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Apple MacBook Pro
Reviews Apple's new 15in. MacBook Pro has a redesigned aluminium body, a new touchpad with expanded functionality and a dual graphics setup for either longer battery life or better performance. However, there's now less incentive to spend extra on a Pro because its 13in. mainstream cousin received a greater overhaul.
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Air, NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, GPU, Notebook, Settings Menu, Pro, VAT
Apple MacBook Pro 2009 (2.66GHz, 17in.)
Reviews Apple's new 17in. MacBook Pro joins the 15in. model with a redesigned aluminium body, a new trackpad with expanded functionality and a dual-graphics setup for either longer battery life or better performance.
Tags: Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Chip, Apple MacBook Pro, GPU, Graphics, Video, Notebook, Settings Menu
AMD's cover on Fusion blown?
News First Fusion processor will be based on 40-nanometer manufacturing technology, report claims. But, AMD says CPU highlighted in report does not exist.
Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, Dual-core, GPU, Quad-core, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., processor, ATI Technologies Inc., industry
Nvidia offers hope with Q2 results
News Nvidia said Thursday that its second quarter loss had narrowed from a year ago and offered hope things might turn around.
Tags: Processors, NVidia Corp., Quarter, GPU, Compensation, Cloud Computing, quarterly revenue, stock compensation, high-performance computing, net income
Dell extends warranties after GPU fault
News The company has announced a limited international warranty extension of one year, after Nvidia admitted flaws in some of its graphics-processing units.
Tags: Graphics, Components, Notebooks and tablets, NVidia Corp., Dell Latitude, GPU, Dell Precision, Notebook, BIOS Update, BIOS
Apple will repair faulty MacBooks
News Computer maker says it has determined some MacBook Pros may be affected by Nvidia graphics chip glitch, and offers to repair those notebooks at no charge.
Tags: Mac OS, Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, GPU, Graphics, Apple Macintosh
Personal supercomputing, anyone?
Insight perspective Personal supercomputing may sound like a contradiction in terms, but it definitely exists, says Andrew Jones.
Tags: Supercomputing, Business applications, GPU, Consulting, Jones, Hardware, supercomputer, modeling, high-performance, desktop
GPU standard may start with Apple's OpenCL
News PC and mobile-computing industries are looking at ways to exploit graphics processors on future computers--and they'll will start with Apple's OpenCL technology.
Tags: Standards, Graphics, Processors, Mobile processors, Software, ARM, Apple Inc., Mobile, GPU, Apple Macintosh
Background processing coming with iPhone 3.0?
News Apple was supposed to have a quasi-background processing service for the iPhone ready by last September, but might be thinking about taking a step further.
Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Mobile processors, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Apple iPhone 3G, GPU, performance, 3G
Rambus sues Nvidia for patent infringement
News Rambus accuses Nvidia of violating 17 patents on memory controllers and is seeking an injunction as well as monetary damages.
Tags: Lawsuits, Patents, Memory, Processors, NVidia Corp., GPU, Graphics, processor, News.com, Rambus Inc.
AMD throws its weight behind 'balanced' platform
News The high-definition movement and a growing number of gamers add wind to the chipmaker's tune of blending strong CPU and graphics performance.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Mobile processors, Processors, Global strategic management, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, Dual-core, GPU, Graphics, Notebook
Adobe takes Flash to smartphones
News The update is set to arrive as a beta on phones early next year, and aims to extend Flash's popularity on the desktop to mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Palm Inc., Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, mobile, Business applications, Barclay, Mobile applications
Lenovo ThinkPad SL500
Reviews The ThinkPad SL500 is attractively priced, solidly built and a good performer. We're particularly impressed with the high-resolution 15.4in. screen. However, there are one or two design quirks, the webcam is basic and battery life could be longer.
Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., Graphics, Notebook, RAM Complement, SL500, Networking Facility, Image Capture Software, ThinkPad SL500, Lenovo Group Ltd.
Dell Latitude E6500
Reviews The Latitude E6500 is an attractive 15.4in. notebook, not least because you can configure it to closely match your needs. The backlit keyboard is well executed, and we also like the auto-adjusting screen brightness.
Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., Dell Latitude, Graphics, E6500, WEI, Latitude E6500, performance, Wi-Fi, keyboard
Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet
Reviews Although it lacks an optical drive and a touchpad, and battery life could be better, this is a typically well-built ThinkPad. If you're a Tablet PC fan, it's a very good (if somewhat pricey) choice.
Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., Tablet, Tablet PC, Graphics, Wireless, Notebook, Modem, Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet, X200 Tablet
