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Apple Mac Pro release means season of change for competitors

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As usual, Apple was a CES no-show, but the com­pany has a major influence on what happens there anyway. Look ...

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New Dolby Vision aims to reinvent television

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Today’s TV signal is dull compared to what the eye can discern.   What if you could see images on ...

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All-new SPECviewperf 12 improves professional graphics testing

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Ability to add API support and customized tests are highlights of the new release. SPEC’s Graphics Performance Characterization group (SPECgpc) ...

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Workstations defy the PC decline in third quarter

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More than 973,000 units shipped in the quarter, approaching a record. Workstation-caliber GPUs were up 19% in the quarter. “If ...

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Graphics add-in boards up sequentially, way down from a year ago

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The small seasonal uptick does not reverse the long decline. The market for computer graphics add-in boards (AIBs) grew 3.9% ...

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Graphics chips shipments up from last quarter, down from last year

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Desktop graphics sales rose 4.5%, according to the third quarter update from Jon Peddie Research. Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the ...

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SPEC introduces first professional workstation benchmark

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The new benchmark tests workstation performance without requiring specific applications to be preloaded.  SPEC’s Graphics and Workstation Performance Group (SPEC/GWPG) ...

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Finding the right workstation for Autodesk Showcase and 3ds Max

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Two 3D visualization products from the same vendor does not mean one workstation configuration works best for both. By Tom ...

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New JPR market study details fast rise of mobile GPUs

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Half-year revenue growth for SoCs with GPUs 2012-2013 was 81%. Jon Peddie Research has released a new market study, Mobile Devices ...

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HP unveils new workstation line-up

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A refresh for the deskside, a svelte new line of notebooks, new high-end monitors, and Thunderbolt I/O. HP intends to stay on ...