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Believe it or not, it’s just about time for AMD to start thinking about its future.

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AMD spells out the future: heterogeneous computing, Bulldozer and Bobcats galore

After a bit of a delay Lucid is back on our radar — and we’re pleased to say that the company’s technology for combining multiple GPUs seems to be well on course.

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Lucid’s GPU-mixing HYDRA Engine gets previewed, shows real promise

We’re so sorry, true NVIDIA believers, but that airbrushed “I love Fermi” shirt is just gonna have to wait a little longer to see the light of day, at least according to a report from our favorite chip-centric foreign news syndicate, D igitimes . Taiwanese industry sources say the release of its Fermi GT300 GPU has been delayed until Fiscal 2011, which for the company means not until at least late January 2010. That “NVIDIA New Year” fete you’ve been gloating about on Facebook

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NVIDIA Fermi GT300 GPU delayed until 2010?

It’s been awhile , but we’ve got ourselves a brand spanking new OS X update in the mix, 10.6.2 for Snow Leopard. So far the biggest change here seems to be fixing that nagging guest account deletion bug — and thank goodness for that. As for whether or not it supports Intel Atom processors , last we heard this morning it wasn’t going to be there, but we’re gonna have wait and see now that it’s officially hit the nets

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Mac OS X 10.6.2 update out on the prowl

NVIDIA’s feud with Intel may be at an all-time high these days, but it looks like the company isn’t about to go as far as to produce its own Intel-compatible x86 chip, despite persistent rumors to the contrary. That word comes straight from NVIDIA’s always talkative CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, who flatly said “no” when asked if there was any truth to the rumors.

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NVIDIA CEO shoots down talk of Intel-compatible x86 chip, says his home is ‘all Apple’

ASRock’s family of nettops may not be anything special when it comes to design, but the ION 330HT-BD can definitely handle its fair share of multimedia. The Atom CPU could unquestionably use a bit lot more oomph, but the NVIDIA Ion GPU and the integrated Blu-ray drive make this little fellow quite the entertainer

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ASRock ION 330HT-BD nettop gets unboxed and cracked open on video

You know what they say in show biz: never work with children, animals, or gadgets. And if you must, make sure that you test drive your consumer electronics before going live. As you can see in the video (after the break), the kids on one overseas morning show failed to heed the last bit, to humorous results.

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Sony VAIO L touchscreen humiliates presenter on live TV (video)

It’s October 2009 which means something very special for Linux fans: a 9.10 release of Ubuntu . Today we see the launch of “Karmic Koala” featuring a faster graphical boot sequence (no more scary text scrolls), a revamped audio framework that improves sound control across multiple applications, and a new Software Center that visually simplifies the Add/Remove Applications tool. These are just a few of the user-centric improvements meant to have a “transformative effect” on the OS experience and help bring “the world of open source closer to the user.” It’s available in desktop, server, and netbook editions now so get to it, before you know it you’ll be updating to Lucid Lynx

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Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’ released, could decide your OS fate

Oh, Sony.

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Sony recalls 69,000 AC adapters due to shock hazard