AUSTIN, Texas—After numerous rumours and a supposed "several billion dollars" spent on R&D, Nvidia's first consumer graphics cards based on its Pascal architecture are here: the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070. The GTX 1080 will retail for $ 599 (~£450), $ 50 more than the GTX 980 cost at launch, while the GTX...
Nvidia’s GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 revealed: Faster than Titan X at half the price
Grass greener, Internet faster? Why Seattle is mapping broadband speeds across the city
The City of Seattle has announced an online broadband speed test that will create a map of internet speeds and prices across different Seattle neighborhoods. Using the map, city residents will be able compare their Internet plans to...
Intel’s new Atom and Core M Compute Sticks get faster and look better
Microsoft: Windows 10 reaches 200M devices, growing faster than any previous version
Less than six months after its release, Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is running on more than 200 million devices, outpacing Windows 8’s growth by nearly 400 percent and Windows 7 by 140 percent. Microsoft announced the new numbers this morning, showing new momentum for its flagship operating system as...
Startup Spotlight: CloudMunch helps developers deploy software faster
During his 18-year tenure at Infosys, Pradeep Prabhu pioneered the IT company’s cloud business. Along with colleague Prasanna Raghavendra, the engineers saw a need for a developer-facing platform that could still work with common plugins and integrations. They decided to take the startup...
Digging into the data: How to make a faster race car driver
When it comes to natural talent, racing a car is a lot like most other sports. Innate ability counts, of course, but it's no substitute for hard work. Data also...