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giz explains
Giz Explains: How to Choose the Right Graphics Card
There are plenty of great graphics cards out there, no matter what you're looking for. Thing is, the odds are seemingly stacked against you ever finding the right one. It doesn't have to be that hard. More » -
zune hd
Confirmed: Zune HD Rocks the Nvidia Tegra
We were pretty confident before, but now we've got it straight from the horse's podcast: The Zune HD will indeed pack the Nvidia Tegra chip, which should give it better battery life and enviable video acceleration. [ZuneInsider] -
zune hd
Zune HD Packs Nvidia Tegra: Better Video and Better Battery Life
If you were wondering how the Zune HD could pack in such iPod touch-beating smoothness into such a small size, we might have an answer for you: It's packing Nvidia's teeny, high-performance Tegra processor. More » -
notebooks
Nvidia GeForce 200M Graphics Cards Just Made Your Notebook Old and Busted
A year after Nvidia's monstrous GeForce 200 series graphics cards first stomped onto the scene (literally the biggest GPUs ever), Nvidia's finished making them mobile, delivering double the performance of current 9M series using half the power. More » -
giz explains
Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?
Low-power processors aren't just for netbooks: These computers-on-a-chip are going to be powering our smartphones and other diminutive gadgets in the forseeable future. So what's the difference between the Atoms, Snapdragons and Tegras of the world? More » -
nvidia
Nvidia Announces 12 Tegra Products You'll Probably Never See, Tweaks Expectations
Nvidia is using Computex to herald the arrival of their system-on-a-chip Tegra platform, but it's not the most explosive debut. They've announced 12 netbook and tablet products from relative unknowns, and bizarrely altered their claims about the platform's capabilities. More » -
netbooks
Nvidia Ion-Powered Cheap PCs Arrive En Masse
Lenovo and Acer were the first, but now they're not the only ones with cheap computers powered by Nvidia's Ion platform—GeForce 9400M graphics paired with an Intel Atom CPU. Besides Asus's eeetop here, there's 20 others, though you won't find the likes of Dell or HP here: More » -
apple
Apple Extends Free Graphics-Related Repair Offer For Older MacBook Pros
Before we had the great unibody fail-off of 2009, another batch of MacBooks began to falter on account of shoddy Nvidia hardware. Apple has extended their free repair offer on those laptops from two to three years after the date of purchase. From the support article: More » -
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macbook pro
MacBook Pro Firmware Update Fixes Fan Speed Under Heavy Loads
Another MacBook Pro firmware update to adjust the behavior of the system's fans when it's under a heavy workload. Normally, this would be too minor to warrant a post, but given the MacBook Pro's rocky history with graphics cards and heat issues, it's worth noting Apple's still churning out fan-related fixes. More » -
rumor
The Netbook Conspiracy: Intel and Microsoft Collude to Keep Netbooks Crappy
Remember those crappy specs that define a netbook in Microsoft's eyes? Apparently, Intel is just as much to blame. More » -
concept
3D Gauge Car Cluster Fills the Eyeballs With Information Overload
This concept, a joint effort by NVIDIA and icon icar, packs a ton of data into one screen. In addition to a standard speedometer and fuel gauge, it houses radio and navigation information. [KickingTires] -
nerd history
The Glorious, Hulking History of 3D Graphics
From the Voodoo1 in 1996 to the wallet-and-pixel crushing Nvidia GeForce GTX 285, Maximum PC recounts the entire history of 3D graphics in ultra-gory detail. A fantastically nerdy way to kill 30 minutes. [Maximum PC] -
intel
Intel's Medfield Project May, May Not Go Into Smartphones
It's all very wink wink, nudge nudge, hush hush, but the odor that Intel is giving off in this Fortune article about the Medfield project is that Intel's trying to shrink x86 down to smartphones. More » -
giz explains
Giz Explains: GPGPU Computing, and Why It'll Melt Your Face Off
No, I didn't stutter: GPGPU—general-purpose computing on graphics processor units—is what's going to bring hot screaming gaming GPUs to the mainstream, with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. Finally, everbody's face melts! Here's how. More » -
nvidia
Nvidia Says They Won't Screw Up Windows 7 Launch Like They Did Vista
Remember how badly Nvidia's drivers screwed up the Vista launch? They're so confident they won't mess up Microsoft's Windows 7 launch, they're issuing press releases NOW touting how ready they are. [Yahoo via ZDNet] -
windows 7
Why Windows 7 Is Snappier Than Vista
Most people will tell you that Windows 7 is snappier than Vista, even though the raw numbers say otherwise. But it's not in your head. Windows 7 is more responsive than Vista. Here's why. More » -
future of cheap pcs
Acer Revo and Nvidia Ion Hands On: Flawless Blu-ray Playback Changes Cheap Computers Forever
Acer's Revo, a tiny desktop that'll be "well under" $500, is the first computer with Nvidia's Ion netbook platform. Why care? Because it's got a crappy Intel Atom processor and plays HD Blu-ray movies flawlessly. -
apple
MacBook Pro 17-Inch Gets Update for Less Toasty Graphics Cards
Apple just dropped Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 for the 17-inch MacBook Pro, which "addresses the possibility of vertical lines or distorted graphics on the display," likely caused by graphics cards' faulty fans. Download it! [Apple] -
mac pro
Mac Pro's Priciest Video Card Actually Kinda Sucks for Gaming
Benchmarking the new Mac Pro's default Nvidia GeForce GT 120 against the ATI Radeon HD 4870—a $200 upgrade—Crave finds that the Radeon doesn't deliver a whole lot of boom, especially in Call of Duty. More » -
windows 7
Windows 7 Vs. Vista: Which Runs Crysis Fasterer?
ATI and Nvidia have had plenty of time to fine-tune their graphics monsters for Windows 7, so with the latest drivers, Extremetech answers that burning question: Is Windows 7 or Vista faster for games? More » -
graphics
Ex-Apple Engineers' Caustic Startup Promises 200x Faster Ray-Tracing Graphics by 2010 (Suck It, Crysis)
Caustic Graphics, a startup from ex-Apple engineers, thinks their approach to 3D graphics—ray-tracing—will result in way more realistic eye candy than you see today, with chips that are 200x faster than today's by 2010. More » -
macbook pro
MacBook Pro Graphics Issue Could Be Due to Faulty Fan Speed
Let's not storm the Nvidia gates with our torches and pitchforks just yet, folks, because today we learned that the MacBook Pro graphics issue could be due to a cooling problem. More » -
macbook pro
Are the New 17-Inch MacBook Pros Plagued by Faulty Graphics Cards?
This is all too familiar. The Apple support forums are lit up by complaints that the new 17-inch MacBook Pros are plagued by faulty Nvidia GeForce 9600 graphics cards. More » -
roundup
Big Mac Tuesday: What Apple Dropped
Today Apple performed serious internal upgrades on the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro and Time Capsule, and they did it without a keynote—or even a press-release quote from His Jobsness. Here's a recap: More » -
3d gaming
Maingear Prelude 2: 3D Vision Gaming PC in a Box
I still have serious doubts about 3D PC gaming actually taking off, but Maingear's Nvidia-powered Prelude 2 3D gaming rig neatly bundles everything you need into a $2000 package. More » -
rumor
Lenovo First to Pack Nvidia Ion HD Graphics Into Netbooks
We're gonna see Nvidia's Ion platform in dirt-cheap desktops first, but Taiwan rag Commercial Times says Lenovo looks like the first to put it in netbooks, starting with 11.6 and 12.1-inch IdeaPads. [Digitimes via Electronista] -
nvidia
NVidia's Ion Netbook Platform First Appearing in a...Desktop
Although Ion was pitched as a fast netbook platform, its poor battery life makes it a better mini desktop. And that's what it will first appear in. This confirms the suspicions of many. [electronista] -
netbooks
Intel Shipping Atom N280 Processors, Bringing HD Quality to Netbooks
Intel is now shipping their new 1.66GHz Atom N280 processors to PC makers—a chip should give netbooks a performance boost with HD video. More » -
netbooks
Nvidia Ion Netbook Platform Reviewed: Incredible Video Performance, Not-So-Incredible Battery Life
PC perspective took an Nvidia Ion reference platform—all the guts crammed in a box—for a test drive and found the performance very much lives up to the hype: It blows away every other netbook. -
apple
Apple Mysteriously Pulls Nvidia Update, Mysteriously
Apple has pulled the Nvidia update it released on Monday from Software Update and its website without explanation. More » -
apple
Apple Nvidia Update Fixes Some Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Issues, Boosts HD Video Performance
Apple just dropped an Nvidia graphics update that supposedly fixes issues with its Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (hopefully by "cursor movement" it means "totally warped display") and boosts HD video performance. [AppleInsider] -
rumor
Apple To Use Nvidia's Atom-Powered Ion Platform For Something: Mac Mini or Apple TV?
Tom's Hardware says it's for the sad and neglected Mac Mini. Apple Insider says it could make more sense inside a revamped Apple TV. Either way, a dual-core Atom with Nvidia's 9400M sounds nice. More » -
intel
Next Intel Atom's Biggest Upgrade Is Its Price
Some details have emerged about Intel's Atom N280 processor, the successor to the wildly popular N270 that drove last year's netbook craze. In short, it's not looking like much of an update. More » -
qotd
Did You Enjoy The Keynote Any Less Without Steve Jobs?
Aside from the actual speculated products, the big news surrounding the Apple Macworld keynote was that Steve Jobs would be out sick. But as I refreshed the Gizmodo liveblog, I wondered, did it matter? More » -
macworld 2009
Where's the Mac Mini? And Other Rumor Smashes!
If Wired, TUAW and Macrumors are independently reporting a Mac Mini is on its way, we know it exists. Evidently, we're just not going to see it at Macworld. So what about other rumors? More » -
macworld 2009
17" MacBook Pro Unibody First Hands On
The new 17" MacBook Pro with a unibody construction and an integrated battery feels thinner than the previous version and really looks beautiful. Check out our gallery to see for yourself. More » -
macworld 2009
Testing the iPhone's New Wireless iTunes Downloads
Today iPhone users can download music from iTunes not just through their computers or Wi-Fi, but AT&T's 3G network. So how does it work? Testing it in Vegas, we can say rocky but functional. More » -
macworld 2009
Sting Teaches You to Play Guitar in Garageband '09
In one of the odder announcements during the Macworld keynote, Sting, along with others like Norah Jones, will teach you to play guitar and piano in Garageband '09. More » -
unconfirmed
Apple Makes DRM Deal with Big Three Music Labels, Plus 3G Downloads Coming?
According to CNET sources, Apple has signed deals with Sony BMG, Universal, and Warner to bring flexibly-priced DRM-free music to iTunes while simultaneously introducing music downloads to the iPhone's 3G service. More » -
intel
Intel Wants Netbooks to Keep Sucking
Digitimes reports Intel's pissed that Nvidia's trying to muscle into the Intel-dominated netbook niche with their new Ion platform that combines the Atom processor with Nvidia's GeForce 9400m which makes netbooks fully HD capable. Updated.


































