Chromebooks can now run Linux without dual-booting via Crouton (ChRomium Os Universal chrooT envirONment)! A big advantage of Crouton is that users don't have to reboot their machine to switch operating systems. Moving to Linux can be as simple as using a keyboard shortcut. Crouton can be downloaded from github (). Crouton is a set of scripts that act as an easy-to-use, … [Read more...]
OpenCL Included! Intel Integrated Native Developer Experience
Intel just released INDE. the Intel® Integrated Native Developer Experience cross-platform development suite that is claimed to provide a complete, consistent set of C++ and Java tools, libraries, and samples for environment setup, code creation, compilation, debugging, and analysis on Intel® architecture-based devices and select capabilities on ARM-based Android devices. The … [Read more...]
Guide to Unlock the NVIDIA Shield Tablet Bootloader – First Step to a Dual-boot Device
Many people wish to run Ubuntu, or Ubuntu touch on the recently released NVIDIA Shield Tablet. The first step is to unlock the bootloader, which can be performed according to the instructions by Abdur Rehman in his post, "How To Unlock/Relock Bootloader on NVIDIA Shield Tablet [Guide]". Note that unlocking the bootloader does void the warranty - even if you relock it! Ubuntu … [Read more...]
Nvidia Talks About ARM64 and 64-bit K1 SoC
The Hot Chips 2014 conference conveyed some hot information this week about Nvidia's 64-bit Tegra K1 -the first 64-bit ARM processor for Android devices that pairs the dual-core "Project Denver" CPU with Nvidia's 192-core Kepler GPU (a ceepee geepee). The ARM-based Denver CPU was custom designed by Nvidia and is compatible with ARM's 64-bit ARMv8-A architecture. The chip is … [Read more...]
Acer K1-powered Chromebook $279 for Pre-Order – Dual-boot Linux?
The Acer Chromebook 13, priced at $279, is the first Chromebook to use an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor. It offers customers fast graphics and a 13-hour battery in an ultra-mobile form factor. Available for presale now at Amazon.com and BestBuy.com. Spec from Amazon.com: Screen Size 13.3 inches Max Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels Processor 2.1 GHz … [Read more...]
Tegra K1 Drives Audi A7 In Florida Driverless Car Highway Test
Audi tested a fully equipped driverless A7 on a Florida highway at speeds up to 25 miles per hour. Governor Rick Scott, a proponent of driverless vehicles and signer of the bill that allows for testing such vehicles in the state, sat in the driver's seat without touching the controls for part of the test. Audi requested a shutdown of Tampa's Lee Roy Selmon Expressway while … [Read more...]
AMD Introduces an ARM64 Development Kit $2999
AMD is now accepting applications for the AMD Opteron™ A1100 Series 64-bit ARM Developers kit, which supports the RedHat ARM Partner Early Access Program for software and hardware developers as well as early adopters in large datacenters. The development kit provides the hardware and software needed to begin application development and evaluate the A1100 Series processors. … [Read more...]
Start Developing on the ARM-Powered NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Now!
NVIDIA posted a development kit for the NVIDIA Shield Tablet including a banquet of languages (CUDA, Java, C/C++, ...) and developer tools. A complete list of features can be found at Tegra Android Development Pack and are available for download under the NVIDIA GameWorks Download Center. Develop on the latest and fastest mobile hardware available with the all-new NVIDIA® … [Read more...]
Linus Torvalds Says Fix GCC 4.9 Code Generation!
Phoronix picked up Linus Torvalds' providing some not so gentle feedback on GCC 4.9. GCC 4.9 supports OpenMP 4.0. Apparently the latest GNU compiler is doing some silly spilling of CPU registers (including constants!) that caused a random panic in a load balance function with the in-development Linux 3.16 kernel. On a comparative note, GCC just received the ACM Programming … [Read more...]
Pre-order Your NVIDIA Shield Tablet Now! (available July 29 in US)
The Tegra K1-powered NVIDIA Shield Tablet is here - available July 29 in the US! Pre-order here! For more information on the shield tablet, or go to shield.nvidia.com. http://youtu.be/VohrddwVQqg Those who are adventurous, Caonical has a dual-boot mode that will allow Ubuntu to run on tablets, and potentially other devices bringing full Linux and CUDA … [Read more...]