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- Chipset
- A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. ...
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- AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology
- AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...
- Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?
- I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...
- Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Intel debuts Core i7 960
- Why?LGA1366 is effectively dead.RE: Intel debuts Core i7 960I think I was happier when Intel had competition at the high end and had to price their chips accordingly.Whether or not I use AMD, I need them to compete better to keep Intel's prices down.Why would you say that?Where are you...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., socket, chipset, LGA1366, Bloomfield, LGA1156
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Netgear slammed for doing the right thing
- So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...
- Tags: Chipsets, Routers & switches, Semiconductors, Network technology, Operating systems, Netgear Inc., open source, Linux, router, GPL, chipset, Torvalds
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- End of the line for NVIDIA chipsets, and that's official
- Just like IntelNow this is an opinion based off Intel's way of operating business but what changed to take away NVidia's X86 Compatible Chipset licenses with the new processors? I guess there has been lots of history that shows Intel likes to bully it's competitors to make sure...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., chipset, processor
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel
- seriously"our mid-2007 MacBook only showed 3GB available for system use through Activity Monitor despite having 4GB installed, not delivering the true 64-bit experience."If it is the Intel 960 chipset it was only supported for 2GB RAM. I have one its a chipset limitation every PC or MAC that has...
- Tags: Chipsets, Network technology, Semiconductors, 64-bit, Snow Leopard, chipset, chip, Apple Inc., kernel, Apple Macintosh, 32-bit
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- MSDN, TechNet users to get Windows 7 tomorrow
- MSDN, TechNet users to get Windows 7 tomorrowPosting to MSDN: Time of day?Knowing that the download servers will melt down into slag, does MSDN post at a particular time of day?Any idea on MSDNAA?if/when will it be available on MSDNAA, and what version??? any idea?Houston: We have a problemfyi,http://infoworld.com/d/windows/critical-windows-7-bug-risks-derailing-product-launch-330(Don't shoot...
- Tags: Chipsets, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., TechNet user, Windows 7 tomorrow, time of day, chipset, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- Intel Atom processors hit 2.0GHz
- Intel Atom processors hit 2.0GHzGMA 500 is crapTotal crap. Ask any unlucky Sony Vaio P owner.Intel had better make better chipset/video drivers or re-engineer the thing.RE: Intel Atom processors hit 2.0GHz2GB Max? You kidding right? With memory being so cheap now, it should support 4GB at least.If that's...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, GMA 500, graphics, Intel Corp., chipset, Intel Atom, processor
- Discussion threads 2009-03-20
- Windows 7 - Mobile Broadband Certification for Existing Chipsets
- This paper provides information about Windows 7 support for Mobile Broadband. It provides guidelines for hardware manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and mobile network operators on developing logo-compliant Mobile Broadband drivers for chipsets/modules that are already commercially deployed. By following the recommendations in this paper, older devices can meet all the...
- Tags: Chipset, Certification, Mobile, Broadband, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Broadband, Microsoft Windows 7, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing
- White papers 2009-03-20
- NVIDIA Tegra APX 2600 mobile chipset on Android revealed
- NVIDIA Tegra APX 2600 mobile chipset on Android revealedThese will be the new netbook processors. Powerfull, 10 hours of battery life. And, Microsoft does not have an answer for this segment.
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, NVIDIA Tegra APX 2600, NVIDIA Tegra, mobile chipset, NVidia Corp., chipset, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Intel shipping Atom N280 Netbook processor
- Intel shipping Atom N280 Netbook processorWhat happened to AMD?nt
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Atom N280, Atom N280 Netbook, netbook, Intel Corp., processor
- Discussion threads 2009-02-06
- Netbooks vs. Laptops: Nvidia 9400M 'Ion' chipset stirs competition
- Netbooks vs. Laptops: Nvidia 9400M 'Ion' chipset stirs competitionNetbooks perhaps notbut netboxes,especially those from MSI, and nettops,with up to 22" touch screen, would definitively need better graphic and more processing power.
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Notebooks, NetBook, NVIDIA 9400M, NVidia Corp., chipset, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
- 6GB of RAM possible in new MacBook and MBP
- 6GB of RAM possible in new MacBook and MBPThe problem is that at least 2GB ....... will be substantially slowwer. DDR memory alternates devices when storing data to allow for address lines to stabilize. There is no second memory location for half of the $GB device.Dell E series...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, CPU, RAM
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- 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
- Report: AMD to challenge Nvidia's $60 graphics
- Report: AMD to challenge Nvidia's $60 graphicsAMD 4650 for 780G chipset?I don't think it will work well with Radeon HD 3200 chipset as a Hybrid Crossfire... :(i want...I want my discrete graphics card to turn itself off when not needed. Make sure it will be possible with your next integrated...
- Tags: Chipsets, Video cards, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., video card, NVidia Corp., chipset
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- New Intel chipset lays the foundation for sub-$200 desktops
- New Intel chipset lays the foundation for sub-$200 desktopsLinux - or MS better reconsiderSeems like a good chip - but no vista. Either Linux or MS had better do a major rethink on XP support.
- Tags: Chipsets, Linux, Semiconductors, NEW Intel, chipset, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Via stops making chipsets for Intel, AMD systems
- Via stops making chipsets for Intel, AMD systemsDidnt see this coming.....not.They make all the chipset in most thin clients sold around the world. Low power consumption and stability are key.They still arent at the level of amd and intel though, so could they really be considered a competitor? ...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, AMD-systems, chipset, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- New MacBooks going glass
- New MacBooks going glassDid I hear what I thought I heard...it sounds like Apple is walking the same path of change and evolution that Dell walked so time ago...Dare I say they may actually be using nVidia Chipsets vs the Intel ones they're using now? While Intel is always...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, chipset, Apple Inc., New MacBooks, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Intel Centrino 2 lives
- Following a technical stumble which allowed AMD to gain a lead, Intel has now released the long awaited Centrino 2 notebook platform. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Intel Centrino, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, intel, centrino, wifi, chipset, core, cpu
- Image galleries 2008-07-15
- Apple leaks iPhone 3G chipset in SDK
- Apple leaks iPhone 3G chipset in SDKspeed but not enterpriseIt is very good for users who likes very much to share media files an upcoming faster speedy tech for mobile internet and maybe for video calls But what about for users like me that would like to create office files...
- Tags: Chipsets, Cellular phones, 3G, iPhone 3G, SDK, chipset, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
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