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- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?What are the specsI haven't seen the specs yet (are they published?) but I don't think it's going to be enough. They either need to compete with Windows PC's or not. Don't half ass it. My guess is the lower price will still not match...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, new MacBook line, MacBook line
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- DOJ backs off ATI
- More good news for AMD. The Department of Justice has officially closed its antitrust investigation into ATI, the graphics chipmaker it bought in 2006. The Justice Department was investigating practices in the hot-and-heavy battle between ATI and Nvidia. Coverage at PCWorld. AMD announced last week saw its...
- Tags: ATI Technologies Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Why Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipset
- Why Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipsetNvidia- Extent of Chip PerformanceThe move if true could leverage Transmeta's Intellectual Property.It would be a fast trac expedite, but the leg work could have been done during the due dilegence by Nvidia.Yes I am a Transmeta shareholder.This may balance the NVidia vs...
- Tags: Chipsets, Performance management, Notebooks, Semiconductors, NVidia Corp., graphics, performance, chipset, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-12
- Defective NVIDIA GPUs present in MacBook Pro
- Defective NVIDIA GPUs present in MacBook ProAnd, reportedly, Apple wants to get further into bed with them?Using nVidia Chipsets instead of Intel?I thought Apple uses more quality partsThat's the point iTards throw out every time to justify Macs' insanely high price.I see Dell offering ATI discreet cardson some of their...
- Tags: Notebooks, NVidia Corp., NVIDIA GPU, Macs ARE, Apple Inc., GPU, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capitalRE: Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters caI think it's quite smart personally.foolishJust another CEO desperate to save his bonus. Once you carve up the company, quality goes downhill. The chips will suffer. AMD will be...
- Tags: Balance sheets, Asset management, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Asset Smart, manufacturing, balance sheet, chip, asset
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Can two AMDs be better than one?
- Can two AMDs be better than one?They should never have bought ATIATI was content with competing with NVIDIA, and if market conditions had let them fail at it, so be it. What we're seeing now is the failure of 2 companies, not just one.ExpensiveThe cash infusion may have been...
- Tags: Research & Development, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- NVIDIA: Goodbye 9000-series, hello G100-series
- NVIDIA: Goodbye 9000-series, hello G100-seriesIt is strange, but then again ATI's numbering is simply a mess.It is a strange new numbering system for nVidia. For the longest time, their numbering was very predictable, and that's one of the reasons I liked nVidia cards.With ATI, on the other hand, their numbering...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., G100-series
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Dell Studio Desktop
- With its new Studio Desktop, Dell finally brings its mainstream desktop line into the 64-bit era. The glossy black midtower PC presents little in the way of innovative design, but by offering the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Dell now competes on even footing with HP, Gateway, and other vendors...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Studio Desktop, Dell Studio, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, desktop
- Product reviews 2008-09-24
- Sony Vaio JS190J (black)
- Finally, a Windows-based all-in-one computer earns our admiration. We've seen new all-in-one PCs from Hewlett-Packard and Averatec this year, and Apple also refreshed its popular iMac. None of them deliver as much in the way of features and performance as Sony's new, $1,499 Vaio JS190J. A full-size desktop processor helps...
- Tags: Desktops, Blu-ray, Vaio JS190J, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Apple iMac
- Product reviews 2008-09-23
- Intel's secret weapon: Fresh air
- Intel's secret weapon: Fresh airThermal is betterThere is a better way. Use the ground to cool the system there won't be any dust or a possibility of faulty equipment with this type of air conditioning. The warmer air is piped into the ground returning as cool air. ...
- Tags: Fresh Air, Intel Corp., secret weapon, chip
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Mythbusters display colourful insight into CPU and GPU differences
- Mythbusters display colourful insight into CPU and GPU differencesLove the MythBusters!Love the MythBusters, and love that demo :).RE: Mythbusters display colourful insight into CPU and GPU differencesNow, I love the mythbusters, and I love nVidia, but name one nvidia card that has 1100 stream processors. I understand what they are...
- Tags: Processors, MythBusters, colourful insight, GPU difference, GPU, processor, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Shuttle XPC P2 4800X
- Shuttle says that the idea of its tiny XPC P2 4800X gaming PC is to compete with the Falcon Northwest FragBox 2. We suggest that Shuttle head back to the lab. The chief hallmark of this $3,200 configuration is its Intel X48 chipset and its Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor....
- Tags: Chipsets, Games, Processors, Shuttle, FragBox 2
- Product reviews 2008-09-18
- Crysis Warhead - Out tomorrow!!!
- Crysis Warhead - Out tomorrow!!!Warhead specsI've heard that the specs for this game, while reported the same as the original indicate a machine that will actually play the game with decent frame rates rather than the slide-show that was the original Crysis.Yep and...It will probably run just as poorly as...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Games, Crysis Warhead, EB Games, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- Ubuntu should not copy the Mac
- Ubuntu should not copy the MacUbuntu does not want to be OS XI agree ubuntu should not try to copy the Mac, but my own understanding is that copying the Mac is not Mark Shuttleworth's intention. What he wants to copy is Apple's knack for designing intuitive, productive interfaces. The...
- Tags: Linux, Desktops, Operating systems, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Ubuntu, Palm Inc., Apple Macintosh, Canonical
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PCWhy such an expensive processor?Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), video, PC, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- (ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series)
- (ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series)ATI Radeon HD 4600One question..... Does it have a [i]complete[/i] Linux driver or will I still get choppy video playing a DVD with compiz. Oh yeah will I still experience a complete lock on my system with a 3D screensaver when I move my mouse?????...
- Tags: ATI Radeon HD 4600, ATI Radeon HD, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies Inc., ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Radeon HD 4550/RV710 sneak peek
- Radeon HD 4550/RV710 sneak peekUniversal Video Decoder and Blu-RayI just acquired an ATI-based HD3870 card, and it was a substantial improvement over my previous Radeon X1950 Pro. CPU usage for Blu-Ray playback dropped from a maximum of 80% to a maximum of 30%.This is clearly a benefit of the...
- Tags: Radeon, Radeon HD 4550/RV710, Radeon HD, ATI Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- News to know: iTunes 8 sneaky upgrade; AMD; CTIA; Text pricing
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade. Gallery Tour: Sneaky iTunes install, step by step right Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: iTunes...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod Touch, Pricing Strategy, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iTunes, CTIA, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- AMD introduces ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series graphics cards
- AMD introduces ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series graphics cardsIncorrect ImageThe image in your post has both columns labeled the same, 'HD 4670'. Which column is what?Interesting but...Double the performance of the Nvidia card doesn't neccesarily equate to playable.ChrisDo they have 64-bit drivers?ntThe left column ...... is for the 512MB...
- Tags: Video cards, ATI Radeon HD 4600, ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series, ATI Radeon HD, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies Inc., video card, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
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