many
post-processing settings on low-end video cards that It causes frames to
drop. Specifically, AMD has their own internal test suite that they use
to test their low-end cards to see what they’re capable of when it comes
to post-processing. If those cards are incapable of a certain feature(s)
at certain settings
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Nvidia’s GF100:
Graphics Architecture
Previewed, Still No Benchmarks
ATI is currently rocking a substantial lead in the DirectX 11 space—it’s
blazing a trail where it has, in the past, often followed suit. “But
Chris, ATI gave us DirectX 10.1!” And look how pervasive or impactful
that turned out to be. This time it’s different, though. ATI and Nvidia
both agree that DirectX 11 is the API that’ll change the figurative
game. Has it yet? Is this boat already sailing off into the sunset?
Decidedly not. ATI’s own schedule of DirectX 11-compatible software
lists three titles currently shipping with support, three more slated
for Q1, and two more expected in 2010. The undeniable reality is that
ATI is out in front, and Nvidia brings up the rear this time around. But
its tardiness means very little in the big picture (so long as you’re an
enthusiast, and not a shareholder). Playing Catch-Up The real values in
ATI’s Radeon HD 5800-series lineup, as it stands today, are gaming
performance in the more pervasive DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 titles,
Eyefinity
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