Ever since the Xbox One and PS4 were unveiled as being based on 28nm technology, it’s been clear that both Microsoft and Sony would transition to smaller nodes as soon as those technologies were ready for prime time. It now looks as though Microsoft may make this jump before its rival. A sharp-eyed member of the Beyond3D forum picked up on the LinkedIn profile of one Daniel McConnell, an SoC designer ...
Sony has submitted an application to the Chinese government stating that the company plans to launch the Chinese official version of PS4 at the end of 2014 with expected annual shipments of 200,000 units. However, the detailed launch time, place, or shipment mode was not disclosed. Microsoft has already launched Xbox One in China. As its major competitor in the gaming console sector, Sony ...
Red Hat has announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 has been made available for all its users and comes with a ton of updates that will provide a serious performance boost. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 is an operating system aimed at users who deal with large, complex IT projects, especially enterprises that require an open hybrid cloud, so this is quite an important upgrade. The RHEL releases stick to a precise schedule ...
The head of Microsoft's Xbox division, Phil Spencer, is apparently lending an ear to the woes of independent video game developers, and is planning to rethink the infamous Xbox One release date parity clause. Recently, Phil Spencer defended the Xbox One parity clause that requires video game makers to release their games at the same time they do on other platforms on Microsoft's consoles too, which many indie devs have decried over time. ...
Former Microsoft Executive Hops To Baidu Chinese search engine company Baidu announced that Zhang Yaqin, former president of Microsoft Asia Pacific Research and Develop Group, officially joined Baidu as president responsible for leading emerging businesses. Before joining Baidu, Zhang was Microsoft's global senior vice president and Asia-Pacific Research and Development ...