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Nvidia Launches a New Mobile Device Age

2014-11-17 15:47:42| TechNewsWorld

There was an announcement last week that I think is far bigger than folks realize: Nvidia announced a free Netflix-like streaming gaming service for its Shield products. I think this is a precursor to an event that is similar to what cable did to TVs years ago, and that it will change not only how we use these devices, but also what we use them for.

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IBM and Nvidia will build two ultra-efficient 150-petaflop supercomputers for the DoE

2014-11-14 19:02:02| Extremetech

IBM and Nvidia have been awarded $425 million by the US Department of Energy to build two brand-new supercomputers that leverage IBM's Power8 CPUs and Nvidia's upcoming Volta GPUs. The two computers -- Summit, which will be built at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Sierra, built at Lawrence Livermore -- will have peak performance of around 150 petaflops when they're completed in 2017-2018.

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Nvidia Flips Grid's Game-Streaming Switch

2014-11-14 01:11:44| TechNewsWorld

Nvidia on Thursday officially launched its Grid on-demand game-streaming service. Due to become available on Nov. 18 in North America, Grid will be free through June 30, 2015, for users of Nvidia Shield tablets and portable devices. "We intend to build Grid into a premium cloud gaming service, and the best global service," said Nvidia spokesperson Brian Burke.

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Samsung fires back at Nvidia with chip patents lawsuit

2014-11-12 05:05:43| Electronics - Topix.net

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has accused Nvidia Corp of infringing several of its semiconductor-related patents and for making false claims about its products, counter-suing after Nvidia filed a lawsuit against the Korean company in September. Samsung, which filed its lawsuit on Monday, is seeking damages for deliberate infringement of several technical patents, including a few that govern the way semiconductors buffer and use data.

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