AMD Radeon HD 7990 says hello, plays a bit of Battlefield 4 at GDC
Gamers were down-right spoiled at this year’s GDC with a full 17 minutes of beautiful Battlefield 4 in-game footage. Minds blown, AMD took responsibility for the part it played in the mess, admitting the demo was running on its Radeon HD 7990 graphics card. It’s the first time the company’s confirmed the existence of the long-fabled card, and went as far as calling the case-busting monster “the world’s...
BlackBerry stems bleeding, but sells 1 million Z10s
The Computerworld story, “BlackBerry stems bleeding, but sells 1 million Z10s,” posted to the newswire Thursday with an incorrect byline. The correct byline is Matt Hamblen. The story has been corrected on the wire to reflect that Read this article: BlackBerry stems bleeding, but sells 1 million Z10skollagenintensiv.com/
iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales in China Top Two Million
BEIJING—December 17, 2012—Apple® today announced it has sold over two million of its new iPhone® 5 in China, just three days after its launch on December 14. iPhone 5 will be available in more than 100 countries by the end of December, making it the fastest iPhone rollout ever.“Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO....
PSA: Oculus Rift development kits now shipping, some may have already arrived
Oculus Rift is in the mail! Development kits began shipping to customers on Wednesday, and even if you have yet to receive a tracking number of your own, a kit may very well be on its way. The Oculus team has been “tied up at GDC” this week, which explains the delay in sending out tracking info, but folks taking care of logistics have apparently been hard at work, prepping some 10,000 development kits for shipment. Of...
Google pledges not to sue open-source users or developers over specified patents
The story “Google pledges not to sue open-source users or developers over specified patents,” which ran on the wire Thursday, included an incorrect URL for Google’s blog post. Here is the original post: Google pledges not to sue open-source users or developers over specified patentshttp://www.clearpores.com
