The US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple 23 patents, including one for an embedded heart-rate monitor that might just be of interest to those on the watch for all things iWatch. Contine reading
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Wispy designs from Microsoft partners breeze past Apple
Microsoft laptop partners are ahead of Apple on critical design metrics like weight.
So, how will that play out in 2014? A snapshot of today’s lightest, edgiest designs should give us an idea (I’ll put aside a discussion of competing operating systems and pricing for this post). Contine reading
AMD unveils graphics processor for Apple’s Mac Pro
Chipmaker AMD on Tuesday announced a dual AMD FirePro professional graphics solutions (GPUs) to boost the performance levels of the Apple ‘s Mac Pro workstation.
AMD’s FirePro D300, D500 and D700 professional GPUs offer exceptional compute power and reliability for creativity and productivity in a wide range of applications, the firm said in a release.
With industry-adopted OpenCL (Open Computing Language) support, Mac Pro users have the ability to seamlessly edit full-resolution 4K video and simultaneously render effects in the background and still have enough performance to power up to three high-resolution 4K displays, it added. Contine reading