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Imagination Technologies has a new GPU architecture with DirectX 11 support

TechSpot

Imagination has just launched IMG DXD, the company's latest "high-performance" GPU architecture. For the first time, DXD provides native support for Microsoft's DirectX libraries, starting with a "hardware-based implementation" of the DirectX 11 Feature Level 11_0 release. Read Entire Article

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Microsoft Pluton: New chip design draws lessons from Xbox to make Windows PCs more secure

GeekWire

Microsoft’s new “Pluton” architecture has won support from Intel, AMD and Qualcomm. Microsoft Graphic). It’s modeled after the chip design that Microsoft introduced with the Xbox One in 2013, and also uses in its Azure Sphere processors for Internet of Things devices.

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Microsoft Will Take the Wraps Off Windows 11 Hardware On Sept. 22

Gizmodo

We already know Microsoft is launching Windows 11 on Oct. 5, but what would a new operating system be without new hardware to showcase it? Microsoft is having what many have pegged as a Surface hardware event on Sept. 22 at 8 a.m. It’s all virtual, of course, and there’s a link available if you want to… Read more.

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Arm’s first new architecture in a decade is designed for security and AI

The Verge

Chip designer Arm has announced Armv9, its first new chip architecture in a decade following Armv8 way back in 2011. According to Arm, Armv9 offers three major improvements over the previous architecture: security, better AI performance, and faster performance in general. SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images.

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Microsoft will bring DirectStorage API from the Xbox to PCs to reduce IO bottlenecks in games

TechSpot

Microsoft has been talking a lot about the hardware and software improvements in its upcoming Xbox Series X console, including a technology stack called the Xbox Velocity Architecture, which is supposed to slash loading times and enable games with bigger and more detailed worlds.

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Sony confirms PS5 will have exclusive games playable only on next-gen hardware

The Verge

The PlayStation 5 will have one selling point Sony thinks might be important to fans who are on the fence about upgrading to a new generation of gaming console: exclusive titles, playable only on the new hardware. That will be especially true if Microsoft successfully bridges the console and PC platforms in ways Sony could never pull off.

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The blueprint for success: Demystifying enterprise architecture

Dataconomy

What is enterprise architecture? This includes its business processes, technology infrastructure, and data architecture. This includes its business processes, technology infrastructure, and data architecture. This helps ensure that technology investments are focused on achieving business objectives.