News: Reads from WWW
Monday, 22 Apr 2013
AMD Rehires Former CTO of Graphics Product Group, Raja Koduri
AMD revealed its former CTO of Graphics Product Group, Mr. Raja Koduri has rejoined its ranks after he left Apple. He will lead engineering efforts in visual computing, reporting to Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster, another former Apple executive.
Coming Soon: Smaller Windows 8 Tablets
Microsoft has confirmed that it's working with PC OEMs to develop smaller Windows 8 tablets. But there's no word on whether a 7 or an 8-inch member will be added to the Surface family.
Friday, 19 Apr 2013
Sigma Announces World's First F/1.8 Constant Aperture Zoom Lens
The widest aperture a zoom lens could achieve was f/2.8. All that has changed with Sigma announcing the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens, which features a maximum wide aperture of f/1.8 throughout its entire zoom range.
Thursday, 18 Apr 2013
Glasses.com's 3D Fit Mobile App Scans Your Face, Lets You Try on Virtual Glasses
3D Fit is a mobile app from Glasses.com that enables you to see how glasses look on your 3D model via augmented reality.
Rumor: AMD Radeon HD 7990 to Be Launched End April
According to a report by Ocaholic, the AMD Radeon HD 7990 card will be officially launched on 24th April. The card is reported to feature two 'improved' Tahiti GPUs, and they will be kept cool with a triple-fan cooling system.
Next Gen LG Optimus G Coming in Q3 2013
LG Head of Mobile Marketing, Won Kim told Engadget that the second generation of Optimus G will be unveiled sometime in Q3 2013.
Toshiba's Kirabook Brings 2560 by 1440 Resolution to Windows Notebook
Ever since the Macbook Pro introduced the Retina Display, other notebooks have been struggling to match its display resolution. Google's new Chromebook Pixel redresses the balance somewhat and now the Toshiba Kirabook 2560 by 1440 brings a high resolution to the Windows Notebook product segment.
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Samsung Admits to Posting Fake Web Reviews
Samsung has admitted to hiring students in Taiwan to post fake online reviews slamming the phones of arch-rival HTC and are now facing investigations of false advertising. Samsung called the incident "unfortunate and occurred due to insufficient understanding of these fundamental principles."
Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013
Experts Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Not Become Mainstream Until 2025
According to experts at the Society of Automotive Engineers 2013 World Congress, self-driving or fully autonomous cars will not become mainstream until 2025.
Motorola Has Some "Phenomenal" Products in the Pipeline
Google chairman Eric Schmidt hints that Motorola's upcoming products are going to be "phenomenal".
