AMD CEO Lisa Su is back in Taiwan to deliver the latest on AMD’s chips in an AI era. Nvidia has already hinted that AMD’s Strix CPUs are about to launch, but rumors have also revealed AMD could unveil its new Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs. AMD’s Computex keynote kicks off at 9:30PM ET / 6:30PM PT / 2:30AM UK (June 3rd). You can tune in below.
The free VLC media player will soon get Nvidia’s RTX Video HDR feature on top of its existing Super Resolution support. RTX Video HDR uses AI to convert SDR color space videos into HDR ones, ideal for the latest crop of OLED HDR monitors. DaVinci Resolve is also getting RTX Video support to upscale lower-quality videos up to 4K and HDR.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is on stage at Computex talking about how much better GPUs are for AI tasks than CPUs. Nvidia just made $14 billion of profit in a single quarter thanks to AI chips. “The more you buy, the more you save,” Huang jokes. “That’s called CEO math. It’s not accurate, but it is correct.”
Nvidia is gearing up for more AI announcements during its Computex 2024 keynote. CEO Jensen Huang will take the stage in Taiwan at 7AM ET / 4AM PT / 12PM UK today to detail more of Nvidia’s AI plans. While it’s unlikely we’ll hear about RTX 5000 GPUs, I’m sure Nvidia will have some GeForce-related news. You can tune in, below.
If you’ve purchased a Surface laptop or tablet in the UK you can now get it repaired at electricals retailer Currys. It doesn’t matter where you purchased your device from, Currys will handle repairs at its 300 stores across the UK. It’s a lot more convenient than having to send your device back to Microsoft, that’s for sure.
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GPD looks like it has created one of the most interesting dual-screen laptops we’ve seen to date. The secondary display sits on top or folds over the regular one to then close flat into a tablet. It looks impressive in the GIF below, but the key will be weight and balance. We’re expecting to hear more about the GPU Duo at Computex next week.
