Microsoft acquires Havok from Intel
Real-time physics system used on Assassin's Creed: Unity expected to help power the Xbox One Cloud.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
Intel
HP announces new Z240 entry-level pro workstations
More RAM, new Intel Skylake CPUs, plus faster Z Turbo Drive G2 SSDs - and they'll even bust dust for you.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
LuxRender 1.5 ships
Now officially shipping: Open-source renderer gets major speed boosts, support for AOVs. New 3ds Max exporter to come.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
Faceshift releases faceshift Studio 2015
Markerless facial mocap system now supports the Intel RealSense sensor. Use it to create a $510 wearable camera rig.
Friday, March 13th, 2015
BOXX introduces 12-core mobile workstation
GoBOXX 2725 is "likely more powerful than the desktop workstation you're currently using", says firm.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
HP unveils the ZBook 14: the 'first workstation Ultrabook'
Slim new ZBook becomes first mobile workstation to meet Ultrabook specs, but trades portability for power.
Friday, September 13th, 2013
Dell unveils 'world's most powerful tower workstation'
Spec-sheet-busting T7610 unveiled alongside M4800 and M6800 mobile systems. Check out the stats here.
Wednesday, September 11th, 2013
FluidRay RT enters free beta
Updated: Physically accurate renderer based on Intel's Embree kernels becomes available for Mac as well as Windows.
Friday, January 4th, 2013
Speed up your V-Ray renders by up to 30%
But only if you're running on an Intel x64 CPU, thanks to Chaos Group's neat new VRayEmbree helper tool.
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
Dell unveils new Precision pro desktop workstations
T3600, T5600 and T7600 sport new toolless chassis and Sandy Bridge CPUs. Look out for a review shortly.
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
fmx 2011: Friday's news
In our final show report, we salute the magic of Harry Potter and discovers what videogames still have to learn from visual effects.
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Intel signs $1.5 billion licensing deal with Nvidia
Old rivals bury the legal hatchet. But does the deal pave the way to a new era of GPGPU computing?
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011