http://www.hwupgrade.com/Hardware Upgrade dot com RSS - http://www.hwupgrade.comen-USCopyright 1997 - 2008 Hardware Upgrade Srlhttp://www.hwupgrade.com/i/g/logo88x30.gifhttp://www.hwupgrade.com/8830http://www.hwupgrade.com/articles/cpu/38/the-technological-future-of-amd-an-interview-with-giuseppe-amato_index.htmlIn our first part of a series of interviews with AMD executives, we talk to Giuseppe Amato, Technical Direction of Sales & Marketing EMEA, regarding the future of AMD and the evolution of its technologies. We discuss AMD’s upcoming processors, GPGPU, Multicore GPUs, Fusion, and its current state in the market. ArticoliMon, 16 Jul 2007 08:11:43 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/articles/video/37/a-brief-introduction-to-gpgpu_index.htmlGeneral Purpose Computing on the Graphics Processing Unit is a growing market and has so far sparked significant industry interest. AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel are all creating GPGPU products, and with many corporations turning to high performance GPGPU systems with interest, the industry is also starting to pay much more attention to the GPGPU market. We take a look at exactly what is GPGPU, what its uses are, and why it is being used, in some cases over the CPU, for high performance computing.ArticoliTue, 10 Jul 2007 04:31:03 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/internet/best-buy-lawyer-falsifies-docs_115.htmlA Best Buy lawyer has admitted to tampering with documents before handing them over to plaintiffs.NewsThu, 07 Jun 2007 21:49:50 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/articles/video/36/ten-card-nvidia-geforce-8600-gts-gt-and-8500-gt-roundup_index.htmlWith a complete line of NVIDIA G8x midrange parts to choose from, manufactuers have taken the opportunity to release a number of NVIDIA mainstream cards at various price points. We analyze the performance and quality of 10 cards based on the recently released NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS/GT and 8600 GT GPUs. The cards have a total memory size of 256MB and all support Microsoft DirectX 10, making them ideal mainstream desktop graphics solutions. How do they add up?ArticoliThu, 07 Jun 2007 08:37:49 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/cpu/amd-reportedly-mulling-over-going-private_114.htmlReportedly, AMD, Micron, and Lexmark are all considering to go private. The rumors surface after a horrible thrid quarter performance from AMD and analyst reports that the company will run out of cash within two quarters. NewsTue, 05 Jun 2007 20:29:41 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/mobile/intel-and-asus-announce-low-cost-pc_113.htmlAt a keynote address Intel and ASUS anounced they are jointly working on creating low-cost notebook PCs, the first of which will be available at a price below $200. NewsTue, 05 Jun 2007 19:54:20 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/internet/joost-appoints-new-ceo_112.htmlGearing up for its official launch, Joost has announced a new CEO for its company. NewsTue, 05 Jun 2007 19:21:14 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/video/dual-radeon-hd-2600-xt-from-his_111.htmlHIS demonstrates a prototype card based on two ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT GPUs in parallel.NewsTue, 05 Jun 2007 18:29:07 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/mobile/intel-classmate-pc-at-computex_110.htmlA prototype of Intel's low-cost Classmate PC is on display at Sandisk's booth at Computex. NewsTue, 05 Jun 2007 17:50:33 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/mobile/ballmer-no-zune-for-europe-just-yet_109.htmlSpeaking to a German newspaper, Steve Ballmer stated that the time is still not right for Microsoft to release the Zune in Europe. NewsMon, 04 Jun 2007 15:47:41 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/mobile/iphone-to-debut-june-29_108.htmlThe iPhone has finally received its official launch date and will be available for sale starting June 29. NewsMon, 04 Jun 2007 14:02:58 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/internet/google-acquires-greenborder_107.htmlGoogle has bought its Mountain View neighbor Green Border, for an undisclosed amount of money. The move indicates a new Google push in its desktop software, or virus protection integrated right into its browser toolbar. NewsTue, 29 May 2007 18:20:10 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/articles/cpu/35/agena-fx-amd-quad-core-desktop_index.htmlAlthough still far off in the future, AMD took the wraps off of its quad-core desktop CPU today, best known by its codename Agena FX. AMD showed its next generation desktop CPU running in single and dual-socket configurations, amounting to a total of 4 or 8 cores. All of this was shown running alongside graphics cards based on AMD's R600 architecture. ArticoliFri, 11 May 2007 03:22:05 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/internet/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-live-hotmail_104.htmlNewsTue, 08 May 2007 00:16:45 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/internet/myspace-acquires-photobucket_103.htmlSocial networking website MySpace has acquired Photobucket for $250 million following serious acquisition talks for the past few weeks. NewsMon, 07 May 2007 23:12:33 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/cpu/possible-intel-and-nvidia-agreement_102.htmlAlthough Intel's disrete graphics dreams are unknown for the time being, speculation has already arisen that NVIDIA might have reached agreements with Intel that will trade its GPU technology for cooperation with the blue giant. NewsMon, 07 May 2007 20:04:17 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/cpu/amd-introduces-65nm-turion_101.htmlTo stay competitive, AMD recently unveiled new Turion 64 X2 processors designed using a 65nm manufacturing process. NewsSat, 05 May 2007 18:41:07 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/software/upset-customer-sues-microsoft_100.htmlAccording to a lawsuit filed against Microsoft, a customer who purchased a Windows Vista Capable PC believes they were deceived by Microsoft because the company is allowing PC makers to badge computers as “Windows Vista Capable” even though the computers are incapable of running key features of the new operating system. NewsWed, 04 Apr 2007 03:23:40 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/internet/myspace-to-hold-2008-presidential-primary_99.htmlMySpace, one of America's most trafficked websites, will be holding virtual presidential primaries come 2008. NewsWed, 04 Apr 2007 02:07:16 +0200http://www.hwupgrade.com/news/cases-cooling/google-updates-earth_98.html Following criticism over its pre-Katrina imagery, Google has begun to refresh aerial view of the Gulf Coast with new, current, and high resolution images. NewsTue, 03 Apr 2007 23:36:42 +0200