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With its highly successful A100 and H100 processors for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications, NVIDIA dominates AI datacenter deployments these days. But among large cloud service providers as well as emerging devices like software defined vehicles (SDVs) there is a global trend towards custom silicon. And, according to a report from Reuters, NVIDIA is putting together a new business unit to take on the custom chip market. The new business unit will reportedly be led by vice president Dina McKinney, who has a wealth of experience from working at AMD, Marvell, and Qualcomm. The new division aims to address a wide range of sectors including automotive, gaming consoles, data centers, telecom, and others that could benefit from tailored silicon solutions. Although NVIDIA...
Sony Launches Xperia Z2, Z2 Tablet, and M2 at MWC 2014
Sony Xperia Z2 Sony has just announced the Xperia Z2, which is the direct successor to the Xperia Z1 that released in the fall. While quite a bit stays the...
23 by Joshua Ho on 2/24/2014
Sony launches Xperia Z1 Compact, Z1S at CES 2014
Today at CES, Sony announced the Xperia Z1 Compact. This phone finally fills a slot that has been ignored in the Android device space, which is a phone that...
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Windows 8.1 Battery Life Investigation: 1080p Video Playback
A couple weeks back, I posted a short article on battery life with Windows 8.1 looking at whether or not it had changed compared to Windows 8. The short...
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Sony VAIO Pro 13 Battery Life with Windows 8.1: Largely Unchanged
Last week I finished up the review of the Sony VAIO Pro 13, which delivers excellent battery life compared to most other laptops that we’ve tested – granted, it’s...
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Sony VAIO Pro 13: Exceptionally Portable
As our first non-Apple Haswell Ultrabook, the Sony VAIO Pro 13 has a high bar to clear. We’ve seen a few Haswell systems that have delivered on the promise...
106 by Jarred Walton on 10/16/2013
Sony Announces PS Vita PCH-2000, PS Vita TV
Kicking off today is what’s sure to be a busy week. Both Apple and Intel have events scheduled over the next few days, with an Apple product announcement and...
13 by Ryan Smith on 9/9/2013
Sony Announces Attachable Smartphone Camera - Cyber-Shot QX100 and QX10
The connected camera space is going through an interesting period, we’ve seen a few device makers take steps towards building cameras that run Android (Nikon’s S800C, Galaxy Camera, Galaxy...
12 by Brian Klug on 9/4/2013
Sony Introduces VAIO Pro 11/13 Ultrabooks and VAIO Duo 13 Hybrid
We’re now on the third iteration of Intel’s Ultrabook strategy, and with Haswell’s launch now behind us we’ll be seeing a lot of new laptops and Ultrabooks with the...
16 by Jarred Walton on 6/4/2013
Sony Announces VAIO Fit Series of Laptops
Today Sony is launching their newest line of laptops, the VAIO Fit series. There will be two different lines, the Fit and the Fit E, and all of the...
15 by Jarred Walton on 5/7/2013
Best Thin and Light Laptops, April 2013
My focus on laptop recommendations today is on the rather nebulous “thin and light” category. That can mean different things to different people, but with Ultrabooks encroaching on this...
82 by Jarred Walton on 4/19/2013
Sony Announces PlayStation 4: PC Hardware Inside
Sony just announced the PlayStation 4, along with some high level system specifications. The high level specs are what we've heard for quite some time: 8-core x86-64 CPU using AMD...
161 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/20/2013
Sony Xperia Tablet S: A Tablet and Universal Remote Rolled Into One
The Android tablet market is getting decidedly crowded, with dozens of different offerings from big and small companies alike, in sizes from 5” to 13.3”. How do you make...
16 by Jarred Walton on 8/31/2012
Sony Announces Xperia T, V, and J Smartphones at IFA 2012
Sony has just finished announcing three new Android smartphones at IFA 2012 in Berlin. The highest end device, the Xperia T (LT30p), is pictured above. It has your standard...
11 by Stefan Constantinescu on 8/29/2012Sony Goes Whole Hog With a New Ultrabook, Updates Vaio Notebook Line
It's not surprising with Computex on and hardware refreshes from the three major players (AMD, Intel, NVIDIA) that vendors have been updating their offerings. What is surprising is just...
4 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/4/2012
Sony VAIO SE: An IPS Laptop for Under a Grand
Yes, folks, we finally managed to get someone to send us a mainstream laptop with an IPS display. Not that there are many choices; besides the Sony SE reviewed...
59 by Jarred Walton on 4/3/2012
Hands on With Sony's Xperia P & U
Two days ago we covered Sony's announcement of the Xperia P and Xperia U. Both of these phones are based on ST-E's U8500 SoC, their full specs are below: Sony...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/28/2012Sony Announces Xperia P and U, joining Xperia S NXT Series
Back at CES, then Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia S. Today at MWC 2012, the newly acquired Sony Mobile Communications announced two more Xperia NXT series devices - the...
10 by Brian Klug on 2/26/2012
Sony Vaio Z2: Everything is Peripheral
Users who want everything out of their notebook, no matter how ridiculous the demands, are probably more than at least a little curious about Sony's VAIO Z2. There's good...
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Sony VAIO: Z with Dock, SE with IPS, and an Ultrabook Concept
When we stopped by the Sony booth, there was plenty to see. Vivek will be covering some of the other areas—tablets and gaming devices—while I’ll focus on the laptop...
20 by Jarred Walton on 1/15/2012
Sony Shows Off VAIO Slider Concept
We’ve seen a lot of laptop ideas come and go over the years. One that seems to periodically resurface is the slider, a device that can function as a...
5 by Jarred Walton on 1/14/2012
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