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Google Wave hits a breakwater

Google's ambitious collaborative communication tool is dead in the water as user adoption was not as good as Google would have liked. Add comment

NZXT dives into the power supply market with the HALE90

Today NZXT gets further into bed with computer builders and enthusiasts by announcing a high-efficiency power supply line. Add comment

Droid users rejoice! Froyo for Droid will be here soon

Android 2.2 is coming for the Motorola Droid. Of course, if you're the impatient type, you can get it now. Add comment

Illumos announced; the death of OpenSolaris?

Today is the official birthdate of Illumos, the first fork of OpenSolaris targeting a total replacement of all closed source components in SunOS. Add comment

Hello, it’s Dell. Time for a reintroduction

Dell has been a huge name in pre-fab computers for a very long time now, but how many of you are familiar with their workstation products? Take a look at what they have to offer, and it just may surprise you. Add comment

First look at Mari, a powerful 3D texture painting tool

Introducing Mari, The Foundry's high-end 3D texture painting application that was developed at Weta Digital for Avatar. Add comment

Good vibrations: The State of the CG Union

The annual ACM SIGGRAPH conference is way more than a trade show. In fact, it is one of the most effective ways to get a sampling of what shape the computer graphics industry is really in. Add comment

CoolIT giving away 100 ECO A.L.C. units

Want a free CoolIT ECO A.L.C.? All you have to do is make a video showing what you'll do with your old cooler to be eligible to win. Add comment

YouTube video length increased to 15 minutes

Because of improvements to the ContentID system, YouTube fulfilled users' number one request and upped the video time limit to 15 minutes. Add comment

AMD also adds anti-aliasing to StarCraft II

AMD releases the Catalyst 10.7a hotfix to deliver anti-aliasing to StarCraft II, as well as performance enhancements to unnamed titles for Eyefinity and QuadFire systems. Add comment

US Government sues Oracle for fraud

The US Justice Department is suing Oracle for fraud related to discounts that were allegedly not passed on appropriately. Add comment

SIGGRAPH keynote review: Don Marinelli, Carnegie Mellon

One of the keynote speakers at SIGGRAPH 2010 was Don Marinelli, and he didn't talk flashy tech or movie magic. He talked about education. Add comment

Windows 7 SP1 available to TechNet subscribers

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is on the horizon, and a beta version is now available to Microsoft TechNet subscribers. Add comment

Adobe to acquire Day Software

Adobe announced a deal to acquire Day Software; but along with that comes the guy who helped invent HTTP. Add comment

Khronos unveils OpenGL 4.1 at SIGGRAPH

The Khronos Group releases OpenGL 4.1, improving interoperability between OpenGL, OpenGL ES, WebGL and OpenCL. We sat down for an interview with the Khronos Group's Barthold Lichtenbelt to discuss the changes. Add comment

NZXT unleashes the Phantom case

NZXT today unveiled their new flagship full tower case, the Phantom. Add comment

Apple switches to ATI exclusively for iMac

Today Apple revealed their new iMac line on the Apple Store. Missing from the possible configurations? NVIDIA as a graphics option. Add comment

Rambus wins patent case over NVIDIA

Rambus won a patent lawsuit filed against NVIDIA governing DRAM controllers in several NVIDIA products. Add comment

Back in the big leagues: the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 reviewed

NVIDIA let loose a fresh volley of Fermi-powered Quadro GPUs at SIGGRAPH 2010. The Quadro 6000 is a beast of monumental proportions, and Icrontic has tested it to its core to see what it's capable of. Add comment

US Government exemptions for parts of DMCA spells victory for EFF and consumers

A major victory for the EFF as they win new legal protections for video artists, cell phone users, and others who were highly constrained by the DMCA. Add comment

AMD releases beta support for WebGL with Catalyst 10.7

Today, AMD is releasing Catalyst 10.7 beta drivers, and bundled with that comes support for OpenGL ES 2.0, which will allow acceleration of WebGL content., Add comment