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Gamer’s Guide for DirectX 11

Gamer’s Guide for DirectX 11

Oct 20, 2009

DirectX 11 is the next gaming API for windows machine. DirectX yung ginagamit ng mga game developer para i design ang mga paborito at kinababaliwan nating mga games. There are currently 2 DirectX versions in the market: DX9 (compatible with XP and Vista) and DX10 (used only by Vista). Most games developed today are built using DirectX 9 dahil unang-una, matagal...

DirectX 11 Games Announced

AMD/ATI is expected to grace the gaming community with new series of GPU’s with DirectX 11 capabilities. But to spice up the grand event of DirectX 11, AMD boasts of 4 new games that will support DirectX 11. Hey, this is something they should really strive to offer if they want the gaming community to buy their new cards. Besides, what good is a new gpu if...

Lenovo and Samsung Delaying their ION Netbook

Lenovo and Samsung both announced that they will be delaying the release of their next generation ION-equipped netbook until Windows 7 is released. This was made known due to the idea that this ION-powered netbook will run better on Windows 7 rather than Vista or Home XP. Windows 7 is the next flagship operating system by Microsoft that will be released...

Nvidia to Join ATI’s DX10.1 Bandwagon

Nvidia will refresh its GT200 lineup with new GPUs capable of DirectX 10.1 instruction. Recent ATI Radeon GPUs already support DirectX 10.1 since 2007 but Nvidia has become reluctant and didn’t bother to upgrade their chipsets past DX10. According to tech insiders, Nvidia will release its new 40nm GPUs this coming September and might be branded as GT210...

Lenovo Intros First Netbook with Ion

Lenovo Intros First Netbook with Ion

May 25, 2009

Lenovo today announced the release of its improved version of Ideapad S series of netbooks, the Ideapad S12. The Ideapad S12 is the first netbook that offers Ion platform from Nvidia. The 9400m graphics chipset promises better support for 1080p video decoding with h.264 playback acceleration, Blu-ray playback, and moderate gaming capabilities. The new netbook...