New Atmel microcontrollers are setting records for low power consumption with a target battery lifespan measured in decades. These are the kind of innovations that could make human-powered electronics a reality in the long-term.
نویسنده: Joel Hruska
Verizon owners can finally opt out of supercookies — here’s how
Verizon has finally added the ability to opt out of its highly controversial supercookie tracking program, but the move is unlikely to satisfy privacy advocates — and it’s part of a wider trend towards comprehensive data gathering on customers.
DirectX 12, LiquidVR may breathe fresh life into AMD GPUs thanks to asynchronous shading
With DirectX 12 and Vulkan both coming to games and Windows in the near future, AMD is arguing that features it baked into GCN as far back 2012 will finally prove useful now — thanks to DirectX 12’s ability to juggle multiple threads.
Intel quietly launches 14nm Braswell, Bay Trail’s successor
Intel has quietly launched its 14nm successor to Bay Trail. The new SoCs offer improved power consumption and should boost graphics performance significantly over last-gen hardware.
IBM to demonstrate first on-package silicon photonics
IBM’s new silicon photonics technology integrates the waveguide technology on-package. It’s a significant step forward for the nascent industry and a necessary improvement for eventual exascale systems.