A year ago, Google constructed a “neural network” of servers that eventually learned how to recognize cats. On Tuesday, Nvidia said that a team of Stanford researchers had used its own graphics cores to create another approximately 6.5 times more powerful, using just 16 servers.
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Nvidia’s GPU neural network tops Google
Canonical announced Tuesday that it has formed an advisory group of international wireless carriers – including big names like Deutsche Telekom and Korea Telecom, but excluding all of the big four U.S. networks.
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Canonical taps international cell carriers for mobile advice
Teaming up with Verizon Wireless to sell mobile products, the first Viva Movil by Jennifer Lopez store opened its doors on Tuesday in Brooklyn. [Read more]
Microsoft said Tuesday that it had increased the amount of “bird’s-eye” data inside Bing Maps by almost half, as the company tries to keep up with the 3D mapping capabilities offered by its competitors. Microsoft also added to its roster of “venue maps” of stadiums and conference halls.
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Bing increases bird’s-eye data significantly in update to Bing Maps
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it has begun to integrate its hardware and management systems with Google Apps.
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HP ties knot with Google, as Whitman talks up customers
The operator of a website that sold more than US$100 million worth of pirated software to customers worldwide was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in a U.S. federal prison.
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Chinese seller of pirated software sentenced to 12 years in US prison
On Tuesday, Advanced Micro Devices announced the AMD FX-9590, the first 5GHz microprocessor for the PC–at a time, unfortunately, when even PC enthusiasts care little about the processor’s clock speed.
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AMD announces a 5GHz microprocessor, but few will care
At Facebook’s first shareholders’ meeting, CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took it on the chin Tuesday from stockholders unhappy about last year’s IPO
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Facebook execs hammered with IPO questions at first shareholder meeting
A brand-new trailer for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” debuts Tuesday and introduces some characters not seen in the first “Hobbit” flick. [Read more]
Up for sale as of Tuesday, the lastest editions to the Alienware lineup offer Intel’s Core i7 “Haswell” chip, up to 16GB or 32GB of memory, and support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
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Dell powers up three new Alienware gaming laptops