SGI shares plunge 23 pct as profit margins fall
Silicon Graphics International Corp.'s shares plummeted 23 percent Wednesday after the provider of computer equipment and services reported its profit margins are shriveling. The sell-off produced the steepest one-day plunge in the stock since Rackable Systems bought Silicon Graphics out of bankruptcy court for $42.5 million and adopted the company's name nearly three years ago. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:45:09 -0800

Silicon Graphics shares dive on margin worries
(Reuters) - Concerns about shrinking profit margins at Silicon Graphics International sparked a sell-off in the company's stock that wiped away a quarter of its value, a day after it posted weak quarterly results and slashed its full-year earnings outlook. On Tuesday, the company, which provides rack-mounted computer servers designed for large-scale data center deployments, said it plans to ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:08:46 -0800

New computer chip design boosts speed
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a new technique in computer chip design can increase overall computer processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:22:53 -0800

Engineers boost computer processor performance by over 20 percent
Researchers have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate – boosting processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:22:36 -0800

Engineers Up Computer Processor Performance By Over 20 Percent
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate - boosting processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:30:28 -0800

Calibrate your monitor for the best picture
Here's how to calibrate color on your computer monitor to get the best picture for your needs, be they amateur or professional. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:28:04 -0800

Adobe gives Photoshop CS6 a new graphics-chip boost
Adobe uses a computer's GPU to accelerate the Liquify plug-in. (Click to enlarge.) (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) Adobe Systems has released a second sneak peak of Photoshop CS6 that shows new work to give a hardware boost to the image-editing software. The graphics processing unit (GPU) speeds the Liquify tool, which lets people smear images in a finger-painting way, according ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:14:28 -0800

SIGGRAPH 2012 Student Volunteers Needed
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 13, 2012 – Apply now! The SIGGRAPH 2012 Student Volunteer Program is a unique opportunity for students to meet people involved in all areas of the computer graphics industry while contributing to the overall success of the SIGGRAPH Conference. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:22:04 -0800

SIGGRAPH Conference Returns to Anaheim and Vancouver
SIGGRAPH, the world's premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, announces site selections for its 2013 and 2014 North American conferences. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:04:00 -0800

SIGGRAPH heads to Anaheim in '13, Vancouver in '14
CHICAGO — SIGGRAPH (www.siggraph.org), the conference for computer graphics and interactive techniques, based here, has selected the sites for its 2013 and 2014 North American conferences. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:58:04 -0800