Infographic: How to Get Better Grades Using Social Media
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Samsung’s WebCL Prototype for WebKit
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Surely you’ve heard of WebGL by now, the Khronos-developed bindings to OpenGL for Javascript. What you may not have heard of is a new API from Khronos called WebCL, the same thing but for OpenCL. Mac Users can check out a simple prototype of the WebCL bindings for WebKit (safari) via a library at Google Code.
WebCL is a new activity in Khronos that is defining JavaScript bindings to OpenCL. The “WebCL for WebKit” project is an early implementation of WebCL for the open source WebKit browser engine. The design and implementation of WebCL for WebKit are similar to that of WebGL. A typical WebCL application will start by making a “WebCLComputeContext” which is then used to invoke OpenCL APIs. An example (not complete, but to show the flavor of WebCL) is:
HTC to Buy S3 Graphics for $300M
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In a move meant to position HTC better in the mobile phone and tables space, HTC is buying old-name graphics company S3 from Via for the tidy sum of $300M.
“In the smartphone and tablet business, there are a lot of patent lawsuits,” said BNP Paribas analyst Laura Chen. “S3 has a lot of patents, and HTC needs more bargaining power in the smartphone business.”
S3 Graphics has been around for a very long time, but hasn’t been terribly relevant since Intel took over the embedded graphics space, and NVidia and AMD began battling over the addin-card market. However, they do have an impressive patent portfolio.
via Smartphone Maker HTC to Buy Chip Firm S3 Graphics for $300M | PCWorld.
Growing Up Weiner
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The state of money in the UK
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Mark Van Moer: Advanced Application Support Visualization Services at NCSA
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InsideHPC has a nice short interview with NCSA’s Mark Van Moer about his work with HPC simulation experts on data visualization.
NCSA visualization programmer Mark Van Moer describes how he and Dave Bock work with scientists to transform large amounts of numerical data into images so people can use their ‘visual intuition’ to better grasp what the data mean.
This is the same stuff I do at work every day.. Glad to see it getting some exposure.
via YouTube – Mark Van Moer: Advanced Application Support Visualization Services at NCSA.
20 Sensational Accounting Infographics
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Accounting is a classically boring profession, but thanks to some beautiful infographics it can be made to look at least visually interesting. Check out this list of 20 graphics to start with.
Many people make the mistake of thinking that accounting is boring. However, when you stop and think about what numbers tell us, suddenly accounting becomes quite interesting. Numbers can tell a story, whether it tells you about the success of a business, or whether it tells you where your tax dollars are being spent. Infographics can take these numbers and present them in a way that is understandable and interesting.
VizWorld.com 
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