Wednesday, November 2, 2016

EVGA offers updated BIOS, RMA cross-shipping for GTX 1080, 1070, 1060 failures

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EVGA has announced it will issue a new VBIOS to address problems with its GTX 1080 and 1070 ACX 3.0 cards. The company will also cross-ship an RMA replacement to any customer that needs one, and is still offering optional thermal pads to improve VRAM cooling.


The post EVGA offers updated BIOS, RMA cross-shipping for GTX 1080, 1070, 1060 failures appeared first on ExtremeTech.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

How Much Press Does It Take To Drive Sales?

How much media exposure do you require to drive sales? The newest research may surprise you.

Postmedia extends CEO Paul Godfrey's contract

New deal ends Dec. 31, 2020

Building Shaders With Babylon.js













 



 




Shaders are a key concept if you want to unleash the raw power of your GPU. I will help you understand how they work and even experiment with their inner power in an easy way, thanks to Babylon.js.



Building Shaders With Babylon.js


Before experimenting, we must see how things work internally. When dealing with hardware-accelerated 3D, you will have to deal with two CPUs: the main CPU and the GPU. The GPU is a kind of extremely specialized CPU.

The post Building Shaders With Babylon.js appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

Microsoft announces Windows version of Alcatel Idol 4S Android phone

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Microsoft isn't completely done with mobile, but this recycled Android phone isn't going to save Windows on phones.


The post Microsoft announces Windows version of Alcatel Idol 4S Android phone appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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Free Webinar: 2017 NEC Significant Changes in Review, Parts 1 and 2

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