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AMD Begins Polaris and Vega GPU Retirement Process, Reduces Ongoing Driver Support

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As AMD is now well into their third generation of RDNA architecture GPUs, the sun has been slowly setting on AMD’s remaining Graphics Core Next (GCN) designs, better known by the architecture names of Polaris and Vega. As of AMD’s September Adrenaline 23.9

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Masters of Pie Secures $4.7M to Further Develop AR/VR Tools for Enterprise

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Founded in 2011 in London, Masters of Pie started out as a service company creating R&D prototypes and products for blue chip companies using the tools and knowledge from the gaming industry. According to Crunchbase , the latest round brings Masters of Pie’s total funding to £5.2 million (~$6.8

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Razer Unleashes Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 5000 Mobile with GeForce Graphics

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During their E3 2021 gaming event this afternoon, Razer has launched the latest variant of its popular Blade 14 gaming laptop. For the first time, Razer is using an AMD processor to power its latest Blade 14 thin gaming laptop. CES 2021: ASUS Unveils ROG Strix Scar 15 Gaming Laptop, Ryzen 5000 Mobile. It's 16.8

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How Watson, IBM’s Artificial Intelligence, Is Powering Audio-Interactive VR/AR Environments

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Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR game // Image credit: Ubisoft. When you program [speech] into a game, you may have 10 intents that you will need to handle, but the freedom of being able to use your own voice as the user makes it feel like you’ve got infinite things to ask. So functionally, that’s how it works,” says Pavitt.

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AMD Moves GCN 1, 2, & 3-based GPUs and APUs To Legacy; Also Drops Win7 Support

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First introduced in 2011, GCN was a major overhaul of AMD’s graphics architecture , moving from an ILP-centric design to a more modern and compute-friendly TLP-centric design. Consequently, AMD’s lengthy legacy list includes the Radeon 7000 and 8000 series, as well as the 200, 300, and Fury series.

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‘Skyrim VR’ for PC Review – a Dragon-sized Feast for the Eyes

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Skyrim VR (2017), Bethesda’s premier virtual reality port of the hit open-world RPG Skyrim (2011) , has finally made its way to PC VR headsets after its November 2017 launch on PlayStation VR. I won’t spoil it any further in case you’re new to the game. image captured by Road to VR.

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Second Life’s cloud move could lower land prices, hurt OpenSim

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Second Life is moving its architecture to the cloud, Linden Lab announced last week, and that might help them offer lower land prices. London City region in Second Life. Image courtesy David Kariuki.). The reason? The same could work for Second Life. . Sansar not ready for prime time. Users in Sansar. Image courtesy Linden Lab.).