Graphics Chip
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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
NEC PowerMate VL370
Reviews NEC's PowerMate VL370 is a solid and reasonably priced business PC, although plenty of other vendors offer similar products at similar prices.
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009)
Reviews Apple has made a number of changes to its £1,199 iMac, but offering a 24in. screen at this price is the most impressive. The remaining updates are welcome, and the system's multitasking capability remains unmatched.
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iMac, Chip, Hardware, hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, desktop, Sony Corp., game, digital media
AMD reorg merges microprocessor, graphics units
News Troubled chipmaker's second reorganization in little more than a year will combine its microprocessor and graphics units.
Tags: Processors, Leadership, Organizational structure, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chip Company, Graphics, microprocessor, graphics chip
Apple: Next Mac OS X unlocks chip power
News Snow Leopard features tech called Grand Central Dispatch to better tap into multicore chip power. Also: OpenCL for doing calculations on a graphics chip.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Apple Inc., Chip, Graphics, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, graphics chip, processor
Intel previews next-gen Atom, updates Moblin
News Chip architecture changes in "Pineview" promise to boost performance, while beta update to Moblin should let developers customize Linux-based netbook platform's look and feel.
Tags: Processors, Notebooks and tablets, Linux, Intel Corp., Open-source Software, Chip, Graphics, nettop, graphics chip, performance
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
AMD vs. Intel: The next phase?
News news analysis Struggling AMD may look to unload its chipmaking facilities to a partner to concentrate on battling the industry's giant.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Chip, Notebook, stock price, graphics chip, Germany, China
Nvidia in defective-chip class-action suit
News The company kept graphic chip flaws secret for six months while making "misleading statements", claim shareholders.
Tags: Processors, Lawsuits, Graphics, NVidia Corp., Chip, Class Action, Notebook, graphics chip, software, financial
Apple eyeing Nvidia's CUDA technology?
News CUDA makes it easier for developers to exploit Nvidia's graphics chips, and Apple might be getting ready to formally welcome that technology into Mac OS X.
Tags: Processors, Apple Inc., NVidia Corp., Chip, Graphics, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, graphics chip, software, processor
Intel updates graphics with multimedia capabilities
News The chipmaker's long-awaited DirectX-10 graphics update for its chipsets is available. Also on tap: A G35-based DG35EC Classic motherboard.
Tags: Multimedia, Graphics, Intel Corp., Video, Environment, ASUS, graphics chip, performance, multimedia, billing
AMD eyeing netbooks with low-power chip?
News A presentation slide for a new AMD processor has turned up, perhaps signaling the company's future intention to spruce up its products for small notebooks and handheld devices.
Tags: Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mobile, Chip, Notebook, phone, AMD Geode, graphics chip, performance
Apple buys stake in mobile graphics chip designer
News The acquisition of Imagine Technologies could be an indication of how Apple plans to power the graphics in future iPhones and iPod Touches.
Tags: Mobile processors, Game players, Music devices, PDA phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, Manufacturing, Chip, Graphics, graphics chip
New iPhone firmware reveals code for next model
News A bit of digging around inside the latest iPhone firmware release has uncovered code that suggests a next-generation iPhone is waiting in the wings.
Tags: Handhelds, Graphics, Mobile processors, Storage, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Apple Mac OS X, P.A. Semi, firmware, 3G
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009)
Reviews Apple has made a number of changes to its £1,199 iMac, but offering a 24in. screen at this price is the most impressive. The remaining updates are welcome, and the system's multitasking capability remains unmatched.
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iMac, Chip, Hardware, hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, desktop, Sony Corp., game, digital media
